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. Was a false alarm due to a prescription issue. Wednesday, Jan. 25 Disturbance call at Spirit Mountain Casino. Officers responded and assisted. 911 hang-up on Grand Ronde Road due to a technical issue. Residents were OK and did not dial 911. Thursday, Jan. 26 Citizen contact: A man contacted police because he was lost. Police assisted with getting him to his location. Wildlife complaint received from Natural Resources. Police investigating. Friday, Jan. 27 Child abuse complaint investigated by police …

a Native Club at its schools. Leo said that approximately 3 percent of Banks’ 1,100 students identify as Native American. Banks, which is northwest 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 three treaties with the federal government. Public school districts that do not enter into an approved agreement with an Oregon …

Tribal Government & News Six candidates attend Tribally-sponsored forum 07.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Events Tribal General Manager David Fullerton started the Wednesday, July 26, Candidates Forum held in the Community Center by announcing that six candidates for Tribal Council were in attendance. Fullerton said that candidate Angela Schlappie had informed him that she was dropping out of the race and would not attend. However, because of printing deadlines, she …

Tribal Government & News Casino hosting ATNI Mid-Year Convention 05.12.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino , Tribal Employees Tribal representatives from Native governments in Oregon, Idaho, Washington state, southeastern Alaska, northern California and western Montana will converge on Spirit Mountain Casino Monday, May 23, through Thursday, May 26, for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Mid-Year Convention. The conventions are where Indian Country …

, General Manager’s Office, Tribal Attorney’s Office, Finance Department, TERO, GIS and Tribal Historic Preservation Office for their assistance on the project. Tribal Council approved the contract for the project at its Aug. 26 meeting. Mercier said the work is funded by the Tribe’s federal Tribal Transportation allocation. Pacific Excavation has previously worked with the Tribe, winning the Ackerson Road Lift Station contract. Chamberlain said road work is projected to last through the end …

the assistant administrator for the Tribe's health department. In 2001, he accepted the health director position for the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. He was born and raised in Bandon, Ore., and graduated from Bandon High School. After earning his college degree in Texas, he returned to Bandon in 1989. He has been married for 26 years and has two daughters and one granddaughter. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

Tribal Government & News 26 percent of eligible voters register for split-sibling constitutional amendment election 02.28.2019 Dean Rhodes Elections By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Even with an extended period of time during which they could register for the upcoming Bureau of Indian Affairs-supervised constitutional amendment election, an average number of Grand Ronde Tribal members will decide the issue. During the last three constitutional amendment elections held in 2016, 2015 and 2012 …

to the Election Ordinance on Wednesday, April 3, that will provide for the use of ballot boxes in Tribal elections. Senior Staff Attorney Deneen Aubertin Keller said during the Tuesday, March 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that no comments were received regarding the proposed amendments before the deadline. However, one supportive comment was received after the deadline. The amendments establish a process for collection of ballot box ballots and state that ballots cast by voters who walk …

outside agency with a medical call in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint in the area of milepost 26 westbound on Salmon River Highway. Reported forgery in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with warrant service in the 7000 block of Fire Hall Road. A female subject was arrested on a valid Polk County Circuit Court warrant for failure to appear and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 23 …

counts state. The indictment states that she allegedly spent the money in Yamhill, Polk and Tillamook counties. Little was elected to the Elders Committee during the December 2018 election and resigned when the allegations against her surfaced. She was cited and released by McAllister on Sept. 26. The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department declined to release Little’s arrest report to Smoke Signals , citing that the Polk County District Attorney’s Office is not finished with the case. She is being …