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on the specifics of what occurred. Tribal member Justin Martin, who also works as the Tribe's principal lobbyist in Salem, briefed Tribal members on Measures 82 and 83 and the Tribe's efforts to help defeat the measures. He then fielded approximately 20 questions and comments from Tribal members. The complementary measures would amend the Oregon Constitution to allow private casinos and also specifically permit one to be built at the shuttered greyhound racetrack in Wood Village, which …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals honored at ONPA convention 07.17.2012 Ron Karten Tribal employees WELCHES -- The Grand Ronde Tribal newspaper, Smoke Signals , received one first-place award and two second-place awards in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Associate Member contest. Award recipients were announced Friday, July 13, at the annual convention held at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches. Smoke Signals received a first-place plaque for being the best newspaper …

Culture Salem girl donates Native artifact to Tribe 05.14.2012 Michelle Alaimo Culture , History Thanks to a 10-year-old Salem girl, the future Grand Ronde Museum and Cultural Center will have one more Tribal artifact to display when it opens. Micheaylaa Engman, a fourth-grader at Richmond Elementary School, found the artifact - a biface - while digging in the dirt at the Salem apartment where she lives with her mother and brother. The apartment is about 100 yards south of Mill Creek, which …

. She always protected them and made sure they were all safe and taken care of. When Leona was a child, her grandmother, Marie Quigly nicknamed her "Gimme" because Leona would always say, "Gimme, gimme." Leona loved people and was well-known in the community and fast to meet people wherever she was or went. She always had something to say that made you smile or laugh. And when there was someone in need, she would be the one to open her door or loving arms to help a person out. And when Leona …

feet, will help "get more growth in the future." Kuust said the timber sale will net the Tribe more than $59,000 in income. In other action, Tribal Council: Re-appointed Perri McDaniel and Stephanie Wood and appointed Veronica Gaston to the Cultural Trust Board; Disbanded the Audit Planning Group from the Tribal Council Planning Groups; Corrected one membership roll number assigned in error and corrected the blood quantum of one Tribal member; And approved the enrollment of three infants …

Tribal membership and regional academic communities," said Land and Culture Department Manager Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, one of the leads in making this happen. "With a great interest in this new chapter in the Tribe's cultural history, inquiries to donate artifacts and items into the Tribe's collections have increased substantially. Also, people are coming forward with offers to volunteer after our opening." Chachalu has already started holding cultural classes in two classrooms and has …

, a towable emergency generator, radio equipment, training and disaster event exercises, emergency supplies, storage containers and other related equipment and supplies; Approved the enrollment of four new Tribal members - three infants and one minor; And approved the voluntary relinquishment of membership for one Tribal member who decided to join his father's Tribe. Tribal Council member Jon A. George and Tribal members Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, Eirik Thorsgard and Brian Krehbiel performed the cultural …

service. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe; Corrected two roll numbers assigned in error; Approved a supplemental budget appropriation increase to the 2014 budget that will account for the $2.7 million Employment Services building to be constructed next to the Tribal Community Center; Appointed Tribal Council member Kathleen Tom to the Governor's Regional Solutions Advisory Committee; Authorized Titu Asghar, director of Economic Development …

Culture Gravestone sought for Tilmer 08.06.2014 Dean Rhodes People , History History often sweeps away the little things. That's not always so with families. They know the people who were towering figures in their lives, whatever the larger community and country knew of them. Still, even among families, things get lost. Tilmer LaChance Leno, 99 at the time of her death, was born in 1858 in St. Paul, Ore. In 1877, she married the first David Leno, one of the Tribe's pioneers, who also …

of McConnell’s regular work hours. “Because we are a small department,” he said, “we don't have the manpower to assist with all those hours, so we chose one specialty, and that was detection.” Nixwa is trained to detect the odors of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin or any derivatives of those narcotics. He presents a passive alert, meaning he sits when he detects one or more of the odors. Since June, Nixwa has made five finds resulting in five arrests. Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton …