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received a congratulatory email for being one of eight librarians throughout the country who had won an all-expenses paid trip to Boston, her first thought was, “Is this spam?” “I just couldn’t believe it,” she said. After showing the email to a colleague, Cole phoned the sender, Anna Cesary. Cesary is the executive assistant to Jeff Kinney, author of the mega-bestselling “ Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series. Kinney launched a nationwide search last fall to coincide with the release of his 18 th book …

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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves transit plan application 01.08.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council held its first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, Jan. 8, with only one action item on the agenda, as it was only eight days since the final meeting of 2024. Council approved an application to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund for the Tribe’s 2025-27 …

Culture Tribal member Anthony Hudson wins Spark award 01.14.2025 Nicole Montesano Tribal member Anthony Hudson By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Tribal member Anthony Hudson was one of two local Indigenous artists selected by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation to receive some of the first awards in a new program intended to support the Oregon arts community. “The Spark Award for Oregon artists is a new, three-year pilot program investing $1,500,000 in individual artists …

on the deck and watch coyotes, elk, deer and some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets that you've ever seen." And she continued that tradition in one form or another throughout her career. "We'd always have our little talks in the morning," said Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. "I always get in early, and Dakota is there, and we'd pour ourselves some coffee. I'll miss them little chats. She pretty much knew about every department. She's worked in almost every one." Tribal Council member …

event was held for the planned education complex in Grand Ronde while, simultaneously, work was occurring on a new rodeo grounds. The 140-by-250-foot competition size rodeo grounds will feature two camping areas - one for spectators and one for contestants, and bleachers to seat the expected crowd. 1996 - Gov. John Kitzhaber signed an executive order on State-Tribal Government-to-Government relations on May 22 during a special signing ceremony attended by all nine Oregon Tribes. "Our Tribe takes …

in the season, you have to be pretty tough and dedicated." Both Matt and Lee say that most of the out-of-state tournaments have some very tough competition and that Matt can sometimes tell, by looking at the roster of who's wrestling that day, how he will fare in his matches. Matt plays other sports, such as baseball and football, but says that if he had to pick one sport to play, wrestling would be the one. Matt plans to wrestle next year and continue wrestling for the duration of his high-school …

for 1985: One on the corporate number and one for income earned after Sept. 30, 1985. The problem was partially due to the Internal Revenue Service not understanding the difference between the corporation and the Tribe since they both began with "The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde." The Tribal Council is a sovereign government while the corporation is a state-chartered non-profit 501(c)(3). Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals …

Gaming Oregon Republicans, Democrats oppose casino measures 10.12.2012 Ron Karten Gaming , State government , Spirit Mountain Casino In a rare showing of bipartisan agreement, both the Oregon Republican Party and the Democratic Party of Oregon are recommending "no" votes on Measures 82 and 83. The two complementary measures would amend the state Constitution to allow private casinos in the state and would specifically permit one to be built at the shuddered greyhound race track in Wood Village …