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Tribal Government & News Fire at tumwata village site continues to smolder 02.13.2025 Nicole Montesano Tumwata Village Gordon Bray of Oregon City takes photos of a blaze at the Tribe’s tumwata village property, the former Blue Heron Paper Mill, from the McLoughlin Promenade in Oregon City on Thursday, Jan. 30. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer OREGON CITY -- A fire at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill, the Tribe’s tumwata village property, continues …

Officer Chris Leno gave a 36-minute briefing on the proposed budget for 2018 and then fielded comments and questions from nine Tribal members. The membership input lasted approximately 53 minutes. Comments on the 2018 draft budget are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. The Tilixam Wawa draft budget edition was mailed first class to all Tribal member households at the end of October. After lunch, the general membership received an update on Spirit Mountain at Wood Village, the Grand Ronde Tribe-owned site …

the property, but instead put it on the market. The Wood Village City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 22 for City Manager Bill Peterson to enter into negotiations to purchase the land near the intersection of Wood Village Boulevard and Arata Road. City plans are to transform the property into a public park, with the recreation area named on behalf of the Grand Ronde Tribe. The site contains mostly wetlands, which cannot be developed. Since negotiations are ongoing, a sale price has not been …

Tribal Government & News Chick-fil-A eyeing Chemawa Station for restaurant site 01.21.2021 Dean Rhodes Economic development The almost 16-acre Chemawa Station property in Keizer is co-owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. It will be the future home of a 7-11 convenience store and possibly a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant. (Photo by Tiimothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) KEIZER – Georgia-based fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A has filed …

visible phase of demolition at its 23-acre tumwata village property near Willamette Falls in Oregon City. The latest round of demolition began the first week of June and includes removing the old administration building. Once completed, the Tribe hopes to begin the first phase of infrastructure work on the site. “We could not be more grateful or excited to see our continued progress at Willamette Falls,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “We’ve already come so far and removing …

the broadcast to Tribal members only. Until further notice, meetings will be recorded and uploaded to the Tribal Web site in a timely manner. DVDs of meetings (indicating whether they have been edited or not) will be available for a cost of $5 each. These DVDs will be available to Tribal members from Tribal Council Executive Coordinator Stacia Martin. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

the former Blue Heron Paper Mill in Oregon City on Wednesday, July 17. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The state Department of Environmental Quality plans on reaching a decision in early August on a prospective purchaser agreement with the Grand Ronde Tribe regarding the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site after holding a public meeting on Wednesday, July 17, at the Museum of the Oregon Territory. A prospective purchaser agreement would …

, Warm Springs Chairman Raymond Tsumpti and Umatilla Board of Trustees Chair Kathryn Brigham were the only Oregon Tribal leaders in attendance. Biden is the fifth president that Kennedy has met over the years. Previously, she attended events with George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received $2 million in federal funding for its redevelopment of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site at Willamette Falls as a part of the 2022 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves increase to Blue Heron demolition contract 07.13.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Demolition work continues at the Blue Heron site in Oregon City. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved increasing the contract with Elder Demolition of Portland by $1.413 million to demolish nine more buildings at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City during its Wednesday, July 13 …

Kathleen George to visit Tumwata Village to see the clean-up and restoration work the Grand Ronde Tribe has been performing since buying the former Blue Heron Paper Mill property in 2019. George is also chair of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission. “This is particularly powerful work for us since this is the site of one of our traditional villages before our people were removed to Grand Ronde,” George said in her invitation to Sixkiller. The site was home to the Charcowah village …