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site visit to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Four years into a project to teach the Tribe’s teenagers about philanthropy, grantmaking and community service, the program is hitting its stride, with an annual luncheon to celebrate the organizations chosen by interns of the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. This year’s Youth Grantmaking check presentation was held Friday, Aug. 8, at Spirit Mountain Casino Event Center. Summer youth …

project.” Tribal Communications Director Sara Thompson issued the following statement from the Tribe. "Since the Tribe acquired the former Blue Heron Paper Mill in 2019, we have been working on cleaning up the site and bringing the property back to life. Our partnership with Oregon City is an important component of that. We’re grateful that they have been able to work with the state of Oregon to ensure that funds allocated years ago remain on the Oregon City side of the river. As we get ready …

pieces in different mediums using the style of Chinookan peoples. He works primarily in wood, large stone, bone and hide. During the fellowship, Robinson will be working on an alternative to metal and stone as an outdoor art medium for Chinookan art. He plans to develop a large artwork using ultra high performance concrete and cast or carved glass to construct an outdoor sculpture that is durable and resistant to vandalism. “My goal is to create work that contributes to the general public and other …

a Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Web site. (Call 1-800-983-0937 for information.) Off in another direction among the vendors was the Peace and Dignity Journeys. This group has sponsored spiritual runs every four years since 1992. Runners start in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, on the south side and Alaska on the north side. The seven-month run will bring them together at a still unnamed site in Central America. The run starts in the spring 2012, and locals are encouraged to join …

living in the valley. In addition, Oregon Parks hopes to create ghost buildings at Fort Yamhill to give visitors a better idea of how large Fort Yamhill actually was since little above-ground physical evidence remains. There are also plans to rebuild the Blockhouse, which now stands in Dayton and is in such poor condition that it cannot be moved back to Fort Yamhill. "It is a lot bigger than I imagined," Burns said as she looked over the excavated site where the Officer's Quarters used to sit …

positions in all avenues of American life. OHSU's One Sky Center is "a national resource center for American Indian and Alaska Native health, education and research," according to its Web site. "It is dedicated to quality health care across Indian Country. "Current initiatives include Evidence Based Practices in Indian Country and a Native-to-Native Mentorship program for graduate students and junior and mid-career faculty interested in substance abuse research," according to One Sky's Web site …

relationship with the Willamette Partnership, a coalition of diverse leaders working "to shift the way people value, manage and regulate our environment," according to the partnership's Web site. Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Chris Mercier sits on the partnership's Board of Directors. "The celebration reminds us of the role the salmon has historically played in the lives of our people," Mercier said. "Not only that, but it also highlighted that the Willamette River has always been a vital part of life …

site outside of Junction City and the 338-acre Chahalpam site near Stayton on the North Santiam River. Both conservation properties are being acquired with Bonneville Power Administration funds under its Willamette Mitigation Program. The Tribe will manage both properties for habitat enhancement using Bonneville Power funding, Karnosh said. Ceded Lands also works on government-to-government consultations with 65 active projects, Karnosh said. It also works on agency outreach, such as training …

” following the site visit conducted by Cherry and Sears. Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Cherry and Kathleen George distributed the checks. Large grants recipients were: Clackamas Women’s Services of Oregon City, $50,000 for expanding its children’s program; Portland Homeless Family Solutions, $50,000 to help prevent homelessness for families with children; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. of Eugene, $50,000 for its transitional housing project; ChickTech …

in appreciation for her donation of “Flute Player” to the Grand Ronde Tribe. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George, left, and daughter-in-law Maria Vandiver, right, look on. Vandiver, who lives in hospice care, donated the paintings to the Grand Ronde Tribe in honor of its purchase of the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City in August 2019 and return to Willamette Falls. (Photo by Dean Rhodes/Smoke Signals) In other action, Mercier gifted 96-year-old artist Dorothy Vandiver with a dentalium …