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Culture Yesteryears - Dec. 1, 2011 11.30.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Tribal offices were closed for parts or all of at least three days as rain, wind, snow and freezing temperatures affected Highway 18 and the Grand Ronde area in late November. A skeleton crew operated at the Tribal Health Clinic and at Public Works, which kept the heat on and the on-campus roadways clear. 2001 - Tribal member David Harrelson participated in an Outward Bound challenge in the North Cascades Mountains …

Culture Fish Ceremony set for Saturday, May 18, in West Linn 05.14.2019 Danielle Frost Events If you go Fish ceremony When: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Willamette Park, 1100 12th St., West Linn By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer WEST LINN -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s fish ceremony will have different scenery then in years past. Willamette Park along the banks of the Willamette River in West Linn will be the new venue, upstream from Willamette Falls, instead of being …

Culture Walking On -- Yvonne Rosalie Pauline Grout 01.09.2020 Dean Rhodes Walking On Yvonne Rosalie Pauline Grout Yvonne Rosalie Pauline Grout July 31, 1941 – Jan. 1, 2020 Vonnie passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 78 at Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville surrounded by her family. Vonnie was born on July 31, 1941, in Salem, Ore., to Harvey and Hattie (Riggs) Ducharme, who both preceded her in death. Vonnie had four sisters: Violet (Richard) Zimbrick, Joann Empey …

Cheryle A. Kennedy announced the Tribe’s intention to put the former Multnomah Greyhound Park property in Wood Village into trust for gaming purposes. For more details, see the Smoke Signals story on page 1 of the Oct. 15 edition. Hernandez said that an update on the Tribe’s Blue Heron property at Willamette Falls in Oregon City will be scheduled in the near future. The next General Council meeting will review the draft 2021 Tribal budget at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, using the Zoom teleconferencing …

Culture Walking On -- Janet Louise Titus 12.07.2020 Dean Rhodes Walking On Janet Louise Titus Janet Louise Titus March 11, 1963 – Dec. 1, 2020 Tribal Elder Janet Louise Titus, 57, gained her angel wings on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Janet was born on March 11, 1963, in Gridley, Calif., to Robert Simi and Annabell Houck. She was proud to be a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and attended as many cultural and Tribal events that she could. Her grandchildren were her greatest blessings …

Culture Walking on -- Betty Maxine Jeffers Reed, Craig James Foster, John Lee Stevens 04.14.2021 Dean Rhodes Walking On , People Betty Maxine Jeffers Reed Betty Maxine Jeffers Reed March 1, 1928 – Feb. 17, 2021 Proud Tribal Elder Betty Maxine Jeffers Reed, loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend, passed away from natural causes on Feb. 17, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. She was born in Alma, Ore., on March 1, 1928, to Ira Jeffers and Bertha Luce. Betty loved the freedom she felt from travel …

Culture Lamprey harvesting season begins June 1 05.20.2021 Dean Rhodes Culture , Natural resources , State government Tribal members harvest lamprey at the Willamette Falls in 2018. (Smoke Signals file photo) The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has established the Pacific lamprey harvesting season as June 1 through July 31 of this year. Harvesting is allowed Fridays through Mondays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is not allowed Tuesday through Thursday. Harvesting is confined to the east side …

the projects planned for next year are: $107,942 to operate, administer and maintain 20 Elder housing units; $476,291 to operate and maintain 148 assisted rental units; $1 million to build an additional eight one- and two-bedroom apartments; $221,217 to fund 20 Down Payment Assistance Grants that average $10,000 each; $276,889 to provide approximately 30 home repair and medical adaptation grants for up to $10,000 each to Tribal members living throughout the country; $210,259 to rehabilitate …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Governments Day slated for Thursday, Feb. 22 02.14.2018 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Events , Tribal Employees , State Government If you go Tribal Governments Day Where: State Capitol, 900 Court St. N.E., Salem When : 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 More info: 503-986-1067 By Danielle Frost “Oregon is Indian County: Who We Are” is the theme of Tribal Governments Legislative Day being held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the State Capitol in Salem …

Culture July kicks off with pair of veterans' events 06.28.2018 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events One day after the Fourth of July, four days of activities in Grand Ronde will seek to help and honor those who displayed their patriotism by serving in the U.S. military. The sixth annual Veterans Summit, put on by the Native Wellness Institute of Gresham, Veterans Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations and the Grand Ronde Tribe will occupy Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road beginning at 1 p.m. …