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Beryle. “Because she was so good.” Together again. Childhood friends reunited. Both surrounded by family. Both winking at each other at just the memory of it all. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

and the federal Bureau of Prisons. Tribal Health and Wellness Department staff members were on hand once again to provide blood pressure checks and dental exams. "I served in Vietnam," said Tribal Council Chairman and Marine Corps veteran Reyn Leno during his opening remarks. "It was always about taking care of the guy in front of you and the guy behind you … the guy out in the foxhole in the dark. I see this Veterans Summit as an extension of veterans trying to take care of other veterans." The Veterans …

smoke or fire.” O’Brien noted that a fire alarm can be used to signal that something is wrong. “I don’t know of a school that has burned down since the 1950s,” he said. O’Brien added that code words are not a good idea when there is an active shooter, and instead plain language should be used so everyone on the premises is aware of the situation. “There is nothing wrong with letting the guy who is the shooter know that you know he is there,” O’Brien said. “If everyone is aware, this puts …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 15, 2021 02.11.2021 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I was so proud to hear our leader, Cheryle Kennedy, on OPB. She was so articulate, knew so much about the health issues we face and how to address them, as well as her experience over the years in dealing with different federal administrations. She is so kind and humble, and the best representative of our people that I can imagine. I hope she and her husband will know how much we …

Culture THE SALMON SITUATION: part two 01.14.2025 Nicole Montesano Salmon Fall Creek Reservoir in Fall Creek is shown in deep drawdown on Tuesday, Jan. 7. It is expected to be in deep drawdown until Jan. 15. Since 2021, the Army Corps of Engineers has been under a federal court order to improve fish passage and water quality at several of its Willamette River Basin dams for both spring Chinook and winter steelhead — in many cases, by conducting deep drawdowns, to accommodate both outgoing …

. Those were some good years. But because I am off Tribal Council doesn't mean I can't fight for my beliefs and for what is right and just. There seems to be a lot of fuss over this most recent constitutional amendment on enrollment. I personally believe most of it is nitpicking. Whether it's one issue or four or five, the Tribal Council is dealing with it how they see it best. The amendment in 1999 was also a bundle but nobody seems to be criticizing that council. I see one issue at stake …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- Feb. 26 - March 11 03.13.2017 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Sunday, Feb. 26 Tribal police assisted Oregon State Police with two crashes on Salmon River Highway. Both were vehicles that crashed in the ditch due to snow conditions. A woodcutting complaint was received. Tribal police investigated and found the woodcutters had permits. Tribal police were requested by Polk County deputies to assist with an investigation in the 26000 block of Salmon …

to the events schedule. The theme for this year is a celebration of Tribal foods from pre-contact to post-Reservation. “The best way for us to learn is to be active and doing it,” Tribal member and Culture Committee Chairperson Francene Ambrose said from her office at the Tribal Food Bank, iskam mfkHmfk haws. “We want it to become living, breathing again and part of everyday activities.” This year’s First Foods event will be held at achaf-hammi, the Tribal plankhouse, adjacent to Uyxat Powwow …

to the potential resignation of a board member, so they asked council to extend the deadline in order to receive more applications. The two open board positions were again advertised, this time in the Feb. 15 and March 1 editions of Smoke Signals, resulting in multiple applicants. “My concern from the very beginning in terms of the board of directors’ positions, is that I felt we had two candidates that applied and met the deadline of Sept. 30,” Leno said. “It is my continued belief that we should …

likely need to be filled due to the potential resignation of a board member, so they asked council to extend the deadline in order to receive more applications. The two open board positions were again advertised, this time in the Feb. 15 and March 1 editions of Smoke Signals, resulting in multiple applicants. “My concern from the very beginning in terms of the board of directors’ positions, is that I felt we had two candidates that applied and met the deadline of Sept. 30,” Leno said. “It is my …