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6 S moke S ignals JULY 1, 2017 Candidates Forum is scheduled for July 26 TRIBAL COUNCIL continued from front page historian and current anthro- pology instructor at Chemeketa and Mt. Hood community colleges David Lewis, who was nominated by Sequoia Bobb Raya; and Spirit Mountain Casino IT Systems Ad- ministrative Supervisor Angela Schlappie, who was nominated by Angela Sears. Mark Mercier served as the Tribe’s chairman from 1985 through 1996 while Lewis and Schlappie are making their first runs for Tribal Council seats. Seven candidates is the lowest number running for Tribal Council since 2015 when eight Tribal mem- bers vied for seats. Ballots will be mailed to vot- ers with verified signatures on Wednesday, July 26. Tribal mem- bers may create a verified signature card at any time up to and includ- ing Election Day. Starting Monday, July 24, through Thursday, Aug. 31, the Election Office in the Community Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office can be reached at 503-879-2271. For eligible voters’ convenience, blank signature verification forms will be placed in a basket outside the Elections Office door. Complet- ed forms with a notarized or eligible copy of ID (driver’s license, member ID card, passport, etc.) attached need to be mailed to the Election Board office for processing. The form will not be processed unless it has been notarized or includes an eligible copy of ID attached. Election Board Chair Deanna Johnston said there are 63 forms with incorrect addresses and she encouraged Tribal members who have recently moved to contact the board to ensure that it has correct addresses to mail the ballots. Candidate statements are due to the Publications office by 5 p.m. Fri- day, July 7, and will be featured in the next edition of Tilixam Wawa, Graphic created by George Valdez scheduled to be mailed out the fol- lowing week. Candidates are limited to 600- word statements and candidates are encouraged to submit their statements via e-mail to dean. rhodes@grandronde.org or on a compact disk or memory drive. Hand-written statements are dis- couraged to avoid transcription errors and late statements will not be accepted for any reason. Candidate statements run “as is,” meaning the Tribe’s Publications staff will not edit the submissions in any way other than to ensure they do not exceed 600 words in length. Candidates also can contact Smoke Signals photographer Mi- chelle Alaimo at 503-879-1961 or michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org to schedule a time to have a portrait taken for Tilixam Wawa, or candi- dates can submit their own photo. Deadline for photos is also 5 p.m. Friday, July 7. A Candidates Forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, in the Tribal gym in Grand Ronde. Questions for Tribal Council candi- dates may be e-mailed to candidate- question@grandronde.org. Please include your name and roll number. Ballots will be counted at the Community Center on Saturday, Sept. 9, and election results will be posted that evening on the Commu- nity Center’s front doors. At the end of the special meeting, Lisa Leno and Lewis both won $100 door prizes and donated the money to the Youth Council and Canoe Family, respectively. Chris Bailey won the other $100 door prize. The $50 door prizes were won by Faye Smith, Priscilla Darras, Michelle Anderson, Larsen and Hester Lagoy. Veronica Gaston said the invo- cation and Tribal Council Secre- tary Jon A. George joined Brian Krehbiel, Bobby Mercier, Travis Stewart, Chris Bailey, Lisa Leno and Kyoni Mercier in performing the cultural singing and drumming to open the meeting. BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP EVERY 1 ST AND 3 RD WEDNESDAY STARTING SEPT. 7 2016 5:30-6:30 P.M. LOCATED UPSTAIRS IN THE GRAND RONDE CLINIC IN THE MOLALA ROOM. If you are thinking about surgery, or have had surgery in the past, or even have had a family member that has had the surgery, come listen and or share your experience. Help support as we all go through this life changing experience. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT : MESSAGE KANDEE LITTLE ON FACEBOOK OR JAN KASCHMITTER AT 503-879-2067 Ad created by George Valdez
