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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council sends ordinance changes out for comment 11.14.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council sent amendments to the Public Records and General Council ordinances out for first readings at its Wednesday, Nov. 9, meeting, providing Tribal members an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the two ordinances. Amendments to the Public Records Ordinance would better define which Tribal records are available for viewing, provide for declassification of …
/articles/2016/11/14/tribal-council-sends-ordinance-changes-out-for-comment/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves IHS grant applications 09.15.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Health & Wellness , Federal Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved two competitive grant applications to the Indian Health Service at its Wednesday, Sept. 9, meeting. The first grant would provide the Tribe funds to tackle the problems of methamphetamine use and suicide, and the second grant would provide funds to support domestic violence prevention. …
/articles/2015/09/15/tribal-council-approves-ihs-grant-applications/Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 1, 2015 01.29.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : About 40 years ago, Tom Leno came to work for Zimbrick Logging. He said he could set chokers behind a cat. He was young, eager and fast. He did a great job. On Friday night, he asked what we were doing on Saturday. “I need to work and pay some bills. Anytime we work on Saturday, I want to be on board,” he said. Tom was the first of the Leno family to work for us. Next came Bob. He …
/articles/2015/01/29/letters-to-the-editor-feb-1-2015/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs three more virus relief payments to adult membership 06.18.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Adult Tribal members will see a series of three virus relief payments totaling $1,800 over the summer. Tribal Council approved a third supplemental budget on Thursday, June 18, that will allocate $8.1 million that the Tribe received in federal funding to pay for the virus relief payments. The approximately 4,500 adult Tribal …
/articles/2020/06/18/tribal-council-oks-three-more-virus-relief-payments-to-adult-membership/Culture Walking On -- Margaret Ruth Peters 02.02.2021 Dean Rhodes Walking On Margaret Ruth Peters Margaret Ruth (Leno) Peters May 7, 1925 – Jan. 27, 2021 Margaret Ruth Peters, 95, of Lebanon passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at 12 a.m. under the light of a full moon, peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born in Grand Ronde, Ore., where she resided for a portion of her life. Margaret and her family moved around Oregon until settling in Lebanon where she …
/articles/2021/02/02/walking-on-margaret-ruth-peters/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council reappoints members to committee, special event board 07.14.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , People By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council voted to reappoint one member each to the Culture Committee and Veterans Special Event Board during its Wednesday, July 14, meeting, which featured a light agenda of action items. Grand Ronde Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose was reappointed to the Culture Committee with a term expiring in March 2023. …
/articles/2021/07/14/tribal-council-reappoints-members-to-committee-special-event-board/Health & Education Tribal Student Grant application is open 05.10.2022 Education SALEM – The Higher Education Coordinating Commission announced that the application for the Oregon Tribal Student Grant for 2022-23 is now open. The grant is a new state financial aid program supported by the Oregon Legislature’s 2022 investment in equitable access and success for Tribal students. The grant will pay for most or all public college-related expenses, including tuition, housing, books and other costs …
/articles/2022/05/10/tribal-student-grant-application-is-open/Tribal Government & News McClary, Wilson win Conservation District seats 11.09.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees , Elections Tribal Natural Resources Department employee Lindsay McClary has won the Zone 2 seat on the Polk County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors during the Tuesday, Nov. 8, election. Tribal employee Lindsay McClary and Tribal member Michael Wilson won seats on the Polk County Soil & Water Conservation District Board during the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general …
/articles/2022/11/09/mcclary-wilson-win-conservation-district-seats/Tribal Government & News Tribal member wins recognition award 07.12.2024 Awards , Tribal member Tribal member Levi Sanchez was recently recognized for being a five star wealth manager in Fortune magazine. (Contributed photo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Tribal member Levi Sanchez, who started his own wealth management company in Seattle, Washingon, in 2018 with partner Chad Rixse, has been recognized with an award for five star wealth managers by Five Star Professional. The …
/articles/2024/07/12/tribal-member-wins-recognition-award/Health & Education Tribal member fundraising to attend Harvard Business School Native-focused program 12.16.2024 Education , Tribal member Jamie White Tribal member and Tribal Health and Wellness Department HWC Accounting Coordinator Jamie White has been accepted into a weeklong, Native-focused program at Harvard Business School and is looking for help to defray attendance costs. The executive leadership course, “Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities Program,” is …
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