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Culture Yesteryears -- Dec. 1, 2016 11.30.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – Tribal voters rejected a bundled proposal to overhaul enrollment requirements during the Nov. 15 constitutional election. The vote was 536 against and 457 in favor, for a 54-46 percent split. 2006 – Spirit Mountain Community Fund donated $4,500 to the Mount Angel Glockenspiel Project and a Kalapuyan brave in a praying position is the first figure displayed in the clock’s rotation. The Grand Ronde Canoe Family also is …

Culture Walking On - Georgiana Mae Nichols (LaChance) 03.03.2016 Dean Rhodes Walking On Georgiana Mae LaChance Nichols Dec. 27, 1923 – Feb. 29, 2016 A funeral service was held for Grand Ronde resident and Tribal Elder Georgiana Mae LaChance Nichols on Tuesday, March 8, at Sunnyside Little Chapel of Chimes and burial occurred in its Memory Gardens. She died Feb. 29, 2016, in Grand Ronde. Mrs. Nichols was the daughter of Edwin and Elvira LaChance. She was born in Grand Ronde on Dec. 27, 1923. …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 15, 2016 10.13.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – The 68th annual Convention and Marketplace of the National Congress of American Indians was scheduled to meet at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland in the ceded homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde starting on Sunday, Oct. 30. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy served on the local planning committee to bring appropriate local Native culture into the event. 2006 – Former Tribal Council …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2015 09.30.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde officially opened a full-scale plankhouse near Uyxat Powwow Grounds. The plankhouse represented a new cultural landmark for the Tribe. 2005 – Tribal members Hope Lafferty, Ashley Bedortha and Alicia Selwyn spent the summer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. They were chaperoned by Joanne Carr and Denise Harvey, who split the duty. 2000 – Linda Layden, Grand …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves IHS grant applications 09.15.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Health & Wellness , Federal Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved two competitive grant applications to the Indian Health Service at its Wednesday, Sept. 9, meeting. The first grant would provide the Tribe funds to tackle the problems of methamphetamine use and suicide, and the second grant would provide funds to support domestic violence prevention. …

Health & Education New Patient Portal open for business 02.12.2015 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Clients of the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center now have a 21 st century avenue through which to handle their health care needs. The Patient Portal, a secure, confidential and easy-to-use website, opened for business in early February. “The Patient Portal gives a patient and their family 24-hour access to their medical records,” said Darin Riggs, Tribal …

Culture Yesteryears -- Jan. 15, 2015 01.14.2015 Michelle Alaimo History 2010 – Spirit Mountain Community Fund created a Facebook page and was making a public plea for “friends.” “By sharing our rich Tribal history and news of the charities we fund, we hope to encourage Tribal members to join us in making positive change,” said Community Fund Director Shelley Hanson. 2005 – Tribal Council approved a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims of a devastating tsunami that …

Culture Yesteryears -- April 1, 2013 03.29.2013 Ron Karten History 2008 - The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received national TV exposure when "Little People, Big World" featured Tribal members building a miniature plankhouse and blessing it afterward at Roloff Farms near Hillsboro. 2003 - The first Agency Creek Round Dance was scheduled for April 4-5 in the Tribal gym. 1998 - The Tribe received a $75,785 Welfare-to-Work grant from the federal Department of Labor. The grant was one of the …

Culture Walking On -- Clarice Ellison 06.27.2013 Michelle Alaimo Walking On Clarice R. Holmes Ellison Nov. 11, 1927 - June 24, 2013 Tribal Elder Clarice Ellison, 85, walked on Monday, June 24, in Silverton. She was born in Grand Ronde, Ore., the seventh of 10 children to Abraham and Mildred (Fullum) Holmes. She was a proud member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, where she was active in Elder activities. She was a dental assistant for several years at Chemawa Indian Health Center. …

Culture WWII vet Herman Hudson to receive Quilt of Valor on April 19 04.01.2019 Dean Rhodes People Herman Hudson By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Elder and World War II veteran Herman Hudson will receive a Quilt of Valor at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 19, in the Governance Center Atrium. Hudson, 94, was nominated to receive the honorary quilt by Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr., a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran who previously received one and then was asked to nominate a …