S MOKE S IGNALS AUGUST 1 , 2015 Smok e S figna l s re ce five s T a rge t Aud fien ce awa rd f rom ONPA The G rand Ronde T r fibe ’ s b fimon th ly new spape r , Smok e S figna l s, won a s e c ond -p la c e awa rd fin th e Ta rg e t Aud fi en c e ca t eg o ry fin th e O r eg on N ew spa - p e r Pub l fi sh e r s A s s o c fia t fi on ’ s 2015 A s s o c fia t e M emb e r pub l fi ca t fi on s c on t e s t . The Ta rge t Aud fien ce ca tego ry requ fi red subm fi s s fion s o f ed fi t fion s f rom Ma r ch , Augu s t and Novembe r 2014 , and judg fing wa s ba sed on leve l o f fin te re s t , re levan ce , c rea t fiv fi ty and comm fi tmen t to the ta rge t aud fien ce . The Sa lem -ba sed ag r fi cu l tu re new spape r Th e Cap fi ta l P r e s s won fi r s t p la ce and Th e Po r t land T r fibun e took th fi rd . “On ly fou r new spape r s fin O regon won the 15 awa rd s handed ou t fin the A s so c fia te Membe r con te s t , ” sa fid Pub l fi ca t fion s Coo rd fina to r Dean Rhode s . “Fo r Smok e S figna l s to rank up the re w fi th the l fike s o f Th e Cap fi ta l P r e s s , P o r t land T r fibun e and H fi l l sb o r o T r fibun e fi s a g r ea t c omp l fim en t t o th e C on - fede ra ted T r fibe s o f G rand Ronde , a s we l l a s the s ta f f o f the Pub l fi ca t fion s Depa r tmen t . Smok e S figna l s, aga fin , wa s the on ly Na t five pub l fi ca t fion to be hono red by ONPA . ” The ONPA awa rd fo l low s seven awa rd s re ce fived by Smok e S figna l s f rom the Na t five Ame r fi can Jou rna l fi s t s A s so c fia t fion on Ju ly 11 , fin c lud fing the p re s t fig fiou s Gene ra l Ex ce l len ce Awa rd fo r Na t five pub l fi ca t fion s w fi th a c fi r cu la t fion be tween 4 ,000 and 8 ,000 . The ONPA awa rd s we re announ ced on Thu r sday , Ju ly 16 , du r fing the a s so c fia t fion ’ s annua l conven t fion he ld a t Sa l fi shan Spa & Go l f Re so r t fin G leneden Bea ch . En t r fie s we re judged by the V fi rg fin fia P re s s A s so c fia t fion . Ca s fino ad w fin s Red Doo r F fi lm s , the company tha t c rea ted and fi lmed the “Da re to Have Fun ” se r fie s o f comme r c fia l s fo r Sp fi r fi t Moun ta fin Ca s fino , won a b ron ze awa rd fin the 36 th annua l Te l ly Awa rd s fo r “Ro l le r , ” the fi r s t fin the se r fie s . “We wan ted to c rea te a campa fign tha t show ca se s a l l the fun and expe r fien ce Sp fi r fi t Moun ta fin Ca s fino ha s to o f fe r – f rom ou r gam fing to ou r en te r ta finmen t , d fin fing venue s and the lodge , ” sa fid Adve r t fi s fing Manage r Ange la LaBa rbe ra . “Red Doo r F fi lm s d fid a s te l la r job . The spo t rea l ly g rab s you r a t ten t fion . I t ’ s fun , ex c fi t fing , th r fi l l fing – ju s t l fike the ca s fino . ” LaBa rbe ra sa fid s fix comme r c fia l s we re re lea sed th fi s yea r . “Ro l le r ” can be v fiewed on l fine a t www .you tube . com /wa t ch ?v=4m2WN2v zEg4 . The “Da re to Have Fun ” campa fign wa s con ce fived , w r fi t ten and d fi- re c ted by Red Doo r ’ s Dav fid Pou l sho ck . “We wan ted to jux tapo se some c om ed fi c ex t r em e th r fi l l s w fi th th e th r fi l l o f w finn fing a t Sp fi r fi t M oun ta fin , ” he sa fid . “Wh fi ch fi s mo re fun ? W finn fing , o f cou r se . ” Th e T e l ly Awa rd s wa s f ound ed fin 1979 and h on o r s ou t s tand fing l o ca l , reg fiona l and cab le TV comme r c fia l s . “Red Doo r F fi lm s ’ a c comp l fi shmen t fi l lu s t ra te s the fi r c rea t fiv fi ty , sk fi l l and ded fi ca t fion to the fi r c ra f t and se rve s a s a te s tamen t to g rea t fi lm and v fideo p rodu c t fion , ” sa fid L finda Day , exe cu t five d fi re c to r o f the Te l ly Awa rd s . Red Doo r F fi lm s fi s ba sed fin Po r t land , O re . Pa t fien t Po r ta l open fo r bu s fine s s Stor fies of Grand Ronde Royalty Past and Current s t Th e L and and Cu l tu r e D ep a r tm en t l aun ch ed a n ew O r a l H fi s to r y p ro j e c t on M a r ch 1 , 2015 . Th fi s p ro j e c t h fi gh l fi gh t s th e s to r fi e s o f ou r p a s t and cu r r en t ro y a l t y con t e s t an t s and f a c fi l fi t a to r s . W e en cou r a g e an y T r fib a l M emb e r s who h a v e p a rfi c fip a t ed fin Ro y a l t y to sh a r e th e fi r e xp e r fi en c e s so th e y w fi l l b e a v a fi l ab l e fo r fu tu r e g en e r afion s b y b e com fin g p a r t o f th e T r fib e ’ s a r ch fi v e s h e r e a t Ch a ch a lu . Wh a t w e a c comp l fi sh tod a y b e com e s tomo r row ’ s h fi s to r y . P l e a s e con t a c t S t a c e y Runn fin gb fi rd a t 503 -879 -2381 to s e t up a fim e to sh a r e you r s to r y . Con f ede r a t ed T r fibe s o f G r and Ronde L and and Cu l tu r e Dep a r tmen t Ch a ch a lu : T r fib a l Mu seum and Cu l tu r a l C en t e r 8720 G r and Ronde Ro ad G r and Ronde , O r egon 97347 Phone : 503 -879 -2226 F a x : 503 -879 -2126 E -m a fi l : l and and cu l tu r e@g r and ronde .o rg 11 k H an aw fi n t sayka - fix t - t fi l fixaN n t sayka W e a r e a l l one f am fi l y . C l fi en t s o f th e G rand Ronde H ea l th & W e l ln e s s Cen te r n ow hav e a 21 s t c en tu ry av enu e th rough wh fi ch to hand le the fi r hea l th ca re need s . The Pa t fien t Po r ta l , a se cu re , confiden t fia l and ea sy - to -u se web s fi te , op en ed f o r bu s fin e s s fin ea r ly Feb rua ry . “Th e Pa t fi en t P o r ta l g five s a pa t fien t and the fi r fam fi ly 24 -hou r a c ce s s to the fi r med fi ca l re co rd s , ” sa fid Da r fin R figg s , T r fiba l C l fin fi ca l App l fi ca t fion s c o o rd fina t o r . “Pa t fi en t Po r ta l u se s the la te s t en c ryp t fion te chno logy to de - l fiv e r s e cu r e c ommun fi ca t fi on s be tw een pa t fien t s and th e fi r p r ov fide r team . ” Pat fi en t s can c o r r e sp ond w fi th th e fi r p r ov fid e r t eam ; v fi ew , d own l oad o r sha r e th e fi r p e r s ona l h ea l th r e c o rd , fin c lud fing su ch da ta a s m ed fi ca t fi on s , fimmun fi za t fi on s and t e s t s ; ob ta fin a r ound - th e - c l o ck h ea l th and edu ca t fi ona l fin f o rma t fi on ; and ma fin ta fin a c c oun t da ta , fin c lud fing u s e r nam e , pa s sw o rd and a c c e s s p r fiv fi l eg e s . In th e fu tu r e , R figg s sa fid , pa t fi en t s w fi l l b e ab l e t o r equ e s t p r e s c r fip t fi on r efi l l s and r e c e fiv e app o fin tm en t r em find e r s th r ough th e w eb s fi t e . T o s fign up , p e op l e shou ld con ta c t Pa t fien t Reg fi s t ra t fion a t the Hea l th & W e l ln e s s C en t e r and reque s t a Pa t fien t Po r ta l s fign -up shee t . P e op l e w fi l l n e ed a va l fid e -ma fi l add re s s . A token w fi l l be a s s figned and pa t fien t s w fi l l have 30 day s w fi th wh fi ch to comp le te the fi r po r ta l reg fi s- t ra t fi on . I f th e t ok en exp fi re s , a pa t fien t w fi l l need to a sk fo r a new one .