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Coordinator Jim Holmes was one of a handful of employees whose work dictated that they mostly remain on site rather than work remotely during the partial closure that began in mid-March. “I’m excited to see a lot of my co-workers back and I hope that functions like the employee recognition celebration can (still) find a way to honor the many years of service that people have put in,” he said. Holmes said he was happy to see the gym available once again for employee use. “I’ve been doing my best …

or dangerous waves and can continue for as long as 15 hours after the initial wave. Rough sea conditions continued over the next two days and some Canoe Families pulled out at that point. “After the tsunami, that was just kind of a turning point, and this water is always challenging, even without that,” Tribal Social Services Manager Dana Ainam said. This year’s journey proved more adventurous than expected, she said, noting that there was no cell service at some camp sites, making getting the word out …

of the thing for the resource center," she added, "is we're very big in trying to get clients to self-sustain, preserve foods, feed their families and find ways to stretch their budgets. This is one way to do that." Marion-Polk Food Share, Grants and Communications Officer Eileen DeCicco said, offers canning and food preserving classes through Oregon State University's Extension Service. She said she had not heard of any other local food banks embarking on such a project. "We encourage people …

benefit out here,” Food Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose says. “Meat is our number one request at the Food Bank, followed by fresh fruit and vegetables. The local corner stores don’t usually offer those and if they do, it is at a high cost. We don’t have a farmer’s market yet, so this is the cornerstone to building clientele who will use it.” Additionally, Oregon State University Extension Service’s Food Hero program offers on-site weekly recipe ideas and tastings that feature vegetables …

(at every detail) because they don’t want to feel the job isn’t being done,” Shaver said. Relicensing inspections are conducted by the Oregon Department of Human Services. The on-site portion of an audit takes a full day. Auditors inspect facility records, caregiver records, resident records, facility safety and standards, and operational standards. “They check everything, from whether we have a three-day water supply for each resident to the medication closet being locked to caregivers signing off …

the Tribe in “exercising its sovereignty by identifying, acquiring, protecting, restoring and managing Tribal lands and resources throughout the Tribe’s ceded lands and other areas of interest.” The four-person Lands Department staff has myriad responsibilities, Reibach said, from monitoring the Portland Harbor Superfund site cleanup to land acquisition to self-governance to participation in the Northwest Power & Conservation Council. The latter entity is charged with implementing the Bonneville Power …

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 …

in the second week of September. The memorandum requires that the work be completed no later than Sept. 30. Grand Ronde Road was last significantly reconstructed in 2009 and completed in 2010 for $4.8 million using a mix of Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service and Polk County funds. The two main culprits of continuing potholes are a combination of moisture issues with Grand Ronde-area soil and heavy trucks using the road as a shortcut to Highway 18. Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier also …

Administrative Committee, which now consists of the Tribe’s general manager, finance officer and Human Resources director and Spirit Mountain Casino’s general manager and finance director; Approved a resolution of support for the Riverwalk project in Oregon City. The Willamette Falls Legacy Project endeavor will eventually connect the historic downtown area with Willamette Falls and requires Tribal support because it purchased the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site along the Willamette River …

rules, requiring employee representation for back-to-school planning and a requirement that districts offer on-site COVID-19 testing if they are located in counties with high case counts. Schools in Yamhill, Marion and Polk counties are currently included in that category. The Willamina hybrid model features a half-day, morning or afternoon session for three hours, four days per week, Tuesday through Friday. Students are given two meals when they finish the day to take home with them rather than …