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Tribal Government & News Tribe pursuing purchase of Multnomah Greyhound Park site 10.21.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council voted to pursue the purchase of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village during its Wednesday, Oct. 14, meeting. The site, which is no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million earlier this year by owner Arthur McFadden. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said that the Tribe is developing a business plan for the property …

Tribal Government & News Tribe begins third round of Tumwata Village demolition 02.28.2023 Dean Rhodes Blue Heron Paper Mill , Tumwata Village Smoke Signals file photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is starting the third, but not final, round of demolition at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site it purchased in August 2019. The third round will demolish structures on the northwestern section of the 23-acre property close to downtown …

education and referrals. The $50,000 grant from the Community Fund will go toward increased access to behavioral health resources for girls and teenagers at the Albany location through site-based and school-based resources. These services will include individual therapy, therapy groups, empowerment groups, classroom presentations for all youth, and after and non-school day activities and workshops. Services are offered on a sliding scale or free of charge, including at local school districts …

, Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26. To be eligible, people must be 65 or older, 18 to 64 years old with underlying medical conditions, 18 or older in a long-term care situation or 18 to 64 and older at increased risk of exposure or transmission because of their occupational setting. The center will provide boosters to Tribal members and their spouses, other Native Americans and their spouses and families, Tribal employees and their families and established …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Chachalu phase three construction 06.27.2024 Danielle Harrison, Michelle Alaimo By Danielle Harrison and Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council approved applying for an Indian Community Development Block Grant that would help fund completion of phase three construction at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center at its Wednesday, June 26, meeting. The $500,000 grant would be used by the Tribe’s Cultural …

Department also attended, along with other Tribal members and government employees. 2015 – The Tribe closed on the purchase of a 91-acre parcel worth more than $900,000 on the Chahalpam property along the North Santiam River in Marion County. The purchase, funded entirely by the Bonneville Power Administration’s Wildlife Mitigation Program, brought the Tribe’s total acreage to more than 429 acres managed for conservation purposes at the site downstream from Stayton. 2010 – The Tribe’s Natural …

rate units and six subsidized units. Each one will have solar panels plus backup battery storage. The $7.19 million project is funded with 80 percent Tribal dollars and 20 percent federal grant funds. The first unit will be ready for occupancy later this month and the final unit by the end of September. Homeownership development phase one: The project is located at McPherson Road east of Grand Ronde Road, with all 20 homes projected to be ready for occupancy by early 2024. Home sizes range from …

project located at Creekside Drive and Grand Ronde Road includes 12 two-bedroom, one-bath duplexes. Each unit is 1,120 square feet, with 16 market rate units and eight subsidized units. Each one has solar panels plus backup battery storage, and is rated by the Energy Trust of Oregon as a net-zero home, meaning that over the course of the year, tenants should pay next to nothing in utility bills. The $7.19 million project is funded with 80 percent Tribal dollars and 20 percent federal grant funds …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino launches Internet casino games 12.13.2013 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino The games that went online Nov. 6 at Spirit Mountain Casino can be played anywhere through the Internet and there is a link on the casino's Web site -- www.spiritmountain.com -- that will bring you there. These games play like the real thing, except for no bets and no payouts. "The online experience is a marketing tool," said Spirit Mountain Casino General Manager Randy Dugger …

, Tribal representatives shared cups of coffee and conversation with local representatives from the Medford area. And on Saturday, Sept. 26, on the shores of the Rogue River and in the shadow of Table Rock, Tribal members held an encampment at TouVelle State Recreation Site that included coffee brewed by Tribal Council member Jon A. George and conversation and community while beading. The Friday event attracted attendees from the Medford and Grants Pass offices of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management …