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S moke S ignals
APRIL 1, 2019
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, April 7
Lane Community College Longhouse
4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene
Smoke Signals
PUBLICATIONS OFFICE
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
Website: www.smokesignals.org
E-mails: news@grandronde.org
Editorial.Board@grandronde.org
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, April 3.............................................................................5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17...........................................................................5 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’
Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds
Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’
Custodial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day.
If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/guardian
of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your
minor child’s balance by visiting www.401Save.com.
To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Security
number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your
child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your
User ID and password for security purposes. If you have any trouble
logging in to or using the system, contact the 401Save Call Center
at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday
through Friday.
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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
JENNIFER CLARK
DEADLINE DATE
SOCIAL MEDIA/
DIGITAL JOURNALIST
Friday, April 5 ........................... April 15
503-879-1461
jennifer.clark@grandronde.org
ISSUE DATE
Friday, April 19 ............................ May 1
Monday, May 6 .......................... May 15
Monday, May 20 ..........................June 1
Wednesday, June 5 ......................June 15
Name changes in court
Thursday, June 20 ..........................July 1
Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled
members for a filing fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would
like to request a packet, contact Tribal Court at 503-879-2303.
Editorial Policy
Letters welcome
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.
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.
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
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