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S MOKE S IGNALS
DECEMBER 15, 2014
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Dec. 17.............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
General Council meeting
Sunday, Jan. 4 — 11 a.m.
Tribal Community Center
Letters
Dear Smoke Signals:
We have been involved with the Grand Ronde Community Resource
Center for four years. We would like to thank Nancy Holmes for starting
it all those years back. She saw the need and did something about it.
There are a lot of people who have served as board members and vol-
unteers and managers. We don’t know all of their names, so we are just
going to say thank you.
We would like to say thank you to the two council people who really
helped us, Reyn Leno and Jack Giffen Jr.
We met a lot of nice clients and people who donated. One comes to mind:
The Church of the Wild Woods. Of course, the clinic and those who work
at the Tribe. We even had donations from as far away as Michigan.
The need is here in Grand Ronde, so we hope that the new food bank
makes it.
God bless,
Claudia Leno
Roll #3012
Louise Medeiros
Roll #165
Smoke Signals
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SIOBHAN TAYLOR
CHELSEA CLARK
DEAN RHODES
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/
PUBLICATIONS
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PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
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Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’
Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds
Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Cus-
todial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day.
If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian
of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your
minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com.
To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security
number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your
child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your
User ID and password for security purposes.
If you have any trouble logging in to or using the system, contact
the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Pacifi c Time, Monday through Friday. n
Correction — A cutline in the Dec. 1 issue of Smoke Signals incorrectly
stated the opening day of the new Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand
Ronde Road. The fi rst food distribution occurred on Friday, Dec. 5. Smoke
Signals regrets the error.
Tribal Offi ce Closures
Tribal offi ces will be closing on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at noon and be
closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christ-
mas. Offi ces also will be closing on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at noon and be
closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in observance of New Year’s Day.
503-879-1463
chelsea.clark@grandronde.org
GEORGE VALDEZ
JUSTIN PHILLIPS
RON KARTEN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SPECIALIST
PAGE DESIGNER
STAFF WRITER
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503-879-4663
503-879-1416
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ron.karten@grandronde.org
MICHELLE ALAIMO
VALERIE COX
SCARLETT HOLTZ
PHOTOJOURNALIST
CENTRAL PHONES
503-879-1961
503-879-1446
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valerie.cox@grandronde.org
george.valdez@grandronde.org
DEADLINE DATE
CENTRAL PHONES
503-879-1447
scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org
ISSUE DATE
Friday, Dec. 19 ....................Jan. 1, 2015
Editorial Policy
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 verifi cation 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 refl ect the
opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council.
Members of: n Native American Journalists Association
n The Associated Press
n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
2014-15 Tribal Council
1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org
n Reyn Leno
Tribal Chairman
— ext. 2399
n Denise Harvey
— ext. 2353
reyn.leno@grandronde.org
n Chris Mercier
— ext. 1444
n Jack Giffen Jr.
Tribal Vice Chair
— ext. 2300
jack.giffen@grandronde.org
Ad created by George Valdez
denise.harvey@grandronde.org
chris.mercier@grandronde.org
n Cheryle A. Kennedy
— ext. 2352
n Toby McClary
Tribal Secretary
— ext. 4555
cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org
toby.mcclary@grandronde.org
tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org
n Ed Pearsall
— ext. 2305
n Jon A. George
— ext. 2355
ed.pearsall@grandronde.org
jon.george@grandronde.org
n Tonya Gleason-Shepek
— ext. 1777