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2 MAY 15, 2020 Smoke Signals General Council meeting sNok signflz 11 a.m. Sunday, June 28 Tribal Council Nominations PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Tribal Community Center 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings Website: www.smokesignals.org E-mail: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org DATE TIME Wednesday, May 27...........................................................................10 a.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDXdTzfGjzJ_j3NPpCrtcw 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 wednesday, may 20 ............ june 1, 2020 Friday, june 5 ..................... june 15, 2020 monday, june 22 ...................july 1, 2020 monday, july 6 ....................july 15, 2020 monday, july 20 ...................aug. 1, 2020 Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez Veterans participated in the Grand Entry on the second day of the Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds in July 2019. Neither the Veterans Powwow nor the annual Contest Powwow traditionally held in August will be sponsored by the Grand Ronde Tribe this year because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Pandemic continues decimating Tribal events By Dean Rhodes 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 Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published unless requested.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: Smoke Signals editor Annual Tribal events that will not be held this year because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic are stretching into August. During a virtual General Council meeting held Sunday, May 3, General Manager David Fullerton said that the Veterans Summit and Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow scheduled for July 9-12 will not be held. In addition, the annual Elder Honor Day sched- uled for Monday, July 13, at Spirit Mountain Casino is also canceled. The first Veterans Powwow was held in July 1993 and Elder Honor Day has been held annually since 1999. The Veterans Summit has been held since 2013. The annual Contest Powwow, scheduled for mid-August, has also been canceled because of concerns about holding large events and the coronavirus. Those four events joined a slew of annual Tribal events and pro- grams that have been canceled, postponed or rescheduled that started in March with the Agency Creek Round Dance that was to be held April 3-4. Other events and programs that have been affected included a March 18 Chat With the Chief, the April 5 General Council meeting in Eugene, the annual Tribal Housing Easter egg hunt, the May 16 Mental Health Awareness Walk, the annual trip to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to visit Tamanowas and the complementary three-week internship for Tribal youth, the Student Youth Employment Program, the Summer Youth Work Crew work experience at Natural Resources, the annual Canoe Journey and the annual Memorial Day event held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closing at noon Friday, May 22, and closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. 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