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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves loan agreement with British Museum 05.02.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture One of the final pieces of the puzzle to bring items from the Summers Collection home to Grand Ronde was put in place by Tribal Council during its Wednesday, May 2, meeting. Tribal Council signed off on a loan agreement with the British Museum that will bring 16 items from the Summers Collection to the Tribal museum Chachalu for an exhibit called “Rise …

Tribal Government & News Investigation finds Highway 18 fires caused by engine exhaust 08.02.2019 Dean Rhodes Public safety Firefighters from several different agencies work to extinguish a fire at the wrecking yard associated with Jim's Trading Post off Highway 18 on Wednesday, July 31. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor A spate of fires along the north side of Highway 18 between Spirit Mountain Casino to west of Grand Ronde Road were caused …

Trust Board, also was out on the floor with her granddaughters, Tribal descendants Arianna Nava, KiiUsh Kimbol and Kiyh Redhawk. "It makes me very proud and feel so hopeful for our future generations to see these young people out there dancing and stepping up to put on a powwow," McDaniel said. "Less people, but more fun," said Little Miss Grand Ronde Iyana Holmes in comparing the children's event with the larger summer powwows. "This is the type of powwow where kids can show off what they learn …

kindergarten-first grade immersion classroom. The grant will fund the Chinuk Wawa immersion kindergarten during the first year of the grant while developing curriculum for a blended kindergarten-first grade, which will be implemented during the second and third years of the grant. "Our goal is to preserve the language and create new speakers when they are best able to learn," the Tribe's application stated. "The Tribe has created an immersion preschool and kindergarten, but students go …

." According to the Historical Society, History Makers are "contemporary individuals who have made a significant impact in their field of work or service during their lifetime. These individuals, with ties to Oregon, are making history through scientific discovery and exploration, innovation in business, communications, the arts, or service in their communities. Whether they were born here, lived here or work here, Oregon History Makers represent the best of what the state has to offer." Harrison is being …

for the families of patients. "We opened Behavioral Health services to the whole family," says Julie Davis, Clinical Services director, "so we can serve parents who might need counseling. We added family (as eligible for these services) with the goal of making the whole family well." Later this year, a women's transitional center for eight women and their children will open. Also adding to the clinic's income is the addition of the Pharmacy's mail order service. The other side of increased revenue …

not afraid to play anybody.” Douglass says the store is off to a good start, given what he calls Portland’s love affair with basketball culture. Douglass founded the Cultural Blends brand in 2011 and opened his first storefront in Lloyd Center in November 2018. He says he hopes to continue growing a reputation for not just providing warm, top-of-the-line customer service, but also a unique experience. “That's where I see retail going in the next five to 10 years,” Douglass says. “It's those that know …

Culture Tribal member nurses bald eagle back to health 07.29.2011 Ron Karten People , Natural resources By Barney Lerten KTVZ.com BEND - He's still not out of the woods, so to speak, but a badly injured bald eagle is still recovering well, a Bend vet said on July 15 - despite a scare two days earlier in which he had to perform mouth-to-beak CPR on the raptor, newly named "Patriot." Two La Pine women found the bald eagle, apparently hit by a car, near Crane Prairie Reservoir in June. Three …

Kitsap High School Marching Band from Port Orchard, Wash. The theme of this year's parade is "Carnival of Roses" and Tribal Elder and Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. has once again designed the casino's float entry, incorporating the theme with Native elements. Grand marshal of this year's Grand Floral Parade is the Oregon Ducks football team, which finished No. 2 last year behind Auburn in the national rankings. Earlier this year, Spirit Mountain Casino signed on as sponsor of the Grand …

another turtle near the Siletz River in the 1990s and had them as pets until her death. Donna liked camping, fishing and especially loved the ocean, walking the beach most days and beachcombing. She lived in the small towns of St. Helens, Seaside, Newport, a farm in Toledo, an RV on the Siletz River and Newport once again before returning to Portland in 2001 when her father took ill. Donna met her birth mother in June 1997 and began exchanging letters on a regular basis. She was preceded …