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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
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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 es-
ubscription@grandronde.org. Stopping mailed delivery of the newspaper
will not affect other Tribal mail. 
RABBI TRUST FUND AND
MINORS’ CUSTODIAL TRUST FUND
This announcement is to inform you of the upcoming election
opportunity to recommend an investment option that best suits your
tolerance for investment risk. The election deadline is Sept. 24, 2022,
and the investment period will be effective from Oct. 1, 2022, until
modified.
Recognizing that each Tribal member’s tolerance for investment risk
may be different, parents of minor members age 17 or younger having
balances in the Rabbi Trust Fund and Minors’ Custodial Trust Fund, or
members age 18 or older can recommend that these funds be invest-
ed in one of five possible investment options.
Please e-mail deanne.norton@grandronde.org or call 503-879-2215
to receive your Investment Risk Assessment Recommendation Form.
This is optional and open only to those who participate in the Rabbi
and Minors’ Custodial Trust Funds. 
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. 
Study Chinuk Wawa
Fall 2022
4 credits
CW101 :
CRN 21386 & 20637
Tuesday/Thursday
4-6pm on Zoom
CW201 : CRN 20638
Monday/Wednesday
4-6pm on Zoom
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
collaborates with LCC to teach the original
universal language of the Pacific Northwest.
Classes involve hearing, speaking, writing,
and reading Chinuk Wawa, along with a focus
on the cultures of people who spoke
and still speak the language.
• Chinuk Wawa courses fulfill Oregon University System language requirements.
• An anonymous donor to the LCC Foundation will continue to cover spring CW103
and CW203 tuition for students who have taken the fall and winter courses.
Photo by Amiran White
To learn more,
scan the QR code:
Or visit online at:
www.lanecc.edu