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Highway. Welfare check performed in the 9600 block of Tilixam Circle. Tuesday, Feb. 9 Emotionally disturbed person reported in the 9600 block of Tilixam Circle. Criminal mischief reported in the 24600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Assist outside agency in the Willamina area. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. Suspicious activity reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Suspicious activity reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River …

Tribal Government & News Memorial Day celebration honors both fallen and living warriors 05.28.2025 Nicole Montesano West Valley Veterans Memorial Tribal Elder and Marine Corps veteran Reyn Leno speaks during the Memorial Day Ceremony at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on the Tribal campus Monday, May 26. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff Grand Ronde Tribal members honored the Tribe’s soldiers on Memorial Day with a ceremony at West Valley Veterans Memorial …

Tribal Government & News Julio Martinez takes over as Tribe's Finance Officer 07.29.2011 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees After 20 years in the Everglades with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, ending as chief of staff and financial officer, Cuban-born Julio Martinez, 46, was looking for a change. He said he wanted to use what he had learned while with the Miccosukee in other places. He started with the Miccosukee right out of college, the year before Indian gaming took off, and soared …

Culture 2012 Contest Powwow to shine spotlight on youth dancers 07.30.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Entertainment , Events If you go 2012 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow When: Friday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19. Grand entries at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Where: Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road just north of the Highway 18 intersection. Cost: Parking and camping are both free. More info: Contact Dana Leno-Ainam at 503 879-2037 or e-mail at dana.leno@grandronde.org …

appropriate state training. The state law allows Tribal police to arrest Tribal and non-Tribal offenders on and off Tribal reservation lands without the previously required cross-deputization. McKnight wrapped up his field training in January with the Polk County Sheriff's Office and now Grand Ronde is one of several Tribes with state-certified police in Oregon, Wakeland said. The next steps, Wakeland said, are to consummate mutual aid agreements with Polk and Yamhill counties and then establish …

and William Beaver Jr. won the $50 door prizes and Isabelle Grout won the $100 door prize. Stroebel donated his door prize to the Tribe's Veterans Special Event Board. In addition, two necklaces created by Tribal Council member Jon A. George were raffled off. George, Jade Unger and Land and Culture Manager Jan Looking Wolf Reibach provided the cultural drumming and singing to open the meeting. Tribal Council member Cheryle A. Kennedy gave the invocation. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article …

Culture Eirik Thorsgard takes over at Education 03.31.2014 Dean Rhodes People , Education , Tribal employees Cultural Protection Program Manager Eirik Thorsgard, as a member of the Land and Culture Department, recently moved his office from the second floor of the Education Building to the new Chachalu Cultural Center and Museum off Grand Ronde Road. Now, he's moving back. Thorsgard has been named the Tribe's new Education Department manager and will occupy an office on the Education …

: Nicole Bishop, Scarlett Holtz, Alec Palanuk-Mercier, Volker Mell, Charles Neujahr, Dean Rhodes, Hal Mitchell, Kelly Mercier and Misty Carl. 6 years: Linda Hanna, Matt Zimbrick and Kandee Little. 5 years: Kevin Ruggles, Kayla Leno and Terri Andries. Employees received a bonus check and certificate, and those reaching the 10-year mark also received a Pendleton blanket. After the service awards were handed out, Holmes raffled off a variety of prizes, including Holiday Express trains, bowls …

in 1995, was scheduled for completion in June. The casino grossed $40 million in 1997. The expansion was set to include 150 to 250 more slot machines, more buffet seating and increased capacity in the bingo hall, along with a larger non-smoking area and off-track betting, poker and keno rooms. 1993 – Leon “Chips” Tom was the subject of a February Smoke Signals Elders’ Spotlight article. Tom was born and raised in Grand Ronde, and spent 43 years working in the timber industry. He was elected …

. The brothers had been wrestling in Scio since they were 4 years of age. Michael Reyes, 15, a freshman at Willamina High School, took second place in the Class 3A 113-pound division. 2008 – Tribal members were to have five opportunities to testify about the Warm Springs Tribe’s proposal to build an off-reservation casino in Cascade Locks, which is part of the ancestral and historic lands of the Tribes and Bands that make up the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The first meeting concerning …