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MARCH 1, 2020
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, March 1
Smoke Signals
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Tribal Community Center
PUBLICATIONS OFFICE
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, March 4...........................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18.........................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1.............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
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Dear Smoke Signals:
I wanted to thank Youth Prevention for all they do for our youth. My
daughter, Aleah Patterson Roll# 5401, attended her fi rst Unity Conference
in Arizona from Feb. 18-21. I just wanted to say that our Youth Preven-
tion did an amazing job with our youth who attended. I want to say my
daughter went down and enjoyed the Unity Conference and enjoyed herself,
and they got her out of her shell and now she is working on getting her
application in for Tribal Youth Council.
hayu masi
Darla Patterson
Roll#1617
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 applying for funding to help aff ord the cost of the
needed expansion. n
Correction — A story that appeared in the Feb. 15, 2020, edition of
Smoke Signals contained incorrect information provided to the newspaper
regarding future Grand Ronde Road repair cost estimates. The estimated
cost will be approximately $1.2 million instead of the originally reported
$6 million.
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
Friday, March 6 .......... March 15, 2020
Friday, March 20 .............. april 1, 2020
monday, april 6 ............... april 15, 2020
monday, april 20 ................. may 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 verifi cation 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 refl ect
the opinions of smok signflz .
Members of:
n Native American Journalists Association
n Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
2020
Tribal Council
tribalcouncil@grandronde.org
n Cheryle A. Kennedy
Tribal Council Chairwoman
— ext. 2352
cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org
n Chris Mercier
Tribal Council Vice Chair
— ext. 1444
chris.mercier@grandronde.org
n Jon A. George
Tribal Council Secretary
— ext. 2355
n Jack Giffen Jr.
— ext. 2300
jack.giffen@grandronde.org
n Denise Harvey
— ext. 2353
denise.harvey@grandronde.org
n Michael Langley
— ext. 1777
michael.langley@grandronde.org
n Lisa Leno
— ext. 1770
jon.george@grandronde.org
lisaleno@grandronde.org
n Kathleen George
n Steve Bobb Sr.
— ext. 2305
— ext. 4555
kathleen.george@grandronde.org
steve.bobb@grandronde.org