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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves agreement to reestablish daily transit service from Salem to Grand Ronde 09.04.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a transit services agreement with Pacific Crest Bus Lines of Bend, which will bring back daily bus service from Salem to Grand Ronde and Lincoln City, during its Wednesday, Sept. 4, meeting. The agreement will provide funding and operating …

of 78. Sharp Funeral Homes in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, is assisting the family. Funeral service details were unavailable before presstime. Kenneth Eugene Martin Oct. 21, 1973 – Jan. 23, 2026 Tribal member Kenneth Eugene Martin passed away Jan. 23, 2026, at the age of 52. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Tribal gym, followed by a meal at the Community Center. Bollman’s Tribute Center in Dallas is assisting the family. Howard Leslie Davis April 24, 1947 …

is if not for the very hard work of the team that worked on this on our behalf, from the polling to the commercials, and the many outstanding relationships that we made with the help of Justin Martin, and the televised debates that he handled with clarity and professionalism, the outcome may not have been the same. "Even another publication referred to the amount of influence the Grand Ronde Tribe carried. All of this together contributed to the end result and they deserve all the credit. My thanks …

and moccasins, a bowl and a rattle, among a dozen or so projects over the years. "I really want to give him credit," she says. "He taught me everything I know about Native arts. He was a lot of fun and a really wise guy." Along the way, she visited Grand Ronde and had a look at Umpqua crafts. With Rowan's support, she shifted her education to learn the Native cultural arts through the Umpquas, who now live on through her and others in the Grand Ronde Tribe. She started sharing her culture with her …

," Mercier said. "There is value in government-to-government relationships and I am glad that the Tribe sees that." "The $20 million match just became $16 million for a local match," said Haugeberg at the conclusion of the City Club meeting. Tribal Attorney Rob Greene said the Tribe will receive a credit from the Oregon Department of Transportation regarding the highways 18 and 22 interchange for re-allocating the $4 million to the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. The Tribe's contribution cap for the highways …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs $1.1 million loan to begin remodel of Spirit Mountain Lodge 03.07.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Spirit Mountain Casino Tribal Council approved a maximum $1.1 million loan to Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. to fund the design phase of remodeling Spirit Mountain Lodge at its Wednesday, March 7, meeting. The funds will be drawn from the Tribe’s TriState Capital Bank line of credit and will continue Grand Ronde efforts to update and remodel Spirit …

members provide tutorial services to 181 kindergarten through 12 th -grade students in the Willamina and Sheridan school districts. In addition, every one of 23 Tribal eighth-grade students was promoted to high school in 2017, 12 Tribal seniors graduated from high school and the program experienced its largest participation levels in both the Student Youth Employment and Summer Credit Recovery programs. “Our kids are very lucky,” Riggs said about the variety of programs offered by Youth Education …

in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution; Approved an amendment to Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc.’s seven-year private note with the Tribe that allows Finance Officer Chris Leno to pay off recent construction loans using the Tribe’s line of credit and allocate the increased permanent loan amount within the Tribe’s investment portfolio; And approved the agenda for the Feb. 4 General Council meeting to be held at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center in Clackamas. The Tribe’s Education Department …

will be reduced between 50 to 70 percent. … A well-managed transportation system is the backbone of the economy.” Other speakers at the event included Newberg Mayor Bob Andrews, Dundee Mayor David Russ, McMinnville Mayor Scott Hill, state and federal representatives, and Yamhill County Parkway Committee Chair Dave Haugeberg, who has been a driving force behind the project since the late 1980s. “The credit here really does go to the people of Newberg, Dundee, McMinnville and the Confederated …

to work for Smoke Signals and championed the Independent Tribal Press Ordinance, said that Tribal Council recently received a complaint from a Tribal member about a news items and the Tribal member was told to contact the editor of Smoke Signals . “We don’t have any editorial power over Smoke Signals ,” Mercier said. In other action, Tribal Council: Authorized a Tribal credit card for Early Childhood Education Manager Angie Blackwell that will be used to pay for criminal background checks …