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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno bows out of 2017 election 06.01.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council An emotional Reyn Leno announced during the Wednesday, May 31, Tribal Council meeting that he will not seek re-election in 2017, ending 21 years of service on Tribal Council. Leno, whose seventh consecutive three-year term on Tribal Council ends in September, said he will be on a plane to Hawaii with his grandchildren when Tribal Council candidates are nominated on Sunday …

and food. It isn’t unusual to see them gathered together during various holidays and special occasions to enjoy goodies. On Oct. 31, the department took it up a notch by hosting a chili cook-off with five Tribal employees contributing recipes. They were Housing Maintenance Coordinator Lonnie Leno, Housing Administrative Program Manager Joan Dugger, Home Improvement Coordinator Don Coon, Police Officer James Flynn and Maintenance Technician Edward Denim. Dugger came up with the idea …

Health & Education Great Circle Recovery expands with new Portland mobile clinic 09.30.2024 Nicole Montesano Great Circle Recovery Mike Shepek, senior maintenance and safety technician for the Tribe’s Great Circle Recovery Portland location, locks the mobile treatment clinic for the day on Friday, Sept. 13. Great Circle Recovery’s second mobile clinic was put into service in Portland on Aug. 27. The first unit is operated out of the Salem location. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole …

of work but people loved it,” Cole said. “It connected them to the library because they had to come to the library to pick up their packets. That was something we started during COVID because we weren’t open for in-person visits, so it was something we could provide. … The performances helped connect people to literacy. … Giving books away, getting those into people’s hands, just made me really happy.” A major highlight was when Cole won a top librarian national contest for an all-expenses paid …

of 3,924 Tribal members eligible to vote. Eligible voters must be registered to vote and can register up to and including Election Day on Sept. 6. Each eligible voter is entitled to vote for up to three candidates. Of the nine nominees, the top three vote-getters will fill three vacancies, which are seats currently held by Tribal Council members Reyn Leno, Kathleen Tom and June Sherer . All three incumbents are seeking re-election. Following are the nominators followed by the nominees: Tribal Elder Ed …

in the foothills of the west Cascades. The effort takes an "All Lands Approach," an initiative of the U.S. Forest Service. It was defined in the 2008 federal Farm Bill as recognizing that "public benefits as well as forest threats cross boundaries and are best addressed through integrated partnerships." As a result, stakeholders include the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Siletz and Warm Springs, Linn County, the city of Sweet Home, the Sweet Home Economic Development Group, the South Santiam …

Culture Tribal veterans address Willamina students 11.14.2017 Danielle Frost Culture , People , History , Events By Danielle Frost WILLAMINA -- Steve Bobb Sr. has served in many capacities in his lifetime, but his service as a Marine in Vietnam is at the top of the list. “I have seen mankind at its best and at its worst,” Bobb said. “I have seen courage beyond imagination … and am still haunted by the memories of what I heard, saw and smelled. Even with all of this, to have stood in the ranks …

Council member Ed Pearsall to office. He received 412 votes (12.89 percent) and will serve his first term on Tribal Council since leaving the council in September 2003 after nine years of service. And incumbent Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr. was elected to his fourth term, receiving 359 votes (11.23 percent). The other nine candidates were Brenda Tuomi, 320 votes; incumbent Steve Bobb Sr., 309; Brent Merrill, 258; Kevin Simmons, 252; Mark Mercier, 222; Ed Larsen, 212; Kalene Contreras, 160 …

to the level of services offered,” he says. “It goes from the dedication and work by the staff and leadership, to the high level of expectation established by Tribal Council for those programs.” In a nine-page executive summary written by the federal reviewers, it noted the “innovative service delivery” of the program’s oral health and nutrition components. The summary highlights the pre-school’s “Making It Work” curriculum to support cultural health strategies, where children in both center- and home …

the Tribal Transit Development Plan, which identifies starting transit service between Grand Ronde and Dallas and creating a local collector route within the Grand Ronde community as the top two priorities; Approved applying for $100,000 Tribal share from the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund, which could help fund the Transit Development Plan’s priorities; And approved the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe because he or she meets the requirements outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance …