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2 NOVEMBER 1, 2025 General Council meeting 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 Tribal Council Chambers Tribal members can participate remotely via Zoom and in-person attendance. Call 800-422-0232 for more information. SMOKE SIGNALS sNok signflz PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 NOTICE — Monthly Tribal Council Wednesday meetings DATE TIME Wednesday, Nov. 5...............................................................................4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19.............................................................................4 p.m. Please note that these times and dates are subject to change if needed. Attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304. 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 publica- tion 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 Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published unless requested.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. 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 Tribal Office Closures Tribal offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Offices also will be closed Friday, Nov. 21, in obserance of Resto- ration Day. Offices will close at noon Wednesday, Nov. 26, and remain closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, in observance of Thanksgiving. SECRETARY / ADVERTISING 503-879-1466 • katherine.warren-steffensmier@grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE MEMBERS OF: Wednesday, Nov. 5 ....................... Nov. 15 Indigenous Journalists Association Tuesday, Nov. 18 .............................. Dec. 1 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assoc. Thursday, Dec. 4 ............................ Dec. 15 2022 IJA General Excellence Monday, Dec. 22 .............................. Jan. 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 Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathleen George — ext. 2305 — ext. 2352 kathleen.george@grandronde.org Cheryle A. Kennedy cheryle.kennedy@grandronde.org Chris Mercier Tribal Council Vice Chair — ext. 1444 chris.mercier@grandronde.org Jon A. George Tribal Council Secretary — ext. 2355 jon.george@grandronde.org Pete Wakeland — ext. 2300 pete.wakeland@grandronde.org Matthew haller — ext. 1777 matthew.haller@grandronde.org Lisa Leno — ext. 1770 lisaleno@grandronde.org Tonya Gleason-Shepek — ext. 4555 Toby McClary — ext. 2353 tonya.gleason-shepek@grandronde.org tobymcclary@grandronde.org
