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before becoming a full-time officer. “I know I was born to do this stuff,” said Warden. “That’s the bottom line answer is you can’t do this job and do it well unless you care about people.” Despite retiring, Warden kept working for the department as a part-time deputy in Yamhill County. He also recently finished a stint as the battalion chief of the Newberg Fire Department and he has been on the state fire marshal’s incident management team for several years. “I think he will be a great fit,” said …

a Tribal member regarding the proposed amendment. The more complex constitutional amendment proposal is about changing Tribal enrollment requirements. Currently, Tribal membership requirements for new applications include, among other things, that applicants have at least 1/16 th Grand Ronde blood quantum, were born to a parent who was a member of the Tribe at the time of the applicant’s birth and at the time of application, unless the parent is deceased. Grand Ronde blood is currently defined as “all …

fishes will tell you it’s an activity that requires time, patience and a little luck. This was especially true for the Tribal fishermen at Willamette Falls, who extend a long-poled dipnet while standing on a 30-foot-high platform above the dark, swirling waters instead of sitting leisurely on a boat with a fishing pole. This year, it only took two days to catch the first fish, which was cooked the following day on Thursday, May 2, during a ceremony held at the covered cooking area behind achaf …

Nation status. So today, let’s celebrate, and be the thankful and grateful people we are, and remember our future is bright.” The video continued with views from inside Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, and then featured Jon A. George near uyxat Powwow Grounds. “(At one time) this was not a good location,” he said. “We were forced marched here. It was a prison. The government tried to tell us we were no longer recognized as Native Americans. We started out with those three visionaries (Provost …

the generations: A 6-year-old uncle of his great-grandmother, Ila Dowd, was lynched in Jacksonville, Ore., at the onset of the final Rogue River War in the fall of 1855. At the time, Ham, 29, thought it was family lore and not quite believable. But time and perspective often have a way of imparting lessons. “When I was researching the Lupton massacre I found an old article of the event depicting what she had told my mom and I kept thinking about how he has been eternally 6 years old this whole time …

Health & Education Willamina graduation rate rises above state average 02.15.2024 Sherron Lumley Education By Sherron Lumley Smoke Signals staff writer New data released by the Oregon Department of Education last month shows the Willamina School District improved its on-time graduation rate to 84%, climbing above the Oregon average of 81.3%. During the past five years, the on-time graduation rate in Willamina has risen 15%. “The Willamina School District is proud of the improvements in our …

father was able to remain sober, and moved himself and his children to Willamina. “He was a logger,” Linton said. “That was a rough job, as a single dad of six. I grew up in Tribal housing.” While in housing, he found that drinking and drugs were “all around.” “I grew up fighting on the Rez,” Linton said. “It was a thing we did, our fun back then.” He didn’t know at the time that fighting would provide a path for him. In third grade, Linton said, his father got him into wrestling. “Dad really …

. The all-or-nothing proposal would change the following requirements for Tribal enrollment: It would reduce the relinquishment time from five years to two years that a person must wait to become a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe after officially leaving another Tribe; It would eliminate the requirement that new members have a parent on a Tribal membership roll at the time of their birth; It would redefine Grand Ronde blood as "all Indian blood derived from a direct ancestor whose name validly …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - Aug. 1, 2012 07.30.2012 Ron Karten Letters Klahowya nayka tillixam, Klahowya! I thought it was time I share a few thoughts concerning the low voter participation issue that has plagued our community over the years. This condition is the result of lack of understanding and poor education. I'm talking about Indian education and what it means to be an indigenous human being - something so hard to be in this world of two worlds we live in. Being …

after holding four meetings to discuss the issue in December. By not acting, Daughtry said, the commissioners effectively let the agreement lapse. "We could sit down and renegotiate it, but right now there is no agreement in place," Daughtry said. Daughtry said that the Port of Cascade Locks had twice extended the agreement, which was originally scheduled to end in 2011, and three new commissioners elected in June participated in the decision not to renew it for a third time. Daughtry said …