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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1997)
4 1 aim turn ft ay &w December 15, 1997 SMOKE SIGNALS Native owned Everett, Washington An awards ceremony was held Tuesday, November 1 1 in Seattle during the ATNI (Affili ated Tribes of Northwest Indians) Economic Summit Meet ing to honor some outstanding achievements. ANTI and ONABEN honored the 1st Annual "Native Owned Busi ness of the Year" and "Tribal Enterprise of the Year." Quanah Stamps, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Native American Affairs, Small Business Administration, was the guest speaker who had the honor of handing the awards and certificates out to the winners. The winner of the 1997 Native Owned Business of the Year award was Dr. Ted L. Forcum. Dr. Forcum is the owner of Back In Motion Chiropractic located in Beaverton, Or egon which was established in 1989. Back In Motion is a progressive clinic dedicated to the treatment of biomechani cal and physiological sports injuries using manipulative therapy, orthotics and supports, physiotherapy, exercise, diet and nutrition. The goal of his practice was to focus on the biomechanical treatment of athletes and those patients who have failed other therapeutic interventions. Because of Mr. Forcum 's expertise in biomechanics, he has been con sulted by such companies as Nike, Avia, and Adidas corpo rations to assist in product testing and research. Dr. Forcum played an integral role in the Travel to Treat Physicians Bill, which allows physicians to travel and treat in the state of Oregon temporarily for special events. This was impor- business of the tant in the effects to coordinate medical care at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta. Dr. Forcum is a frequent national and international lec turer and professor of biomechanical evaluation. He also continues to participate in education by providing intern ship rotations through his office. He has actively encour aged the advancement of Native Americans. He supported two Native American employees as they opened their own businesses. A third Native American employee advanced to work for a professional football team. Ms. Meredith P. "Meri" Heilman, Chief Executive Of ficer (CEO) of the Makah Forestry Enterprise (MFE) in Neah Bay, Washington was the winner of the 1997 Tribal Enterprise of the Year award. As the CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors of the MFE, Meri has done an excellent job in managing the overall business operations, as well as, provide management oversight to the overall forest re sources of the Makah Tribe. Her dedicated service to her people has resulted in numerous benefits to the Makah Tribe, one of which is the successful manner in which she man ages the Makah Forestry Enterprise. The Makah Tribal Council has been confident and proud of her representation on the Executive Board of Directors of the Intertribal Timber Council since 1991. Since the MFE has been in business, it has completed all timber sale contracts it has entered into with the Makah year awarded Tribe. MFE has provided a high level, stable flow of dollar and non-dollar benefits; managed the Makah Tribe's over all forest resource program; requested and scored very well on an independent third-party review of operations; pro vided employment and other education opportunities to community members. It has also acquired nearly 2,000 acres of land to the south of the Makah Tribe's reservation bound aries; returned over 4 million dollars in cash and non-cash dividends to the Tribe. This clearly demonstrates the diver sity and scope of accomplishments. The Makah Forestry Enterprise is highly regarded on the Olympic Peninsula as an excellent company in which to do business with and has become over the years, one of the key players in the timber business. MFE's reputation for adhering to values which place fairness and honesty in its dealings, as well as, reliability and market-savvy are well placed. The winners of the 1997 Native Owned Business or Tribal Enterprise of the Year received: Microsoft Small Business Package; a Prestigious Plaque and certificate; a room for two nights' accommodations at the Cavanaugh's Inn in Seattle; pre-paid registration fee and two round trip tickets to Seattle for the ATNI Economic Summit and Awards Ceremony. This was a wonderful ceremony that honored two out standing achievements, "Native Owned Business of the Year" and "Tribal Enterprise of the Year." Community pride lights up the holidays iipihiu i nnni.iiL.il iii jMrnmmmmmmSSJl.......". ,!,',,' "" " .JrrrtThc Grand Kondc Community V ' h-" .. V-r 2 n t i , .1 "" r A li- -h' i I : ,J,'Af - E r- '" 'r- '-t v. -,... .. . i ,. -v ' il m JA - - i i lU , ''lilt : ri, ' tf - - - 1 . - . . . .... .... :A ' ..u , 'l ' . , ' Have you noticed the Grand Ronde holiday decorations located on the Highway 18 at "All Thru the House" An tiques? Thank you to all the community members and non-community participants who volunteered their time in the heavy rain. The money raised to purchase these deco rations came from the "Walk for Santa," a six-mile pledge to walk from Willamina to Sheridan which took place in Sep tember. A special thank you to the people who signed the pledge sheets and to the walkers who walked for the com munity. With the Casino named one of the top tourist attractions in Oregon, many visitors travel through Grand Ronde from Portland to the coast we would like to show these visi tors that we are proud of our community. Grand Ronde is now involved with the local Chamber of Commerce. Our next project planned is to place signs welcoming people to Grand Ronde at both ends of the Grand Ronde community. (For example: Willamina has the three logs displayed and welcoming you to Timbertown USA.) Creative sugges tions and participation are needed to design these signs for Grand Ronde. Maybe wood carvings or painted signs. For creative suggestions and interested artists, please call Sheila Hcrber at Small Business Development at 879 2492 or 1-800422-0232. Daily morning call program underway Are you an elderly or disabled Yamhill County resi dent who might need a daily phone call to make sure you're doing all right? Would you like to volunteer to provide this service? The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office "Sheriff's Morning Call" program wants to hear from you. The Sheriff's Morning Call is intended to be a reas surance call for residents who live alone and are homebound due to age or health problems. At an agreed upon daily time (seven days a week), volun teers will telephone a Sheriffs Morning Call client. If there is no answer, the volunteer will then contact a previously designated person or social service agency to personally check the client's residence to make sure they are not in need of emergency assistance. If the client still cannot make contact on that visit, local po lice or the Sheriff's Office will then be dispatched to the clients residence. There is no cost to eligible clients for the Sheriff's Morning Call service. The Sheriff's Morning Call is not intended to replace services which automatically summon aid in an emergency. The Morning Call is meant to assist those residents who do not have per sons to check their status or who cannot afford other programs. The Sheriffs Morning Call needs volunteers to make these important daily calls, and also needs to hear from residents who might benefit from receiving a daily phone call. To become involved with the Sheriffs Morning Call, contact Bet Brockman at 472-001 1 or 538-1222; the Yamhill County Sheriffs Office at 434 7506, ext 4601.
