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T' " VI J-Jb r-rr j PRESORTED it-" I V V. jU"?" STANDARD MAIL M' ' r tCAI;"' """ "'"""T1 US POSTAGE PAID VI l T f'K 1 V -V- 1 l"''Tllin'TlllPlllll'l,lll'l'l'llll'llll Illll'll SALEM. OR iliUr1????' P-l Pill PERM.TN0.178 KjBftH'ji&ju9 T ' "JJJ OR NEWSPAPER PROJ. UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE gTJTiGiJ: ' 'V.-rw 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON -k XI " hrT . v J EUGENE OR 97403-1205 N JANUARY 15, 2013 25 moke ignals vses A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe -f a )s " Sr "LJZ? WWW.grandronde.org XJ1VCPQXJA. ca MOLALLA ca ROGUE RIVER a KALAPUYA a CHASTA Mark Johnston Mark Johnston named Tribal general manager By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor As of Wednesday, Jan. 9, Mark Johnston dropped the word "interim" from his title as Tribal general manager. Tribal Chairman Reyn Leno announced in a staff wide e-mail on Thursday, Jan. 10, that Johnston ac cepted the position of general man ager, a post he has filled since a senior administration reorganization oc curred in October. "I am pleased to announce that Mark Johnston has been chosen to serve as the Tribe's general man ager," Leno said. "Tribal Council believes that Mr. Johnston will do an exemplary job and will provide our departments and staff with the support and guidance needed to create a sustainable future for our Tribe." "I am very honored and appre ciative of the confidence that the Tribal Council has shown to offer this role to me," Johnston said. "I fully recognize that this confidence is due to the work of so many dedi cated, loyal and skilled staff. "I look forward to the opportunity to lead our governmental services. Our promise to the membership is to never lose sight of our mission of providing efficient and effective ser vices to Grand Ronde members." See JOHNSTON continued on page 3 (U . . I 1 1 " I rs ft re1! ' W: r p4A 4 -or - . Photo by Michelle Alalmo Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department Sgt. Jake McKnight, front, makes his way through a hallway as he looks for a shooter during an active shooter training exercise at the former Grand Ronde Middle School on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The people on the ground volunteered to be role players, such as injured or scared bystanders, for the scenarios. Tribe hosts police training for active shooter incident By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 2-3, would not have been good days to at tempt a heist at the former Grand Ronde Middle School. Some 30 police officers from state, county and local depart ments were running through the building with 40 caliber pistols, shotguns and 223 ARs in hand. The guns were simulated weap ons, using soap-marking cartridg es, but they looked realistic and fired like the real things. It was police and shooters on steroids as law enforcement converged on the former school to practice effective responses in the event of an actual school shooting. See TRAINING continued on page 6 General Council briefed on economic development r-ri;! few7 ' f I, , y 4 Photo by Michelle Alaimo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor For the second time in three meetings, General Council was briefed about Tribal economic development efforts at the Jan. 6 meeting held in the Tribal Community Center. Economic Development Director Titu Asghar and Commercial Real Estate Manager Ann Lewis recapped the department's efforts during 2012 in a 21-minute presentation held in execu tive session. Since the presentation was delivered in ex ecutive session, Smoke Signals cannot report See MEETING continued on page 10 Tribal Economic Development Director Titu Asghar delivers a report to the general membership about his department's efforts in 201 2 during the General Council meeting held in the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, Jan. 6. Behind him is Ann Lewis, Tribal Commercial Real Estate manager, who also gave an update on the Tribe's commercial property holdings.
