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APRIL 15, 2019
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, May 5
Community Center
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NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
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DATE
TIME
Wednesday, April 17............................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 1...............................................................................5 p.m.
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Take a Veteran Fishing
event set for July
The Take a Soldier Fishing organization is planning its eighth
annual Take a Veteran Fishing event on Friday and Saturday, July
12-13, at Shelter Cove Resort on Odell Lake, which is 62 miles east
of Eugene in Crescent.
The event also welcomes disabled veterans and recently returned
veterans from overseas deployment. The event is drug- and alco-
hol-free and fishing tackle will be provided.
It is limited to 55 veterans; family members are welcome, but boat
spaces will be assigned only to veterans.
To sign up, go to www.takeasoldierfishing.org.
Transportation can be arranged from Vancouver, Portland, Salem
and Eugene. Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch, and Sun-
day breakfast will be provided.
For more information, contact Grand Ronde Veterans Special
Events Board Chairman Raymond Petite at 541-480-5932 or Bernie
Hoene at hoene1@wildblue.net or 503-509-3507. 
Police Department has
non-emergency text line
The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department has created a non-emer-
gency text line at 541-921-2927.
“Even though this is mostly designed for children, I don’t want adults
thinking that they can’t use it as well. If you have a non-emergency situ-
ation or question, feel free to contact my officer via text through this line,”
said Grand Ronde Tribal Police Chief Jake McKnight. “When one of my
officers receives the text, they will call you back when they have time.”
McKnight said that emergency situations still require calling 911.
For more information, contact McKnight at 503-879-1474. 
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ISSUE DATE
Friday, April 19 ............................ May 1
Monday, May 6 .......................... May 15
Monday, May 20 ..........................June 1
Wednesday, June 5 ......................June 15
Thursday, June 20 ..........................July 1
Monday, July 8 ............................July 15
Editorial Policy
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ty of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted
without permission.
Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers
about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be
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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. 
Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closing on noon Friday, May 24, and closed on
Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.
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Tribal Council
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