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loupes on and sit knee-to-knee with the mom and the baby’s head is on my lap and I can see if there is any cavities starting.” Dental loupes are small magnification devices used to look closely at a patient’s teeth. Blacketer’s home visits were still dreams on paper in 2012, but those dreams started becoming reality in 2013 with the first of what are now regular and welcomed home visits aimed at improving the dental health of Tribal members of all ages. By 2014, the visits were a regular offering …

Culture Walking On -- Wilbur Norman Haller 10.20.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On Wilbur Norman Haller Aug. 18, 1925 – Oct. 17, 2017 Tribal Elder Wilbur Norman Haller went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at the age of 92. After a short struggle with kidney disease, he passed away at his home in Kennewick, Wash., surrounded by his family. Wilbur was born in Blaine, Wash., on Aug. 18, 1925, the son of Adeline Elvina Menard and Wilbur Daniel Haller. Wilbur was married to …

Tribal Government & News Greyhound Park showing signs of disuse, neglect 01.14.2016 Dean Rhodes Public Safety WOOD VILLAGE – Visiting the Tribe’s newest land holding in Multnomah County, the former Multnomah Greyhound Park, is like being dropped into an episode of “Life After People” on The History Channel. Despite its location next to a Lowe’s and busy shopping center, the park shows obvious and potentially dangerous signs of disuse and neglect since its closure in 2004. Four stories of …

Culture Yesteryears -- Dec. 15, 2015 12.14.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – A projected shortfall in expected revenue in the Willamina School District meant the possible end of a school in Grand Ronde. Cuts on the order of $450,000 were needed to keep the district solvent and Superintendent Mark Jeffery proposed closing the middle school in Grand Ronde and transporting students to the Oaken Hills campus in Willamina. 2005 – Tribal Elder Beryle Contreras was reunited with Wilma Mankiller, who …

Health & Education Urgent care process changes at Tribal Health & Wellness Clinic 04.06.2015 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness Effective Monday, April 6, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center is changing the same day appointment process to improve access to care for those who have urgent needs. Every day there will be a designated provider who will see only patients needing urgent care. The no appointment necessary care be will provided on a first-come, first-served basis for those with …

Health & Education Community Fund seeking Hatfield Fellow applicants 04.11.2013 Ron Karten Education , Federal government , Spirit Mountain Community Fund The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon is currently seeking applicants for the Mark O. Hatfield Fellowship, which was established in 1998 as a living tribute to the late Oregon senator. The fellowship honors Hatfield for his accomplishments as governor of Oregon and a U.S. senator on behalf of the Grand Ronde Tribe, …

Culture Walking On -- Nancy Earl and Robin Norwest 12.28.2018 Dean Rhodes, Smoke Signals editor Walking On Nancy L. Earl Dec. 29, 1957 – Dec. 8, 2018 Tribal Elder Nancy L. Earl, 60, walked on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. A celebration of her life will be held in April. A notice with more details will be sent out once arrangements have been made. Flahiff Funeral Chapel of Caldwell, Idaho, is assisting the family with arrangements. Robin Theodore Norwest July …

Culture Walking On -- Anthony "Tony" Selwyn 03.11.2019 Dean Rhodes Walking On Anthony Selwyn Anthony Allen Selwyn June 27, 1955 – March 2, 2019 Tribal spouse Anthony “Tony” Allen Selwyn, 63, a resident of Grand Ronde, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Salem, Ore. He was born on June 27, 1955, in Omaha, Neb., the son of Henry George and Delphine Laplante Selwyn. He lived in Wagner, S.D., and graduated from high school at Marty Mission in South Dakota. He was previously married to Carolyn Yvonne …

Culture Walking On -- Edward R. Berray 04.08.2019 Dean Rhodes Walking On Edward R. Berray Edward “Eddie” Raymond Berray Aug. 5, 1935 – March 8, 2019 Tribal spouse Edward “Eddie” Raymond Berray, 83, a resident of Vancouver, Wash., died on Friday, March 8, 2019. He was born on Aug. 5, 1935, in Hillsborough, Fla., the son of Edward W. and Ruth E. Tritt Berray. He lived in Clearwater Beach, Fla., until moving to Fond du Lac, Wis. He moved to McMinnville, Ore., where he graduated from high school …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals receives 5 ONPA awards 07.19.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees Smoke Signals photojournalist Timothy J. Gonzalez received a first-place award in the News Photo category from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association for his coverage of the ninth birthday celebration held at Tribal plankhouse achaf-hammi that appeared in the Nov. 1, 2018, edition. By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Smoke Signals , the Grand Ronde Tribal newspaper, received five awards …