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2 AUGUST 1, 2023 Smoke Signals General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 Tribal Council Chambers Tribal members can participate remotely via Zoom and in-person attendance. Call 503-879-2304 for more information. sNok signflz PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232, FAX: 503-879-2173 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Aug. 9..............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23............................................................................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. 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 Election Office open through Sept. 8 The Tribe’s Election Board office opened on Monday, July 24, and will be open through Friday, Sept. 8. Office hours are 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily with lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. The office is located in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, and the phone number is 503-879-2271. Blank signature verification forms have been placed in a hanging basket outside the Elections Board office door. Completed signature verification forms – with a notarized signature or legible copy of ID, including your signature (driver’s licenses, member ID card, passport, etc.) – need to be mailed to the Election Board for processing. The form will not be processed unless it has been notarized or includes a legible copy of ID and signature attached. Ballots were mailed to voters with verified signatures on Wednes- day, July 26. Tribal members can submit a verified signature card at any time up to and including Election Day on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Grand Ronde post office is no longer open to accept ballots on Saturday, Sept. 9. For Tribal members’ convenience, there will be a ballot box in the Governance Center during the election season and also on Election Day there will be a box in the Community Center where ballots can be dropped off. Ballots will be available, as they have been in the past, for Tribal members who want to vote in person. It is the voter’s responsibility to ensure their ballot is received by the Election Board on Election Day and allow for adequate time for the ballot to reach the Election Board by Sept. 9. Correction — An article in the July 15, 2023, edition of Smoke Signals contained an error. Tribal Council was presented with three sponsorship requests for the Oregon Native American Chamber, Cascade High School cheer program support and Sheridan High School volleyball program support at its Wednesday, July 12, meeting. Council did not approve the requests at the meeting. Smoke Signals regrets the error. DEAN RHODES PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR 503-879-1463 dean.rhodes@grandronde.org DANIELLE HARRISON SAMUEL F. BRIGGS III EDITOR 503-879-4663 GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST 503-879-1416 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 ISSUE DATE KATHERINE WARREN- STEFFENSMIER monday, aug. 7 .............................. Aug. 15 PUBLICATIONS SECRETARY friday, aug. 25 ................................. sept. 1 503-879-1466 kathrine.warren-steffensmier@ grandronde.org friday, sept. 8 ................................. sept. 15 friday, sept. 22 ..................................oct. 1 friday, Oct. 6 ..................................oct. 15 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 verification 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, staff, 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 reflect the opinions of smok signflz . Members of: Native American Journalists Association Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2022 NAJA General excellence When Grand Ronde Tribal news breaks... 2023 Tribal Council ! t I t s o P e W tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman — ext. 2352 cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org 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 — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org Michael Langley Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 1777 michael.langley@grandronde.org Kathleen George @SmokeSignals CTGR @CTGR SmokeSignals @CTGRSmoke Signals @Smoke SignalsCTGR Ad by Samuel Briggs III — ext. 2305 kathleen.george@grandronde.org Brenda tuomi — ext. 2300 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 denise.harvey@grandronde.org Jon A. George — ext. 2355 jon.george@grandronde.org Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Michael Cherry — ext. 4555 michael.cherry@grandronde.org
