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MAY 1, 2021
General Council meeting
11 a.m. Sunday, May 2
Being held remotely using the Zoom teleconferencing program.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, May 5.............................................................................10 a.m.
Wednesday, May 19...........................................................................10 a.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed.
Letter s
Dear Smoke Signals:
Back in 2019, Smoke Signals asked for input on “How big can Grand
Ronde be?” All I know about limits to growth would be resources available.
There are, however, two things I would like to see included in Grand Ronde
growth. Number one is “bees” and number two is “energy efficiency.”
Honeybees and bumblebees pollinate billions of dollars of food crops
annually in the United States. They are in decline and how great it would
be to eat Grand Ronde honey instead of white sugar that is filled with
chemicals and exacerbates diabetes. There are now growing walls where
you can grow crops vertically to save valuable space. Without bees, we
run out of food. We would need experienced beekeepers and not use de-
bilitating pesticides.
The second need is energy efficiency to get us through times of climate
change. Today, I found out that Native people who live on Reservations
cannot get tax breaks for renewable energy or energy efficiency because
of the tax-exempt Reservations. Possibly our new Secretary of the Interior
could help.
Deb Haaland and the Biden administration are aware of climate change
and could change the rule. Grand Ronde could become more self-reliant
regarding food and energy efficiency.
Judith Pettibone
Roll No. 717
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LIHEAP program open in service area
The Tribal Social Service’s LIHEAP – Low Income Home Ener-
gy Assistance Program – is open to eligible Tribal members in the
six-county service area and Clackamas County.
This is a first-come, first-served program and income criteria ap-
plies. LIHEAP is federally funded through the Department of Health
and Human Services and is designed to help low-income households
with home heating costs.
For more information, contact Social Services at 503-879-2034. 
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GONZALEZ
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KOCH
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PAGE
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DEADLINE DATE
ISSUE DATE
monday, may 10 .................... may 15, 2021
monday, may 24 ................... june 1, 2021
wednesday, june 9 ............ june 15, 2021
thursday, june 24 ............... july 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.
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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:
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 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
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
 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
GRAND RONDE HOUSING DEPARTMENT
— ext. 2355
28450 Tyee Road – Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 – 503-879-2401 – Fax 503-879-5973
jon.george@grandronde.org
lisaleno@grandronde.org
 Kathleen George
 Steve Bobb Sr.
— ext. 1770
ATTENTION ALL HOUSING TENANTS AND GUEST
— ext. 2305
— ext. 4555
PLEASE SLOW DOWN IN ELDER HOUSING
Also, please make sure and maintain low levels of music in the Elder community.
kathleen.george@grandronde.org
steve.bobb@grandronde.org