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JUNE 15, 2021
Smoke Signals
General Council meeting
Tribal Council nominations
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11 a.m. Sunday, June 27
PUBLICATIONS OFFICE
Being held remotely using the Zoom teleconferencing program.
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DATE
TIME
Wednesday, June 16..........................................................................10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 30..........................................................................10 a.m.
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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.
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PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
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DANIELLE
HARRISON
TIMOTHY J.
GONZALEZ
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BRIGGS III
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PHILLIPS
KAMIAH
KOCH
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PAGE
DESIGNER
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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
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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.
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about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, all letters received must be
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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