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grants total approximately $333,000 for the upcoming biennium; Approved installing an access gate at the Tribal conservation property Chahalpam in Marion County to limit and discourage trespassers and combat illegal dumping at the site. The Tribe will have to pay $2,500 to apply to the county to vacate Dieckman Lane Southeast and it will cost about the same amount to install the gate, said Tribal Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen. He added that two nearby property owners have signed …

to drive to the clinic. We are in the elderly category with autoimmune issues, so we’ve been sheltering and distancing as much as possible. We had hoped to receive our shots in the coming weeks, but felt it important to get the vaccine at our first opportunity. Once at the site, we found that everything was being run extremely well. The wait was about 15 minutes and everyone respected the mask and social distancing requirement. We were kindly greeted by a staff member who gave us a simple form …

limited on-site meetings and visitors, and limited programming. The Tribe closed to all but “essential” employees in mid-March 2020. It re-opened to most employees in May, but employees were required to undergo temperature checks, wear masks and keep socially distant from colleagues. Mercier said the move to Phase 3 has been prompted by a variety of factors, including the Tribe being able to obtain sufficient personal protection equipment and testing supplies, and there being adequate contact …

personnel on Jan. 4 after finding there was reason to doubt Enrique Omar Mejia’s mental ability to proceed with a criminal defense against the arson charge filed against him. Oregon City police arrested Mejia, 29, for the Dec. 5 fire at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site that the Tribe purchased in August 2019. He was originally scheduled to go on trial on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Mejia’s court-appointed attorney Ruben Medina Jr. requested a psychiatric/psychological examination, saying …

the purchase of the 25.62-acre Risseeuw 3 property that is immediately south of the Tribe’s Risseeuw 2 property at the end of McPherson Road in Grand Ronde. Tribal Council approved the purchase and sale agreement during its May 19 meeting. The second property is 0.85 acres located in Wood Village adjacent to the former Multnomah Greyhound Park site that the Tribe purchased in December 2015 for $10 million. In October 2020, Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy announced that the Grand …

has two volunteer firefighters as well as manager Steve Warden assisting with the 150,000-acre Bootleg Fire near Klamath Falls. The volunteer firefighters are working on structural protection, while Warden is part of the State Fire Marshal’s incident management team. They are expected to be on site for at least another week and potentially two, depending on fire conditions. Oregon's wildfire season began early this year due to drought and record-high temperatures. In late June, Gov. Kate Brown …

Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy announced the Grand Ronde Tribe would reassess its use of the site for a possible second casino in reaction to the Siletz Tribe’s application to the Department of the Interior to build a second Tribal casino in Salem. In June, Tribal Council approved a supplemental budget to purchase two properties, once of which was an almost acre lot adjacent to the former Greyhound Park in Wood Village. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe …

. She also received first- and second-place awards in the TV Best News Story category for her reports posted on YouTube about the proposed site of a new Grand Ronde gaming facility in Wood Village and the Tribe hosting a fire camp in September, respectively. Tribal member Justin Phillips, who is Smoke Signals’ page designer, received a second-place award in the Best Layout category. The 11 awards bring Smoke Signals’ total to 110 since 2007. “Independent quality journalism is the foundation …

of COVID-19 being monitored by the Health & Wellness Center as of Thursday, Sept. 23, and 10 new cases detected. The site also says the Tribe has recorded 183 positive COVID-19 tests and 3,052 negatives for a positivity rate of 5.6 percent. The Tribe has vaccinated more than 20,900 people in 2021. In addition, the Willamina School District previously reported it has 25 students who have tested positive for COVID-19 and 57 students who are in quarantine because of exposure. “I believe the increase …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves property acquisitions 09.15.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is in the process of purchasing the 37.65-acre Bateman property at 45375 Hebo Road. The site is just west of uyxat Powwow Grounds off Highway 22 in the Grand Ronde area. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s land holdings are about to increase by more than 500 acres …