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to bring the history of nearby Fort Yamhill back to life through an interpretive project that would create Fort Yamhill Park. The park would focus on the cultural history of the site through experiences of soldiers, Tribal members and the interaction between the two. It was to include a walking trail, restored officers’ quarters and culturally sensitive signage for visitors. Fort Yamhill was once a military camp that supervised traffic between Willamina and the Oregon coast, and served a buffer …

,” says a staff report seeking approval of the agreement, which will last through 2022. “I was looking at ways to help and to build and maintain our partnership with ODFW while staying active managers at the site,” Dirksen added. In other action, Tribal Council: Appointed former Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Shelley Hanson Sneed and current Community Fund Program Coordinator Angela Sears to the five-member Editorial Board, which supervises the editor of Smoke Signals . Sneed’s term …

-wide easement at the Tribe’s Blue Heron property in Oregon City to Portland General Electric so that the company can supply power to the administration/office building. Tribal Council also approved applying for an $800,000 Brownfield Multipurpose grant from the Environmental Protection Agency that would fund environmental site assessment and cleanup at the property; Sent Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance amendments out for a first reading, which will allow Tribal members 30 days to comment …

relationships with community partners, and strengthen the fund in Oregon as a key partner in Tribal philanthropy. “Our main objectives are community awareness, engagement, operating efficiently and training to make sure we are doing the work we set out to do,” Cherry said. Accomplishments in 2019 included: Hosting eight grant writing workshops; Four “meet the funder” events; Two Tribal funder panels and four Hatfield presentations; Conducting 28 site visits; Creation of two youth programs; New …

the Valentine's Day weekend forced the closure of two state highways at Grand Ronde Road and Portland General Electric reported power outages in the Grand Ronde area. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Trip Check site, both Highway 18 and Hebo Road (Highway 22) were closed westbound at their intersections with Grand Ronde Road. Highway 18 closed at 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, from milepost 20 to milepost 6 and Hebo Road closed from milepost 21 to milepost 11. Ice caused many trees lining …

teleconference program and lasted approximately 20 minutes. Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez said more than 50 people were logged in at the meeting’s beginning. Reibach said his small staff of four people handle a variety of issues for the Tribe, including ongoing cleanup of the Portland Harbor superfund site, realty and land acquisitions, self-governance with the Department of the Interior and special projects. For instance, he said that the Tribe recently negotiated a contract with Verizon …

. “Unfortunately, that has not been our experience. The practices of the Willamette Falls Trust have not improved.” In response to the Tribe’s withdrawal, the Willamette Falls Trust Board of Directors said it will always welcome the Grand Ronde community and hold a seat open should the Tribe reconsider. It did not address any of the specific concerns detailed in Kennedy’s withdrawal letter. What effect the Tribe’s withdrawal will have on its ownership of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City …

a property development plan for the new site. The first phase will have 20 single-family homes on 10,000-square-foot lots. The Tribe’s current housing options typically have occupation rates of 94 percent or higher, and lack of available market-rate homes has been a sticking point in Tribal members moving to Grand Ronde and working in the community. Leno and Housing Administrative Program Manager Joan Dugger said that new home ownership opportunities will help fill a void in the local housing …

of addressing invasive plant species issues and provides a step-by-step process to evaluate the best management practices to control them by taking into account site conditions, weather, the target species, etc.; Approved the enrollment of three infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance and the Tribal Constitution; Approved management plans for the Ahsney and Noble Oaks conservation properties that the Tribe acquired through the Willamette …

truly believe that more individuals are staying with our program because of our commitment to a comprehensive and culturally appropriate treatment, and because they know we care about them and their recovery.” Rowe said she is hopeful that the long-awaited Portland MAT clinic will open later this year, pending approval from the city. Tribal Council recently approved more than $2 million to renovate an old dental office on 82 nd Avenue that will be the clinic site. “We are still waiting …