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and honored guests. This year’s Veterans Powwow honored Vietnam veterans since 2016 marks the 50 th anniversary of the country’s military escalation in that conflict. Every Vietnam veteran who attended received a commemorative eagle pin. “Trying to keep everything dry has been a test,” said Bobb, chair of the Tribe’s Veterans Special Event Board. “But that’s OK; we still have the ones that are passionate.” Bobb wasn’t the only one concerned about the weather. “On Friday, I was really worried about how …

in 1995. His hobbies included bowling, watching WWE wrestling, traveling, hunting and camping. Gene is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara; two daughters, Melody and her husband, Michael Knotts, and Sarah and her husband, Raef Parmelee; six grandchildren, Jerry Brown and his wife, Allie, Brett Brown, Cole Brown, Mathew Knotts, Chalene Parmalee-Raymond and her husband, Erik, and Carmen Parmalee; and one great-grandson, Cameron Brown. He also is survived by a half-sister, Teresa Mausen, of Sweet …

capital projects, including phase one of the manufactured housing park, design and construction of the Health and Wellness Center, construction of a new Natural Resources office complex and preliminary designs of a new administration building. Mercier said that a majority of the projects will be completed in 1997. 1991 – Cathy Cline took over as the newsletter director for the Tribe. “I feel that Smoke Signals is a unique newsletter and I am looking forward to meeting more of the people …

. She was one of four children. Her brother Tommy died as a toddler and her brother Harry was lost in action during World War II. She is survived by her sister Ann (Betty) Hyde. While working in the shipyards in Portland, she met her future husband, Fred Nichols. They were married shortly after meeting and had been married 50 years when he died in November 1996. For more than 30 years, they owned and operated the Ventura Park Frozen Food Lockers in Portland. Mrs. Nichols had four children. She …

staff received two W2 forms for income earned in 1985. One was for income earned while working for the corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and the other was for when the Internal Revenue Service issued a new identification number for Tribal Council, which is a sovereign government recognized by the federal government. “All that occurred was technical house cleaning which had been overlooked,” the general manager reported. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through …

life, Tony Reed, in McMinnville, where they raised their three children, Dick, Deanna and Janet. Clem’s life career was making a home for her husband and family. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Clem spent much of her adult years caring for her parents until their deaths. She enjoyed traveling with her family, going on cruises, dining in different restaurants, going to Spirit Mountain Casino, watching “Days of Our Lives” since it first aired and NASCAR races. One of the many highlights …

and effort you put into preparing for this feast,” said Gibbons. “All of the things we are doing here today, a lot of people don’t even realize what goes into this.” For example, Ross detailed on Facebook recently the process for making camas cakes. She said it takes four hours of digging and three days of cooking to get the camas bulbs ready to make camas cakes for the First Foods meal. Next Ross spent a day burning, collecting and roasting tarweed seeds, and a day collecting, one day cracking, one …

Culture Tribal member honored by Bonneville Power Administration 04.14.2016 Dean Rhodes People , Federal Government PORTLAND -- The Bonneville Power Administration presented Grand Ronde Tribal member Bryan Mercier with one of its highest honors as part of the agency’s Administrator’s Excellence Awards program. Mercier, who lives in Portland, manages Bonneville Power’s Environmental Fish and Wildlife business operations and is part of the American Indian/Alaska Native Council. The Native …

Culture Yesteryears - Jan. 15, 2016 01.14.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – Tribal Forest Patrol Officer Jake McKnight was preparing to take state public safety training to become the Tribe’s first police officer. It was one of the first steps toward creating a Tribal law enforcement program. 2006 – Tribal member Frank Grammer, a demolition specialist with the National Guard, was featured. He served as a 50-caliber gunner for a few months and as a driver for most of his time spent in Iraq. 2001 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal police dog Nixwa put down to stop attack 03.21.2016 Dean Rhodes Public Safety By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal K-9 Officer Nixwa was put down while attacking the family members of a Grand Ronde police officer on Sunday, March 20, in Otis outside of Lincoln City. The police officer had been caring for Nixwa for about a month at his home. “Yesterday, a tragedy occurred when a Tribal police dog bit family members of one of our Tribal police officers …