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to me,” Giffen said. “I knew nothing about it. I had no background on it. Basically, I was asked to sign it without any information on it, which is not the way I work.” Although Cascades Indian Chief Tumulth is a treaty signer of the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, he never made it to the Grand Ronde Reservation to validly appear on an official roll or record of Grand Ronde Tribal members created by the Department of the Interior. Tumulth was executed in April 1856 by the U.S. Army before …

complications. The medical journal JAMA released a paper analyzing data from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 72,314 coronavirus cases in mainland China, the figure as of Feb. 11, the largest such sample in a study of this kind. The sample’s overall fatality rate was 2.3 percent, higher than the World Health Organization’s official rate . No deaths occurred in those aged 9 years and younger, but cases in those aged 70 to 79 years had an 8 percent fatality rate and those aged 80 …

, a U.S. District Court judge formally signed the consent decree, making it official. “This is a major step in getting the Grand Ronde Reservation established,” Mercier reported. “I was on Tribal Council at that time,” former Tribal Council member Bradley Kowing recalls. “I remember attending meetings in Portland with the state of Oregon fish and game folks. We had lots of opposition. … We did the best we could to get some fishing and hunting rights. “We were up against most county commissioners …

conducted in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Thursday, Jan. 5 Officers responded to the 28000 block of Salmon River Highway to a report of damage to a sign. Friday, Jan. 6 Drug complaint reported in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Report of a suspicious vehicle in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers determined no crimes were committed. Report of a crash near milepost 19 on Salmon River Highway. Officers arrived and determined the crash was already reported and no one …

in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Two vehicle noninjury crash in the area of Salmon Way and Grand Ronde Road. Suspicious activity reported in the 26000 block of Yamhill River Road. Animal complaint received in the 9300 block of Grand Ronde Road. Suspicious activity reported in the 9600 block of Southwest Hebo Road. Assist outside agency with a traffic stop in the area of milepost 29 on Salmon River Highway in Sheridan. Assist outside agency with a traffic stop in the area of milepost 26 …

approval of a waterway structure registration application from the Department of State Lands in August. The fishing platform is expected to be completed by Friday, Oct. 26 PGE filed an Oct. 12 intent to appeal with the state Land Use Board of Appeals. In it, the utility company is objecting to West Linn’s decision not to regulate the structure. “The appeal was related to a separate prerequisite, not the registration (application) itself,” PGE spokesperson Melanie Erdmann said. “As part of the DSL …

by Sequoia Bobb Raya; and Spirit Mountain Casino IT Systems Administrative Supervisor Angela Schlappie, who was nominated by Angela Sears. Mark Mercier served as the Tribe’s chairman from 1985 through 1996 while Lewis and Schlappie are making their first runs for Tribal Council seats. Seven candidates is the lowest number running for Tribal Council since 2015 when eight Tribal members vied for seats. Ballots will be mailed to voters with verified signatures on Wednesday, July 26. Tribal members …

to be putting up a sign at the end of the road so people know it’s down there. It was a very big undertaking.” In other action, it was announced that the next General Council meeting will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, at the Tribal Community Center for accepting nominations for Tribal Council. The June 26 meeting will be the last General Council meeting for the summer and meetings will resume again on Sunday, Sept. 11, following the Saturday, Sept. 10, election. Heather Petite, Penny DeLoe …

Tribal Government & News Tribe honors 39 for years of service 02.11.2011 Ron Karten Tribal employees Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde honored 39 employees who, together, account for 532 years of service to the Tribe on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Among the 39 who were honored are the two longest-serving Tribal employees ever. Tribal Elder and Tribal Wellness Manager Bonnie Mercier and Tribal member and Tribal Health & Wellness Business Office Manager Terri Mercier both …

four grandchildren: Violet, Amelia, Lennon and Andrew. He loved being a “Papa” more than any other accomplishment in his long, distinguished career. He was preceded in death by his father, Warren Merrill, and is survived by his mother, brother, three children and four grandchildren. Bollman Funeral Home is caring for the family. Other passings Byron Victor Labonte June 8, 1932 – Oct. 26, 2020 Tribal Elder Byron Victor Labonte Sr. walked on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at the age of 88. West Valley …