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Health & Education Behavioral Health hires two new staff members 09.27.2018 Danielle Frost Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees By Danielle Frost Two new mental health professionals have joined the Community Health Department in the past few months and are available to help Tribal patients. Dr. Gilberto De Jesus-Rentas is the Tribe’s part-time psychiatrist and Christine McCambridge is the new psychiatric nurse practitioner. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said both De Jesus …

education and referrals. The $50,000 grant from the Community Fund will go toward increased access to behavioral health resources for girls and teenagers at the Albany location through site-based and school-based resources. These services will include individual therapy, therapy groups, empowerment groups, classroom presentations for all youth, and after and non-school day activities and workshops. Services are offered on a sliding scale or free of charge, including at local school districts …

Tribal Government & News Tribe seeking grants to bolster new fire department 01.26.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety Construction equipment sits at the southwest corner of Hebo and Grand Ronde roads at what will eventually become the Creekside Elder Housing project. Tribal Council voted on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to approve an agreement with the Indian Health Service that will provide $59,533 in federal funding to install sanitation infrastructure at the site. (Photo by Timothy J …

showed a lot of thought, effort, character and heart, and it was great to see the program come to fruition. On Wednesday, July 26, Sears, Program Coordinator Angela Schlappie and DeLoe did a site visit at CARDV and painted rocks with their staff. “It was really nice,” DeLoe said. “You can read an application and they can say, ‘Oh, we do this, this and this,’ but you can’t fully get that experience until you go meet them and talk with them, because usually they are a lot more passionate …

” and “StoryMap: Indigenous Naming of Creeks on Marys Peak.” The first three presentations were held on Oct. 14, 22 and 26, and the fourth one will occur at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. All videos will be available to view for three months at www.grandronde.org/history-and-culture-summit/ . To register for the Nov. 18 Zoom event, visit www.grandronde.org/events/hcsummit-10222020/ and scroll to the link at the bottom of the page, “Complete Agenda: History and Culture Virtual Summit.” The History …

site visit to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Four years into a project to teach the Tribe’s teenagers about philanthropy, grantmaking and community service, the program is hitting its stride, with an annual luncheon to celebrate the organizations chosen by interns of the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. This year’s Youth Grantmaking check presentation was held Friday, Aug. 8, at Spirit Mountain Casino Event Center. Summer youth …

-quarter check distribution, which was postponed from Dec. 14 because of a winter storm in the Willamette Valley, the Community Fund gave out 38 grants – 26 large grants and 12 small -- totaling $701,385, bringing the 2016 distribution to 156 grants totaling $4.4 million. Since its inception in 1997, the Community Fund has given out 2,400 grants totaling $72.3 million. The Community Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, receives 6 percent of proceeds from Spirit …

and gravy, bacon, sausage and fruit. The following employees were recognized: 35 years: Procurement Specialist Kelly Leno. 30 years: Records Administrator Kimberly Mueller. 29 years: Licensing Program Manager Julia Papen. 27 years: Billing Supervisor Sunni Ulestad. 26 years: Clinic Business Office Manager Melody Baker. 25 years: Employee Relations Manager David DeHart and Compensation/HRIS Specialist Becky Mode. 24 years: Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Angela Sears. 23 years: Web …

for Elder Demolition of Portland to complete demolition work on the former administration building and associated structures. When that work is finished, 26 of the more than 50 abandoned and dilapidated buildings will have been demolished. Tribal Council first approved an almost $850,000 contract with the company in May 2021. Funding has mostly come from a combination of grants, federal money and private donations. Since purchasing the property, the Tribe released its vision statement for the site …

Patrol, the official parade car, the Happy Canyon Trail Horse, the Boy Scouts of America, the Clown Prince and the Star Valley High School Marching Band from Wyoming. The float was preceded by Junior Miss Grand Ronde Isabelle Grout, Veterans Special Event Board Princess Iyana Holmes and Little Miss Grand Ronde Kaleigha Simi, who waved to the crowd along the first part of the parade route. “I was inspired by that float,” said Erwin J. De Luna, president of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission of San …