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of Salmon River Highway. While contacting the male, officers discovered methamphetamine. The male was issued a criminal citation for possession of methamphetamines. Custodial interference reported in the 9700 block of Tilixam Circle. Counterfeit money reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency in locating a missing person in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with a single vehicle crash in the area of milepost 1 on Highway 18B. Citizen …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council, SMGI Board scheduled to meet Wednesday, March 27 03.22.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Spirit Mountain Casino , Health & Wellness By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor According to Tribal Council agendas distributed on Friday, March 20, Tribal Council and the Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. Board of Directors will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at Spirit Mountain Casino. The agenda undoubtedly will include discussion of the Tribe’s unprecedented …

, 2020, and was a closed family service. She was laid to rest after a 1 p.m. service by Dennis Knight Jr., Derrick Cooper, Joseph Cox, Jesse Knight, Casey Knight and Gabriel Knight at the Grand Ronde Cemetery. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. www.dallastribute.com . Other passings Shannon Curtis Haskins April 20, 1961 – April 25, 2020 There will be a private immediate family-only funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, in the Tribal gym followed by a gravesite service …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- June 1, 2020 05.28.2020 Danielle Frost History 2015 2015 – After spending 25 years working for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department, Silviculture and Fire Protection Program Manager Jeff Nepstad retired. Nepstad, 52, had served the Tribe almost half of his life and said he was proud of the work that was accomplished during that time. The mission of the Silviculture Program was to promote the Tribal tradition of being good stewards of the land and all …

. The summer disbursements will bring the total number of coronavirus relief payments to five and help Tribal members affected by the pandemic and the probable absence of a June per capita distribution because Spirit Mountain Casino was closed from mid-March through June 1. By the end of summer, adult Tribal members will have received $2,600 in virus relief financial aid, which is approximately 56 percent of per capita distributed in 2019. The third supplemental budget will be posted in the coming days …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Aug. 1, 2020 07.30.2020 Danielle Frost History 2015 2015 – Archeology students from the University of Washington in Seattle participated in an archeological dig at a site on Grand Ronde Road. The Tribe’s Historic Preservation Office, in collaboration with the university’s Department of Anthropology, hosted a summer archeology “field school” on the Tribal homelands for students. The course, “Field Methods in Indigenous Archeology,” taught students how …

.” Tailfeathers appeared in a YouTube video called “Trail of Life” that was posted on May 21. It can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUBaFnS-SLE . He was born on Feb. 1, 1945, and was buried on the Warm Springs Reservation, the homeland of his wife, Nancy, on Sunday, Aug. 16. He was an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation located in Browning, Mont. He is survived by children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The Grand Ronde Tribal Council held a moment of silence in Tailfeathers …

the Tuesday, Sept. 1, Legislative Action Committee hearing that the expansion of the dancing circle is the first phase of a larger project to make the powwow grounds big enough to accommodate the crowds that participate during the August Contest Powwow; Approved an emergency amendment to the Tribal Housing Ordinance that will allow the Tribe to use a Housing & Urban Development program to expedite the foreclosure process for homes in Grand Meadows should a tenant be in default of their lease …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2020 09.30.2020 Danielle Frost History 2010 2015 – Spirit Mountain Community Fund topped $67 million in giving. Since its inception in 1997, the charitable arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde had awarded 2,214 grants totaling more than $67 million to area nonprofits. Tribal member Kathleen George, the Community Fund’s director, welcomed grant recipients to Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, where the third-quarter grant distribution …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2020 10.29.2020 Danielle Harrison History 2010 2015 – Tribal Council voted to pursue the purchase of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village during its Oct. 14 meeting. The site, which was no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said that the Tribe was developing a business plan for the property that would diversify the Tribe’s economic base. 2010 – Tribal member …