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, “our fire call volume has not increased much over the normal annual burn complaints for people burning into the burn ban that started on July 1.” She noted that vehicle crash call volumes have increased, which is common during the summer season with increased traffic to and from the coast. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Culture Yesteryears -- Aug. 1, 2024 08.01.2024 Yesteryears 2019 Yesteryears 2019 – Chachalu Museum opened a new temporary exhibit, “Witness,” that told the story of Tomanowos, and included a 110-pound foam replica of the sacred meteorite, created by artist Garrick Imatani. The exhibit was 4 years in the making, and included items loaned from several other institutions, and a video of visits to the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where the meteorite is now housed. The exhibit …

it in the hands of Tribal members to decide if we should continue the way we’re doing it today or if we should change that and have a brighter future for more families in our Tribe.” See a related story in the Sept. 1 edition of Smoke Signals for more information. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a per capita payment date of Sept. 13, 2024, for the time period of June 1-Aug. 31; Approved an amendment to the Tribe’s professional services agreement with Points Consulting of Moscow, Idaho …

Foundation of Portland to fund arts programming through the Tribe’s Cultural Resources Department; Approved an application for a Meyer Memorial Trust general allocation grant for up to $200,000 to supplement costs for the Tribe’s Salmon Strength team and to hire a communications firm to help with outreach and messaging; Approved appointing Dara Dickinson and Melody Wright to the Housing Grievance Board with terms ending March 31, 2027; Declared a per capita period of Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2024 …

in the mail by Monday, Dec. 9. There is no in-person voting available and the mail-in ballot is the only form of voting. Tribal members are also encouraged to mail in their ballots sooner than later. Several community meetings and office hours with Tribal staff have been held to offer opportunities for the Tribal membership to discuss the amendment and drafted ordinance. Remaining office hours with Tribal staff are scheduled from 5-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, and noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 …

services, health care, public safety, community infrastructure, economic development, and lands and resource management. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a timber distribution period of Jan. 1- Dec. 31, 2024, and declared Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, as the payment date. Approved enrolling one infant into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements and denied enrolling one infant, because they did not meet the enrollment requirements in the Tribal Constitution. In other news, Tribal …

Tribal Government & News General Council hears Elders Committee nominations, Smoke Signals presentation 12.12.2024 Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals , General Council By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Tribal Elders nominated 11 people for the Elders Committee during the Sunday, Dec. 1, General Council meeting. Voting will be in-person at the Elders Christmas Party at the Elder Activity Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, and at the next General Council meeting on Sunday, Jan …

and has been listed in Good Sam, which is a publication for RV enthusiasts. The funding for the loan will come from the Tribe’s TriState Capital Bank line of credit. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a rent reduction for Grand Meadows subleases to $1, which will allow them to pay for utilities directly instead of into a Tribal management account, which will make the process consistent with the Tribe’s new homeownership development Tipsu-ili’i; Approved a memorandum of understanding …

, April 19, 2025, at the age of 67. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 2 , in the Tribal gym, followed by a meal at the Elder Activity Center. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home in Albany is assisting the family. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

with the 150 applicants who will be processed for the year 2025 will be published and remaining applicants will be assigned to the waitlist. After the open enrollment period has been finalized, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from the waitlist. Completed applications will be date stamped and added to the waitlist to be processed until the annual limit is reached. The comment period for these ordinance changes will remain open until Thursday, May 1. Tribal Council will then consider …