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Culture Yesteryears -- Sept. 1, 2011 08.31.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Nysayka Ikanum -- Our Story, an ongoing virtual experience of the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department debuted online on the Tribe's Web site. Created by Portland-based ISITE Design, sections cover the Tribe's past, present and future with hundreds of Web pages. "Nothing will ever be taken down," said then-Cultural Collections Coordinator Lindy Trolan. "It will only be added to." 2001 - Tribal members Cristina Lara …

more than 200 miles over 12 days. 2000 – Tribal Elder Grace Engelhardt cut the ribbon officially opening the new Elders’ housing development. The 38-unit development was funded through three Housing and Urban Development grants and additional funding came from Tribal Council. 1995 – A special section, “Grand Ronde Site Planning Project,” was published. Its purpose was to develop a site use plan for Tribal lands and a generalized land use compatibility plan for the associated areas in the Grand …

Tribal Government & News Tribe to sell former Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village 08.28.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes and Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff members WOOD VILLAGE -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde announced on Tuesday, Aug. 28, that it will not develop the 31 acres that were home to Multnomah Greyhound Park after two and a half years of Tribal ownership, and that the Tribe will put the property on the market in the hopes of making a profit …

Tribal Government & News Greyhound Park grandstand demolished 08.12.2016 Dean Rhodes Events WOOD VILLAGE -- A little more than a month after the Grand Ronde Tribe held a demolition ceremony at the site of the former Multnomah Greyhound Park in east Multnomah County, the iconic glass-enclosed grandstand is no more. Demolition crews from Konell Construction & Demolition Corp. used several cherry pickers and excavators to pull down the 95-foot-tall structure on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Those who could …

Health & Education Spirit Mountain Casino to host high-volume vaccination site 01.18.2022 Dean Rhodes COVID-19 , Spirit Mountain Casino Spirit Mountain Casino (Smoke Signals file photo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Casino will host one of four Oregon Health Authority high-volume vaccination sites to provide Oregonians with easy access to COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots starting on Saturday, Jan. 15. The casino site will be open noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday …

Tribal Government & News Portland Harbor Superfund site cleanup begins at Alder Creek 09.15.2014 Dean Rhodes Natural resources PORTLAND -- Work has started on the 52-acre Alder Creek restoration project, which is within the Portland Harbor Superfund site at the southern tip of Sauvie Island. The site is in the Tribe's ceded lands and when the project is done it will have a positive effect on the local environment with many cultural benefits for the once devastated harbor. Alder Creek …

. These sites can be very informative. They are a great way to interact with your fellow Tribal members. I have made some amazing friends on these site. However, I will warn you our Tribal members are a passionate group and can get a bit feisty at times, but there is a wealth of information available. A list of Facebook sites includes the Grand Ronde Tribe, Grand Ronde Forum and Grand Ronde General Council (For Tribal members, spouses of Tribal members and parents of Tribal members only …

. In February 2003, Bobb visited the studios of Burning Palace Bronze in Boring, Ore., to give final approval and sign the base of the sculpture. A tentative date of late April was set for a sculptor's installation in Grand Ronde. With the approaching Memorial Day dedication of the Veterans Memorial, the need to raise funds did not end. On April 26, 2003, a Spring Auction and Spaghetti Dinner was held at the Willamina VFW Hall. It also was announced that eight benches would be available on which to have …

Culture Tribal Elder hopes tale of weight loss will inspire others 06.30.2015 Brent Merrill People , Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees Credit an anonymous late-night infomercial host with possibly saving a life. Tribal Elder Lew Younger said he doesn’t remember the host’s name and that it doesn’t matter. “It was all white noise to me at that point,” said Younger of the epiphany he had at 2 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2014. “I was in a fog anyway from waking up and not being able to sleep. But what got …

and eight subsidized units. Each one has solar panels plus backup battery storage and is rated by the Energy Trust of Oregon as a net-zero home, meaning that over the course of a year, tenants should pay next to nothing in utility bills. The $7.19 million project was funded with 80% Tribal dollars and 20% federal grant funds. A grand opening was held in January 2024 and all units are now occupied. Homeownership development phase one: The project is located at McPherson Road east of Grand Ronde …