2
MAY 15, 2022
Tribal Council nominations
11 a.m. Sunday, June 26
Tribal members can participate remotely
through the Zoom application and limited in-person
attendance in the Tribal Council Chambers. 503-879-2304.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, May 18.............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1..............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if
needed. Limited in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers
and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-2304.
Tribal nonemergency text line
The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department has a nonemer-
gency text line at 541-921-2927.
“If you have a nonemergency situation or question, feel free to
contact my officer via text through this line,” said Grand Ronde
Tribal Police Chief Jake McKnight. “When one of my officers
receives the text, they will call you back when they have time.”
McKnight said that emergency situations still require calling
911.
For more information, contact McKnight at 503-879-1474. 
smok signflz offering
fast e-mail subscription
Want to be one of the first Tribal members to receive smok signflz?
Want to receive the Tribal publication on your computer instead of
waiting for it to arrive in the mail?
Want to get up-to-date and in-the-know about the Grand Ronde Tribe
before anyone else?
Well, here’s your opportunity.
In an effort to be more efficient and reduce printing and postage costs,
smok signflz electronic subscribers receive a PDF (portable document
format) version sent to them instead of a newsprint version sent via the
mail. All you need on your computer is Adobe Acrobat or another program
that can read a PDF and you’re set.
Why would you want to do that? The PDF version is available before the
newspaper is sent to our printing contractor in Salem. You can read the
paper on your computer or print out a copy of individual pages yourself.
And you will receive Tribal news much faster than the current standard
mailing utilized by the Tribe.
If you would like to receive an e-mailed PDF version of smok signflz and
stop receiving a mailed newsprint version, send your e-mail to esubscrip-
tion@grandronde.org. Stopping mailed delivery of the newspaper will not
affect other Tribal mail. 
Tribal Office Closures
Tribal offices will be closing at noon Friday, May 27, and closed on
Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.
Letters welcome
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 address
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.
Smoke Signals
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
KATHERINE WARREN-
STEFFENSMIER
ISSUE DATE
monday, may 23 .............................. june 1
PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY
friday, june 10 ............................... june 15
503-879-1466
kathrine.warren-steffensmier@
grandronde.org
friday, june 24 ................................. july 1
friday, july 8 ................................... july 15
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
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