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2 S moke S ignals AUGUST 1, 2017 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Aug. 9..............................................................................5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23............................................................................5 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Election Office open through Aug. 31 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. Completed 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. Ballots were mailed to voters with verified signatures on Wednesday, July 26. Tribal members may create a verified signature card at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday, Sept. 9. General meeting General Council meeting 11 11 a.m. a.m. Sunday, Sunday, Sept. Feb. 5 10 Community Center Tribal Community Center 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 Post office closure affects Tribal ballots PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PHOTOJOURNALIST The Grand Ronde Post Office is no longer open on Saturdays to receive and process walk-in mail or mail in the blue collection box outside. The Post Office does process mail it receives overnight early Saturday morning, but the office is not open to the public. However, the Tribal Election Board has made arrangements with the local postmaster to pick up absentee ballots received, processed and placed in the Election post office box by noon on Election Day, Saturday, Sept. 9, to comply with the Election Ordinance. To be safe, eligible voters should be sure that their absentee ballot is re- ceived by the Post Office no later than Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, to ensure their vote is processed. Voters should not expect to hand deliver their absentee ballots to the Post Office or the blue box outside the Post Office on Election Day and have their vote processed. Eligible voters concerned that their absentee ballots may not have been received by Election Day may come to the polling place and confirm if their absentee ballot was received. If an absentee ballot was not received, then they may vote in person. The polling place is located in the Tribal Com- munity Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. GEORGE VALDEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS SCARLETT HOLTZ GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-2190 503-879-1447 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Aug. 21, for the total solar eclipse. 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Monday, Aug. 7 ......................... Aug. 15 Monday, Aug. 21 ......................... Sept. 1 Tuesday, Sept. 5 ........................ Sept. 15 Wednesday, Sept. 20 .....................Oct. 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 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
