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2 S moke S ignals JULY 1, 2017 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, July 12............................................................................5 p.m. Wednesday, July 26............................................................................5 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. General meeting General Council meeting 11 11 a.m. a.m. Sunday, Sunday, Sept. Feb. 5 10 Community Center Tribal Community Center Elders schedule sewing classes Tribal Elders will be holding their next sewing classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 and Aug. 29, in the Elders Activity Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive. Lunch will be available and the class is open to everyone, not just Tribal members. There will be a $10 fee for each class. Instructor is Susan Clark. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sewing machine. For more information and to sign up, contact Elders Activity Assis- tant Dan Ham at 503-879-2233. Rattlesnake Butte property taken into trust Tribal Lands Manager Jan Looking Wolf Reibach announced on Wednes- day, June 14, that 96.68 acres of conservation lands – Rattlesnake Butte – in Lane County near Junction City have been taken into trust. The property was purchased by the Tribe through the Bonneville Power Administration’s Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Fund using BPA funding. “The project is especially historic for the Tribe as it is the first property the Tribe has transferred into trust out of our local area,” Reibach said. “Transferring lands into trust is an inclusive and highly technical process that requires deliverable-based project management by the Tribal Lands Department and participation of several departments, including Legal, Natural Resources, Engineering/Facilities/GIS and THPO (Tribal Historic Preservation Office).” Reibach recognized Realty Specialist Teresa Brocksen and Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Biesack for their work to identify and implement mul- tiple solutions during the process. Under federal law, lands held in trust for Native Americans cannot be sold or transferred to non-Native Americans and can benefit from federal programs for business development, housing, environmental and cultural protection. Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 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 NOVALEE LANCOUR GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-2190 503-879-1446 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org novalee.lancour@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org SCARLETT HOLTZ CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Wednesday, July 5 ........................July 15 Friday, July 21 ............................. Aug. 1 Monday, Aug. 7 ......................... Aug. 15 Editorial Policy St. Michael’s offers brunch St. Michael’s Catholic Church offers an open house brunch every Sunday following Mass. The brunch is free to the community. Brunch begins at about 11:30 a.m. following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Mass attendance is not required for brunch attendance. For more information, contact Janelle Justen at 503-550-0923. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closing on noon Monday, July 3, and closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. 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 reyn.leno@grandronde.org 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 — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org Chris Mercier — ext. 1444 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
