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groups, including low-income communities and communities of color, Sheketoff said. The Salem Schools Foundation received $29,050 to expand a project called "Learning Gardens and Nutrition Education" to 11 schools, including elementary, middle and high schools, said Executive Director Brent Neilsen. The program gives students a hands-on experience with growing and preparing foods and is currently in "eight creeping into nine schools," said Neilsen. "If I say to eat a carrot," said foundation …

, Giffen, Harvey and Kathleen George serve on the Community Fund Board of Trustees. Attendees then watched a video that surveyed the Tribe’s history and featured organizations that have been helped by Community Fund grants. Dozono, festively attired in a Santa hat, quizzed grant recipients with questions about the Tribe that were answered correctly. Dozono joked that giving away other peoples’ money is “the best job I’ve ever had.” “It’s been a privilege to serve as a trustee all of this time …

huge cultural significance. The meteorite slice was repatriated by Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in a ceremony at the museum’s theater on Friday, Feb. 22. Those gathered watched in silence as Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy accepted the piece in a red cloth-lined box from Evergreen Museum Collections Manager Lydia Heins. “I want to express my sincerest appreciation for the return of Tomanowos,” Kennedy said. “It is a spirit helper and has healing properties. It is a great, great …

recognizes this and invests a lot into this program so I can afford to pay the teachers (fairly). We have teachers who have been here for years.” The review was conducted by the Administration for Children & Families Office of Head Start. Four reviewers were on site for a week while they evaluated six different areas of the Tribe’s program -- program management and quality improvement, quality education and child development services, quality health services, quality family and community engagement …

will be added to a plaque that lines the wall in the Adult Education Building. “This event is to recognize the accomplishments of our Tribal students,” Langley said. “My favorite aspect is seeing students who I have worked with over the years accomplish an educational goal they set out to achieve. It is also great when they come back to work for the Tribe.” After dinner, Willamina High School graduate Trinity Sherwood spoke and then eighth-grade and high school graduates were honored. After Eastern …

and State Indian Education Advisor April Campbell interacted with attendees who discussed their understanding of topics such as sovereignty, time immemorial, lifeways, history, Tribal government, identity, language, treaties and genocide. Smoker-Broaddus said educators at the conference were the first ones to interact with the curriculum. “I’m very excited about this,” she said. “You are the first group outside of the Nations to have this in your hands.” After the morning session concluded …

against” the purchase. “I don’t think it’s a blessing for the Tribe, but a curse,” he said. Tribal Elder Maxine Rock, however, called the site “sacred” and said the Tribe needs to purchase the property. Tribal Elder Debi Anderson said she supports the purchase, calling it a “marvelous” opportunity for the Tribe to open Willamette Falls to the public. According to a four-page frequently asked questions sheet distributed before the Tribal Council meeting, “The Blue Heron property is a significant …

and states. “They just scraped it and built a prison on top of one of their old burial sites that they had out there in the middle of the water, which they have done here to us,” Mercier said about the cultural importance of Alcatraz, which was originally called Isla de los Alcatraces (Isle of the Pelicans). “For the people that were there, they were trying to get back one of their sacred places. … I just know that a lot of our people just happened to be there at that time.” Share On Facebook Share …

and home visitations. Harvey thanked the nonprofit organizations for their work. “The people of Oregon are so lucky to have you here,” she said. “I truly appreciate the work you do.” Community Fund Program Coordinator Angela Sears announced grantees’ names while Cherry, Board of Trustees Chair Chip Lazenby and Harvey shook recipients’ hands. “The joy of doing this is making the community and state a better place to live,” Lazenby said. Following the check presentation, Oasis Ministries …

is fairly simple: With VHS tapes or DVDs, collections staff simply connect the appropriate media device using cables to a computer, hit “play” and it is then saved in digital form. Printed photos are scanned using a flatbed scanner and then uploaded. “If we want higher quality or to use the video as part of AV Club, we use Adobe Premier and make changes like adding in photos or audio,” she says. “But we always keep a backup copy of the original video.” “I would love to have more,” Leno adds. “It’s …