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Gaming Casino’s Table Games Dealer School offers unique training 08.27.2025 Danielle Harrison Spirit Mountain Casino Spirit Mountain Casino table games dealer and Tribal member Becca Simpson deals blackjack at the casino Wednesday, Aug. 13. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Since 1995, Spirit Mountain Casino has offered a unique, free training opportunity for Tribal members and others who want to explore a career in table games. The 10-week Table Games Dealer …

the discs for $10 to $15 each and you can go play for free at the park,” he said. “They start becoming valuable to you and you start liking them, and you start throwing them really well. So, I’ve learned a lot from when I first started throwing them. I was throwing with my first two fingers and my thumb. After a couple of years, I started going on YouTube, looking at tutorials. I learned I was grabbing the disc wrong; not holding it with four fingers. When I started doing that, I got another 100 …

of Grand Ronde Road. A female who was letting her dog run was advised the area was closed after dark. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 29 on Highway 18. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. Assist outside agency with a report of a hazard in the roadway in the area of milepost 16 on Highway 18. Officers were unable to locate any hazard. Traffic assist performed in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. The vehicle was broken down and the driver was offered a ride …

vehicle crash into a power pole on Highway 18 near milepost 26. Officers arrived and determined there were no injuries. Citizen contact occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 23. Citizen contact occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 22. Officers assisted a driver whose vehicle was on the side of the road near milepost 22 on Salmon River Highway. Property was found in the 96000 block of Grand Ronde Road. Sunday, Feb. 12 Officers assisted an outside agency with a vehicle that spun out onto a field …

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 …

on Highway 22 near milepost 7. A driving complaint was reported on Highway 18 near milepost 26. A welfare check occurred in the 28800 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, March 8 Fraud was reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A disturbance was reported in the area of Tyee Road and Wind River Drive. Sunday, March 9 Officers assisted an outside agency in the area of D and Main streets in Willamina. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. A missing person …

that occurred in Portland over the Memorial Day weekend in which two men were killed while defending two women from racial and religious taunts. Bobb called the two men heroes for defending what America is supposed to be about: freedom of religion and being free from persecution based on your race or beliefs. Grand Ronde drummers led by Cultural Resources employees Brian Krehbiel and Bobby Mercier played a memorial song as the Grand Ronde Honor Guard brought in the colors with Alton Butler carrying …

to be on the editorial board of Smoke Signals and run it as a free entity separate from our Tribal government. They would set up the policies for our newspaper. The new ordinance is coming up for a 30-day comment period. My question is do you want this change to Smoke Signals ? I personally believe Smoke Signals already is fair, non-political and non-biased. I think it is a newspaper where members can voice their opinion in the letters to the editor. The new non-member editorial board may not know our Tribe, our …

and tortillas from Eugene. Shore said it’s unclear how school lunch programs will be affected long-term. “It will come down to how the federal budget proposal goes,” she said. Shore said there is also currently a bill before the Oregon Legislature, House Bill 3435, that would make school meals free to all students. The bill is currently in the House Joint Committee on Ways and Means, which means it is under review and has not yet been sent to the full legislative body for approval. How to help food …

Native First Foods, this year's Tribal Government Day marked several anniversaries. In 1996, then-Gov. John Kitzhaber signed an executive order establishing government-to-government relations between the state and the nine Tribes of Oregon. In 2001, the Legislature made it official by passing Oregon's State-Tribal Government-to-Government Law. Kitzhaber, who also happens to be our current governor in his third non-consecutive term, also signed a proclamation naming May 9-15, 2011, as American Indian …