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Meal Site was completed in early December and serves hot lunches to Tribal Elders Tuesday through Thursday. 1986 – Ninety-one people attended the annual Christmas party. Decorations provided by Roger Harrison gave the hall a holiday atmosphere and guests included students from Chemawa Indian School in Salem. John and Pam Darcy and their sons, Joshua, Jason and John, received the award for traveling the farthest to attend. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through …

. Some people don't bother with that anymore." 1994 - The Tribe received a $270,000 award from the U.S. Department of Urban and Housing Development to help construct a 5,000-gallon steel water storage tank on the ridge south of Highway 18 across from the proposed Spirit Mountain Development resort site. Tribal Council voted to match the grant with Tribal funds up to $230,000. 1989 - Tribal members and Willamina High School students Trevor Aaron, Angela Leno, Leanna and Tommy McKnight and Cory Menely …

Bernando and Kathryn Harrison won the $50 door prizes. In addition, two necklaces made by Tribal Council member Jon A. George were raffled off. George, Tribal Royalty Coordinator Jackie Many Hides and Tribal Royalty Iyana Holmes, Savannah Ingram, Hailey Lewis-Little and Promise Rimer performed the cultural singing and drumming to open the meeting. A video of the General Council meeting can be viewed at the Tribal Web site, www.grandronde.org , under the Video tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter …

on the Tribal campus near the Governance Center or next to the fire station on Grand Ronde Road. These site options were included in the grant application to help qualify for the grant and a thorough options analysis will now be prepared, Rogers said. In addition, Rogers said, the Tribe also received a $300,000 U.S. Department of Justice COPS grant to cover the cost of another police officer for three years, as well as some funding for supplies and training. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share …

400 checker-mallow plants from the construction site for Spirit Mountain Casino. The threatened species plants were relocated to an area across the street from the Spirit Mountain headquarters. 1989 - Smoke Signals and Tribal archives do not have a copy of the November 1989 edition. 1984 - The Commission on Indian Services held its second regional meeting in the cafeteria of St. Michael's Catholic Church. The commission recently agreed to expand its membership to include the Confederated Tribes …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 15, 2015 10.14.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde joined Twitter, the social networking site that lets users send and read other users’ messages called “tweets.” The Tribe’s Twitter messages can be received by establishing a Twitter account and then signing up to follow CTGRgov. 2005 – Tribal Council members Angie Blackwell, Reyn Leno and Jack Giffen Jr. traveled to Washington, D.C., to communicate the Tribe’s opposition …

in-home care business, Golden Age Acres. The year before, she was nominated for Caregiver of the Year by Lane County Senior Services. 1987 – The Grand Ronde Hotel was under consideration as the site for Tribal offices. Administrators were considering leasing the facility to consolidate programs in one location and help alleviate overcrowding at current offices. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share …

of the new Tribal Career Development Program that tried to find the right career paths for Tribal members. “The program is for retention of Tribal employees,” Henny said. 2002 – Thirty aspiring archaeologists took part in a five-day, 40-hour course that familiarized them with cultural site preservation in Grand Ronde. Jeff Van Pelt, program manager of the Umatilla Cultural Resources Department, brought a team of specialists in Native cultural preservation to teach the course. 1997 – Construction …

-Jammer” off his 2008 release “The Looking Wolf Project.” “We will eventually ramp up to posting a weekly podcast,” Rhodes said. “As we start, I would suggest Tribal members keep checking out the Tribe’s Facebook page or visiting the Spreaker site for new shows.” For more information about the podcast or to suggest show ideas, contact Rhodes at 503-879-1463 or dean.rhodes@grandronde.org. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

, www.grandronde.org . “Nothing will ever be taken down,” said Cultural Collections Coordinator Lindy Trolan about the website. 2001 – A new family housing development that would include 36 units on a 20-acre site was in the works by the Tribal Housing Authority. Completion date for the housing development was set for early in 2003. 1996 – Ground was broken for the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center. Human Services Division Manager Cheryle A. Kennedy was honored by breaking the ground using a backhoe …