JANUARY 15, 2019
S moke S ignals
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COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions.
January
• Wednesday, Jan. 16 – Constitutional Amendment Educational Meet-
ing, 5:30 p.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2304.
• Monday, Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed. Tribal
offices closed.
• Wednesday, Jan. 23 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Jan. 23 – Gathering of Grand Ronde Tilixam, 10 a.m.,
Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2034.
• Thursday, Jan. 24 – “Aging Wisely: Navigating Resources for Elders,”
9 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-
2089.
• Tuesday, Jan. 29 – “Break the Stigma” depression presentation, 10
a.m., Portland Area Office, 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Portland. 503-
879-1881.
• Wednesday, Jan. 30 – Constitutional Amendment Educational Meet-
ing, 5:30 p.m., Portland State University Native American Student and
Community Center, 710 S.W. Jackson St. 503-879-2304.
February
• Friday, Feb. 1 – “Birds & Bees & Kids,” 10 a.m., Employment Services
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2162.
• Sunday, Feb. 3 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Monarch Hotel
& Conference Center, 12566 S.E. 93rd Ave., Clackamas. 503-879-
2301.
• Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Feb. 13 – Constitutional Amendment Educational Meet-
ing, 5:30 p.m., Lane Community College Longhouse, 4000 E. 30th
Ave., Eugene. 503-879-2304.
• Monday, Feb. 18 – Tribal Chiefs’ Day. Tribal offices closed.
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Constitutional Amendment Educational Meet-
ing, 5:30 p.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
503-879-2304.
March
• Sunday, March 3 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Commu-
nity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, March. 6 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Friday & Saturday, March 8-9 – Agency Creek Round Dance, 7 p.m.,
Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2037.
• Friday, March 8 – Native Youth Wellness Day, 8:30 a.m., Tribal gym,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1489.
• Wednesday, March 20 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
Ceremonial Hunting Board
Education Committee
Fish & Wildlife Committee
Timber Committee
Culture Committee
Housing Grievance Board
Veterans Special Event Board
Enrollment Board
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
2 vacancies
3 vacancies
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
Please send completed applications to
Stacia Hernandez, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
LIHEAP program open in service area
The Tribal Social Service’s LIHEAP – Low Income Home Energy As-
sistance Program – is open to eligible Tribal members in the six-county
service area and Clackamas County.
This is a first-come, first-served program and income criteria applies.
LIHEAP is federally funded through the Department of Health and
Human Services and is designed to help low-income households with
home heating costs.
For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. 
WIC visits Community Center monthly
Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the
age of 5?
If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program. With
WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions and access fruits
and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal and more.
A WIC representative visits the Tribal Community Center on the third
Tuesday of the month, which will be Jan. 15.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879-2034. 
Clothes Closet open Friday mornings
The Clothes Closet is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and
third Fridays of the month and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all other Fridays
on the Tribal campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of
Blacktail Drive.
The Clothes Closet accepts clothing, small appliances, small pieces
of furniture, electronics and household goods that are clean and in
good condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or large furniture,
but there is a community board where people can post those items.
Donations are accepted during regular business hours.
For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walk-
er-Hernandez at 559-847-7565. 
Official Tribal Facebook pages
• Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CTGRgov
• Grand Ronde Tribal Council: www.facebook.com/TheConfederat-
edTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: www.facebook.com/GRHWC
• Spirit Mountain Community Fund: www.facebook.com/
SpiritMountainCommunityFund
• Youth Education: www.facebook.com/
CTGRYouthEducation
• Grand Ronde Station: www.facebook.com/
GrandRondeStation
• Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/
CTGRRoyalty
• Community Garden: www.facebook.com/
GrandRondeCommunityGarden
• Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
• Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
• Social Services Department:
www.facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices/
• 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/
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