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; Approved applying for an Environmental Protection Agency Performance Partnership Grant for $375,960 in 2024 and $370,063 in 2025; Approved a credit card for the Social Services Department with a $2,500 credit limit; Approved a professional services agreement with MCA Architects of Portland for the design of a 20,000-square-foot resident and recreation center across from Tribal Housing Department offices; Approved a resolution declaring Friday, June 9, as the quarterly per capita payment date …

; Approved three credit cards for Natural Resources Department’s wildland fire and emergency needs, each with a $5,000 credit limit, and one credit card with a $2,500 limit for Communications Director Sara Thompson; Approved an application to the Indian Health Service for its Addressing Dementia in Indian Country: Models of Care two-year grant for $400,000; And enrolled two infants into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements stated in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment …

Tribal Government & News Tribe purchases Greyhound Park property in Wood Village 12.30.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council WOOD VILLAGE – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is now the owner of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village. The Tribe closed on the property on Friday, Dec. 11. The site, which is no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million in 2015 by owner Arthur McFadden. Tribal Council approved pursuing purchase of the site at its Oct. 14 …

City, Clackamas County, regional government Metro and the state of Oregon that has been working since 2011 to open public access to Willamette Falls, including a public riverwalk alongside the Willamette River. The Grand Ronde Tribe became a major player in the Legacy Project when it purchased the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City in August 2019. “As the owners of the 23-acre Blue Heron property at Willamette Falls, we have already made significant progress toward bringing new life …

old; Approved an application to the Oregon Emergency Management Department for a $62,500 grant that would help fund two positions in the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department. The Tribe would be required to match the grant dollar for dollar; Approved the enrollment of three infants and three non-infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance; Approved Tribal credit cards for Natural Resources Department employees Waylon Rich …

in $59,148 in income to the Tribe; Removed Toby McClary and added Tribal Council Secretary Cheryle A. Kennedy as an authorized signer on the TriState Capital Bank line of credit. Tribal Council also approved removing McClary as an authorized signer on Tribal bank accounts and credit cards and added Tuomi; Adopted the 2016 Indian Housing Plan as presented by the Tribal Housing Department; Approved an extension of the environmental services agreement between the Tribe and Industrial Economics Inc …

loan, Douglass decided to try an investment campaign using web-based Honeycomb Credit instead, with the goal of raising at least $25,000. By the time the campaign ended on July 14, he had raised $37,537. Douglass, who founded the business in 2020, plans to use the money to purchase more items that tend to sell faster. “For example, because it’s summer time, people are buying slides, jerseys and T-shirts more than any other time of the year,” he said. “The added capital from the Honeycomb …

– The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Winter Convention continues to be a well-attended event and the Grand Ronde Tribe was prominently represented in several different areas. The annual event, held Sunday, Jan. 26, through Thursday, Jan. 30, at the DoubleTree Hilton is an opportunity for meetings, discussion, presentations and committee work that affects policy, legislation and the future of Indian Country in the Pacific Northwest. ATNI represents 57 Tribal governments from Oregon …

. An 8-inch line extends from Grand Ronde and Hebo roads north to the Lighthouse Community Center building. The Water Association’s service area stretches from as far west as the Tillamook County line to as far east as Willamina Creek. It also surrounds the city of Willamina, but does not serve the municipality. Willamina takes its water out of Willamina Creek. Ekstrom has been working for the Water Association for 26 years after moving to Oregon from the San Francisco Bay area. After a year working …

.” Cultural Resources programs include the Research Program, Cultural Protection Program and an Archeology and Research Program. The Tribal Historic Preservation Office and Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center are also under the umbrella of the department. Some of the department’s highlights include: Cultural Resources currently has 26 full-time employees. Tribal member and longtime employee Travis Stewart is the Chachalu manager. Briece Edwards serves as the Tribal Historic Preservation …