Smoke Signals
October 1992
Page 12
TRIBAL MEMBERS FILL NEW POSITIONS
MARY COOK
Mary Cook has been hired to work in the Tribe's
Head Start program. She has been an assistant teacher
with Yamhill Community Action Program Head Start for
almost two years. She has attended several workshops on
Early Childhood Education and attended the National
Head Start convention this spring in San Diego. She is also
working on her childhood Development Associate degree,
and enjoys her work with Head Start very much!
Mary's interests include 4-H activities, Barnyard
Buddies, and being a Girl Scout Leader. Her activities are
an indication of her love for children of all ages.
Mary lives with her husband on their family farm
outside of WiDamina. She has four children. Mary is also
a proud member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Browning,
Montana, and is glad to be working with the tribal members
of Grand Ronde.
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JUNE OLSON
J uneOlson is the new Family Advocate for Yamhill
County Head Start at Grand Ronde. She recently graduated
from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor's degree is
Psychology. As Family Advocate, it is June's responsibility
to coordinate delivery of social services, health, nutrition,
parent involvement, and mental health services for children
and parents participating in this program.
Said June, "While I am a tribal member, I spent my
childhood in Hood River, and raised my three children in
Vancouver, Washington. I began to feel a need to return
to Grand Ronde, not as a visitor, but as a member of the
community."
June also said that since she began working for the
tribe, she has met many people in the community, including
the parents and children participating in the Head Start
program. She is looking forward to serving all the Head
Start families and the Grand Ronde Community.
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Chris Leno
CHRIS LENO
Chris Leno is a new addition to Spirit Mountain
Development Corporation. He is functioning as the
Business Development Analyst under Beth Oliver, General
Manager. Some duties he will be asked to perform include
researching grants, gathering information on possible
business ventures, and attending conferences. In some
cases he will be traveling to meet people who could be
valuable contacts to the corporation as well as the Tribe.
Chris has one term of classes left before receiving
his B.S. degree in Marketing Management at Oregon State
University. He plans on attending classes two days per
week, while working with the corporation the other three.
He will receive his degree in December, at which time he
will begin working full time.
Chris is a tribal member, and the son of Bob Leno
and Janelle Stucky.
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ANGELA BEDORTHA
Angie Bedortha is a tribal member who has
recently been hired by theYCAP to be the teacher of the
new Grand Ronde Head Start class. Through the support
of the Tribal Education Program, Angie was able to earn
her degree in Early Childhood Education from Chemeketa
Community College, December 1991.
She is excited to now be working closely with the
Tribe in this joint effort with Yamhill Community Action
Program to establish a Head Start in Grand Ronde. In the
future, Angie and others associated with Head Start hope
to receive their own monies to administer the program. For
now, working with YCAP administration is an opportunity
to learn how the organization is operated.
Angie believes that our tribal members and the
community will greatly benefit from having this program
located here, and the support it offers.
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Tammy Galligher
TAMMY GALLIGHER
Tammy Galligher is another new addition to
Spirit Mountain Development Corporation. She is an
enrolled tribal member, and the daughter of Dick and
Leonette Galligher.
Since returning to the Northwest b 1989, after
attending Boston college for two years, Tammy has
participated in several tribal events. She worked with the
vendors for the Pow-wow Committee, traveled to Pow
wows with the tribe's Royalty, and attended dance class.
Her interests include Native American culture, arts and
crafts, jewelry, and collecting baskets.
Tammy's main functions for SMDC will be the
accounting system, conference schedule, computer data,
procurement and purchasing. She is happy to be on staff
and taking an active role in assisting the future development
of the Tribe.
USDA UPDATE
Submitted by Margo Norton, USDA Director
I am starting to get back on track with lots of help
from Wanda Belgrade, USDA clerk. I have made a few
changes that hopefully will be appealing to USDA
participants. The major change is that we are scheduling
one night per month for evening appointments. We will be
open regular hours, and our evening appointments start at
6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. (last appointment.) This convenience
is for those participants who work or have long distances to
travel. Please call for an appointment. In Salem, the
evening appointments will be on Wednesday, in Siletz, on
Thursday. If you or someone you know may qualify for this
program, please call 1-800-922-1399.
Next distribution dates are Salem: October 6, 7,
and 8, and Siletz: October 20-23. Night appointments are
available after October 22nd. Below is a map of our new
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WAREHOUSE
2580 13th St.
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Salem, Oregon
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