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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves website redesign contract 06.27.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council held its second consecutive meeting on Wednesday, June 27, because the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday and approved two items. Tribal Council OK’d a maximum $105,000 contract with Subtext of Portland to redesign and develop the Tribal website at www.grandronde.org . In addition, Tribal Council appointed Kristina Summers to the Enrollment Board out of 14 applicants …

, senior marketing executive for the team and director of Game Day Operations. "Because of them, we have free choices they don't have in other countries. There are two defining forces willing to die for you. Jesus Christ and the U.S. soldier. One died for your soul and the other for your freedom." Howard is an Air Force veteran, having served from 1961-66, and a lifelong baseball professional with 59 years in the sport. The jam-packed schedule on Thursday, July 5, started with a caisson sitting just …

of good things that came out of there, and we live with it every day,” he said. “Veterans give you guys a right to go to bed and get up every day. The pay in Vietnam was about $100 a month, and I saw people die for it.” Leno said that when Vietnam veterans returned home, they were often spit on due to the political climate in America at the time. “The war wasn’t our fault,” he said. “That is the problem with war. The politicians don’t go, we do.” Leno told students about how he once saved …

it.” According to Indian Health Service statistics released in 2012, there is a 72 percent higher rate of suicide among Native Americans. In addition, of the 38,000 Americans who die from suicide each year, 90 percent suffer from a mental disorder, a substance abuse disorder or both. “I think originally when we talked about doing the summit we were definitely targeting the veteran out there that is homeless, the one that doesn’t reach out,” said Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno. “We can make …

for Theft I, which is a felony. I fell into a deep hole and wanted to die. I contemplated suicide. Three days later, I ended up in the hospital. If it wasn’t for my family forcing me to go to the hospital, I might have died. I just couldn’t figure out why two of my family members at the Elders Center didn’t even try to reach out to me as they knew I was struggling emotionally and why when I agreed to pay them back the money and had already started paying it back they still pressed charges against …

, “When I die, it’s OK to be sad for a little bit. But don’t stay sad.” Then she would get a big smile and start clapping when she thought about heaven and she would say, “Can you imagine?” The most important thing in her life was family: Her Christian family, birth family, Tribal family, Narcotics Anonymous family, canoe family and community family. All of you gave her so much joy and purpose. Let us honor her gift of connecting to people, understanding people and her ability to reflect back …

Health & Education There’s wisdom in saying goodbye 03.15.2011 TJ McKnight Health & Wellness By Tom Bender Tribal Mental Health counselor I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wis. For this last Super Bowl, I went to the home of fellow-Cheese Heads to enjoy some food and watch the game. My friends were aware that my wife and I were moving to New Mexico at the end of March. As we stood at the front door to say our goodbyes, they suggested we get together one more time before we leave. My first …

Commission, Spirit Mountain Casino was the No. 1 tourist attraction in Oregon with more than 2.5 million visitors in the past year. “The success of Spirit Mountain is a result of a combination of several factors which include family entertainment areas like Superplay and the video arcade area, super dining, closer proximity to other tourism designations such as the Oregon coast, and now, the recent opening of the Spirit Mountain Lodge,” a Smoke Signals article stated. 1994 – Gaming took one more …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Nov. 15, 2020 11.12.2020 Danielle Harrison History 2015 2015 – Grand Ronde Tribal member Marcel Allen won the 40 th annual World Junior Bull Riding Championship at the 2015 Indian Nation Finals Rodeo held in Las Vegas, Nev. Allen qualified for the world championship after winning three of seven bull riding events the past summer. “There were a lot more people,” Allen said. “There was a different set-up and it was just a whole different thing. I was super …

. It was the fourth marathon for Lopez and the first for Brown. “I’m very proud of her,” Lopez said. “With this being her first marathon, she did very well.” 1996 – Legends restaurant opened with weekend visitors who gathered for food, fun and celebration. Special prizes were given away all four days of the grand opening and included cash wheel prizes of up to $500, season tickets to the Portland Trail Blazers, Super Bowl tickets, an all-expenses paid trip to the Summer Olympics in Atlanta …