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Bidding Anna adieu
lakit-mun (April)
" Wednesday, April 19 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in
Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-
2304.
" Friday, April 21 3 Earth Day Jam, 5-7 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
qwinfm-mun (May)
" Wednesday, May 3 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in
Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-
2304.
" Saturday, May 6 3 mek mek Mania, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tribal gym, 9615 Grand
Ronde Road. 503-879-3663.
" Sunday, May 7 3 General Council meeting, 11 a.m., Tribal Council Chambers
and via the Zoom teleconference application, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-
879-2304.
" Wednesday, May 10 3 Career development training, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tribal
Employment Services Building, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. Register at weblink.
grandronde.org/Forms/9BjN7.
" Friday, May 12 3 Fentanyl Awareness Dinner, 5 p.m., Tribal Community Center,
9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1629.
" Wednesday, May 17 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in
Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-
2304.
" Saturday, May 20 3 Good Feeling Walk, 10 a.m., old powwow grounds in front of
the Governance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-1471.
" Saturday, May 20 3 Wellness Canoe naming ceremony, 2 p.m. with dinner at 5
p.m., achaf-hammi Tribal plankhouse, 9600 S.W. Hebo Road.
" Monday,May293TribaloïcesclosedinobservanceofMemorialDay.
" Monday, May 29 3 Memorial Day Ceremony, 1 p.m., West Valley Veterans Me-
morial, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. Meal served at noon in the Tribal Community
Center.
" Wednesday, May 31 3 Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in
Tribal Council Chambers and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-
2304.
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
The Tribe9s Mail Room/Printing Clerk Anna White receives a hug from
Tribal Council member Jon A. George after he and Tribal Council Vice
Chair Chris Mercier, left, presented her with a blanket during her
retirement gathering at the Tribe9s Procurement/IT building on Friday,
March 31. White worked for the Tribe for 13 years and Friday, March 31,
was her last day.
To stay abreast of future Tribal events, visit www.smokesignals.org/calendar.
OFFICIAL TRIBAL FACEBOOK PAGES
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Council
Seeking (2) Elders for once-in-a-lifetime experience to
New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
Smoke Signals:
facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:
facebook.com/CTGRgov
Timeline
Grand Ronde Health & Wellness:
Deadline
What
When
facebook.com/GRHWC
Wednesday, April 26
Enter name for lottery drawing
10:00am during Elders
Committee Meeting
Grand Ronde Children & Family Services:
Monday, May 15
Thursday, June 15
Selected participants report to
Chelsea in TC to complete
important travel information:
- Current license/ID
- Valid vehicle insurance
10:00am
- List of medications
- Emergency contact(s)
- Primary care physician
- Any special needs
Dinner with Interns and Delegation 6:00pm
Collect NY travel packet
By 3:00pm
Date
CTGR Tomanowos Meteorite Trip
Activity
facebook.com/CTGRCFS
Grand Ronde Royalty:
Tuesday, May 9
facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty
Grand Ronde Education Programs:
facebook.com/CTGREducation
Grand Ronde Youth Council:
facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil
Grand Ronde Station:
facebook.com/GrandRondeStation
Wednesday, June 28
Thursday, June 29
Grand Ronde Social Services Department:
facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices
Friday, June 30
Grand Ronde Food Bank:
Saturday, July 1
Travel to New York and dinner with Interns
Free day to explore New York
AMNH Day: breakfast with Interns, museum tour and Tomanowos
Ceremony
Travel to Oregon
facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank
Spirit Mountain Community Fund:
New York Facts:
facebook.com/SpiritMountainCommunityFund
Grand Ronde Cultural Education:
facebook.com/Grand-Ronde-Cultural-Education
Grand Ronde Community Garden:
facebook.com/GrandRondeCommunityGarden
Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department:
facebook.com/Grand-Ronde-Tribal-Police-Department
ö Prepare for ample amounts of walking: the general rule is (1) avenue block (east/west)
is (1/4) mile. A street block is 1/16 mile (north/south).
ö There are (5) boroughs: Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn.
ö Top three specialties to try: pizza, pretzels, and pastrami.
ö Free activities includes: walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, visit Grand Central Station,
and ride the Staten Island Ferry.
ö New Yorkers speak more than 800 languages.
ö The original people of New York were the Lenape.
Grand Ronde Employment Services
Facebook.com/EmploymentServices
Ad by Samuel Briggs III
Any questions, please contact Chelsea at ext. 1418 or chelsea.clark@grandronde.org.
Elders wishing to enter the lottery should contact the
Elders Activity Center at 503-879-2233.