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2 JULY 1, 2023 Smoke Signals NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, July 12.............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, July 26.............................................................................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 Zoom. 503-879-2304. Tribal Office Closures Tribal ofoces will be closing noon Monday, July 3, and closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. CTGR YOUTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 2023 Honor and Recognition Event Are you a CTGR Tribal member promoting to 8th grade or are you a high school senior graduate? We invite you and your family to join us on July 6th at 5:30pm at Spirit Mountain Casino to our Honor and Recognition event to celebrate with us! 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 E-mail: 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 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org danielle.frost@grandronde.org samuel.briggs@grandronde.org KAMIAH KOCH JUSTIN PHILLIPS MICHELLE ALAIMO SOCIAL MEDIA/ DIGITAL JOURNALIST 503-879-1461 PAGE DESIGNER 503-879-2190 PHOTOJOURNALIST 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org justin.phillips@grandronde.org kamiah.koch@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE KATHERINE WARREN- STEFFENSMIER PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY 503-879-1466 kathrine.warren-steffensmier@ grandronde.org ISSUE DATE Friday, July 7 ................................... July 15 monday, July 24 .............................. Aug. 1 monday, aug. 7 .............................. Aug. 15 friday, aug. 25 ................................. sept. 1 friday, sept. 8 ................................. sept. 15 JULY 6, 2023 " 5:30 P.M. Fill out this link or scan the QR code to sign up your graduate to participate: https://bit.ly/honorandrec 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) ATTENTION VETERANS! PACT Act Presentation by Portland Veterans Beneots Administration 6 p.m. Friday, July 7, at the Veterans Powwow Veterans Service Ofocers will be available to answer questions, to submit Intent to File forms, and potentially ole on-the-spot PACT Act claims. There is no deadline to apply for PACT Act beneots. If you ole your claim or submit an Intent to File by Aug. 9, 2023, you *may receive beneots backdated to Aug. 10, 2022. (*If your claim is granted by Veterans Affairs as per their guidelines). Bring your DD-214! 2023 Tribal Council tribalcouncil@grandronde.org þ Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman 4 ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org þ Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair 4 ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org Save the Date Announcement We are following up this presentation with a PACT Act Claims Event at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the CTGR Community Center. More information to come! þ Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary 4 ext. 1777 michael.langley@grandronde.org TRIBAL VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE Make an appointment with your nearest accredited Tribal/Veterans Service Ofocer. CTGRTribalVSO@GrandRonde.Org 503-879-1484 Ad by Samuel Briggs III 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
