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and lodged on the alleged crimes of fraudulent use of a credit card, identity theft, theft in the third degree, unlawful possession of heroin, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm and theft by receiving. Reported harassment in the 9600 block of Raven Loop. Driving complaint received at milepost 26 westbound on Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with a reported driving complaint in the area of Andy Riggs and Fire Hall roads. Assist outside agency …

the Heritage Commission approved state heritage area status in early February on a preliminary basis. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area is the first to ever receive a state heritage area designation. The Willamette Falls Heritage Area encompasses 26 square miles and is home to the second largest waterfall by volume in the United States. The area remains a culturally and historically significant site for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Tribal members continue to harvest lamprey at the site …

application deadlines and that applications will be evaluated after the government reopens. The first one introduced was the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Multipurpose Grant for up to $4 million over five years. The Tribe has been a previous recipient of this grant for site assessment and cleanup at its tumwata village project in Oregon City. “Because we have experienced several changes to the length of the application period for many federal grants, such as shortening the application …

milepost 26 on Highway 18. A confused elderly driver was contacted and provided a courtesy ride back to their residence. Friday, Aug. 5 Traffic assist performed for a disabled vehicle near milepost 24 on Highway 18. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assisted outside agency with a domestic disturbance in the 200 block Cherry Hill Road. Officers responded and assisted Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputies with the arrest of the involved male. Assisted outside agency …

Council Secretary Jon A. George said. “We’ve cancelled our Budget Summit because of how important and historical this moment is to our Tribe.” On Monday, George and Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy 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 instead of crossing PGE property. “I wouldn’t have missed that moment for anything,” George …

operating the site. The Food Bank has been distributing food to needy area residents since December 2014 and Tribal member Francene Ambrose was hired by Marion-Polk Food Share to manage the site. The Tribe built the 3,300-square-foot structure, which includes room to store produce, canned goods and frozen foods, with funds from two federal grants. The Food Bank, 9675 Grand Ronde Road, was sited across from the Housing Department office to be closer to Tribal housing, making it more convenient …

Tribal Government & News George discusses the power of Tribal philanthropy 09.27.2018 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Events , Spirit Mountain Community Fund By Danielle Frost Tribal philanthropy and the new relationships it has created among Oregon and Washington Tribes, as well as their surrounding communities, was one of the topics discussed during the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington Conference: Grantmakers as Changemakers held at Spirit Mountain Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 26 …

adjacent to Spirit Mountain Casino on Salmon River Highway after contact tracing uncovered positive COVID-19 connections to the facility. The closure, which took effect at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, was announced on the Tribal government’s official Facebook page. “We will take this opportunity to conduct a deep clean of the store while the fuel pumps will remain open for credit card use,” the post said. “The Tribe’s highest priority is the safety of our staff and community.” The store will remain closed …

of the United States, was unable to attend due to the death of her mother. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Ojibwe) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Rachael Taylor visited southern Oregon to highlight conservation efforts, survey wildland fire damage and discuss the department’s support for rural and Tribal communities. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley joined them. The Interior Department contingent visited Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and toured the site …

. It was the first solar eclipse to traverse the continent since 1918. 2012 – Tribal musician Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach traveled more than 4,700 miles to Northern Ireland to preform concerts and tour the ancestral homelands of his great-grandfather. After a full day of radio interviews in Derry, Northern Ireland, Reibach headed to the Waterside Theatre, site of his scheduled concert that night, and met two other Grand Ronde Tribal members – Liam O Gallachoir, 7, and his mother, Mary Frost – while signing …