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Health & Education Willamina graduation rate rises above state average 02.15.2024 Sherron Lumley Education By Sherron Lumley Smoke Signals staff writer New data released by the Oregon Department of Education last month shows the Willamina School District improved its on-time graduation rate to 84%, climbing above the Oregon average of 81.3%. During the past five years, the on-time graduation rate in Willamina has risen 15%. “The Willamina School District is proud of the improvements in our …
/articles/2024/02/15/willamina-graduation-rate-rises-above-state-average/Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on capital improvement projects 03.14.2024 Danielle Harrison General Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Engineering and Planning Manager Ryan Webb briefed the membership on various capital improvement projects on and off the Reservation during a Sunday, March 3, General Council meeting held via Zoom and in Tribal Council chambers. “It really is a pleasure to provide an update to the membership on everything that we’ve been …
/articles/2024/03/14/general-council-briefed-on-capital-improvement-projects/Tribal Government & News Hudson performs at Venice Biennale exhibition 05.16.2024 Danielle Harrison Art , Tribal member Tribal member Anthony Hudson recently performed as his alter-ego, drag clown Carla Rossi, at the 60th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy. He was asked to be the drag clown in residence representing the American delegation at the exhibition. The Biennale is an international art exhibition often described as “the Olympics of the art world,” and participation in the event is …
/articles/2024/05/16/hudson-performs-at-venice-biennale-exhibition/Tribal Government & News Tribe honors employees during quarterly service awards 12.30.2024 Nicole Montesano Years of service , Tribal employees Tribal Benefits/Risk Manager Tammy Gould hugs Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi as Gould is recognized for 29 years of service to the Tribe during the fourth quarter service awards and annual holiday party held at Spirit Mountain Casino’s Event Center on Thursday, Dec. 19. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer The …
/articles/2024/12/30/tribe-honors-employees-during-quarterly-service-awards/Culture Tribal member’s new book offers a path for healing 01.31.2025 Nicole Montesano Tribal member , Art Kitana Connelly By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer In writing a workbook to help others heal, artist and Tribal member Kitana Connelly found healing herself. Connelly has spent the past year producing her book, “Sacred Flow: Creativity as Medicine,” which offers Indigenous readers help in working through difficult emotions and experiences. On Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. …
/articles/2025/01/31/tribal-member-s-new-book-offers-a-path-for-healing/Tribal Government & News Tribe honors 113 employees for Years of Service 06.27.2025 Nicole Montesano Years of service Tribal Housing Maintenance Supervisor Lonnie Leno hugs Tribal Council member Kathleen George as he is recognized during the second quarter Years of Service awards at the uyxat Powwow Grounds Thursday, June 12. Leno has worked for the Tribe for 35 years. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Employees gathered at uyxat Powwow Grounds …
/articles/2025/06/27/tribe-honors-113-employees-for-years-of-service/Culture Veterans Powwow draws crowd of celebrants 07.29.2025 Nicole Montesano Powwows Safia Ben El Aali, 9, right, plays with seven-month-old Ivory Squetimkin at the edge of the dance arena during the 2025 Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow at uyxat Powwow Grounds Saturday, July, 12. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer A man danced with his eyes locked on the tiny newborn cradled in his arms as the baby slept, oblivious to the pounding drums. …
/articles/2025/07/29/veterans-powwow-draws-crowd-of-celebrants/Tribal Government & News Tribe participates in conservation property tour 10.14.2025 Danielle Harrison Lands Tribal Natural Resources Department Manager Colby Drake, right, discusses how the department is returning “good fire” to the landscape at Tribal conservation property Noble Oaks, located in Sheridan. Drake and Tribal Fish and Wildlife Policy Analyst Lindsay McClary, left, led a tour Thursday, Sept. 25, at Noble Oaks which highlighted oak and prairie habitat restoration at the site. The …
/articles/2025/10/14/tribe-participates-in-conservation-property-tour/Culture Tribal member returns to his roots with family food truck 12.29.2025 Nicole Montesano Tribal member , Food Tribal member Fabian Quenelle makes street tacos in his food truck, Commod Bod, when it was set up at Spirit Mountain Casino Saturday, Nov. 22. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) Grand opening at new permanent location: Saturday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. 1930 State St. Salem Ore. 97301 By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Working in a food truck is a bit like returning home for Tribal …
/articles/2025/12/29/tribal-member-returns-to-his-roots-with-family-food-truck/Tribal Government & News County, cities seek to stop or delay dam drawdowns 06.12.2026 Nicole Montesano State government , Federal government Fall Creek Reservoir in Fall Creek is shown in deep drawdown in January 2025. Since 2021, the Army Corps of Engineers have been under a federal court order to conduct deep drawdowns to improve fish passage and water quality at several of its Willamette River Basin dams for both spring Chinook and winter steelhead. Marion County and the cities of Albany …
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