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me. The first of October, I paid back the balance of what I thought I owed. Then when I went to my first hearing they nailed me with a second felony. Believe me when I say this and other things devastated my life. I lost good friends and family. I have had a mental breakdown. So yes, this article made me look very bad by the comments that were made. Two weeks before my last hearing, my attorney received the restitution letter form from the Polk County District Attorney that stated I still owed …

to be good hosts so our guests can remember this community positively.” It seemed as if Ainam’s mantra had the intended effect, with Friday evening’s 7 p.m. grand entry taking 17 minutes to complete as dancers filled the Uyxat Powwow Grounds Arbor. Grand Ronde dancers won four prizes, led by Leah Villa who took second place in the Junior Adult Women’s Traditional and Nacoma Liebelt who took second place in the Junior Boys Traditional. Kaleigha Simi captured fifth place in the Junior Girls Jingle …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- Oct. 26-Nov. 6 11.13.2018 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Friday, Oct. 26 Assist outside agency with a reported domestic disturbance in the 29000 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 22 westbound on Salmon River Highway. Suspicious vehicle reported in the 28000 block of Grand Ronde Road. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 24 westbound on Southwest Hebo Road. Driving complaint received …

in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Emotionally distressed person reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, July 25 Citizen contact occurred in the 28400 block of McPherson Road. Assist outside agency with a domestic dispute in the 49000 block of Hebo Road. Assist outside agency with a cover request on a traffic stop in the area of milepost 2 on Highway 22. Sunday, July 26 Assist outside agency with a 911 hang-up call in the Willamina area. Suspicious activity reported …

it underwent a complete overhaul, becoming more difficult and more expensive. For years, the GED test was dismissively called the "Good Enough Diploma" because passing the test was so much easier than earning a traditional high school diploma. Now it's been aligned with more rigorous college and career readiness standards and will be far more difficult. Into early March, the Tribal program has only seen one certificate awarded. David Garren, 29, of Salem took the tests and passed all of them …

. Tribal Council member Lisa Leno was absent. Finance Officer Chris Leno said he received 26 written comments regarding the proposed purchases from the membership and they were all positive. During the supplemental budget hearing, former Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno called the purchase “one of the worst decisions the Tribe will ever make.” He also asked why the Tribe is not investing the money in Grand Ronde for Elders, education and veterans. Tribal Elder Les Houck also said he was “totally …

-on activities and discussions at the Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center,” she said. Last year, the summit attracted some 250 people from across the state, ranging from Tribal members to cultural resource firms and educators. Organizers are hoping that 2018 brings even more attendees to soak up Grand Ronde Tribal culture and to leave with the sense that it is both rich in tradition and very much alive today. So far, more than 150 people have pre-registered for the event, and the Cultural Resources …

lasted so long that hotel employees shut off the lights in the conference room to remind Tribal members that their rental time had expired. 2002 – Chief Justice Don Owen Costello, Robert Miller and David Thompson comprised the new Tribal Court of Appeals that was established by Tribal Council in June 2001. “With more cases, with more laws, it’s important to know we’re making the right decisions,” Tribal Court Administrator Angela Fasana said. “It’s important to have more than one person …

recognition in the 1970s that culminated on Nov. 22, 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed the Grand Ronde Restoration Act. This year’s celebration will begin at 9 a.m. with a prayer service at the Atudship monument. The site, first used during 2013’s 30 th Restoration celebration, is located on the Lash property immediately north of the Tribal Cemetery off Grand Ronde Road. The Atudship rock mound is a monument honoring the plight and Restoration of the more than 27 Tribes and bands …

southeast of the Grand Ronde Fire Station off Grand Ronde Road. It was part of the original Richard Cook allotment and adjacent to property the Tribe owns. “While the property is not in a prioritized area of land acquisition, it does fall within our land acquisition strategy in that it is adjacent to existing Tribal lands,” the staff report stated. Previous supplemental budgets in 2021 have allocated an additional $300,000 to the Small Loan Program, funded a cost-of-living increase for the Elders …