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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 2020)
FEBRUARY 15, 2020 sNok signflz 3 Grand Ronde 2033 slates Feb. 26 meeting February • 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. • Friday, Feb. 21 – AV Club, Noon, Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2226. March • Sunday, March 1 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Com- munity 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. • Thursday, March 5 – Student Success Night, 5:30 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2275. • Monday, March 9 – Indian Taco fundraiser, 11:30 a.m., Elders Ac- tivity 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 Commu- nity 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. 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. 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 The Grand Ronde 2033 – Our Future effort will hold its fourth community meeting from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the gym at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. Dinner will be provided and then a community conversation about Grand Ronde’s past will occur. What did Grant Ronde used to look like? How does it compare to today? How does it compare to what you want Grand Ronde to look like and be in 2033? Storytellers from the Tribe’s Cultural Resources Department will participate, as well as hearing stories from attendees regarding the earliest Reservation times through the timber economy heyday and up through today. For more information, contact Planning Director Rick George at 503-879-2112 or rick.george@grandronde.org. Elders seek Youth Comfort bag donations Tribal Elders are seeking donations for youth comfort bags that will be donated to the Tribal Foster Care Program and given to youth during initial transition times. Elders are seeking donations of pajamas, feminine hygiene products, hair ties/barrettes, hats, journals, pencils and pens, hair brushes and combs, deodorant, diapers, flashlights, socks, gloves, stuffed animals, underwear, crayons and coloring books, tooth brushes and paste, and shampoo and conditioner. Also being sought are fleece fabric to make blankets and heavy duty fabric to make bags for the items. Anyone wanting to donate should drop off items at the Elders Activity Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive. Health & Wellness Center hours The Health & Wellness Center is pleased to add additional access for patients during holiday weeks on Thursday mornings. The clinic will be scheduling patients at 8 a.m. every Thursday preceding or following a holiday closure. Urgent care also will be available during this time. CTGR TERO Announcement FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION 8-Hour Training & Certification 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 Email - tero@grandronde.org TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE Ad by Samuel Briggs III