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2 JUNE 15, 2021 Smoke Signals General Council meeting Tribal Council nominations sNok signflz 11 a.m. Sunday, June 27 PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Being held remotely using the Zoom teleconferencing program. 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings Website: www.smokesignals.org E-mail: news@grandronde.org Editorial.Board@grandronde.org DATE TIME Wednesday, June 16..........................................................................10 a.m. Wednesday, June 30..........................................................................10 a.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ Tribal government ends mask requirement for most fully vaccinated employees By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer Beginning Monday, June 7, fully vaccinated Tribal employees no longer were required to wear masks or face coverings in their work ar- eas and their work area buildings on campus, with the exception of buildings or departments that re- quire the masking standard. Drop-in visitors are still not al- lowed on the Tribal campus and prearranged visitors and vendors must continue to abide by the masking standard. General Manager David Fuller- ton notified employees in an e-mail sent late Friday, June 4. “Employees who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 will be required to continue to abide by the mask requirement,” he said. “The mask and face covering requires coverage of the nose and mouth, and to be worn at all times. Employ- ees who are vaccinated and would like to continue to wear masks are welcome to do so. We recognize that there are specific buildings that will have to continue to require staff to wear masks due to the nature of daily work their staff are engaged in. Please check with your supervi- sor for specific direction.” Some department areas and du- ties that will still adhere to mask requirements include Health & Wellness, Education, Adult Fos- ter Care, staff who enter clients’ homes, Law Enforcement and Emergency Services. “At this point we will not require vaccination verification for our employees,” Fullerton said. “If de- partment managers have reason to believe a staff member may not be adhering to this policy, they will be able to coordinate with Human Resources to request verification of the vaccine. Blatant disregard of this policy will not be tolerated and will be subject to disciplinary action. The falsification of any vaccination record will be subject to disciplinary action.” All staff will still be required to clear a temperature check daily. As of Monday, June 7, the Tribe’s Health & Wellness Center has vac- cinated more than 20,000 people with the two-dose Moderna vaccine with 9,900 of those vaccinated being Elders. The Tribe also was reporting no new cases of the COVID-19 coro- navirus and only two active cases in the community. www.youtube.com/c/SmokeSignalsChannel 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, june 24 ............... july 1, 2021 thursday, juLY 8 ................ july 15, 2021 monday, juLY 26 ...................aug. 1, 2021 monday, Aug. 9 ...................aug. 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 Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed Friday, June 18, in observance of Juneteenth. Offices also will be closing noon Friday, July 2, and closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. 2021 Tribal Council tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Free Playgroup in Grand Ronde! * When: First Thursday of each month 10:00 am-11:30 am Where: CTGR – Community Service Center 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Who: Parents and caregivers of children under 5 years. Why: Come to play, have a snack and have fun! 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. — ext. 2305 — ext. 4555 kathleen.george@grandronde.org steve.bobb@grandronde.org