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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Reed to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees with a term ending Sept. 30, 2026; Approved an agreement between the Tribe and the United States Forest Service for its Siuslaw National Forest Tribal Plant Materials Collaboration funding opportunity for up to $160,000; And approved six non-infant enrollments and four infant enrollments into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance …

Tribal Government & News Tribe fetes employees for 1,141 years of service 03.27.2026 Nicole Montesano Tribal employees Tribal Health & Wellness Business Office Manager Melody Baker hugs Tribal Council member Matthew Haller as she’s recognized for 27 years of working at the Tribe during the first quarter Years of Service awards in the Tribal gym Thursday, March 19. ( Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer The Tribe celebrated a combined 1,141 years of service …

Culture Marce Norwest remembered by Tribe, veterans as 'highly respected' 05.31.2011 Dean Rhodes Culture , People , History , Walking On Tribal Elder Marcellus "Marce" Norwest walked on Sunday, May 22, in McMinnville at the age of 82. Norwest is being honored by fellow veterans and Tribal members for a life of service to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde as the Forest Patrol officer and to the nation as a Korean War veteran. Norwest was born May 8, 1929, in the Klamath Agency, a tiny town …

things.' "Today, I come to work with a smile on my face. I do whatever this man asks me to do. I'm here. I lace up my boots every day." "I can read people's minds," said Keuftedjian, who purchased the service station four years ago. "I knew he could be a good employee when I saw him." "I love it here," said Anderson, four months into the job and still receiving rave reviews from his boss. "He's doing great," said Keuftedjian. "Today, he is one of my best employees." With seven gas stations north …

, a federal program that is administered by the states that is available for people with low incomes or are medically needy, or to other insurance, such as employer-sponsored plans. Native Americans are exempt from any cost sharing - co-pays -- in Medicaid. But first, Lecatsas presented a history of Tribal health care. Since federal funding through Indian Health Service and Contract Health Services is woefully insufficient to provide adequate health care for all Tribal members, the Tribe started …

said. In the July 15, 1999, Smoke Signals , a list of almost 200 Tribal veterans with their respective branch of service appeared. "If you know of a veteran whose name does not appear here, or if you see a misspelled name, please call June Sell-Sherer," the list's introduction said. Sherer, who is currently serving on Tribal Council, is a Vietnam-era Army veteran. On April 25, 2000, Smoke Signals reported that a new Ad Hoc Veterans Memorial Committee was established because participation …

member; Dr. Donnie Lee, acting director of the Office of Clinical Support in the Portland office of the Indian Health Service; Jackie Mercer, executive director of the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest; Joe Finkbonner (Lummi), executive director of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board; and moderator Dr. R. Dale Walker, director of OHSU's One Sky Center, focused on programs addressing issues of Native wellness today. "We learned we're not in this alone," said …

, Richard Ray and Ellen Fischer and Senior Service Cook Kevin Campbell. After the meal, attendees went outside for the ceremony. The weather cooperated with partly cloudy skies and a cool, but not uncomfortable, westerly breeze that kept the eight flags flying at the Veterans Memorial in constant flutter. Leno, who served as master of ceremonies, became emotional when discussing cleaning off a grave on Friday, May 25, at the Tribal cemetery and finding a neglected grave marker of a Tribal member …

Culture Korn continuing his life of service 08.14.2014 Dean Rhodes People , Public safety Ryan Korn, 32, born and raised in the northern Willamette Valley, has been serving his communities, including the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, from his teens through all his adult life. Today, he is following two uncles into the Marion County Sheriff's Office, training as a deputy. His first assignment will be in the Jail Division. Korn is entering a department that has as its first priority …

is survived by his mother, Edna; his wife, Louise; daughter, Vicki Cooper; sons, Brian and Bryant; sister, Francie Olson; stepchildren, Lynelle, Linda, Mark, Todd, Gregg and Mardell; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his father, Maurice, and his son, David. Funeral services were held Monday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at the Grand Ronde Cemetery Sanctuary. Interment followed with military honors presented. Following the service, there was a reception …