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Culture PGE files appeal with Land Use Board regarding Tribe's fishing platform site 10.22.2018 Danielle Frost Culture , Natural Resources , State Government PGE appeals to state Land Use Board regarding fishing platform approval By Danielle Frost WEST LINN -- Portland General Electric has filed an appeal regarding West Linn’s land use decision about an application by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to build a fishing platform at Willamette Falls. The Tribe applied for and received …

Tribal Government & News $2 million in federal funds for Blue Heron redevelopment included in proposed appropriations bill 10.25.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Federal government The Tribe may receive $2 million in federal funds to continue its work in redeveloping the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City, according to Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley. The funding is included in an upcoming appropriations bill. (Smoke Signals file photo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor …

to accommodate as many as 1,600 full- and part-time students in McMinnville every year, the college reported on its Web site. Fall classes begin Monday, Sept. 26. Students interested in studying at the Yamhill Valley campus can preview the courses for the coming semester at www.chemeketa.edu or call 503-472-9482. Classes are filling up quickly, the college advised in August. Chemeketa also has facilities in Salem, Brooks, Dallas, Eola and Woodburn, and offers training for public safety, business …

Culture Tribal Encampment slated for Sept. 7-8 08.23.2012 Ron Karten Culture , Events There will be a Tribal Encampment at the Elks Picnic Grounds in Eagle Point, Ore. The site is reserved for Tribal members on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8. Tribal members are invited to bring your drums, songs, Tribal craft projects and share your culture with fellow Tribal members. There will be potluck dinners on both nights. Camping is allowed at the site and there are tent sites and some RV sites …

Tribal Government & News DEQ slates public comment meeting regarding Blue Heron purchase 07.01.2019 Dean Rhodes Events , Economic development The 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The state Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting regarding the Grand Ronde Tribe’s proposed purchase of the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City on Wednesday, July 17 …

Tribal Government & News Tribe buys Blue Heron Paper Mill site 08.15.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture , History The 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City is now owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde as of Thursday, Aug. 15. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde once again owns land at Willamette Falls for the first time since its antecedent Tribes ceded the area …

town center and that includes the properties that you all have acquired as well as the remaining 50 plus acres that are in a variety of other partnerships on the site,” said Peterson. “We have just concluded a cultural feedback group that included the Ukrainians, the Russians, the Laotians, the Vietnamese and the Hispanic communities; all that have provided their cultural viewpoints about what would be important for development in our community. I hope that we can move forward collectively. What …

Tribal Government & News Blue Heron fire contained; man arrested in connection to blaze 12.08.2020 Dean Rhodes Public safety Firefighters used large aerial ladders to fight a blaze at the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City on Saturday, Dec. 5. (Contributed photo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – Less than 24 hours after a three-alarm fire started at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site on Saturday, Dec. 5, police made an arrest. Enrique Omar Mejia, 29, was booked …

Tribal Government & News Hearing addresses Tumwata Village cleanup 12.22.2022 Danielle Harrison Blue Heron Paper Mill Smoke Signals file photo By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer Ever since the Grand Ronde Tribe purchased the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City in 2019, it has been making site improvements with the ultimate goal of creating a public space where everyone can learn about the original peoples who inhabited the land. On Monday, Dec. 19 …

. “We’re getting a lot of good stuff put into the ground,” Drake said about the Tribe’s reforestation efforts. Drake joined Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson in giving a 34-minute presentation to Tribal members who packed the longhouse. Wilson started the presentation with an overview of Willamette Falls and Tribal collection of Pacific lamprey and dip-netting for salmon at the site in Oregon City. “A very important place,” Wilson said. “Very important in our past, in our culture …