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team is always keeping an eye on possible new competition and that they want to be proactive and not reactive. He said one of the ways they are doing that is to focus on guest loyalty programs that reward the most frequent players. Dillon said marketing efforts are paying off, especially with players from the Vancouver, Wash., area. He said those visits are up. Dillon said that he is happy to report that revenue is up in the first seven months of 2015 over the estimated budget and that revenues …

Culture Walking On - Floyd "Bud" Low 09.15.2015 Dean Rhodes Walking On Floyd “Bud” Low June 22, 1933 – Aug. 31, 2015 Tribal Elder Floyd “Bud” Low, 82, a resident of Grand Ronde died Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. He was born in Corvallis, Ore., on June 22, 1933, the son of Floyd and Rose Tyler Low. Growing up, Bud and his family worked hard together in the timber industry. Bud was a logger and ran many pieces of machinery with his father. Bud loved the many family pets, taking care of them and riding …

Culture Yesteryears -- Aug. 1, 2015 07.29.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., stood for five days at the old powwow grounds in front of the Governance Center. Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, said the 58,268 names are “the what-ifs, the what could have beens, gone in a flash, a speck of time.” 2005 – Tribal Elders Kathryn Harrison, Pat Allen, Betty Lambert and Patsy …

Tribal Government & News Walden makes first visit to Grand Ronde 11.30.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Federal Government Congressman Greg Walden, who represents the largest area of any Oregon member of the House of Representatives and is the state’s lone Republican in Congress, made his first visit to Grand Ronde on Friday, Nov. 20. “It’s good to get a check mark next to getting out here,” Walden said to seven Tribal Council members in attendance – Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, Vice …

Culture 'Honoring Our Rivers' anthology seeking submissions 01.03.2013 Ron Karten Culture , Education , Natural resources , Events 'Honoring Our Rivers: A Student Anthology" is seeking written and visual art submissions from kindergarten through 12 th grade and undergraduate college students about Oregon's rivers and watersheds. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, Jan. 31. "Honoring Our Rivers" is Oregon's only statewide student anthology focused on rivers and watersheds. Students selected …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - Dec. 1, 2011 11.30.2011 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : On behalf of the Lash family, we would like to thank each person who helped us through this hard time of our brother, Rory Lash. Thanks to Kenny Haller, for his prayers for the family and for the services and to the men who helped: Duke Kimsey, Lynn Gatchell, Cory Lash, Rusty Leno, Gene LaBonte, Don Hendricks and Mike Sampson. And thanks for all the ladies who helped prepare and …

Culture Walking On -- Brandon Thomas Clark 05.08.2019 Dean Rhodes Walking On Brandon Thomas Clark Oct. 6, 1990 – May 3, 2019 Brandon Clark of Clio, Mich., 28, walked on Friday, May 3, 2019, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2019, at the O’Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio. Kim Christensen and the Rev. Kyle Maddox will officiate with cremation to follow. Family will receive visitors at the funeral home, 503 N. Mill St., Clio, from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, …

Culture Fish Ceremony set for Saturday, May 18, in West Linn 05.14.2019 Danielle Frost Events If you go Fish ceremony When: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Where: Willamette Park, 1100 12th St., West Linn By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer WEST LINN -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s fish ceremony will have different scenery then in years past. Willamette Park along the banks of the Willamette River in West Linn will be the new venue, upstream from Willamette Falls, instead of being …

Culture Walking On -- Yvonne Rosalie Pauline Grout 01.09.2020 Dean Rhodes Walking On Yvonne Rosalie Pauline Grout Yvonne Rosalie Pauline Grout July 31, 1941 – Jan. 1, 2020 Vonnie passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2020, at the age of 78 at Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville surrounded by her family. Vonnie was born on July 31, 1941, in Salem, Ore., to Harvey and Hattie (Riggs) Ducharme, who both preceded her in death. Vonnie had four sisters: Violet (Richard) Zimbrick, Joann Empey, …

Culture Walking On -- Robert Joseph Beebe 02.13.2020 Dean Rhodes Walking On Robert Joseph Beebe Robert Joseph Beebe Dec. 7, 1949 – Feb. 6, 2020 Tribal Elder Robert Joseph Beebe, 70, of Packwood, Wash., passed away on Feb. 6, 2020, at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash. He was born on Dec. 7, 1949, to Abraham J. Beebe and Margarie I. Letlow-Beebe in Yakima, Wash. Robert graduated high school in Woodland, Calif., and attended Davis University for one year. He was a log truck …