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With Help From The Education Department, She Feels Good About The Future
O Tribal member Rachell Kellogg is a proud mom and hard worker.
10 MARCH 1, 2002
By Peta Tinda
Three years ago Tribal member
Rachell Kellogg came to Grande
Ronde from Dighton, Kansas, not
knowing what to expect. What she
found was a well-paying job doing
something she enjoyed, support
from her family and community and
a chance to get an education.
The single mother currently
works at the Playworld at the
Tribe's Spirit Mountain Casino and
is kept busy raising her five-year-old
daughter Kallie.
"My daughter is definitely the
most important thing in my life,"
said Kellogg.
She has just recently completed
all the courses needed to get her
general equivalency diploma
(GED) through courses taken at the
Tribal education center.
"Rachell was a great student, very
positive and energetic. A real go
getter," said Joanne Carr, Adult
Education Coordinator. Kellogg
works full time at the Playworld at
Spirit Mountain Casino.
"I really love my job," said
Kellogg. "I'm good with kids and a
lot of the kids enjoy me. They're
your buddies. They trust you. The
kids ask for you by name and that's
nice."
It's a tough gig being a single
mother and working full time, but
Kellogg
says she
gets lots of
support
from her
parents,
Bill and
Kris Kellogg. "They're wonderful,"
said Kellogg of her grandparents.
"They've supported me since day
one.
Kellogg said she keeps her
daughter
on track
and
headed
in the
right direction.
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"I try to keep her focused on her
school work," said Kellogg.
Since she got her GED Kellogg
said she feels like she has a more
positive outlook.
"I definitely feel more secure
about the future," said Kellogg. "I
feel like I've done something for
myself and for my daughter. We'll
be okay."
A five-day course designed to educate interested persons on Cultural Re
source Management, Archeology and Cultural Resource Protection Laws, and
more. This class will be held at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Governance Center Classroom 204. It will be held March 25 - 29, 2002.
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.:
Introductions and Not Just Stones and Bones Video
What is Cultural Resource Management in Indian Country
What is Archaeology and How Can it Help? .
Cultural Resource Laws Native American Graves Protection & Repa
triation Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, American Indian Reli
gious Freedom Act, and other state and Federal laws
How to Aid Law Enforcement in Protecting Cultural Resources
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Bone Identification and Analysis how to distinguish an animal bone
from a human bone.
B Ground Stone Analysis Identifying wear patterns on ground stones.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Making Artifacts Flint knapping; How to get from a piece of rock to an
arrowhead.
Identifying Artifacts What to look for in the field, historic vs. prehistoric.
Topography Maps and how to use them, sketching a map, using a com
pass, interpreting contour lines.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2002:
Oral History Methods of gathering data for ethnographic studies.
D Native Plants Identification and traditional use of.
D Site Forms How to fill them out, get the information and why it is
important.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 8:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M.
B Basics of Field Survey A Mock Field Survey.
D Site Recordation Filling out site forms; a cumulation of the week's train
ing. Delivered by: The Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation Cul
tural Resource Protection Program.
Sponsored by: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cultural Resources
Department.
Registration Fee: $600.00 If you are a Grand Ronde Tribal member, you
may be eligible to have the Tribe's Education Department, "Short - Term
Training" Program cover the cost of your registration fee. You would need to
have a current short-term training application on file. For questions regard
ing this program contact Bryan Langley at: 503-879-4591.
Location:
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Governance Center, Class Room 204
9615 Grand Ronde Rd,
Grand Ronde OR 97347
For more information on the training or to register, contact:
Perri McDaniel, Cultural Resource Protection Specialist at: 503-879-4577 or
Connie Schultz, Cultural Resource Protection Specialist at: 503-879-2185.
The Oregon Health Plan "A Decade of Success A Future of Service"
By Alan Ham
More than a decade ago, Oregon embarked on an ambitious and pio
neering effort to assure access to quality health care coverage for all its
citizens. Believing that affordable health care insurance opens the door
to quality health care, Oregonians from both the public and private sec
tors created a series of programs collectively known as the "Oregon Health
Plan" (OHP).
These programs, innovative in their delivery and wide-ranging in their
scope, have proven that Oregon's publicprivate partnerships approach is
successful in lowering the rate of uninsured, especially for children. Ex
perience has also shown that no single program, either public or private,
can serve the health insurance needs of every family. Only through a
combination of all the OHP components can Oregon achieve its objective
of access to healthcare coverage.
The Oregon Health Plan is an insurance program for low to moderate-income
Oregonians administered by the office of Medical Assistance
Programs (OMAP). All participants in OHP have the same benefits pack
age but have a choice of health insurance carriers and health care pro
viders. The OHP is a Medicaid program that is supported by state and
federal funds. Another program, designed to help more children, is the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP covers chil
dren through the age of 18 and a pregnant woman in family's whose
income is too high to qualify for OHP. The eligibility guidelines and fund
ing are different, but the benefits packages are the same.
To Qualify for OHPCHIP:
D A person or family's gross (before taxes) income must be less than 100
of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The gross income for a single adult
must be less than $716, and less than $1,471 for a family of four (note: a
new Federal Poverty Level (FPL) becomes effective in April.)
H For pregnant women and children under six years old, the monthly
gross income. Must be less than 133 of FPL the family's income for a
pregnant woman in a household of four must be less than $1,956 (this
coverage would only be for the pregnant woman and any children under
age six).
B For children and pregnant women to be covered through CHIP, the
family's gross. Income must be less than 170 of FPL.
D There are other eligibility guidelines, including residency, citizenship
and assets tests.
For an Application or Assistance with the Oregon Health Plan,
Call Alan Ham, Intake and Assessment Specialist CTGR (503-879-2038)
OHP Applications and assistance is also available at the Patient Regis
tration Desk, at the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center.
1-800-775-9712 x 2038