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Posted on
06-13-13 at
2:46 pm
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
Roscoe Earl “Rocky” Langley Jr.Dec. 30, 1932 – May 29, 2013Tribal Elder Roscoe Earl “Rocky” Langley Jr., 80, walked on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at the Southeast Alabama More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
10:07 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Spirit Mountain Community Fund awarded a $71,614 special grant in late May to the Portland-based think tank Chalkboard Project for More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
10:05 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council approved a one-time exemption to Tribal fireworks regulations at its June 5 meeting to allow the Veterans Special Event More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
10:04 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
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By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
About 40 Tribal and industry representatives, along with a selection of electric cars and two-foot-long scissors made the scene on More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
10:02 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Spirit Mountain Casino’s Grand Floral Parade float “Dances With Roses” received the Rose Society Award for the most effective use More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
10:00 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
By Ron KartenSmoke Signals staff writerSarah Ross, who has served as a speech therapist contractor for the Tribe since 2011, is now serving in that capacity on staff at the More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
9:59 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
Dear Smoke Signals:
My name is “Butch,” Walter F. Simmons. I have been in prison going on 14 years. There are a number of reasons and factors that contributed to, well, More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
9:58 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
By Ron KartenSmoke Signals staff writerThe 1.8-acre Tyee Nature Reserve, initially planned as a home for “threatened” Nelson’s checkermallow plants, was dedicated from the More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
9:57 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
Theodore T. “Teddy” LaChance
Sept. 13, 1929 – June 4, 2013
Tribal Elder Theodore T. “Teddy” LaChance, 83, of Grand Ronde walked on Tuesday, June 4, in Grand Ronde.
He was More
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Posted on
06-13-13 at
9:56 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
2008 – The Tribe’s Grand Floral Parade entry “Romancing Rose” received the Rose Festival Court Award for the entry best exemplifying community or civic involvement and pride. More
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Posted on
06-12-13 at
11:05 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
A free Parenting Workshop will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the Tribal Early Childhood Building. The workshop will cover how to understand stress as a More
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Posted on
06-12-13 at
11:01 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
Positive Indian Parenting, a four-week class, will begin Monday, June 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tribal Community Center. The class is designed to help parents, More
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Posted on
06-07-13 at
9:11 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
Contrary to a previous posting, the June 14 per capita checks will be mailed out following previous procedures.
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Posted on
06-05-13 at
9:15 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
The ninth annual Family Night Out will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 20, on the Tribal campus.
There will be the Quad Air Jumper, Pirate Ship, Gyroscope, Bungee More
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Posted on
06-04-13 at
8:25 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Using Bonneville Power Administration funding, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has acquired 338 acres on the North Santiam River More
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Posted on
06-03-13 at
9:31 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
An Old-Fashioned Potluck Picnic will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Bay Park (the picnic area near the Tribal Rodeo Grounds). There will be sack races, More
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Posted on
05-30-13 at
9:11 am
By
dean.rhodes@grandronde.org
2008 – Gov. Ted Kulongoski attended the Tribe’s annual Memorial Day ceremony held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial. The governor delivered the keynote address and it was More
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Posted on
05-30-13 at
9:10 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Two years after the Grand Ronde Tribe and Willamina High School jointly developed a Chinuk Wawa language class, two Tribal students More
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Posted on
05-30-13 at
9:09 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
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By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
On the 10th anniversary of the West Valley Veterans Memorial’s dedication, more than 200 people attended the annual commemoration More
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Posted on
05-30-13 at
9:07 am
By
Michelle Alaimo
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Anybody with a taste for fatty, processed foods knows how difficult it is to give them up for uncooked carrots, tomatoes and greens More