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the shelving units and putting artifacts on the shelves. They identified all of the collection's stone artifacts. "They were able to get me pretty far ahead on artifact identification, so now I'm ahead five months. They actually did what I had scheduled for six months in the short amount of time (scheduled for four weeks) they were here." With all that, the interns also completed a photo scanning project for four donated photo albums. "It came out to around 1,000 photos," Montano said. The Collections …

, but to help with the coordination, to keep in touch with them. I'm here more as a resource person, to help in any way I can. "The Chief (Tribal Police Chief Al LaChance; she operates under his program) has been great," she adds. "He is really interested in doing the right thing and bringing the right training and education to the Tribe. He's committed to helping us be prepared." Look for Baxter giving talks, taking questions and answers on campus and off. "This is a great job for me at this time …

. Throughout his career, Lorenz has been passionate about his work. While still in high school, he started with a summer work/study volunteer job transporting patients to the local hospital in his hometown of Wallingford, Pa., on the outskirts of Philadelphia. A friend's father who was a physician asked him if he would like to learn to draw blood. "I got pretty proficient at it," he said. "I was really interested in science, and they taught me to operate the machine that analyzes blood …

knows how to connect it so it fits into their whole learning experience." "In class," Reeves said, "it is super important to know the students and the life they have at home, and how you can best help them be successful." Her challenge as a student teacher is "to come into a new classroom and have the students think of me as a teacher, not just a helper for the teacher." She said she feels rewarded by "having the freedom to create your own lessons, creating those that kids find interesting, when …

at the falls, but has faced opposition from Portland General Electric, which claims it owns the land and that the Tribe must come to an agreement with the utility, other Tribes who have claims to the area and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. “Our Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez was out there on the rocks,” Kennedy said. “We’ve experienced some hardships out there, things that have happened out on the river and falls that were disturbing to me.” She said that PGE released a “tremendous” amount …

base in the Pacific Northwest. The drill included 17 weeks of training service men and women on what to do if the ship came under attack from terrorists and potential security pitfalls. “I was the chief training officer selected to teach anti-terrorism and had 15 senior chiefs who worked for me,” he said. “I did that for two tours.” Bly’s final post in the Navy was at Misawa Air Base in Japan from 2004 to 2007, where he served in Naval Ordnance Command and took over as commanding officer …

in our educational system. Some people also just have no interest in learning this stuff or managing it themselves, that’s what Millennial Wealth is for.” Levi adds that without the support of his family, he would not be where he is today. “My parents and family have a lot to do with fostering my entrepreneurial spirit and allowing me to start my own business,” he says. “I’ve had it a lot easier than most throughout my life and I wouldn’t be where I am without their help and guidance.” Sanchez can …

sifting through all of the regulations that must be met before permits are issued. “You are working with both Polk County and the city of Dallas, so there is a lot,” she said. And their favorite aspect of starting a restaurant? “I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with family and actually seeing my kids during the summer,” Holly says. “It’s always family for me,” Kelsey says. Holly notes that her youngest son is typically shy, but is enjoying being in the restaurant and helping out. “He …

make sure that people had a meal. “It is very proud for me to be the chairman of a Tribe that has supported and kept alive those ideals of making sure that we take care of our people, we take care of our community.” Kennedy saluted previous Tribal members who helped feed those in need in the Grand Ronde community, particularly Eugene Hudson, who walked on in May 2014. Kennedy said that Hudson was one of the early dedicated volunteers, traveling to Siletz and Salem to pick up food and bring it back …

at the parade. “I’m super excited to see our float and our Royalty members come out with it,” Leno said. “Attending the parade has been a bucket list item for me for several years and this is a great opportunity to finally do it.” Social Services Department Manager Dana Ainam also was viewing the parade for the first time. “It’s exciting,” she said. “I am anticipating all of the floats.” Ainam added that Spirit Mountain Casino sponsoring the parade is a great opportunity to promote the Tribe. “I think …