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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council to OK three fall virus relief payments on Sept. 9 08.31.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Adult Tribal members will see another series of three virus relief payments totaling $1,800 from September through November. Tribal Council is set to approve a fourth supplemental budget on Wednesday, Sept. 9, that will allocate $7.5 million that the Tribe received in federal funding to pay for the virus relief payments. The …
/articles/2020/08/31/tribal-council-to-ok-three-fall-virus-relief-payments-on-sept-9/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs three more $600 virus relief payments 09.09.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Adult Tribal members will receive another series of three virus relief payments totaling $1,800 from September through November. Because of extreme fire danger in western Oregon that has closed the Tribal Governance Center for two consecutive days, Tribal Council met virtually and approved a fourth supplemental budget on Wednesday, Sept. 9, …
/articles/2020/09/09/tribal-council-oks-three-more-600-virus-relief-payments/Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Jan. 15, 2021 01.14.2021 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Deb Haaland is a citizen of the Laguna Pueblo Tribe and one of two Native American women elected to Congress. If things go well, she might be the first Native American to lead a Cabinet-level agency. According to a New York Times article, she would oversee a sprawling department responsible for some 500 million acres of public lands, including national parks, oil and gas drilling …
/articles/2021/01/14/letters-to-the-editor-jan-15-2021/Health & Education Tribal vaccination effort reaches the booster stage 03.03.2021 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe’s effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccinations to the membership and community has reached the booster stage, Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said during a Wednesday, March 3, Facebook Live event. “Being able to have the vaccine and get it out is a proactive approach for us, which is something we have not been able …
/articles/2021/03/03/tribal-vaccination-effort-reaches-the-booster-stage/Tribal Government & News Tribe receives $27.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds 06.07.2021 Dean Rhodes Federal government , American Rescue Plan By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe received $27.544 million in American Rescue Plan funds on May 21, according to the federal government’s website USASpending.gov. A total of $1 billion was allocated equally among eligible Tribal governments in Rescue Plan funding and $19 billion was to be divvied up by the Treasury. Of …
/articles/2021/06/07/tribe-receives-275-million-in-american-rescue-plan-funds/Tribal Government & News Tribe receives $23.5 million more in American Rescue Plan funding 08.31.2021 Dean Rhodes Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received its second disbursement of American Rescue Plan funds on Aug. 13, according to the federal government website USASpending.gov. The Grand Ronde Tribe received $27.544 million in American Rescue Plan funds on May 21 and $23.547 million on Aug. 13, bringing the Tribe’s total …
/articles/2021/08/31/tribe-receives-235-million-more-in-american-rescue-plan-funding/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves forming a new company for small business investment 10.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will soon have a new limited liability company. Tribal Council approved forming Upqwena LLC during the Wednesday, Oct. 13, meeting, allowing Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez to file the required paperwork with the state of Oregon. The company will invest in small …
/articles/2021/10/13/tribal-council-approves-forming-a-new-company-for-small-business-investment/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs grant application to convert Procurement building for veterans services 11.10.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Tribe’s current building housing the Procurement Department off Grand Ronde Road is slated to be converted into the new home of the Tribal Veterans Service Office in 2022. Tribal Council approved applying for a $51,888 state grant to help with that conversion during its Wednesday, Nov. 10, meeting. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke …
/articles/2021/11/10/tribal-council-oks-grant-application-to-convert-procurement-building-for-veterans-services/Tribal Government & News Tribe takes over fire, emergency services in West Valley area 01.28.2022 Dean Rhodes West Valley Fire District , Emergency Services Department Smoke Signals file photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor More than a decade ago, if a fire or emergency medical situation occurred in the Grand Ronde area, residents had to wait 10 to 15 minutes for West Valley Fire District personnel to arrive from Willamina. Now, the situation has sort of flip-flopped. The Confederated …
/articles/2022/01/28/tribe-takes-over-fire-emergency-services-in-west-valley-area/Gaming (3/17/2020) Gone viral: Spirit Mountain Casino closing 03.17.2020 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Casino , Health & Wellness Spirit Mountain Casino closed to the public on Thursday, March 19. Preliminary estimates project having the casino and its approximately 1,100 employees being idle through Wednesday, April 1. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor In an unprecedented move, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde announced the two-week closure …
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