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2 AUGUST 15, 2021 General Council meeting Smoke Signals sNok signflz 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 (Tentative) Tribal Community Center NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Aug. 25..............................................................,..............4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8...............................................................,..............4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22.............................................................,..............4 p.m. 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 Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal Letters welcome www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/c/SmokeSignalsChannel DEAN RHODES Letters should be exclusive to smok signflz. Letters should be 400 words or less and must include the writer’s name, address, phone number and Tribal roll number. You will be contacted to confirm authorship. All letters are subject to editing for space, grammar and, on occasion, factual accuracy. Only two letters per writer are allowed during a three-month period. Letters written in response to other letter writers should ad- dress the issue at hand and, rather than mentioning the other writer by name, should refer to the date of the letter published. Discourse should be civil and people should be referred to in a respectful manner. Letters deemed in poor taste will not be printed. Send letters via e-mail to news@grandronde.org, or submit in person at the Tribal Governance Center in Grand Ronde, Ore., or mail to smok signflz, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR, 97347. 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 wednesday, Aug. 25 .............sept. 1, 2021 wednesday, sept. 8 .............sept. 15, 2021 thursday, sept. 23 ................oct. 1, 2021 thursday, Oct. 7 ................oct. 15, 2021 Editorial Policy Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closing noon Friday, Sept. 3, and closed on Monday, Sept. 6, in observance of Labor Day. Offices also will be closed Friday, Sept. 24, in observance of National Native American Day. Applications accepted September 1, 2020 Purpose: Tribal Funding allocated to assist families with high costs of child care through a partial reimbursement program through the Social Services Department. This is a first come first serve program Full applications and supporting documents must be received to process application Approved applicants will receive the reimbursement September 1 through August 31 of the current year Each household will receive up to a $100 monthly reimbursement per eligible child Social Services will maintain a waiting list based on date/time of application in the event that approved applicants become ineligible at any point during the current application year Eligibility: 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 2021 Tribal Council tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman The child receiving childcare must be a Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) member and 12 years old or younger Child must attend a Certified Licensed Childcare Facility Parent (s) / Guardian must be currently employed at least 20 hours per week or more and /or attending school as a part-time student minimum Two parent/guardian household, both parents/guardians must be working or attending school Household must meet the income criteria of 185% of Federal Poverty Level Documentation required: Completed Application Verification of child(s) residence or custody agreement (ie. 2019 Taxes, Rental Agreement, Snap report etc.). Copy of childcare facility license Release of Information for the childcare facility Copies of wage stubs for the past 30 days and current classroom schedule. For two parent/ guardian households, both parents must provide documentation Contact Social Services at (503) 879-2034 — 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