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2 JULY 1, 2021 Smoke Signals NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, July 14...........................................................................10 a.m. Wednesday, July 28...........................................................................10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11...........................................................................10 a.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Election Office opens on July 26 The Election Board office will be open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from July 26 through Sept. 9. Office hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. The Election Office is located in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and the phone number is 503-879-2271. For convenience, blank signature verification forms will be placed in a hanging basket outside the Elections Office door. Completed forms – with a notarized signature or legible copy of ID, including your signature (driver’s license, member ID card, passport, etc.) at- tached – need to be mailed to the Election Board for processing. The form will not be processed unless it has been notarized or includes a legible copy of ID and your signature attached. Ballots will be mailed to voters with verified signatures on July 28. Tribal members may submit a verified signature card at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday, Sept. 11. The Grand Ronde post office is no longer open to accept ballots on Saturday, Sept. 11. For our members’ convenience there will be a ballot box in the Governance Center building during the election season and also on Election Day there will be a box in the Commu- nity Center where completed ballots can be dropped. There will be ballots available, as has been done in the past, for those members who want to vote in person. It is the voters’ responsibility to ensure the ballot is received by the Election Board on Election Day – be sure to allow adequate time for the ballot to reach the Election Board by 6 p.m. Sept. 11. 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 www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ 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, juLY 8 ................ july 15, 2021 monday, juLY 26 ...................aug. 1, 2021 monday, Aug. 9 ...................aug. 15, 2021 wednesday, Aug. 25 .............sept. 1, 2021 Massage at Health & Wellness Center Mind, Body & Soul Therapeutic Massage started at the Health & Wellness Clinic. Remember: Appointments for massage are not managed by the Health & Wellness Center staff. To schedule an appointment, call 971-237-2561. Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closing noon Friday, July 2, and closed on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. 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: • Grand Ronde Community • Clothes Closet • Open to All • Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2021 Tribal Council tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org SERVICES OFFERED: Children’s Clothing Women’s Clothing Men’s Clothing Blankets Free Dog & Cat Food Diapers and Toilet Paper Emergency Hygiene Kits Camping Supplies (Tents, Tarps, Wood) Small Appliances and Household Items Toys SEASONAL PROGRAMS Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary Backpack & School Supply Giveaway For children ages K-12 at the start of school Christmas Shop Adults can pick out 1 new gift for each child in their household. Children can shop for 1 gift for each adult in their household. The Grand Ronde Clothes closet is located on the Tribal Campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Blacktail Drive. The Clothes Closet accepts donations in clean and good condition. Please put donations in plastic bags for sanitation purposes and drop them off during open hours. Please use the Community Board to post large items. For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walker-Hernandez at 559-847-7565. — 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