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reported in the Aumsville area. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 29 on Highway 18. Attempt to locate warrant suspect in the 29500 block of Edson Drive. Theft reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Citizen contact occurred in the 9500 block of Raven Loop. Suspicious activity reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 1 on Highway 18. Traffic assist occurred in the area of milepost 25 on Highway 18. Sunday …

Smith, who is 98. Funeral services are being arranged by West Valley Funeral Home in Sheridan. A public memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 4, at Spirit Mountain Casino with a meal being served at 1 p.m. The service also will be streamed at www.grandronde.org. The Tribal government shut down for the day on Monday, May 22, after the news was announced. “The Tribe lost one of its great leaders over the weekend with the passing of former Tribal Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison,” Interim …

A. George and a closing drum and song by the Grand Ronde Singers. “She was a true warrior,” Bobby Mercier said before beginning the final drum. Following the memorial service, attendees were invited to stay for a 1 p.m. salmon luncheon. Harrison’s extended family and Grand Ronde Tribal members held a private ceremony at the achaf-hammi plankhouse on Saturday, June 3, that included traditional ceremonies and was not open to the public or media. Harrison was buried at the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery …

to Oregon on Saturday, July 1. Graphic by Samuel Briggs III/Smoke Signals Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

in winning an epic battle with bureaucracy. Part three will run in the Feb. 1 edition. By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer One of the biggest problems facing Pacific Northwest salmon is lack of access to suitable habitat. The fish require gravel spawning beds and cold, clear, moving water for their young, but are shut away from most of their historical range by dams built 50 to 60 years ago with no fish passage. Although the state of Oregon operates massive fish hatcheries to keep …

Culture Contest Powwow continues to gain in popularity 08.27.2025 Nicole Montesano Powwows Tribal member Leah Brisbois and her 8-month-old daughter, LillyRose Walsey, participate in the 1 p.m. grand entry during the 2025 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow at uyxat Powwow Grounds Saturday, Aug. 16. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Rain threatened to force a move of this year’s Grand Ronde Contest Powwow to the Spirit Mountain Casino’s Event Center …

raised Ilene for five years in the warmer city of Santa Monica, Calif. Dottie married Ray Lloyd Greene in 1950, but Ray "hated Oregon weather." After a short stay in The Dalles, the couple moved to Bakersfield, Calif. They arrived in Bakersfield, she says, with a minimal stake. She had seven quarts of fruit that she sold for $1 each, and he had $3 in his pocket. It lasted them through 41 years of marriage. She remembers riding after work in their 1948 yellow-and-white Mercury convertible …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - Oct. 1, 2011 09.29.2011 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : This is a memory of 1946 when I was 12 years old. My sister Sharon and I attended Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Ore. She was in the fifth grade and I was a sixth-grader. Our boarding school dormitory was McBride Hall, which was located very close to the train tracks. The train tracks are still there. It is now September 2011 and I recall September 1946. The students were called …

Powwow continued with grand entries at 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Culture Still seeking answers: Tribal member Heather Cameron has been missing for five years 10.30.2017 Danielle Frost People , Public Safety By Danielle Frost Tonya Gleason-Shepek drove to Grand Ronde from her home in Happy Valley, some 57 miles away, to address General Council on Oct. 1, which also marked the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In her hand she clutched a missing person flier. The woman on the front is her cousin, Heather Cameron, missing since Aug. 18, 2012, from …