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12 SMOKE SIGNALS NOVEMBER 15, 2024 Outstanding award Photo contributed by Toby McClary Shooter training On Monday, Oct. 28, the Grand Ronde Emergency Services De- partment hosted an active shooter training at the Grand Ronde Fire Station. The training was a response to Tribal Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Brandy Bishop and Tribal Lt. Brandon Trombla noticing a gap in the department’s ability to respond to an active threat incident. About 40 fi rst responders participated in the training that involved several active shooter scenarios. Agen- cies that participated in addition to Emergency Services inlcuded Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department, Polk County Fire District No. 1 and Yamhill County Emergency Management, as well as the Carlton, Independence and Yamhill Police Departments. Through a grant, bullet proof vests were purchased for all Emergency Services staff and they hosted an active attack integrated response class in May. The active shooter training tested the abilities of multiple fi rst responder agencies to work together. n The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Natural Resources Department received the 2024 Outstanding Contributor Award at the Long Tom Watershed Council’s Annual Meeting & Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 24. Pictured, from left, are Fire Management and Protection Program Manager Andrew Puerini, Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George, Long Tom Watershed Council Board Chair Taylor Evans, Restoration Ecologist/FW Policy Analyst Lindsay McClary and Natural Resources Specialist Anna Ramthun. According to the watershed council, the Natural Resources Department, “provided signifi cant leadership and support for three burn sites in the Long Tom Watershed in 2023: Rattlesnake Butte, Camp Creek Hills and Coyote Oaks. The Long Tom Watershed Council has for many years prepared to bring good fi re back to the oak and prairie ecosystems that depend on it. However, we rely on leadership and expertise from outside our organization to implement burns. The successful burns in 2023, totaling 122 acres, would not have been possible without the leadership and capacity provided by CTGR’s Natural Resources Department.” Photos by Michelle Alaimo Yamhill Police Department School Resource Offi cer Chris Livingston, left, tends to “shooting victim,” Artimus Johnson, during the active shooter training at the Grand Ronde Fire Station on Monday, Oct. 28. Tribal member Fabian Quenelle, right, played the “active shooter,” who Livingston neutralized during the drill. Attention All Artisans Now accepting bids for our Senior Miss crown. Submit full design that includes: • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde logo including feathers. Yamhill Police Department Traffi c Offi cer A.J. Miller checks rooms as “shooting victim” Grand Ronde Emergency Services EMT/Firefi ghter Skip Fuller yells for help during an active shooter training at the Grand Ronde Fire Station on Monday, Oct. 28. • Court Year 2025–26. • Title: Senior Miss Grand Ronde. • Crowns must be completed and delivered by July 31, 2025. DUE TO ILLEGAL DUMPING OF TRASH IN THE RECYCLE BINS AND CONTAMINATION, THIS RECYCLING DEPOT IS ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING AND GOING AWAY. Must submit photos of progress when requested. Bid deadline is Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (deadline is firm and no bids will be accepted after 5 p.m.) CTGR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT Mail bids and designs to: CTGR Royalty c/o Shannon Simi 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Questions: Call Shannon at 503-879-1358 or email shannon.simi@grandronde.org *Bids and designs can be sent to the above email address. Ad by Samuel Briggs III
