S moke S ignals
OCTOBER 1, 2018
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COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
October
• Wednesday, Oct. 3 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
• Saturday, Oct. 6 – Preserving Meat, 9 a.m., Grand Ronde Food Bank,
9675 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-3663.
• Sunday, Oct. 7 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
• Saturday, Oct. 13 – Champoeg Celebration, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cham-
poeg State Park. 503-879-2185 or 503-879-2268.
• Wednesday, Oct. 17 – Native American Life Skills Empowerment
Training, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2041.
• Wednesday, Oct. 24 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions.
Ceremonial Hunting Board
Education Committee
Fish & Wildlife Committee
Timber Committee
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
Please send completed applications to Stacia Hernandez
or Shannon Simi, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Fee assistance
Enrolled Tribal members can request assistance with test fees (i.e. GRE,
SAT, LSAT, ACT) and admissions application fees. Contact Higher Education
for more information at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275.
November
• Thursday, Nov. 1 – Emergency Management Full-Scale Exercise, 8
a.m. to noon, Tribal campus, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1837.
• Sunday, Nov. 4 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Monday, Nov. 12 – Veterans Day observed. Tribal offices closed.
• Sunday, Nov. 18 – 35th Restoration Celebration, 10 a.m., Spirit Moun-
tain Casino, 26820 S.W. Salmon River Highway. 503-879-1418.
• Wednesday, Nov. 21 – Grand Ronde Restoration Day observed. Tribal
offices closed.
• Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving holiday ob-
served. Tribal offices closed.
December
• Sunday, Dec. 2 – General Council meeting, 10 a.m., Tribal Community
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Sunday, Dec. 2 – Tribal Council Christmas Party, 11 a.m., Tribal gym,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Tuesday, Dec. 25 – Christmas Day holiday observed. Tribal offices
closed.
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Name changes in court
Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled
members for a filing fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would
like to request a packet, contact Tribal Court at 503-879-2303.
Official Tribal Facebook pages
• Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CTGR-
gov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council: www.facebook.com/
TheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: www.facebook.
com/GRHWC
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund: www.face-
book.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Youth Education: www.facebook.com/CTGRY-
outhEducation
• Grand Ronde Station: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeCommuni-
tyGarden
• Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
• Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
• Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialser-
vices/
• Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CTGRCFS/
• Grand Ronde Higher Education: www.facebook.com/Grand-
Ronde-Higher-Ed
• Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department: www.facebook.com/
Grand-Ronde-Tribal-Police-Department
• Grand Ronde Cultural Education: www.facebook.com/
Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education
Champoeg Celebration
For the Grand Ronde
Community
October 13, 2018
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
@
Camas
Champoeg
State Park
For details, directions,
and transportation needs
please contact either:
Jordan Mercier
503-879-2185 | jordan.mercier@grandronde.org
Flicka Lucero
503-879-2268 | flicka.lucero@grandronde.org
The Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde, Oregon parks and Recreation
Department, and Institute of Applied
Ecology would like to invite you and
your families to join us for a day of
celebration at historic Champoeg
Park. Where you can enjoy and
experience the following activities:
Camas
and
Yampah
Learn
Have the opportunity
You will be contributing
food plants of the
Willamette Valley
to plant native plants in an
active restoration site
to the development of a future
Participate in
cultural activitities
Enjoy an outdoor
Taste and try traditional
experience with
foods as lunch will be
family and friends
provided for guests at noon
Please save the date and we look forward
to seeing you for this celebration!
