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JUNE 1, 2020
Smoke Signals
General Council meeting
sNok signflz
11 a.m. Sunday, June 28
Tribal Council Nominations
PUBLICATIONS OFFICE
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9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173
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DATE
TIME
Wednesday, June 10..........................................................................10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 24..........................................................................10 a.m.
Wednesday, July 8.............................................................................10 a.m.
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Tribe has made exceptions
regarding assistance
PAYMENTS continued
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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
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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
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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
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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