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Culture Walking On -- June Lorraine Olson 09.16.2021 Dean Rhodes Walking On June Lorraine Olson June Lorraine Olson Jan. 1, 1948 – Sept. 13, 2021 Grand Ronde Tribal Elder June Olson walked on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at the age of 73 in Milwaukie, Ore. She had been battling bladder cancer for several months and passed peacefully in her sleep with her family nearby. June was born Jan. 1, 1948, in Orland, Calif., to Marion Haller Davidson and Wesley West. She was the fourth of nine children, all …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Court hires a new administrator 01.12.2022 Tribal Court Tribal Court Administrator Shawn Branson started in her new position with the Tribe on Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) Shawn Branson considers the legal field to be more than just a career. “It is a passion of mine and I truly want to leave behind a legacy,” she says. The California native and Cherokee Nation descendant is the new Tribal Court Administrator. Her first day on the job was Dec. 1 …

examine operational models and funding possibilities. Flynn said there are three phases that staff have determined and provided a QR code to a survey link for community members to provide input as to what they would like to see as well as what they think about the phased process. Phase 1 would feature kindergarten through sixth-grade students attending a full day with three full-time teachers, three assistants and one special education case manager. Flynn said the school could start teaching Tribal …

Tribal students and their peers within the state’s public education system; Approved accepting a funding award of $298,495 from the US Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration Program to implement ecological burning on seven conservation properties; Approved a memorandum of understanding with Indian Health Service for the Tribe’s Wind River Apartments phase 3 project. The Tribe secured up to $1 million in funding to cover the cost for constructing new water and sanitary mains to service …

Culture Fire displaces Tribal family; help sought 11.17.2011 Ron Karten People An early morning fire in Willamina on Saturday, Oct. 12, has left Tribal member Michael Bolton and his family with little more than their lives and the drive to start over. Tami Tigner, a paramedic/firefighter with the West Valley Fire District, said the fire was reported at 1:41 a.m. with smoke and flames coming out of a second story window of the house in the 700 block of C Street in Willamina. "It was in one …

diabetes. And heart disease continues to be the No. 1 reason for death year after year in the Indian health care statistics. Below is an excerpt from our 2010 Quality Improvement study. We hope that you find this both as informative and positively affecting our community. Baseline 2009 Diabetes Audit 1st Q. 2nd Q. 3rd Q. 4th Q. Cholesterol screening 64% 80% 89% 89% 95% BPs equal to or less than 130/80 27% 43% 43% 43% 31% As you can see, there has been a significant improvement in the care …

. Tribal Graphic Design Specialist George Valdez received a first place award in Graphics for his Tomanowas timeline that appeared in the July 1, 2010, edition marking the Tribe's 10-year anniversary of visiting the Willamette Meteorite in New York City. "Nice and clean," judges said. "Interesting, tells the whole story. Similar in high quality to a glossy pamphlet one would find in a museum. Nice use of assembled clip art and images to illustrate each entry in the timeline." Smoke Signals also …

after breakfast and head to Siletz. Peace & Dignity Journeys has held Native American spiritual runs across North and South American every four years since 1992. The journey this year started May 1 in Chickaloon, Alaska, and another group is running from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, at the tip of South America. Participants will carry sacred staffs through both continents and meet on Nov. 28 in Guatemala. The run in Oregon will divide in Portland on Monday, July 16, with one group going down …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - Feb. 1, 2012 01.31.2012 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I would like to thank everyone who helped at the service for my husband, Ray Gilliam, and at the Elders Activity Center for the meal afterward. I also want to give a huge thank you to my brother, Mike, who helped me so much in taking care of all of the details at Grand Ronde. Also, thank you to all the kind people from Salem Heights Church and Grace Community Church in Dallas …

Color Guard will post the colors. The Tribe's Veterans Special Events Board is hosting the event again this year. The program is expected to last from 1 to 3 p.m. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …