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Environmental Resources Specialist Brandy Humphreys, who organized the program. "By getting involved at the beginning, the Tribe can help prevent problems from happening in the first place." Bonneville Power, like Oregon state agencies, has a responsibility to consult with Tribes. The two-day session held with some 25 Bonneville employees was all about describing "the best way to consult with the Grand Ronde Tribe," said Humphreys. "We've learned to work with people," Tribal Council member Jack Giffen …

, to store them. They were always right here whenever we needed them to be here." In addition to the television, IS provided the library with new software to connect the library's database with such other functions as loaning books and DVDs and keeping track of the collection. In fact, the project brought out the best in a number of departments. "Joe Loomis (Limited Energy Telecommunications technician) and Jodie Kraemer (Telecommunications administrator), who keep the Tribal phone system going, had …

things.' "Today, I come to work with a smile on my face. I do whatever this man asks me to do. I'm here. I lace up my boots every day." "I can read people's minds," said Keuftedjian, who purchased the service station four years ago. "I knew he could be a good employee when I saw him." "I love it here," said Anderson, four months into the job and still receiving rave reviews from his boss. "He's doing great," said Keuftedjian. "Today, he is one of my best employees." With seven gas stations north …

Penitentiary Chaplain Phil Holbrook at 503-373-1350 or phillip.e.holbrook@doc.state.or.us to volunteer. The best time to contact him is between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.) Dear Smoke Signals : In reply to the letter sent by Adam Jeffers, I have to agree with him that the Tribal government has gone overboard with all the giving away of our money. They are supposed to be looking for ways to better the lives of Tribal members and their dependents. Instead, they give away millions at a shot …

from which bows are traditionally made. There is a year or more of drying that goes into the wood staves before they are ready to become a bow, but local hazel (nut) wood is plentiful in the area. Bows also are made of a bamboo species called rattan and service berry wood, neither of which are local, said Krehbiel. Vine maple, however, is local and makes some of the best bows, said Mercier. Cultural Protection Coordinator Eirik Thorsgard gave a presentation on flint knapping to show how early …

, this man who has appeared twice before the U.S. Supreme Court disarmed the audience, opening his talk with the observation, "If I had known this was going to be such a crowd, I would have worn my girdle." "I have had the very best clients in the entire world," he said, "and have represented the living and the dead as well." With regard to the dead, he was referring to his defense of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act legislation for the Pawnee Nation. Across the brief span …

a canopy. Reservoirs are built to feed miles of irrigation piping." "You have never met a master gardener until you meet somebody growing the best pot on earth," said Daniel Brudevold, the Colville Tribe's Land and Properties management director. Calling current laws "a failed federal policy," he said, "The question is how to regulate the process and clean it up." "If we lose our parents to meth, we lose the past; if we lose our significant others, we lose the present; but if we lose our kids, we lose …

that by doing my best to be a positive role model in the lives of our Tribal youth, I am able to make a small return contribution to the community." Her daughter, Mikayla, 4, is enrolled in the Lilu Chinuk Immersion class, and her son, Ian, almost 2, is enrolled in the Early Head Start program. Both are members of the Grand Ronde Tribe. "My goal," she says, "has always been to work in education." She would like to be both history teacher and archaeologist - "a little bit of culture and a little bit …

wanted to correct historical wrongs. That bonded us, particularly the Grand Ronde Restoration, which was opposed by local timber interests. He knew that this was an injustice that needed to be taken care of." AuCoin remembered Hatfield as a "friend … loyal, principled, heaven-sent. He was my best friend in Congress." Hatfield was born in the Willamette Valley farm town of Dallas on July 12, 1922. He spent most of his youth in Salem, where he worked as a guide at the new state Capitol. It's that local …