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life in the service industry, living in 46 different states and working in industries from bakery to real estate agent to assisted living facilities. “I didn’t want to get to 80 and say I didn’t do something I wanted to,” VanAtta says. “I had no problem starting at the bottom, but wasn’t going to stay there. I never got to jump out of an airplane or be a mortician though. … I didn’t have children, so I could go where I pleased. I think you should travel when you’re young and healthy enough …

has had a Tribal police department in continuous service since 1981. The Umatilla Tribal Police Department has 18 sworn officers on duty and five communication officers who provide 24/7 service to the Tribal community. Addleman, who has been the chief of police for the Umatilla Tribe for seven years, said his department has gotten in-car cameras, but they are not in use yet. He said he is working closely with his Tribal Information Technology Department to get the in-car cameras working …

she was raised in a very traditional family and that her grandmother was from Canada and her grandfather was from the Fort Belknap Reservation 60 miles south of the Canadian border. She said her grandparents met at a powwow. Weasel graduated from Northern Montana University in Havre with a bachelor’s degree and worked for her Tribe in human services and the Indian Health Service. After working for her own Tribe for years, Weasel gained a case manager position at Chemawa Indian School in Keizer …

Internet service. “Telemedicine has been a very important tool in treating opioid use disorder,” Dekker said. “Some patients also prefer telemedicine, especially in remote areas. It would be a step in the wrong direction if we lost our ability to use telemedicine.” Best practices in managing patients with kratom addiction Cornel Stanciu is an assistant psychiatry professor at Dartmouth College and director of addiction services at New Hampshire Hospital. An increasing number of Americans …

and it has provided so many jobs and opportunities.” ‘It’s a benchmark’ Current Spirit Mountain Casino General Manager Stan Dillon says he has seen casinos open and close in less time during his long career. “It’s a benchmark,” says Dillon. “I look at it like 20 years of success is a long time for a casino. So when you think of the casino not only as still there, but thriving 20 years later, it says a lot about the people and the company that is running it.” Dillon says much of the credit …

Briant, Shannon Stanton, Lio Norwest and Shantell Ulestad. At the Tribal Housing Authority booth, Housing Services Specialist Deborah Kroeker had the site plan for Elders' Housing Phase II available. The Community Health Plan's Diabetomic Health Group tested 75 members from the Shasta Health Plan at the powwow over the weekend, said Wellness Program Manager Bonnie Mercier, wearing yet another hat at powwow. Diabetomic tests read momentary and long-term blood sugar levels, but also provide …

fishing methods in use at this historic site, and will provide the Tribe an important cultural link to its past,” stated the summary. Leno, Giffen and Kennedy were accompanied by Tribal Council members Ed Pearsall, Tonya Gleason-Shepek and Jon A. George, as well as staff members Greene, Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen, Senior Staff Attorney Jenny Biesack, Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson, Aquatic Biologist Bryan Fendall and Cultural Outreach Coordinator Bobby …

posted on the Internet on a wildlife site where I live in southern Alberta,” said Sinclair. “I’ll tell you this - Tony is amazing. And I quite frankly learned everything from Tony. When I met Tony he was already well on his way to being at the professional level and he just excelled. “Like any artist you have to have something inside you that is there that other folks don’t perhaps that makes you stand out. And Tony is one of those. We found out we share a passion for the environment, wildlife …

, Morgan 12, Virgil, 9, and Jenny, 8. Paula's children are Angela 23, and Samantha, 21. Big's children are Coyote, 12, AJ, 11, and Conrad, 9. April's children are Michelle, 30, Amanda, 26, and Ben, 24. Many from every generation joined in the celebration. Lighthouse and Recovery Church of Grand Ronde Pastor Ken Haller, who is a Grand Ronde Tribal Elder, officiated. "I know that our spirits don't stop here," said Tribal member and multiple Native American Music Award winner Jan Michael Looking Wolf …

Tribal Government & News Education takes center stage at Oregon Coast Economic Summit 08.31.2015 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Education , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino , State Government Education in Oregon was the opening focus of the fourth annual Oregon Coast Economic Summit held Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 26–27, at Spirit Mountain Casino. The theme for the 2015 summit was “Education: The Pathway to Economic Development for Rural and Coastal Communities.” The event also served …