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general assistance to its members on Oct. 1. The General Assistance Program was operated under the Health and Human Services Division, Family Action Program. Clients who have been determined eligible for general assistance by the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Siletz Agency office had their cases transferred to the Tribe. 1989 - Smoke Signals and Tribal archives do not have a copy of the October 1989 edition. 1984 - The Tribe's Health Program staff, led by Health Director Cheryle A. Kennedy, started …

Culture Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2014 10.30.2014 Michelle Alaimo History 2009 - Then-Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy was set to receive the Fran James Cultural Preservation Award from the Potlatch Fund in Seattle, as well as travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in the first Tribal Nations Conference that was promised by President Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign. 2004 - About 250 Tribal officials and state government department directors attended the annual Tribal-to-Tribal …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Jan. 1, 2015 12.31.2014 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals: Season greetings from our Grand Ronde Royalty. We wish everyone a prosperous New Year. We would like to thank everyone who has supported the Royalty Court throughout the year. Our support from Tribal programs and also the girls’ parents and sponsors, including Spirit Mountain Casino and our Tribal Council, Veterans Royalty, Dakota Whitecloud for her generous donations, Margaret …

Culture Yesteryears -- Jan. 1, 2015 12.31.2014 Michelle Alaimo History 2010 – The Tribe started doing something that had been suspended most of the previous two years – selling timber from the Reservation. Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson said the timber market was slowly showing improvement, which makes it worthwhile again for the Tribe to once again sell timber. 2005 – The first annual Native Youth Leadership Powwow was held at Willamina High School gym. The powwow …

Culture Yesteryears -- Aug. 1, 2014 08.06.2014 Michelle Alaimo History 2009 - Tribal Council Chair Cheryle A. Kennedy, Vice Chair Reyn Leno and Tribal Council members Steve Bobb Sr. and Wink Soderberg inspected Tribal artifacts at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, they also inspected the original Willamette Valley Treaty that is stored in the National Archives. 2004 - Tribal members visited Tomanowos - the Willamette meteorite - at the American Museum of Natural History …

Culture Yesteryears -- May 1, 2014 05.01.2014 Michelle Alaimo History 2009 - A Gang Summit hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde at Spirit Mountain Casino drew about 200 attendees. The summit focused on gang activity and its effects on Tribal youth. 2004 - Groundbreaking occurred on the Spirit Mountain Lodge expansion that will add 150 rooms and is slated for completion by March 2005. "We're going to bring Spirit Mountain Casino more toward the idea and the vision that we all have …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2014 09.30.2014 Ron Karten History 2009 - A smoldering effort by the American Lung Association to expand Oregon's smoking ban in restaurants and bars to Native American casinos would affect less than 40 percent of Spirit Mountain Casino. "We're trending that way anyway," Tribal lobbyist Justin Martin said. "Other than the gaming floor and a little bit of hotel space, Spirit Mountain is practically smoke-free." 2004 - A Tribal satellite office opened in Portland …

years, Richard Hamm; children, Guy (Carla) Schultz, Mel Schultz, Julie Brown, Khani (Soren McCallister) Schultz, Kevin (Julie) Schultz and Shelly (John) Staubes; grandchildren, Tyler (Stephanie) Schultz, Kaitlyn (Logan) Hugmeyer, Angella (Joel Rock) Schultz-McCallister, Ryan Korn, Kyle Rhode, Jordan Schultz, Spencer Schultz, Olivia Schultz and Justin Dieter; and great-grandchildren, Hannah and Connor McCallister, Tyler Chadborne and DeShawn Dieter. Viewing was held Tuesday, Dec. 1, and Wednesday …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals starts own Facebook page 04.30.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Employees Smoke Signals has launched its own Facebook page and will be posting its stories, photos and podcasts to that page beginning on Tuesday, May 1. New Deputy Press Secretary Sara Thompson, who is a Tribal member, will take over administrative duties for the Tribal Council and The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Facebook pages, which were previously administered by Tribal Council Chief …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- May 1, 2018 04.30.2018 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Did you ever spend summers working in Independence picking hops? Did your parents or other family members work or sell their homemade items in hops camps? Do you have pictures of any hops yards? I’m working with Independence Heritage Museum on updating their Native American exhibit. We would like to tell the story of Tribal members working in the hops fields near or in Independence …