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General Council meeting. Temporary Resource Specialist Linda Olson, Pam Warren and Sheila Elliot were scheduled to present information about eligibility guidelines and client/caseworker responsibilities. 1992 – The Tribe was preparing to hold a dedication ceremony for the Community Center, the first of a series of buildings planned on the Tribal campus, reported Tribal Council Chairman Mark Mercier. Oregon Sen. Mark Hatfield and Rep. Les AuCoin had been invited to the event. 1987 – Tribal Council …

on a history like this again. 1997 – Pierson Mitchell blessed the new Health & Wellness Center. Honored guests included Anna and Rudy Clements of Warm Springs. “A blessing is necessary in order to ensure the clinic is a place of health and healing,” said Patti Tom-Martin, a member of the Health Committee. 1992 – Tribal Judge Les Marston swore in new Tribal Council members Ed Larsen, Kathryn Harrison and Andrew Jenness. 1987 – Mark Mercier, Henry Petite and Candy Robertson were elected to three-year …

, Shirley, purchased the store about seven years earlier by taking out a second mortgage on their home. 1987 – With Congress reconvening on Sept. 10, Tribal Council Chairman Mark Mercier was encouraging Tribal members to write letters of support for the proposed 15,665-acre Reservation. Letters were to be sent to U.S. Reps. Les AuCoin and Peter DeFazio and Sens. Mark Hatfield and Bob Packwood. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals …

Provost was elected. 1990 – New reports said that the average high school dropout rate in Oregon was 7.4 percent, but that minorities dropped out at higher rates with Hispanics leaving school prematurely at a 14.3 percent rate, African Americans at 8.8 percent and Native Americans at 12.3 percent. 1985 – Tribal Council Chair Henry Petite reported that Public Relations liaison Kathryn Harrison had set up appointments with county commissions, local cities, area mills and with Rep. Les AuCoin …

of the first in $15 million in grants to help Native American Tribal governments transform the lives of long-term welfare recipients. 1993 - Shonn and Dustin Leno won state wrestling titles for Willamina High School, becoming the only brothers to ever win back-to-back state titles in Oregon Class 2A wrestling. Shonn won his third title and Dustin his second. 1988 - Congressman Les AuCoin introduced a new Grand Ronde Reservation bill that calls for 9,811 acres being returned to the Tribe. The bill …

franchises. 1998 - The Tribe's new 100-room hotel, Spirit Mountain Lodge, was scheduled for completion and a grand opening on Dec. 21. The $9 million hotel is the last of three phases of expansion after the completion of Spirit Mountain Casino and Legends restaurant. 1993 - The Tribe celebrated the 10 th anniversary of Restoration on Nov. 22 at Grand Ronde Grade School with a dinner and mini powwow. Special guests include U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin, Sande Schmidt, Don Wharton of the Native American …

. Mark Hatfield introduced the Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act. The 49-page bill seeks to amend the Native American Freedom of Religion Act of 1978 by protecting areas considered sacred by traditional Native American religious leaders and put into place a process for resolving disputes. 1988 - The House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee held a hearing on Oregon Rep. Les AuCoin's legislation to establish a 9,811-acre reservation for the Grand Ronde Tribe. On the same day, U.S. Sen …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs Enrollment Ordinance amendments 09.26.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Enrollment Tribal Council approved changes to the Tribe’s Enrollment Ordinance that will now permit the consideration of Tribal case law when making enrollment decisions during its Wednesday, Sept. 26, meeting. The proposed changes elicited record response from the membership with 243 comments submitted to the Tribal Attorney’s Office. Of those, 45 supported the changes, 197 …

. Joining him in the quarter-century or more club were Natural Resources Manager Michael Wilson and Finance Officer Chris Leno, who both reached 25 years of service. Higher Education Manager Bryan Langley notched 26 years and Health Benefits Specialist Barbara Steere, Staff Accountant Melanie Hubbard and Procurement Assistant Kelly Leno attained 27 years apiece. Tribal Attorney Rob Greene notched his 23rd year of employment, Assistant Tribal Attorney Kim D’Aquila reached the 21-year mark …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves signing authority for Haller 09.27.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor It happens whenever there’s a new Tribal Council member. Tribal Council approved adding newly elected member Matthew Haller as an authorized signer on Tribal bank accounts and also approved his use of a Tribal credit card during its Wednesday, Sept. 27, meeting. Haller finished third in the 2023 election and will serve his first …