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inspires someone to dream ‘I can be a doctor’ because they can.” For more information, visit www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/nnacoe/wyeast-post-baccalaureate-pathway on the Internet. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

in 2024,” she said. “I can’t believe it’s been eight years since I started here. Time really flies, it certainly does when you’re having fun, and it’s great that we’re able to make a difference to the membership and bring services and programs that are needed.” Rowe said that Health & Wellness continues to grow, and has recently added a nurse practitioner, psychiatric nurse practitioner and a dentist, with a second one coming in April. The department’s tush lamatsin (good medicine) events have …

considerations. Department members will visit the property, Barry said, and provide an assessment. “So, I’m really hoping more people reach out this year,” to request the service, Barry said. Elders who have physical or financial limitations can also ask for assistance in carrying out the advice they receive on improving their property’s defensible space. “We have in the past hired a couple of seasonal employees to go out and help with that,” Barry said. “It's increasingly important to consider wildfire …

the funders out to the Tribes, to better understand what they’re doing.” Marina Bhargava, of the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, said it was a second visit for her, as she had also attended the grand opening of the center, which her foundation had helped to fund. She said she had especially enjoyed touring Chachalu, listening to Harrelson talk about the Tribe’s history and the ways in which people traditionally prepared first foods. “I enjoy history, so that was really fascinating,” Bhargava …

, as well as helped lead the Tribe to prosperity. “I think this anniversary is a huge event,” says Tribal Council Vice Chairman Jack Giffen Jr. “I really think that the people who drove the casino in the beginning really thought it would last only 10 years. So a 20-year anniversary is huge in my eyes.” Tribal gaming in the United States began Oct. 17, 1988, with passage of the National Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Tribal gaming in Grand Ronde started when Tribal Council member Merle Holmes …

to be televised, the picking of the princesses, all the pageantry, and now to be able to play some small role, I never thought that would happen to me. This is very exciting." He is downplaying the size of his role although he has championed Tribal support for the Rose Festival for many years and has designed the casino's float for the last four parades. "We're using it as a vehicle to expose our ties to the area," he said, "and to be able to tell the Grand Ronde story. This is one more vehicle we have …

program helps the community and helps people have a healthy outlet to exercise,” said Reibach. “We just want to get as many people involved as we can.” Nursing Supervisor Christa Hosley sat at the Health and Wellness information table with other staff members. Visitors to Hosley’s table were asked to fill out a community feedback survey. The survey asked members when their first visit to the Health & Wellness Center was and how many times they had been there. The survey asked general information …

the Tuesday, Feb. 22, Legislative Action Committee meeting. “It’s nothing I think the fish enjoy,” Dirksen said. “It’s not fatal, but it is hard on fish to do it. And it doesn’t capture everything.” The shocking practice may soon end. During its Wednesday, Feb. 23, meeting, Tribal Council approved accepting a one-year, $100,362 Endangered Species Program grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that will train Tribal employees in how to measure fish populations using environmental DNA …

and the way it just divided this Tribe. I don’t want to leave that for future generations. … This is just something that we need to close the door on.” Tribal Council members Michael Cherry and Brenda Tuomi also spoke in support of the proposed amendment. For more information, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org or contact Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

,” Mercier said. “I know too many people get their food from convenience stores, and there’s a reason they are called convenience stores. It is convenience and it’s certainly not the price that you get a bargain on there. There’s nothing to stop us from evaluating again whether the community can support a grocery store. I think one deserves the right to have access to healthy food that won’t break your wallet.” To watch the entire Facebook Live event, visit the Tribal government’s Facebook page …