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-- Every Willamina School District student will have access to a Native American book collection this summer thanks to extra funds from an Oregon Department of Education grant. Rebecca Arredondo is the school district’s Tribal Attendance Promising Practices program advocate. Typically, the program provides different incentives and celebrations to support Tribal families within the district and encourage regular school attendance for elementary-aged students. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most …

; and niece, Amy Jeffers. He is survived by sisters, Julie Little, Jeanna Buxton, Janie Stuck, Jill Brandon and Jolene Kamna; and lots of nieces and nephews. Joe mainly grew up in Molalla and McMinnville, and had recently lived in Willamina for the past 20 years. He graduated from Molalla High School. After high school, Joe began his logging career. He was an avid logger, hunter and fisherman. He spent most of his free time in the mountains; it was his happy place. He chose a logging career …

dominance. After the top 20 suggestions were released to the public, the task force received feedback from 150 community members and 187 students returned surveys sent out by Noss. “There were about four people who received almost unanimous support, and Kathryn was one of them,” Noss said. Public comments were most in favor of Harrison, Letitia Carson, the only Black woman in Oregon to secure a land claim as a result of the 1862 Homestead Act, and Chepenefa. Students leaned toward Harrison as well …

handling the day-to-day servicing of customer accounts. “I’m trying to get over the hump of people who are surprised the former agent sold the business,” Lawrence said. “It’s been challenging convincing the customers I don’t plan on going anywhere.” Another challenge has simply been adjusting to a new business system and learning more about home and auto insurance accounts. “It’s taken some getting used to,” Lawrence said. The most enjoyable part of his new job has been the independence encouraged …

to have this and I am very grateful for the Tribe as a whole. I wouldn’t be where I am without them. It would have been hard to go to school if hadn’t had that support.” She says the most rewarding part about completing her education and having a career is being a role model for her children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. “They see where education has taken me and what it takes to get a good job,” Childers says. “I would tell anyone who is struggling not to give up. It’s OK to take a little time …

, 1855. Current Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and former Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno are direct descendants of the Wachenos. The 21,000-square-foot building will house most of the college’s student services and its name will honor Dan, who signed the treaty that ceded a sizable swath of the northern Willamette Valley to the federal government and was later removed to the Grand Ronde Reservation, as well as his family, which included his son, John. During the dedication event …

these types of violence in the past year. Compared to non-Hispanic, white women, Native American and Alaska Native women are 1.2 times more likely to have experienced violence during their life, and 1.7 times more likely to have experienced it during the past year, the study found. The study further found that medical care was the most common service needed by the victims of lifetime violence. Among the women seeking services, 38 percent were unable to get the help they needed. If anyone has …

for construction permits from the city of Portland,” Rowe said. “Once we have those, we will begin the remodeling process. Our hope is that it will open sometime this year. We anticipate that the Portland facility will be similar in capacity as the Salem clinic.” Medication-assisted treatment is not new. Methadone, the most commonly used form, has been utilized to treat opioid dependence since the 1950s. Buprenorphine was developed in the 1960s, but not offered to patients battling drug addictions until …

, and they can hear what I hear. … I’m not sure exactly what it is, but I think it’s part of a cell phone or Google eye or something.” Mejia’s most recent criminal conviction was a 2018 disorderly-conduct charge in Lincoln City. According to the Lincoln City News Guard , he also was cited and released by the Lincoln City Police Department in July 2020 after police received a report of a man with a beer pushing a crosswalk button over and over again. Other criminal convictions include driving under …

three-minute opening statements, each candidate had two minutes to answer about 15 previously submitted questions from the membership. Questions covered a wide range of topics, including candidates’ best previous contribution while serving on council, board and committees each candidate currently serves on, the Tribal Council role in building back traditions, the most important component of the Tribal Council oath of office, support for Tribal Council term limits, thoughts about disenrollment …