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2 MARCH 1, 2023 Smoke Signals General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, March 5 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, March 8............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, March 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 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 Letter s DANIELLE HARRISON SAMUEL F. BRIGGS III ASSISTANT EDITOR/ STAFF WRITER 503-879-4663 GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST 503-879-1416 DEAN RHODES Dear Smoke Signals: Today is my anniversary date of 19 years of service on paper with our Tribe. I write this letter with a very heavy heart. One month and four days ago, my son left this earth to embark on his next journey. This is one of the hardest journeys I have ever had to experience. He was almost 4 years old when I came back to start my employment once again with our Tribe. I was a single mom again, and he went every- where with me. I always said, <Come on, son.= I had to work or we were volunteering at some kind of Tribal event or attending a conference with my mom. Some- times he would say, <I don9t want to go= and I would say, <Get in the car. You don9t have a choice.= Once the day was done, he would always take his hand and put it on my hand and say, <Thank you, Mama. That was so much fun.= We continued on this journey until he was well into his teenage years. He loved going to the summer youth camp and made so many friends and became everyone9s favorite friend. Some of our most memorable trips together were the Tribal Canoe Journey. The one to Bella Bella, Canada, being his most favorite of all even though it was long. It was here where he learned of his own spirituality within himself and the love of his Tribe. Thank you all who showed up at my home the day of this tragic loss. Just being there present with my family was comforting for all of us. Jon George, Cheryle Kennedy, David Fullerton, Bobby Mercier, Tina Lara, Jordan Mercier, Zoey Holsclaw, Kailiyah Krehbiel and many more. We are so very blessed for the ceremony in the house. It was beautiful and powerful with so many of the Tribal community present. My family and I want to say <Thank you= to all of our Tribal and com- munity family who gave our family unconditional love, support, prayers, visits, food, gifts, nowers and so much more during this time. We are so blessed and appreciate all of you. Masi from our family to yours. Lisa Archuleta Roll No. 1744 EDITOR/ PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 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, march 6 ...................March 15 friday, march 24 ..........................april 1 friday, april 7 ...............................april 15 monday, april 24 ..............................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 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) When Grand Ronde Tribal news breaks... 2023 Tribal Council W e Po s t It ! tribalcouncil@grandronde.org þ Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman 4 ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org þ Chris Mercier Smoke Signals publishes on the 1st and 15th of every month, but Grand Ronde Tribal news happens almost daily. To stay current and informed about your Tribe, be sure to add smokesignals.org in your web brows- er’s “favorites folder.” You can also follow your Tribe at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Tribal Council Vice Chair 4 ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org þ Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary 4 ext. 1777 michael.langley@grandronde.org þ Kathleen George SmokeSignals CTGR @CTGR SmokeSignals @CTGR SmokeSignals CTGR SmokeSignals Ad by Samuel Briggs III 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
