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awards and trophies. After leaving the service, Carl became involved in local military organizations such as becoming a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Willamina, American Legion, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Honor Guard and he was the AMVETS state commander at one point and had founded the AMVETS Post 2000 in the year 2000. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Betty Smith Lambert, and daughter, Norma Crites. Carl is survived by his four …

, Oregon flag and POW/MIA flag. Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi carried in the Grand Ronde flag. Other Tribal Council members in attendance were Jon A. George and Denise Harvey. Warm Springs Tribal Council member Carlos Calica gave the invocation and sang a prayer song. Afterward, Tribal leaders were given the opportunity to speak to attendees. George, Harvey and Tuomi each said a few words and George drummed and sang. “It's an honor to stand up here today to address each and every one of you,” he …

and Shawash Academic Teacher Adam Langley then discussed reinforcing Native identities in school environments. Langley discussed being one of only two Native American students while attending Rainier High School in Rainier, Oregon, and being disconnected from his Native American heritage for most of his youth while Flynn talked about attending Willamina High School, where there were more Indigenous students and she was closer to Grand Ronde. “Look at the students in your school and allow your …

and one-on-one youth mentoring. “Receiving the Spirit Mountain Community Fund grant means The Gate will be able to serve the teens of Monmouth and Independence with afterschool programing, mentoring and activities, by staff that are trained and equipped,” Bobeda said. “The administrative program director serves behind the scenes so that all the programs and staff scheduling run smoothly and that the offerings are based on student input and meeting real needs.” During the check distribution …

he fears he might turn into, if his “dark side” gains the upper hand. Sometimes he’s fighting his fellow officers, in a debate over how best to do the job they’re all focused on. Lawson’s internal struggles have formed a theme that carries through both books, and in “Jericho Burning,” also contain a nod to the killings by police that precipitated months of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. “Police have to change the way we do this job,” Warren tells his partner at one point …

’t specify if it was a casino or Tribal employee, but it was later stated at the Wednesday, Aug. 21, Tribal Council meeting that a Tribal Council member had been the one to initially contact police. Non-criminal campaign ordinance violations used to be investigated by the Tribe’s general manager. However, that was amended in recent years so that the general manager wouldn’t be in a position of potentially having to issue a citation to one of their supervisors, as the general manager is a direct …

assistant, Anna Cesary, Kinney kept that promise and at the end of July, Cole finally flew to Boston with her son Chris. “I was actually in tears — like, ‘you would do that for me?’ That’s pretty generous,” she said. “I’m so glad Kathy was able to make it to Boston after all,” Kinney said in an email. “It meant a lot to me that she made the journey, and I was grateful for the opportunity to get to spend one-on-one time with Kathy and her son.” Cesary said in an email that “Kathy was an absolute …

things we do at TERO and each one of you who contributes to that success,” Reibach said. “It’s fun to be able to connect with people whose names I’ve only seen on emails and whatnot. I’ve already heard some cool stories where people have met others here that they’ve only talked to on the phone in the past. That’s what it’s about, just getting together and connecting.” Then, a moment of silence was held for past TERO worker and Tribal Elder Marcus Gibbons, who walked on Thursday, Oct. 31. Tribal …

and plants that will do well in that environment. And it’s just a nice reference to the site and to what would be there.” Webb noted that swimming pool maintenance is a significant expense — an estimated $40,000 a month, for heating, chemicals and equipment maintenance — not including the cost of staff, such as lifeguards. Total operating costs for the building would be approximately $800,000 per year. One Tribal member asked whether it would be less expensive to install a salt-water pool …

treasure, an Oregon trust resource, part of the Willamette River and Willamette Falls, into private property ownership status,” George said. “This has happened without any public process. It is particularly important to Grand Ronde people because Willamette Falls is one of the only places we where can harvest Pacific lamprey for our Tribal people. We have an agreement with the state of Oregon to harvest ceremonial salmon and steelhead every spring. The falls is the only place the Tribe can do …