Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current, October 01, 2023, Page 3, Image 3

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OCTOBER 1, 2023
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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.