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Tribal Government & News Tribal member named one of Oregon's best high school baseball players 06.28.2019 Danielle Frost People Central Catholic’s Christian Cooney slides home for a run scored during the 2019 baseball season. (Photo by Chris Reich) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Special. Gifted. Solid work ethic. This is how those who know Christian Cooney describe the 18-year-old baseball player who will be competing at the Division I level next year for the University …

purchase that provides us with long-term investment opportunities while being a cultural site with significant cultural and historical connections for our Tribe and our Tribal community. “An initial highest and best use analysis identified a mixed-use development, but the Tribe is in the process of doing a full highest and best use study for the site.” Funds for the purchase will come from the Gaming Dividend Fund, which will be replenished with the future sale of the Multnomah Greyhound Park site …

percent. “We had one of the best (increases) in the state,” says Willamina School District Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick. “I would attribute this to the extra effort staff made to ensure students were completing the needed credits to get their diploma.” Sheridan School Superintendent Steven Sugg says the district has worked during the past two years to build stronger relationships with the Tribe. For example, teachers and administrators meet several times a year to discuss student progress and how …

enjoyed all the relationships with patients and staff alike. I am proud to have worked alongside so many people in the Dental Department, as well as those who worked in other areas within the Tribe. It was truly a job to treat and know so many patients and families. I have enjoyed watching children become adults and have children of their own, and the opportunity to be a part of their lives. I will remember fondly my time at Grand Ronde. I wish the best for all those who I have known and served …

to assist operations. The team left Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 6, and arrived in Adiyaman, Turkey, on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Team members may be deployed for two weeks or longer, the department said. Graphic by Samuel Briggs III. “The (search and rescue) team is the best of the best and will be instrumental in saving lives and rescuing people who continue to be stuck under rubble,” said Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles County fifth district supervisor, in a press release. Since the deployment, team members …

Publications coordinator SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Tribal Elder Patrick Burgess, 74, was chosen to be one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission. Burgess represented his fellow Purple Heart recipients as Iowa’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded during events held Monday through Friday, Sept. 18-22, in Newburgh, N.Y. “Patrick and his fellow Patriot Project honorees represent the best …

over the past year as the Tribe’s general manager and wish her the best in her future endeavors. Bryan Langley will be stepping into the general manager role in the interim.” Kennedy added “We appreciate the hard work and dedication of each and every member of our team and our staff. Working together, we will continue to bring services to our members and move our Tribe forward.” Tribal Communications Director Sara Thompson declined to say whether Tribal Council had voted to terminate Blackwell’s …

Culture Leona Jean Hariss walks on 08.12.2011 Ron Karten Walking On Leona Jean Harriss Oct. 5, 1974 - Dec. 25, 2010 Tribal member Leona Jean Harriss was born on Oct. 5, 1974, in Portland, Ore., and walked on Dec. 25, 2010, on Christmas Day, only 36 years old. She was born to Barbara Schlappie and Fred Chippewa and raised by her mother and stepfather Dan Alexander. She was the oldest of four children and much later gained a stepbrother. She was the best sister and was always there for the kids …

of Education for leaving them out of the decision-making process in 2012, ignoring the government-to-government relationship Oregon has established with its nine Tribal governments. Leno also testified several times before legislative committees that the best way for Oregon to end discrimination against Native Americans is to include the history of the state's Tribes in its school's history curriculum instead of just teaching about the Apache, Sioux and other Plains Tribes. The new mascot bill …

and Peter Grout had five children: Sharon Freund, Janell Haller, Richard Grout, Penny DeLoe and Boone Grout. She was a resident of Tillamook, where she lived with her husband and mother. Peter Grout preceded her in death. She served on Tribal Council from 1987-’92, ’93-’96, ’97-2000 and 2001-’04. She also ran for Tribal Council in 2004 and ’05. In her final candidate statement in 2005, she said, “I learned that my success on the Tribal Council is best stated as a ‘team effort,’ as a team we can make …