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, “and have been fortunate in so many ways. My hope is that I can maintain that excitement and variety in my new role as Education Division manager. I am very passionate about learning and hope that is apparent to all I work with in this endeavor.” He credits all of his program leaders for their diligence during the period when John Harp, Continuing Education coordinator, took over as acting manager. Mercedes Reeves, he says, kept higher education counseling going. Tim Barry carried and continues …

. Mercier also acknowledged the dedicated work that was done on the language program by former Tribal employee Tony Johnson and Jackie Whisler, who walked on in 2007. Cole demonstrated the app on a large screen. It features 27 categories that allow users to learn the language, play games to reinforce the lessons and take quizzes. It also includes audio (five songs and five stories in Chinuk Wawa), a history video and 50 historical photos with captions. There also is a credits page with a lengthy list …

surpassed by New York City’s fire department. Ripley is a Tribal member and son of Tribal Council member Denise Harvey. He grew up in Norco, Calif., until the age of 15 and then moved to Tualatin. “My mom was already up here working for the Tribe, so I decided I was ready for something different so I tried living up here and it was a great experience,” he said. Ripley spent a summer working for the Tribe’s Youth Employment Program, which he credits for giving him the skills to get through the tough …

as purchase of medical equipment, to coincide with the construction schedule so that everything was ready to go on opening day. “All of that was targeted for one day when we would open those doors,” Kennedy said. “It was a big job.” Tom-Martin, who was program manager of Vocational Rehabilitation at the time and is a longtime member of the Tribal Health Committee, credits Kennedy with the vision that saw the Health & Wellness Center through to fruition. “It was just an amazing thing to have health …

of Native American students there is approximately 5 percent. “With the shutdown last March, I think teachers and support staff really worked with our seniors, helping them to complete their credits,” she says. “Some might have also had the opportunity to finish over the summer.” The Salem-Keizer School District’s on-time Native graduation rates have decreased from 70.3 in 2019 to 65 percent in 2020. Public Engagement Specialist Aaron Harada said approximately 1 percent of the district’s students …

to deal with. We connect very naturally so I feel like I’m able to help them at their level. I never feel like I have to go to work. I feel like I get to go to work and be with people who matter a lot to me. They talk openly to me about their struggles and I share my story.” Leno also credits her family and the values she was raised with for not losing herself to drugs. Although she did relapse once after her father passed away in 2010, it was short-lived. “I chose to do it,” she says. “I chose my …

, Denise Harvey, Kathleen George and Secretary Michael Langley. (Photo contributed by the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Center) OREGON CITY -- The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Information Center’s new film has credits that read like a “Who’s Who in Grand Ronde?” with several Tribal Council members and Cultural Resources employees featured. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy is featured as a hologram in “Oregon’s First People,” where she welcomes film …

significant to them and the antlers also relate to his “Mountain Warrior” nickname. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Pain is stitched through Tribal member Denny Linton’s life story. There is pain inflicted by the violent sport he credits with giving him a path forward, and the emotional pain of a background steeped in trauma, drugs and alcohol. There is the pain of losing people he loved and sometimes, having to walk away from people he loved to find his own …

Culture Mural Project to start on Monday, Jan. 2 12.14.2011 Ron Karten Culture , Events The Grand Ronde Mural Project is scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 2, and take about a month to complete. The mural will be painted on panels at the former middle school gym in Grand Ronde and then be moved to a permanent site by the entrance to Tribal Housing. During the first week, an artist team and student apprentices will set up the work space and draw the 70-foot mural design. On the second weekend …

, Dakota Whitecloud, Clifford Olson, Jan D. Reibach, Harold Lyon, Mark Mercier, Margaret Provost and Perri McDaniel. Ballots are scheduled to go out in the mail on July 27 and the Candidate Statement Wawa also will be mailed out this week. The Candidate Forum will be recorded and posted on the Tribal Web site for Tribal members who cannot attend. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest …