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Highway. Warrant service occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A death investigation occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency on an emotionally disturbed person in the 7700 block of Birch Street. Tuesday, Dec. 26 Warrant service occurred in the area of South Street. Officers assisted an outside agency on a disturbance call in the 100 block of Main Street. A hazard was reported in the area of milepost 23 on Highway 18. A hazard …

Culture MMIP walk honors missing and murdered 09.11.2025 Nicole Montesano Murdered and Missing Indigenous People Riley Freeman, 13, left, and Tribal member Fabian Quenelle participate in Ampkwa Advocacy’s 2025 Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Walk at Riverview Park in Independence Saturday, Aug. 30. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer It has been 26 years since Leona LeClair Kinsey (Puyallup) of La Grande, Oregon, joined the legions …

and Lands Director Jan Reibach, Social Services Department Manager Dana Ainam. 29 years : Ceded Lands Program Manager Michael Karnosh 28 years : Restorative Assistant Donnette Spaulding, Police Records Evidence Technician Egypt Leno, Cultural Center Supervisor Crystal Szczepanski, Judicial Operations Supervisor Julie Boekhoff. 27 years : Employment Specialist Tauni Tollas. 26 years : Procurement Department Manager Nathan Rolston. 24 years : Housing Improvement Coordinator Donald Coon. 22 years …

prizes of $250; six prizes of $500 and three prizes of $1,000. It honored the following employees: 36 years: Kelly Leno, procurement specialist. 30 years: Julia Papen, licensing program manager. 28 years : Sunni Ulestad, billing supervisor. 27 years: Melody Baker, clinic business office manager. 26 years: David DeHart, employee relations manager; Becky Mode, compensation-HRIS specialist. 25 years: Angela Sears, Spirit Mountain Community Fund director. 24 years: William Mercier, web administrator …

Culture Tribal members return to NYC to visit Tomanowos 06.14.2012 Michelle Alaimo Culture , People , History By Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals photographer NEW YORK CITY -- Tribal member Lisa Archuleta, Tribal Services Representative for the Portland area office, said during her first visit to Tomanowos, "As soon as I walked into the museum, I felt the energy. It was very strong, very powerful." Archuleta was participating in the Tribe's annual private ceremony with Tomanowos, the 15.5-ton …

Tribal Government & News Tribe requests consultation on Willamette Falls Trust funding 06.27.2025 Nicole Montesano Willamette Falls By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer The Grand Ronde Tribe has asked Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to hold off on approving a funding request by Willamette Falls Trust, pending “a more rigorous review” and Tribal consultation. The request is the latest move in an ongoing struggle between Grand Ronde, Siletz, Umatilla and Warm Springs Tribes in Oregon …

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 …

Tribal Government & News HUD's Native American Program head visits Grand Ronde 07.29.2011 Dean Rhodes Federal government , Housing Smoke Signals staff writer "You're blessed with having such great sites," said Rodger Boyd (Navajo), Deputy Assistant Secretary of the federal Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs, "and the architecture and layouts really complement them. The integration of housing design and cultural awareness is extremely good. It's a great …

continued conservation work at the sites. "The vision of the Ceded Lands Plan is to build on these successes and create ways for the Tribe to protect and recover its ceded lands," Reibach said. The Ceded Lands Plan will be released in three versions: an executive summary for the general public, a consultation document that is still "public safe" that can be distributed to other agencies and a full plan more than 200 pages long that will contain sensitive cultural information that is for internal …

goals. In addition, Engineering, Public Works and Facilities were to fund and implement the Tribal transportation program and maintain and implement improvements to the Tribal wastewater infrastructure. For tradition and culture goals, departments were asked to preserve and protect Tribal artifacts and sacred sites, and showcase Tribal culture, which included managing construction of many capital projects. For the healthy individuals, families and community goals, the Housing Authority was asked …