S moke S ignals
august 1, 2014
Happy 7th Birthday
Smoke Signals receives
four newspaper awards
Smoke Signals received four awards, including two first places, from
the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association on Friday, July 18, as
a participant in the annual Associate Member Publications Contest.
Smoke Signals received two first-place awards. Photographer Mi-
chelle Alaimo received the top award in Photography while the entire
staff was honored with first place in the Target Audience category,
which honors the “level of interest, relevance, creativity and commit-
ment to the target audience.”
Graphic Designer George Valdez was honored in the Graphics cat-
egory with a second-place award and page designer Justin Phillips
was honored in the Design category with a third-place award.
Like in 2013, only three out of 25 qualifying newspapers in Oregon
received awards in the Associate Member contest – The Portland
Tribune, The Capital Press in Salem and Smoke Signals, which again
was the only Tribal newspaper to receive awards from ONPA.
“If you look at the competition – The Portland Tribune and the agri-
cultural newspaper The Capital Press – you’ll understand that Smoke
Signals receiving four awards was an honor,” said Publications Coor-
dinator Dean Rhodes. “We went head-to-head with the heavyweights
in our category and turned in a very respectable performance, winning
four of the 13 awards handed out.
“The awards reflect the talent, dedication and professionalism of the
entire staff, as well as the great assistance we receive from our Tribal
colleagues. Winning the Target Audience award again reflects that we
concentrate on covering Grand Ronde Tribal news as our priority.”
Smoke Signals previously won the Target Audience award in 2009
and 2012. The Portland Tribune received the Sweepstakes Award in
the Associate Member category, accumulating 10 points for its five
awards. Smoke Signals and The Capital Press both accumulated nine
points in winning four awards apiece to tie for second place.
The Associate Member Publications Contest was judged by members
of the Indiana Press Association.
During the Native American Journalist Association conference held
July 11-13 in Santa Clara, Calif., Smoke Signals received 10 awards. n
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Mikayla Shea Mercier
You’re a shining star, and we love
you SO much!
Love, Mommy, Daddy and Ian.
Happy 4th Birthday
Ian David Mercier
You bring so much happiness and
laughter into our lives. We love
you little man! Love Mommy,
Daddy and Mikayla.
Happy 17th Birthday
Dakota Rock
You’re one of kind!
Love, your family.
Smoke Signals photo
reprint policy
Smoke Signals file photo
Girl jingle dancers, including Aleena Westley, second from left, participate
in Grand Entry during the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde 2013 Contest
Powwow held at uyxat Powwow Grounds last August.
Camping is $5
POWWOW continued
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Grand entries will be held at 1 and
7 p.m. with the deadline for dancer
registration set for 2 p.m.
On Sunday, Aug. 17, the lone
Grand Entry will occur at 1 p.m.
In addition to dancing, the third
annual youth 3-on-3 Basketball
Tournament will be held. The
tourney is open to middle and high
school youth and teams consist of
four players. For more informa-
tion, contact Recreation Coordina-
tor Matt Mosley at 503-879-1369.
Deadline to register is Aug. 8.
Scheduled host drums will be
Young Bear and Young Spirit with
The Woodsmen as the honorary
host drum. Women’s traditional
and Men’s round bustle will be the
dance specials with $800 first-place
awards and four consolation prizes
each. Day pay will be guaranteed
for the first 20 visiting drums.
Master of ceremonies will be
Edmund Nevaquaya, Charlie Tail-
Feathers will act as head judge
and Fred Ike Jr. will be the arena
director.
Camping at Uyxat Powwow
Grounds is available for $5, which
includes a parking pass. Parking
is $1 a day or a donation of canned
food. Weekend passes are available
for $3.
A shuttle also will transport
powwow enthusiasts from Spirit
Mountain Casino to the powwow
grounds.
No pets are permitted around the
powwow arena and the powwow is a
drug- and alcohol-free event. n
See a photo you like in Smoke Signals?
Want a copy, or several copies?
Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke Signals
because of space limitations might be something you’d like hanging on
your living room wall? Tribal members can order 8-by-10 inch copies of
photos taken by Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were
published in the newspaper. Charge is $1 for each print ordered. Reprint
orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke Signals. A photo
reprint order form is available in the Publications Office of the Tribe’s
Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can be mailed upon request.
All photos contained in Smoke Signals’ current archive are available for
purchase, but people interested in going through the archive must make
an appointment to review photos for possible purchase.
No rush orders will be permitted and requestors must allow 30 days
for delivery. Requestors must be Tribal members. In addition, reprint
requestors must agree that the reprint is for personal use only, and not
for use in an ad, or for commercial, political or promotional purposes.
Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint request. To request
a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call Michelle Alaimo at 503-879-1961 or 800-
422-0232. n
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