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OCTOBER 1, 2020
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4
Being held remotely using the Zoom
teleconferencing program.
503-879-2304.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Oct. 14............................................................................10 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 28............................................................................10 a.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
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Tribal clinic detects
another COVID-19 case
The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center tested and recorded another
positive case of COVID-19 with ties to the Grand Ronde community on
Monday, Sept. 28.
“We are currently supporting the patient, monitoring the patient’s well-
being and working with the county to conduct contact tracing,” said the
Tribe’s announcement on its official Facebook page.
It is the first positive case of COVID-19 recorded by the Tribal clinic
since Aug. 28.
The first positive case with ties to the Grand Ronde community was
detected on Aug. 26 and the second came a day later on Aug. 27.
“No one is immune,” the Tribe warned. “The best way individuals can
serve their neighbors and communities is by taking individual respon-
sibility to fight COVID-19 by wearing a mask, washing their hands and
practicing social distancing.”
According to www.grandronde.org, the Tribal clinic has conducted 668
COVID-19 tests with 655 coming back negative. There have been seven
positive retests of results from another county and six are new positive
tests. 
We Want To Hear From You!
That’s right, the Grand
Ronde Health &
Wellness Center
Comment Box is located
at the entrance of the
Health & Wellness
Center, next to the
drinking fountain. Share
your experience, good or
bad with us! We
look forward to
hearing what you
have to say. 
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Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of
Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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PUBLICATIONS
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ISSUE DATE
monday, oct. 5 ................... oct. 15, 2020
monday, oct. 19 ...................nov. 1, 2020
Friday, Nov. 6 .....................nov. 15, 2020
Friday, Nov. 20 ..................... dec. 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.
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2020-21
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
 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