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' Statement" highlighting the most important findings about a measure and it will be published as a prominent page in the Oregon Voters' Pamphlet "as a new and easily accessible resource for voters to use at election time." Includes information from The Oregonian. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Signals , but also on Facebook (Grand Ronde YouthEd), on the Tribal Reader Board, by e-mail and direct mail and also through fliers that staff will hand out to every child who might want to participate, and every parent whose child might want to participate. Also coming soon will be an update of Youth Ed programs on the Grand Ronde Tribal Web site at www.grandronde.org. At the same time, he said, the programs already in place are as popular as he could hope for, with the K-5 Summer Day Camp …

High; and Bre'Shay Barnes, Parkrose High. Attired in Adidas pink rain jackets, the princesses were seated at tables inside the casino's Kalapuya conference room as Tribal Council members and casino staff arrived for the lunchtime event and meal. Spirit Mountain Marketing Manager Greg Fritz, who also sits on the Rose Festival Board of Directors, introduced Rodney Ferguson, Spirit Mountain chief executive officer, to the Rose Festival Court. "It is such a thrill each and every time to see your lovely …

include former Tribal Council members June Sherer, Steve Bobb Sr. and Kathleen Tom. The remaining candidates who have not previously served on council are Ann Lewis, Brenda Tuomi and Tammy Garrison. Ballots were mailed to voters with verified signatures on July 29, the same day that the forum was held, and ballots are due back by Election Day, which is Saturday, Sept.12. Tribal members must be registered to vote and may register by creating a verified signature card at any time up to and including …

as importantly they learn about expectations for staff members, interview skills, starting work on time, team building and many other general job skills. "For many kids," says Wilson, "it's their first job." Many who have been a part of the summer youth crew program now have successful careers. Included among them is Chris Mercier, former Tribal Council chairman, and for many years a member of Tribal Council. Today, he is attending law school at Michigan State. The department lays out and sells …

Department, being sworn in a chief on Nov. 16, 2012. He joined Sgt. Jake McKnight as the only two officers at the time. Since then, the Police Department hired two experienced officers in the spring of 2013 and started a K-9 program. This February, the department sent recruit Tyler Brown, a Tribal member, to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Academy and sent Nixwa, the Tribal police dog, and Officer Patrick McConnell to a training academy in Arizona. Brown is scheduled …

, and spell them phonetically with Chinuk Wawa letters; or they have to make up a word by piecing together Chinuk Wawa words that exist. Take cell phone, for example. They turned it into "lima," which means hand, and "tintin," which means sound or ring. Starting last fall, that all changed. Literacy Night was scheduled right around Restoration time and "we decided to have our own Grand Ronde local story," Holsclaw said. The program is working with a competitive three-year Administration …

curriculum with Education and a half-time archivist. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno also announced that educational meetings regarding the June 6 constitutional election will be held April 12 in Portland and Eugene. The Portland meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in Room ST107 on the Sylvania campus of Portland Community College, 12000 S.W. 49th Place. The Eugene meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Lane Community College Longhouse, 4000 E. 30th Ave.. The Grand Ronde session will be held following …

assessment tests at rates 13 to 20 percentage points below the statewide average, depending on grade level. Eleven percent were suspended from school, compared with 7 percent of Oregon students overall, and 11 percent changed schools at least once during the 2011-12 school year. Fifty-five percent of Tribal students in the seven Tribes in the class of 2011 graduated on time with a traditional high school diploma compared to 72 percent of all Oregon students. The seven Tribes that participated …

it out; I'm saying follow tradition to correct them. I promise you, do this and the time will come when these nonNative tools will collect dust. The people will walk strong on their own with only Creator and the tradition of our culture to guide them. I would like to share this analogy I used once to help a spiritual adviser see what they could not see. Imagine an ancestor has appeared before you. He places in your left hand a golden eagle tail feather, in your right he gives you their rule book …