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terms through September 2020. According to the Tribe’s Member Services Department, 4,133 Tribal members will be 18 or older on Election Day and eligible to vote. Ballots were mailed to registered Tribal voters on Wednesday, July 26. Candidate statements appeared in the July Tilixam Wawa , which was mailed first class to Tribal members in mid-July. During the Aug. 9 Tribal Council meeting, the issue of some Tribal members not receiving ballots was discussed and it appears many of those who were …

Health & Education Two new doctors join Health & Wellness Center staff 02.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees By Bethany Bea Smoke Signals Intern The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center has hired two additional doctors within the last six months: Dr. Linda Kit, in optometry, and Dr. Randy Blome, a family medicine doctor. Blome started on Jan. 26 while Kit has been working at the Tribal clinic since August. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said she’s very …

Tribal police respond to Willamina to assist with a domestic disturbance. Tribal police responded, but the request was cancelled before they arrived. An assault was reported in the 26000 block of Salmon River Highway. Tribal police are investigating. Wednesday, April 26 Tribal police continued investigating several cases and located new evidence. Polk County deputies requested Tribal police respond to assist a deputy with a DUII investigation. A possible fraud was reported in the 27000 block …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- March 26-April 8 04.13.2017 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Sunday, March 26 During a traffic stop, Tribal police encountered a male making suicidal comments. The Polk County Mobile Crisis Team was called. Tribal police assisted Yamhill County deputies with a mental health-related call. Monday, March 27 Tribal police assisted Yamhill County deputies with a domestic disturbance in Willamina. A male requested to speak to the police in the 27000 block …

is that the bar to me has been set really, really high in terms of the kind of work that we can hope for for districts and their Tribal partners.” Banks, which is west of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing treaties with the federal government. Leo testified that the Banks School District has already removed its old …

-quarter check distribution, which was postponed from Dec. 14 because of a winter storm in the Willamette Valley, the Community Fund gave out 38 grants – 26 large grants and 12 small -- totaling $701,385, bringing the 2016 distribution to 156 grants totaling $4.4 million. Since its inception in 1997, the Community Fund has given out 2,400 grants totaling $72.3 million. The Community Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, receives 6 percent of proceeds from Spirit …

it or not, kids like to swim! Points to consider: There are 1,021 Tribal members residing in the Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan area. Open it up to the surrounding community. I’m sure many folks would rather not drive for an hour or so for therapy or leisure. The nearest towns to offer a swimming pool are McMinnville (26 miles) and Dallas (23 miles). For folks who live in the Grand Ronde/Willamina areas, it takes an average of half an hour to drive to these towns and half an hour drive home. Sheridan …

not register will now have more time to do so. Registration packets for the March 22 election will be sent out on Monday, Feb. 4, with a new registration deadline of Friday, Feb. 22. Ballots will be mailed on Friday, March 1, assuming that the federal government does not shut down again on Feb. 15. Tribal members who turn 18 between Feb. 26 and March 22 and those who are adults who were enrolled during the last quarterlies will receive the revised registration packets. Register to vote, then wait …

Department, approximately 4,880 Grand Ronde Tribal members are 18 or older, making them eligible to register to vote -- 26 percent did so. The original Jan. 25 deadline to register for the election was extended to Friday, Feb. 22, after a month-long partial federal government shutdown prompted the BIA and Tribe to postpone the process. The original Election Day was slated to be Feb. 25. Two-thirds of those who vote will have to approve for the split-sibling amendment to be adopted, as well as 30 …

with reported suspicious activity in the 400 block of Third Street in Willamina. Assist outside agency with a traffic stop in the area of milepost 25 on Salmon River Highway. Male subject was arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Assist outside agency with reported suspicious activity in the area of milepost 26 on Salmon River Highway. Friday, March 15 Suspicious activity reported in the area of Fire Hall Road and Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with a traffic stop …