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General Council meeting, which was canceled because of a lack of quorum caused by inclement weather throughout western Oregon. “I’ve had the opportunity through firefighting and the Tribal Timber Council to visit a lot of different Reservations across the country, and we have a very beautiful Reservation that I enjoy working on every day,” Wilson said as he displayed a snow-covered picture of the Reservation taken recently by one of the department’s foresters. “Staff understands that. We …

really read the language, all this proposal really does is require a sabbatical for council members in between three-term stints. Nine years on, one year off. That is hardly term limits. I understand a survey was conducted five or six years ago and the general membership came out strongly in favor of term limits, but what we are voting on is a far cry from that. I read into that survey as meaning the membership doesn’t want Tribal leaders making lifelong careers out of being on council. Under …

into the budget process. How soon the project hits the budgeting process has to do with how long the study will take. “So that’s where we are,” said George. “We’re getting ready to do the study. We are just at the beginning.” George said on a scale of one to five, the pool proposal is at one. “We haven’t looked at the size or the components,” said George. “Are we looking at a water park with a kid’s play area, a wading pool or a therapy pool?” said George. “None of that has been decided yet …

coverage to reduce the primary coverage on Skookum by the membership," Johnston said. Johnston said the largest portion of the $18 million annual health care cost comes from Tribal members who use Skookum as the primary payer. One way to reduce Tribal costs without reducing Tribal member benefits is to get Tribal members who qualify for Medicaid to apply for the Oregon Health Plan, which would become the primary payer and Skookum would then become the secondary payer. "So, essentially, we're …

. 22-24. Some 250 filled the Tribal gym where they heard from Indian Child Welfare specialists across Oregon and from Grand Ronde Land and Culture staff. They heard about best practices in such subjects as moving past historical trauma; vision, courage and spirit values; the importance of knowing who you are; prevention services for youth; suicide prevention; and the value of collaboration. One statistic that makes Tribal family issues so important, said Lois Day, Tribal Affairs director …

there," she says. A Lend-A-Paw employee, working out of the store, asked Teegan if she wanted to volunteer. And did she ever. "She's the one who goes out and rescues the dogs and keeps the dogs at her house, and brings them to PetSmart," says Ritchey. As part of the rescue team, Ritchey takes the dogs for walks and socializes them. "We walk them around. We leash-train all the dogs and get them social. We let people pet them." She works with dogs of all ages, from puppies to older dogs, she says …

the property in 2012 through the Bonneville Power Administration’s Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program. Granted signing authority on Tribal bank and investment accounts to Assistant Controller Amy Gallant, who is replacing Jody Jerger. Jerger will be retiring at the end of December. Approved the appointment of Spirit Mountain Community Fund Executive Director Mychal Cherry to the Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. Board of Directors with a term ending in 2021. And approved the enrollment of an infant and one …

Jeremy Fillible and Charles Cinnamon; Army veterans James E. Black, James E. Black Jr., Gordon Calder Jr. and Edwin Roten; and Marine Corps veteran Mark Dolan. Former Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran, will read the names. Spohn, who lives in Roscommon, Mich., served in the Army from 2007 to ’14. He started as an interior electrician and then became a combat engineer, serving one tour of duty in Iraq and two tours in Afghanistan. He was wounded in both …

her hands full. But it’s a job she loves. “I’ve never actually had a job here that I didn’t enjoy,” she says. “But this job is the best one, even though I didn’t feel that way at first.” Little’s dedication recently resulted in her being named the Health & Wellness Employee of the Year. “People always say I have the best job and they are right,” she says. “There’s not one thing I do every day that is the same.” On a recent afternoon in early May, Little was helping cook a Mexican feast …

Health & Education Behavioral Health hires two new employees 07.12.2019 Danielle Frost Health & Wellness , Tribal employees Sergio Gutierrez By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Behavioral Health is adding more than new building space to assist the Grand Ronde community. The department also has hired two new therapists to better serve the membership. Sergio Gutierrez is a contracted employee who will work in Grand Ronde one day a week as a chemical dependency counselor. He also …