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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs purchase of 91 more acres at Chahalpam site 09.15.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Federal government , Natural resources Tribal Council approved the purchase and sale agreement for acquisition of the Chahalpam Phase 2 property, which entails 91 more acres, at its Wednesday, Sept. 3, meeting. The Tribe originally acquired 338 acres on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem in Marion County and just downstream from Stayton in 2013. The original …

Building Official; Approved Tribal credit cards for new Health Services Executive Director Jeffrey Lorenz and Police Officer Patrick McConnell, who will be able to purchase food, supplies and emergency veterinary care for his K-9 partner Nix-Wa; Declared March 14 as the per capita distribution date; Approved the Cougar Logging Unit timber sale; Extended the security contract with Advanced Security through the end of 2014; And approved enrollment of two infants into the Tribe. Also included …

Register-Guard reported on Saturday, Feb. 11, that the Marcola School District will do away with its longtime mascot, also an Indian. In a 52 percent to 48 percent vote by district residents, the School Board was urged to establish a new mascot. Superintendent Bill Watkins said the district will be adopting the Grand Ronde Tribe’s fourth- and eighth-grade curriculums in its schools in the fall of 2017. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved the sale of the Mushy Logging Unit to Round Valley …

in Montana. Fullerton earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Montana in Missoula, where he minored in both Native American studies and criminology. He graduated from Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved the Yeti Logging Unit timber sale, which will harvest approximately 6,652 million board feet of timber in four regeneration cutting blocks on Reservation trust lands and make an estimated $2.3 million for the Tribe. Appointed John …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs purchase of 217.5 acres of forestland 06.02.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Natural Resources By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved the purchase and sale agreements for two adjacent parcels of land near the Reservation that will increase the Tribe’s property holdings by 217.5 acres during its Wednesday, June 1, meeting. The two properties – one at 177.5 acres and the other at 40 acres – are located in Yamhill County up Coast …

accounts and also converted Housing Authority credit cards to Tribal credit cards. Approved a Tribal credit card for new Grand Ronde Police Chief Jake McKnight. Approved an agreement with Full Gospel Lighthouse Recovery Services that will allow it to continue occupying space at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center through Dec. 1. Approved the purchase and sale agreement for 6.4 acres behind St. Michael’s Catholic Church off Grand Ronde Road. Approved adding General Manager David Fullerton and Tribal …

income people. In other action, Tribal Council: Appointed Spirit Mountain Casino General Manager Stan Dillon, Human Resources Director Patrick Dempsey, Tribal General Manager David Fullerton, Risk Administrator Pattie Mercier and Health & Wellness Director Tal Moore to the Tribal Workers’ Compensation Board; Approved the purchase and sale agreement for acquisition of the Chankawan property, a 411-acre parcel of forested conservation land fronting the North Santiam River in Marion County …

. The error was discovered after passage of the Grand Ronde Reservation Act in 1988 that returned 9,811 acres to the Tribe. Surveyor David Thompson had incorrectly surveyed the eastern boundary of the Reservation, missing 84 acres that should have been included. The land also was excluded from a 1904 sale of unallotted lands within the Reservation and Grand Ronde was not compensated for it. Until the error was discovered, BLM treated the land as Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2020 10.29.2020 Danielle Harrison History 2010 2015 – Tribal Council voted to pursue the purchase of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village during its Oct. 14 meeting. The site, which was no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said that the Tribe was developing a business plan for the property that would diversify the Tribe’s economic base. 2010 – Tribal member …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Jan. 1, 2021 12.30.2020 Danielle Harrison Culture 2011 2016 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde finalized purchase of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village. The Tribe closed on the property in December. The site, which was no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million in 2015. “Economic diversification has always been a priority for our Tribe and our membership,” Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said. “We …