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and coordination. … You might be able to solve a problem by doing that.” Tribal Planning and Grants Manager Kim Rogers said those in attendance provided good input. “The suggestions to add more stops here in Grand Ronde and to look at some kind of local connector service to get people around the community will of course have some cost and we will see where we end up on what services we can afford,” he said. The Tribe hired Kittleson & Associates of Portland to assist with updating its 2007 Coordinated …

of your service?” The survey also asked if people had landlines. People were asked to provide information about how they felt about the cost of their telephone service and rate the quality of the service. The survey asked if people had satellite or cable television and which companies their providers were. Information Services wanted to know if people bundled their current services and asked if Grand Ronde were to start its own company would people be interested in becoming customers. Information …

Specialist Jerry George, Employee Benefits Administrator Tammy Gould, Records Clerk Hollie Mercier and Compensation/HRIS Administrator Candy Scranton. Ceded Lands Manager Michael Karnosh reached 23 years of service. Rounding out employees reaching or exceeding two decades with the Tribe were Dental Assistant Donnette Spaulding, Cultural Education Specialist Crystal Szczepanski and Tribal Court Judicial Assistant Julie Boekhoff with 22 years of services, and Procurement Department Manager Nathan …

. “It is very unusual.” Chief warrant officers serve a unique role in naval service as they are enlisted people who are commissioned as officers and have been called to serve from their senior enlisted ranks as technical managers. Bly, 54, served in the military from 1982 to 2007, or as he puts it, “Twenty-five years, two months and five days.” Since retiring, Bly has spent much of his time traveling in his motorhome, sailing and in the mountains exploring. His favorite spot to sail is the Saratoga …

Tribal Government & News Election Board encouraging Tribal voters to mail in ballots ASAP 08.19.2020 Dean Rhodes Elections The Grand Ronde post office, located on Grand Ronde Road, is no longer staffed on Saturdays, so Tribal ballots must arrive by Friday, Sept. 11, to make it into the Tribe's post office box in time to be counted. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Changes at the U.S. Postal Service, such as disappearing mail boxes …

years, Social Services Administrative Assistant Tammy Garrison with 28 years and Finance Officer Chris Leno, who reached 29 years of service. Achieving 20 or more years of service are Security Department Supervisor Roel Hernandez, Purchase/Referred Care Health Care Payment Specialist Erica Mercier and Interpretive Coordinator Travis Stewart with 20 years while Elementary Lead Matthew Bucknell and Facilities Manager Tyson Mercier hit 21 years of service. Procurement Supervisor Kevin Mueller …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde efforts cited in proposed delisting of Nelson's checker-mallow 10.20.2023 Dean Rhodes Natural resources The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is proposed to remove the Nelson's checker-mallow from the Endangered Species Act list of threatened plants. (Photo from the Institute of Applied Ecology website) By Dean Rhodes Publications coordinator A perennial herb that the Grand Ronde Tribe has been trying to save from extinction for almost 30 years will be taken …

not facing south, the project installed as many as 32 panels on the top of carport structures and then devoted eight panels worth of electricity to each of the housing units. The housing units also are fitted with outside doors for Tribal maintenance crews to access furnaces, water heaters, communication systems and solar wire connections without bothering residents. "The selection of the solar technology for Elders Phase 2 was based on rate-of-return and best use for the new structures as well …

to vote, 1,136 ballots were counted. Eligible voters must be registered to vote and all can register up to and including Election Day on Sept. 8. Each eligible voter is entitled to vote for up to three candidates. Of the 13 nominees, the top three vote-getters will fill three vacancies, which are seats currently held by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, Tribal Council member Toby McClary and the seat formerly held by Valorie Sheker, whose seat was vacated on May 30 after she missed …

of Rhonda, Bryan's wife and Brayden's mother. They already have a name for it: iEatElk. Bryan is selling elk calls from Point Blank Hunting owned by Willy Rogers, a Grand Ronde descendant; Bryan reps for the company. As a world-leading elk caller, Bryan teaches the art through the website. Credentials for father and son involvement in the elk-calling world include their top finishes at the annual Rocky Mountain Elk Calling competition. In the professional class, Bryan has competed six times …