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was brought to the attention of the police after numerous people had commented on the matter on a social media page that is run anonymously. The site includes posts which criticize and mock certain Tribal Council members, including Cherry. She told Smoke Signals that she has recently filed a police report because due to the actions of this individual, she no longer feels safe in the community. “I have no idea what this person is capable of and I want it to come to light and on the record that I …

. “Around 10.4 (acres) are around the original site (and) includes the recent detection in Yamhill County,” Ramthun said. “Oregon Forestry Department has released three biological controls; a little wasp that feeds on the larvae which could slow the spread, not present in other states when it was introduced there,” Ramthun said. Four wasp species have been approved for use in the United States, to try to control the borers. “In wetter parts of the Willamette Valley, ash is the predominant tree species …

Land Use Board regarding the Tribe’s fishing platform site because the city of West Linn did not regulate the structure, but the Land Use Board dismissed the appeal in April 2019. On July 28, 2021, PGE’s Board of Directors approved a resolution that the company would pursue acquiring all of the state’s rights, title and interest in the contested property. PGE then filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in April 2022 to condemn the 5-acre strip of property in and around its Federal Energy …

that; thought I came from a small family. … It was also healing just having a job like this. A job that sees the value in Indigenous voices and uplifting that and sees the value in healing art and connecting communities.” Both the art show and book launch will take place in Portland, at munk-ye?lan saxali, 4636 NE 42 Ave., Portland. From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, the site will host an art show, featuring the abstract paintings that Connelly worked through in her own healing process. From 11 a.m. to 5 …

site work and permits to construct our fire tower, a key part of the Fire Science/EMT Training career pathway,” she said in an email. “The fire tower will allow high school students and firefighting recruits with hands-on experience and certifications to meet the demands of an essential profession in this region. It will also allow our current firefighting organizations a safe place for training.” Vickery anticipates that the fire tower will be complete by the end of this summer and serve up …

they had to leave behind, but there wasn’t always the time even for that. “There’s some at the Portland Art Museum and the Oregon Museum, but it’s just a few pieces that were dug up at a site,” Mercier said. “Other places you see like bone carving pendants, carved horn spoons, maple burl bowls, that’s about it. I guess there’s a handful of stone carvings, not very many, but a good handful of those, where just looking at those and the bone carvings and stuff like that, we learned those unwritten …

here in the past, they primarily looked at the lives and perspectives of the soldiers stationed at Fort Yamhill, McKenzie said. The Tribe is taking a different approach, examining not only the site’s brief decade as a fort, but about the years before and after that period, from the perspective of its original inhabitants. Speaking to attendees at the Tribe’s Honor and Recognition Event in 2024, McKenzie said it was something of a surprise to find herself with a doctorate in the little-known …

months as a Ceded Lands specialist. In that role, she served as the Tribal representative in negotiations over the Superfund site in the Portland Harbor. Two weeks later, she passed the Oregon State Bar Exam and later in 2013, she became the first Tribal member hired by the Tribal Attorney’s Office. The Tribe had created a position of Honors Attorney for Tribal members lacking the required two years of legal experience, to give them a way to join the department while they are gaining experience …

ruts left by the treads, watching in satisfaction. The site may look a mess now, he said, but it will soon recover and the trees left standing will benefit from increased sunlight and decreased disease pressure from overcrowding. Understory plants like hazel, osoberry and snowberry will establish themselves, providing food and habitat for wildlife. “In a year or two, you won’t even be able to tell they were here,” he said. Trammell and the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department are focusing …

returned from the Gulf War. Unfortunately, far too many service men and women do not return from war. I would like to recognize and honor those who did not return, and also give a special recognition to their families, as their lives were changed forever. I want to say how thankful and grateful I am to all service members and to their families.” Speakers included Polk County Veterans Service Officer Marie McCandless, who served in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, and NorthWest Senior and Disability …