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temporary solution until demand is high enough to sustain a physical store. Thomas says alternative solutions, such as the Social Services Department coordinating grocery store transport, is another idea. “Not everything needs to cost $1 million,” he says. “There are other ways.” Thomas adds that Tribal grocery delivery services also should be considered. “The cost of delivery would be far less than the Tribe having a grocery store,” Thomas says. George agrees that delivery service is something …

everyone who has offered their time, trust and teachings to me.” He credits his family, the Mercier/Hudson family, going back to John B. Hudson and Hattie Hudson (Sands) on his grandfather’s (Vincent Mercier) mother’s side; and Francis and Marie Mercier (Petite) on Vincent Mercier’s father’s side. All have walked on, but their influence, and the influence of the others, down to his parents, Michael and Tammy Mercier, continues. In speaking at the recent Tribal History Conference held at Chachalu …

family’s faces when I walk up to get my diploma,” she says. “I was so excited because I had done all this work just so I could participate in the graduation ceremony and make my mom proud that I did it.” At the beginning of the school year, Holmes was lagging in credits and faced potentially repeating her senior year. “There was a big chance that I would not graduate on time with my class,” she says. “I started doing online classes to catch up with my credits and was in a guided study class …

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and 1989 audits, and planning to start work within the next six months on an accounting manual and procedures. 1984 – The Tribe held its first Restoration Powwow, with 1,000-plus people in attendance. U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin gave a keynote speech to celebrate the Tribe’s first year of being restored to official recognition by the federal government, and presented the Tribe with the framed Restoration Bill. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke …

Tribal Government & News $2 million in federal funds for Blue Heron redevelopment included in proposed appropriations bill 10.25.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Federal government The Tribe may receive $2 million in federal funds to continue its work in redeveloping the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City, according to Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley. The funding is included in an upcoming appropriations bill. (Smoke Signals file photo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor …

or two to process checks received from outside sources. This means I am at the mercy of the Tribe to issue a check, for less money, then wait until the school receives it, and wait even more until they do a check run. Normally, I receive my scholarship funds the first Friday of school, which would be Aug. 26. But since the school has not received anything from the Tribe, I will have to wait for an undetermined amount of time thus creating a significant hardship since I make payment arrangements …

, the tragic earthquakes and tsunami might actually energize the Japanese economy, which he said has been "going sideways" for years. Increased governmental spending on repairing disaster damage might energize the Japanese economy, he said. Barnum said a bigger concern is the price of gasoline, but UBS expects that to level off soon and not be too much of a drag on the economy. In other action, it was announced that Tribal Council nominations will be accepted at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, in the Tribal …

" at the Grand Ronde Tribal gym. The program is hosted by the Grand Ronde Youth Prevention Program and Grand Ronde Canoe Family. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Grand Ronde plankhouse Achfa-hammi. A community meal and giveaway will follow in the Elders' Activity Center. Marlene Cross (Muckleshoot/Puyallup), Bobby Mercier (Grand Ronde) and Kevin Simmons (Grand Ronde/Muckleshoot) will officiate and pallbearers will be Donnie Stevenson, Keith Stevenson, Tyson Simmons …

production to buy clothes and other necessities. While the country in general spent some 13 years living with alcohol prohibition (1920-33), David Lewis, Tribal Museum Curator and Cultural Liaison, used the stories that Elders have told to describe almost 100 years of Prohibition for the Grand Ronde people. He also pulled information from the National Archives in Seattle, he said. Lewis told the stories to a group of 30 on Thursday, July 26, at the Willamette Heritage Center Dye House. "One …