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2 S moke S ignals APRIL 1, 2018 General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, April 8 Many Nations Longhouse University of Oregon campus in Eugene Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, April 4.............................................................................5 p.m. Wednesday, April 18...........................................................................5 p.m. 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mails: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org Letters Twitter: CTGRgov Facebook: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Dear Smoke Signals: The Veterans Special Event Board would like to thank Deitz Peters for sewing two sets of ribbon shirts and the new eagle staff. And we would like to thank Joann Beaks for the new bags for our flags and the bag for our eagle staff. We would like to thank Larry Brandon for the beautiful cedar box he made for the eagle feathers. They all did such an amazing job. A big thank you from the Veterans Special Event Board. Steve Bobb Sr. Roll #38 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 DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Friday, April 6 ........................... April 15 Dear Smoke Signals: I and Rose Starr’s family would like to thank all those who participated and attended the memorial for my lovely Starr in the night. She will be missed by all who knew her as well as her family. Hayu masi. Deitrich Peters Roll #1665 Friday, April 20 ............................ May 1 Friday, May 4 ............................. May 15 Monday, May 21 ..........................June 1 Tuesday, June 5 ..........................June 15 Wednesday, June 20 .......................July 1 Friday, July 6 ...............................July 15 Dear Smoke Signals: I like the fact that we live in an age where we have a free press. It’s in- teresting that we now have a Smoke Signals that doesn’t have to approve what they are writing with our Tribal Council. Bad news is also news and I hope to see articles on tough issues. I’m not sure if taking Tribal member’s words from Facebook is a practice that should become common, but maybe it’s time for change. I’ve been told that private Facebook sites are also fair game for publications, so I learned something new about what is legal and what is not. If we are to go down this road, it will be interesting to see if this method of journalism has a positive impact on the membership. It would appear that our council is trying to increase transparency and communication on Tribal concerns. On Tribal Facebook sites I noticed the membership enjoys it when council participates in discussions. As a byproduct of all this transparency council is seeking, it would be nice to see more council on Facebook Tribal sites commenting on tough issues. It’s been around three years since our last investment. We decided not to go in the direction of the hemp industry, and now we really aren’t sure what to do with the old dog track in Wood Village. It would be nice to finally get some infrastructure around the casino. It’s been discussed before how small Tribal businesses around the casino could possibly benefit Tribal members in the long run. I guess my big question is when can we do some possible infrastructure around the casino? I noticed other Tribes call themselves “casino and re- sort” because they have a golf course or something attached to their land and infrastructure. Because they aren’t just a casino and the fact that they are a resort, they get out-of-state business and almost double their annual revenue. Wouldn’t it be nice to build a golf course or a water slide and attach it to our casino so we can also become a resort? Clifford Olson Roll #2038 Health & Wellness Center Entrance Reminder: The drive-through entrance at the Health & Wellness Center is for loading and unloading only. The entrance was built with our Elders and those with mobility issues and their ease of access in mind. If you are coming to the center to pick up prescriptions, please park in one of our regular parking spaces. Thank you, Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Administration 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 closing on noon Friday, May 25, and closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. n Kathleen George — ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org n Brenda Tuomi — ext. 4555 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org
