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on. The first time she tried meth was at the age of 33. Clark, 39, was going through an extremely rough period in her life and was encouraged to try meth by an ex-boyfriend. “Sometimes, you don’t realize what you may turn to when you go through depression or big life changes,” she says. “Meth is what got me.” A family history of addiction led Clark to choosing partners with drug and alcohol issues. One abused prescription medication. Another was an alcoholic. “The guy after that, he was addicted …

years. "His real passion was building roads," Zimbrick said. "There was nobody any better than he was." He also worked in Brookings as the logging industry changed. In the late 1970s, Tribal member Lonnie Leno was setting chokers behind Dean. "He was the CAT skinner," said Leno. At that time, they were working out by Dallas. "It was really, really hot, with lots of poison oak and bees all over," said Leno, "and he always used to bring me frozen water to drink during the day." He was an excellent …

Culture Greene card 03.15.2011 Dean Rhodes People , Elder Profile These days, Tribal Elder Dorothy "Dottie" Greene, 92, has the color of spring about her. She talks about her "Honeybun," an admirer from McMinnville. "He's the best thing to come into my life," Dottie says in her living room in the Tribal Elder Housing development. They were on the phone the night before, and Dottie said, "I told him everything I did (during the day) and he told me everything that he did. He trusts me and I …

Department Casino Reservations Manager Tanya Lopez, Information Technology Department Systems Administration Supervisor Angela Schlappie-Carrasco and Account Operations Department Manager Virginia Singh. Stack was assisted by Senior Human Resources Generalist Steve O’Harra, who served as team leader. “I’m really excited about the participants in the class,” said O’Harra. “The main reason I wanted to do this is I went through the training and it helped me out so much.” Carnegie lived from 1888 through …

areas) and the cost of grocery delivery services would be far lower than the cost of building a regular store, and the waste that would result if you can’t sell the product.” Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier lives in Grand Ronde and feels a grocery store could be supported by the community. “There is a Grocery Outlet in La Pine and that’s a fairly remote community,” he says of the central Oregon town south of Bend with a population of approximately 1,900 residents. “We shouldn’t be so …

River Drive. Officers responded to an alarm call in the area of Highway 18 and Grand Ronde Road. An animal complaint was reported in the area of La Chance and Hebo roads. Monday, August 12 Suspicious activity was reported in the 9600 block of Hebo Road. Officers assisted an outside agency in the area of Harmony Road and Highway 18. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Officers made an arrest for DUII in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A suspicious vehicle …

was honored by the Tribe and local veterans' groups in January 2009 after he retired to fight pancreatic cancer. Merrill also remembered Norwest's friendship. "Marce always looked out for me," said Merrill. "As a young man fresh out of college and working here on the reservation in my first career-type job, he went out of his way to show me respect and kindness. He told me stories about my grandfather (former Tribal Elder Fremond Bean) and of their adventures as running buddies in their younger years …

goal is to collect 1 million tabs of soda cans to help a friend on dialysis. If you can help, please let me know via Facebook (Veronica E. Gaston) or e-mail me at ladygodiva03111969@yahoo.com . I want to see how many I can collect by Dec. 31, 2012. Veronica Gaston Roll #2332 Dear Tribal members: This is a follow-up to two letters presented in the April 1, 2012, issue of Smoke Signals. One letter was written by Rosemary Jameson and the other letter was written by Deborah Good. Both letters refer …

service. "I wanted to do something that not everyone can do. I've always had the idea that there are many who came before me, and made it possible for me to have the things I have. Now, it's my turn. "Maybe there's something out there that I can do to help, maybe diffuse a potentially explosive situation, maybe prevent something (terrible) that otherwise would have happened." Actually, Korn has been making it possible for the rest of us to have the things we have for quite a while. From 2001-05 …

and lived with Tresa in those days. "We were the youngest, so we did everything that needed to be done," Barbara recalls. "She came on slightly after me, and we were rooming together. It was so small back then. Six of us in one room. One time, Les AuCoin, who was in Congress, was coming, so we painted the whole inside. And the artwork. We were pretty happy to be down there. "We used to get into laughing jags where we were out of control. Sometimes just a look at each other. When you know somebody …