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flags and poles. They were on display all weekend. Veterans also can buy the right to put their names and years of service on the flag poles so that every Memorial Day and Veterans Powwow, the flags will come out with elk hide feathers and the names clearly marked. Applications are in Smoke Signals . Among the vendors on hand over the weekend, the Yamhill County Veterans Services Office as well as state and federal counterparts were in attendance. The biggest news for veterans, said Veterans …

Vineyards & Nursery, CleanWater Services, the Freshwater Trust, Capital Pacific Bank and the law firm of Perkins Coie. In addition, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, Gov. John Kitzhaber's chief of staff, Curtis Robinhold, and Troutdale Mayor Doug Doust attended. Representatives from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, the state Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Forest Service also attended. "I really want to thank the Confederated Tribes …

. “The law opened doors for Tribal members to use the Indian Health Service. In time the Tribe assumed more and more responsibility for administering and operating its clinic, pharmacy and programs for drugs and alcohol, mental health and dental care. The Tribe received core management funds to hire staff and to provide direct services to members.” Leno says he is proud of everything the Tribe has achieved since Restoration, but that it has been hard work and those efforts should not be forgotten …

Tribal Government & News Tribe celebrates start of Blue Heron demolition work 09.22.2021 Danielle Harrison Blue Heron Paper Mill , Tribal relations , Tribal Council , Events Tribal Council members, members of the media and others watch as demolition of the old Blue Heron Paper Mill site began during an event hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde on Tuesday, Sept. 21. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer OREGON CITY – The Confederated Tribes …

Tribal Government & News Tribe shares vision for Blue Heron site 03.24.2021 Danielle Harrison Tribal government The Tribe purchased the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in 2019 from a private developer. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer After acquiring the 23-acre Blue Heron site near Willamette Falls in August of 2019, the Tribe is now sharing its ideas for future use of the culturally significant land, located in its ancestral homelands. Potential plans include environmental …

Tribal Government & News Tribe receives $800,000 EPA grant to clean up Blue Heron site 05.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Environment By Dean Rhodes and Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff members The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will receive an $800,000 Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields grant to restore the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site at Willamette Falls in Oregon City. The Tribe will use the funds to begin environmental remediation of the 23-acre site, which was purchased …

block of Dragonfly Drive. Report of drugs found in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 9 on Highway 18. The suspect vehicle was not located. Report of drugs found in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday, March 12 Domestic disturbance reported in the 48000 block of Dragonfly Drive. No crimes were reported. Traffic assist performed in the area of milepost 25 on Highway 18. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 26 …

of milepost 26. Trespassing occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Sunday, June 9 A welfare check occurred in the area of A R Ford Road and Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted a motorist on Salmon River Highway near milepost 22. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted with a road hazard on the Highway 18 and 22 interchange. Officers assisted with traffic on Highway 18 and Old Wallace Bridge Road. Officers assisted an outside agency …

105 reported outbreaks of the flu this season, with the bulk, 84 percent, occurring in long-term care facilities and 10 percent in schools. Rowe said she credits the lower-than-average rates at the Tribal clinic to simple prevention measures, such as getting a flu shot, washing hands thoroughly and staying home while sick. “It’s not too late to get vaccinated, but we (at the clinic) currently have a very limited supply, as we have vaccinated many so far this season,” she said. The Oregon Health …

with medical issues, she enrolled in an alternative high school-early college program through Chemeketa. At the time of her high school graduation on Jan. 15, she had earned 50 college credits with a 3.77 college grade point average. She left for Japan on March 22 with three other exchange ambassadors and will live in the Otemae University dorms on campus through July 31. This is the second year that Chemeketa has offered the exchange program, she said. Nelson started representing the Grand Ronde Tribe …