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keep me down … but the worst thing you can do is sit and do nothing,” she says. “When you get older and your friends start dying off, then you get it. If you didn’t get it before, you do now.” She has been involved in the Elders Committee since moving to Grand Ronde and became chair earlier this year. “I had no idea what a chair even did, but that hasn’t stopped me before,” VanAtta says. “At the end of our days, we will be judged on our service to mankind. A big house and fancy car don’t matter …

Culture Tribal Elder hopes tale of weight loss will inspire others 06.30.2015 Brent Merrill People , Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees Credit an anonymous late-night infomercial host with possibly saving a life. Tribal Elder Lew Younger said he doesn’t remember the host’s name and that it doesn’t matter. “It was all white noise to me at that point,” said Younger of the epiphany he had at 2 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2014. “I was in a fog anyway from waking up and not being able to sleep. But what got …

across those barriers took years, even decades, and took not only hours of study, but also struggling with feeling overwhelmed and inadequate, they said. “This is a huge accomplishment for me,” Tribal member Molly Leno told the audience about achieving her high school completion certificate. “It’s always been one of my biggest barriers to complete due to obstacles in life. I should have graduated 30 years ago. But here I stand as living proof it can be done. The icing on the cake is I’m able …

on with their lives, she said. "They would call me, introduce me to family members. It was always nice to keep in contact." "She is real dedicated and committed," said Claymore. "I remember one incident when there was a real bad storm, trees across the road; people from the immediate area could not make it in, but Ellen forged her way through and made it. She's a real dedicated employee and we really appreciate what she does for the school." However, Fischer says she has not "really done much since I …

taken with his son's "optimism, how he sees things so simply." "Children are just amazing at how fast they learn," said another participant. As a parent of six and a foster parent of one, Tribal member Shannon Stanton said that her children are "totally different; the oldest is very unique; every day she surprises me about something." Vince Fagundes said his 5-year-old daughter has "the ability to keep me on my toes." The class mixed lessons with exercises. In one, Gonzales passed out magazine …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Sept. 1, 2012 08.30.2012 Ron Karten Letters Dear Tribal members: I want to thank everyone who participated in the per capita payment petition. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by those who believe in the wording of the petition. However, there are still some Tribal members who do not realize that per capita was created as a Member Benefit Program. With that in mind I want to say that it seems strange to me that the Tribal Council, from …

the ring I had lost my mom, divorced, been in a car accident and was currently on crutches after being in an accident at home. I had lost so much already and was tired of being on, what felt like, the losing end. So in a way, that ring became even more valuable to me, and it felt like one more piece of me was gone, too.” 2008 – The Grand Ronde Tribal Council authorized applying to the Federal Transit Administration for a $393,142 Tribal Transit grant to help fund commuter transit service between …

to travel because of his contributions. We would have preferred Matt’s third state title to be a 100-percent happy event for us, but we have no way of knowing if it might have been a 100-percent happy event for Grandpa Hofenbredl.” Matt Hofenbredl later tweeted, “I can’t thank everyone enough who has been here for me and helped me.” Includes information from The Oregonian, Yamhill County News-Register, Polk County Itemizer-Observer and Salem Statesman-Journal. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter …

.” That’s why he finds it ironic that he is now the “go to” Elder for invocations at Tribal events. “Who would have ever thought that?” he says, smiling. “Reyn always tells me not to tell this story, but he jokes that he is going to stand as far away from me as possible when I lead invocations in case lightning strikes.” The early years Bobb was born on April 7, 1949, to Faye Riggs White and Wilson Bobb Jr. When he was two months old, his mother was killed in a car accident on Highway 18. He …

are happy to see me during the summer because they are getting food,” she said. “It definitely helps build that positive relationship. I get kids that run up and hug me. I consider that to be good feedback.” Haven Conklin, 6, echoed that sentiment. “I like the food and I get to see our lunch lady,” she said. “I love her.” Ethan Sabin, 11, has been participating in the summer lunch program for three years. “I like coming here and seeing my friends, and eating the corndogs,” he said. “This is only …