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,” she said. “We are monitoring it closely and unless it goes on for more than a few weeks (longer), we won’t need to worry about anything.” “The Tribe is able to fund many of our services,” said Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy during the Sunday, Jan. 6, General Council meeting. Nationwide, the Bureau of Indian Affairs currently has 2,455 furloughed employees, approximately one-third of its labor force. Additionally, 54 percent of funding for the Indian Health Service, which offers …

Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Seventy-four years ago, veteran Herman “Junior” Hudson concluded his military service after serving in the Navy from 1942 until World War II ended in 1945. On Friday, April 19, the 94-year-old Tribal Elder was honored with a Quilt of Valor in the Governance Center Atrium in front of a large crowd of family, friends, fellow veterans and Tribal employees. He is one of a few Native American World War II veterans still living and most likely is the Grand Ronde Tribe’s …

Health is an opportunity to help the membership in another capacity. “This service will combine prevention, harm reduction and multiple levels of treatment focusing on quality-of-life issues for gamblers, their families and the community,” she said. “Sergio is versatile in his knowledge and is ready to help in any way. Gutierrez’s said his goal these first few months is to learn more about the culture in Grand Ronde and become a part of the community. “I don’t plan to quit,” Gutierrez said …

money. The day of my last hearing, I paid the balance of what I owed. I have never been in trouble in my 64 years of life. Believe me when I say I was scared to death. I was facing 10 years in prison. I received two years of probation, a fine and 120 hours of community service. When I am well, I plan on doing this community service at the Tribe. The judge did not feel I was capable of doing it in the condition I was in, but I told her when I was well enough that I would try. So now I’m just …

. Hazel loved her old westerns. She loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor as well. She enjoyed playing card games. She will be missed and will always be loved by her family. She is survived by her son, Ken Sherwood; daughters, Cheryl Brooks and Patricia Strutton; along with 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are many other siblings and family members. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah, and sons, Milton and Richard. A funeral service was held …

the election is still more than two months away, the Tribe needs to retain the flexibility on where to house the polling site. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a $609,927 settlement with Central Petro Inc. of Bend regarding environmental damage caused by a gasoline spill into the North Santiam River in December 2017. The Grand Ronde Tribe is one of the trustees regarding environmental damage to the river along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife …

to First Foods: An Educational Journey for Grade Schools” program. Habitat For Humanity International of Junction City, $4,000, for its “Critical Repair Program.” Rapid Response grants are: Mid-Willamette Family YMCA Inc. of Albany, $5,000, for its emergency child care service. Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis, $5,000, for its emergency child care service. Northwest Housing Alternatives Inc. of Milwaukie, $5,000, for its “Serving the Homeless” program. American Legion Charities Inc. of Albany, $5,000 …

mate from 1979-82. In the service, he learned how to play the harmonica and would then play it for Kybo and Sage. Tony worked as a construction millwright for most of his life. He was very proud to be a Grand Ronde Tribal member. He also belonged to the Lebanon Elks and the American Legion Post 51. Tony enjoyed riding at the dunes, elk hunting, camping, making people laugh and loved finding humor in everything. His favorite vacation was to Moab with his wife, which was an item crossed off his …

to purchase the 25.62-acre Risseeuw 3 property that is immediately south of the Tribe’s Risseeuw 2 property at the end of McPherson Road in Grand Ronde. Approved agreements with Portland General Electric and Northwest Natural Gas to provide utility service to the new Procurement and Technology building currently under construction on the west side of Grand Ronde Road. The agreements are required by the Bureau of Indian Affairs since the building is being constructed on Reservation land. Approved …

Leno, a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran, read aloud a letter from Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick. “Every year, I’m struck by a powerful and conflicting emotions that Memorial Day brings,” Fitzpatrick wrote. “Service can come at a great cost. This day allows us to pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate price. ... Native Americans have the highest rate of participation in the armed services. May we never forget what they have sacrificed.” The keynote …