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Building's first floor. The position had been filled on an interim basis by Higher Education Manager Bryan Langley since September when former Education Manager April Campbell left for a position as Indian Education specialist with the Oregon Department of Education in Salem. "I felt I could contribute to my community and Tribe even more fully in this position," Thorsgard, 37, says. "The Education Department has an overwhelming amount of influence on helping Tribal members become and stay self-sufficient …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 15, 2018 10.12.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Adam Leno was raised taking care of the Tribal cemetery with his grandfather, Russell Leno. So, he felt like he was meant to be in that position when he chose to accept the job as cemetery caretaker. “I worked with grandpa down here since I was 8 years old,” he said. His grandfather raised him since the fifth grade. “I’d come up here to help him; sometimes to work off the trouble I got in. It was a pretty big part …

points en route to the overwhelming win. “I knew he was getting tired. He was wrestling sloppy,” Reyes said. “I thought I had energy throughout the match. I think that broke him.” Reyes finished the year with a 34-5 record. Sadly, just as Hofenbredl was being announced as the winner, his mother sprinted in from the stands and on to the mat toward him. After a short conversation, the two then ran up toward Section 67 where a medical emergency was occurring. Hofenbredl never made it to the awards …

to historic and underutilized drainages. We know there’s an impact and we’re doing everything we can to mitigate it.” 2003 – The first phase in a longtime Tribal plan to provide quality, affordable housing for its members was officially enacted with the dedication of a new 36-unit Tribal housing development. Its name “Chxi Musam Illihi” means “a sleeping place” in Chinuk Wawa. “I think that we finally achieved a goal that we set many years ago about building nice housing for Tribal members,” Grand …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Nov. 15, 2015 11.12.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Tribal members: I am asking that every individual who has been affected by the parent on the roll requirement and who have direct ancestors on the Restoration Roll to write to Tribal Council at tribalcouncil@grandronde.org and ask them to correct each enrollment problem separately from any other corrections because: You would like to see each change to enrollment pass or fail on its own merit …

… Dad, I love you much. Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free I'm following the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard Him call. I turned my back, and left it all. If my parting has left a void Then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss To all my family … you, too, I will miss." He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Esther LaBonte; grandmother, Betsy Schaefer; and Lester LaBonte, Floyd Daniels and Allen "Boskie Boy" Tobiska. He is survived …

, the Community Fund announced that former Oregon Congresswoman Darlene Hooley is leaving after more than nine years as a trustee. Hooley represented Oregon’s 5 th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years before she joined the Community Fund Board of Trustees. “Darlene is truly one of a kind and I admire her greatly,” said Spirit Mountain Community Fund Executive Director Michael Cherry. “Her steadfast work and dedication not only to the Community Fund as a board member …

to seek a second term. “Barring some last-minute change of heart, I plan to seek re-election,” Mercier said in an e-mail on Thursday, May 21. Mercier was first elected to Tribal Council in 2004 and was re-elected in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2017. He received the most votes in ’07 and ’10. He took one year off during that time to attend law school at Michigan State University and is currently attending law school at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. His 15 years on Tribal Council ties him with former …

to reflect, Tribal Council has declared Friday, June 19, 2020, Juneteenth a holiday for the Tribal government.” The idea of the Grand Ronde Tribe honoring Juneteenth was mentioned by Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. during the Tuesday, June 16, Legislative Action Committee meeting. He said he had been contacted by several people regarding the issue. “I’ve been contacted a couple of times regarding the proclamation of the abolishment of slavery,” Bobb said. “I’ve been asked if I would support …

, cooking, beading and leather work. “It’s all the love I have for my people,” she said. “I always wanted to be a part of our people. They’re still my family. A lot don’t understand what our people are all about.” 2006 – The Tribe helped the McCormick and Baxter Superfund site cleanup in Portland Harbor with the planting of more than 10,000 trees and shrubs. “We want to let you know that this site is in the homelands of the Grand Ronde people,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. She …