Yesteryears - Aug. 1, 2011

2006 - Northwest Tribal canoe families joined in Grand Ronde to welcome the Tribe's handmade canoe "Stankiya," which means "change" in Chinuk Wawa. The handmade canoe measures 33 feet long and 5 feet wide and it was christened in the Tribe's gymnasium.

2001 - Tribal member Bryan Langley became the Short Term Training and Continuing Distance Education Specialist. He had worked 10 years previously with the Tribe's Social Services Department and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority before transferring to the Education Department. He graduated from Western Baptist College with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

1996 - Spirit Mountain Casino's new restaurant, Legends, has been providing visitors with a glimpse of Grand Ronde's past by displaying enlarged reproductions of older photos, ranging from the first decade of the century through the 1940s. Among the more notable photos are pictures of Molalla Kate, who served as housekeeper to Dr. John McLoughlin, and her husband, Louis Chantelle, a horseback mailman.

1991 - Junior and Senior candidates for Miss Grand Ronde 1991-92 were Tina Bulter, Courtney Galligher, Amelia Haug, Krystal Schmid, Deana Gardner and Lisa Schmid.

1986 - Acting General Manager Jim Willis announced the hiring of two new employees. Alan Ham was hired as the Tribal social worker while Don Huston was hired as the Tribal social researcher. "Initially, these two individuals will make up the Tribal Social Services Department," Willis wrote. "We expect it will take a little time to get the program on its feet and to become fully integrated into the Tribal community."

Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals.