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, they still have time to amend their next three years’ worth of returns. Case said she heard that doing so recouped one Elder almost $3,600, which far outweighed any additional tax preparer cost to file the amendment. Finance Officer Chris Leno said the Tribe has not discussed issuing new 1099s for amended returns, but it is likely not feasible to meet the April 15 timeline at this point because of the current pandemic situation and the fact that nothing has been budgeted. However, he added, starting …

Mountain Casino and pay the Tribe during the five-year agreement. Verizon will join T-Mobile and Sprint in renting space on the cell tower, said Tribal Lands Manager Jan Reibach during the Tuesday, June 9, Legislative Action Committee meeting; Approved applying for a two-year, $33,665 Institute of Museum and Library Services COVID-19 grant that would fund another part-time library aide to provide bookmobile services for Elders and provide eight iPads for the mobile library to loan out to patrons …

with a constitutional amendment removing parent on the roll at the time of birth as a requirement for enrollment, whether to build a walking path from the Grand Meadows mobile home subdivision to Spirit Mountain Casino, whether to increase the Tribe’s investment in environmental stewardship, whether to allow electronic voting and whether to evaluate establishing a child care center in Grand Ronde. “We’re really excited about these and want to thank the members for showing up to our community meetings to have …

be contact information provided for follow up. … I have (also) been notified that Census 2020 is still accepting applications from Grand Ronde Tribal members that wish to secure a job.” For the first time, the census is also available online. Other options are to call or use mail delivery to return the questionnaire. Dugger said it is extremely important for Tribal members to participate in the process because each response is worth approximately $3,200 to Tribal grant-funded programs that benefit …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs Elder housing roof replacements 10.14.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The 78-acre Risseeuw property at the northeast corner of Grand Ronde and Hebo roads may become a solar farm after Tribal Council approved executing a licensing agreement with a Vancouver, Wash., firm during its Wednesday, Oct. 14, meeting. By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Just in time for what is forecast to be a cold and rainy western Oregon winter, Tribal Council approved …

additions to the Restoration Roll. In 2019, Tribal Council added 204 Tribal members to the roll. The Restoration Roll was the first roll compiled of Grand Ronde Tribal members after Nov. 22, 1983. However, because the membership had become so dispersed during the 29 years after 1954’s Termination, all those who should have been included could not be identified at the time or were unaware that they should have had their names on the roll. The current process, which requires Tribal members apply …

continued to grow over the Thanksgiving holiday week. General Manager David Fullerton announced on Thursday, Nov. 5, that two Tribal governmental employees for the first time had tested positive for the coronavirus. The two positive tests prompted Fullerton to limit campus access on Friday, Nov. 6, and Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, to only essential staff members. Other staff members were asked to work from home or granted administrative leave for the day. Since Wednesday, Nov. 11, was Veterans …

total to 127. In 2019, Tribal Council added 204 names to the historically important roll. The Restoration Roll was the first roll compiled of Grand Ronde Tribal members after Nov. 22, 1983. However, because the membership had become so dispersed during the 29 years after 1954’s Termination, all those who should have been included could not be identified at the time or were unaware that they should have had their names on the roll. The current process, which requires Tribal members apply for addition …

, Dec. 6, investigating the blaze’s cause. Fire investigators concluded their preliminary investigation on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and could not determine the cause because the building collapsing under extreme fire conditions hampered their ability to conduct an in-depth examination of the scene. “The fire cause is undetermined at this time but remains under investigation pending further information and improved access to the building,” investigators said. Detectives and Clackamas Fire arson …

tracing with three dedicated employees and that if an employee is suspected of having been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, they will be contacted by a Tribal contact tracer. “Some of our efforts in that area are way more aggressive than you would see at the county level or the state level,” he said. “It is perfect? No. But I think the aggressiveness and availability of our testing is what has kept the pandemic at bay for quite some time and continues to try and keep …