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Culture Food Bank holds official grand opening 04.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Although it has been distributing food since December, an official grand opening event for the Grand Ronde Food Bank -- iskam m f k H m f k haws (“The house where you get food” in Chinuk Wawa) – was held on Thursday, April 9, to commemorate the new partnership between the Tribe and Marion-Polk Food Share in building and operating the site. The Tribe built the new Food Bank …

. “Tribal Council met with the Elders Committee this morning and had a productive discussion about the need for Tribal Council to provide clear and consistent guidance to the committee on policies and expectations. We have received reports from Tribal Elders and staff, requiring further attention and we need to update applicable Tribal ordinances and committee bylaws and policies. As a result, it is in the best interest of the Tribe and its Elders for the committee to take a break from all official …

for camas and other cultural plants. Currently, plants on this property are not available for harvest because of a need for the plants to be established before gathering can begin. This will ensure a sustainable harvest in the future. An official celebration marking the opening of the site will occur early next spring when flowers are in full bloom. Until then, take a walk on the gravel paths and enjoy the flowers that are in bloom. For more information about the Tyee Nature Reserve, contact Tribal …

and green salad, dinner roll, cake and drinks. The official Memorial Day program begins at 1 p.m. at the Steve Bobb Sr.-designed memorial and will feature local, regional and statewide dignitaries also have been invited. Congressman David Wu is sending a letter to be read at the event. Twenty-seven new names, six of them of Tribal members, will be unveiled on the memorial's black marble surfaces during the ceremony. A feather, signifying Tribal membership, was added to Wilson S. Bobb Jr.'s name …

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Tribal Government & News Grout withdraws from Tribal Council race 07.23.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Tribal Employees For the second year in a row, a Tribal Council candidate has withdrawn from the race, but this year it was in time to have the candidate’s photo and name removed from the official ballot. Peter Grout, 43, sent an e-mail to Smoke Signals and posted on Facebook on Saturday, July 21, announcing the end of his first campaign for Tribal Council. He officially …

Termination Roll, but should have been. “Following many meetings, Tribal Council believes the appropriate criteria to establish an individual was entitled to be on the membership roll on Aug. 13, 1954, is that the individual was living on that date and born to a member of the Tribe,” states an executive summary regarding the clarification. “This action does not alter the Enrollment Ordinance requirements, but rather provides an official interpretation.” In other action, Tribal Council: Approved …

Tribal Government & News Interior approves amendments to gaming compact 12.28.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino , Federal Government Amendments to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s 2006 gaming compact with the state of Oregon that will allow Spirit Mountain Casino to offer games appealing to younger customers received official approval from the federal government on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Tribal Council approved the amendments on Sept. 13 and then the proposed amendments …

. The plan describes all eligible programs that will be operating within the department during the coming year. Tribal Council also appointed David Willard of Clair Co. of Corvallis as the Tribal building official, replacing Tribal Elder Alton Butler, who resigned to take a similar job with the city of McMinnville. Tribal Council’s final act of the meeting was to approve the enrollment of three minors into the Tribe because they meet the membership provisions outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance …

on hunting and fishing with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, making it official. “This is a major step in getting the Grand Ronde Reservation established,” said Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier. 1982 – Merle Holmes resigned as Tribal chairman in November and Dean Mercier was acting chairman. Others on Tribal Council were Beverly Cooney, Clarice Ellison, Bob Leno, John Mercier, Frank Harrison and Sharon Herron. “1982 proved to be a year of many changes and challenges for the Tribal Council …