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Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Spirit Mountain Casino 03.04.2026 Danielle Harrison General Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Casino Chief Executive Officer Camille Mercier gave a presentation to the membership on the casino’s history, current status and future plans during the General Council meeting on Sunday, March 1. Mercier gave the 40-minute presentation in executive session and then fielded 11 questions and comments from Tribal members …

Tribal Government & News Recapping a year of COVID: From casino closure to mass vaccination clinics, Tribe persevered 03.12.2021 Dean Rhodes History Spirit Mountain Casino closed in March 2020 for 74 days. When it re-opened on June 1, many Oregonians were thankful for a place to go for entertainment. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor On Feb. 28, 2020, the Oregon Health Authority reported the first case of COVID-19 in Oregon. Three days later …

of the Tribal Council only seem to be willing to address one of the two main questions asked in the 2010 Tribal Council Election Survey. Those two main survey questions received more affirmative votes than the highest vote getter (541) in the Tribal Council Election that year where 1,095 Tribal members cast votes for the various Tribal Council candidates. A total of 948 Tribal voters responded either "yes" (582) or "no" (366) to Question 1, which was: "I support a primary election to reduce …

as both chief financial officer and chief operating officer in Silverton, Lorenz orchestrated a remarkable turnaround. Despite the shape of the place, he found a supportive staff and community. Early on, he "passed the hat" around the community and raised $1 million to keep the hospital afloat and begin a transformative remodeling process. The community anteed up another $1 million before the building and program renovations were complete. He evaluated services and made operational changes …

area in which the moon will completely block the morning sunlight. According to NASA’s Eclipse app, Grand Ronde will experience 1 minute and 41 seconds of totality beginning at 10:16:50 a.m. A partial solar eclipse will start becoming visible over the area beginning at 9:05 a.m. In preparation for the event, which will attract an estimated 1 million people to Oregon locations along the swath of totality, Spirit Mountain Casino and the Tribal government are preparing for an influx of people …

Native American mascots on or after July 1, 2017. However, the Oregon Legislature became involved in 2014 and mandated exceptions to the outright ban that allow school districts to enter into agreements with one of the nine federally recognized Native American Tribes in Oregon to use a more culturally appropriate Native mascot that is associated with or is significant to the Tribe. School districts that do not enter into approved agreements by July 1 will have to cease using their Native mascots …

Tribal Government & News Tribe helps celebrate Phase 1 completion of Newberg-Dundee Bypass 12.28.2017 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino , State Government , Public Safety By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer NEWBERG -- The Newberg-Dundee Bypass’s first phase is finally complete, thanks in part to a $4 million donation made to the project by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Local, state and federal officials and Tribal Council members and staff …

Culture Walking On -- Wesley "Buddy" West 10.11.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On Wesley “Buddy” West Oct. 1, 1942 – Oct. 7, 2017 Grand Ronde Tribal Elder Wesley “Buddy” Wheaton West walked on Saturday, Oct. 7, at his home in Grand Ronde surrounded by family. Wesley was born Oct. 1, 1942, to Wesley West and Marion Haller-Davidson. He is survived by his wife, Delores “Dee” West; daughter, Kathy Miller of Bellevue, Neb.; granddaughter, Jamie Miller; sisters, Joyce Dehart of Independence, Ore., Jean …

on council.” Nevertheless, Bobb says, the new arbor will provide relief from the sun, increase dancing area to the powwow arena and save the Tribe money in renting a large tent twice a year. In addition, the dancing area should be more level since it has been re-sodded. The Veterans Powwow starts at 7 p.m. Friday, July 10, with the first of four grand entries scheduled over the weekend. Other grand entries are set for 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and 1 p.m. Sunday, July 12. Siletz Tribal …

of the consent decree. In 2015, the new tags will be valid on the Reservation only. In the first year, the Tribe will issue tags for black-tailed deer and Roosevelt elk on Friday, Sept. 11. The seasons will be Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 for Coastal Buck Centerfire Firearm (20 tags) and Nov. 21 through Dec. 1 for Hair Tag Muzzleloader Rifle (10 tags) for black-tailed deer and Nov. 7 through Nov. 13 for Bull First Season (eight tags) and Nov. 18 through Nov. 20 for Spike Second Season (eight tags) for elk …