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and early 1980s. “She was always saying it would pay off in the long run,” he recalled. 2002 – Bill Pierce, interim Spirit Mountain Casino chief executive officer, was profiled. The Cherokee Tribal member grew up in Willamina, joined the Marine Corps after high school and then Oregon State Police. When Tribal gaming was established in 1995, he was assigned to auditing all eight Tribal casinos. After working in various capacities for the Tribe after retiring from police work, he was named interim CEO …

from his early years growing up on the Warm Springs Reservation in eastern Oregon. Ahern also was a 2014 campaign volunteer for Oregon Rep. Susan McLain and has many years of volunteering and mentoring experiences on and off the Reservation. “I believe that it is very important to have a Tribal voice when addressing issues that impact Native Americans,” he said. “As a Native American, I want to be that voice and want to serve as a role model for Tribal youth who often don’t see higher level jobs …

and Tribal Constitution. By consensus, Tribal Council approved the agenda for the Sunday, Feb. 7, General Council meeting to be held at the Monarch Hotel off Interstate 205 near Clackamas Town Center. The program will include a Tribal investment presentation from Robert W. Baird & Co. representatives in executive session, results of the Elders Committee election and three $100 and five $50 door prizes. Emergency Operations Coordinator Jamie Baxter also recognized new members of the Tribe’s Community …

and Marguerite of the Molalla. Her grandparents William and Sara (nee Hudson, known as Sally) Jones, her namesake, were longtime residents of the Grand Ronde Reservation prior to the Termination era. Sally and her brother Tom were the first to bring the family back to the Tribal homelands. She was an avid fisherwoman who loved camping, and she taught her children the beauty and love of nature and living off of the land. Her favorite place to go was the Tucannon River in the Blue Mountains of Walla …

people including himself. After his approximately 18-minute presentation, Reibach fielded three questions from the audience. In other action, it was announced that the 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, General Council meeting will be held at the Monarch Hotel, 12566 S.E. 93 rd Ave., Clackamas, off of Interstate 205. Door prize winners were Tracie Meyer, Raymond Petite, Kathie Levine, Robert Parazoo and Cherie Butler, $50 each; and Mae Townsend, Bob Duncan and Corina Limon, $100 each. In addition, Youth …

purchasing Portland Meadows horse racing track and incorporating a “racino” on the existing site. “We have to pursue all viable options if the rules of gaming in Oregon are about to change,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “If the governor is going to allow off-reservation gaming, and he repeatedly said in recent months that he is about to for the Warm Springs, we have a responsibility to our 5,000 members to continue to sustain our economic self-sufficiency.” 2000 – In an effort …

Signals staff writer Staff from Willamina Elementary School demonstrated that even though they will have to spend the remainder of the school year teaching remotely, connecting with their students remains a priority. On Monday, April 13, 45 cars filled with staff members and their families participated in a parade through Willamina and Grand Ronde to kick off distance learning by seeing students and their families, and hopefully bringing some cheer to their day. Near the entrance to Grand Ronde …

. They, along with their challengers, were nominated during a General Council meeting held Sunday, June 28, in the Atrium of the Governance Center. Challengers Reyn Leno and Peter Grout, who both ran in 2019, also are looking to capture a seat on Tribal Council. Mercier was first elected to Tribal Council in 2004 and was re-elected in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2017. He received the most votes in ’07 and ’10. He took one year off during that time to attend law school at Michigan State University …

by the private sector,” a Smoke Signal s article stated. 1991 – Tribal member Shonn Leno won the 2A high school state wrestling championship by defeating opponent Ryan Henry of Dayton 2-0. Leno, a sophomore at Willamina High School, pulled off a victory in the 106-pound weight class by using a reversal technique to defeat his opponent. “At the end of the match I just kept thinking, ‘state championship,’ ” he said. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages …

slavery in the mid-19 th century. Tribal Council first granted employees the day off in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. Also included in the May 5 Tribal Council packet were approved authorizations to proceed that recommend Vice Chair Chris Mercier as Gov. Kate Brown’s appointment to the Mid-Valley Regional Solutions Advisory Committee and approved a sole source contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina to perform $402,900 in roof …