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Sheriff’s deputies with a trespass in the 9000 block of Grand Ronde Road. A female was arrested for Trespass I. Monday, Jan. 23 Theft of $15 was reported at Spirit Mountain Casino. Suspect left during the night after not paying a bar tab. Telephonic harassment reported to police. Victim did not wish to pursue charges. Police assisted Polk County Sheriff’s deputies with a domestic reported on Grand Ronde Road. One juvenile was taken to the hospital for treatment. Polk County …

of understanding struck between the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Banks School District on Thursday, Feb. 23, during its meeting held in Eugene. During the hearing, Department of Education Government and Legal Affairs Manager Cindy Hunt detailed the history of the Native American mascot issue in Oregon for new board members and said that Department of Education staff members have no concerns regarding the agreement. “I have concluded that the agreement meets the legal requirements prescribed …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council elects Kennedy as chair, Mercier as vice chair 09.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Longtime Tribal Council member Cheryle A. Kennedy was re-elected as Tribal Council chairwoman on Wednesday, Sept. 13, and former Tribal Council Chairman Chris Mercier became vice chair in the wake of the Sept. 9 election. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George nominated Kennedy to fill the seat vacated by Reyn Leno’s departure from office. She was elected unanimously. “I …

of Tribal records free of charge if possible. Tribal Staff Attorney Brooks Wakeland said the proposed amendments received only one comment when they went out for membership input. “The purpose of this is to make records more available to the Tribal membership and make it an easier process,” Tribal Attorney Rob Greene said during the Tuesday, Oct. 31, Legislative Action Committee hearing. “We would like to see more people requesting those records and having availability to them.” “I think, as a Tribal …

, as well as two grandchildren on the way; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. A viewing and funeral service for Michael Bolton will be held at noon Sunday, May 21, at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery, 9245 Grand Ronde Road, with a reception to follow at the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. God bless all for your help and attendance in advance. We understand for those who cannot be present. Know He and I understand. If you have questions, please contact …

and into the future,” Harrelson said. “I think of this like persistence. If we exist as a department, what our goal and what are we working toward is to make sure that we, as a people, persist and knowledge of us in the past and present is known in the future, as well as known today.” Harrelson said the department went through a re-organization that started in June 2016 and saw the Lands and Culture Department split into two separate entities. The re-organization lasted through September, resulting …

. However, they are used by health officials as an indicator of other potentially harmful bacteria that might be present. Follow-up testing did not find more harmful bacteria, such as fecal coliform or E. coli, Ekstrom said. Jim Solvedt, Environmental Health supervisor with Polk County, said that finding coliform bacteria in rural water systems is not that unusual since biomass build-up inside the pipes is common. “I think Karl has learned that he has to scour the lines more often and he is using …

able to take something kind of scary and make him lovable,” says Sara. “You ended up being on his side. I always liked that movie.” Sara says the two plan to explore their book series further in the future and that they are already planning their next book. “We have a business meeting/date night scheduled soon to work on our next book idea,” says Adam. “We want to inspire kids to get unplugged from their electronics a little bit and inspire them to get outdoors and have some fun.” Adam and Sara’s …

Ronde Tribe was not informed of the Board of Education meeting. “We are the ones who represent our people and I feel like they’re not listening to what we have to say,” he said. “It’s a step backward as far as what we’re trying to accomplish with educating people on the Tribes. We feel it’s very unfortunate and we haven’t changed our position on this. We’re disappointed.” One school has changed its mascot during the back and forth on the issue in the last three years. The Dalles High School …

for this case." The amendments were made necessary to comply with a Tribal Council staff directive that stated the Tribe's Enrollment staff and committee needed to expedite the processing of enrollment applications filed by Tribal members who were disenrolled on Aug. 16. "Every effort should be made to process completed applications by the date of the Tribal Council election and the record date for the next per capita distribution," the directive says. "I would hate to stand in the way of any Tribal member …