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with the Yamhill County Transit Area as well, he said. The Salem Area Mass Transit District also will allow the Coastal Connector and Grand Ronde Express to use a transit bay at the Salem Transit Mall. “One difference between the Grand Ronde 2X and the Grand Ronde Express is that on most round trips it goes to the Tribal campus as well as Spirit Mountain Casino, but it will not run as late at nights as 2X did,” Rogers said. The current tentative schedule has the Grand Ronde Express leaving …

the emotional part. But being here, with the Healing Circle, I could actually do it.” Estabrooks accompanied Davis when she went to Veterans Affairs and endured the pension and compensation interview. The result? She was ruled 70 percent disabled for military sexual trauma and now receives a monthly $1,300 check from Veterans Affairs. But the money is nowhere near as important as the principle to Davis. “I have managed to survive through something that most men would never have survived through …

it will be a more streamlined process with mass notification capabilities rather than having a staff member individually call every one of the clinic’s contact list. Doar said that although the clinic has yet to actually use the system, she sees it being especially helpful during winter weather conditions. The region where AlertSense technology has been put in use the most has been in the Education Department. Youth Education Administrative Assistant Amber Yates sent out the program’s first AlertSense …

recognized that there was a real need for not only a Native curriculum in the classroom, but specifically an Oregon Native curriculum that is accurate historically and contemporarily,” said Campbell, who currently is an adviser on Indian Education to the State Deputy Superintendent. “I think it’s fabulous.” Campbell said the curriculum was designed to have the most impact on students and that that was the reason behind the timing of the fourth-grade curriculum and now the eighth-grade curriculum as well …

to settle in to her new responsibilities to help strengthen the overall program the Tribe offers its most vulnerable members. “I think having Peggy and Candi there is really setting the structure and putting the administration in place that is necessary,” said Rowe. “They both have good hearts and they come at it from the right place. “Having Candi there is amazing because she has such a great skill of organization and I knew that would be the perfect match with Peggy. Candi can help support …

of veterans’ graves and one with everybody. We hung those down there in the front inside of a Plexiglas case with an Excel spreadsheet so you can look up the name and look up the location on the map.” Tribal Historic Preservation Department Manager David Harrelson said Drake’s current work is continuing the work of GIS Coordinator Volker Mell, who is Drake’s supervisor and the person who recruited Drake. “It’s fitting when we get a new staff person the first thing that he works on is one of the most …

disclosed that no action to proceed or vote of any kind was ever taken by Tribal Council on this sensitive topic. However, Chairman Reyn Leno took it upon himself to submit an article to the Oregonian newspaper. It was this news story that brought the issue to light for many of our Tribal members. Prior to this story, most were unaware of our Tribal Council’s position on this issue. Here is a portion of that news article: “By Reyn Leno “I am Reyn Leno, and I’m proud to be an Indian who fought …

– decades before they were trendy. We kind of hit it off that way and we were always good friends.” “I had slicked-back hair and painted-on pants,” recalls Mushy of his teenage years. “He (Bobb) had a tractor. He’d drive my motorcycle and I’d drive his grandpa’s tractor. We became friends and I ran around with him.” Mushy spent time in the woods like most everyone else in the West Valley during his younger years, but he spent his time behind the wheel. He drove log trucks for Zimbrick Logging. When …

. It was amazing.” Nelson, who has two daughters and a son and now her first grandchild, says she is very family oriented. She says she loves working for the Tribe because it is a big family. “I have the most amazing staff I have ever worked with in my entire life,” says Nelson. “They are an amazing crew. Everyone here takes ownership of the store. They care what happens here. I make them a part of any changes. It’s their store.” Nelson’s supervisor is the Tribe’s Chief Financial Officer Chris Leno and he …

it into the river, returning the energy from Tomanowos to the water. George sang a prayer song as each person tossed a piece of the cedar over a pier railing into the river as the sun set. Because it was the first ceremony for most who attended, there were many thoughts and feelings. Chairman Leno said that the meteorite is an “amazing” thing that people don’t realize until they visit and really look at it and make that connection and see Tribal people performing a ceremony that connects them. No matter …