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terms through September 2020. According to the Tribe’s Member Services Department, 4,133 Tribal members will be 18 or older on Election Day and eligible to vote. Ballots were mailed to registered Tribal voters on Wednesday, July 26. Candidate statements appeared in the July Tilixam Wawa , which was mailed first class to Tribal members in mid-July. During the Aug. 9 Tribal Council meeting, the issue of some Tribal members not receiving ballots was discussed and it appears many of those who were …

Health & Education Two new doctors join Health & Wellness Center staff 02.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees By Bethany Bea Smoke Signals Intern The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center has hired two additional doctors within the last six months: Dr. Linda Kit, in optometry, and Dr. Randy Blome, a family medicine doctor. Blome started on Jan. 26 while Kit has been working at the Tribal clinic since August. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said she’s very …

of Tribal service included Housing Department Maintenance Coordinator Lonnie Leno, 27 years; Adult Education Coordinator Tracy Biery and General Manager’s Office Administrative Assistant Barbara Branson, 26 years; Member Services Benefits Administrator Liz Leno, 25 years; Dental Director Eric Webster, 22 years; Human Resources Specialist Cindy Mitchell, Vocational Rehabilitation Caseworker Dodie McKenzie, Youth Prevention Supervisor Lisa Leno and Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen …

Tribal police respond to Willamina to assist with a domestic disturbance. Tribal police responded, but the request was cancelled before they arrived. An assault was reported in the 26000 block of Salmon River Highway. Tribal police are investigating. Wednesday, April 26 Tribal police continued investigating several cases and located new evidence. Polk County deputies requested Tribal police respond to assist a deputy with a DUII investigation. A possible fraud was reported in the 27000 block …

. Joining him in the quarter-century or more club were Natural Resources Manager Michael Wilson and Finance Officer Chris Leno, who both reached 25 years of service. Higher Education Manager Bryan Langley notched 26 years and Health Benefits Specialist Barbara Steere, Staff Accountant Melanie Hubbard and Procurement Assistant Kelly Leno attained 27 years apiece. Tribal Attorney Rob Greene notched his 23rd year of employment, Assistant Tribal Attorney Kim D’Aquila reached the 21-year mark …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- March 26-April 8 04.13.2017 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Sunday, March 26 During a traffic stop, Tribal police encountered a male making suicidal comments. The Polk County Mobile Crisis Team was called. Tribal police assisted Yamhill County deputies with a mental health-related call. Monday, March 27 Tribal police assisted Yamhill County deputies with a domestic disturbance in Willamina. A male requested to speak to the police in the 27000 block …

of Tilixam Circle. Assist outside agency with a driving complaint in the area of milepost 6 on Salmon River Highway. Suspicious activity in the area of Raven Loop and Tilixam Circle. Assist outside agency in the 27000 block of Andy Riggs Road. Assist outside agency in the 49000 block of Southwest Hebo Road. Suspicious activity in the area of Tyee Road and Wind River Drive. Thursday, Oct. 26 Assist outside agency in the 9700 block of Tilixam Circle. Suspicious conditions in the 9600 block …

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 …

oversaw her second quarterly check distribution in the Governance Center Atrium since taking over the fund in February. “You are here because your steadfast work in communities fulfills our mission,” Cherry said about the Tribal tradition of potlatch, or sharing the bounty. “We thank you very much for the work that you are doing.” The Community Fund distributed seven small grants and 26 large grants to nonprofit organizations in 11 northwestern Oregon counties. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno …

is that the bar to me has been set really, really high in terms of the kind of work that we can hope for for districts and their Tribal partners.” Banks, which is west of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing treaties with the federal government. Leo testified that the Banks School District has already removed its old …