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FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Smoke Signals
General Council meeting
sNok signflz
11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2
Monarch Hotel & Convention Center,
12566 S.E. 93rd Ave., Clackamas.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Feb. 5...............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 19.............................................................................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
www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/
Letter s
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Dear Smoke Signals:
Words cannot express the thoughtfulness of everyone coming together
in our loss of my son, Larry Brandon.
Thank you for all the food you brought, the flowers, and thank you
drummers and just for being there.
Lorraine Lash and all the Brandon family
Roll #43
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 Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of
Tribal Chiefs’ Day.
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
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 .
CTGR TERO Announcement
Members of:
CONFINED
SPACE &
TRENCH SAFETY
Feb. 19, 2020
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
CTGR Employment Service Center
9615 Grand Ronde Rd.
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
(Building C)
Native American Journalists Association
Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
2020
Tribal Council
tribalcouncil@grandronde.org
Cheryle A. Kennedy
Tribal Council Chairwoman
— ext. 2352
cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org
Chris Mercier
Tribal Council Vice Chair
Registration is limited
— ext. 1444
chris.mercier@grandronde.org
No cost for Tribal members and
$215 for non-Tribal members
Register with the TERO office
by calling 503-879-2188 or
Email - tero@grandronde.org
TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE
Ad by Samuel Briggs III
ISSUE DATE
Jon A. George
Tribal Council Secretary
— ext. 2355
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