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Tribal Government & News DEQ slates public comment meeting regarding Blue Heron purchase 07.01.2019 Dean Rhodes Events , Economic development The 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The state Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting regarding the Grand Ronde Tribe’s proposed purchase of the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City on Wednesday, July 17. The …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals receives five NAJA awards 07.11.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees Former Smoke Signals photojournalist Michelle Alaimo received a first-place award in Best Sports Photo from the Native American Journalists Association for this photograph of Willamina High School junior Jordan Reyes hugging his brother Michael Reyes after Jordan won the Class 3A 106-pound weight class state title during the OSAA Wrestling State Championships held at Veterans Memorial …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council agrees to sell and buy land in Portland metro area 12.18.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council approved purchasing this 20,000-square-foot lot on Southeast 82nd Avenue in Portland during its Wednesday, Dec. 18, meeting. The purchase price and intended use for the property were not disclosed. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved the sale of 4.67 acres of the former Multnomah …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs seeking state grant to expand West Valley Veterans Memorial 02.05.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , State government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor After 17 years of adding names to the West Valley Veterans Memorial, two of the four pillars are running out of room. The black granite pillars for Navy and Army veterans are filling up and Tribal Council approved applying for a $44,900 grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Veterans …

Tribal Government & News Center continues feeding Elders during pandemic 03.17.2020 Danielle Frost Health & Wellness Laura Mix, left, and Scott Lenaburg pick up meals brought to them by Food Sustainability Administrative Assistant Patti LeClaire and Nutrition Program Manager Kristy Criss-Lawson at the Elders Activity Center on Tuesday, March 17. The center, which closed on Friday, March 13, for the remainder of the month is providing 600 meals to help those in need caused by the COVID-19 …

Tribal Government & News Tribe has secured $1.1 million so far to counter effects of coronavirus pandemic 04.30.2020 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Health & Wellness General Manager David Fullerton For a full list of updated services, visit https://www.grandronde.org/services/health-wellness/covid-19-preparedness/ By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy announced that the Tribe has received $1.1 million so far from the federal government to …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- June 15, 2020 06.12.2020 Danielle Frost History 2010 2015 – The Willamina School Board was to consider a revised policy regarding flag displays and salutes. The revised policy, developed by Willamina School District administrators, would allow the display of flags other than the U.S. and Oregon flag “from a federally recognized sovereign nation located within district boundaries if the sovereign nation requests and provides an appropriately sized flag.” …

Culture Reibach receives lifetime achievement honor from Global Music Awards 07.16.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Grand Ronde Tribal member Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach has received the Odyssey Award for lifetime achievement in music from the La Jolla, Calif.-based Global Music Awards. The award was announced on the Global Music Awards’ website on Wednesday, July 15. He joins film composer Alan Williams and jazz …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council adds 23 more members to the Restoration Roll 09.02.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe’s effort to ensure that all Tribal members who should have been on the Restoration Roll are eventually placed on the historically important list continued as Tribal Council approved adding 23 more names to it during its Wednesday, Sept. 2, meeting. The addition of 23 more names brings the total for this year to 78 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council re-elects Chris Mercier as vice chair 09.16.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Chris Mercier By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council re-elected Chris Mercier by acclimation as vice chair during its Wednesday, Sept. 16, meeting. Tribal Council member Denise Harvey nominated Mercier and there were no other nominations. “I consider it an honor to get to serve on Tribal Council for as long as I have and I also consider it an additional honor to be …