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Elder Steve Bobb Sr. nominated Tribal member Michael Langley; Tribal member Bryan Langley nominated Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Kathleen George; Tribal Elder Les Houck nominated Giffen for re-election; Tribal Elder Val Grout nominated Tribal Elder and Member Services Manager Penny DeLoe; Tribal member Joshua Darcy-Chantell nominated Tribal member Jason Darcy; Tribal Council member Chris Mercier nominated Harvey for re-election. Tribal Elder Ed Larsen nominated Tribal Youth Prevention …

to Tribal Court’s Tribal Member Review Board; Approved two Tribal credit cards for use by the Youth Education Department to pay for off-Reservation student activities with vendors who do not accept purchase orders; Approved an application to the National Park Service for a $50,000 Tribal Heritage Grant to fund repairs at the Grand Ronde Rail Depot; Approved a new two-year contract with Tribal Court Chief Judge David Shaw; Approved the annual performance review for the Grand Ronde Housing …

Tribal Government & News BIA slates Jan. 26 hearing regarding Siletz Tribe's Salem casino proposal 01.19.2022 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal government The Confederted Tribes of Siletz Indians are proposing to build a second casino in Oregon on this 20-acre site in north Salem just off Interstate 5. A public hearing regarding the environmental assessment will be held virtually at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor SALEM …

Center and during the Jan. 5 General Council meeting. Elder and past Tribal Council Chair Reyn Leno said that a memorial service for longtime Willamina logger and resident Roy Zimbrick would be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Willamina High School. He passed on Nov. 26, 2019. The meeting can be viewed in its entirety by visiting www.grandronde.org and clicking on the Government tab and then Video. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper …

Culture Walking On -- Darlene 'Tarz' Reeves 05.30.2018 Dean Rhodes Walking On Darlene ‘Tarz’ Reeves Oct. 24, 1939 – May 26, 2018 Tribal Elder Darlene “Tarz” Reeves (Riggs), 78, walked on in peace on May 26, 2018, in her hometown of Grand Ronde, Ore., in the presence of her two sons. She was born on Oct. 24, 1939. Darlene was a proud Native woman who descended from Solomon and Jenny Riggs. She joined the Navy when she was 18 and was stationed in Bainbridge, Maryland. Upon marrying her late …

-profit group. The Tribe has used the Tyee site as a Nelson's checkermallow plant reserve since the 1990s. Nelson's checkermallow is a plant on the threatened species list that can be found throughout Grand Ronde. Work to restore prairie habitat and enhance the Nelson's checkermallow population began several years ago when Melanie Gisler with the Institute for Applied Ecology approached the Tribe with grant funds from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service …

Culture Candace Diaz walks on at 23 10.09.2012 Michelle Alaimo Walking On Candace Marie Diaz April 26, 1989 - Oct. 6, 2012 Candace Marie Diaz, 23, of Sheridan walked on Oct. 6, 2012. She was born April 26, 1989, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Manuel Lerma Diaz Jr. and Denna Maria Diaz. She was proud of being a good mother to her daughter, Jayde Diaz, and loved to sing and dance. She was an active and proud member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. She is survived by her parents; daughter, Jayde …

guitars and amplifiers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Brumitt and Lillian Fell; brother, Jack Brumitt; sons, Dion and Del Brumitt; and grandson, Jackie Vanatta. He is survived by his partner, Donald Carlon; daughter, Gia Dahlman; five grandchildren; and his birth siblings from Grand Ronde. Services are pending. Holman’s Funeral and Cremation Service in Portland handled the arrangements. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper …

association’s threat to shut off service to the residential park, which housed approximately 70 Tribal members. The shut-off notice was in response to the Tribe’s refusal to pay the alleged excess hookup fees. 1993 – Plans for a Tribal gaming facility continued as the staff of Spirit Mountain Development Corp. devoted “virtually all of its time and effort,” to the project. Tribal Council members Mark Mercier, Kathryn Harrison, Margaret Provost and Candy Robertson spent time exploring several different …

Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison said. “We’re proud to help build good housing that people can afford.” 1993 – Monday, Nov. 22, marked the 10 th anniversary of Tribal Restoration, and a dinner and powwow were held at Grand Ronde Grade School on Nov. 20. Special guests included Les AuCoin and his wife, Sue; Sande Schmidt, Don Wharton and State Sen. Dick Springer. Tribal Council also honored employees and Tribal members for their dedicated service during the past 10 years. Employees who had …