APRIL 1, 2019
S moke S ignals
Food maniacs
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., Lane
Community College Longhouse, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene.
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.
Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez
May
• Wednesday, May 1 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Gover-
nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Sunday, May 5 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal
Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2301.
• Wednesday, May 15 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Gov-
ernance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day. Government offices closed.
• Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day Meal & Ceremony, noon,
Tribal Community Center & West Valley Veterans Memorial,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 541-480-5932.
• Wednesday, May 29 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Gov-
ernance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
Lily Crow, 12, and her sister, Camille, 9, make
flower pots from tin cans at the Marion-Polk
Food Share table during mfkHmfk Mania held in
the Tribal gym on Saturday, March 16. The event
was a celebration of local food, hunting and
gathering, and sponsored by Marion-Polk Food Share and the Grand
Ronde Food Bank.
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 April 16.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879-2034.
Optometry hours
• 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday
• 9:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday
Please call to schedule your appointment
at 503-879-2079 or 800-775-0095.
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/
TheConfederatedTribesOfGrandRondeTribalCouncil
• 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
Clover Zito, 8, of Willamina uses the Smoothie
Bike to make a smoothie at the Oregon
State University Extension Service SNAP-ED
Program table during mfkHmfk Mania held in
the Tribal gym on Saturday, March 16.
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.
3
