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2 FEBRUARY 15, 2008 Smoke Signals Boards seek volunteers The Rodeo Board and Tribal Fish & Wildlife Committee are seeking volunteers to apply to serve on them. The Rodeo Board has three openings. It meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month and supervises putting on the Tribe's annual June rodeo. The Fish & Wildlife Committee has one opening. It meets monthly on the second Tuesday and supervises the salmon distribution, Tribal hunting tags and metes out punishment to people who violate Tribal game laws. To apply for either board, pick up a Special Events Board form from Tribal Council Relations Coordinator Dakota Whitecloud. For more information, call Whitecloud at 503-879-1309 or Harold Lyon at 971-237-5775. Applications will be reviewed by the Tribal Council, which makes ap pointments to Tribal boards. B Attention Tribal members 2008 GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE I Sunday, March 2 11 a.m., Grand Ronde, Tribal Community Center NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Feb. 27 5 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Call Dakota Whitecloud, Tribal Council Relations Coordinator, at 503-879-1309 to confirm. ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS The following committeesSEB's have vacancies: Culture Committee 2; Fish & Wildlife 1; Pow-wow SEB 1; Rodeo SEB 3; and Veterans SEB 1. Contact Dakota Whitecloud for an application andor more informa tion at 503-879-1309 or dakota.whitecloudgrandronde.org. y j : Dear Smoke Signals: My son, Daniel Freeman, sent me this beautiful portrait of his daugh ter (at right), Amanda, drawn by a friend in prison. Danny is serving seven years in prison as a result of a plea deal. The maximum hit-and-run charge is five years. He pleaded guilty, signed the deal and, after 25 minutes in court, they hauled him away. The deal said he could have time to settle his affairs. That didn't happen. He left three teenagers at home that day. Well, the two boys. Amanda was with me in court. She was ordered out of court. She left hysterical and totally shocked. Amanda was devastated over losing her Dad. She's had ulcerative colitis since she was 10. Even Amanda can't remember how many operations she's had. She's been on disability since she was 10. Now that she's turned 18, Social Security is trying to drop her from the system. Amanda decided to go back to Florida to be with her mom. Now she has to appeal the complicated system all by herself. Here, she had help from Social Services; there, she's on her own. Amanda says the whole family is serving every day of that seven-year sentence. Charlene Freeman Roll 194 Dear Smoke Signals: Thank you to everyone for being here in my time of loss. Richard Thomas passed in November. Thank you for the lovely flowers, cards and the wonderful meal. Crystal Thomas Phyllis Brown Roll 873 Matthew Thomas Roll 1006 See page 12 for more letters. All Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, in observance of Presidents' DayTribal Chiefs' Day. TcriilbaD DID machine out off service Enrollment is unable to issue Tribal ID cards at this time due to equipment failure. Sorry for any conveinece this may cause. We will notify you when we are able to issue ID cards again. PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 www.grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Wednesday, Feb. 20 MAR. 1 Wednesday, Mar. 5 MAR. 1 5 Thursday, Mar. 20 APR. 1 Friday, Apr. 4 APR. 15 0 (MM SIOBHAN TAYLOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR 503-879-1920 slobhan.uylorsrandronde.org SCARLETT HOLTZ PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY 503-879-1 4S3 scarlett.holugr3ndronde.0rg GEORGE VALDEZ GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST 503-879-1416 ieorge.valdeigrandronde.org KRISTEN RAVIA PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECRETARY 503-879-1418 krlsten . ravlagrandronde.org JUSTIN PHILLIPS PAGE DESIGNER 503-879-2190 Justin. phiillpsgrandronde.org SHELLY KENT CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-5211 shetly.kentgrandronde.org DEAN RHODES PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 dean.rhodesgrandronde.org RON KARTEN STAFF WRITER 503-879-4663 ron.kartengrandronde.org CARLA ROBERTS CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 carta, robertsgrandronde.org SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Com munity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted without permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed In the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or e-mail address must be included for verification purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published unless requested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on Individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the editor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Members of: Native American Journalists Association The Associated Press Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2008 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 councilgrandronde.org D Cheryle Kennedy D Chris Mercier Tribal Chairwoman ext. 2305 - ext. 2352 chris.merclergrandronde.org cheryle.kennedygrandronde.org n wnk $oderberg D Reyn Leno ext. 1 444 Tribal Vice Chair wlnk.soderberggrandronde.org - ext. 2399 n Khiec Tom reyn.lenograndronde.org exj 1777 Jack Giffen Jr. kathleen.tomgrandronde.org Tribal Secretary n june $ell-$herer - ext. 2306 ext 2300 jack.giffengrandronde.org june.sherergrandronde.org 11 $tCVS -rBr,bb Sr n Valerie Sheker -ext. 2353 - ext. 2355 steve.bobbgrandronde.org val.shekergrandronde.org
