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PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 Tribal member heading to National Finals Rodeo — pg 12 SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Voters select Kennedy, Tuomi and George By Brent Merrill Smoke Signals staff writer T ribal voters re-elected Tribal Council members Cheryle A. Kennedy and Jon A. George and newcomer Brenda Tuomi was HOHFWHGWRÀOOWKHVHDWRIRXWJRLQJ Tribal Council Secretary Toby Mc- Clary, who did not run after serving two terms. Tribal Council election results were released following a recount at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. ZKHQWKHRIÀFLDOQXPEHUVZHUH posted on the door of the Tribal Community Center. Kennedy, who has served five consecutive terms on Tribal Coun- cil, received the most votes with 459 or 14.646 percent of the total votes cast. “I’m very serious about our cul- ture and our traditions and our well-being. That is the backbone of our Tribe.” said Kennedy. “What I believe has held us together is our culture and our belief in ourselves. We are here with a purpose. We were intended to be here and every ÀEHURIXVLVJRLQJWRÀJKWWRVWD\ here, and that comes from those traditions and those values.” Grand Ronde voters elected Tu- RPLWRKHUÀUVW7ULEDO&RXQFLOWHUP with the second most votes at 439 votes or 14.008 percent. Tuomi becomes the 45th person elected to Tribal Council since the Tribe was restored in 1983. Tribal membership also re-elect- ed George to his second consecutive term with 434 votes or 13.848 per- cent of votes cast. Former Tribal Council member and Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr. See ELECTION continued on page 7 Photo by Michelle Alaimo Grand Ronde Honor Guard, from left, Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, Tribal Elder Alton Butler and community Elder Al Miller lead a procession of Tribal members down Tilikum Crossing alongside the first ride of TriMet’s Orange Line during the grand opening celebration for both in Portland on Saturday, Sept. 12. Grand Ronde leads way at Tilikum Crossing opening By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor P ORTLAND – Members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, descendants of the original tilixam – “people” in Chinuk Wawa – of the Port- land area, appropriately lead the way at the grand opening of the new Tilikum Crossing Bridge in Portland on Saturday, Sept. 12. With a light southerly breeze blowing, the Grand Ronde Honor Guard of Tribal Council Chair- man Reyn Leno, Tribal Elders Alton Butler and Steve Bobb Sr., and community Elder Al Miller lined up on the new transit bridge See OPENING continued on pages 10-11 Tribe accepts 14-acre donation at Kilchis Point By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor B AY CITY – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is no longer landlocked. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Tribe accepted a donation of 14 acres from the Tillamook County Photo by Michelle Alaimo Board of Commissioners at Kilchis Point on the eastern shore of Tillamook Bay. “This is a very historic day for Grand Ronde,” See DONATION continued on page 16 After Tribal Council gifted Tribal logo Pendleton blankets, Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno shakes hands with Tillamook County Commissioner Tim Josi during a ceremony in which the Tribe accepted a donation of 14 acres at Kilchis Point on the eastern shore of Tillamook Bay from the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Bay City. On the right is Tillamook County Commissioner Bill Baertlein.