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and their firefighting services to extinguish the blaze,” Emergency Services Chief Steve Warden said. The department sent a heavy brush engine, a brush unit, a water tender and a battalion chief. With some firefighters deployed to a more than 2,000-acre fire in La Pine, the department had fewer to resources to send. “We got the call at 4:12 p.m. and it was started by a burn pile that did not have a sufficient fire break around it; the winds picked up and it got into grass and brush,” Warden said …

from its 92 first-quarter employees Thursday, March 19, during a breakfast in the Tribal gym. “As I was coming through the corridor from outside, you could just hear the cheerful chatter,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “It reminded me of the birds, when they’re all happy, when they’re … coming together for where they’re going to winter. That’s what it sounded like and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s a great sound.’” In addition to Kennedy, Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George …

Gaming Tribe supporting those trying to stop Cowlitz casino construction 03.04.2016 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is supporting Clark County, Wash., and Clark County residents who are seeking to stop construction of the Cowlitz Tribal casino going up near La Center by filing a motion for emergency relief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday, March 3. According to the motion …

Culture Yesteryears April 1, 2018 03.27.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – A proposed Cowlitz Tribal casino within 15 miles of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area received a legal setback when U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein ordered the Department of the Interior to issue a new Record of Decision concerning its granting of a Cowlitz Reservation near La Center, Wash. In her 12-page decision, Rothstein said that the Department of the Interior violated the Administrative …

been trying unsuccessfully since 2002 to take approximately 152 acres into trust near La Center – about 15 miles north of the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area – so that is can build a mega-casino complex on the property. Meanwhile, the city of Vancouver, nearby property owners, Citizens Against Reservation Shopping and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde filed appeals after U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein reaffirmed the federal government’s decision in December to take land …

around the family as “rabbit,” was given the name We-la-lik in the Wasco tongue and Wa-la-lik in the Sahaptin tongue, each being a version on the Native American word for “rabbit.” Taaw-lee-winch, a spiritual leader of the Wasco Band of Warm Springs Indians, led the ceremony. Guests were treated to traditional foods, such as salmon roasted over a fire pit and skewered eel. 1999 – Officials from many of Oregon’s federally recognized Tribes, including Grand Ronde, educated Oregon senators …

. gifted museum officials with beaded necklaces to thank them for the return of a piece of Tomanowos. “Words cannot be put into this,” Kennedy said. “Meteorites contain answers to the universe. We are a spiritual people and believe this came from Creator.” The piece became part of Evergreen’s collection in 2006 after being purchased at an auction by Yamhill County resident Del Smith, founder of Evergreen International Aviation & Space Museum. Before Smith purchased the fragment, it was part …

on their pension payments in 2016, 2017, 2018 or 2019 must file a 1040-X form with the Internal Revenue Service. The approaching April 15 deadline only affects the 2016 tax year. According to www.irs.gov , taxpayers must file a 1040-X form within three years after the date they filed their original return to claim a refund. Tribal member Del Bolden wrote a letter to Tribal Council regarding the issue on Friday, April 3, as well as contacted Smoke Signals about the approaching deadline. “In previous …

) Bolden; grandchildren, George, Ben, Kiera, Maggie and Gabe; mother, June Bolden; girlfriend, Jessie Cousins; sister and brother, Daphne (John Houle) Turner and Del (Kim) Bolden; the cousins he loved like brothers, along with countless friends who became family. A memorial celebration for Gery’s friends and family will be held at the Sherwood Elks Lodge from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27. Attendees are asked to RSVP to Toby and Joylyn at AnkeneyRSVP@gmail.com or via text to 503-970-4918. We …

surpassed the $16 million mark in giving. "It's one of the best things the Tribe has done," said Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall. "People recognize that we're not just this sovereign nation out here. We're giving back to the community." 1997 - Carl and Betty Lambert became the first residents to move into Grand Meadows, the Tribe's 37-lot manufactured home park. The couple had been living on five acres in La Grande, which sold the first day it was on the market. The Lamberts had been living …