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2 S moke S ignals FEBRUARY 15, 2017 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Feb. 22............................................................................4 p.m. General Council meeting Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. 11 a.m. Sunday, March 5 Board seeking younger veterans The Tribal Veterans Special Event Board is recruiting younger veterans – Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans – to join. “Our committee is getting older,” said Veterans SEB Chairman Steve Bobb Sr., who is a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran. Members of the Special Event Board attend events as flag carriers and represent the Tribe and their branch of service. Veterans interested in volunteering should contact Tribal Coun- cil Chief of Staff Stacia Martin at 503-879-2304 or stacia.martin@ grandronde.org. Tribal Community Center Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Storytelling events set for Friday, Feb. 17 PORTLAND – Wisdom of the Elders and the Northwest Indian Story- tellers Association are holding two Native American storytelling events on Friday, Feb. 17, at Portland Community College Cascade’s Moriarty Auditorium, 705 N. Killingsworth. The traditional First Foods Symposium will be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. and will feature guest speakers discussing the effect of a changing envi- ronment on salmon, lamprey, camas and other threatened and endangered traditional food species. An evening of storytelling will begin at 7 p.m. Advisory Council members of the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association will share traditional stories about traditional first foods. Both events will integrate Native American cultural arts with traditional ecological knowledge and other science, technology, engineering, arts and math elements integral to indigenous science. Tickets are available at Wisdom of the Elders’ website, www.wisdomofth- eelders.org. However, no one will be turned away because of lack of funds. Contact Miranda Mishan at miranda@wisdomofthelders.org for more information. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, in observance of Tribal Chiefs' Day. Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mail: news@grandronde.org Twitter: CTGRgov Facebook: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde DEAN RHODES CHELSEA CLARK MICHELLE ALAIMO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS BRENT MERRILL GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER STAFF WRITER 503-879-2190 503-879-4663 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org brent.merrill@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org SCARLETT HOLTZ NOVALEE LANCOUR CENTRAL PHONES CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 503-879-1446 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org novalee.lancour@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Tuesday, Feb. 21 ....................... March 1 Monday, March 6 ..................... March 15 Monday, March 20 ....................... 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. 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 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2017 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Reyn Leno Tribal Chairman — ext. 2399 Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 reyn.leno@grandronde.org Chris Mercier — ext. 1444 Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Vice Chair — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Jon A. George Tribal Secretary — ext. 2355 jon.george@grandronde.org Ad created by George Valdez denise.harvey@grandronde.org chris.mercier@grandronde.org Brenda Tuomi — ext. 4555 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org Tonya Gleason-Shepek — ext. 1777 tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org Kathleen George — ext. 2305 Jack Giffen Jr. — ext. 2300 kathleen.george@grandronde.org jack.giffen@grandronde.org
