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Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - March 15, 2012 03.14.2012 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Let me begin by saying "thank you" to everyone reading this letter. Allow me to share my heartfelt gratitude. Every day we experience and express kindness, happiness, devotion, pride and many other good moments. Whether it is a smile from a child, a loving remark from a spouse or an achievement at work, we all have our good moments. Moments such as these are valuable and we should …

member Leland Hofenbredl, Matt's father, who has supported his son since the beginning, encouraging travel across the country and for Matt to compete. "It's quite an accomplishment," he added, "but I knew he could do it." Strategy, much of it coming from Matt's own instincts, play a big part in his efforts on the mat. "If they're watching me, I want to give them something different than what they've seen (me do in previous matches)," Matt said about how he changes his take-down styles with each …

of Los Angeles. "I loved it. I absolutely loved it. I was being promoted to run the drug treatment program, but by then I knew I wanted to give back to the Tribe, and put out the word at the Tribe that if anything opens up." She is a dedicated exerciser, taking advantage of all the Tribal fitness programs: "Spinning I love." She is also taking in the beauty of the state, the farmers' markets "and helping resurrect my culture is the cherry on the sundae for me. I get to give back and learn myself …

when a refinery fire in California once again stressed the supply of gasoline on the West Coast. "Gas prices generally impact our visits from what we call the 50- to 75-mile range; the Portland and Vancouver area. In April, we saw a significant reduction in the number of trips coming from that area," he said. "The good news is, such as it was in April, people were still coming, a little bit less often but spending a little bit more, which tells me they still had money to spend, but they choose …

Ronde, where he grew up, and his long tenure working in Portland as reasons why he received the third most votes in the election. George said he will work with the other eight Tribal Council members and attempt to make economic diversification of the Tribe's business interests a priority. "For myself, I know that I have to work with eight other people," George said. "For me, it would be very presumptuous to walk in and act like I am going to change everything. "It is about respecting the other …

the country. You guys inspire me every single day." After honoring the late Sonny Black Eagle, who adopted Obama into the Crow Nation during his 2008 presidential campaign and recently walked on, Obama listed his priorities for his second term as president regarding Native American issues. "We've got more work to do," Obama said. "With domestic violence so prevalent on reservations, we're pushing Congress to restore your power to bring to justice anyone, Indian or nonIndian, who hurts a woman …

the presentation, Race Talk attendees broke into discussion groups. Tom sat at a table with 10 other people and found out almost immediately that her talk touched and educated some in the audience. "Ceded lands … termination … these are all new terms for me," said Glenna Ashley from Wilsonville, who was attending her first Race Talk event. "I thought I was educated, but that really surprised me." Tom said education is one of the current focuses of the Grand Ronde Tribe, which is still lobbying …

back in 2010. That is five years ago now. Plus, this isn’t really what the members indicated they wanted. Members wanted council to serve two or three terms. This idea of three terms and a year off isn’t really term limits at all. To me, this looks like some toothless reform which pretends to do one thing but in reality does another. My point is this: What is being voted on is not term limits; more like pseudo-term limits. If you are OK with this, then vote “yes.” But if you demand better, vote …

to the Chachalu capital campaign.) Dear Smoke Signals: I would like to thank everyone who came to the Elders' Activity Center on Feb. 20 to help me celebrate my 102nd birthday here in Grand Ronde. I was thrilled to see everyone and want to thank Tribal Council especially for the beautiful Tribal blanket. Also all those who presented me with potted plants and beautiful flower arrangements. I have them all at home on my table so I can admire them all. It is wonderful to live this long and see all …

. "I visit all areas of the casino. I'll walk about and get feedback. Give them all the information I can. They might not have time to let me know about things that would make their jobs easier, and I'll let them know if we can't provide the service. I'll let them know why. It just comes down to customer service." As supervisor of the year, DeVore won a $2,000 travel voucher, $1,000 in cash and the coveted Supervisor of the Year parking space right up front. Everybody's been asking, he said …