2 S moke S ignals february 15, 2014 NOTICe — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Feb. 19.............................................................................4 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. General Council meeting Sunday, March 2 — 11 a.m. Letters Tribal Community Center Dear Smoke Signals: Recently there has been news regarding our Tribal youth missing out on an education. The news states that the lack of education is often because the children are absent from schools. Families for many reasons do not send their children to school. This certainly sends an alarm that our youth are lacking in the fundamental right to an education. Families are responsible for their children’s educa- tion. Our children must be educated. It is the wisdom of the Tribal Elders to expect our Tribal youth be educated. They are the leaders of our future generations. There are many factors affecting education and always have been, not only in Native communities, but also in the system worldwide. Some fac- tors are environment, pollution, economic status, bullying situations, new technology and inadequate facilities. Despite the negative factors, there are those who enjoy a basic education because they went to school and learned many lessons. I believe education is a lifelong necessity and the beginning lessons are learned at home and in the schools. The challenge is to overcome the negative reasons for not getting an education. CLAUDETTE PARAZOO Roll #2923 Smoke Signals Tribal Offi ce Closures Tribal offi ces will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Tribal Chief’s Day. PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Web site: www.grandronde.org/news E-mail: news@grandronde.org Twitter: CTGRgov Facebook: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde SIOBHAN TAYLOR CHELSEA CLARK DEAN RHODES PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1418 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org 503-879-1920 siobhan.taylor@grandronde.org 503-879-1463 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS RON KARTEN GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER STAFF WRITER 503-879-2190 503-879-4663 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org ron.karten@grandronde.org MICHELLE ALAIMO VALERIE COX SCARLETT HOLTZ PHOTOJOURNALIST CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1961 503-879-1446 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org valerie.cox@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org portland offi ce slates St. patrick’s Day potluck The Tribe’s Portland area offi ce, 4445 S.W. Barbur Blvd., will hold a St. Patrick’s Day potluck from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, March 17. For more information, contact Portland Satellite Offi ce Tribal Services Representative Lisa Archuleta at 503-879-1881 or at lisa. archuleta@grandronde.org. n Family Movie Night showing ‘Thor’ Family Movie Night, sponsored by the Youth Prevention Depart- ment, will be showing “Thor: The Dark World” at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the Tribal gym. There will be water, snacks and a build your own parfait bar. For more information, contact Shannon Stanton at 503-879-1489, Tina Lara at 503-879-2040 or Amber Mercier at 503-879-2162. This is a non-smoking event. n DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Friday, Feb. 21 .......................... March 1 Friday, March 7 ....................... March 15 Friday, March 21 ......................... April 1 Editorial Policy SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Com- munity of Oregon, is published twice a month. 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Members of: n Native American Journalists Association n The Associated Press n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2014 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — council@grandronde.org n Reyn Leno Tribal Chairman — ext. 2399 n Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 reyn.leno@grandronde.org n June Sherer — ext. 1444 n Jack Giffen Jr. Tribal Vice Chair — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org Ad created by George Valdez denise.harvey@grandronde.org june.sherer@grandronde.org n Cheryle A. Kennedy — ext. 2352 n Toby McClary Tribal Secretary — ext. 4555 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org toby.mcclary@grandronde.org kathleen.tom@grandronde.org n Kathleen Tom — ext. 1777 n Ed Pearsall — ext. 2305 n Jon A. George — ext. 2355 ed.pearsall@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org