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Affairs Medical Center to talk about the MyHealtheVet program (www.myhealth.va.gov), programs specifically for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, suicide prevention, the women's veterans program and minority veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs mobile Vet Center also was parked on the powwow grounds. The Veterans Affairs representatives were not immune to the frustration that veterans across the country feel about their post-service care, or lack thereof, from the federal …

closing to receive a food box on both days. There are also regular distributions coordinated at Willamina High School, the Portland Area Office on Barbur Boulevard and the Tribal Veterans Service Office. Additionally, the Food Bank conducts mobile food distributions at AR Ford Road, Kurleyville, Water’s Edge and Wandering Spirits RV Park. “We also do a holiday food box distribution for Thanksgiving and Christmas and are working on having a small food pantry at the Elders Activity Center …

Culture Tribal Elder Diane Linton Giffen walks on at 80 07.30.2012 Michelle Alaimo Walking On Diane Agnes Linton Giffen April 30, 1932-July 26, 2012 Tribal Elder Diane Agnes Linton Giffen, 80, a resident of Sheridan, passed away at home on Thursday, July 26, 2012. She was born April 30, 1932, in Oceanlake, Ore., the daughter of George L. "Dewey" Linton and Geraldine M. "Toots" Mercier Linton Martin. Diane grew up in Grand Ronde and graduated from Willamina Union High School in 1949. Edward W …

Culture Walking On -- Michael Thomas Michelle 01.11.2022 Dean Rhodes Walking On Michael Thomas Michelle March 22, 1954 – Dec. 26, 2021 Tribal Elder Michael Thomas Michelle walked on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, surrounded by his wife and family. He was the son of Tribal member Frank Michelle and Rosemary Underwood, both deceased. Michael is survived by his love of 40 years, Adeline “Bonzo” Winishut Michelle; sister, Carol Goodnow of Washington state; brother, Richard Michelle of Grand Ronde, Ore …

, Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26. To be eligible, people must be 65 or older, 18 to 64 years old with underlying medical conditions, 18 or older in a long-term care situation or 18 to 64 and older at increased risk of exposure or transmission because of their occupational setting. The center will provide boosters to Tribal members and their spouses, other Native Americans and their spouses and families, Tribal employees and their families and established …

of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Site-Based Program grant for $1 million; Approved a resolution that authorizes staff to submit a plan to the Secretary of the Interior for the consolidation of funds from General Assistance, Native Employment Works, Job Placement and Training, American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation and Job Training Programs into a single, coordinated, 5-year plan to provide employment and training services; And approved 10 non-infant …

Department also attended, along with other Tribal members and government employees. 2015 – The Tribe closed on the purchase of a 91-acre parcel worth more than $900,000 on the Chahalpam property along the North Santiam River in Marion County. The purchase, funded entirely by the Bonneville Power Administration’s Wildlife Mitigation Program, brought the Tribe’s total acreage to more than 429 acres managed for conservation purposes at the site downstream from Stayton. 2010 – The Tribe’s Natural …

the Heritage Commission approved state heritage area status in early February on a preliminary basis. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area is the first to ever receive a state heritage area designation. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area encompasses 26 square miles and is home to the second largest waterfall by volume in the United States. The area remains a culturally and historically significant site for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Tribal members continue to harvest lamprey at the site …

Tribal Government & News Employee Breakfast honors 784 Years of Service 10.14.2014 Ron Karten Tribal employees The Tribe's Human Resources Department honored 65 employees who have a combined 784 years of service, including the first-ever 30-year Tribal employee, during an Employee Breakfast held Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Tribal gym. Health & Wellness Business Office Manager Tresa Mercier reached the 30-year mark in October. Her employment as a Health Program clerk with the Tribe on Oct. 16 …

Culture World War II veteran Herman Hudson walks on 05.26.2021 Dean Rhodes Walking On Herman K. Hudson By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Herman K. Hudson, the Tribe’s last living World War II veteran and eldest male Elder at 96 years of age, walked on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Hudson was born in Grand Ronde on Jan. 4, 1925, the son of Herman A. and Ella Hudson. He lived for many years at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, where his father worked as a bus and truck driver. However, Chemawa …