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Department. The Tribal Economic Development program recently merged with the Tribal Lands Department under the direction of current Tribal Lands/Self-Governance Manager Jan M. Reibach. Using the grant funds, the new employee would be sent to economic development trainings and complete an economic development strategy plan for the Tribe. Grants Program Manager Wendy Sparks spoke about the grant at a Tuesday, Aug. 5, Legislative Action Committee meeting and noted that most federal grants now have …

for positions, followed by applicants from other Native Tribes. 1990 — Western Oregon State College was offering performances by the nationally-acclaimed American Indian Dance Theatre, along with exhibits of Native American culture and art by members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. 1985 — There were 117 applicants enrolled in the Tribe in the month of August, the most recent month announced. Smoke Signals reminded readers of the requirements for applying for enrollment, which …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Tribal youth educational needs 11.19.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a grant application to the Oregon Department of Education to address the most pressing educational needs for Tribal youth during its Wednesday, Nov. 19, meeting. During a Tuesday, Nov. 18, Legislative Action Committee meeting, Tribal Grants Program Manager Wendy …

before the anticipated opening in January. 2009 — Coyote Joe’s restaurant in Willamina had a small model of Tribal member Steve Bobb’s most recent sculpture intended to honor loggers who lost their lives on the job, titled “View from the Top.” Bobb intended to create the larger sculpture in a later phase. 2001 — Tribal member Tim Holmes, Oregon State Rehabilitation Council chair and Tribal Housing Authority chair, traveled to Washington D.C., where he was awarded the second annual Paul G …

Triplett Wellman. “I am always beyond proud and grateful to serve the Tribe and its membership,” Webb said. “I get gratitude and thanks from Tribal employees, council and members, not just for this project but for all the projects I have completed, that is always extremely rewarding.” The award was given out for the structural category of projects costing less than $25 million. “Your project was selected after review by the awards committee as being most deserving of this award,” an APWA email stated …

Tribal Government & News Program helps Tribal couple buy first home 06.29.2011 Dean Rhodes Federal government , Housing Smoke Signals staff writer Tribal Elder Edwin Ashman and wife, Ellie, have moved into the first home they have ever owned. Before the new place made them a Dallas couple in June, they rented a house in Sheridan for 25 years, raising seven children. On and off for most of that time, they were looking for a place to buy and, according to Ellie, it was always this place …

to eliminate the biggest part of the cleanup, the paper said, "… EPA has acknowledged that remediation of the Portland Harbor would produce few ecosystem benefits." Not true, said Chip Humphrey, EPA project manager for the Portland Harbor Superfund site. "It's been projected that up to 7 percent of river areas are toxic to the bottom of the food chain (the benthic community) that lives in the sediment," Humphrey said. "There are other risks for ecological receptors, and for the most part, human …

are able to have enough surgical intervention to keep their limb(s), but the surgery can be intensive and painful. Inatye falls into the latter category. He has enough of a tibia present that at age 9, he still has his left leg. "So far he has undergone four procedures (a total of eight different surgeries) and has many more to go. One of these procedures was a painful limb-lengthening procedure that lasted most of his kindergarten year - he will have another in a few years. The latest …

a master’s from Arkansas Tech University. He is currently working on his doctorate. But of all of those degrees, the first one means the most to Dickie. “It is the most important because it is the one I didn’t think I could get,” he says. “I had a .75 GPA in high school and was voted most likely to end up on ‘Cops.’ In college I was voted to be student government president.” With a background in education, Dickie was working with several high-risk adults and youth, but there was a part of him …

children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and is most remembered as someone who put all others before herself. Shirley was proud of her Native American heritage and belonging to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, sewing and reading. She enjoyed classic TV and movies. She had a special love for teaching children and caring for seniors. She was a very devoted mother and grandmother, and lived her life serving God and others. She was a faithful …