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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 …

are the additional details provided by Special Sub-Agent Theophilus Macgruder’s inventory of Indian belongings. “This information always existed, it’s just that before Dr. Beckham’s work it was not available in this format,” says Tribal Historic Preservation Office Manager David Harrelson. Beckham is one of the foremost historians on Native American history in Oregon. He lives in Lake Oswego. Beckham, who is the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Professor of History at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, just …

girls’ basketball team to a second-place finish during the state championship game, losing to Myrtle Point 59-55. Willamina finished the 2005-06 season 30-1. 2001 – Former Oregon Gov. and U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield attending the March General Council meeting. “1954 is one of those years in history that we would like to forget about, but we can’t,” he said about the year the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act was passed. “We must remember.” 1996 – A new sweat lodge, located behind the Chemical …

Barbara and a second bachelor’s degree in Chemical Dependency from Oregon State University. While at UCSB, he won Division One All-American Volleyball as a setter. Sonny spent his life as a volleyball coach. He will be remembered for how he could communicate and lead a young athlete into becoming the best they could be. He is survived by his loving family: spouse, Justin Young; son, Jadyn Joseph Palmer-Young; parents, Carroll and Sandra Palmer; brothers, Calvin and Chris Palmer; sister, Stacy (David …

Culture Yesteryears -- Sept. 15, 2015 09.15.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – A poll released by the political action committee Our Oregon found that only one-third of Oregonians support the idea of a privately operated casino in the state. Measure 75, which would allow a private casino in Wood Village, was opposed by 51 percent of respondents, according to the poll. 2005 – The Youth Prevention Program invited Jackie Bird (Hidasta) to perform a variety of entertaining skits, including a hoop …

another 5K (3.1 miles) in one day. Smith’s event occurred on Oct. 18. She finished with a cumulative time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. “It was a decent time,” Smith said, who had been dealing with a broken toe before the race that limited her ability to run. She qualified for the international event during a national race held in Minneapolis, Minn. Smith is the daughter of David and Patricia Lamboy and married to David Smith. “We call him Super Dave because he is a colon cancer survivor …