MARCH 1, 2019
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COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions.
March
• Sunday, March 3 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, March. 6 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Gov-
ernance 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.
• Monday, March 11 – Family Cultural Wellness Night, 5:30
p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1434.
• Tuesday, March 12 – Special Education Roundtable, 11 a.m.,
Employment Resources Training Room, 9615 Grand Ronde
Road. 503-879-2069/2095.
• Saturday, March 16 – mfkHmfk Mania, 10 a.m., Grand Ronde
gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-3663.
• Wednesday, March 20 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Gov-
ernance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Monday, March 25, through Wednesday, March 27 – Spring
Break Camp, B’nai B’rith Camp, Lincoln City. 503-879-2101.
April
• Wednesday, April 3 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Gover-
nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Sunday, April 7 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., in Eu-
gene. Location TBD. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, April 17 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Gov-
ernance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Saturday, April 20 – Tribal Housing Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.,
Tribal Housing. 503-879-4522.
Ceremonial Hunting Board – 4 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Culture Committee – 3 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Editorial Board – 2 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Education Committee – 4 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Election Board – 4 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Enrollment Committee – 4 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Health Committee – 3 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Housing Grievance Board – 2 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Powwow Special Event Board – 5 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
TERO Commission – 2 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Veterans Special Event Board – 4 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Youth Council – 3 Terms Set to Expire on March 31, 2019
Please send completed applications to
Stacia Hernandez, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
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.
Chemawa offering firewood
Food assessment seeking
permits for Tribal members
survey responses
Marion-Polk Food Share and the Grand Ronde Food Bank are seeking
responses to a Food Sovereignty Assessment survey by Grand Ronde area
residents over the next couple of months. People interested in participat-
ing should visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/28TPBHX to take the survey.
For more information, contact Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose
at 503-879-3663 or fambrose@marionpolkfoodshare.org or Community
Food System Coordinator Taylor West at 503-581-3855 or twest@mari-
onpolkfoodshare.org.
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/
Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education
SALEM – Chemawa Indian School has logs available to Grand Ronde
and Siletz Tribal members to cut, load and haul away as firewood.
Two cords of firewood will be allowed per person. Firewood permits
will be available on site only. No letters or proxies will be allowed. Tribal
members must be present and how their ID to sign the firewood permit.
The firewood will be available starting Saturday, March 2, and is ex-
pected to be available on all weekends during March or until the logs are
exhausted. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday only.
The logs are located on Indian School Road Northeast just off of Chemawa
Road Northeast. The gate is on the west side between the Interstate 5 off
ramp and Indian School Road Northeast.
For more information, contact Natural Resources at either Tribe: Grand
Ronde (503-879-2424) or Siletz (541-444-8232).
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