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DECEMBER 1, 2022
Smoke Signals
General Council meeting
sNok signflz
11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4
Tribal members can participate remotely
through the Zoom application and
in-person attendance.
Call 503-879-2304 for more information.
NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings
DATE
TIME
Wednesday, Dec. 14.............................................................................4 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28.............................................................................4 p.m.
Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if
needed. In-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers
and via the Zoom teleconference application. 503-879-2304.
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
Tribal Office Closures
Tribal ofoces will be closing noon Friday, Dec. 23, and all day on
Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christmas. Ofoces also will be
closing noon Friday, Dec. 30, and all day on Monday, Jan. 2, in ob-
servance of New Year9s Day.
EDITOR/
PUBLICATIONS
COORDINATOR
503-879-1463
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
Letters should be exclusive to smok signflz.
Letters should be 400 words or less and must include the writer9s
name, address, phone number and Tribal roll number. You will be con-
tacted to conorm 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@gran-
dronde.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.
TIMOTHY J.
GONZALEZ
ASSISTANT EDITOR/
STAFF WRITER
503-879-4663
PHOTOJOURNALIST
503-879-1961
timothy.gonzalez@grandronde.org
danielle.frost@grandronde.org
SAMUEL F.
BRIGGS III
KAMIAH
KOCH
JUSTIN
PHILLIPS
GRAPHIC DESIGN
SPECIALIST
503-879-1416
SOCIAL MEDIA/
DIGITAL JOURNALIST
503-879-1461
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DESIGNER
503-879-2190
samuel.briggs@grandronde.org
Letters welcome
DANIELLE
HARRISON
justin.phillips@grandronde.org
kamiah.koch@grandronde.org
KATHERINE WARREN-
STEFFENSMIER
DEADLINE DATE
PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY
ISSUE DATE
Thursday, dec. 8 ...........................dec. 15
503-879-1466
kathrine.warren-steffensmier@
grandronde.org
Tuesday, dec. 27 .................... jan. 1, 2023
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 veriocation 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, staf, 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 renect
the opinions of smok signflz .
Members of:
þ Native American Journalists Association
þ Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
þ 2021 best digital newspaper (NAJA)
SAVE THE DATE
2022-23
Tribal Council
Tribal Council
tribalcouncil@grandronde.org
þ Cheryle A. Kennedy
Tribal Council Chairwoman
4 ext. 2352
cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org
þ Chris Mercier
Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022
10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Tribal Council Vice Chair
4 ext. 1444
chris.mercier@grandronde.org
Spirit Mountain Casino
þ Michael Langley
Tribal Council Secretary
4 ext. 1777
michael.langley@grandronde.org
þ Kathleen George
4 ext. 2305
kathleen.george@grandronde.org
Ad by Samuel Briggs III
þ Brenda tuomi
4 ext. 2300
brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org
þ Denise Harvey
4 ext. 2353
denise.harvey@grandronde.org
þ Jon A. George
4 ext. 2355
jon.george@grandronde.org
þ Lisa Leno
4 ext. 1770
lisaleno@grandronde.org
þ Michael Cherry
4 ext. 4555
michael.cherry@grandronde.org