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Smith, Vivian Martin, Ben Bahr, Loren Holmes and Arthelia Clark. A private family funeral Mass will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. A graveside service for friends and family will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Green Crest Memorial Park in Sheridan. Social distancing and face coverings will be required for those in attendance. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. Memorial contributions may be made to the Willamina Booster Club …

effective on Sept. 1 and will remain in place for the 2020-21 school year. Some of the highlights include: Technology Assistance Program: Allocation of $500 to assist with the purchase of technology equipment to support Tribal member students in kindergarten through college. Distance learning with weekly physical distance visits for all pre-school students. Internet classrooms for kindergarten through third-grade Chinuk Immersion Program students as well as kindergarten through 12 th grade students …

1924, are the Tribe’s eldest living Elders. To read Bigoni’s full walking on notice, read the Dec. 1 edition of Smoke Signals . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs 2021 spending plan 12.16.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved the spending plan for 2021 that reflects a 0.9 percent decrease in expenditures from 2020 during its Wednesday, Dec. 16, meeting. The draft budget was detailed for Tribal members in the November Tilixam Wawa and explained by Tribal Finance Officer Chris Leno in executive session during the Nov. 1 General Council meeting. Leno said …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Jan. 1, 2021 12.30.2020 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : The family of Brent Merrill appreciates and thanks you for the wonderful article you published. Our family has received compliments of Brent for his many accomplishments highlighted in your writing. Our gratitude to Harris Reibach; professor at Willamette University Robert W. Collin; Steve Bobb Sr.; Joe Kirk; drummers Bobby and Nakoa Mercier, Santi Atanacio and Izaiah Fisher …

, Feb. 1. Chick-fil-A is looking to locate a restaurant in the almost 16-acre Chemawa Station property directly across from Keizer Station. Company representatives filed the master plan amendment on Dec. 17, just a few weeks after a Chick-fil-A Food Truck PDX started making near-weekly visits to the Salem area. The plans filed are only the first in a multi-step process to open a restaurant at Chemawa Station. There are currently two Chick-fil-A eateries in Beaverton and one each in Hillsboro, Bend …

., on Friday, March 5, at noon until the time of the funeral services in the gym at 1 p.m. Gravesite services will immediately follow with a reception dinner at the Lighthouse Church. The family is asking everyone to please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Both the visitation and gravesite service are being offered intentionally for those who wish to say goodbye, but have COVID-19-related concerns. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our …

Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 31. Last year’s event was canceled as the COVID-19 pandemic became a major public health concern in Oregon. Bobb said he talked with Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and General Manager David Fullerton about holding an outdoors event at 1 p.m. that will include proper social distancing. The usual noon meal that precedes the event inside the Community Center will not be held. In 2020, Army veterans …

announced a COVID-19 vaccine lottery to combat slowing vaccination rates. The “Take Your Shot Oregon” campaign will automatically enter every Oregonian age 12 and older who gets at least one shot by June 27 into the lottery. A June 28 drawing will give adults 18 and older the chance to win one $1 million prize and 36 $10,000 prizes (one in each county). Youth will have a chance to win one of five $100,000 Oregon College Savings Plan education scholarships. The prize money, totaling $1.86 million, comes …

on June 1 after the 74-day closure. “For the safety of minor guests, they will be limited to our lodge area only,” the casino said in another press release. Youths will not be allowed to dine at casino restaurants, but guests 21 or older can pick up to-go orders and take them to minors staying in the lodge. In the second press release, the casino characterized the food option that will replace the buffet as a “new multi-outlet food service area” that people under the age of 21 would be able …