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blend better as a community. It’s good not to carry anger with you about how you were treated. Stay on a good path and eventually it pays off.” Bobb, who has been an artist since he was a child, enjoys contributing his creations to the school, whether it’s a carefully designed Bulldog mascot, a painting or a saw with an intricately landscaped background on it. “It’s good to be able to contribute back to the community that has been good to me,” he said. And Connie’s take on it? “My wife told Jerry …

, the tragic earthquakes and tsunami might actually energize the Japanese economy, which he said has been "going sideways" for years. Increased governmental spending on repairing disaster damage might energize the Japanese economy, he said. Barnum said a bigger concern is the price of gasoline, but UBS expects that to level off soon and not be too much of a drag on the economy. In other action, it was announced that Tribal Council nominations will be accepted at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, in the Tribal …

. They also considered how best to make the machine easily accessible for users. They chose to put it in the entry to the Community Center. “Security has set the doors to be open so people can access it from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, including weekends and holidays,” Hosley said. “We didn’t want it to be closed off during our off times, in case somebody in the community had a need.” The machine is on a three-year lease, so company officials handle the maintenance and software, although staff can …

of liabilities associated with purchasing a contaminated site. Chapman said the two-party, government-to-government agreement between the state and Tribe is a “very good fit” and will provide a substantial public benefit since it will clean up and redevelop the property, which has not been in use since 2011. Grand Ronde Ceded Lands Manager Michael Karnosh gave a brief history lesson of the Grand Ronde Tribe’s connection to Willamette Falls from time immemorial to current-day dipnet fishing and Pacific …

areas for young salmon and lamprey, and foraging for birds, according to a news release from federal, state and Tribal participants in the project. "The project will also restore beaches and wetlands that give mink access to water and food, and for forests to again have shelter and nesting opportunities for native birds," the press release states. "Work has started," said Michael Karnosh, manager of the Tribe's Ceded Lands Program and representative for the Tribe on the Portland Harbor Natural …

Tribal Government & News Casino float wins Queen's Award at Grand Floral Parade 06.12.2015 Brent Merrill Events , Spirit Mountain Casino PORTLAND -- Spirit Mountain Casino’s Grand Floral Parade float, “Bloom’n the Beauty Within,” received the Queen’s Award for outstanding non-animated float on Saturday, June 6. This year’s Portland Rose Festival was themed “Bloomin’ Good Time” and the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade was the highlight of the festival. Spirit Mountain Casino …

. For those hitting the 10-year mark, a Pendleton blanket also was awarded. Tribal Council member Chris Mercier also attended the breakfast. Employees were served make-your-own breakfast burritos, fruit and juice and coffee. Prizes were raffled off by Senior Human Resources Generalist Steve O'Harra. Prizes included a Dyson hand-held vacuum, Pyrex bowls, frying pans, luggage, a camp lounger and wireless speakers, to name a few. Employees honored for their employment anniversaries were: Five years …

Tribal Government & News Clackamas Fire confirms tumwata village blaze was accidental 02.27.2025 Nicole Montesano Tumwata Village Gordon Bray of Oregon City takes photos of a blaze at the Tribe’s tumwata village property, the former Blue Heron Paper Mill, from the McLoughlin Promenade in Oregon City on Thursday, Jan. 30. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer OREGON CITY -- The Clackamas Fire District announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, that it has determined …

to have a moderate risk. “The take-home message is that every home needs to be tested, regardless of where it is located,” said Brett Sherry, coordinator of the Radon Program at the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division. “You may have the only house on the block with elevated radon levels.” The best time to test for radon is during the heating season, when windows and doors are closed. Test kits sell for between $15 and $25 at hardware and home improvement stores should the supply …

dollars on this election and then turn around and do it all again next year to consider the term limits. Why not just wait and do both elections for the price of one? 6. I am not in favor, as Tribal Council member Toby McClary said, of spending Tribal money on this one issue when the membership said on the survey that they really wanted term limits to be added to our Tribal Constitution. So thank you, Toby, for your stance. I think you speak for many of the members. Rosemary Jameson Roll #883 …