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S moke S ignals
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7
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, Sept. 26...........................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10.............................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24.............................................................................5 p.m.
Website: www.grandronde.org/news
E-mails: news@grandronde.org
Editorial.Board@grandronde.org
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
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Letters
Dear Smoke Signals:
I want to say a big thank you to all who supported my return to Tribal
Council.
It has always been a pleasure to work on behalf of our Tribal members
and dedicated staff who contribute so much of their time and talents to
making us the organization we are today.
Also, thanks to all those who ran this year for keeping it genuinely one of
the nicest campaigns that I have seen in a long time. We are truly blessed
by God and blessed by good people! Much love.
Steve Bobb Sr.
Roll #38
DEAN RHODES
CHELSEA CLARK
DANIELLE FROST
PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/
PUBLICATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
STAFF WRITER
503-879-1463
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
503-879-4663
danielle.frost@grandronde.org
503-879-1418
chelsea.clark@grandronde.org
TIMOTHY J.
GONZALEZ
GEORGE VALDEZ
JUSTIN PHILLIPS
PAGE DESIGNER
PHOTOJOURNALIST
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SPECIALIST
503-879-1961
503-879-1416
justin.phillips@grandronde.org
timothy.gonzalez@grandronde.org
503-879-2190
george.valdez@grandronde.org
DEADLINE DATE
ISSUE DATE
Friday, Sept. 21 ............................Oct. 1
Friday, Oct. 5 .............................Oct. 15
Tribal Office Closures
Friday, Oct. 19 ............................ Nov. 1
Tribal offices will be closed on Friday, Sept. 28, in observance of
National Indian Day.
Tuesday, Nov. 20 .........................Dec. 1
Monday, Nov. 5 ........................ Nov. 15
Wednesday, Dec. 5 ......................Dec. 15
Friday, Dec. 21 ....................Jan. 1, 2019
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 confirm 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.
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.
Members of: Native American Journalists Association
Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
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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
Steve Bobb Sr.
— ext. 4555
steve.bobb@grandronde.org
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