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2 S moke S ignals FEBRUARY 15, 2019 General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, March 3 Tribal Community Center NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Feb. 20.............................................................................4 p.m. Smoke Signals PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.smokesignals.org E-mails: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Letters Dear Tribal members: I am writing this letter as a “shoutout” to the amazing health care facil- ities, services and staff and what we witnessed. It’s easy to take the benefits we have available to us for granted and not truly appreciate what we have. We recently lost our dear, sweet Gladys Bolton, “Sis” to everyone in her family and staff at Cougar Lodge, but also a sweet and loving partner to my father, Herman Hudson, “Junior” to many. My husband George and I, my son Kirk Delaurenti and his love Diana Traverso witnessed something that we are still talking about today. Not only was everyone there beyond friendly, but there really is no true way to describe how everyone opened their hearts and tried to make everyone comfortable and comforted through the process of her last days. There was constantly food to eat, coffee and water to drink, and kind hearts from everyone there to listen and comfort and advise on what the final process would be. The facility is so clean, welcoming and open to the ability to mingle with others in a “feels like home” environment. All we could say to each other was, “Can you believe how great this place is??” over and over. Special thanks to Peggy Shaver, LPN Administrator; Susan Joubert, RN Case manager; and Valentina Vittori-McKinley, RN, Hospice Nurse Case manager, Serenity Hospice. They were open to my contacting them anytime and made it easy to speak with them and be comforted by them. Special thanks to all of the wonderful ladies who are the around-the-clock caregivers for their unbelievable kindness, attention to their jobs and the people in their care, but also the families and loved ones of their residents. They are spectacular: Casandra Blakely, Joanna Davidson, Alyssa Garcia, Ardy Hoffer-Hallicola, Anna Huston, Stephanie King, Brianna Leno, Pearl Metzker, Carmen Parren, Brandi Valencia, Beverly Walsh and Ginger Whitman. You are all rock stars in our eyes!! Kathryn Dunham Roll# 271 Tribe schedules amendment educational meetings The two remaining educational sessions regarding the March 22 election to possibly fix the split-sibling issue have been rescheduled. The sessions will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Tribal Community Center in Grand Ronde, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at the Lane Community College Longhouse, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene. Dinner will be provided at both sessions. Following sessions held in Grand Ronde and Portland, the Tribe can- celed the third and fourth educational sessions after the partial federal government shutdown forced postponement of the election from Feb. 25 to March 22. Ballots will be mailed on March 1 and must be received by Friday, March 22, in this election, which is being run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Tribal members have until Friday, Feb. 22, to register to vote. However, since registrations must be sent to New Mexico, Tribal members are encouraged to mail to their forms early enough to arrive on time. MARRIAGES IN TRIBAL COURT Tribal Court is now issuing marriage licenses and is able to perform marriage ceremonies for a filing fee of $40. For questions regarding scheduling, contact the Tribal Court at 503-879-2303. Correction — Former Tribal Librarian Marion Mercier’s granddaughter was misidentified in a Feb. 1 article. Her name is Ava Fagundes. Smoke Signals regrets the error. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, in observance of Tribal Chiefs’ Day. Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDXdTzfGjzJ_j3NPpCrtcw DEAN RHODES CHELSEA BARANKSI DANIELLE FROST PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STAFF WRITER 503-879-1418 danielle.frost@grandronde.org 503-879-1463 503-879-4663 chelsea.clark@grandronde.org dean.rhodes@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 george.valdez@grandronde.org 503-879-2190 DEADLINE DATE JENNIFER CLARK SOCIAL MEDIA/ DIGITAL JOURNALIST 503-879-1461 jennifer.clark@grandronde.org ISSUE DATE Wednesday, Feb. 20 ................... March 1 Tuesday, March 5 ..................... March 15 Wednesday, March 20 .................. April 1 Friday, April 5 ........................... April 15 Friday, April 19 ............................ May 1 Monday, May 6 .......................... May 15 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 2019 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
