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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves broadband connectivity grant application 01.10.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved an application for a $2.6 million grant to improve high speed internet services at its Wednesday, Jan. 10, meeting. The federal Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is a grant designed to bring better internet service to rural Tribal communities. If approved, the four-year …

Gaming Tribal Council approves construction loan for Spirit Mountain Casino virtual golf suite 02.07.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council , Spirit Mountain Casino By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a $893,600 construction loan to Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. at its Wednesday, Feb. 7, meeting for the construction of an indoor virtual golf simulator. “TopGolf, the product we are looking at, is part of the national brand,” Spirit Mountain Casino Chief Operating …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves disability innovation fund grant application 06.13.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved applying for an $8.9 million disability innovation fund grant at its Wednesday, June 12, meeting. The 5-year U.S. Department of Education Disability Innovation Fund Program would provide for five positions at the Tribe’s 477/Vocational Rehab Program, all of which would be filled by current …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves 2025 spending plan 12.31.2024 Danielle Harrison, Nicole Montesano Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison and Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council held its final meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, Dec. 31, by approving the 2025 budget. The meeting was held on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, Jan. 1, due to the New Year’s Day holiday. The Tribal spending plan included a 10.7 % increase in spending from the 2024 budget. The 2025 draft budget was …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves 2025 spending plan 01.14.2025 Danielle Harrison and Nicole Montesano Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison and Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council held its final meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, Dec. 31, by approving the 2025 budget. The meeting was held on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, Jan. 1, due to the New Year’s Day holiday. The Tribal spending plan included a 10.7 % increase in spending from the 2024 budget. The 2025 draft budget …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves several credit card authorizations 02.07.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved three credit card authorizations and two increases at its Wednesday, Feb. 5, meeting. Council approved credit cards with a $5,000 limit for Tribal Employment Rights Office Director Harris Reibach, $35,000 for Procurement Manager Nathan Rolston and $5,000 for the chinuk wawa skul (Tribal school). …

Tribal Government & News Open enrollment begins Tuesday, June 3 05.30.2025 Enrollment The Tribe will begin accepting non-infant and non-emergency enrollment applications under the new lineal descent requirements starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. The deadline for applying is 5 p.m. Friday, July 18. Applications submitted during that period will be included in an enrollment drawing Tuesday, July 29. The drawing will be live-streamed at a time to be announced. Applications received after the …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves contract for Native Plant Nursery seed processing facility 07.24.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a contract with Advanced Native Construction LLC of Jefferson, Oregon, to build a seed processing facility at the Tribe’s Native Plant Nursery during its Wednesday, July 23, meeting. The Native Plant Nursery is located adjacent to the Natural Resources …

Tribal Government & News Investment report presented at General Council meeting 10.14.2025 Nicole Montesano General Council By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer A representative from Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. briefed the general membership on the Grand Ronde Tribe’s investment portfolio Sunday, Oct. 5, in a hybrid General Council meeting on Zoom and in Tribal Council Chambers. Tribal drummers performed a song and Tribal Council member Kathleen George gave the invocation. The …

Tribal Government & News Tribal contingent visits Table Rocks near Medford 04.28.2011 Michelle Alaimo Tribal Council , Culture , History By Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals photographer "If they hadn't of moved us, we'd probably still be here," was a thought Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. had after a tour of Table Rocks near Medford in southern Oregon on Tuesday, April 26. Tribal Vice Chair Reyn Leno and Bobb agreed that the history of the Tribe could have been different if the Rogue River …