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14, 2025, at the age of 64. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23, at the Tribal gym, followed by a gravesite service at the Tribal Cemetery and a meal following at the Elders Activity Center. Bollman’s Tribute Center is assisting the family. Charlene Gail Howard-LaChance July 23, 1944 – May 29, 2025 Tribal spouse Charlene Gail Howard-LaChance died peacefully on May 29, 2025, at 10 p.m. at Providence Newberg Medical Center. She was 80 years old. Charlene was born to Verna …

to $100,000; Approved the 12 Tribes O’Link memorandum of agreement for fiscal year 2026. The annual agreement is necessary because the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Indian Housing Block Grant service area overlaps with 11 other Tribes in Oregon and California. The federal government requires that Tribes in overlapping service areas agree on how to distribute funding, which will include an allocation of approximately $428,577 for Grand Ronde; Approved the Oregon Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund …

and Grand Ronde. The other two are 18-month contracts with the Tillamook County Transportation District that will replace the soon-to-expire Grand Ronde 2X transit service that was being provided by the Salem Area Mass Transit District. The Grand Ronde and Siletz Tribes will provide matching funds for the Tillamook County Transportation District’s Network-Intercity grant with the Oregon Department of Transportation and there will be three round trips daily between Lincoln City, Grand Ronde …

Tribal Government & News Tribe hires first Veterans' Services Officer 07.14.2020 Danielle Frost Tribal employees , State government Ramona Quenelle stands next to the Navy pillar of the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Monday, July 13. Quenelle, a Navy veteran, has been hired as the Tribe’s first Veterans’ Services Officer and will help Native veterans access the benefits that they earned through their military service. (Photo by Dean Rhodes/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff …

Lonnie Leno, 31 years; Member Services Benefits Administrator Liz Leno, 29 years; and Housing Department Manager Shonn Leno and A/V Network Technician Wendell Olson, 27 years. Others with 20 or more years of service include Human Resources Specialist Cindy Mitchell and Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen, 25 years; Education Department Manager Angela Fasana and Tribal Council Senior Administrative Assistant Lauri Smith, 24 years; Children & Family Services Supervisor Kristi Petite, Gaming …

people who bear the brunt of those decisions. We need to be there for those who served their country.” This year’s host drum will be Indian Hill with master of ceremonies Nick Sixkiller and Grand Ronde Tribal member Anthony Quenelle serving as arena director. His wife, Ramona Quenelle (Pit River), who serves as the Tribe’s first Veterans Service Officer, will have a booth at the powwow dedicated to veterans. The Navy veteran usually dances at the powwow, but she will be dedicating her time …

percent each come from English and French Canadian speakers, 5 percent are Nootka words from Vancouver Island in British Columbia and 5 percent are Salishan words. Some words come from still unidentified languages or language mixes. Credit goes to Cultural Resources staffers past and present for contributions to the project, and to Elders who spoke the language and some who continue to speak the language. Formatting and design credits go to Sarah Braun Hamilton, a linguistics student at Portland State …

as working on creating an online Tribal lands database and developing a real estate investment criteria, among other projects. Most of the department's functions relate to property management and federal realty. "We work very closely with Tribal Staff Attorney Jennifer Biesack. Her expertise in real estate deserves credit for the success of the Tribe's realty projects," he said. Tribal member and Commercial Real Estate Manager Ann Lewis briefed the Tribal membership on the Tribe's commercial real …

fire department application process. “I honestly feel a lot of the credit goes to the Tribe’s youth programs and adult education for helping me be successful,” he said. “I am very fortunate to have access to this and I appreciate it.” Harvey said that her son’s focus never wavered. “It was rigorous … but a chance for Jared to have the job he’d always dreamed of and this was his opportunity,” she said. “He remained focused and diligent throughout the process. I’m so proud of him.” According …

like Val. A lot of the people that work there are like granddaughters and grandnieces and we know they love our parents and our grandparents. That’s a big deal to us.” Val repeats that she is very proud of all of her children and that their father – Pete – was also very proud of the children. “I married the best man in the world,” Val said. “”And I had him for 43 years.” Beryle gives credit to Val for much of her good fortune. “I think Val was the reason I made it on this Reservation,” says …