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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs agreement to let state use portion of Blue Heron property to manage Falls fishery 09.30.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , State government , Natural resources By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a services agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife during its Wednesday, Sept. 30, meeting that will assist state efforts in the capture of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon, lamprey and sturgeon at Willamette …
/articles/2020/09/30/tribal-council-oks-agreement-to-let-state-use-portion-of-blue-heron-property-to-manage-falls-fishery/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs grant application to fund firefighting equipment purchase 02.10.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety , Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a $213,095 grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during its Wednesday, Feb. 10, meeting to purchase 25 self-contained breathing apparatus for the eventual Tribal takeover of the fire station on Grand Ronde Road. The Confederated Tribes …
/articles/2021/02/10/tribal-council-oks-grant-application-to-fund-firefighting-equipment-purchase/Tribal Government & News Winter storm affects highways, power in Grand Ronde area 02.14.2021 Dean Rhodes Public safety A car passes a fallen branch at Spirit Mountain Casino on Tuesday, Feb. 16. A snow and ice storm hit the Grand Ronde area over the Valentine’s Day weekend and knocked out power and damaged many trees. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor A winter storm that dumped freezing rain and snow on most of northwestern Oregon over the …
/articles/2021/02/14/winter-storm-affects-highways-power-in-grand-ronde-area/Tribal Government & News Tribe withdraws from Willamette Falls Trust 05.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Willamette Falls By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy has formally notified the Willamette Falls Trust that the Grand Ronde Tribe will no longer participate as a member. The trust is a nonprofit organization that is raising funds and engaging the community to “realize the collective vision for a spectacular Riverwalk at the Falls,” according to its website. …
/articles/2021/05/13/tribe-withdraws-from-willamette-falls-trust/Tribal Government & News Years of Service awards honor 73 employees 11.30.2021 Danielle Harrison Tribal employees Tribal Security Supervisor Roel Hernandez is congratulated for his years of service with the Tribe during the third quarter Employee Recognition event held in the Tribal gym in 2019. Hernandez reached the 20-year mark this year and was among 73 employees honored by the Human Resources Department. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals file photo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke …
/articles/2021/11/30/years-of-service-awards-honor-73-employees/Tribal Government & News Tribal police seeking authority to license dogs, issue parking tickets 12.01.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety A street sweeper navigates between two cars parked along Raven Loop in Tribal Housing on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Proposed amendments to the Public Safety Ordinance would allow Tribal police officers to issue parking citations to cars parked in no-parking designated areas in Tribal Housing that could potentially hinder emergency vehicles, such as fire …
/articles/2021/12/01/tribal-police-seeking-authority-to-license-dogs-issue-parking-tickets/Tribal Government & News Tribal Police authorized to issue parking tickets, license dogs 03.09.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Amendments to the Public Safety Ordinance that would give Tribal Police the authority to license dogs and issue parking tickets received no comments from the membership and were approved by Tribal Council during its Wednesday, March 9, meeting. Tribal Council sent the proposed amendments to the ordinance, which has …
/articles/2022/03/09/tribal-police-authorized-to-issue-parking-tickets-license-dogs/Health & Education Corvallis School District to honor Harrison on April 14 03.16.2022 Dean Rhodes People , Elder Profile , Education Jaguar Elementary, soon to be the Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School, is seen under renovations from Circle Blvd., in Corvallis. The Corvallis School District will have a ceremony on Thursday, April 14, to honor the school's namesake, Grand Ronde Tribal Elder Kathryn Jones Harrison. (Photo by Kamiah Koch/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor …
/articles/2022/03/16/corvallis-school-district-to-honor-harrison-on-april-14/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council makes numerous board and committee appointments 04.06.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council made its annual appointments and re-appointments of Tribal members to special event boards and committees during the Wednesday, April 6, meeting. The myriad appointments and re-appointments included: Re-appointed Albert Miller and appointed Steve Bobb Sr. to the Veterans Special Event Board with terms expiring in March …
/articles/2022/04/06/tribal-council-makes-numerous-board-and-committee-appointments/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs license that will improve forest fire detection 06.01.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Natural resources , Public safety The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will soon have two cameras with a combined 360-degree view mounted on the 200-foot North Buswell cell phone tower across from Spirit Mountain Casino that will provide around-the-clock monitoring for potential forest fires on Reservation lands. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By …
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