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really appreciate you.” In addition to Kennedy and Haller, Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier and council members Denise Harvey, Brenda Tuomi and Tonya Gleason-Shepek attended. Assistant General Manager Bryan Langley presided over the event and called out ticket numbers for attendees to participate in games. After presenting the service awards, Langley drew employee names to raffle off gifts of cash and administrative leave time. Employees were served a breakfast of scrambled eggs, biscuits …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log: Feb. 15, 2026 02.11.2026 Tribal Police Grand Ronde Police Station Thursday, Jan. 1 A warrant arrest occurred at the 26000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency with a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 18 near milepost 11. Officers responded to an audible alarm that went off at the 8000 block of Fort Hill Road. Friday, Jan. 2 A welfare check occurred at the 28000 block of Southwest Eagle Loop. A welfare check occurred …

. And as far as keeping invasive species from spreading further? “One of the best ways is to clean off your boots and your pets when you finish a hike,” she says. “It’s an easy way to keep these plants from being transported elsewhere.” Tribal Restoration Ecologist Lindsay McClary says that the Tribe has a number of properties specifically designated for fish and wildlife habitat conservation, and that a large portion of these require restoration to function properly. This involves the removing …

Culture Fourth Gathering of Oregon's First Nations Powwow set for Jan. 28 01.13.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Education , History , Events Oregon's five federally recognized western Tribes have again come together to host the fourth annual Gathering of Oregon's First Nations Powwow, held again this year on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Salem Pavilion at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. The five western Tribes are the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, Coquille Indian …

Health & Education Graduates say persistence pays off 07.11.2025 Nicole Montesano Education Tribal member Katherine Rodriguez was one of three guest speakers during the Tribal Education Department’s Honor and Recognition Event at the Spirit Mountain Casino Event Center Friday, June 27. Rodriguez graduated with her master’s degree from Eastern Oregon University. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Persistence in the face of difficulty was the theme …

(in addition to people dying of cancer). If you're sick, your family has to take time off work. They're foregoing things to help take care of you. "It's one thing to say one cancer death is worth X dollars (the Brattle Group paper puts the figure at $8 million), but first of all, putting a dollar value on a human life, that's something the Tribe has taken exception to in the past. "Another cost for Tribes that is extremely difficult to put a dollar value on is the cost to traditional cultural practices …

that are similar to slots. Accompanying the letters, Tribal leaders submitted two studies by C3 Gaming Consultants Consortium and ECONorthwest that estimate the introduction of 250 historic racing machines at Grants Pass Downs will siphon off revenues currently being made by the Oregon Lottery and Oregon Tribes to the tune of $13 million and $6 million, respectively. The ECONorthwest study also estimates that if the machines expand in the same amount to the other four fairgrounds race tracks in Union …

to approve a $1.877 million supplemental budget during its Wednesday, Nov. 8, meeting to fund the construction of five houses in the home ownership development project east of Grand Ronde Road off McPherson Road after a lending misunderstanding affected five potential buyers. Five Tribal member mortgage applicants who were interested in building in the Tribal project were incorrectly notified that a Housing & Urban Development Section 184-approved lender would not provide loans for new construction …

was tired of.” He wrote that finding sobriety was a foundation to seek what he was really craving, which was spiritual recovery. “A comment I always made was that I wasn’t very good at drinking, but I absolutely sucked at life,” Martineau says. “Today, my past prior to recovery seems like a dream … a very bad dream.” His relationships fared no better. Martineau would became extremely jealous and controlling to the point that his partners would eventually tire of it and leave. “I was searching for love …

helping Kitty with the fuel dock bookkeeping. Kitty loved that she was so professional. Her daughter, Tricia, was truly a blessing in her life. Both of them shared a love for the Lord and passion to not only be good Christians, but just to be kind to others. Kitty loved her husband, Curt, for more than 60 years. She often said that she fell in love with him over and over, and loved him more each and every day. He’d still goose her on the behind and she’d blush. They always held hands, never …