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hockey game. They were married in Portland on April 23, 1970. They had two daughters, Kathleen and Bernadette. While Jim loved his adopted home in the United States, he also prioritized maintaining a connection with his Irish family, traveling to Ireland regularly. After retiring, Jim and Barbara traveled throughout the West, also taking many trips to visit Bernadette in Hawaii. His first grandson, Noah, was born in 2003 to be followed by a second, Sean, three years later. As he had throughout his …

session directly on their device. The app allows Tribal members to select what topics they are interested in and allows them to enable push notifications to make sure they’re receiving timely updates about important events, news, announcements, and reminders.” Mercier added that staff is working with developer Sembit to expand the app’s capabilities and is looking forward to launching future phases. For more information on the app, visit www.grandronde.org/alta/ . In other action, Tribal Council …

. “There was a different set-up and it was just a whole different thing. I was super excited about the whole thing. It was fun.” Allen, 16, scored a 73 on his first ride and a 66 on his second ride for a combined score of 139 points. Allen was in third place after the first two rides, which was good enough to qualify him for the short go. Junior bull riders have to stay on the bulls for at least six seconds to register a score before the judges. Allen said he only had 15 seconds to prepare before …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- April 1, 2015 03.31.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Having had the honor of receiving Smoke Signals for nearly a year, beginning with the June 15, 2014, issue, I have truly been enlightened in the areas of Termination, Restoration and other areas of concern for our Native American Tribes of North America. I am of the Lakota, Alabama and Coushatta Tribes and an Elder of the Native American Church where many are just learning how …

for a friendly competition among staff. “I wanted to do something different to celebrate Halloween this year,” she said. “All I had to do was ask, and they signed up eagerly.” Other Tribal staff members served as judges. Housing Department Manager Shonn Leno recused himself. “I’m not a true chili eater,” he confessed. “I’m more of a chili out of the can guy, definitely not a connoisseur. … We have some really good cooks employed here so I’m eager to see who wins.” No chili cook-off would be complete without …

mother, Candy Robertson, who served on Tribal Council from 1984 to 1994, and her sister, Angie Blackwell, who served on Tribal Council from 2004 to 2007. “I am greatly pleased and honored to be elected to represent the Tribal membership as a council member,” Cherry said. “A responsibility I do not take lightly and will not take for granted. I want to sincerely thank all of the Tribal members who spent time with me sharing their thoughts, concerns and hopes for the future as a Tribe. I will do my …

was nominated for the impressive emergency management program of the Grand Ronde Tribe built under her leadership.” Crabb cited the July 12 full-scale wildland fire exercise organized by Bishop that brought together organizations from the local community and state to practice evacuations, mass shelter and feeding operations, and overall fire preparedness. Crabb said Bishop is also one of two Tribal representatives to serve on the department’s State Homeland Security Grant Review Committee. “I’m very …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- April 15, 2014 04.14.2014 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I was very happy to read in the Land & Cultural Corner section of the March 15 issue that the department is working on a Chinuk Wawa teaching app. Since I live quite a distance from Oregon, I've been wishing for some kind of online classes in regards to our language, history and culture. I hope this app is just the beginning of such opportunities for those of us who live in other …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Nov. 1, 2014 10.30.2014 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I want thank Tribal Council, the Human Resources Department and staff for recognizing my 30 years of employment with the Tribe. Working for the Tribe has given me a great opportunity to take care of my family and I am thankful every day. Hayu masi, Tresa Mercier Roll #959 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - July 15, 2015 07.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Tribal members: Earlier this month I sat through the July 1 Tribal Council meeting. Naturally, the question of enrollment, or disenrollment, was brought up. I remember when this sad chapter of our Tribal history began. I don’t think it began with the enrollment audit myself. It began with how the Tribal Council dealt with the audit. One family in particular has been persecuted more than others …