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2 FEBRUARY 1, 2023 Smoke Signals General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 Monarch Hotel & Convention Center 12566 S.E. 93rd Ave, Clackamas 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, Feb. 8...............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22.............................................................................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. 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 DANIELLE HARRISON SAMUEL F. BRIGGS III ASSISTANT EDITOR/ STAFF WRITER 503-879-4663 GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST 503-879-1416 DEAN RHODES EDITOR/ PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 Letter s Dear Smoke Signals: I wish to let Chief Jake McKnight know how I appreciate the fact that he knew that I had done the needlework that was returned to his ofoce. It had been missing for 16 years. I assumed it was stolen from the frame shop; turns out she had kept it safe. Many, many hours of work have been gratefully returned to me. Thank you again for knowing it was mine. Donna Stronach Roll #12 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org danielle.frost@grandronde.org samuel.briggs@grandronde.org KATHERINE WARREN- STEFFENSMIER KAMIAH KOCH JUSTIN PHILLIPS PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY SOCIAL MEDIA/ DIGITAL JOURNALIST 503-879-1461 PAGE DESIGNER 503-879-2190 503-879-1466 kathrine.warren-steffensmier@ grandronde.org justin.phillips@grandronde.org kamiah.koch@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Monday, feb. 6 ................................. Feb. 15 tuesday, feb. 21 ...........................March 1 Tribal Office Closures Tribal ofoces will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, in obervance of Tribal Chiefs9 Day. monday, march 6 ...................March 15 friday, march 24 ..........................april 1 Editorial Policy Letters welcome 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 contacted to con- orm authorship. 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Members of: þ Native American Journalists Association þ Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association þ 2021 best digital newspaper (NAJA) 2023 Tribal Council tribalcouncil@grandronde.org þ Cheryle A. Kennedy Tuesday Thursday By scheduled By scheduled Walk-in claim appointment only appointment only appointments Monday Tribal Council Chairwoman 4 ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org þ Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair To schedule a claim appointment: 4 ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org call (503) 879-1484 or email CTGRTribalVSO@GrandRonde.Org þ Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary 4 ext. 1777 michael.langley@grandronde.org þ Kathleen George 4 ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org 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
