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with his parents. He learned how to drive big trucks at an early age, being tutored by his uncle Bob Smith, who referred to Richard as “Dick” then, who drove off-road log trucks with Mushy and was right in the truck with him. After he was old enough to get his commercial driver’s license, Mushy branched out on his own, driving for many logging businesses in the West Valley area. He wrecked a few in his younger, more invincible years, but ended up being a driver who could drive just about anything …

and their Tribal Council. “We all talked about it and decided to give $1,000, almost all we had left,” said Tribal Elder Julie Duncan referring to the Tribal Elders Committee of which she is a member. She and her husband, Bob, are not the only Elders who eat at Coyote Joe’s often during the year. “We knew that he serves older people in the community,” Julie said. “A lot of Tribal people go over there, too. The Christmas dinner serves a good purpose to the community because a lot singles go …

Gaming The new normal: Spirit Mountain Casino and Tribe have weathered competition well 04.30.2018 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino On April 24, 2017, Spirit Mountain Casino relinquished its 21-year title as the closest casino to the lucrative and heavily populated Portland-Vancouver gaming market. After fending off efforts over the last decade by other Oregon Tribes to open casinos closer to the Portland-Vancouver market and out-of-state investors from building a privately owned …

Culture Tribe celebrates 28th anniversary of Restoration 11.30.2011 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , Events "It's always good for us to be together, and to have our children here to see what we're doing," said Tribal member and Language and Culture Specialist Bobby Mercier as the Tribe unveiled a day's worth of activities on Tuesday, Nov. 22, starting inside the Tribal plankhouse. "I love sharing this day with all of my family," said Tribal Council member Toby McClary, "which is all of you …

- a femoral bone graft and Achilles tendon lengthening - took all of second grade (last year) to recover. In fact, this time last year he was just getting out the wheelchair and using a walker to get around at school. "He has worked very hard to recover and regain his strength (and his doctor at Shriner's has recently given him a year off surgery since he is doing so well). His knee and ankle on his left leg are not completely formed joints like most of the rest of us have, and he has much less muscle …

Health & Education New test targets 'walking diabetics' in Tribe 08.12.2011 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Events A Beaverton-based laboratory, DiabetOmics, is improving the way diabetics can check the markers of their disease. It used to be that drawing a drop of blood was only good for a momentary blood sugar level, but DiabetOmics now learns a whole slew of medical and wellness information from one little drop of blood. The screenings read momentary and long-term blood sugar levels …

changes to align with the recently passed lineal descent constitutional amendment, which was certified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The enrollment pause will affect non-infants over six months of age, as well as non-emergency enrollments. It will be in effect until Tuesday, June 3. Infants younger than six months or children subject to juvenile dependency proceedings may still apply for enrollment during the pause. The pause was instituted in order to seek input from …

. It’s got all types of ventilation and fresh air and all this other stuff that’s supposed to keep the smell of smoke and carcinogens out of the air. So, we’re getting ready to open that in a couple of months. We were hearing from a lot from our customers about people having to go out in the cold. Hopefully (the new room) that’s a good thing.” Harvey touched on Spirit Mountain Community Fund and how many people don’t realize that it is connected to the casino. “Many of the people in the polling …

be. The record is a good one.” ‘Restoration means everything’ Tribal Council member Chris Mercier says he is one of the beneficiaries of those people who worked so hard to achieve Restoration. “For me, Restoration means everything,” says Mercier. “It would have been much harder to get through college without the financial support I received from the Tribe. So just getting the Tribe restored and the Tribe being where it is now I think has helped a lot of people improve their lives.” Mercier says he has …

, Fullerton, Chemical Dependency Counselor Joe Martineau and many others. Holliday credited Martineau with starting the sobriety dinners back when the program started. Martineau now works in the Tribe’s Behavioral Health program at the Health & Wellness Center. Fullerton said the dinner made him think of two late Tribal Elders – Tom Bean and Charlie Haller. “They held so many meetings for years,” Fullerton said. “They held AA meetings even if there was only one person.” Fullerton said Holliday …