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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.
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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.
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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
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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 .
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