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-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino, which included an 18-hole golf course. 2011 – Casino closed in December in preparation for moving 11 miles to new property along more heavily traveled U.S. Highway 26. 2018 – Tribes announced plans to close resort on Sept. 5. Source: Oregon History Project By Dean Rhodes In the wake of the announcement that the Warm Springs Tribe plans to shutter its well-known Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Grand Ronde Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy plans on contacting the eastern …

Culture Walking On - Michael Gray and Isaac Bobb 05.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Walking On Michael Edward Gray Sr. April 2, 1972 – April 26, 2016 Michael Gray Sr. passed away at the age of 44 on April 26, 2016, in his home in Eugene, Ore. He is survived by his parents Lola and James Gray, and his brother, Rocky Gray, as well as two children, Michael Gray Jr., 26, and Kassandra Gray, 20. Michael worked at Weyerhaeuser on North Bertelsen Road in Eugene for 18 years. He loved the Oregon Ducks and his …

of Salmon River Highway. Trespassing occurred in the area of Hebo Road near milepost 24. Thursday, Jan. 11 A driving complaint was reported on Highway 18 near milepost 26. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A traffic assist occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 27. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 9500 block of Hebo Road. An emotionally disturbed person was reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, Jan. 12 Warrant service occurred …

on Friday, May 26. Almost 200 people gathered with the family for Beryle’s service and her cousin, John Sanchez, traveled to Oregon from the East Coast to perform the services at Beryle’s request. “She was like a sister to my mother, but she was also like a sister to us,” Sanchez said. Like many members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Beryle and her family were relocated to California by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1956. She was 21 and living in Tillamook when the family …

. General Manager David Fullerton announced that Rowe had been named Indian Health Service Health Director of the Year and would be honored at a June celebration in Portland. “It’s a great honor for her and we’re really glad she is receiving that,” he said. Next, Cultural Education Specialist Cristina Lara updated the membership about the Museum of Natural History Tribal Internship Program in New York City. Pre-pandemic, two Tribal members between the ages of 14 and 18 were selected to serve …

. It’s been 26 years since Grand Meadows, located on Tribal property at McPherson and Grand Ronde roads, opened a 36-lot manufactured home subdivision to Tribal families. Housing Department officials have repeatedly said a second development is long overdue. In 2020, Reece and Associates of Albany was selected to conduct a property development plan for the new site. The first phase includes 20 single-family homes on 10,000-square-foot lots. The Tribe’s current housing options typically have …

.” Cultural Resources programs include the Research Program, Cultural Protection Program and an Archeology and Research Program. The Tribal Historic Preservation Office and Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center are also under the umbrella of the department. Some of the department’s highlights include: Cultural Resources currently has 26 full-time employees. Tribal member and longtime employee Travis Stewart is the Chachalu manager. Briece Edwards serves as the Tribal Historic Preservation …

Tribal Government & News 61 first-quarter employees account for 728 years of service 04.22.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees Records Administrator Kim Mueller, pictured in 2019, was honored for 26 years of employment in the first quarter of 2021. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Although large indoor gatherings are still prohibited because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that hasn’t stopped the Tribe’s Human Resources Department from honoring employees …

occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 26. A traffic assist occurred on Hebo Road near milepost 19. Officers assisted an outside agency on a reported prowler in the 70000 block of Alvord Alley Road. A driving complaint was reported on Highway 22 near milepost 2. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Found property was reported in the 8500 block of Grand Ronde Road. Wednesday, Nov. 8 Warrant service occurred in the area of Blacktail Drive. A driving complaint …

the Heritage Commission approved state heritage area status in early February on a preliminary basis. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area is the first to ever receive a state heritage area designation. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area encompasses 26 square miles and is home to the second largest waterfall by volume in the United States. The area remains a culturally and historically significant site for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Tribal members continue to harvest lamprey at the site …