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and DeHart said her strongest qualities included "persistence, perseverance and dedication." And through her vision, they said, came the Tribal Career Development Department. "It was most apparent that Tribal Career Development is responsible for enhancing the self-sufficiency opportunities for Tribal members. "Sam liked to move quickly on things! "Sam's ability to mentor Tribal members went effortlessly. … She shared so much of herself, her experience and knowledge beyond just the workplace …

Culture Community Fund awards quarterly grants to nonprofits, Tribes 10.01.2012 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Community Fund As part of the Tribe's most recent effort "to improve the quality of life in Oregon consistent with the Tribe's values," Spirit Mountain Community Fund gave out $902,699 in grants to Oregon nonprofits and Tribes on Wednesday, Sept. 12. In 34 grants to nonprofits, the Community Fund awarded $502,405, funding projects in education, health, arts and culture, environment …

found in the enrollment files. That caused more talk of a full-fledged audit of the Tribe’s enrollment files. Then in June 2011, the Tribal Council approved an audit for all of the Tribe’s enrollment files. In all of this, the concern seems to be toward getting the most accurate enrollment records possible and that was about it. When the processing of the findings of the enrollment audit started to take place in August 2013, I do not recall hearing anything about various people being targets …

Health & Education Jeffrey Lorenz takes helm of Tribal Health Services 03.13.2014 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal employees After a year without a Health Services executive director, the Tribe has chosen Jeffrey Lorenz, 56, to fill the vacancy. Lorenz comes from a background that encourages and supports employees, patients and local communities. As chief operating officer of Silverton Health, his most recent position, he used these strategies to increase patient visits and income …

, along the Oregon coastline, to northern California." In response, 19 stakeholders - from legislators to engineers to state department heads - created the 2013 Oregon Resilience Plan. Based on information collected by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries , the plan estimates a 37-percent chance of a 9 to 9.5 magnitude earthquake in the next 50 years. Hundreds of aftershocks occur following a subduction zone earthquake. Scientists predict most bridges and overpasses from British …

habitats for nonnative game fish, such as bass and bluegill, which prey on the chub. The chub was listed as endangered in 1993 when only eight populations totaling fewer than 1,000 fish were known to exist. It was promoted to threatened status in 2010. Twenty-one years after the initial listing, there are more than 80 populations and more than 150,000 fish known to exist. "In contrast to high-profile species such as the Pacific salmon and the grey wolf, most of the recovery activities have occurred …

millennials and young professionals. Levi says his financial investing advice could be particularly meaningful and beneficial to young Tribal members because of the financial benefits the Tribe provides. “I believe education is the most important tool to helping people make smarter financial decisions,” he says. “An individual who receives a windfall of cash and who has no financial education is not likely going to invest some, if any, of that windfall. At no fault of their own, it’s a weakness …

as enrollment.” Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez said Montano is a great addition to Member Services. “Having come from our Cultural Resources Department, she has a deep understanding of community and knows our Tribal families,” Hernandez says. “There is no doubt in my mind that she will serve our members to the best of her ability and I look forward to working with her in her new capacity as Member Services Program manager.” Montano says the most challenging part of her job so far …

could be from her younger sister. “She didn’t tell me how hard it was because she didn’t want to scare me,” Empey says with a smile. Benthin had been interested in being a doctor for most of her life, but for Empey that desire came midway through her senior year at Stanford. “I realized what a cool career it could be, but at that point I was too far along to change tracks,” she says. After earning her bachelor’s degree in 2006, Empey worked for a year doing consulting to try and use her degree …

that in our estimation is getting worse,” he said. Leno said the most common obstacles the Housing Department experiences are the homeless population in Grand Ronde, lack of upper-income homes, static waiting lists, self-sufficiency and drug usage. He added that Housing is looking at building two additional low-income apartment complexes for eight more units as well as determining ways for Tribal members to own their own homes instead of living in Tribal housing to foster self-sufficiency. Leno …