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to heal disputes among its members. This free, voluntary program allows parties to discuss their conflict or dispute in a safe, non-threatening environment. The mission of Peacemaker volunteers is to reestablish communication between the two parties and facilitate an amicable and agreeable solution. The Tribal Court wishes to extend gratitude to all those who commit their time to improving the lives of Tribal children and families. The efforts made, no matter the size or commitment, help to create …

. “At this time there is no evidence to file any criminal charges,” said Grand Ronde Police Chief Al LaChance. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

bacteria that might be present. The notice said follow-up testing did not find other harmful bacteria, such as fecal coliform or E. coli. “After we completed our ice pigging project (scouring the inside of the pipes), there may still be areas that need to be flushed more aggressively,” the notice said. “We will start our annual tank cleaning ASAP, then start flushing the system with chlorine. Some areas may need to be flushed a second or third time to remove all the chlorine. … We anticipate …

Fire & Rescue’s motto and mission. The kwans f m (“always,” “forever” and “all the time” in Chinuk Wawa) reflects the department’s motto of “Always Ready, Always There” and skukum ats is the kwans f m’s “strong sister.” Each of the boats can travel faster than 40 knots and has the pumping capability to 8,000 gallons per minute for both firefighting and water supply. Each vessel has state-of-the-art electronics and communications for command and control at large incidents, and crews are being …

with medical issues, she enrolled in an alternative high school-early college program through Chemeketa. At the time of her high school graduation on Jan. 15, she had earned 50 college credits with a 3.77 college grade point average. She left for Japan on March 22 with three other exchange ambassadors and will live in the Otemae University dorms on campus through July 31. This is the second year that Chemeketa has offered the exchange program, she said. Nelson started representing the Grand Ronde Tribe …

you for your service,” she added. Harvey said she hoped visitors to Grand Ronde felt welcome and that they would return for events like the Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow in July and the larger contest powwow in August. Tribal Council member Chris Mercier recalled how he met Bobb for the first time and how that meeting changed his outlook on veterans. “When I started working for the Tribe and started working with a lot more veterans, especially while serving on Tribal Council, I …

for a Tribal Homeland Security grant. The three-year grant would be for $301,535 and pay for staff time, emergency training and exercises, a vehicle, and communications and emergency equipment and supplies; Approved an amendment to the Tribe’s retirement plan that would include the forest technician job as an eligible employee under the plan; And approved the Right of Way Logging Unit sale to Round Valley LLC. The sale will harvest approximately 258,000 board feet and bring in about $83,154 in revenue …

for the last five years,” said Dillon. “We didn’t buy a lot of machines when the economy was down. So today, to make sure we are competitive with everybody, we are making sure that we get the machines in.” “A lot of what we are doing is just catching up on what we have done during a bad economy,” said Leno. “We had been putting things off and now it’s time to catch up on a lot of maintenance and things like that. I think it is important to point out that during tough times we made the commitment …

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 …

. Everything that you need is given to you, so you have no excuse for failure.” “Kelly has done a lot of fantastic work for this Tribe,” said Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. “Not only on our timberlands, but also in fish recovery and eel habitat.” Giffen also recognized Dirksen for his work to restore lamprey above Fall Creek Reservoir southeast of Eugene. “Fish are in Fall Creek for the first time in 50 years solely because of the Tribe,” Dirksen said. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share …