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2 OCTOBER 15, 2020 Smoke Signals General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 sNok signflz Being held remotely using the Zoom teleconferencing program. 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, Oct. 28............................................................................10 a.m. Four casino employees test positive for COVID-19 Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy reported that there have been five active COVID-19 cases connected to Spirit Mountain Casino during a Wednesday, Oct. 14, Facebook Live event. Kennedy said the cases include four employees and one close contact to an employee. She said the employees worked behind the scenes and not on the gaming floor. Three of the employees live in the same household and do not reside in the Grand Ronde com- munity. They are currently being quarantined and the areas where they worked at the casino have been thoroughly cleaned. “COVID-19 must be taken se- riously,” Kennedy said, adding that the Tribe has the highest re- gard for the health and safety of its casino guests and employees. Kennedy added that the Ore- gon Health Authority delineates an “outbreak” at a workplace as being two or more cases linked to the same worksite who have disease onset in the same 14-day period. “We’re heartbroken that COVID-19 has touched so many members of our Tribal family,” she said. “As unfortunate as these recent cases are, it is also a re- minder of the seriousness of this situation.” Kennedy added that the Tribe is self-reporting the casino outbreak because of its sovereign status. “We believe this information is important. We are reporting it to remain consistent with the Ore- gon Health Authority’s practice.” According to www.grandronde. org, the Tribal clinic has con- ducted 754 COVID-19 tests with 736 coming back negative. There have been eight positive retests of results from another county and 10 are new positive tests. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Offices also will be closed on Monday, Nov. 23, in observance of Tribal Restoration Day. Offices will be closing at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and closed Thursday through Friday, Nov. 26-27, in observance of Thanksgiving. Website: www.smokesignals.org E-mail: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDXdTzfGjzJ_j3NPpCrtcw DEAN RHODES PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 DANIELLE HARRISON 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 monday, oct. 19 ...................nov. 1, 2020 Friday, Nov. 6 .....................nov. 15, 2020 Friday, Nov. 20 ..................... dec. 1, 2020 Friday, dec. 4 ...................... dec. 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 CTGR HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC Come in and get a flu shot! 2020-21 Tribal Council The Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Clinic will be at the CTGR Portland office. tribalcouncil@grandronde.org • Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 from 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. • 4445 SW Barbur Blvd. #101, Portland, OR 97239 Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 • Questions? Please call 503-879-1881 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 www.grandronde.org 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