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is caring for the family. Other passings Sheryl Ann Norred Oct. 29, 1957 – April 4, 2020 Columbia Funeral Home in St. Helens, Ore., is assisting the family. At this time, funeral services are not scheduled. Nelda Lee Logan April 1, 1953 – March 25, 2020 West Valley Funeral Home in Sheridan is assisting the family. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Dorothy Lee Thies Nov. 26, 1931 – April 1, 2020 Wilson’s Chapel of the Roses in Roseburg, Ore., is assisting the family …

. Saturday, May 9 Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assist outside agency by helping an Oregon State Police trooper with a DUII investigation at the Grand Ronde Police Department. Assist outside agency regarding shots fired in the area of milepost 15 on Highway 18. Traffic stop occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. A vehicle was eluding police during a pursuit. Sunday, May 10 Assist outside agency with a reported explosion in the 39500 block of Fort Hill Road …

pandemic, combat the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous peoples and address the country’s dark history with the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. “We did take the opportunity to talk about, in the bureau budget, the things that are lacking for our Tribe,” Kennedy said during the Tuesday, Oct. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting. “I want to believe that they feel on open ears. The things that I talked about were public safety, fire management and establishing a line item …

, retail and office space. 2002 – Tribal member Kevin Simmons, 26, was selected as the 2002-03 Hatfield Fellow by Spirit Mountain Community Fund. During his fellowship, Simmons would work in the office of Rep. David Wu, acting as a liaison between him and Tribes on issues that affect Native Americans. Simmons called his selection “a great honor for a young man.” 1997 – Construction began on a 57,000-square-foot expansion at Spirit Mountain Casino with a tentative completion date of spring 1998 …

Tribal Government & News Community Fund selects Colville Tribal member as Hatfield Fellow 08.01.2024 Hatfield Fellowship 2024-25 Hatfield Fellow Kwani-Fawn Marcellay (Colville) talks with Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi during a meet-and-greet in the Tribal Council conference room on Wednesday, June 26. Marcellay is the 25th Hatfield Fellow and will be working in U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle’s office. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Spirit Mountain Community …

solar panels on the roof, a parking structure roof nearby has extra so that all 23 units benefit from low-cost energy. In addition, the grandfamily units have been built on the west end of the new development so that children do not disrupt other Elders in the community, Leno said. The grandfamily units require at least one Elder and one grandchild, but families with as many as six or seven will be allowed, Leno said. Federal housing regulations also require that children five years apart have …

of McConnell’s regular work hours. “Because we are a small department,” he said, “we don't have the manpower to assist with all those hours, so we chose one specialty, and that was detection.” Nixwa is trained to detect the odors of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin or any derivatives of those narcotics. He presents a passive alert, meaning he sits when he detects one or more of the odors. Since June, Nixwa has made five finds resulting in five arrests. Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton …

at 1 p.m. Thursday so they could get home safely and closed Tribal offices on Friday and Monday. In addition, most Willamette Valley school districts, including the nearby Willamina School District, were closed on Friday and Monday, as well. But just because Tribal offices were closed doesn't mean every Tribal employee had a 4.5-day weekend. "I would like to thank all of the team that worked so hard clearing the campus of snow and ice today," Johnston said in a Sunday, Feb. 9, e-mail. "Tyson …

. “Somebody put a lot of work into that,” said Bobb, a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran. “The importance of that is that they gave it to the council for the use of that name. It is important to the Tribe.” Bobb said Tribal veterans are not after anyone. They just want the breast plate returned, no questions asked. “We just want to know if anyone has information so we can get it returned. That’s all,” Bobb said. “People have looked everywhere. People have turned things upside down, and it’s just …

to catch the remaining state-sanctioned allotment of 15 ceremonial salmon. Three salmon have been caught so far with dipnets extended from a removable platform. This week, the fishermen are in pursuit of spring Chinook and summer steelhead. The Tribe has until July 31 to catch its allotment, per an agreement with the state, but will not be able to reach the platform for that long due to decreasing river levels, Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said. “We have been averaging two trips …