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of fish, birds and game, obsidian flakes, and cedar and choke cherry shavings. The site would be one of Oregon's most important "wet" sites, meaning the artifacts are buried in water or mud. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Health & Education Group submits 10 cleanup scenarios for Portland Harbor 04.16.2012 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Federal government , State government , Natural resources PORTLAND - The Lower Willamette Group, a coalition of companies and government agencies that will in large part be paying to clean up the Portland Harbor Superfund site, submitted a 500-page draft feasibility study with 15,000 pages of supporting material on March 30 to the Environmental Protection Agency that included 10 …

Tribal issues as per capita, enrollment, casino operations, economic development and ethics. A new topic of inquiry was whether candidates would support a urinalysis test for Tribal Council members and background checks for candidates. Tribal Executive Officer Chris Leno introduced the candidates and read questions while Tribal Elder Alton Butler was the timekeeper. AV Sound Technician Wendell Olson and Web Specialist-trainee T.J. McKnight taped the event for broadcast over the Tribal Web site …

Forum was filmed by the Tribe's Information Systems Department and can be viewed on the Tribal Web site at www.grandronde.org under the "Videos" tab. Tribal election ballots were mailed out in the last week of July and Tribal Election Day is Saturday, Sept. 10. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Meal Site was completed in early December and serves hot lunches to Tribal Elders Tuesday through Thursday. 1986 – Ninety-one people attended the annual Christmas party. Decorations provided by Roger Harrison gave the hall a holiday atmosphere and guests included students from Chemawa Indian School in Salem. John and Pam Darcy and their sons, Joshua, Jason and John, received the award for traveling the farthest to attend. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through …

. Some people don't bother with that anymore." 1994 - The Tribe received a $270,000 award from the U.S. Department of Urban and Housing Development to help construct a 5,000-gallon steel water storage tank on the ridge south of Highway 18 across from the proposed Spirit Mountain Development resort site. Tribal Council voted to match the grant with Tribal funds up to $230,000. 1989 - Tribal members and Willamina High School students Trevor Aaron, Angela Leno, Leanna and Tommy McKnight and Cory Menely …

Bernando and Kathryn Harrison won the $50 door prizes. In addition, two necklaces made by Tribal Council member Jon A. George were raffled off. George, Tribal Royalty Coordinator Jackie Many Hides and Tribal Royalty Iyana Holmes, Savannah Ingram, Hailey Lewis-Little and Promise Rimer performed the cultural singing and drumming to open the meeting. A video of the General Council meeting can be viewed at the Tribal Web site, www.grandronde.org , under the Video tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter …

on the Tribal campus near the Governance Center or next to the fire station on Grand Ronde Road. These site options were included in the grant application to help qualify for the grant and a thorough options analysis will now be prepared, Rogers said. In addition, Rogers said, the Tribe also received a $300,000 U.S. Department of Justice COPS grant to cover the cost of another police officer for three years, as well as some funding for supplies and training. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share …

400 checker-mallow plants from the construction site for Spirit Mountain Casino. The threatened species plants were relocated to an area across the street from the Spirit Mountain headquarters. 1989 - Smoke Signals and Tribal archives do not have a copy of the November 1989 edition. 1984 - The Commission on Indian Services held its second regional meeting in the cafeteria of St. Michael's Catholic Church. The commission recently agreed to expand its membership to include the Confederated Tribes …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 15, 2015 10.14.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde joined Twitter, the social networking site that lets users send and read other users’ messages called “tweets.” The Tribe’s Twitter messages can be received by establishing a Twitter account and then signing up to follow CTGRgov. 2005 – Tribal Council members Angie Blackwell, Reyn Leno and Jack Giffen Jr. traveled to Washington, D.C., to communicate the Tribe’s opposition …