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Tribal Government & News General Council meeting moved to May 18 04.30.2014 Ron Karten General Council , Walking On , Events The General Council meeting scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until 11 a.m. Sunday, May 18, in order to accommodate a memorial service for Tribal Elder Charles G. Haller, who walked on on April 28 at the age of 68. The memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 4, in the Tribal gym. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe …

of the arrangements and coordinating the service. The service put on from start to finish made it a special day that we will never forget. Thank you to the Tribe’s Member Services Department and for the burial fund that we are so grateful to receive. Thank you to the Tribe’s Recreation and Facilities departments for providing us the gym for the service. Thank you to the Elders Committee for allowing us to use the Elders Activity Center for the reception. Thank you to those who catered and prepared …

Tribal Government & News Tillamook County ends bus services in Grand Ronde 12.14.2023 Sherron Lumely Transporation (Contributed photo) By Sherron Lumley Smoke Signals staff writer The Coastal Connector bus service, operated by the Tillamook County Transportation District, ended all service to Grand Ronde effective Monday, Dec. 11. The Coastal Connector, bus route 60X, offered a three-zone standard fare for $6, running from Lincoln City to Salem via Grand Ronde. The latest cancellation follows …

. A Navy veteran Wink is a Navy veteran, having served during the Korean War era from 1951-54. He served on two different ships: A refrigeration ship that supplied Navy depots and a survey ship that charted little-known portions of the Caribbean Sea. After working 26 years for the Postal Service, Wink had several businesses usually involving sales. He spent time as a printing broker, wholesale broker, Amway salesman and he owned a Books Are Fun business before returning to Grand Ronde and eventually …

. “The law opened doors for Tribal members to use the Indian Health Service. In time the Tribe assumed more and more responsibility for administering and operating its clinic, pharmacy and programs for drugs and alcohol, mental health and dental care. The Tribe received core management funds to hire staff and to provide direct services to members.” Leno says he is proud of everything the Tribe has achieved since Restoration, but that it has been hard work and those efforts should not be forgotten …

include basket making, plant gathering, singing, dancing and hiking to the top of Lower Table Rock. The Coffee & Conversation portion with Tribal Council, staff and area government officials and employees to learn more about the Tribe’s current and historical role in the area will take place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel near Medford Airport. Cultural events will follow at the park. In past years, Tribal Attorney Rob Greene has led a hike to the top of Lower Table Rock for all who want …

welcomed attendees to the event. ATNI is comprised of 57 Northwest Tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Alaska, California and Montana. 2013 – The Grand Ronde Tribe drafted a letter expressing its “great alarm and concern” to University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson regarding a restructuring that ended the contracts of three top diversity officers, including former Klamath Tribal Chairman Tom Ball. He had served as one of three assistant vice presidents in the university’s …

Gaming Casino receives top grade on recent audit 06.13.2024 Danielle Harrison Spirit Mountain Casino By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Casino was awarded an A+ grade for a recent external audit conducted by Las Vegas-based REDW LLC. The company performs audits for approximately 170 casinos nationwide, both Tribal and commercial. “Their comprehensive evaluation was presented to the Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. Board of Directors and the Tribal Council, and I am delighted …

, the Tribe's Health Services executive director, cautioned. "We don't know how it will filter out." Within weeks, however, the Indian Health Service appropriation will be divvied up among IHS offices nationwide, and when the Portland office learns what its share will be, the Grand Ronde part will become clearer. The big item for Grand Ronde in the budget is Contract Health, which pays for medical and related services to members in the Tribe's six-county service area, said Johnston. From the White …

Health Director Kelly Nelson. "The number we serve is only skimming the top, and I don't think the number is going down." It wasn't always so clear that the first set of problems played a major role in the second set, but in the last 30 years Indian academics and behavioral specialists have come a long way and it is now taken as truth that the constellation of all of the physical and behavioral problems can be attributed to long-term mass trauma, also called Historical Trauma or Intergenerational …