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2 MARCH 1, 2022 Smoke Signals General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, March 6 sNok signflz Tribal members can participate remotely through the Zoom application. PUBLICATIONS OFFICE NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 DATE TIME Wednesday, March 9...........................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, March 23.........................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, April 6.............................................................................4 p.m. 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. Tribal members can participate remotely through the Zoom application. Twitter: CTGRSmokeSignal www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ Round Dance canceled for third year in a row Tribal Social Services Director Dana Ainam announced on Wednesday, Feb. 16, that the annual Agency Creek Round Dance, tentatively set for March 18-19, will not be held for the third year in a row. The 2020 and 2021 Round Dances were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and although case numbers are falling in Oregon and in Grand Ronde, this year’s will meet the same fate for the same reason. “We are working on sharing some songs and culture virtually in March,” Ainam said. “We will be advertising that.” 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 KATHERINE WARREN- STEFFENSMIER ISSUE DATE Monday, march 7 ...................March 15 PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY Friday, march 25 ...........................april 1 503-879-1466 kathrine.warren-steffensmier@ grandronde.org Friday, April 8 ..............................april 15 monday, April 25 ..............................may 1 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 . Smoke Signals screenshot Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments Chairman Sal Peralta gives the Chair’s Choice Award to Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy on Friday, Feb. 11, in the Governance Center Atrium. The award recognized the work of the Tribal Health Clinic in vaccinating more than 22,000 people since 2021 and the Tribe stepping up to take over emergency medical responsibilities in the West Valley area. Tribe receives Council of Governments award The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received the Mid-Willa- mette Valley Council of Governments Chair’s Choice Award. Chairman Sal Peralta said the award was for the work of the Tribe’s Health Clinic and to honor its 25th anniversary. “The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde administered more than 22,000 vaccinations through its clinic in the last year and stepped in to provide emergency medical services to the entire West Valley, improving response times from 20 minutes to five in the last year,” Peralta said. “At a time when so many are self-serving, credit seeking and polarizing, the Tribes offers us an alternative vision for leadership and community based on mutual respect and the long-term public good. They are the first to step forward when aid is needed and the last to take credit when it is deserved.” Peralta, who also serves on the McMinnville City Council, said he appreciated the Tribe’s testimony in creating the Elliott State Re- search Forest and “the values reflected in that testimony, which calls for the preservation of mature growth, logging of disturbed growth, and more clean water for lamprey and salmon habitat.” Peralta presented the award to Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy on Friday, Feb. 11, in the Governance Center Atrium and the award was acknowledged during the council’s annual meeting that was held virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Members of: Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2022 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 Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 1777 michael.langley@grandronde.org Kathleen George — ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org Jack Giffen Jr. — ext. 2300 jack.giffen@grandronde.org Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org Jon A. George — ext. 2355 jon.george@grandronde.org Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Michael Cherry — ext. 4555 michael.cherry@grandronde.org
