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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2019)
APRIL 15, 2019 S moke S ignals 3 WIC visits Community Center monthly April • Wednesday, April 17 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Saturday, April 20 – Tribal Housing Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Tribal Housing covered area on Raven Loop. 503-879-4522. • Tuesday, April 30 – Alcohol Awareness Event with speaker Joe Martin- eau, 10 a.m., Portland Area Office, 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Portland. 503-879-1881. May • Wednesday, May 1 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance 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. • Friday, May 10 – Meal Prep Training, 10 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. RSVP to 503-879-2033. • Saturday, May 11 – Mother’s Day Tea Party, 11 a.m., Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2078. • Wednesday, May 15 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Saturday, May 18 – Fish Ceremony, 1 p.m., Willamette Park, 1100 12th St., West Linn. • Tuesday-Thursday, May 21-23 – Gathering of Grand Ronde Tilixam, times TBD, Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2034. • Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day holiday. 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. • Tuesday, May 28 – Preparedness & Safety Fair, 3 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1837. • Wednesday, May 29 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. June • Wednesday, June 12 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, June 26 – Tribal Council meeting, 5 p.m., Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Sunday, June 30 – Tribal Council nominations, 11 a.m., Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. Need something notarized? Tribal Court staff is available at no charge for notaries 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday though Friday with the exception of noon to 1 p.m. Please be sure to bring a photo ID with you. If you have any questions, contact the court at 503-879-2303. 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 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. 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. Elders Marketplaces scheduled The Elders Marketplace will be held at Spirit Mountain Casino, 26820 S.W. Salmon River Highway, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28. Future marketplaces will be held May 31 through June 2, July 12 through July 14, and Aug. 16 through Aug. 18. For more information, contact Julie Little at 503-689-5005 or Penny DeLoe at 971-241-0864. Elders seeking recipes for cookbook Tribal Elders are putting together a cookbook and will sending it to be published. They will then sell the cookbooks for extra money. To submit your favorite family recipe for the cookbook, send it to 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, Attn: EAC. Behavioral Health expansion begins The Health & Wellness Clinic is pleased to announce that expansion of the Behavioral Health Department is happening now. During the con- struction, entry to the Behavioral Health Department will be relocated near the main clinic entrance. Volunteers Needed! I am looking for a few Tribal Elders who would be interested in being in a video for the Smoke Signals YouTube Channel. Each video would focus on one Tribal Elder passing on “Words of Wisdom” to the younger generation. “Words of Wisdom” If you are interested in being a volunteer, contact Jennifer Clark at 503-879-1461 or Jennifer.clark@grandronde.org
