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Culture Tribe hosts annual Memorial Day commemoration 05.29.2014 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events Under sunny skies and a refreshing breeze, the 12th anniversary of the dedication of the West Valley Veterans Memorial saw more than 250 people attend the annual commemoration of area veterans. On Monday, May 26, events started with a noon meal of ceremonial elk stew prepared under the direction of Tribal Nutrition Department Manager Kristy DeLoe. She again was joined in cooking this year's meal …

in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Male subject was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas for theft in the second degree. Assist outside agency with a driving complaint in the area of Highway 22 and Brown Road. Warrant arrest in the area of Grand Ronde and McPherson roads. Male subject was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas on three Yamhill County Circuit Court warrants for failure to appear on the original charge of theft, one Polk County Circuit …

Health & Education Two new doctors join Health & Wellness Center staff 02.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees By Bethany Bea Smoke Signals Intern The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center has hired two additional doctors within the last six months: Dr. Linda Kit, in optometry, and Dr. Randy Blome, a family medicine doctor. Blome started on Jan. 26 while Kit has been working at the Tribal clinic since August. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said she’s very …

oversaw her second quarterly check distribution in the Governance Center Atrium since taking over the fund in February. “You are here because your steadfast work in communities fulfills our mission,” Cherry said about the Tribal tradition of potlatch, or sharing the bounty. “We thank you very much for the work that you are doing.” The Community Fund distributed seven small grants and 26 large grants to nonprofit organizations in 11 northwestern Oregon counties. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno …

is that the bar to me has been set really, really high in terms of the kind of work that we can hope for for districts and their Tribal partners.” Banks, which is west of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing treaties with the federal government. Leo testified that the Banks School District has already removed its old …

Health & Education Community Fund grant to aid Willamina students 12.29.2016 Dean Rhodes Education , Spirit Mountain Community Fund One of the largest grants given out by Spirit Mountain Community Fund on Wednesday, Dec. 21, will potentially help local Tribal students attending Willamina School District by creating a room for special needs students. The Willamina School District received a $50,000 challenge grant, which means the district has to put up matching funds to receive it. During …

, Tribal representatives shared cups of coffee and conversation with local representatives from the Medford area. And on Saturday, Sept. 26, on the shores of the Rogue River and in the shadow of Table Rock, Tribal members held an encampment at TouVelle State Recreation Site that included coffee brewed by Tribal Council member Jon A. George and conversation and community while beading. The Friday event attracted attendees from the Medford and Grants Pass offices of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management …

supplemental budget hearing announcement regarding acquisition of unspecified ceded lands in Clackamas County was posted in the glass cases at the front of the Governance Center. The hearing will be held during the next Tribal Council meeting on Wednesday, June 26. Hunting seasons, tags OK’d Tribal Council also approved hunting seasons and tags on Reservation and trust lands for the fifth consecutive year at its June 12 meeting. Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said during the Tuesday …

Keith Hudson Jan. 4, 1925 – May 26, 2021 It is hard to know where to begin to create a summary of someone like Herman, aka Dad, brother, uncle, Junior and Papa. So, I’m taking the leap as his daughter, Kathryn, to try and make this summary be spoken from the view of his family and friends because we all feel the same about him. Dean Rhodes wrote a wonderful tribute for the June 1, 2021, edition of Smoke Signals , which beautifully chronicled his life and U.S. Navy World War II service experience …

Jack Giffen Jr., who retired after 13 years on the board and 18 on Tribal Council. “We are so grateful for his wisdom, guidance and efforts with the Community Fund,” she said. The event was the seventh virtual check presentation held by the Community Fund since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. It opened with a prayer and flute song from Tribal Lands Manager Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach. Sears and Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Arnie Roblan welcomed virtual attendees. “One …