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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.
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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
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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