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, Tanya Lane of Portland and Mindy Lane of Salem; his siblings, Cappi Foster of Silver Lake, Timothy Lane of Sitka, Alaska, John Young of Roseburg, Sonya Connelly and Betsy Stone of Grand Ronde and Helen Tobiska of Rathdrum, Idaho; his adoptive parents, Arthur and Ruth Lane of Christmas Valley, Ore.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are being taken care of by Baird Funeral Home of La Pine, Ore. A service will be held in La Pine and the family …

Culture Walking On -- Larry B. Risteen 07.15.2014 Michelle Alaimo Walking On Larry B. Risteen July 12, 1953 - May 26, 2014 Tribal Elder Larry B. Risteen of Willamina and formerly of La Grande and Elgin walked on on May 26 at his residence after an extended illness. At Larry's request, services included only immediate family. Private burial was at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Larry was born July 12, 1953, in Salem to Robert M. Risteen and Gloria Engelson. He moved around a lot throughout …

of forestry work, Nepstad decided that being with his young family is a priority. Nepstad grew up as one of five children in a small town near La Crosse, Wisc., on the Mississippi River. He played football and ran track for Melrose-Mindoro High School. “I grew up hunting and fishing before and after school,” says Nepstad. Nepstad moved to Nevada in 1984 to work for the Bureau of Land Management. He ran the fire retardant facilities at an air tanker base for the bureau’s firefighting planes …

buddy Casey Bones, who spent many hours on the banks of the Salmon River fishing with her. A special thank you to both her little sister Stephanie and her close friend Lizzie Buckham Reyes for being there for Nicole right to the end. Nicole leaves behind her husband, Don Alexander; daughter, Zoey, and son, Noah; parents, Del and Kim Bolden and Linda Amici; grandmothers, June Bolden and Dorothy Rogers; sisters and brother, Mariah Cortez, Stephanie Bolden, Maxwell Fleming and Roxanne Fleming; aunts …

transportation and equipment pool. “I was happy there, my supervisor was wonderful and gave me a lot of opportunities, but I made it very clear that if I got the offer from L.A., I was going,” Ripley said. “But I enjoyed my time there and liked working in a high volume, fast-paced environment.” The road to becoming a firefighter began in January 2015 when Ripley applied and took a two-day written test. A year later, he was contacted for an interview and then submitted information for a detailed background …

in Portland and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. “To be able to give back and be part of the community, to feel more involved, it’s been pretty important to me,” said Rowe. “I’m here. This is it. This is the dream. I’m really excited to be here and to dig in.” “Kelly is a Tribal member who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position,” said Fullerton. “It’s an opportunity to have a clinic director that has experience …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- June 15, 2014 06.12.2014 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I would like to thank Adult Foster Care's Cougar Lodge for the wonderful and loving care they gave my late Uncle Eugene "Gene" Hudson, 93 years old and a World War II veteran. He was the last of 13 children of Abe and Maude "Warren" Hudson. I was so happy when I learned Uncle Gene was coming out here to live right next door to me. But I was a little worried because I knew Uncle …

after breakfast and head to Siletz. Peace & Dignity Journeys has held Native American spiritual runs across North and South American every four years since 1992. The journey this year started May 1 in Chickaloon, Alaska, and another group is running from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, at the tip of South America. Participants will carry sacred staffs through both continents and meet on Nov. 28 in Guatemala. The run in Oregon will divide in Portland on Monday, July 16, with one group going down …

, Brian Howerton, Tracy Howerton, Cindy Larson, Trudy Sylvia, Daphne Turner, Joyce Wilson, Del Bolden, Gerard Bolden, Verle Kottke, Martha Jones, Margaret Chambers, JoBeth Harry, Patricia Uney, Jeffery Warren and Michael Warren. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, who recused herself from the process because Allen is her son, said it was a “joyous moment” for the Tribe to add Tribal members to the Restoration Roll who were entitled to be there in 1983. In November, Tribal Council defined …

into trust near La Center - about 15 miles north of the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area - so that is can build a mega-casino complex on the property. However, the city of Vancouver, nearby property owners, Citizens Against Reservation Shopping and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde have filed lawsuits against the proposal, stating, among other things, that the Cowlitz Tribe's traditional homelands are about 60 miles farther north in the Toledo, Wash., area. "It doesn't make sense …