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S moke S ignals
JANUARY 15, 2018
General
meeting
General Council meeting
11
Feb. 5 4
11 a.m.
a.m. Sunday,
Sunday, Feb.
Monarch Hotel and Convention
Center in Clackamas
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Jan. 24.............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 7...............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 21.............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 7...........................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21.........................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4.............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
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
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DEAN RHODES
CHELSEA CLARK
MICHELLE ALAIMO
PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/
PUBLICATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
PHOTOJOURNALIST
503-879-1463
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
Smoke Signals starts podcast
Smoke Signals has
started a new podcast
on the hosting website
Spreaker.com.
The first episode, post-
ed on Thursday, Dec. 28,
features Tribal Council
Vice Chair Chris Mercier
discussing podcasting
and expansion of Tribal
media outreach efforts
and Editorial Board Chairwoman
Siobhan Taylor talks about the
board and its activities since it
started meeting in June.
The second podcast, posted on
Sunday, Jan. 7, features Tribal
Council members Lisa Leno and
Michael Langley discussing the fast
transition that occurs when Tribal
and Spirit Mountain Casino employ-
ees are elected to Tribal Council.
The third podcast, posted on
Tuesday, Jan. 9, features Tribal
Fish and Wildlife Manager Kelly
Dirksen discussing Tribal efforts
to help lamprey populations in the
Willamette River basin.
The podcasts can be heard at
www.sprea ker.com a nd then
searching for “Smoke Signals pod-
casts.”
“I think that podcasting will aug-
ment and complement
the news coverage of-
fered to the Grand Ronde
Tribal membership by
Smoke Signals,” said
Editor Dean Rhodes,
who hosts the podcast
shows.
“I can see us high-
lighting news that oc-
curs between our current
publication cycle, which is the first
and 15th of each month, and also
conduct more in-depth interviews
with Tribal employees and Tribal
members to complement stories that
appear in the Tribal newspaper.”
Tribal Lands Department Manager
Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, a multi-
ple Native American Music Awards
recipient, granted Smoke Signals
blanket permission to use his Native
flute-oriented music in the podcast.
“We will eventually ramp up to
posting a weekly podcast,” Rhodes
said. “As we start, I would suggest
Tribal members keep checking out
the Tribe’s Facebook page or visiting
the Spreaker site for new shows.”
For more information about the
podcast or to suggest show ideas,
contact Rhodes at 503-879-1463
or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org.
Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Offices also will be closed on Monday,
Feb. 19, in observance of Tribal Chiefs 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
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. 19 .............................. Feb. 1
Monday, Feb. 5 .......................... Feb. 15
Tuesday, Feb. 20 ....................... March 1
Monday, March 5 ..................... March 15
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
2018
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
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