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Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor-- March 1, 2017 02.28.2017 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Ellen Diane (Bean) Fischer was the daughter of Fremond Francis Bean and Lavern Hosford. Ellen was the granddaughter of Thomas Bean and Margaret (Maggie Menard) Bean. My lovely mother passed away Dec. 6, 2016. During the time of her passing there were so many wonderful and thoughtful people who came to visit, bringing with them peace, contentment and happiness for her. Each person …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2017 09.27.2017 Dean Rhodes History 2012 – The nonpartisan Legislative Revenue Office found that a huge casino in east Multnomah County would probably cost state and local governments money and likely shrink the Oregon economy. The analysis was conducted in response to two statewide measures on the ballot that would permit a privately owned casino in Wood Village. 2007 – Darryl Pitt, a New York City-based meteorite collector, planned to auction off an almost …

Culture Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2017 10.30.2017 Danielle Frost History 2012 – Four former and current Oregon governors, including Gov. John Kitzhaber, went on record to oppose an amendment to the state Constitution that would allow a private casino in Wood Village, in part because they felt the state should not break its promise to its nine federally recognized Tribes. Kitzhaber, a longtime opponent of gambling in Oregon, filmed a campaign ad, urging voters to reject measures 82 and 83. 2007 …

Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org or 503-879-2304 to request a free copy. In addition, results of the Sept. 9 Tribal Council election were announced by Election Board member Michael Mercier. The next General Council meeting will be held 11 a.m. Sunday Oct. 1, in the Tribal gym and will feature an overview of Tribal business investments. Tribal Elders Nancy Norton and Dorothy Leno and Tribal member Adrian Contreras won the $100 door prizes and Tribal Elders Louise …

Tribal Government & News Tribal police planning more patrols over holidays 12.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Between Friday, Dec. 15, and Monday, Jan. 1, the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department will be participating in a high visibility enforcement grant sponsored by Oregon Impact, the state Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. During the holiday season, Tribal police will have extra patrols specially geared toward stopping impaired drivers …

Culture Yesteryears -- June 1, 2017 05.31.2017 Dean Rhodes History 2012 – The Oregon Board of Education voted 5-1 to ban Native American-themed mascots by 2017 or offending school districts will risk losing their state funding. However, Grand Ronde Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy argued that mascots are supposed to be inspirational and, therefore, it is a compliment that schools would pick a Native American mascot to represent it. 2007 – The Tribe broke ground on the new Elders Activity …

Culture Yesteryears -- July 1, 2017 06.29.2017 Dean Rhodes History 2012 – Tribal voters approved a primary election amendment to the Tribal Constitution, but it fell 13 votes shy of the required two-thirds approval to institute the measure that would have created a primary election whenever 10 or more Tribal members are running for Tribal Council. The approval rate of 64.7 percent was 2 percentage points below the constitutional requirement of 66.7 percent for any proposed amendment to take …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Tribe's financial status in executive session 10.02.2017 Dean Rhodes General Council More than 40 Tribal members were briefed on the Tribe’s overall financial status by Finance Officer Chris Leno during the Sunday, Oct. 1, General Council meeting held in the Tribal gym. Leno gave a 35-minute presentation in executive session and fielded eight comments and questions from Tribal members in attendance. Because the financial briefing was held …

and being a member of the Windward YMCA Ys Men’s Club, donating her time to helping others. Karel is survived by her three sons, Scot (Pauahi), Mark (Rennie) and Lance (Shana), and two daughters, Heidi Cummings (Walter Jr.) and Heather Bernal (Eric Sr.). She also is survived by her siblings, Karon Chapman, Robert Reed, Val Reed and Rick Reed, as well as 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at Borthwick Mortuary on Mauna Kea Street on Friday, Dec. 1 …

and rules that we have now, I would like to be very cautious in any change that would lessen the number of people required to make any significant change. Any change proposed for a vote I would like to see clearly presented. That is why I voted for the agency to administer our votes. I also would echo Rex D. Haller’s letter in the Jan. 1 issue. Haller says, “When leaders push for the membership to vote on bundled enrollment proposals, I do have to question the reasoning behind it. Why not just …