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health, adult foster care, speech and language pathology, and a pharmacy. Rowe said mental health services are key to making the clinic more of a full-service provider by treating the whole patient. “The holistic approach isn’t just your physical health,” said Rowe. “The reality is this is part of your health. I’m not afraid to support the meaningful things that need to happen for us to feel comfortable going to seek any kind of health care that we need and doing it right here in one place …

to 9 or 10 percent and families couldn’t pay them. We shut down the hedge fund-style operating banks. That was good, but it’s getting harder. We are up against some very powerful forces. I’m going to keep taking them on.” Merkley also fielded questions about how to report concerns to the Environmental Protection Agency, about Senate passage of “fast track” trade legislation, gun control, dealing with the Internal Revenue Service, the current state of education, funding for food banks, funding …

Culture Jeff Nepstad retires after 25 years of service to Tribe 05.29.2015 Brent Merrill People , Natural Resources , Tribal Employees After spending the last 25 years working for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Natural Resources Department, Silviculture and Fire Protection Program Manager Jeff Nepstad retired on Friday, May 29. Nepstad, 52, has served the Tribe almost half of his life and he says that he is proud of the work that was accomplished during that time. After 30 years …

to serve our guests.” “There were really some safety issues for our employees down there,” said Leno. “That is one of the reasons that got done first because it was a priority for safety and after it was completed to provide faster service and better quality product.” One of the more visible changes at the casino won’t really be a change at all. The exterior paint will remain the same color scheme only it will be receive an updated, fresher look. After looking at different artist’s renditions …

about the people who lived here first and those stories, of course, need to come from the Tribe." Kennedy honored former Oregon Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse, who helped the Grand Ronde Tribe during its Restoration effort in the early 1980s as an employee of Oregon Legal Service's Native American Program. "She rose to the challenge and helped to lead that effort," Kennedy said. "I just wanted to express appreciation to Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse for her role in bringing us to this point. She …

declaring May 18-25 as American Indian Week. “I’d like to first recognize our veterans in attendance today,” she said. “Oregon’s Native American community stepped up in much higher numbers and we are eternally grateful for your service.” Brown sat at a desk surrounded by Tribal leaders and LCIS members, read the proclamation aloud and distributed commemorative pens to all nine Tribal representatives after signing the proclamation. Following the ceremony, employees of Spirit Mountain Casino served …

and worked as a volunteer firefighter for the West Valley Fire District for three years. She also serves as an instructor at the volunteer fire academy in McMinnville and understands the challenges women in the fire service face, particularly how to successfully carry 75 pounds of gear during training and on the job. “I really enjoy being an instructor and helping other women at the academy successfully get through the training,” Alcantar says. “I enjoy helping make it a rewarding experience …

order to improve fish passage and water quality at several of its dams for both spring Chinook and winter steelhead — in many cases, by conducting deep drawdowns, to accommodate both outgoing salmon fry and returning adults. The judge who issued that order, U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez, noted in a ruling that the Corps failed to carry out similar orders from the National Marine Fisheries Service, issued in its 2008 Biological Opinion and Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives report …

with an Associate of Applied Sciences in Secretarial Science Technology. (Contributed photo) In the summer months, she returned home and worked as a fire lookout for the U.S. Forest Service, until a lightning strike during a memorable storm destroyed the radio in the tower she had just exited. For the next three days, she said she was without contact with the outside world. After leaving Haskell, she took a break from school for a few decades, working and marrying, before returning to school …

agency requested officers locate a deer that needed dispatched on Highway 18 near milepost 20. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate it. Thursday, Jan. 26 Officers attended a community event in Elders housing. Officers responded to a fraud call on the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, Jan. 27 Officers responded to a theft in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers received a report of a suspicious package on the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Saturday …