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Cylwe, landscaping class conclude
By Marion Mercier
Higher Education Coordinator
Culture & Heritage
The Grand Ronde Culture and
Heritage class was well-attended this
past Fall Term. There were fifteen
students in the class and the subject
matter included translating oral his
tories onto paper and gathering in
formation. Several guests gave pre
sentations to the class. June Olson
provided valuable information about
the early history of the reservation
area. June also guided the class on
a field trip to the Fort Yamhill site in
Grand Ronde. Jackie Whisler, Ex
ecutive Secretary, and Patricia Allen
(from Warm Springs Culture Pro
gram) met with the class and talked
about the events that led up to res
toration. Mike Wilson from Natural
Resources talked to the class about
land acquisition and properties the
Tribe now owns and explained dif
ferences between fee land, trust
land, and reservation land. Mark
Mercier from Tribal Council edu
cated the class on current issues in
tribal government and Indian Coun
try. Lisa Watt from the Culture
Board helped the class brainstorm
ideas for the new cultural center
museum.
The final class project was to write
a short story on information gath
ered in class. Hopefully, a book will
be compiled with all the stories some
time this month. A big potluck was
held on the last day of class.
Another culture class, sponsored by
the Education Division began on
January 9. It is a college credit class
and will be held on Saturdays
throughout the term. Please call
Marion Mercier for more information.
Landscaping Design
The last landscaping class was held
December 9. Fifteen people attend
the 10-week course. Subjects cov
ered included design and planning,
soil preparation and amendments
irrigation and planting, plant selec
tion, trees and shrubs, and lawn es
tablishment and maintenance.
The class also went on a field trip
to view different types of landscap
ing on both private and commercial
sites. The Education Division may
offer a similar class Spring Term. If
you are interested contact the Edu
cation Division to sign up.
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CULTURE & HERITAGE CLASS
Pictured from left: Marcella Selwyn, Lottie Child, Marion Mercier, Cassandara Scott, June Olson, Chris
Mercier, Marilee Davis, Elaine LaBonte, Connie Ronde, Jeff Mercier, Delores Edwards, Claudette Parazoo,
Violet Zimbrick, Perri McDaniel, and Cherie Butler.
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LANDSCAPING
DESIGN CLASS
Pictured from left:
Violet Zimbrick, Julie Robertson,
Cal Kerns (instructor),
Francine Ham, Kevin Mueller,
and Wallace West.
GED: new days, new instructor
The Adult Education Program is
pleased to announce that Cheme
keta Community College will be
providing an on-site instructor for
Grand Ronde GED classes on
Wednesdays and Thursdays from
4 to 7 p.m. Classes began on
Thursday, January 13 with Susan
Hildebrand as the new instructor.
She will be teaching in Grand
Ronde on Wednesdays and Thurs
days from 4-7 p.m.
Originally from Corvallis, Susan
attended BYU and the University
of Utah, where she majored in
botanyzoology and earned a sec
ondary teaching certificate.
"After graduation I taught a
wide range of classes in science, his
tory, social studies, and algebra at
Clayton Junior High, then ex
panded into reading, grammar, lit
erature, health, and REACH (Re
specting Ethnic and Cultural Heri
tage)." Susan was a teacher and curricu
lum supervisor for 20 years.
"Currently, I do enjoy working
part-time as a children's librarian at
Willamina Library," she said. "If you
are considering going back to school,
please come and see Gayla and me,
and let us assist you in achieving
your goal."
All GED classes are open to tribal
and community members.
Tribal members may access addi
tional services or tutoring. Tribal
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Susan Hildebrand
members who live outside of the
site service area are eligible for
GED program services such as
class fees or test tuition.
To receive an application or for
additional information, please con
tact Gayla Tulensru.