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JANUARY 1, 2021
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3
Being held remotely using the Zoom teleconferencing program.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Jan. 13...........................................................................10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 27...........................................................................10 a.m.
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Dear Smoke Signals:
The family of Brent Merrill appreciates and thanks you for the wonderful
article you published. Our family has received compliments of Brent for
his many accomplishments highlighted in your writing.
Our gratitude to Harris Reibach; professor at Willamette University
Robert W. Collin; Steve Bobb Sr.; Joe Kirk; drummers Bobby and Nakoa
Mercier, Santi Atanacio and Izaiah Fisher; prayer Isabelle and Sophia
Grout; flute Donn Grishaber; video and music Carter Tollis; Shari for her
loving care at his most needed time; and Jo Ann Empey for calming my soul.
Donna Stronach
Roll No. 12
Dear Smoke Signals:
I attended the virtual General Council meeting on Dec. 6, 2020, and was
impressed and powerfully moved by the presentation from Spirit Mountain
Community Fund.
SMCF provides small and large competitive grants to nonprofit orga-
nizations as a philanthropic investment in communities throughout 11
Oregon counties. Additionally, they make available grants to the nine
federally recognized Tribes in Oregon and government agencies in Polk
and Yamhill counties.
I have worked with several nonprofit organizations in Oregon that
were successful in receiving SMCF grants, and the impact that they have
had – even on the smallest organization working with minimal funding
– creates a positive and direct effect on at-risk youth services, homeless-
ness prevention, food security, behavioral and mental community health,
autism research and clinical facilities, shelter services for abused women
and children, and much, much more.
SMCF is a name that all Oregon nonprofit organizations know, and our
Tribe and every Tribal member is lifted up because of the generosity and
spirit of giving that we have as a people. In the areas of arts and culture,
education, environmental preservation, health, historic preservation, prob-
lem gaming and public safety, SMCF continues to give despite the current
challenges of the pandemic, and I continue to be proud to be a part of it.
Thank you, Michael Cherry, and SMCF staff and Board of Trustees for
doing an amazing job at helping our neighbors and friends in our commu-
nities. In doing so, we are helping all of us.
Charles G. Haller II
Roll No. 1032
Massage at Health & Wellness Center
Mind, Body & Soul Therapeutic Massage started at the Health &
Wellness Clinic. Remember: Appointments for massage are not
managed by the Health & Wellness Center staff.
To schedule an appointment, call 971-237-2561.
Clothes Closet open Friday afternoons
The Clothes Closet is open from 3 to 6 p.m. Fridays on the Tribal campus
near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Blacktail Drive.
The change in hours will better serve the community so people do not
have to choose between going to the Grand Ronde Food Bank or the Clothes
Closet. It also will be open and available to those who work.
The Clothes Closet accepts clothing, small appliances, small pieces of
furniture, electronics and household goods that are clean and in good
condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or furniture, but there is a
community board where people can post those items.
For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walker-Her-
nandez at 559-847-7565.
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PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
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DANIELLE
HARRISON
TIMOTHY J.
GONZALEZ
STAFF WRITER
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PHOTOJOURNALIST
503-879-1961
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BRIGGS III
JUSTIN
PHILLIPS
KAMIAH
KOCH
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PAGE
DESIGNER
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justin.phillips@grandronde.org
kamiah.koch@grandronde.org
DEADLINE DATE
monday, jan. 11 ..................... jan. 15, 2021
monday, jan. 25 ...................... feb. 1, 2021
monday, feb. 8 .......................feb. 15, 2021
monday, feb. 22 ............... march 1, 2021
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 .
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2021
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.
Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr Day. Offices also will be closed Monday, Feb.
15, in observance of Tribal Chiefs’ Day.
ISSUE DATE
— ext. 2305
— ext. 4555
kathleen.george@grandronde.org
steve.bobb@grandronde.org