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2 S moke S ignals JANUARY 1, 2018 General meeting General Council meeting 11 Jan. 5 7 11 a.m. a.m. Sunday, Sunday, Feb. Tribal Community Center Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 DATE TIME Wednesday, Jan. 10............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24............................................................................4 p.m. Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mail: news@grandronde.org Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Golden anniversary 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 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 SCARLETT HOLTZ SHANNON HAM-TEXEIRA CENTRAL PHONES CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-1447 503-879-1446 scarlett.holtz@grandronde.org shannont.ham-texeira@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Friday, Jan. 5 ...............................Jan. 15 Friday, Jan. 19 .............................. Feb. 1 Monday, Feb. 5 .......................... Feb. 15 Photo by Dean Rhodes Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr. and his wife, Connie, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Eola Hills Winery in Rickreall on Saturday, Dec. 16. The event was put on by their children and attendees included Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George, former Tribal Council Chair Reyn Leno and many friends and former classmates from the Willamina area. The couple met during their freshman year at Willamina High and have been together ever since. Social Services offers clothing gift cards The Social Service Department’s program to provide school clothing for Tribal member children has funding in the form of Old Navy gift cards. To receive a gift card, contact Social Services for an application. The cards are for Tribal member children who have not accessed the program this year. For more information, contact Administrative Assistant Tammy Garrison at 503-879-2077 or tammy.garrison@grandronde.org. n Community Health Program Medical Transport Services Medical transportation services are available to Tribal members within the six-county service area when an alternate means of transportation is not available. Advance notice required. Please call 503-879-2078 to schedule a reservation. Tuesday, Feb. 20 ......................... Mar. 1 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: n Native American Journalists Association n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2018 Tribal Council 1-800-422-0232 — tribalcouncil@grandronde.org n Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 n Jack Giffen Jr. — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org n Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 n Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org chris.mercier@grandronde.org n Michael Langley — ext. 1777 n Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 michael.langley@grandronde.org jon.george@grandronde.org n Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year's Day and closed on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. n Kathleen George — ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org n Brenda Tuomi — ext. 4555 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org