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2 JUNE 1, 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, June 10..........................................................................10 a.m. Wednesday, June 24..........................................................................10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8.............................................................................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 Tribe has made exceptions regarding assistance PAYMENTS continued from front page formula for determining allocations to Tribes. The summer disbursements will bring the total number of coronavi- rus relief payments to five and help Tribal members affected by the pan- demic and the probable absence of a June per capita distribution because Spirit Mountain Casino was closed from mid-March through June 1. By the end of summer, adult Tribal members will have received $2,600 in virus relief financial aid, which is approximately 56 percent of per capita distributed in 2019. The third supplemental budget will be posted in the coming days, the Facebook post said, and Trib- al members will have 15 days to comment on it before it is officially adopted by Tribal Council. Tribal Council approved on Thurs- day, May 21, a second $1.9 million supplemental budget that sent an- other virus relief payment to adult Tribal members to help them deal with the financial effects caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The second round of virus relief payments sent $400 each to adult Tribal members. “We recognize that many of our Tribal members are struggling during these challenging times,” said a Tribal Council statement posted on the Tribal government’s Facebook page on Thursday, May 7. “The Grand Ronde family is not limited by state or national borders. Our goal is to get assistance to Trib- al members no matter where they live and we hope that these actions will help our membership navigate these uncertain times.” Tribal Council discussed the sec- ond round of virus relief payments during a Tuesday, May 5, meeting and the proposed supplemental budget was posted at the Gover- nance Center the following day. Finance Officer Chris Leno said that the checks and direct depos- its were distributed on Thursday, May 28. Tribal Council approved the first supplemental $1.8 million budget on April 23 and $400 payments were mailed out and deposited directly into Tribal members’ bank accounts on April 29. The additional $100,000 in the second supplemental budget is earmarked for the Social Services Department’s Emergency Assis- tance Program that provides emer- gency rental/housing assistance and emergency utility assistance to Tribal members. Because of the pandemic, the Tribe has made some exceptions to its normal policies regarding assistance. Tribal members in need should contact Administra- tive Assistant Tammy Garrison at 503-879-2077 to discuss their situation and receive assistance or guidance. 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, june 5 ..................... june 15, 2020 monday, june 22 ...................july 1, 2020 monday, july 6 ....................july 15, 2020 monday, july 20 ...................aug. 1, 2020 wednesday, aug. 5 ............aug. 15, 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 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 Ad by Samuel Briggs III 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