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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 …

announced it has suspended live streaming of meetings on the Tribal Web site. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno read a statement regarding the decision. "Tribal Council decided to begin live streaming in order to provide timely access to the Tribal membership about Tribal Council business," Leno said. "Concerns about broadcasts going to an audience beyond the membership have prompted Tribal Council to halt live streaming at this time. The council has a fiduciary obligation to protect Tribal assets …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs budget increase to purchase Noble Oaks property 06.26.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe is one step closer to owning the entire 667.5-acre Noble Oaks Preserve outside of Willamina after Tribal Council approved a supplemental budget for 2019 to purchase an additional 2.75 acres at the site. During its May 15 meeting, Tribal Council approved a resolution to accept a donation of most …

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 …

focus on wellness issues, but he wants community input to be sure he is on the right track. The Monmouth/Independence YMCA Web site (www.miymca.net), however, is a window into many of the programs he has already built and successfully sustained in recent years. Among them are pee-wee sports for 4 to 6 year olds, cheerleading, karate, gymnastics, T-ball, track and field, and tennis for starters. He says he's "a big promotion guy," so the community will be hearing about existing programs in Smoke …

the Heritage Commission approved state heritage area status in early February on a preliminary basis. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area is the first to ever receive a state heritage area designation. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area encompasses 26 square miles and is home to the second largest waterfall by volume in the United States. The area remains a culturally and historically significant site for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Tribal members continue to harvest lamprey at the site …

application deadlines and that applications will be evaluated after the government reopens. The first one introduced was the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Multipurpose Grant for up to $4 million over five years. The Tribe has been a previous recipient of this grant for site assessment and cleanup at its tumwata village project in Oregon City. “Because we have experienced several changes to the length of the application period for many federal grants, such as shortening the application …

that would fund a police truck and related equipment and help develop a Tribal drug wellness court that would work with Polk and Yamhill counties to hold sessions in Grand Ronde in a Tribal cultural format; Approved a Tribal credit card with a $2,500 limit for Tribal Employment Rights Program Director Steve Campos to pay for business travel, rental equipment and unexpected emergency expenses; Approved wildlife area site management plans proposed by the Natural Resources Department for the 338-acre …

2023; Approved a loan not to exceed $8.9 million to Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. to fund the purchase of new slot machines and the casino’s surveillance system project. The loan will be funded by the Tribe’s line of credit; And approved accepting an approximately $240,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Human Services that will be used for substance abuse and family preservation efforts, said Children & Family Services Program Manager Kristi Petite during the Tuesday, Nov. 15, Legislative …