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responded within 10 minutes of the call with 17 firefighters, four fire engines, two of which were from the Sheridan Fire Department, and two brush rigs. “The fire was knocked down fairly quickly,” said West Valley Fire District Public Information Officer Connie Crawford Lain. “It is still under investigation, but it was a very significant loss. The fire gutted the place.” DeMarco said the fire burned so hot and quickly that the granite countertops cracked and the unit may be totaled. There also …

Tribal Government & News Tribe acquires 338-acre Chahalpam property in Marion County 06.04.2013 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Culture , Natural resources Using Bonneville Power Administration funding, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has acquired 338 acres on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem in Marion County and just downstream from Stayton. The Chahalpam property is valued at more than $3.5 million. "Chahalpam" means "place of the Santiam Kalapuya." "Not only did the Tribe …

Culture Yesteryears -- April 1, 2019 04.01.2019 Danielle Frost History 2014 2014 – Women’s Transitional House employees were busy putting the final touches on the facility before opening ceremonies. The house was three years in the making, and was large enough for eight women and their children. It was designed for women who were leaving prison or residential drug and alcohol programs and needed a safe place to live while they learned skills to be successful. “When you are released, you don’t …

and Marguerite of the Molalla. Her grandparents William and Sara (nee Hudson, known as Sally) Jones, her namesake, were longtime residents of the Grand Ronde Reservation prior to the Termination era. Sally and her brother Tom were the first to bring the family back to the Tribal homelands. She was an avid fisherwoman who loved camping, and she taught her children the beauty and love of nature and living off of the land. Her favorite place to go was the Tucannon River in the Blue Mountains of Walla …

recognized Tribes. The meeting with President Obama was one of a whirlwind of endless meetings, Kennedy said, starting Monday night and running daily through Friday. 2004 – Housing Director Carina Kistler Ginter teamed with several volunteers in the construction of the new playground area in the family housing development, Chxi Musam Illihi. The project took four hours to complete and provided children in the area with a safe place to play. 1999 – The Tribe’s new permanent cultural site west …

-year term on Tribal Council. She almost was elected to Tribal Council the previous year, finishing three votes behind Denise Harvey in fourth place in 2016. Tribal Council nominations are tentatively set for 11 a.m. Sunday, June 28, in the Tribal Community Center. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

by Kennedy. Lisa Leno finished third in 2017 with 648 votes to garner her first three-year term on Tribal Council. She almost was elected to Tribal Council the previous year, finishing three votes behind Denise Harvey in fourth place in 2016. She was nominated by Tribal Elder Ed Larsen. Reyn Leno, 69, retired from Tribal Council service in 2017 after serving 21 consecutive years. Five of those years he was elected Tribal Council chair. He currently is a member of the Tribe’s Timber Committee …

Tribal members, but officials assured Smoke Signals that every effort was being made to answer questions and place applicants. “Due to the enormous number of applicants, over 3,000 to date, many people are experiencing delays in hearing the results of their applications, interviews or security checks,” an article stated. “The human resources staff is working overtime to alleviate the delays.” 1990 – Tribal representatives across Oregon gathered for a major statewide conference about their history …

tracing procedures in place. Other factors contributing to the increased re-opening include the availability of vaccines and that more than 50 percent of Tribal government staff members have been vaccinated. More than 90 percent of the Tribal Health & Wellness Center staff members have been vaccinated, she added. The Tribe started delivering the two-dose Moderna vaccine in late December and has vaccinated more than 5,800 people since then. Finally, the Tribal government staff and community …

, place, people and prosperity,” the press release stated. “What that means for the site itself is extensive ecological restoration at the southern end, which would include restoring natural basalt landscape and water channels underneath defunct industrial buildings. Native plantings would be re-established, and restored riparian habitat would provide vast benefits for native fish, birds and other wildlife.” Additionally, the Tribe envisions mixed-use development at the northern end of the site …