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and Senior Staff Attorney Deneen Aubertin Keller. 26 years: Senior Network Administrator Jack Dobiash and Production Specialist Justin Phillips. 24 years: Tribal Lands Project Administrator Brandy Humphreys, Rental Housing Coordinator Tara Leno and Community Transitions Program Manager David Fullerton. 23 years: Tribal Navigator Christopher Martin and Teacher Aide-Bus Monitor Roxanne Moniz. 22 years: Gaming Inspector Kary Turner, Cultural Education Specialist Cristina Lara and Natural Resources …

Kimberly D’Aquila, Cultural Advisor Bobby Mercier and Driver MSR Caryn George. 27 years : Education Services Coordinator Elaine Lane Raven, Housekeeping Supervisor Ben Bishop and Dental Department Manager Sheila Blacketer. 26 years : Cultural Protection Specialist Christopher Bailey. 25 years : Facilities Manager Tyson Mercier and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coordinator Matthew Bucknell. 24 years : Chachalu Manager Travis Stewart, Tribal Security Supervisor Roel Hernandez and Health Care Payment …

. Officers assisted paramedics with a patient on Yamhill River Road. Theft was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, September 26 A drug call occurred at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, September 27 Officers responded to a crash at Highway 18 near milepost 24. Sunday, September 28 Theft was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Trespassing was reported at the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency …

. The forms must be in their office and postmarked received on this date. Plus, please note they are being mailed to Albuquerque, N.M., so I would allow at least a week for mail time. Get those registration forms back in the mail no later than June 1 please. June 13 -- Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters. July 8 -- Election Day. This is also an extremely important date. All voting ballots must be mailed back and in the Election Board’s hands by this date to be counted. These will be sent …

and it has provided so many jobs and opportunities.” ‘It’s a benchmark’ Current Spirit Mountain Casino General Manager Stan Dillon says he has seen casinos open and close in less time during his long career. “It’s a benchmark,” says Dillon. “I look at it like 20 years of success is a long time for a casino. So when you think of the casino not only as still there, but thriving 20 years later, it says a lot about the people and the company that is running it.” Dillon says much of the credit …

, Morgan 12, Virgil, 9, and Jenny, 8. Paula's children are Angela 23, and Samantha, 21. Big's children are Coyote, 12, AJ, 11, and Conrad, 9. April's children are Michelle, 30, Amanda, 26, and Ben, 24. Many from every generation joined in the celebration. Lighthouse and Recovery Church of Grand Ronde Pastor Ken Haller, who is a Grand Ronde Tribal Elder, officiated. "I know that our spirits don't stop here," said Tribal member and multiple Native American Music Award winner Jan Michael Looking Wolf …

come from, everyone is equal on the water,” he said. Grand Ronde’s Canoe Family first participated in the 2005 Canoe Journey, which landed on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles, Wash. The following year, Grand Ronde built its first canoe, Stankiya, still used today. Joey Holmes, 26, recalls helping to build the canoe and how the journey has evolved in the past 12 years. “That first year, we were drinking Red Bulls and eating Clif bars and rice crispy treats,” he says. “We were pretty wired.” Holmes …

Tribal Government & News Education takes center stage at Oregon Coast Economic Summit 08.31.2015 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Education , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino , State Government Education in Oregon was the opening focus of the fourth annual Oregon Coast Economic Summit held Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 26–27, at Spirit Mountain Casino. The theme for the 2015 summit was “Education: The Pathway to Economic Development for Rural and Coastal Communities.” The event also served …

of Northern Kalapuya names, which included 26 names from Grand Ronde and the surrounding area. “We are fortunate to have as much as we do on the Northern Kalapuya,” Zenk said. “With naming in an oral culture, you don’t have a map with fixed points that is good for all times.” Among the names that endure today is Chachalu, which means “place of burnt timber.” Zenk said this was likely due to monumental forest fires in the Coast Range. Other Thursday sessions discussed oral literature, digitizing …

Restoration efforts in the late 1970s and early ‘80s, and served two terms on Tribal Council from 2005 to ’11. Merrill, an Army veteran who served from 1958 to ’64, walked on June 26 at the age of 82. He was an active member of the community, having served on the Tribe’s Veterans Special Event Board, in the Honor Guard and on the Rodeo Committee, as well as volunteering at the Grand Ronde Food Bank. Their deaths were acknowledged after the Saturday afternoon grand entry by former Tribal Council …