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march 15, 2024
General Council
briefed on capital
improvement projects
By Danielle Harrison
Smoke Signals editor
T
ribal Engineering and Plan-
ning Manager Ryan Webb
briefed the membership on
various capital improvement proj-
ects on and off the Reservation
during a Sunday, March 3, General
Council meeting held via Zoom and
in Tribal Council chambers.
“It really is a
pleasure to pro-
vide an update
to the member-
ship on every-
thing that we’ve
been working on
during this last
year,” Webb said.
Ryan Webb
“I think everyone
can agree that it has definitely been
amazing to see the Tribal campus
and community growing, seeing
some of these buildings and proj-
ects come to fruition where there’s
been lots of great conversations and
input into them.”
He provided the Tribal audience
with an update of Creekside Elder
housing, the Tribal homeownership
development, Wind River Apart-
ments, Warriors of Hope expan-
sion, language education building,
health care and vaccination clinic,
Grand Ronde Fire Station upgrade,
child development center, resident
and recreation center, electric ve-
hicle charging stations, community
paths grant and the Tumwata Vil-
lage project in Oregon City.
“You see these projects coming
out of the ground, and seeing them
and realizing that it was really
rewarding to be a part of that,”
Webb said. “I appreciate the sup-
port from the executive team and
Ulali Quenelle, 8, kicks her leg up as she dances during the 19th annual Agency Creek Round Dance held in the
Tribal gym on Friday, March 8.
Dancing around
Tribal members Fabian Quenelle, left, and Jordan Mercier
sing and drum during the 19th annual Agency Creek Round
Dance held in the Tribal gym on Friday, March 8. Close to 800
people attended the event that also took place on Saturday,
March 9. The dance is hosted by the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde and the Tribe’s Youth Empowerment &
Prevention Program.
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A day of egg-cellence
Community run/walk will follow hunt
By Danielle Harrison
Smoke Signals editor
T
he popular Tribal Housing Department
Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 30, rain or shine, at the
covered area in Tribal housing on Raven Loop.
The hunt is traditionally held the Saturday
before Easter. This year, Easter is on Sunday,
March 31.
As usual, organizers want to remind partic-
ipants to arrive early or risk going home emp-
ty-handed as the young participants are very
egg-er about scrambling about for the treats
quickly.
In past years, the time for all the candy to be
spoken for is about one minute after the hunt
begins. Attendees are also asked to bring their
own basket or bag to carry their treasures home.
This is one Tribal event that requires prompt-
ness on the part of parents and prospective
Easter egg hunters, lest they miss out on the
See EGG HUNT
continued on page 5
Smoke Signals file photo
Frankie Hostler picks up eggs during the Tribal
Housing Department Easter Egg Hunt last year. This
year’s hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30.