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be forgotten. Thank you to the Eastern Oregon Funeral Honors Team, out of Hermiston, Spec. Hayden Tarvin and Spec. Taylor Gilland for the beautiful and touching tribute to this proud veteran. Robert Rife will continue to be remembered for his wit and loving to make people laugh. Those memories will live on. Amy Rife & the families of Robert E. Rife Culver, Ore. Dear Smoke Signals : My utmost love and respect goes out to each and every one of you. As I sit here at Oregon State Prison, it has given me time …

actually recommended me or nominated me for the award. … I was very humbled and appreciative of the fact that outside of the Tribe I’m seen as a part of the Emergency Management world now.” Bishop said she is still enjoying the job as she was preparing to head to Texas for another emergency management training. “I love my job,” she added. “I’m still growing into the position. I think it’s an ever-growing thing, but, yes, I have come a long way in the last seven years, getting my Master Exercise …

,” Radford said in a press release announcing her appointment. “I will promote and practice transparent and integrous policy design and implementation by centering true collaboration through curiosity, empathy, candor and reciprocity. As a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and an Oregonian, I bring with me a deep sense of pride and commitment to our shared values of connection, history, collaboration and gratitude for the community that raised me. Gov. Kotek’s …

stopped me in my tracks, gave me the shivers,” Dommek said in the documentary trailer. “I wanted to know what made him tick.” You can watch the trailer for “Blood & Myth” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm9TjZuN3aE . After the screening, Dommek and Producer Jonas Bell Pasht joined a question-and-answer session with the IJA audience via Zoom. “I started getting all these pieces of info that aren’t journalistic, I am not a journalist,” Dommek said. “I am just a dude. A guy that became obsessed …

. "To be elected six times to Tribal Council is a real honor to me," Leno said during the Sept. 11 General Council meeting. Sherer, who took a year off from Tribal Council to spend time with her grandchildren, returned to Tribal politics with a second-place tally of 404 votes. This will be Sherer's fourth term on Tribal Council. "I had a lot of support from Tribal members who called me up and asked me to run," Sherer said. Tom was elected to her third straight term on Tribal Council, receiving 315 votes. "I'm …

early in her life, but it took a long time to fulfill." "My parents instilled pride in us," Harrison said in accepting the award. "The first 10 years gave me the hope and pride I would need for the rest of my life. And I knew how to pray." So, when trouble came, Harrison said, "I knew I had to stand up." Tymchuk described Harrison's visits to Washington, D.C., with family and other Tribal members in the effort to restore the Grand Ronde Tribe in the eyes of the federal government. He praised her …

A. Kennedy, who served 10 years as Tribal chair, received four votes. She voted for herself and was supported by Kathleen Tom, Chris Mercier and newly-elected Jon A. George. "I want to thank the council for electing me," Leno said after the vote. "I want to acknowledge Cheryle Kennedy's years as chair. I will do the best job I can do." Kennedy and Giffen were then nominated for vice chair. Giffen won the vote 5-4. George and McClary were nominated for secretary with McClary winning the post …

Culture Flier uses education to land Tribal Natural Resources position 12.01.2014 Dean Rhodes People , Education , Tribal employees , Natural resources It started at her grandmother's backyard swimming pool in southeast Portland, says Meagan Flier (pronounced Fleer), 24, the Tribe's latest success story to benefit from Tribal education funding. That pool is where her love of water, and then the whole outdoors, began. Flier accounts for her success in a couple of ways. "My mom, who prepared me …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 1, 2014 01.30.2014 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I would like to thank all of my friends and family who came to my birthday party and for all of the cards, etc. I especially want to thank my sons Steve, Gary and Bill for planning and organizing the event. It meant a lot to me to see so many friends that I hadn't seen in years. Wink Soderberg Roll #777 Dear Smoke Signals : Unity of Salem had the opportunity to have Jan Michael …

Tribal Government & News Merkley slates June 20 Town Hall in Grand Ronde 06.09.2015 Dean Rhodes Events , Federal Government Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a Town Hall at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer questions and invite suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and the United States. “There are huge issues facing Oregonians and the best way for me …