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loved Christ; he loved the word of God; he loved the church; and he was a dedicated pastor sharing the gospel and offering hope in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. What a blessing his prayers were to so many. His life was a living example of one of his favorite Bible verses, Psalms 119:165 – “Great peace have they which love thy law; and nothing shall offend them.” He is survived by his wife, Sandra Haller; children, Joseph Sparks, Pam Sparks, Clayton Sparks, Melissa Haller, Stephanne …

Health & Education Tribe awarded $590,055 Access to Care grant 05.20.2021 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is one of 48 organizations that will receive a total of $10 million in initial funding to provide services required by Measure 110, the Drug Treatment and Recovery Act approved by Oregon voters in November 2020. The Tribe will receive $590,055, according to a May 18 Oregon Health Authority press release. Organizations …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino announces closure of Cedar Plank Buffet 06.30.2021 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Casino , Gaming By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed one more victim in Oregon: the Cedar Plank Buffet at Spirit Mountain Casino. In a press release on Tuesday, June 29, the casino announced the buffet, which had not been self-service for many months because of the pandemic, will serve its final meal on Sunday, July 11. “The classic buffet model has …

Synegal as part of their work as single resource bosses for the wildland firefighting program; Approved a one-year contract extension with Industrial Economics Inc. so the company can continue to provide environmental consulting services to the Tribe regarding the McCormick and Baxter superfund sites at Portland Harbor; And approved the enrollment of two infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. Also included in the Sept …

Gaming Casino implements myriad efforts to recruit employees 09.30.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees , Spirit Mountain Casino , COVID-19 Spirit Mountain Casino (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Know someone in need of a job? Refer them to Spirit Mountain Casino and you might receive $500. The referral award is just one of many efforts being made by Spirit Mountain Casino to recruit employees and solve its staffing shortage. General Manager Bruce …

empty and abandoned,” said Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy. “The funding allocated to the Grand Ronde Tribe under the appropriations bill will allow us to make significant improvements to the property’s infrastructure and take this project one step closer to welcoming family and friends back to Willamette Falls. We want to thank our senators for work they’ve done to highlight this important project.” The bill also includes support for a variety of other areas and is the basis …

practices forced upon Indigenous communities. The video states that Native Elders across the United States and Canada have been telling the stories of children who were sent to residential schools, died and were buried in unmarked graves on the school grounds, but these stories were often ignored by those outside the Native community. Now, with Elder testimonies, one research team made up of professors and Indigenous graduate students from the University of Alberta are scanning areas to find …

one house prior and has always lived in Grand Ronde. Not many know, but Kenny also had Scottish roots and loved the bagpipes. Kenny and Pamela enjoyed traveling. They traveled to Europe, Canada and Mexico. They enjoyed traveling around the United States and exploring the national parks with their retro travel trailer. They spent several winters snow birding in Arizona and the Southwest. They also enjoyed visiting Maui. Kenny enjoyed competing in cornhole tournaments and playing cornhole at Fort …

Culture Memorial Day event returns to almost normal on May 30 04.28.2022 Dean Rhodes Events Memorial Day celebration at the West Valley Veterans Memorial in 2019. (Smoke Signals file photo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Unlike many annual Tribal events, the Memorial Day celebration at the West Valley Veterans Memorial only took a one-year break after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The event returned in May 2021, but it wasn’t quite back to normal. Attendance …

out in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution, the re-enrollment of one person, two blood quantum corrections and three Restoration Roll corrections. The three Restoration Roll corrections bring the total added in 2022 to 42. Previously, 204 Tribal members were added to the Restoration Roll in 2019, 127 in 2020 and 189 in 2021. Also included in the June 29 Tribal Council packet was an approved authorization to proceed that directs Finance Officer Chris Leno to start the supplemental …