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accepted for the firefighters. Donations can be dropped off at a donation box located in front of the Health & Wellness Center. One bit of good news for the Grand Ronde area was announced on Friday, Sept. 11, when Grand Ronde Station re-opened after being closed for a deep cleaning on Aug. 27 after contact tracing found positive COVID-19 connections to the facility. "We would like to thank all of you who helped during the closure," General Manager Tim Jackson said in an e-mail. The Saturday, Sept …

expands cultural and sustenance hunting and fishing rights on off-Reservation property. In other action, three Tribal Elders were nominated for three open seats on the Elders Committee. Colette Abdi, Tammy Cook and Serena Layman accepted their nominations. “There will be no need for an election process because this is an uncontested election,” Election Board Vice Chair Michael Mercier said. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, with a report from the Health …

and casino Marketing Sponsorship Coordinator Jocelyn Huffman. And it is again this year. Speaking from the VIP Chalet where floats and parade people of every size, shape and color emerged from Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, June 11, Huffman also was listening to the loudspeakers. Float winners were being announced. The Tribal entry won the President's Award for the "most effective overall floral presentation." The sponsorship is also about telling the Grand Ronde story, said Tribal Council member …

Culture Education key to first Tribal lawyer hired by Legal Department 12.31.2014 Ron Karten People , Education , Tribal Employees Holly Partridge, 34, has been headed for college and law school for as long as she can remember. “I always knew that I would go to college,” she says, but after her marriage to Kelsey Partridge in 1999, “life decided I would have to put it off for a while.” Later in 1999, Kelsey went from service in the Oregon Army National Guard to active duty at Fort Lewis …

for the first five years and again during the ninth year. The agreement requires the Molalla River School District, which started using the Grand Ronde Tribe’s fourth-grade Tribal history curriculum in 2015, to begin using the eighth-grade curriculum no later than this spring. In addition, the school district agrees to sponsor a Native Club open to high school students who desire to participate. Molalla River School District Superintendent Tony Mann said that 18 of the district’s 2,335 students identify …

communities have done. In a lot of ways, our work is the easy part. You have your feet on the ground and are doing the hard work.” Sears said that this is a way to give thanks and celebrate the organizations’ achievements. “While we look forward to the in-person presentations, we know we will be together again,” she said. “Thanks for all you do and for being here today.” Sears also introduced Community Fund employees -- Grants Coordinator Jesse Knight, Program Coordinator Angela Schlappie …

Tribal Government & News Natural Resources receives conservation award 08.30.2012 Ron Karten Natural resources The Tribe's Natural Resources Department is very good at conservation, according to the Polk Soil and Water Conservation District. So conservation-oriented, in fact, that the department received the 2012 Polk County Large Conservationist of the Year award at the Aug. 23 "A Taste of Polk County" annual meeting held at the 4-H Club in West Salem. "This award is for the Tribe's progress …

, Stephanie Simmons, is incredibly proud of Andrea and all of her hard work. "She has grown into a beautiful, intelligent young lady who has a very good head on her shoulders," Stephanie says. "She works hard to keep her grades up so she can go on to bigger and better things when she's done with high school. I will be here for her every step of the way. I am very proud of her." Andrea has shown tremendous growth personally, academically and with her leadership abilities. Balancing school, sports, family …

interested.” Cultural activities will begin at approximately 10 a.m. Friday, but will be kept unstructured and open to input from attendees. “It mostly depends on who shows up and what they want to do,” Mercier said. “We will be going out and doing gathering at some point. It will be acorns, sage, whatever is in the area. It is right along the Rogue River so it’s a good location. … We’ll also do an activity more focused at the camp and if people show up who have knowledge and want to do something, we …

Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “But it’s not a good situation because there has been so much cutting on the meteorite. To me, it’s like carving up a body.” 2001 – Several representatives from New York’s American Museum of Natural History visited Grand Ronde. Tribal Council met with the representatives to confirm details for the Tribe’s first visit with the meteorite Tomanowos. They agreed the museum would be closed for all other visitors during the visit and blessings from Tribal members. Tribal Education …