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Health & Education Four casino employees test positive for COVID-19 10.14.2020 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Spirit Mountain Casino Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy reported that there have been five active COVID-19 cases connected to Spirit Mountain Casino during a Wednesday, Oct. 14, Facebook Live event. Kennedy said the cases include four employees and one close contact to an employee. She said the employees worked behind the scenes and not on the gaming floor. Three …

. Jenness has served approximately four years on the board: more than two years in the mid-2000s and since January 2020. The board oversees the operations of Spirit Mountain Casino, the Tribe’s primary economic engine. “I am honored and humbled to serve the casino and Tribe in this capacity and look forward to working with the casino management, the Board of Directors and Tribal Council as we support and guide our main economic engine,” he said. Jenness also served one term on the Grand Ronde …

Health & Education Tribe preparing to open two medication-assisted treatment centers in 2021 01.08.2021 Danielle Harrison Health & Wellness , Tribal employees Medication-Assisted Treatment Clinic Operations Director Jennifer Worth was onsite at the new clinic in Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The Tribally operated clinic, along with one in Portland, will help people dealing with opioid addiction. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer …

Culture Hudson receives $7,500 First Peoples Fund cash award 02.02.2021 Dean Rhodes People Anthony Hudson PORTLAND – Grand Ronde Tribal member Anthony Hudson was one of 23 Native American artists to receive a $7,500 cash award through the First Peoples Fund’s Artists in Business Leadership and Cultural Capital Fellowship programs. The awards aim to increase an artist’s capacity to succeed and create, and have an effect on their community. Hudson, who was profiled in the Nov. 1, 2019, edition …

from four to three and moves the proposed eatery from the north side to the west side of the site. Chick-fil-A representative Steve Schwartz said that the changes will allow the restaurant to operate two drive-through lanes around the building. The 5,200-square-foot restaurant is projected to employ between 80 to 100 positions. There are currently two Chick-fil-A eateries in Beaverton and one each in Hillsboro, Bend, Medford and Clackamas. The restaurant chain specializes in breaded, boneless …

this season. During the 2020-21 wrestling season, the Bulls experienced five consecutive meet cancellations in January. The team finished 4-3 overall and competed in the Mid-American Conference Championships Feb. 27-28 in Lawrenceville, N.J., qualifying one wrestler for the NCAA Championships that are slated for March 18-20 in St. Louis, Mo. Reyes won his second Oregon state wrestling championship in February 2019 as a senior in the 106-pound weight class and accepted an athletic scholarship from …

Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow in July and the annual Contest Powwow in August. “This was a difficult decision to make and one that we do not take lightly,” the Tribe announced on its Facebook page on Monday, April 12. “Over the past year, everyone has made significant progress against COVID-19. However, the ongoing gathering restrictions as well as the lack of time to plan these events if restrictions are lifted led to the decision to cancel.” The two powwows regularly attract hundreds …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - May 1, 2021 04.29.2021 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Back in 2019, Smoke Signals asked for input on “How big can Grand Ronde be?” All I know about limits to growth would be resources available. There are, however, two things I would like to see included in Grand Ronde growth. Number one is “bees” and number two is “energy efficiency.” Honeybees and bumblebees pollinate billions of dollars of food crops annually in the United States …

” exhibition in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The “Indian Problem”” video is narrated by actor Robert Redford and shares the historical tactics used in stealing Indigenous homelands; mainly one-sided treaty deals and the Removal Act of 1830. This 12-minute video produced by the National Museum of the American Indian and Interface Media Group recounts the experience of removal from Sallie Farney (Muscogee) along with commentary from historians …

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