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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves additional apartment complex construction 12.26.2018 Dean Rhodes, Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council , Housing Tribal members seeking to return to the Reservation and live in an apartment will have eight more options in the near future. Tribal Council approved a maximum $1.675 million contract to construct the second phase of the Wind River apartment complex during its Wednesday, Dec. 26, meeting. Seabold Construction Co. of Beaverton …

Gaming Portland man wins $934,185 jackpot at Spirit Mountain Casino 10.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino By Angela Sears Advertising supervisor Donald Stanley of Portland hit a $934,185 jackpot at Spirit Mountain Casino on Saturday, Sept. 26. Stanley, who recently starting working with the U.S. Postal Service, left work on Saturday morning and headed to Spirit Mountain Casino with his wife, Melissa Major, to celebrate an anniversary. Stanley said he is a big fan of the “Sons …

. 15, to the preceding Monday to give Tribal members extra time to Christmas shop. During its July 26 meeting, Tribal Council named Sept. 15 as the date for the third per capita payment of 2017. Tribal Council also approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Cooperative Procurement Program. Procurement Manager Larry Leith said at the Tuesday, Aug. 1, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the Tribe uses the state program to buy goods and services and usually purchases big-ticket …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves 2024 budget 12.27.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council held its final meeting of 2023 on Wednesday, Dec. 27, by handling items brought to it during its Tuesday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 26, Legislative Action Committee meetings. Council members approved the 2024 final budget, which included a 3.2 percent increase in spending from the 2023 budget. The 2024 draft budget was mailed …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Chachalu phase three construction 06.27.2024 Danielle Harrison, Michelle Alaimo By Danielle Harrison and Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council approved applying for an Indian Community Development Block Grant that would help fund completion of phase three construction at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center at its Wednesday, June 26, meeting. The $500,000 grant would be used by the Tribe’s Cultural …

the agenda for the Sunday, Feb. 6, General Council meeting, which will be held virtually at 11 a.m. and feature a presentation from the Natural Resources Department. In addition, the Jan. 26 Tribal Council packet included an approved authorization to proceed naming Tribal Council member Kathleen George as the Tribe’s representative on the Oregon Consensus State Supported Regional Water Management and Planning Work Group. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

to die. Then, I woke up and was in the hospital.” After her suicide attempt, Schneider went to an inpatient drug treatment facility. She relapsed a month after completing treatment, met another heroin addict at a state Department of Human Services office and he became her boyfriend. Eventually, the two broke up and she met another man who became her husband. After escaping an abusive marriage, she was homeless and couch surfing when she met another man, and the two began robbing people …

varieties of mushrooms are edible, they are not easy to distinguish. "Some of these are edible," Exeter said, referring to a whole family of mushrooms. Distinctions he made came in the form of differences among caps and gills, stipes (or stems), colors and spores. Tribal Elder Leonette Galligher said the technical terms went right by her, but she enjoyed the overall presentation. "It was interesting," she said. "Tons of people in the U.S. eat them," said Exeter, adding that people do die from …

Tribal Government & News Tribe received more than $45 million in CARES Act funding in 2020 12.23.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received more than $45 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding in 2020, according to the federal government website www.usaspending.gov . The Tribe received a combined $44 million from the Treasury Department in three payments and $1.56 …

Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. S.E., and in Tribal Council Chambers in Grand Ronde at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. For more information, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org or contact Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …