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on the final day of competition while Miller lost once again to finish with two losses. Leno won the championship game 44-9 and finished the tournament with a 34.69 ringer average, tossing 640 horseshoes and racking up 222 ringers. “I had one of my better games,” Leno said about the final match. “He (Miller) was pretty much worn out by then. I had 14 ringers and he only had three.” Leno received a trophy in what was his first appearance in the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association event. Leno …

. NAJA gives Associate awards to nonTribal members working for Tribal publications and Professional awards for Tribal members who work for Tribal publications. NAJA, which has canceled its annual convention for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will honor award recipients during a virtual ceremony on Oct. 28. Meanwhile, the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association announced that Smoke Signals has received three awards – one for Gonzalez’s news photography and two …

a personal choice regarding face coverings.” In the Sheridan School District, students also will attend full-time, in-person classes. The first day of school for kindergarten through eighth-grade students is Tuesday, Sept. 7. There will be a freshman orientation that day at Sheridan High School from to 11 a.m., and noon to 3 p.m. for sophomores since they didn’t have one last year. Wednesday, Sept. 8, is the first day of school for juniors and seniors. Superintendent Dorie Vickery said that masks …

seven times she has run for Tribal Council and has lost only one recent election when she finished fourth in 1999. The average number of votes received by the most popular candidate over the last four Tribal Council elections is 791. According to a Smoke Signals survey of the longest-serving Tribal Council members, the next most cumulative votes received have been attained by current Vice Chair Chris Mercier, 4,495 votes in eight elections; Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr., 3,513 votes in nine …

agencies sought input regarding the Water Vision. According to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the state met formally with seven of the nine Tribes and had “conversations” with the other two Tribes. “Water is sacred. Water is life. Water is the heartbeat of our culture,” the Tribal letter states. “Our understanding of these truths is based upon a legacy of survival and reliance on our oceans, rivers and lakes. Whether we are planning for one year or 100 years, any water vision must, at its …

fiscal year 2022. Tribal Council also approved an Abbreviated Indian Housing Plan that will allow Housing to use $1.943 million in COVID-19-related funding to develop low-income housing for Elders and renovate the basketball court in Tribal housing; And approved the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe because he or she meets the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. Also included in the Oct. 13 Tribal Council packet was a staff directive for all supervisors …

before. Everything was there except for one pair of earrings and nothing was damaged.” Logan said she is grateful for her Tribal community and to those who spread the word on social media. Her original Twitter post about the incident has now had more than 600,000 views. “I really have to thank the community and especially the people in Grand Ronde,” she said. “Social media can be a gray area sometimes, but this time it was used for good. My regalia is now in a safe place and I have said prayers …

important salmon are in Tribal life. Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno said the return of gathering and ceremonial hunting rights, and the salmon celebration were part of one effort since Restoration to bring cultural practices back. “It all fits together,” he said. “It amazes me to see things coming back.” 2007 – Tribal member John Waters was excited to graduate from air traffic control school in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was preparing to enter the Pan-Am International Flight Academy and begin …

. That position eventually morphed into the Planning & Grants Development manager, who was charged with providing program and project planning, program and facility grant development and management, public transit services, and geographic information services. As Mercier acknowledged during the Legislative Action Committee hearing, Rogers liked cats and soccer -- he was a season ticketholder for the Portland Timbers and Thorns. He stated in a 2001 Smoke Signals story that his one regret in life …

looking for volunteers to help repair and refurbish a building in Grand Ronde to be used as its new food bank location. The building was donated by the Tribe, and needed interior and exterior repairs before it could open to the public. Team member Nancy Holmes said although there was a food bank already in Grand Ronde, there was also a great need for expansion. “We need to get the word out that one exists here because there are many people who feel they need to drive to a bigger town to receive …