FEBRUARY 1, 2020
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COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions.
February
• Sunday, Feb. 2 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Monarch Hotel &
Convention Center, 12566 S.E. 93rd Ave., Clackamas. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, Feb. 5 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Friday, Feb. 7 – Family Movie Night showing “Maleficent,” 6 p.m.,
Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1489.
• Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Youth Powwow, 5 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand
Ronde Road. 503-302-4955.
• Monday, Feb. 17 – Tribal Chiefs’ Day. Tribal offices closed.
• Wednesday, Feb. 19 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Thursday, Feb. 20 – Chinuk Family Winter Stories Night, 5:30 p.m.,
achaf-hammi plankhouse, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road. 503-879-1490.
March
• Sunday, March 1 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Commu-
nity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, March 4 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Monday, March 9 – Indian Taco fundraiser, 11:30 a.m., Elders Activity
Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive. 503-879-2233.
• Wednesday, March 18 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Monday through Wednesday, March 23-25 – Spring Break Camp,
B’nai B’rith Camp, Northeast Devils Lake Road, Otis. 503-879-2101.
April
• Wednesday, April 1 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Friday & Saturday, April 3-4 – Agency Creek Round Dance, 7 p.m.,
Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
• Sunday, April 5 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Lane Community
College Longhouse, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, April 15 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
• Wednesday, April 29 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Governance
Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304.
Housing Grievance Board – 1 vacancy
TERO Commission – 1 vacancy
Please send completed applications to
Stacia Hernandez, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
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 Feb. 18.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879-
2034.
Marketplace Craft Fair
dates scheduled for 2020
The Marketplace Craft Fair, coordinated through the Tribal Elders Com-
mittee, will start on Friday, Feb. 7, and run through Sunday, Feb. 9, at
Spirit Mountain Casino, 26820 S.W. Salmon River Highway, in the Cedar
Plank Buffet hallway. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Additional dates scheduled for this year include the weekends of March
13-15, April 17-19, May 8-10, June 12-14 and July 10-13. The craft fair
will be open on Monday, July 13, because of the annual Elder Honor Day.
For more information, contact the Elders Activity Center at 503-879-
2233.
Clothes Closet open Friday mornings
The Clothes Closet is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and third Fri-
days 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 con-
dition. It does not accept books, large TVs or large furniture, but there is
a community board where people can post those items.
For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walker-Her-
nandez at 559-847-7565.
Official Tribal Facebook pages
•Smoke Signals: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/
•The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: www.facebook.com/CT-
GRgov
•Spirit Mountain Community Fund: www.facebook.com/SpiritMoun-
tainCommunityFund
•Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: www.facebook.com/
GRHWC
•Grand Ronde Station: www.facebook.com/Gran-
dRondeStation
•Grand Ronde Royalty: www.facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
•Grand Ronde Education Programs: www.facebook.
com/CTGREducation/
•Grand Ronde Community Garden: www.facebook.com/GrandRonde-
CommunityGarden
•Grand Ronde Food Bank: www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
•Grand Ronde Youth Council: www.facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
•Grand Ronde Social Services Department: www.facebook.com/CT-
GRSocialservices/
•Grand Ronde Children & Family Services: www.facebook.com/CT-
GRCFS/
•Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department: www.facebook.com/
Grand-Ronde-Tribal-Police-Department
•Grand Ronde Cultural Education: www.facebook.com/
Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education
CTGR TERO Announcement
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Feb. 25, 2020
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
CTGR Employment Service Center
9615 Grand Ronde Rd.
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
(Building C)
Registration is limited
No cost for Tribal members and
$218 for non-Tribal members
Register with the TERO office
by calling 503-879-2188 or
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