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2 AUGUST 1, 2025 SMOKE SIGNALS NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Aug. 6...............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20.............................................................................4 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. Tribal election office open through Sept. 4 The Tribal Election Board office is open through Thursday, Sept. 4. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Thursday. The office is located in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. The phone number is 503-879-2271. Blank signature verification forms have been placed in a hanging basket outside the Election Board’s office door. Complete signature verification forms, with a notarized signature or legible copy of iden- tification including your signature, such as a driver’s license, Tribal ID, passport, etc. need to be mailed to the Election Board for pro- cessing. The form will not be processed unless it has been notarized or includes a legible copy of your ID to match signatures. To request a signature verification form by phone or email, contact the Election Board at 503-879-2271 or election.board@grandronde. org. Ballots were mailed to voters with verified signatures Thursday, July 24. Tribal members can submit a verified signature card at any time up to and including Election Day, which is Saturday, Sept. 6. There will be a ballot box in the Governance Center during the election season and one in the Community Center on Election Day to drop ballots off. Ballots will be available, as they have been in the past, for Tribal members who prefer to vote in person. It is the voter’s responsibility to ensure their ballot is received by the Election Board on or before Election Day. Remember, if using the Post Office, all mail must go to Portland to be sorted before returning to Grand Ronde, so make sure your ballot is in the mail a few days early. n Letters welcome smok signflz, 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 and current events happening within the Tribe. 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. smok signflz reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on any individ- ual, as well as individual Tribal staff members, individual Tribal administration members or individual Tribal Council members. 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. sNok signflz PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232 • FAX: 503-879-2173 Website: www.smokesignals.org Email: news@grandronde.org Email: Editorial.Board@grandronde.org 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: Wednesday, Aug. 6 ...................... Aug. 15 Indigenous Journalists Association Wednesday, Aug. 20 ...................... Sept. 1 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assoc. Thursday, Sept. 4 ........................... Sept. 15 2022 IJA General Excellence Monday, Sept. 22 ............................. Oct. 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. 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 story ideas? Do you have Tribal story ideas you would like to see in Smoke Signals? Cheryle A. Kennedy Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathleen George — ext. 2305 — ext. 2352 kathleen.george@grandronde.org cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 Please share your suggestions at news@grandronde.org or by calling Editor Danielle Harrison at 503-879-4663. chris.mercier@grandronde.org Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 jon.george@grandronde.org WWW.SMOKESIGNALS.ORG Ad by Samuel Briggs III 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
