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to $100,000; Approved the 12 Tribes O’Link memorandum of agreement for fiscal year 2026. The annual agreement is necessary because the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Indian Housing Block Grant service area overlaps with 11 other Tribes in Oregon and California. The federal government requires that Tribes in overlapping service areas agree on how to distribute funding, which will include an allocation of approximately $428,577 for Grand Ronde; Approved the Oregon Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund …

, presenting each with a Pendleton blanket, and held honor dances to show respect for all veterans. Thousands of visitors attended the powwow. 1990 — The Tribe received a $275,000 block grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to construct a community services building. 1985 — Tribal members were reminded to complete their health care service applications annually, to enable the Western Oregon Service Unit to keep its files up to date, and ensure the Tribe received …

of service and Cultural Adviser Bobby Mercier reached 21 years. Head Start Teacher Toni Lockwood, Family Services Assistant Elaine Lane Raven and Dental Hygienist Sheila Blacketer reached the 20-year mark. Third-quarter award recipients were hired between July and September. Employees received certificates and bonus checks in appreciation for their increasing tenure with the Tribe. In addition, those reaching the 10-year mark received a Tribal Pendleton blanket or an extra $100 in their bonus check …

Tribal employee ever to achieve the three-decade mark in employment with the Tribe. Other employees who have reached or surpassed two decades of Tribal service included Housing Department Maintenance Coordinator Lonnie Leno, 28 years; Adult Education Coordinator Tracy Biery and General Manager’s Office Administrative Assistant Barbara Branson, 27 years; Member Services Benefits Administrator Liz Leno, 26 years; Dental Director Eric Webster, 23 years; Human Resources Specialist Cindy Mitchell and Fish …

and Grand Ronde. The other two are 18-month contracts with the Tillamook County Transportation District that will replace the soon-to-expire Grand Ronde 2X transit service that was being provided by the Salem Area Mass Transit District. The Grand Ronde and Siletz Tribes will provide matching funds for the Tillamook County Transportation District’s Network-Intercity grant with the Oregon Department of Transportation and there will be three round trips daily between Lincoln City, Grand Ronde …

Tribal Government & News 66 employees honored for 820 combined years of service 11.03.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Tribal Employees Sixty-six employees were honored for a combined 820 years of service to the Grand Ronde Tribe during a third-quarter Years of Service ceremony held on Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Tribal gym. Leading the pack was Natural Resources’ Timber and Roads Program Manager Jeff Kuust, who reached the 27-year mark in working for the Tribe. Joining him in the quarter …

Tribal Government & News Employees honored for 1,037 years of service 09.26.2019 Danielle Frost Tribal employees Natural Resources Timber and Roads Program Manager Jeffrey Kuust is congratulated for his 30 years with the Tribe during the third-quarter Employee Recognition event held in the Tribal gym on Thursday, Sept. 26. Seventy employees were honored for 1,037 years of combined service to the Tribe and Kuust became the third Tribal employee to reach the 30-year mark. (Photo by Timothy J …

Tribal Government & News Tribe hires first Veterans' Services Officer 07.14.2020 Danielle Frost Tribal employees , State government Ramona Quenelle stands next to the Navy pillar of the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Monday, July 13. Quenelle, a Navy veteran, has been hired as the Tribe’s first Veterans’ Services Officer and will help Native veterans access the benefits that they earned through their military service. (Photo by Dean Rhodes/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff …

Lonnie Leno, 31 years; Member Services Benefits Administrator Liz Leno, 29 years; and Housing Department Manager Shonn Leno and A/V Network Technician Wendell Olson, 27 years. Others with 20 or more years of service include Human Resources Specialist Cindy Mitchell and Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen, 25 years; Education Department Manager Angela Fasana and Tribal Council Senior Administrative Assistant Lauri Smith, 24 years; Children & Family Services Supervisor Kristi Petite, Gaming …

people who bear the brunt of those decisions. We need to be there for those who served their country.” This year’s host drum will be Indian Hill with master of ceremonies Nick Sixkiller and Grand Ronde Tribal member Anthony Quenelle serving as arena director. His wife, Ramona Quenelle (Pit River), who serves as the Tribe’s first Veterans Service Officer, will have a booth at the powwow dedicated to veterans. The Navy veteran usually dances at the powwow, but she will be dedicating her time …