18 JULY 1, 2020 Jeffers 71st family reunion for 2020 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, contact Lori King at 503-831-4955. Holmes Reunion Saturday, July 11, 2020 22870 S.W. Grand Ronde Road Noon to 6 p.m. Bring your favorite salad or dessert This reunion may be canceled should a spike arise in COVID-19 conditions RSVP: Sue Clark 541-921-3100 Smoke Signals We Want To Hear From You! That’s right, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Comment Box is located at the entrance of the Health & Wellness Center, next to the drinking fountain. Share your experience, good or bad with us! We look forward to hearing what you have to say.  YOUTH EDUCATION K-12 PRESENTS hihi-lakHaset (Fun Boxes) Sign up for a hihi-lakHaset full of fun activities to be delivered or mailed to your house weekly in July. Delivery Dates: Week 1 • July 6-10 Week 3 • July 20-24 Week 2 • July 13-17 Week 4 • July 27-31 Sign up at this link: https://bit.ly/july-hihi-lakhaset Activity boxes coming this July! Here’s the scoop! The Youth Education Department is excited to offer Native students activity boxes to replace onsite programming for the month of July. Each week will follow a theme and will include fun projects to work on from home. Information and links will be provided for students to hop on the Internet to watch a short instructional video for each activity. Dropoff, Pick up and Delivery Every Monday, an activity hihi-lakHaset (box) will be either delivered to the students doorstep (Grand Ronde, Willamina, Sheridan area) or there will be a central pick up location. Tribal member students living out of the area can participate in this too! We want to connect with you and have you be a part of this experience. Boxes will be mailed to you. Intake Policy The Youth Education Department will accept registration with the Tribal intake preference policy (4 tier system.) Parents and students will be notified prior to boxes being delivered. LIVE on Zoom Every Thursday, the K5 and 6-12 team will go “live” on Zoom to connect with youth to chat about the projects they worked on and how they are doing. Prizes There will be amazing prizes given away for students who participate in the Zoom “chat with the staff” sessions and show their activities through our social media sites. How many weeks will this be offered? This will be a four-week program through the month of July Can I sign up for all four weeks at once? Yes! However if plans change, please email YED so that we can prep and process the activity hihi-lakHaset(box). How do I sign up? It’s simple! All you do is click on the links below to register for either the K5 Program or the 6-12 Program. Are there limited openings and timelines to register? Yes, there are limited openings, early registration is encouraged! Registration deadline is June 30th. Students accepted into the program will receive an email confirmation by July 2nd. Questions? Please contact Jerald Harris at 503-879-2144 or jerald.harris@grandronde.org We look forward to seeing you! Sign up at this link: https://bit.ly/july-hihi-lakhaset