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’t specify if it was a casino or Tribal employee, but it was later stated at the Wednesday, Aug. 21, Tribal Council meeting that a Tribal Council member had been the one to initially contact police. Non-criminal campaign ordinance violations used to be investigated by the Tribe’s general manager. However, that was amended in recent years so that the general manager wouldn’t be in a position of potentially having to issue a citation to one of their supervisors, as the general manager is a direct …

and ability to bring people together. May he rest in peace, knowing he touched so many lives with his kindness and love. Cecilia Rose Bissonette Aug. 21, 1948 – March 16, 2025 Tribal Elder Cecilia Rose Bissonette passed on March 16, 2025, at the age of 76. Cecilia was born in McMinnville, Oregon. After 76 years of laughter and toil, she walked on from her home in Grand Meadows. She was preceded in death by her dear mother, Etta Ann (Porter) and stepfather, Ralph Hansen; and sisters, Annetta Marie …

. “We’re really hoping that it reduces the duplication of services and that it can create a one-stop service,” she said. “We hope it will streamline access and allow for stronger resources. We’ll be cross training our staff so that you won’t have to have two workers if you qualify for 477 and VR, but you would have one worker being able to develop that plan.” Some highlights from Ainam’s presentation included: The Tribal Rental Assistance Program offers Tribal members $4,500 to help with move …

Specialist Anna Ramthun. “In general, we are proposing non-chemical options for pest control in housing and Tribal campus, so the low-risk options are not allowed,” she said in an email. “However, we anticipate that there may be a need for exemption for pests that can carry disease or cause structural damage to buildings. In those events, departments involved can seek exemptions, which are reviewed by the tech team, with the intention of the review being to identify alternate strategies if they exist …

buried for years.” Although exposure to smoke and hazardous chemicals play their own role in long-term health effects, it’s the emotional toll of trauma on the body that has seized Wakeland’s interest, along with a potential remedy: A dog trained to help firefighters reduce their stress. So, he’s researching how to create a program for a trained department therapy support dog. He said he’s currently immersed in research about the effect of firefighters’ careers on their health. Firefighters …

infrastructure in first,” Mercier says. ‘A de facto barrier’ Planning Director Rick George, who has been instrumental in crafting the Tribe’s updated Strategic Plan, said that transportation falls within the goal of building, expanding and invigorating the community in different ways. “There is an overarching situation that Grand Ronde isn’t thought of by many people (in planning) as a community,” he says. “It’s unincorporated and there hasn’t been much direction on what it is or what it will become. So …