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JANUARY 15, 2020
General Council meeting
Smoke Signals
sNok signflz
11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2
Monarch Hotel & Conference Center,
12566 S.E. 93rd Ave., Clackamas.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Jan. 22.............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 5...............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
PUBLICATIONS OFFICE
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173
Website: www.smokesignals.org
E-mail: news@grandronde.org
Editorial.Board@grandronde.org
Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal
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Comments Requested on Plans for
Grand Ronde Veterans Memorial Improvements
The Grand Ronde Tribe’s Veterans Memorial was built in 2001 and a
couple of the four service branch pillars are running out of space. The
Tribe is planning on acquiring two more pillars and incorporating them
into the current memorial in a complementary manner. If you would like
to comment on this planned project, please contact Tribal Council. You
may e-mail them through Shannon.Ham-Texeira@grandronde.org. You
may also call Tribal Council staff at 503-879-2301. The Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department has a Veterans and War Memorial Grant
program. The Tribe is considering applying for funding to help afford
the cost of the needed expansion.
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DEAN RHODES
PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
503-879-1463
DANIELLE
FROST
TIMOTHY J.
GONZALEZ
STAFF WRITER
503-879-4663
PHOTOJOURNALIST
503-879-1961
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
danielle.frost@grandronde.org
timothy.gonzalez@grandronde.org
SAMUEL F.
BRIGGS III
JUSTIN
PHILLIPS
KAMIAH
KOCH
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SPECIALIST
503-879-1416
PAGE
DESIGNER
503-879-2190
SOCIAL MEDIA/
DIGITAL JOURNALIST
503-879-1461
samuel.briggs@grandronde.org
justin.phillips@grandronde.org
kamiah.koch@grandronde.org
DEADLINE DATE
ISSUE DATE
Tuesday, Jan. 21 ..................... Feb. 1, 2020
PROPOSED GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney’s Office,
has proposed adopting a Government Administration Ordinance. The
proposed ordinance was given a first reading at the Dec. 31, 2019,
Tribal Council meeting.
The proposed ordinance combines and updates selected provisions
from two older Tribal ordinances which have been in effect since 1993,
but which have not been updated since 1994, and will better reflect the
current structure of the Tribal government. If the proposed Government
Administration Ordinance is adopted, the following ordinances would
be rescinded:
• Tribal Government Purpose Ordinance
• Tribal Government Organization and Procedures Ordinance
For a copy of the proposed Government Administration Ordinance,
please contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664. Tribal
Council invites comment on the proposed ordinance. Please send your
comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org.
Comments must be received by Feb. 15, 2020.
Wednesday, Feb. 5 ................Feb. 15, 2020
Wednesday, Feb. 19 ........ March 1, 2020
Friday, March 6 .......... March 15, 2020
Friday, March 20 .............. april 1, 2020
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
Sewing class participants wanted
The sewing classes that have been held at the Elders Activity Center have
been canceled due to lack of participation. Classes could resume if at least
six people commit to attending. To commit or find out more information,
contact Elders Activity Assistant Virginia Kimsey-Roof at 503-879-2233.
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.
2020
Tribal Council
tribalcouncil@grandronde.org
Cheryle A. Kennedy
Tribal Council Chairwoman
— ext. 2352
cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org
Chris Mercier
Tribal Council Vice Chair
— ext. 1444
chris.mercier@grandronde.org
Jon A. George
Tribal Council Secretary
— ext. 2355
Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Offices also will be closed on Monday,
Feb. 17, in observance of Tribal Chiefs’ Day.
Jack Giffen Jr.
— ext. 2300
jack.giffen@grandronde.org
Denise Harvey
— ext. 2353
denise.harvey@grandronde.org
Michael Langley
— ext. 1777
michael.langley@grandronde.org
Lisa Leno
— ext. 1770
jon.george@grandronde.org
lisaleno@grandronde.org
Kathleen George
Steve Bobb Sr.
— ext. 2305
— ext. 4555
kathleen.george@grandronde.org
steve.bobb@grandronde.org