2 S moke S ignals JULY 1, 2018 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, July 11.............................................................................5 p.m. Wednesday, July 25.............................................................................5 p.m. Smoke Signals Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Election Office opens on July 23 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Starting Monday, July 23, and running through Thursday, Aug. 30, the Election Office in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, 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 hanging basket outside the Elections Office door. Completed forms with a notarized signature or legible copy of ID, including your signature, (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 a legible copy of ID and your signature attached. Ballots will be mailed to voters with verified signatures on Wednesday, July 25. Tribal members may create a verified signa- ture card at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday, Sept. 8. The Grand Ronde post office is no longer open to accept your ballots on Saturday, Sept. 8. For those members intending to walk into the post office with your ballot, you will have ensure that you turn it in before the post office closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7.  Twitter: CTGRgov 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.grandronde.org/news E-mails: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ 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, July 6 ...............................July 15 Friday, July 20 ............................. Aug. 1 Monday, Aug. 6 ......................... Aug. 15 Monday, Aug. 20 ......................... Sept. 1 Wednesday, Sept. 5 .................... Sept. 15 Friday, Sept. 21 ............................Oct. 1 Friday, Oct. 5 .............................Oct. 15 Police start non-emergency text line The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department has created a non-emer- gency text line. “We learned in our last school meeting that kids would like a different way to communicate with the police if they have a non-emergency situ- ation,” Tribal Police Chief Jake McKnight said. “We all know kids love to text so my officers and I decided this would be a great tool to utilize.” The new text number is 541-921-2927. “Even though this is mostly designed for children, I don’t want adults thinking that they can’t use it as well. If you have a non-emergency situ- ation or question, feel free to contact my officer via text through this line. When one of my officers receives the text, they will call you back when they have time.” McKnight said that emergency situations still require people to call 911. For more information, contact McKnight at 503-879-1474.  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. 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