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and it makes me happy. It’s like good medicine for me.” Barry works at the bead shop every weekend and her full-time job during the week. “This doesn’t really feel like work most of the time,” she said. “My family comes in and I get to sit here and have a cup of coffee and talk, so it’s a really nice environment and relaxing.” Foster works in the shop during the weekdays while her children are in school. “I enjoy being here because I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for the past nine years …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Tribal lands 04.15.2011 Ron Karten General Council , Culture , History , Natural resources The history of the Confederated Tribes can be told through the land. Before the 1850s, the Tribes "owned" most of western Oregon. Then Tribal members were forced on to a 69,100-acre reservation given to them by presidential order. By the time the Tribe was Terminated in 1954, land holdings had dwindled to only the Tribal cemetery - about five acres …

have much to teach us on being good stewards of this land we love, our Oregon,” said Interim LCIS Director Danny Santos. “On Spring Celebration day we celebrate together and continue to move forward together for the benefit of all.” The Spring Celebration kicks off at 8 a.m. with information tables on display in the Senate Gallery followed by a program from 9 to 11 a.m. that will feature Grand Ronde drummers and the Color Guard, a welcome from Tribal Council and LCIS Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy …

on Friday, Jan. 10. The three Tribes also immediately filed a request with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon for a temporary restraining order on the project. The request cites violations of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the Indian Reorganization Act and the Coquille Restoration Act, along with constitutional concerns related to the National Environmental Policy Act, according to the press release. “Grand Ronde opposes an off-reservation casino in Medford or anywhere in Oregon …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino to remain closed until it is safe to re-open 04.01.2020 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Casino Spirit Mountain Casino, closed since March 19, will now re-open when it is considered safe to do so, Tribal and casino officials said on Wednesday, April 1. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Casino will re-open when it is considered safe to do so, according to Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez. After …

rental housing, salmon recovery and other natural resource efforts. “While we’re proud of everything we’ve accomplished, we’ve got work yet to do,” she said. “We have to refocus on maintaining our market share and leadership in Tribal gaming in Oregon…On council, we need to adopt best practices around when we should be having executive sessions and confidential ATPs (authorization to proceed).” Atanacio is a second-time candidate and currently serves on the Tribe’s Education Committee and previously …

Tribal Government & News Project Lifesaver helps track people with brain ailments who wander 05.14.2014 Dean Rhodes Public safety There aren't many people signed up for local chapters of Project Lifesaver, but parents, children, spouses or caretakers of a person with Alzheimer's, autism or any traumatic brain injury could find it to be a huge relief if their relative walks off. With this program, they will likely be found within minutes. Grand Ronde Tribal Police Officer Ron Wellborn, who …

the Tribal Attorney’s Office, Finance, Procurement and Audit departments and Tribal Council administrative staff in concluding the Tribe’s investment in MicroGREEN and auctioning off the company’s assets. “We carve out a certain amount to invest,” Reyn Leno said. “Unless somebody has a crystal ball out there, investments are investments and we have a responsibility to try and make money. … We may have lost here, but we have gained so much. We are trying to do the best we can with the people we …

a really good night’s sleep to make up for exerting all of that energy,” Reibach says. “What’s changed is this album a big part of it, but it’s not all of it. … I’m looking for venues if they really have great sound and it’s for a good cause and you have a quiet environment so I can play this meditative music because when I perform this stuff it’s very therapeutic. When I’m done, I’m energized. I feel like I’ve taken a nap. It’s a different kind of intensity, an intensity that rejuvenates my soul …

, who previously worked in the Tribal Career Development Department at Spirit Mountain Casino. Azure said that the TERO director can of his or her own initiative or based on a complaint of a violation of the ordinance take steps to rectify a violation, preferably with an informal settlement, but also with a written notice or issuance of a corrective order if necessary. "There's some teeth to the TERO code," Azure said. TERO will be overseen by a soon-to-be appointed five-member commission …