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they meet eligibility requirements. Also included in the Jan. 14 Tribal Council packet where authorizations to proceed that changed the time of the Sunday, Feb. 1, General Council meeting to 10 a.m., and gave Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson permission to apply for a $63,302 Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Youth Initiative Program grant and an Oregon Youth Conservation Corps grant not to exceed $20,000. The meeting, in its entirety, can be viewed on the new Tribal website …

is survived by his wife, Karen; children, Jeff Larsen, Joey Larsen, Jennifer VanScoyk and Craig VanScoyk; 10 grandchildren, Devin, Kenna, Corey, Nick, Caden, Ray, Edi, Bobby, Imarianah and Isaiah; brothers, Eddie and Kenny Larsen; and sisters, Susie Gilliam and Carol Larsen. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jeannie. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, in the Grand Ronde Tribal gym to be followed by a meal service in the Elders' Activity Center. Visitation will be held from …

at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial, 6705 S.E. 14 th Ave., Portland, with Pastors Ken Haller and Victor Cureton officiating. Interment will be at 1:30 p.m. at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 S.E. Mount Scott Blvd., Portland. The family invites people to join them in celebrating Dennis Gleason’s life immediately following at 24496 S.E. Filbert Road, Eagle Creek, Ore. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our …

of Boise, along with eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He also is survived by a cousin, Donna Raatz of Winneconne, Wis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lynn Berray, on Dec. 29, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery with a luncheon following at the Elders Activity Center. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. To leave a memory or message for the family, visit www.dallastribute.com . Share …

. Shaw on the Tribal Court, where she will preside over name changes, divorces, small claims, housing appeals, personal injury lawsuits, ethics complaints, election appeals and more. Noble took over as chief judge on July 1 and her term runs through June 2021. Shaw served the Tribe as chief judge for five years, beginning as interim chief judge in May 2014. Noble says her judicial philosophy is to provide firm and clear guidance from the bench, as well as to provide accountability. “The court …

Stacia Hernandez said on Tuesday, Nov. 19, that the Tribe is no longer pursuing the riverfront property at 19100 S. Highway 99E. “We were unable to negotiate and reach consensus on a final purchase price,” she said via e-mail. On Nov. 7, the Tribe moved approximately $1 million earmarked to purchase the property back into the Gaming Dividend Fund, which was the amount that had been approved for the acquisition minus expenses associated with due diligence. The second Oregon City property …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Dec. 1, 2019 11.27.2019 Danielle Frost History 2014 2014 – More than 200 attendees packed the great hall at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center for the Tribe’s second Tribal History Conference. Tribal Historian David Lewis served as the master of ceremonies. “The conference has become a must-attend event for many people working in heritage in Oregon,” Lewis said. “There are few events like the conference that offer such a powerful array of scholars working …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Jan. 1, 2020 12.30.2019 Danielle Frost History 2015 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde filed an appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein’s ruling in favor of the Department of the Interior’s decision to take land into trust for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe near La Center, Wash. The Cowlitz Tribe had been trying since 2002 to take approximately 152 acres into trust near La Center so it could build a casino on that property. 2010 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves program agreements for conservation properties 01.08.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved 10-year agreements with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Partners Program that will help the Tribe manage four of its conservation properties along the banks of the North Santiam River during its Wednesday, Jan. 8, meeting. The agreements affect the Chahalpam 1, 2 and 3 properties, which …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Feb. 1, 2020 01.30.2020 Danielle Frost History 2010 2015 – A fire in Tribal market-rate housing at 9533 Raven Loop displaced four residents who lived inside the unit, as well as Tribal Council member Chris Mercier, who lived next door. No one was seriously injured despite the intensity of the fire, which gutted portions of the interior. The four residents and Mercier were temporarily housed at Spirit Mountain Casino. 2010 – The Tribe donated more than …