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2 Smoke Signals NOVEMBER 15, 2019 General Council meeting 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec 1 Tribal Community Center smok signflz PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.smokesignals.org E-mail: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org DATE TIME Wednesday, Nov. 20............................................................................4 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal Tribe hires new tax preparer Angel Bookkeeping of Willamina has been selected as the tax pre- parer for Elders and foster youth. Owner Karen Case has lived in the area for more than 25 years and has 23 years of experience in the tax field. She has expertise as a licensed tax preparer, enrolled agent and notary public. She also has experience working with Tribal members of all ages. Some new services that will be offered in 2020 include electronic filing and direct deposit. She can be contacted at 971-237-1230 or at angelbookkeepingllc@ gmail.com. www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDXdTzfGjzJ_j3NPpCrtcw DEAN RHODES CHELSEA BARANSKI DANIELLE FROST PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS/PUBLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STAFF WRITER 503-879-1418 danielle.frost@grandronde.org 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org chelsea.clark@grandronde.org TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ JUSTIN PHILLIPS PAGE DESIGNER 503-879-2190 PHOTOJOURNALIST justin.phillips@grandronde.org 503-879-1961 timothy.gonzalez@grandronde.org 503-879-4663 SAMUEL F. BRIGGS III GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST 503-879-1416 samuel.briggs@grandronde.org Health & Wellness Center hours The Health & Wellness Center is pleased to add additional access for patients during holiday weeks on Thursday mornings. The clinic will be scheduling patients at 8 a.m. every Thursday preceding or following a holiday closure. Urgent care also will be available during this time. KAMIAH KOCH SOCIAL MEDIA/ DIGITAL JOURNALIST 503-879-1461 kamiah.koch@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Wednesday, Nov. 20 .....................Dec. 1 Friday, Dec. 6 .............................Dec. 15 Friday, Dec. 20 ....................Jan. 1, 2020 Tribal Court is now open during the lunch hour As of Aug. 5, the Tribal Court office will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., including the lunch hour. Tribal Court also provides notary services. However, to obtain notary services please arrive before 4:30 p.m. For more information about Tribal Court and the services available, contact the court at court@grandronde.org or 503- 879-2303. WIC visits Community Center monthly Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the age of 5? If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children program. With WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions and access fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal and more. A WIC representative visits the Tribal Community Center on the third Tuesday of the month, which will be Nov. 19. Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-879-2034. Letters welcome Letters should be exclusive to smok signflz. Letters should be 400 words or less and must include the writer’s name, ad- dress, 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 smok signflz, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR, 97347. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 22, in observance of Tribal Restoration Day. Offices will be closing at noon Wednesday, Nov. 27, and closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, in observance of Thanksgiving. Editorial Policy smok signflz , a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Communi- ty 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. smok signflz 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 smok signflz . Members of: Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2019-20 Tribal Council 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
