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S MOKE S IGNALS
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
General Council meeting
10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2
Tribal Community Center
Smoke Signals
PUBLICATIONS OFFICE
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Nov. 28............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173
Website: www.grandronde.org/news
E-mails: news@grandronde.org
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DEAN RHODES
CHELSEA CLARK
DANIELLE FROST
PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS/
PUBLICATIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
STAFF WRITER
503-879-1463
COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD VACANCIES
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
2 vacancies
3 vacancies
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
1 vacancy
Please send completed applications to
Stacia Hernandez, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
danielle.frost@grandronde.org
503-879-1418
chelsea.clark@grandronde.org
The following Committees and Special Event Boards have vacant positions.
Ceremonial Hunting Board
Education Committee
Fish & Wildlife Committee
Timber Committee
Culture Committee
Housing Grievance Board
Veterans Special Event Board
Enrollment Board
503-879-4663
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
Tuesday, Nov. 20 .........................Dec. 1
Wednesday, Dec. 5 ......................Dec. 15
Friday, Dec. 21 ....................Jan. 1, 2019
72.5 pounds of drugs collected
Editorial Policy
The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department collected 72.5 pounds of
prescription drugs during the National Drug Take-Back Day held on
Saturday, Oct. 27.
The drugs were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration
for disposal.
This was the 16th opportunity in eight years for people to prevent pill
abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired,
unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
The Police Department worked in conjunction with the Grand Ronde
Health & Wellness Pharmacy and the DEA during the four-hour event.
The initiative addresses a public safety and public health issue since
medicines that languish in home cabinets are high susceptible to diversion,
misuse and abuse.
For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs, go to
www.DEATakeBack.com. n
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.
Correction — The great-grandmother of former Tribal Council mem-
ber Valarene Grout was misidentifi ed in the Nov. 1 issue. Her name was
Tilmer LaChance Leno. Smoke Signals regrets the error
2018-19
Tribal Council
Tribal Offi ce Closures
Tribal offi ces will be closed Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 21-23,
in observance of Tribal Restoration Day and Thanksgiving.
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.
Members of: n Native American Journalists Association
n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
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 Steve Bobb Sr.
— ext. 4555
steve.bobb@grandronde.org