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will be making. There is much too important work ahead to ever make it about anything other than good performance." Haller, 34, the owner of Wildwood Hotel in Willamina, was a first-time challenger. "Thank you for believing in and supporting me during my campaign," he said. "In the next three years, I promise to give every single member of our Tribe my all, equally. I will do my best to help our Tribe continue to advance in a positive direction for the betterment of us as a whole. I simply can't thank …

, and gravitated toward classes with a more social focus. “Those of the students who were less adept at a typical educational structured curriculum were often made to believe that we were not cut out for school … the school system kind of made me believe there was a single way to achieve academic success and as much as I tried, I just wasn’t able to do it in that manner,” McKenzie said. McKenzie graduated last fall from the University of Barcelona, with a doctorate in geology. She noted that she …

and it makes me happy. It’s like good medicine for me.” Barry works at the bead shop every weekend and her full-time job during the week. “This doesn’t really feel like work most of the time,” she said. “My family comes in and I get to sit here and have a cup of coffee and talk, so it’s a really nice environment and relaxing.” Foster works in the shop during the weekdays while her children are in school. “I enjoy being here because I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for the past nine years …

Center. Attendees took the opportunity to spend time with family and friends, as well as to honor the past and look forward to the future. “It means remembrance to me,” Tribal Elder Colette Abdie said. Her cousin, Tribal Elder Tammy Cook, agreed. “We honor our ancestors today,” she said. “And our own moms are over 80, so we’re happy they’re still here with us. We’re also having the meteorite display here that kind of ties us into where we come from. We’re just happy to be here today. And powwow’s …

to vote against the bill. “And let me be clear: My vote against this bill was not a vote to shut down the government,” she said. “My vote was a demand for Republicans to work together with Democrats on a solution that works for all of us, not just some of us. Instead, they went full steam ahead without any democratic input on a bill that harms Oregonians, gives Elon Musk more control and fails to deliver for Americans at a time of need. No thanks.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article …

additional support and with Barbara’s skill set of administration and having worked in the Tribe’s previous Small Business Development Department, it was a good fit,” Langley said. “It has also made the move easier on me having the support from Chelsea and Shannon.” Reibach can be reached at 503-879-2394 or Jan.Reibach@grandronde.org . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

beat you," Christian said. "We did a lot of beading and leatherwork, too. She helped me make my first regalia when I was 12." Christian's mother, Tribal member Paula Wilkinson, 41, recalled for the gathering that her mother had traveled to the World's Fair in Canada, to Mexico and that she had lived in North Carolina. "She's done so many wonderful things for the people she's touched," Wilkinson said. "I love you, Mom, with all my heart." As others wished Child well, a changing cast of her children …

of experience as a police officer, only going on seven years, so I am trying to get as much training as possible,” McKnight said. “I did all the trainings in Oregon, and this was the best opportunity I could find elsewhere that would help me with the educational part of it.” McKnight, 40, was tapped as Grand Ronde’s second police chief in December 2015. He succeeded Al LaChance, who retired in February 2016. McKnight was the Tribe’s first police officer after graduating from the Oregon Department …

Community Fund administrative assistant. “I’m proud to be running again for Tribal Council this year,” she said. “I’m open to any conversations, comments or questions. Email me, text me…Feel free to reach out to me if I answer a question today or if I don’t get a question that you wanted me to answer…That goes for anything else that happens here. If you want more information, I’m available for anyone to contact.” McClary served on council from 2009 to 2015, then worked outside of the Tribe …

grandma would have French fries for me. "When she got done with washing, she'd take the clothes outside and hold them up on the line. I was little. Her arms finally got tired, and she put the clothes down. She went to the clothes pins and picked one up and said, 'These are the clothes pins.' I learned what clothes pins were then. "I have so much in here for her," Linda says with her hand over her heart. "I remember how I always used to make grandma laugh when I'd dress up for Halloween. "She …