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S moke S ignals
MAY 1, 2017
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, May 3...............................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 17.............................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 31.............................................................................5 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
General
General Council
Council meeting
meeting
11
May 5 7
11 a.m.
a.m. Sunday,
Sunday, Feb.
Tribal
Center
Tribal Community
Community Center
Letters
Dear Smoke Signals:
My children – Marlyn Connelly, Trena Towner, Miranda Cloud and Ukiah
Lomboy – along with my grandchildren – Kitana Connelly, Kai Connelly,
Kazsia Connelly, Shania Towner, Izaya Towner, Tabor Cain, Riana Cain
and Ava Lomboy – thank you Gregg Leno and the groundskeeping employ-
ees; thank you Tribal Council; thank you Tribal Elders Activity Center for
all your warm, hospitable understandings that you have expressed for us
and my brother Scotty Lane’s celebration of life ceremony.
Hayu masi wauoka kola oyata aho
Sonya Connelly
Roll #2327
(Editor’s note: This letter appeared in the April 1 edition of Smoke
Signals and contained three transcription errors. This version has
been corrected. Smoke Signals regrets the errors.)
Committee summit
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DEADLINE DATE
ISSUE DATE
Friday, May 5 ............................. May 15
Monday, May 22 ..........................June 1
Monday, June 5 ..........................June 15
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Elder Gladys Hobbs, Elders Committee chair, gives an update
on the Elders Committee during the Tribal Committee & Special Event
Board Summit held at the Elders Activity Center on Monday, April 17.
The annual summit is an opportunity for each Tribal committee or
special event board to share with others what they have accomplished
over the last year.
Budgeting public
hearing set for June 4
A public hearing about Tribal priorities and budgeting will be held at 11
a.m. Sunday, June 4, in the Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.
Tribal members will be allowed to testify in person or submit written
testimony on what they see as the Tribe’s priorities and provide input on
the Tribal budget and budgeting process.
Tribal members can submit written testimony to Tribal Council Chief
of Staff Stacia Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org.
Event will kick off American Indian Week
SALEM – The Legislative Commission on Indian Services/Nine
Tribes Spring Celebration will kick off American Indian Week in
Oregon on Thursday, May 18.
The event will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda.
The Grand Ronde Tribe and Spirit Mountain Casino will provide
lunchtime refreshments.
The theme of the celebration is “Sharing Our Traditions: Teaching
Our Children to Build Strong Tribal Nations.”
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.
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2017 Tribal Council
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Denise Harvey
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Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closing on noon Friday, May 26, and closed on
Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day.
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