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Conference. Editor Dean Rhodes received a first-place award in the Best News Story category for “The New Normal,” which examined the effect of the Cowlitz Tribe’s Ilani casino on Spirit Mountain Casino one year after opening. The story appeared in the May 1, 2018, edition. Staff writer Danielle Frost took second place in the Best News Story category for “Meteorite Impact,” which detailed the Tribe’s 2018 visit to Tomanowos at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The story appeared …

, Wash., on April 10, 1931. She was one of nine children. She moved to Walla Walla, Wash., where she met Irvin Myrick, who had come home from World War II and whom she married. They had stepdaughter Geraldine (Irvin’s from a previous marriage); and two daughters, Janis (Jeff Duddles) and Tracie (Timothy Meyer). She and Irvin celebrated 37 years of marriage before he passed. She was very proud of her Tribal heritage. She was the great-granddaughter of Chief Alquema of the Santiam Band of Kalapuya …

over the years has keep soil contamination lower than one might expect. According to a Scope of Work released by DEQ on July 1, the Tribe “intends to conduct investigation and remediation utilizing cleanup standards most applicable to the type of development, and in a phased approach over the course of the property’s future redevelopment and reuse.” High priority remedial actions include cleaning up a waste pile beneath a bleach plant, two catch basins with tailrace sediment and leaking underground …

it when I retire.” 1994 – Tribal Council adopted three changes to the Elections Ordinance, two of which would take effect that year. The changes were that in the event of a tie between third and fourth place for a Tribal Council seat, the two candidates would have a runoff election, which would take place in November. Also, names on the ballot would no longer be in alphabetical order if there was more than one person with the same last name. The third change would be that walk-in voters were …

Pacific subspecies was documented that many thought it had gone extinct in western Oregon. 2009 – Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy was re-elected 6-3 by Tribal Council to the Tribal chair position for the eighth time. Kennedy first served as Tribal chairwoman starting in September 2001 and continued in that role continuously except for a one-year break between September 2006 and September 2007 when Tribal Council member Chris Mercier was elected to the office. Kennedy was the second-longest …

is to have students write about who they are, where they come from and where their imagination can take them,” Olson said. “The most important thing that happened was my discovery that I loved writing poetry. I’ve always liked to write stories and comedy, but have never been too interested in poetry. All of that changed while I was at Kalamazoo.” Olson was one of two Native youths from Oregon to be selected for the program, and the youngest from all those across the United States who were …

requirements outlined under the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. Finally, Tribal Council approved an approximately $1 million capital contribution to the Chemawa Station phase one development in Keizer. The Grand Ronde and Siletz Tribes are partners in the development. Also included in the Nov. 6 Tribal Council packet was an approved authorization to proceed that instructs Natural Resources Department staff members to form a task force to address and resolve issues with the Willamette …

recognized Tribes. The meeting with President Obama was one of a whirlwind of endless meetings, Kennedy said, starting Monday night and running daily through Friday. 2004 – Housing Director Carina Kistler Ginter teamed with several volunteers in the construction of the new playground area in the family housing development, Chxi Musam Illihi. The project took four hours to complete and provided children in the area with a safe place to play. 1999 – The Tribe’s new permanent cultural site west …

is a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran. The memorial, which is the centerpiece of the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Grand Ronde, features a man and woman dressed in traditional Native clothing standing side-by-side reaching for the sky. The four black granite pillars – one for each military branch – feature the names of Tribal and community veterans from Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan, and a few notable Oregonians, such as former Gov. Ted Kulongoski. According to Smoke Signals’ running …

the economic development portion of the General Council meeting was conducted in executive session. Tribal members who want more information can contact Thomas at 503-879-2070 or bruce.thomas@grandronde.org . Hernandez and Fullerton took 14 questions from the audience of approximately 45. “We are in a great position,” Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. said. “You have an excellent, wonderful team of staff who work on behalf of you. It is one of the best teams around for helping us develop our future …