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S MOKE S IGNALS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
Letters welcome
Letters should be exclusive to Smoke Signals.
Letters should be 400 words or less and must include the writer’s name,
address, phone number and Tribal roll number. You will be contacted
to confi rm authorship.
All letters are subject to editing for space, grammar and, on occasion,
factual accuracy. Only two letters per writer are allowed during a three-
month period.
Letters written in response to other letter writers should address the
issue at hand and, rather than mentioning the other writer by name,
should refer to the date of the letter published. Discourse should be civil
and people should be referred to in a respectful manner. Letters deemed
in poor taste will not be printed.
Send letters via e-mail to news@grandronde.org, or submit in person
at the Tribal Governance Center in Grand Ronde, Ore., or mail to Smoke
Signals, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR, 97347.
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-mails: news@grandronde.org
Editorial.Board@grandronde.org
Twitter: CTGRgov
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
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9
chelsea.clark@grandronde.org
DANIELLE FROST
JUSTIN PHILLIPS
GEORGE VALDEZ
STAFF WRITER
PAGE DESIGNER
503-879-4663
503-879-2190
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SPECIALIST
danielle.frost@grandronde.org
justin.phillips@grandronde.org
503-879-1416
george.valdez@grandronde.org
DEADLINE DATE
Tribal Court staff is available at no charge for notaries 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday though Friday with the exception of noon to 1 p.m. Please be sure
to bring a photo ID with you. If you have any questions, contact the court
at 503-879-2303. n
michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org
503-879-1418
Tribal Community Center
Need something notarized?
503-879-1961
ISSUE DATE
Wednesday, Sept. 5 .................... Sept. 15
Friday, Sept. 21 ............................Oct. 1
Friday, Oct. 5 .............................Oct. 15
Friday, Oct. 19 ............................ Nov. 1
Monday, Nov. 5 ........................ Nov. 15
Tuesday, Nov. 20 .........................Dec. 1
Wednesday, Dec. 5 ......................Dec. 15
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Sept. 5.............................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19...........................................................................5 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
Tribal Offi ce Closures
Tribal offi ces will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of La-
bor Day. Offi ces also will be closed on Friday, Sept. 28, in observance
of National Indian Day.
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 verifi cation 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 refl ect
the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS.
Members of: n Native American Journalists Association
n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
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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
n Kathleen George
— ext. 2305
kathleen.george@grandronde.org
n Brenda Tuomi
— ext. 4555
brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org