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the annual program as well as local, state, regional and Tribal representatives who host educational events and workshops in their local communities. This year, everything has switched to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramthun suggests calling or visiting a local nursery website to learn more about native plants and which ones are best suited for a particular area. Information also can be found at the Oregon State University Extension Service website at extension.oregonstate.edu …

the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to discuss the Tribe's upcoming visit to Tomanowos. The museum agreed to close the site to all other visitors while Tribal members visit and conduct a blessing. 1996 - Architect Frank Whalen reported that groundbreaking on the new Tribal health facility should begin in August with construction taking about a year to complete. "We are still within the budget of around $3.5 million," he said. "It is running $122 a square foot." 1991 - Tribal …

of Thursday, Jan. 30, and closed the highway in both directions from Tumwater Drive to South End Road. All train service was paused as well. It was declared contained later that morning but smoldered for days. Clackamas Fire District fire investigators were able to determine the location where the fire was started and turned over the criminal investigation to OCPD detectives. Police detectives were able to identify several people who were living at the site and located them for interviews …

of Joe Day Way. Wednesday, September 25 Officers assisted an outside agency in the area of Willamina Creek Road. A driving complaint was reported near milepost 18 on Highway 18. Thursday, September 26 An animal complaint was reported in the area of Grand Ronde Road and Highway 18. Officers assisted an outside agency in the 28300 block of Andy Riggs Road. Officers assisted an outside agency in the 29800 block of Joe Day Way. Found property was reported in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Officers …

about possible land acquisition of the Cascadia Caves, an important archaeological site east of Sweet Home currently in private land ownership that is just a half-mile outside of the national forest’s boundaries. It features 9,000-year-old rock art and petroglyphs. Harrelson said the site is well-known and starting to experience more vandalism and natural degradation from encroaching vegetation. “We recognize this is a really important property,” Erickson said, adding that Forest Service employees …

Culture Yesteryears -- Dec. 1, 2023 11.30.2023 Sherron Lumely Yesteryears , Restoration 2018 2018 – The 35 th Restoration Celebration drew 400 to Spirit Mountain Casino, including all Tribal Council members, Gov. Kate Brown and former Rep. Les AuCoin. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George announced a life-sized bronze statue honoring Merle Holmes, Marvin Kimsey and Margaret Provost would be created by Steve Bobb Sr. and placed in front of the Governance Center. “The three key Restoration …

improvement at that level." Dugger said the casino is remaining abreast of developments on the Internet gaming front. Casino staff members are investigating establishment of a free play Internet site that would set the stage for Internet gaming should it ever be approved by Congress. "We are at the forefront of Tribal gaming in where we are in trying to understand the potential for this," Dugger said. Dugger said a survey found that Internet gaming has the potential to increase the number …

Culture 477 Program helps Freeman tune up his life 07.14.2015 Dean Rhodes People By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal member Daniel Freeman credits two entities with helping turn his life around after spending almost seven years in prison – God and the Tribe’s 477/Vocational Rehabilitation Program. After requiring surgeries on his back and experiencing a hernia, Freeman became a displaced mill worker in the late 1990s and early 2000s. After prescriptions for pain medications ran out, he …

education and research-based civic organization dedicated to community service, public affairs and leadership development, according to its website. Oregon was at the forefront of many progressive issues in the 1900s, such as the initiative and referendum process, direct election of senators, the commission form of city government, protective labor laws and the minimum wage. In the autumn of 1916, a small group of men began meeting in the Hazelwood Confectionary & Restaurant in downtown Portland …

watch." Hatfield, along with then-U.S. House of Representative Les AuCoin, introduced the legislation that would restore the Grand Ronde Tribe to federal recognition in 1983, ending 29 years of Termination. Five years later, AuCoin and Hatfield would once again team up to ensure that the federal government's promise of new reservation land would be kept. "He was a consistent, unflagging friend of Native Americans," AuCoin said Monday, Aug. 8, from Bend, where he was visiting relatives. "He …