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the Salem Police Department was looking for reserve officers, he jumped at the opportunity. A year later in 1987, his brother, who was employed by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, took a job as a deputy at the newly opened Marion County Jail. He suggested his younger brother do the same. “He convinced me to give it a whirl and was a big inspiration,” Schultz says. Schultz worked his way up through the ranks until he was promoted to sergeant in 2003, a post he thought he would retire in. “Once I …

Lucero received help from several volunteers while frying the fry bread that was made by Culture Committee member Faye Smith. “I started learning how to do this when I was in college at Portland State University,” Unger said as he whittled down a stick of dogwood. “I had some Elders teach me their method. They were really awesome people. They showed me how to do it (stake out a salmon filet). That’s where I started doing it and I have always liked this traditional way of cooking. You can’t beat …

Amitrano. “The attention to detail said that the people who were governing the monies were spending it very wisely and it impressed me.” Amitrano said she has been welcomed to the Health and Wellness Center with open arms. “The people that I have been working with have been fabulous. The staff here – everyone has just been so nice,” said Amitrano. Amitrano, who used to be a paramedic and ran an ambulance company, said she is ready to use her skills and knowledge to benefit the Tribe. She said she can …

expect a full report in the days to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by this tragic incident.” Nixwa was selected in January 2014 from among three dogs at Adlerhorst International Kennels in Riverside, Calif., to join the Grand Ronde Police Department. Nixwa, which is Chinuk wawa for “show me,” was certified by the National Police Canine Association and Oregon Police Canine Association in 2014 for drug detection. Nixwa was a Belgian Malinois and was about 5 years old …

Council and ask them to correct each enrollment problem separately from any other corrections. Rosemary’s request made sense to me and I appreciated her submitting her letter to Smoke Signals for Tribal members to read. I did not find Rosemary’s letter to be misleading; nor did I find it to contain a number of inaccuracies and omissions. On the other hand, I found Chris Mercier's Dec. 1, 2015, letter to be all of those. For some time now, Chris Mercier has been referring to the parent on the roll …

member is in danger of being radically altered. In the near future, Tribal members will be receiving a letter with proposed constitutional amendments. We will be asked to vote on these initiative/referendum changes, without a clear understanding of what is trying to be accomplished. My personal understanding of the intentions behind these proposed changes has me greatly concerned. The proposed changes to initiative/referendum require far fewer voters to sign a petition (a reduction from 33.3 …

has always been a symbol and a historic landmark of the Grand Rondes to me, and the five eagle feathers represent the five major remaining Tribes,” he said. 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: …

to be members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, how they understand membership and Tribal belonging, and the significance of family and Tribal community. Tribal members, Tribal descendants and family members are welcome to contact me if they wish to share their story and any thoughts they might have on the above-mentioned questions at julia_samo@hotmail.com or 605-389-1137. My project is not intended to reveal confidential information or identities and no information will be published or shared …

. This is for our mothers, our grandmothers and for you.” Falla, the Tribe’s Domestic Violence Advocate, then introduced Norton as the luncheon’s guest speaker. “I was first introduced to her when she was a member of the Sexual Assault Task Force and now she is the director of one of the advocacy centers in Lincoln City – My Sister’s Place,” said Falla of Norton. “We’ve done a lot of advocacy together. She’s been amazing for me to learn from and to grow from.” Norton, who is a member of the Siletz Tribe …

the last rose which I held and never let go of. Greg, we share so many memories - keep them close. Jamie, you're very special to me, remember that, and thank you for the work you did when I was too weak to do it myself. Thank you to my sister Gina for allowing me to drive her car to Grand Ronde to accept Christopher's award. I really missed driving so this was fun for me. Preceding Christy in death were her parents; beloved grandmother; father-in-law, Gerry Strafford; siblings, Margo, Mark and Michael …