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4 JULY 1, 2016 S moke S ignals Tribal police help evacuate Sheridan facility on June 22 2011 – After a two-year hiatus, the Spirit Mountain Stampede rodeo was back in the saddle again. Held continuously between 1996 and 2008, the rodeo was corralled in 2009 and 2010 as the Tribe tightened its collective belt because of the nationwide recession. 2006 – Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy helped with the groundbreaking of the new long- house being constructed at Lane Community College in Eugene. The Tribe’s Spirit Mountain Community Fund contributed $100,000 to the project. 2001 – The top priorities iden- tified by Tribal members during three Community Meetings included satellite offices, buying land near Grand Ronde, non-member spouse health coverage, equalization of benefits regardless of income or res- idence, youth and family recreation programs and facilities, tutoring File photo and counseling children, review of enrollment policies, water development, increasing endowment funds, development of a Tribal bank, home health/assisted living care and scholarships and vocational training. 1996 – A trip for two to the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a new Chevy Blazer, a trip for two to the 1997 Super Bowl and two Portland Trail Blazers’ season tickets were the grand prizes up for grabs as part of Spirit Mountain Casino’s four-day celebration of the grand opening of its new Phase II expansion over the July Fourth weekend. 1991 – Tribal member Mary Ring, who worked for the Klamath Tribe as its Community Services/Title VI director, graduated from the Native American Leadership Institute on Aging in Arlington, Va. 1986 – Tribal Council continued pushing for a Reservation Plan contract extension. The contract expired on June 30 and Tribal Council hoped to get the final paperwork processed in the “near future.” Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. SHERIDAN – Grand Ronde Tribal Police and members of the Tribal Emergency Management Team helped out in the evacuation of 35 elderly residents of Sheridan Care Center on Wednesday, June 22. Sheridan Fire District spokesperson Wesley Rolfson said the residents were evacuated because of the smell of gas in the building at 411 S.E. Sheridan Road. Fourteen residents were moved out before 9 p.m. and another 21 were evacuated shortly thereafter. Residents were temporarily housed at Sheridan High School and Trinity Lutheran Church. The American Red Cross also provided assistance and relief to residents in the form of blankets, coats, snacks and water. Tribal Emergency Operations Coordinator Steve Warden said the Tribe was placed on stand-by at 9:30 p.m. and sent 21 cots over to Sheridan High School for evacuees. In addition, the gym and the Grand Ronde Community Emergency Response Team were put on stand-by in case they were needed. “It went pretty flawlessly,” Warden said. “Because of preparedness, plan- ning and willingness of our Tribal personnel to be good neighbors, these displaced folks were afforded an opportunity to have immediate relief and comfort in what must have been, at best, a frightening situation.” Tribal Police Officer Tyler Brown, Emergency Operations Administra- tive Assistant Brandy Bishop and Swing Shift Housekeeping Supervisor Ben Bishop helped transport the cots to Sheridan. Northwest Natural Gas spokesperson Daphne Mathew said the incident was caused by low pressure in the lines. Northwest Natural inspected the facility and gave permission for residents to return in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 23. Mathew added that a loss of pressure in the lines knocked out service to about 1,400 customers in the Sheridan and Willamina area. A cause has not been determined. “It seems that all of the recent training and drills paid off,” Warden said. Includes information from the Yamhill County News Register WALK-IN DENTAL APPOI NTMENTS FOR KIDS <6 NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY FOR DENTAL CHECK-UPS FOR KIDS 5 AND UNDER WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SEEN AT THE TRIBAL CLINIC. JUST COME ON IN! We will check your child’s teeth during any of our clinic hours without an ap- pointment. Dental check-ups are recommended beginning with the first tooth! Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Dental Clinic Phone 503-879-2020 Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:00—5:00; Thur 9:30-5:30 Ad created by George Valdez
