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for preparing all of the food and serving everyone so graciously. Ray was the best husband, dad and papa. He loved his family beyond measure, and his passing has been a tremendous loss for us. He had a beautiful smile, beautiful hair, beautiful eyes and, most importantly, a beautiful heart. He truly was our hero and best friend, and he will stay forever in our hearts. So, again, our heartfelt thanks to all of you who helped us in any way. Thank you for the cards, flowers and condolences. Your time …

on all of Oregon's Tribal casinos, but most particularly Spirit Mountain Casino owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Revenues generated by Tribal casinos are funneled back into Tribal governmental programs and help pay for Tribal member health care, education, cultural efforts, Elder pensions and other worthwhile programs that federal allocations fail to fund. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde also uses casino revenues to support Spirit Mountain Community Fund, which has given …

GED and enroll in college. I would like to study the indigenous and Native people of Oregon and Washington. So, all the people who don't have their GED should most definitely get it because it is a great accomplishment and it will make you feel good about yourself. Kevin R. Contreras Roll #3432 Dear Smoke Signals : I would like to express my heartfelt thank you to our Tribe for allowing Lighthouse Recovery Church use of the abandoned schoolhouse for the last nine years. We have been able to fill …

a color banner with photos or plan drawings and text. Visitors completed brief questionnaires that were converted to additional tickets for the door prizes. The meeting ended early since many people arrived early and had already visited most of the tables before the meal. At the end of the meeting drawings were held for four $25 Shell gift certificates and for a Pendleton blanket, which was won by Joanne Brisbois. Rogers said that police, TERO, domestic violence and Housing Authority staff …

Wildhorse Foundation and $13,384 from the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw's Three Rivers Foundation. "The process of obtaining these grants included many meetings and coordination with the foundations," said Land and Culture Department Manager Jan Looking Wolf Reibach. "Together with Finance and Tribal Council, the capital campaign team worked to create a new process to provide the Tribe's financial information securely to the foundations in order to meet the broadened requirements compared to most …

to, Tribal members that the committee recommends for disenrollment will be considered provisional members and most of their rights will be stripped from them until the Tribal Court makes the final determination, including the right to vote, interestingly. Suspending 60 plus voters who are definitely against the whole concept of disenrollment will have an undeniable effect on the election. I don't expect anybody to admit this, but it sure looks like a motive to me. Furthermore, to do …

with copies of the most recent Tilixam Wawa , and the Tribe's Information Systems staff recorded the meeting for those who could not attend. To obtain a copy of the presentation, Tribal members should contact Tribal Council Executive Coordinator Stacia Martin at 503-879-2304 or stacia.martin@grandronde.org . Following the budget presentation, Leno fielded four questions and comments from the audience. Tribal members have until 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, to comment in writing on the proposed budget. In other …

it had become too small and again with the help of Chris and Mike we were allowed to move into the Rodeo Board office. Thanks to Bud White, who worked many hours helping us set up shelves and move the chests and racks that we either brought from home or bought. Chris Leno also donated a used washer and dryer and we then didn't have to take home clothes that needed washing. This has been one of the most worthwhile projects I have ever worked with. The people of Grand Ronde and Tribal members from …

at 1 p.m. Thursday so they could get home safely and closed Tribal offices on Friday and Monday. In addition, most Willamette Valley school districts, including the nearby Willamina School District, were closed on Friday and Monday, as well. But just because Tribal offices were closed doesn't mean every Tribal employee had a 4.5-day weekend. "I would like to thank all of the team that worked so hard clearing the campus of snow and ice today," Johnston said in a Sunday, Feb. 9, e-mail. "Tyson …

with Smoke Signals to promote the event. Blome was the only doctor working for an Oregon Tribe who was honored with an award at the event, joining others from across the country. He said since the Tribe’s Hepatitis C program is going strong and that people are being cured, focus is needed on helping those with addiction issues. “Most all of the new cases of Hep C are from intravenous drug use,” Blome said. “Our (drug and alcohol) counselors do a wonderful job, but we would like to see Suboxone become …