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for 17 years. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer CORVALLIS – Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School honors one of the most revered figures in the Grand Ronde Restoration effort in the city where she spent many happy times during her youth. “I have to say I am a bit overwhelmed and humbled,” Harrison, 98, said as she looked at the audience full of children and teachers. “I’ve been wondering how come I’m living so long … but we all have …

employees to the service event, noting how much the Tribe had grown since Restoration in 1983. “I’m so grateful for all of our employees,” Cherry said. “We have close to 700 employees now. When I started here in the 1990s, all the employees worked out of the Depot (building). Growing up in Grand Ronde, the only land we had was the cemetery and five acres.” Other Tribal Council members in attendance included Brenda Tuomi and Denise Harvey. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy was unable to attend …

oversaw her second quarterly check distribution in the Governance Center Atrium since taking over the fund in February. “You are here because your steadfast work in communities fulfills our mission,” Cherry said about the Tribal tradition of potlatch, or sharing the bounty. “We thank you very much for the work that you are doing.” The Community Fund distributed seven small grants and 26 large grants to nonprofit organizations in 11 northwestern Oregon counties. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno …

supplemental budget hearing announcement regarding acquisition of unspecified ceded lands in Clackamas County was posted in the glass cases at the front of the Governance Center. The hearing will be held during the next Tribal Council meeting on Wednesday, June 26. Hunting seasons, tags OK’d Tribal Council also approved hunting seasons and tags on Reservation and trust lands for the fifth consecutive year at its June 12 meeting. Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said during the Tuesday …

in either April, May or June with at least five years of service to the Tribe were honored with a Years of Service barbecue lunch event at the Tribal gym on Thursday, June 15. There were 102 Tribal employees honored for a combined 1,360 years of service to the Grand Ronde Tribe at the event. Tribal Council member Jon A. George gave the invocation and Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy welcomed employees. “I want to express my gratitude to all of the employees here,” Kennedy said. “I’m so proud of all …

, “the family interactions, the smiles, the laughter, the smells,” bring back those childhood years of helping out. Two years ago, he said, “my cousin presented their food truck to us, and was like, ‘Hey, do you want to buy it?’” They thought it through, Quenelle said, and “it was something we didn’t have to think long and hard about. It was a direction we knew we wanted.” The Quenelles’ grown children, who range in age from 19 to 26, sometimes work in the truck as well, along with nieces and nephews …

Tribal Government & News Positive Discipline class set for April 24 03.28.2012 Ron Karten Events A "Parenting With Positive Discipline" class will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in the Tribal Community Center. The class, which includes lunch, will provide an overview of parenting that will help prevent power struggles and invite cooperation, reduce peer and sibling conflict, foster respect and responsibility and bring out the best in yourself and your children. For more …

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Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department log -- April 18-May 8 05.14.2019 Dean Rhodes Public safety Thursday, April 18 Assist outside agency with reported suspicious activity in the area of D and Water streets in Willamina. Motorist assist occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Salmon River Highway. Warrant arrest in the 28000 block of Andy Riggs Road. A male subject was arrested on a valid Lincoln County Circuit Court warrant and transported to the Polk County Jail …

reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Drug complaint reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Drug complaint reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint received on Highway 18 near milepost 26. Citizen contact occurred in the 25200 block of Coyote Court. Officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 9600 block of Raven Loop. After an investigation, officers …