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Culture Yesteryears -- June 15, 2022 06.14.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2012, Smoke Signals file photo 2017 – An emotional Reyn Leno announced during a Tribal Council meeting that he would not seek re-election in 2017, ending 21 years of service on Tribal Council. Leno said he would be on a plane to Hawaii with his children and grandchildren during Tribal Council nominations. His 21 years on council were the most of any Tribal member who had been elected since 1983’s Restoration. “When I …

Pierce. A plaque honoring the 1,480 employees recognized them for “exemplary service, commitment to quality and dedication to duty.” A separate plaque was presented to Organizational Development and Training Manager Laurie Roe. 1997 – Members of Tribal Council honored health staff and other guests at the dedication ceremony for the new Health & Wellness Center. Royalty and the Grand Ronde Honor Guard were also there to post flags and participate in drumming and dancing. Molly Rimer performed …

. Communication with department heads is key.” 1998 – The Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Cultural Resources Protection Department joined forces to preserve a 75-acre wetland area near Corvallis that a band of the Kalapuya people considered part of their home country. The area, adjacent to Marys River, held special meaning for many Tribal people. The land was originally going to be a housing development, but when the historical and cultural importance of the area was revealed, the plan …

to use a grant from the National Marine Fisheries Service, shared with the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation Services, to employ fishers to help complete the Tribe’s new day use park on the reservation and plant between 4,000 and 8,000 trees on reservation lands. 1991 — After three months of setbacks, the Tribe successfully relocated Tribal offices from the old manor building to a new modular office complex. The manor building had housed the Tribes’ offices since 1987 but had problems …

the corrections. The approvals bring the number of names added to the Restoration Roll in 2019 to 158; Approved using up to $5.1 million from the Tribe’s line of credit to help purchase two properties in Clackamas County, including the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. Approved Friday, Sept. 13, as the next per capita distribution date; Approved a $225,000 contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina to build a playground shelter at Early Childhood Education, which will allow …

; Approved three credit cards for Natural Resources Department’s wildland fire and emergency needs, each with a $5,000 credit limit, and one credit card with a $2,500 limit for Communications Director Sara Thompson; Approved an application to the Indian Health Service for its Addressing Dementia in Indian Country: Models of Care two-year grant for $400,000; And enrolled two infants into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements stated in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment …

fishing platform on Sept. 4 and on Monday, Oct. 1, Kennedy and George visited Willamette Falls to pray for the safety of Natural Resources Department employees Kelly Dirksen, Matt Zimbrick and Brandon Weems, who now have to cross the river to access the platform site. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

. Services began on Thursday, Aug. 24, at Tribal plankhouse achaf-hammi and concluded at the Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery on Saturday, Aug. 26. A potluck lunch was held afterward. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Portland Harbor final supplemental restoration plan and environmental assessment, which evaluates and selects specific restoration alternatives and potential environmental effects of those alternatives. The Tribe is one of the trustees for natural resource assessment within the Portland Harbor superfund site; Approved a contract with Salem Radiology Consultants to review certain dental X-rays for the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center; Approved a Tribal credit card with a $5,000 limit …

on wellness issues, but he wants community input to be sure he is on the right track. The Monmouth/Independence YMCA Web site (www.miymca.net), however, is a window into many of the programs he has already built and successfully sustained in recent years. Among them are pee-wee sports for 4 to 6 year olds, cheerleading, karate, gymnastics, T-ball, track and field, and tennis for starters. He says he's "a big promotion guy," so the community will be hearing about existing programs in Smoke Signals …