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2 SMOKE SIGNALS JANUARY 1, 2025 General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5 Tribal Council Chambers Tribal members can participate remotely via Zoom and in-person attendance. Call 800-422-0232 for more information. sNok signflz PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday Meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Jan. 15.............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29.............................................................................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. 31 and done 1-800-422-0232 • FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.smokesignals.org Email: news@grandronde.org Email: Editorial.Board@grandronde.org X (Formerly Twitter): CTGRsmoksignelz www.facebook.com/SmokeSignalsCTGR/ www.youtube.com/c/SmokeSignalsChannel DANIELLE HARRISON MICHELLE ALAIMO PUBLICATIONS MANAGER / EDITOR 503-879-4663 danielle.harrison@grandronde.org PHOTOJOURNALIST / ASSISTANT EDITOR 503-879-1961 michelle.alaimo@grandronde.org JUSTIN PHILLIPS SAMUEL F. BRIGGS III PRODUCTION SPECIALIST 503-879-2190 justin.phillips@grandronde.org GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST 503-879-1416 samuel.briggs@grandronde.org KAMIAH KOCH NICOLE MONTESANO SOCIAL MEDIA / DIGITAL JOURNALIST 503-879-1461 kamiah.koch@grandronde.org STAFF WRITER 503-879-1463 nicole.montesano@grandronde.org KATHERINE WARREN SECRETARY / ADVERTISING 503-879-1466 • katherine.warren-steffensmier@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE MEMBERS OF: Monday, Jan. 6 ............................... Jan. 15 Indigenous Journalists Association Photo by Michelle Alaimo Thursday, Jan. 23 .............................. Feb. 1 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assoc. Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier, left, and Tribal Council member Lisa Leno, right, present Tribal Emergency Assistance Programs Coordinator Tammy Garrison with a Tribal Pendleton blanket during her retirement party in the Community Center on Friday, Dec. 20. Garrison has offi cially worked for the Tribe for 31 years, although she worked at the Tribal Cemetery as a teenager in the 1970s. Thursday, Feb. 6 .............................. Feb. 15 2022 IJA General Excellence Thursday, Feb. 20 .............................. Mar. 1 2023 IJA General Excellence EDITORIAL POLICY Smoke Signals, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 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 email 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. Inclement weather alert! Please be sure to call the Health & Wellness Center before traveling in to appointments at the clinic during inclement weather. Health & Wellness Center staff will make every attempt to call pa- tients during closures. Also, sign up for emergency notifi cations about Tribal campus closures on the Tribal website at www.grandronde.org or follow the Tribe’s primary page on Facebook. n Tribal Office Closures Tribal offi ces will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. Offi ces will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Smoke Signals 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 Smoke Signals. 2 02 5 Trib a l Co uncil tribalcouncil@grandronde.org Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathleen George — ext. 2305 — ext. 2352 kathleen.george@grandronde.org cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde OFFSITE GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 Sunday, February, 2, 2025 Monarch Hotel 12566 S.E. 93rd Ave. Clackamas, OR 97015 Sunday, April 6, 2025 Lane Community College Longhouse 4000 E. 30th Ave. Eugene, OR 97405 Followed by Community Input Meeting. www.grandronde.org chris.mercier@grandronde.org Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 jon.george@grandronde.org Brenda tuomi — ext. 2300 brenda.tuomi@grandronde.org Matthew haller — ext. 1777 matthew.haller@grandronde.org Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Tonya Gleason-Shepek — ext. 4555 Denise Harvey — ext. 2353 tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org denise.harvey@grandronde.org
