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," Kitzhaber said. "At the end of the day, we're having a real problem with service delivery." Kitzhaber added that pooling resources probably will be necessary because "no magic pot of money will suddenly appear. We have to do a better job of leveraging the resources that we have." Leno then switched to the Red Hills controversy in which the Warm Springs Tribe is attempting to purchase land near Lafayette in Yamhill County - smack dab in the middle of Grand Ronde's ceded lands - as part …

the community toward food self-sufficiency. Under the plan being considered, Food Share will bring its leadership skills and experience with food self-sufficiency to Grand Ronde to help create new possibilities for the local food bank. The partnership would be unique to both the Tribe and Food Share. And the local food bank and community gardens will participate. Marion-Polk Food Share supplies food to the Community Resource Center and 97 other partners in its service area. One goal for Food Share, said …

in March. Administrative Program Manager Joani Dugger reviewed the assistance programs administered by the Housing Authority, which include Down Payment Assistance grants, Medical Adaptation grants, Home Repair grants, Indian Health Service Water and Sanitation funding, Tenant Based Rental Assistance and Student Rental Assistance. Dugger said the Student Rental Assistance program is the largest that the Housing Authority administers, helping more than 450 Tribal students since 2006 in paying …

we can do it." Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor said that the Tribe wants to know, "What can we do for you?" Involved in the Friday meeting were representatives of the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon State Parks, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jackson County Board of Commissioners, Medford City Council, The Nature Conservancy and the Lomakatsi Restoration Project . From the Tribe, in addition to Leno …

employees who have worked at the Tribe for more than 30 years – Tresa Mercier and Gregg Leno – are both Tribal members. “There has been more of an emphasis on hiring Tribal members and giving them an opportunity to do the job,” Fullerton says. “I think Tribal members do want to work for the government and Tribal members in the service-based departments that we have really take pride in providing good services to the membership.” The growth in overall Tribal governmental employees from 316 in 2013 …

with a civil issue in the 48000 block of Dragonfly Drive. Thursday, April 19 Suspicious activity reported in the area of milepost 1 on Agency Creek Road. Illegal camping reported in the area of Service Road 302. Assist outside agency with a reported missing person in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Criminal trespass reported in the 100 block of Wind River Drive. Male subject was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Suspicious vehicle reported in the area of Fort Hill …

on Salmon River Highway across from Jim’s Trading Post and is currently working toward opening his own three-bay auto repair shop – Grand Ronde Auto Repair – sometime in 2016. “We set up a ‘modified teepee’ on a concrete slab so I could work on one vehicle at a time,” Freeman says of his son, Andrew. Freeman is currently National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence-certified in five areas and will become a master technician after earning three more ASE certifications. “I’ve received …

Health & Education Tal Moore takes helm at Health & Wellness Center 07.14.2015 Brent Merrill Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees After spending the last five years working for the Navajo Nation, new interim Health Services Executive Director Tal Moore will transition from his role as a consultant to actual leadership of the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center. “Tal brings with him several years of experience in providing high quality patient service,” said Tribal General Manager Dawn Doar …

said that the federal government paid for law enforcement facilities for other Tribes, but not for a Terminated Tribe like Grand Ronde. “We really need the ongoing financial support to continue to cover our area,” Kennedy said. “We don’t want to step back even 10 years ago.” In 1997, the Grand Ronde Tribe started entering into an enhanced service agreement with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office because of the Tribe’s remote location and slow police response. The Tribe, through Spirit Mountain …

education and research-based civic organization dedicated to community service, public affairs and leadership development, according to its website. Oregon was at the forefront of many progressive issues in the 1900s, such as the initiative and referendum process, direct election of senators, the commission form of city government, protective labor laws and the minimum wage. In the autumn of 1916, a small group of men began meeting in the Hazelwood Confectionary & Restaurant in downtown Portland …