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apartment on Saturday, Nov. 20, and saw that her car was gone, at first she tried to be optimistic. “I thought maybe I might have parked too close to the mailbox and it had been towed,” she said. After confirming with the towing company that was not the case, Logan had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. What made the theft even more of a violation, however, was that most of her regalia was inside the vehicle. “I was in the middle of moving and got back to the apartment late at night, and just …

drug charges during a lunch break in September 2008. She never made it back to the office. Plummer was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail. From there, it would be five months until she was able to see both of her daughters, who were then 14 and 5. “I committed a crime and deserved to be where I was, but for your children it’s like you just disappear,” Plummer says. “My oldest daughter (Myranda Bradshaw), it crushed her. It was right before her birthday. She was a teenager and just …

that matter. “I started down at the preschool when I was 3,” says Larsen. “People were always cheering me on. I remember in the interview saying that I credit the education program out here for a lot of where I ended up.” Larsen, who graduated in June, began working for the Education Department she has been a part of most of her life as a lead tutor/adviser in Youth Education on Oct. 12. “I just happened to be on the interview panel and I was just very impressed,” says Education Department Manager …

that since those generations many Native Americans have grown up without love. "We knew what harsh punishment was. We knew what separation was, but my mother raised her children afraid that if she taught the ceremonies, (she and her children) might be punished." "How sad for my children to be raised without love," said Tribal Elder Margo Ordaz. "I didn't know how to give love." Farley cited a book, "The Grieving Indian: An Ojibwe Elder Shares His Discovery of Health and Hope," that says that 100 …

her hands full. But it’s a job she loves. “I’ve never actually had a job here that I didn’t enjoy,” she says. “But this job is the best one, even though I didn’t feel that way at first.” Little’s dedication recently resulted in her being named the Health & Wellness Employee of the Year. “People always say I have the best job and they are right,” she says. “There’s not one thing I do every day that is the same.” On a recent afternoon in early May, Little was helping cook a Mexican feast …

’t hesitate to answer. “Definitely COVID-19,” she says. “Since we have to social distance, there have been no in-person court proceedings, which is very challenging for delivering our services. But during these difficult times, I assure my staff that I am here for them and the primary goal to make sure everyone stays healthy.” The Tribal Court’s lobby will be closed to the public until May 1 and all notary and facilitation services are suspended until then as well. Rivera, a Grand Ronde Tribal …

Cole, applying for the position of Tribal librarian was heeding that advice. “I love to read and to promote literacy,” she says. “This seemed like a fun opportunity that I had never experienced before. I thought it would be yet another way to bring our language to the Tribe. I am not leaving the language behind in this job. I am taking it with me.” Cole succeeds longtime Tribal Librarian Marion Mercier, who retired in early 2019. Harris Reibach served as interim librarian until accepting …

Village, as well as projects closer to home such as the Elder housing expansion and the home ownership program. Ryan Webb, 34, began his new job last month. “I’m really excited to be here and be a part of the Tribe’s future,” he says. “I’m ready to really dive in, and start working and contributing.” Webb is the husband of Tribal member Ashlee Webb and the father of Tribal descendants Violet and Amelia, 5; and Andrew, 3. He grew up in Gloucester, approximately two hours away from London …

not letting trauma get in the way of letting your future unfold caught the eyes of the then-reigning Mrs. Oregon America, Salena Griffith, who contacted Frederick and asked if she’d ever considered doing pageants. “I was like, ‘No way, I’m a mom, I’m married and is that even a thing for us?’ ” With a husband, three children ages 11, 3 and 1, as well as a full-time job, Frederick wasn’t sure if she could also juggle pageant obligations. However, the 32-year-old Beaverton resident agreed to attend …

. “I was one of the responders that was there the morning she went to the hospital,” Colton said. “I asked about her training and she was able to answer that she still had been. My hope was that she was going to pull through and make it to the event.” Colton also has a long-standing dream of competing in the Honolulu Marathon. “She had told me that she was going to do it this year and jokingly said we should do it together for 2024,” she said. “I honestly didn’t think she was serious until I saw …