12 FEBRUARY 15, 2020 Smoke Signals Merkley slates Town Hall meeting WILLAMINA – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a Town Hall at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Willamina High School cafeteria, 1100 N.E. Oaken Hills Drive. Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer questions and invite suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and the country. The Willamina Town Hall will be the 410th Merkley has held since joining the U.S. Senate in 2009.  Happy 101st birthday Tribal Elder Ruby Bigoni The Tribe’s second eldest Elder will turn 101 on March 18. She celebrated her 100th birthday last year in Hawaii. Positive Indian Parenting Class Positive Indian Parenting is an 8-week class for Indian parents, caregivers, & non-Native foster parents of Indian children. Classes start on April 8, 2020 LOCATION: Youth Education building WHEN: Wednesdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Raffle Prizes Dinner and Childcare will be provided. Limited to 15 participants. To RSVP please call Keri Kimsey @ 503-879-2476 or e-mail @ keri.kimsey@grandronde.org • • Brought to you by Children Family Services, GR Head Start & Indigenous LAUNCH st February 21 / 12-1PM CTGR TERO Announcement Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center invites you to join us on February 21st for the Sixteenth session of the Grand Ronde AV-Club. Our Collections and Archive team will be showing a variety of old videos recently digitized and ready for viewing in the Chachalu Classroom from 12 - 1 pm. FALL PROTECTION Seating is limited to 40. Guests are welcome to bring a lunch while catching a glimpse into the past. Feb. 17, 2020 & Feb. 18, 2020 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 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 $305 for non-Tribal members Register with the TERO office by calling 503-879-2188 or Email - tero@grandronde.org TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE Ad by Samuel Briggs III SAVE THE DATE Agency Creek Round Dance April 3-4, 2020 grandronde.org Ad by Samuel Briggs III