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) are doing a promotion for their new games that are coming out,” said Colton. “This is huge for us.” Spirit Mountain will be the first casino in the country to host “Sons of Anarchy” multi-site progressive slot machines. Players will have a chance to win a more than $500,000 progressive jackpot playing the machines. Colton, who is an avid fan of the show, said there were two custom “Sons of Anarchy” motorcycles on display at G2E and that Spirit Mountain secured the opportunity by meeting an entry …

disasters happening on or near Tribal lands, including coal shipments and contamination from the Hanford nuclear site. Lummi Nation Chief of Police Ronald Tso said the oyster beds that members of the Tribe have harvested for generations are dying because of acidic water. "We speak from our heart," said Virgil Lewis, Yakama Tribal Councilman, "and hope you listen with your heart." "Our commitment to you is that we are listening," said Durkan. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link …

in Oregon, is making an effort to reintroduce the California condor to Oregon skies, and has lent its voice and expertise to cleaning up the Portland Harbor superfund site. Harvey, Kennedy, Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor and Tribal Attorney Rob Greene attended the gala and presentation. Harvey and McClary represented the Tribe at the private party. "The Lower Columbia River Estuary group has been supported by the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Community Fund on an ongoing basis," said Taylor …

will enable the group to increase donations by $1 million from the $1.8 million to $2 million the group has collected in recent years. This was the second Community Fund grant awarded to the group. A $25,000 grant to Groundwork Portland will help the group "educate the public about issues related to the cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund site," said Executive Director Cassie Cohen. Cohen works with volunteers to battle an industry public relations onslaught aimed at keeping cleanup costs as low …

grant from the First Nations Development Institute to fund preparation of teacher training workbooks, an instructor’s guide and related audio-visual aids for the Chinuk Wawa language immersion program. Amended the Tribe’s contract with Subtext Digital in Portland to include creation of a Smoke Signals website. The contract now cannot exceed $165,000. Approved a site management plan for the 97-acre Rattlesnake Butte Wildlife Area northwest of Junction City in Lane County. The Tribe acquired …

recognizes this and invests a lot into this program so I can afford to pay the teachers (fairly). We have teachers who have been here for years.” The review was conducted by the Administration for Children & Families Office of Head Start. Four reviewers were on site for a week while they evaluated six different areas of the Tribe’s program -- program management and quality improvement, quality education and child development services, quality health services, quality family and community engagement …

in Portland, where the crowd was sprayed with a mister that contained the virus. The exercise focused on setting up and operating a mobile public point of distribution site to dispense the proper medications to a large group of people. Exercises occurred over a three-day period in Newberg, McMinnville and Grand Ronde. Participants included Yamhill County Emergency Management, Yamill County Public Health, Yamhill Public Works, Willamette Valley Medical Center, Oregon Office of Emergency Management …

needed to fix the building’s foundation, cedar roof, gutters, windows and doors. The depot building is the only structure in Grand Ronde on the National Register of Historic Places, which occurred in 2012; Approved a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will continue to fund the Grand Ronde Tribe’s involvement in the Portland Harbor Superfund site. The agreement will provide the Tribe a maximum $384,256 that will fund the Tribe’s work as a technical consultant …

and after interviews were conducted, Haworth was selected. The Tribe will pay Haworth $148,000 to design the building and the approved budget to construct it is $2.4 million. Both Procurement and Information Services are growing departments within the Finance Office. “The Tribe determined it to be important and efficient to combine the departments into a new facility that can be constructed to accommodate offices, work spaces, shipping and receiving, and storage,” says a staff report. The site …

of employees. “We want to ease our employees’ fears,” he said. “We have around 450 and now it’s down to 50 to 75 people on site. Our intent is to have another plan on the table if needed.” In response to a question, Kennedy said the closure of Spirit Mountain Casino probably will affect future per capita payments for Tribal members. She said it would be untrue to say it wouldn’t, but that “we’re all in this together” in making sacrifices to stem the spread of the virus. Kennedy closed the Facebook Live …