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December 15, 1997
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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."
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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.