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2 S moke S ignals DECEMBER 1, 2017 General meeting General Council meeting 10 Dec. 5 3 11 a.m. a.m. Sunday, Sunday, Feb. Smoke Signals Tribal Community Center PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Tribal Council Christmas Party held after at the Tribal gym. 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Dec. 13............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27............................................................................4 p.m. 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 Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Letters DEAN RHODES CHELSEA CLARK MICHELLE ALAIMO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/ PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org Dear Smoke Signals: On behalf of the Veterans Committee, many thanks to all the volunteers, moms, Royalty and all those who attended this year’s Veterans Day meal on Nov. 11. A huge thank you to those who made the wonderful baskets, Tribal Council for the gift of the Pendleton blanket and to Susie Lash for the absolutely great meal again. Happy holidays everyone. Steve Bobb Sr. Veterans Special Event Board chair Roll #38 LIHEAP program open in service area The Tribal Social Service’s LIHEAP – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program – is open to eligible Tribal members in the six-county service area and Clackamas County. This is a first-come, first-served program and income criteria applies. LIHEAP is federally funded through the Department of Health and Human Services and is designed to help low-income households with home heating costs. For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will close on Thursday, Dec. 14, at noon for an Em- ployee Christmas Party. Offices also will be closing on Friday, Dec. 22, at noon and closed on Monday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas. Offices also will be closing on Friday, Dec. 29, at noon and closed on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in observance of New Year's Day. 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org 503-879-1418 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org GEORGE VALDEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS DANIELLE FROST GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST PAGE DESIGNER STAFF WRITER 503-879-2190 503-879-4663 503-879-1416 justin.phillips@grandronde.org danielle.frost@grandronde.org george.valdez@grandronde.org SHANNON HAM SCARLETT HOLTZ CENTRAL PHONES CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1446 503-879-1447 shannont.ham@grandronde.org scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Tuesday, Dec. 5 ..........................Dec. 15 Thursday, Dec. 21 ................Jan. 1, 2018 Editorial Policy SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu- nity 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. Letters must be 400 words or less. 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 2017-18 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 Jack Giffen Jr. — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org chris.mercier@grandronde.org Michael Langley — ext. 1777 Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 michael.langley@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Kathleen George — ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org Brenda Tuomi — ext. 4555 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org Ad created by George Valdez