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3 sNok signflz JANUARY 15, 2021 ATTENTION TRIBAL MEMBERS ON THE TRIBAL SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)/DISABILITY (SSD) & MEDICARE PART B REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS It’s time to send us a copy of your “2021” Social Security award letter *If you haven’t received your “2021” Social Security award letter yet, please contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1-800-772-1213 or online at www.ssa.gov *Your “2021” SSA award must reach our office by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to avoid future delays in your benefits. January • Monday, Jan. 18 – Tribal offices closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. • Wednesday, Jan. 27 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Gover- nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. February • Sunday, Feb. 7 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., using the Zoom teleconferencing program. • Wednesday, Feb. 10 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Gover- nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. • Monday, Feb. 15 – Tribal offices closed in observance of Tribal Chiefs’ Day holiday. • Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Tribal Council meeting, 10 a.m., Gover- nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. 503-879-2304. (Editor’s note: All events are tentative depending on the status of the Tribe’s COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response.) Certified Application Assisters at the Health & Wellness Center Cassandra Rhamey is available to assist with recertification and applications for the Oregon Health Plan. She can be reached at 503-879-1359 or cassandra.rhamey@grandronde.org. Leah Bailey also is a Certified Application Assister available to help. She can be reached at 503-879-2197 or leah.bailey@grandronde.org. Please send a copy of your “2021” SSA letter to: CTGR Member Services Attn: Shannon Simi 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 E-mail: Shannon.simi@grandronde.org – Fax: 503-879-2480 – Phone: 503-879-1358 or 1-800-242-0232, ext. 1358 NOTE: It is the responsibility of the Tribal member to notify the Tribe of any changes in your benefits from the Social Security Administration SSI/SSD program. Failure to submit your annual SSA letter and/or notify the Tribe of any changes may result in an obligation to repay ineligible benefits received and/or interrupt or delay your Tribal Supplemental Security Income & Disability payments and Medicare Part B reimbursements. Letters welcome Letters should be exclusive to smok signflz. Letters should be 400 words or less and must include the writer’s name, address, phone number and Tribal roll number. You will be contacted to confirm authorship. All letters are subject to editing for space, grammar and, on occasion, factual accuracy. Only two letters per writer are allowed during a three-month period. Letters written in response to other letter writers should address the issue at hand and, rather than mentioning the other writer by name, should refer to the date of the letter published. Discourse should be civil and people should be referred to in a respectful manner. Letters deemed in poor taste will not be printed. Send letters via e-mail to news@grandronde.org, or submit in person at the Tribal Governance Center in Grand Ronde, Ore., or mail to smok signflz, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR, 97347. EDERATED NF BES TRI THE C O THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE RA DE OF G ND RO N INDIGENT DEFENSE PROGRAM The Tribal Court is actively seeking attorneys for our Indigent Defense Program to represent parents and children involved in neglect and abuse cases within the jurisdiction of the Tribal Court. If interested please contact the Tribal Court: Shane Thomas Tribal Court Programs Coordinator 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Phone: 503-879-4623 Fax: 503-879-2269 shane.thomas@grandronde.org www.grandronde.org/government/tribal-court Ad by Samuel Briggs III Ad by Samuel Briggs III