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Health & Education Tribal Head Start program receives perfect assessment 04.01.2019 Danielle Frost Education , Tribal employees Angie Blackwell By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Investing in its members’ education is something the Tribe has been committed to since Restoration, and this includes its youngest learners. That commitment has paid off with the Tribe receiving top scores on a recent federal comprehensive review of its Early Head Start preschool program. Early Childhood …
/articles/2019/04/01/tribal-head-start-program-receives-perfect-assessment/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs pursuing donation of 667.5-acre Noble Oaks Preserve 05.15.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a resolution during its Wednesday, May 15, meeting that may lead to the Grand Ronde Tribe assuming management of the 667.5-acre Noble Oaks Preserve outside of Willamina. Noble Oaks is a conservation property currently managed by The Nature Conservancy, which purchased the preserve in October 2014 for …
/articles/2019/05/15/tribal-council-oks-pursuing-donation-of-6675-acre-noble-oaks-preserve/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves revised trust fund policies 07.31.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved four trust fund policy revisions that govern how the Tribe’s endowments are used during the Wednesday, July 31, meeting. The revisions are to the Housing, Health Services, Elders’ Retirement and Education trust funds and address how much trust fund earnings can be used for budgeting purposes and establish a fully funded …
/articles/2019/07/31/tribal-council-approves-revised-trust-fund-policies/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs contract to build Procurement/Information Services building 08.28.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Tribal campus soon will have a new building. During its Wednesday, Aug. 28 meeting, Tribal Council approved a design and build construction contract with Haworth Inc. of McMinnville to design and build the Procurement and Information Services Office building. Two proposals to construct the building were received …
/articles/2019/08/28/tribal-council-oks-contract-to-build-procurementinformation-services-building/Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Jan. 1, 2020 12.30.2019 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Dear Tribal members and family, with my deepest apology, I am so sorry. I made a mistake. In regards to the article in the Dec. 1 Smoke Signals , I did not comment at the time as I had not made a plea as the article claimed. On Dec. 19, I made a plea of guilty. This last summer, I was under a great deal of stress. I made some poor decisions and my husband didn’t even know. I was …
/articles/2019/12/30/letters-to-the-editor-jan-1-2020/Tribal Government & News Joan Dugger leading Tribal efforts for 2020 census count 01.14.2020 Danielle Frost Tribal employees , Federal government Housing Department Administrative Program Manager Joan Dugger talks about the Tribe’s plan for the upcoming census on Monday, Jan. 6. Dugger stressed the importance of an accurate count and talked about employment opportunities that will become available. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) For more information on becoming a census taker, …
/articles/2020/01/14/joan-dugger-leading-tribal-efforts-for-2020-census-count/Tribal Government & News Tribe moving many services online in reaction to coronavirus 03.31.2020 Danielle Frost Tribal government , Health & Wellness , Education From left, Grand Ronde General Manager David Fullerton, Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe participated in a Facebook Live outreach event to the Tribal membership on Wednesday, March 25, to discuss the Tribe’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The social media …
/articles/2020/03/31/tribe-moving-many-services-online-in-reaction-to-coronavirus/Tribal Government & News Tribe preparing to take over fire services in Grand Ronde area 05.14.2020 Dean Rhodes Public safety The Grand Ronde Fire Station will soon become operated by the Grand Ronde Tribe instead of the West Valley Fire District. The station has been open for 10 years. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe runs its own police department and will soon add its own fire department to its list of sovereign …
/articles/2020/05/14/tribe-preparing-to-take-over-fire-services-in-grand-ronde-area/Health & Education Grand Ronde still has not recorded a local positive COVID-19 test result 07.30.2020 Danielle Frost Health & Wellness , Tribal government By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit Oregon in March, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center has conducted 338 tests. Of those, 335 have been negative. The three that resulted in positive re-tests were for individuals who live outside the community. On Wednesday, July 8, voluntary …
/articles/2020/07/30/grand-ronde-still-has-not-recorded-a-local-positive-covid-19-test-result/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs agreement to let state use portion of Blue Heron property to manage Falls fishery 09.30.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , State government , Natural resources By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a services agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife during its Wednesday, Sept. 30, meeting that will assist state efforts in the capture of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon, lamprey and sturgeon at Willamette …
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