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at the 23-acre site of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill, which the Tribe purchased in 2019. The Tribe has set a goal of cleaning up decades of environmental pollution, restoring the landscape and returning public access to the site. The Tribe received an $800,000 multipurpose grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in 2021 for site assessment and cleanup and has now spent approximately 75% of it. Webb said it was an important number. “What the EPA allows you to do is that when you get to 70 …

, a federal program that is administered by the states that is available for people with low incomes or are medically needy, or to other insurance, such as employer-sponsored plans. Native Americans are exempt from any cost sharing - co-pays -- in Medicaid. But first, Lecatsas presented a history of Tribal health care. Since federal funding through Indian Health Service and Contract Health Services is woefully insufficient to provide adequate health care for all Tribal members, the Tribe started …

Culture Walking On - Deborah Jean Simmons (Dickinson) 05.26.2016 Dean Rhodes Walking On Deborah Jean Simmons (Dickinson) Oct. 25, 1952 - May 23, 2016 Tribal Elder Deborah Jean Simmons (Dickinson), 63, walked on on Monday, May 23. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 27, in the Tribal gym. A meal service will be held after the service in the Tribal Community Center. Dallas Mortuary Center is caring for the family. Online tributes can be posted at www.dallastribute.com . Share …

Tribal Government & News Tribe pursuing purchase of Multnomah Greyhound Park site 10.21.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council voted to pursue the purchase of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village during its Wednesday, Oct. 14, meeting. The site, which is no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million earlier this year by owner Arthur McFadden. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said that the Tribe is developing a business plan for the property …

Tribal Government & News Tribe begins third round of Tumwata Village demolition 02.28.2023 Dean Rhodes Blue Heron Paper Mill , Tumwata Village Smoke Signals file photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is starting the third, but not final, round of demolition at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site it purchased in August 2019. The third round will demolish structures on the northwestern section of the 23-acre property close to downtown …

Tribal Government & News Record-setting service: Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy becomes longest tenured Tribal Council member 04.30.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy discussed her more than 21 years of service on council in her Governance Center office on Tuesday, April 21. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Sometime in April, while she was leading the Grand Ronde Tribe as it navigated its unprecedented …

, is so powerful,” she said. “Leading this team has been unreal. … When the Health Services Department first started, it wasn’t what you see today. It was far from what you see today. At the beginning of Restoration, we had three employees – Cheryle Kennedy, Tresa Mercier and Bonnie Tom.” Tresa Mercier, who is the Tribe’s longest-serving employee with 38 years of service, worked as the health clerk. Tom was the Community Health representative and Kennedy, who has served as Tribal Council chairwoman …

that Wells Fargo will be used to make the per capita payments in June. Los Angeles just sued Wells Fargo on May 5 for “unlawful and fraudulent conduct.” Los Angeles alleges “the bank opened unauthorized accounts for customers, sticking them with bogus fees and damaging their credit.” Further, “Employees misused customers’ confidential information and often fails to close authorized accounts.” I don’t know how serious this is, but I thought I would relay the information since Wells Fargo …

and the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center of Portland; Approved a cooperative funding agreement of $138,550 between the Tribe and Bonneville Power Administration. The Tribe has had these annual agreements with BPA dating back to 2010; Approved a $5,000 Tribal credit card for Silviculture/Fire Protection Technician Maxwell Lynn and a $5,000 Tribal credit card for Nutrition Program Manager Kristy Lawson; Approved a resolution requesting an election on removing the Bureau of Indian Affairs from its …

action, Tribal Council: Approved amendments to the Tribal retirement plan that include changing eligibility deferrals from a year to three months, provide that participant elective deferrals may not exceed 85% of a participant’s income and allow for in-plan Roth IRA transfers; and also approved amendments to the Baird investment policy statements regarding investment management structure, domestic and international diversification guidelines and benchmark identification; Approved a Tribal credit card …