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of Andy Riggs Road. Suspicious vehicle reported in the area of milepost 1 on Gold Creek Access Road. Tuesday, Dec. 14 Police officer hold occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. Felony assault arrest occurred in the 700 block of Northeast Fourth Place in Willamina. Criminal mischief reported in the 100 block of Wind River Drive. Wednesday, Dec. 15 Criminal mischief reported in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. Theft reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Attempt …

Culture Walking On -- Michael Thomas Michelle 01.11.2022 Dean Rhodes Walking On Michael Thomas Michelle March 22, 1954 – Dec. 26, 2021 Tribal Elder Michael Thomas Michelle walked on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, surrounded by his wife and family. He was the son of Tribal member Frank Michelle and Rosemary Underwood, both deceased. Michael is survived by his love of 40 years, Adeline “Bonzo” Winishut Michelle; sister, Carol Goodnow of Washington state; brother, Richard Michelle of Grand Ronde, Ore …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- Aug. 29-Sept. 15 09.30.2021 Tribal Police Thursday, Aug. 26 Motorist assist performed in the area of Tyee and Grand Ronde roads. Abandoned vehicle found in the area of Hebo and Old Fort roads. Assist outside agency in the 100 block of Northwest Main Street in Willamina. Animal complaint received in the area of milepost 25 on Highway 18. DUII arrest occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, Aug. 27 DUII/recklessly endangering …

states on its website. Current company officers include President Paul Kaiser, a 30-year veteran of the health insurance industry, and Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez as Board of Directors secretary. Its website lists several Northwest Tribes besides Grand Ronde as clients – Chehalis, Jamestown S’Klallam, Nisqually, Nooksack, Shoshone-Paiute and Suquamish. The initial $350,000 loan to Shasta was designed to help the company address cash flow issues stemming from software system …

reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Menacing arrest occurred in the area of Tyee Road and Raven Loop. Suspicious vehicle reported in the area of Hebo and Old Fort roads. Warrant arrest occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. Stolen vehicle reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Emotionally disturbed person reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Traffic assist performed in the 29100 …

records system at the Health & Wellness Center. The Tribe would provide $7,000 to the one-year project. Cultural Resources Department Cultural Advisor Bobby Mercier made the cultural presentation to open the meeting, discussing the recent Canoe Journey to Puyallup, Wash. Also included in the Aug. 8 Tribal Council packet were approved authorizations to proceed that: Transferred $40,000 from contingency to the Publications Department budget to help fund Smoke Signals’ website development that would …

, and smother tree seedlings, hampering reforestation efforts. English ivy is particularly problematic and often threatens all vegetation levels of forested and open areas. It can grow along the ground and climb into the forest canopy, according to the website invasive.org. Other invasive plants often found on the Reservation include common tansy, Canada thistle, bull thistle and reed canary grass. “Some of these things have been here for decades, and others were plants that were brought back …

Tribal Government & News Tribe withdraws from Willamette Falls Trust 05.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Willamette Falls By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy has formally notified the Willamette Falls Trust that the Grand Ronde Tribe will no longer participate as a member. The trust is a nonprofit organization that is raising funds and engaging the community to “realize the collective vision for a spectacular Riverwalk at the Falls,” according to its website …

project was announced on Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2021 by Bow & Arrow Brewing, an Indigenous female-owned brewing company in Albuquerque, N.M. Almost 35 breweries across the country are listed on Bow & Arrow Brewing’s website as participating breweries releasing a “Native Land” beer with their respective land-acknowledgment labels through March. Bow & Arrow Brewing’s website says that to participate, each brewery has to research which Tribe’s ancestral lands their brewery sits on and commit …

flying debris. Children are at the highest risk of injury, so please keep a close eye on kids and restrict the type of fireworks they are allowed to use.” The National Weather Service said on its website that projected weather models were continuing to show disagreement about the extent of the heat wave, with predictions for temperatures reaching 105 or higher in Salem ranging from 35% to 75%. Overnight temperatures are expected to remain high as well, making it harder for people to recover from …