sNok signflz OCTOBER 1, 2023 3 Chat with the Chief taɫlam-mun (October) • Sunday, Oct. 1 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 4-5 – History and Culture Summit, 8 a.m. to noon with afternoon breakout sessions and an optional plankhouse dinner Wednesday. Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center and via Zoom. Advance registration required for in-person events at www.chachalu.org. • Monday, Oct. 9 – Tribal offices closed in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. • Wednesday, Oct. 11 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal Council Cham- bers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Oct. 25 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., Tribal Council Cham- bers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. taɫlam-pi-ixt-mun (November) • Sunday, Nov. 5 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. • Wednesday, Nov. 8 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. • Friday, Nov. 10 – Tribal offices closed in observance of Veterans Day. • Wednesday, Nov. 15 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. • Sunday, Nov. 19 – 40th Restoration Day celebration at Spirit Mountain Ca- sino, 26820 Salmon River Highway, Grand Ronde. Doors open at 10 a.m., meal served at 12:30 p.m., powwow begins at 5:30 p.m. publicaffairs@ grandronde.org. • Monday-Friday, Nov. 20-24 – Tribal offices closed in observance of Resto- ration Day and the Thanksgiving holiday. • Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Tribal Council meeting, 4 p.m., in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. To stay abreast of future Tribal events, visit www.smokesignals.org/calendar. OFFICIAL TRIBAL FACEBOOK PAGES Smoke Signals: facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: facebook.com/CTGRgov Grand Ronde Health & Wellness: facebook.com/GRHWC Grand Ronde Children & Family Services: facebook.com/CTGRCFS Grand Ronde Royalty: facebook.com/CTGRRoyalty Grand Ronde Education Programs: facebook.com/CTGREducation Grand Ronde Youth Council: facebook.com/CTGRYouthCouncil Grand Ronde Station: facebook.com/GrandRondeStation Grand Ronde Social Services Department: facebook.com/CTGRSocialservices Grand Ronde Food Bank: facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank Spirit Mountain Community Fund: 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 Grand Ronde Employment Services Facebook.com/EmploymentServices Ad by Samuel Briggs III Photo by Michelle Alaimo Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department Chief Jake McKnight, right, removes elk burgers from the grill with the help of Tribal Police Department Lt. Tim Hernandez during Chat with the Chief at the police station on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Approximately 200 elk burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies and soft drinks were served. It was the last Chat with the Chief event for 2023. Willamina School District sees attendance increase WILLAMINA – Willamina School District Superintendent Carrie Zim- brick reported that the district had a student population of 892 during the Monday, Sept. 11, School Board meeting. Willamina finished the 2022-23 school year with 876 students. Zimbrick said there were 378 students at the elementary school, 190 at the middle school and 324 at the high school. The largest class was 70 first- through third-graders, 64 seventh-graders and 88 high school juniors. “Numbers are up,” Zimbrick said. “We haven’t seen numbers like this in 10 years.” She cited the district’s Career Technical Education program and the Chinuk Wawa language program among reasons why enrollment is in- creasing with incoming transfer students. The Willamina School District includes about 40 percent Native Ameri- can students with many of those youth being Grand Ronde Tribal members or descendants. Includes information from the Yamhill County News Register.