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Health & Education Elders Activity Center designated as smoke shelter site 08.22.2015 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Public Safety The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has designated the Elders Activity Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive, as its emergency shelter for Tribal members needing a place to stay because of the smoke from eastern Oregon fires that has inundated the West Valley. The Elders Activity Center opened at 1 p.m. Saturday and will remain open through Monday morning. Tribal …

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of invasive species, especially non-native vegetation, and the efforts tend to be ongoing. One of the examples she gave was that of the Rattlesnake Butte property located near Monroe, which the Tribe re-acquired through the Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program. The site is predominately oak habitat, once abundant in the Willamette Valley. “Before the Tribe re-acquired it, the site was logged in an effort to convert it to a vineyard,” McClary says. “That did not happen, and invasive species …

Tribal Government & News New construction will mean some traffic delays 09.01.2021 Danielle Harrison Tribal government The Tribe is starting site work on the Rink 2 property north of McPherson Road and east of the Grand Meadows housing division. The contractor will be building new streets, sidewalks and utilities to serve a new housing development. During construction there will be intermittent lane closures along McPherson Road as a street is built. This project will last for approximately …

in the "Breakin' Free" videos that can be seen on YouTube.com. And now he's the lead guitarist of Sol Seed, a foursome who describe their music as psychedelic reggae rock with hints of jazz, blues, swing, funk, folk, Latin and hip-hop styles blended into the musical mix. Think Jack Johnson meets Bob Marley with a dose of vintage Cat Stevens thrown in for good measure. "It's a good vibes feeling that all types of audiences enjoy," the band's Web site says. "And in the midst of this music fusion …

forestlands take about 28 to 30 years of growth before they come commercially viable. In other action, Tribal Council approved the Portland Harbor Natural Resource Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement because the Tribe is acting as a trustee for natural resources damages at the superfund site and OK’d an agreement between the Trustee Council, the University of Portland and the Oregon Department of State Lands that provides not less than $33,850.90 …

and a scale room, also are in disrepair and show signs of housing transients. Two fire hydrants still stand in the scale room and prompt chuckles from those touring the site. The Tribe closed on the 31-acre site in December and plans for it are still being developed. The land is zoned “town center” in Wood Village, meaning potential uses can include a regional entertainment facility, commercial retail, housing and office buildings. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said that the Tribe will use …

Tribe and the Oregon Department of State Lands, Portland General Electric, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Reservation, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians regarding property ownership of the site where the Grand Ronde Tribe constructed a removable fishing platform at Willamette Falls. The Grand Ronde Tribe received permission to build the platform on land the state says it owns, but PGE …

and Nez Perce Tribes concern contaminant-related injuries to the lower Willamette River and the assessment of injured Tribal natural resources; Approved new two-year contracts for Tribal Court of Appeals judges Patricia Davis, Robert Miller and Patricia Paul; Approved applying for a $1.2 million, three-year Administration for Native Americans Social & Development Strategies grant that would hire a project director and site development planner for the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City …

and lounge, banquet and meetings rooms, children’s play area, video arcade, RV park and expansion of its gaming space. The development would add approximately 36,000 square feet to the existing building and the RV development was expected to feature up to 150 spaces. 1991 – The Grand Ronde senior meal site was completed, giving Tribal Elders a place to gather and enjoy a hot lunch together Tuesday through Thursday. The meal site was built by maintenance crew member Greg Leno, Tribal Elder Russ Leno …