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2 MARCH 15, 2021 Smoke Signals General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, April 11 Being held remotely using the Zoom teleconferencing program. NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, March 24........................................................................10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7............................................................................10 a.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. sNok signflz PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.smokesignals.org E-mail: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal Memorial Day event tentatively set for May 31 By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor In a sign that things are slowly and cautiously inching toward re- turning to normal, Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. announced on Tuesday, March 9, that the an- nual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 31. Last year’s event was canceled as the COVID-19 pandemic became a major public health concern in Oregon. Bobb said he talked with Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and General Manager David Fullerton about holding an outdoors event at 1 p.m. that will include proper social distancing. The usual noon meal that precedes the event inside the Community Center will not be held. In 2020, Army veterans Douglas D. Stake, Alden H. Clark, Linden W. Frederic, Donald E. Holsclaw, David W. Weaver and Mervin J. Holmes and Navy veteran Ramona L. Quenelle had their names etched on to one of the four black granite pillars – one for each major branch of the U.S. military. So far this year, the Tribe has re- ceived only one application to have a name added to the memorial. Bobb said he has recruited Army Col. Larry Brown as the keynote speaker. He was a helicopter pi- lot who did two tours of duty in Vietnam and was shot down nine times. Last year’s ceremony would have been the 18th held after the me- morial was dedicated in 2003. It was designed by Bobb, a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran, and features a man and woman dressed in traditional Native cloth- ing standing side by side reaching for the sky. The four pillars feature the names of Tribal and community members from Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan. The addition of seven names last year increased the total on all four pillars to 2,369. 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 Thursday, march 25 ......... april 1, 2021 friday, april 9.................... april 15, 2021 monday, april 26 ...................may 1, 2021 monday, may 10 .................... may 15, 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 . Members of: Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association EDERATED NF BES TRI THE C O THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ RA DE OF G ND RO N INDIGENT DEFENSE PROGRAM 2021 Tribal Council tribalcouncil@grandronde.org 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. Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org If interested please contact the Tribal Court: Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair Shane Thomas Tribal Court Programs Coordinator — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org Jon A. George 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Phone: 503-879-4623 Fax: 503-879-2269 shane.thomas@grandronde.org Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 www.grandronde.org/government/tribal-court 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