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to the World Waterfall Database, “prior to the development of the Oregon City area, it is thought the falls may have spanned as much as 2,500 feet across.” Although it has been described as a national treasure, the falls is surrounded by industrial buildings and have been difficult to view for the last century. The falls have been important to Indigenous people since time immemorial as an ideal site for fishing for salmon and steelhead, and for catching lamprey. “The falls were home to Grand Ronde’s …

and unable to locate the vehicle. Citizen contact occurred on Salmon River Highway near milepost 23. Officers went out with a suspicious vehicle in the 24000 block of Grand Ronde Road. Monday, Feb. 6 Officers assisted an outside agency in the 20700 block of Stone Road. Officers arrested two subjects. Officers were notified of a late burglary call in the 24700 block of Grand Ronde Road. Officers were unable to identify any suspects at the time. A citizen notified officers of a theft of a credit …

Mountain Casino. Those honored included Navy veterans Veronica Gaston, Bob Duncan, Wink Soderberg and Gene LaBonte; Marine Corps veterans Alton Butler, Les McKnight, Ken Lafferty and Frank Simmons, who also served in the Army; and Army veterans Jan Michael Reibach and Dwight Colton. Also honored were Leno and Tribal Council members Steve Bobb Sr. (Marine Corps) and June Sherer (Army). General Council attendees then went outside under threatening skies to watch Leno, Bobb and Sherer place …

Food Distribution (26) Food Bank Event Food Distribution (26) December 30, 2020 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road Upcoming Events Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (22) March 24, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Food Bank Food Distribution (32) March 26, 2021 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM General Council General Council meeting (6) April 11, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM View All Events Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Tribal Council meeting (26) Tribal Council Event Tribal Council meeting (26) June 2, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Tribal Council chambers, 9615 Grand Ronde Road Upcoming Events Holiday Memorial Day event May 31, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Education Grand Ronde Education Summit June 24, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (26) June 2, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM View All Events Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Resources to develop an interactive Web map of the ceded lands. So when it's finished it will be all clickable with images. People will be able to see the signs and graphics without having to get in their car and go there. "We will be able to put a lot more information on the Web site that we couldn't fit on one sign panel. There's way too much information out there to put on one sign, but the Web address will be on all the signs. We're really excited about that because it will be a major …

canoe owned by the Heritage Center will be part of the upcoming Grand Ronde Canoe Journey exhibit at the Heritage Center, 1313 Mill St. S.E., Salem. The exhibition, with curator credits spread across the entire Cultural Resources Department, "explores the importance of canoes to the Native Peoples of the Willamette Valley," according to the Heritage Center Web site. "(David) Lewis (manager of the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department) and his staff use the canoe as a means to share aspects …

they would work. He didn't know. Obviously, they did work and Westinghouse had an ongoing business and electricity in this country was changed forever." The project was the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the country, Gersh said, and it drew industry to the site, much of which has now moved on. "It's a hidden gem," said Gersh, "a secret. It's the second largest waterfall in the country by volume, behind Niagara Falls. It's a magical, deeply powerful place." "Holding on to traditions …

from drawings of this style of canoe last seen at Willamette Falls in 1831. "They used horses after that," said Mercier. In January, Tribal Elder and Site Protection Specialist Don Day selected the cedar log for the river canoe. The maintenance crew, including Tribal members Marcus Gibbons and Gregg Leno along with community member Kyle Towner (Siletz), brought it over to the shed on Hebo Road. They handled the heavy lifting with their equipment. Day then brought in the wedges and the expertise …

Culture Nick Jr. airing Hattie Mercier video 03.07.2012 Dean Rhodes People , Entertainment This story ran in the Nov. 1, 2010, Smoke Signals. The video is now airing and also can be viewed by clicking on this Web site: http://www.nickjr.com/video/?timeOnly=true&videoid=114955 Before it was over, the folks from Nickelodeon Junior spent two days in the West Valley area, shot five to six hours worth of digital video, and will, in a month's time, have that edited down to a 60-second television …