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appointments to a re-organized Powwow Committee. Twenty-four applications were received and Donna Casey, Carol Gleason, Dana Leno, Mark Cook, Jon George, Kathy Tom and Joann Mercier were appointed with Mychal Leno and Dakota Whitecloud named as alternates. 1992 – After 4.5 years of hard work and dedication, Tribal Forester Cliff Adams receive the ax from Tribal Council -- a gold-plated ax as a token of appreciation for his years of service and commitment to the Grand Ronde Tribe. 1987 – Tribal …

to others and the results were sometimes very frustrating to understand. “Our resources are not keeping pace with the growth and probably won’t for the foreseeable future,” he said. “Even with all this, we have the opportunity to maintain some local control and project influence on future decisions affecting Grand Ronde.” 1992 – Indian Health Service honored Cheryle A. Kennedy as Outstanding Portland Area Tribal Health Administrator. She was feted during a banquet at the Portland Holiday Inn …

of age. She is followed by 99-year-old Dorothy Greene, 98-year-old Ruby Bigoni (Pearl’s sister), and 93-year-old Carmilla Faggani and Kathryn Harrison. Macy & Sons in McMinnville is caring for the family. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in the Tribal gym with interment to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in McMinnville. A memorial meal will be held at a later date at the Elders Activity Center in Grand Ronde. A full Walking On notice will appear in the next issue …

; grandmother, Edith Barten; and siblings, Becky and Steve Darling. A celebration of life will be held at a later time at Lower Glidden Lake up Burke Summit in Idaho. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made at the Osburn VFW, P.O. Box 109, Osburn, Idaho 83849, or the Wishing Star Foundation, 139 Sherman St., Spokane, Wash., 99202. One may sign Larry’s online guestbook at www.shoshonefuneralservice.com . Shoshone Funeral Service & Crematory in Kellogg, Idaho, was entrusted with funeral arrangements …

with a term ending in March 2018; Approved the purchase and sale agreement for the 885-acre Coal Creek/Cole Creek/4H Park forestland property in Tillamook County; Approved a contract not to exceed $120,000 with Kal Ent Inc. to provide accounting, payroll and financial reporting software implementation and training for the Tribe’s Finance Department. Tribal Controller Linda Hanna said the Tribe is switching vendors for the service; And approved the enrollment of three infants into the Tribe because …

this great Bear of a man, share many memories and provide comfort to all who knew him. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, at the Grand Ronde Tribal gymnasium in Grand Ronde. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. To send an online condolence, go to www.dallastribute.com. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

in love with Oregon and settled in Portland, where he worked for the railroad until being drafted into the U.S. Army. After his military service, he began his 40-year career at the Oregonian newspaper. He became an American citizen on St. Patrick’s Day in 1960. While working at the Oregonian, Jim met co-worker Barbara McKnight at a Portland Buckaroos hockey match. It is lost to history whether the Buckeroos won that night. However, Jim had a victory when Barbara agreed to accompany him to another …

and Tribal Constitution. Also included in the Oct. 12 Tribal Council packet was an authorization to proceed to transfer $50,000 from contingency to the operating budget for the Grand Ronde Food Bank to make up for a funding shortfall due to the inability to apply for a federal commodities grant. In addition, Tribal staff received permission to work with the Forest Service to acquire road access to the west boundary of the Reservation and to sign online documents required for four continuation grant …

, Virginia. Richard was married to Virginia Castaneda Schlappie until her death. He had four children: Gina, Patricia, Christine and Michaeline, and eight grandchildren. He chose to be estranged from his family up until four years ago. A private memorial service will be held by his daughters. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice. Theodore James Rempel Dec. 8, 1984 – Nov. 6, 2016 Born Dec. 8, 1984, in Klamath Falls, Ore., to Winona Helen-Lehua Ani Rempel and Mark Allen …

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 …