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S moke S ignals
september 15, 2014
Walking On...
Nov. 26, 1950 – March 31, 2014
Tribal Elder Ellen Ann (Langley)
Haralson was born Nov. 26, 1950, in
Tulare, Calif. Family and close friends
knew her as “Sissy.” Her parents were
William Joseph Langley and Ellen Ham-
ilton. She was one of eight children.
As a child, she and her family mi-
grated between California and Oregon
for work. In Oregon, they spent time
with her uncle Allen “Biff” Langley and
aunt Louise. They had a large family
also. These were great moments in her
childhood.
The migrating stopped when her fa-
ther took a permanent job in California and they purchased a home
in her teens. She graduated from Delano High School in 1968 and
immediately married Dana Haralson. They had one daughter, Toni
Haralson Moore of Wasco, Calif. They lived in McFarland, Calif. Sissy
was mostly a homemaker and only worked part-time.
She lost her sister, Loretta Langley Graham, in 1984. She and her
husband raised Loretta’s daughter, Amber.
She played a lot of softball in her 20s and 30s. Her father enjoyed
going to her games. She spent valuable time with her children and
grandchildren – Nathan, Summer, Cameron and Jordyn. She was a
mild-mannered soul. She had faith in God. She was loved and will
forever be missed by Toni, Buck, Amber and many friends and family
members. She was taken too soon on March 31, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Loretta; father and mother,
William and Ellen Langley; brother, Billy Joe; and husband, Dana
Haralson. She seemed lost after Dana passed almost 10 years ago and
we fi nd comfort in thinking they are together again.
A graveside service was held on April 3 at Wasco Memorial Park.
Pastor Sandra Webb offi ciated and interment followed.
Help wanted
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s 477 Employment and Train-
ing Program and Land and Culture Department have resources that can be
utilized along with community members who have a passion for gardening
or want to learn the art of agriculture. If you are a Grand Ronde Tribal or
community member and want to be a part of the planning, preparation and
cultivation of the Tribal garden and orchard site for this year’s planting sea-
son, contact Barbara Gibbons at 800-242-8196, ext. 2135, or e-mail barbara.
gibbons@grandronde.org. n
During the course of my last three months, I’ve asked the people
of Grand Ronde what they want of my position and I have tried to
gather a clearer picture of the community need. With all of the input
I have gathered I know that the need is great, but I am encouraged
that people seem ready to heal, to be honest, to come forward and to
live more healthy lives.
With that stated, we have a core group of community members
who want to volunteer, support and be there for the survivors com-
ing forward. I love this enthusiasm, but I want volunteers within this
program to be educated on advocacy, confi dentiality and the basics of
domestic and sexual violence before I let them graduate into volunteer
advocates.
We’ve decided to host a one-hour training session each Monday
and Wednesday from noon-1 p.m. in the Adult Education building in
Room 124. They understand they are a small group of volunteers, just
15 strong, so they’ve agreed to invite the community into our train-
ings. The more the merrier (we’ve joked), but the more educated our
community is the better we all understand healthy versus unhealthy
versus abuse.
The schedule (30 hours of advocacy volunteer training)
Aug. 4 to Nov. 19 (no meeting Sept. 1)
Week 1 topic: Volunteerism and basic advocacy
Week 2 topic: Oppression, Sexism, Racism, etc.
Week 3 topic: Domestic Violence 101
Week 4 topic: Sexual Assault 101
Week 5 topic: Children and Youth and Violence
Week 6 topic: Stalking and Human Traffi cking
Week 7 topic: Safety planning, Crisis Line techniques, vicarious
trauma, self-care
Week 8 topic: Historical trauma, what it means to be trauma in-
formed
Week 9 topic: Legal stuff (Crime Victims Rights, Restraining Orders,
Address Confi dentiality, etc.)
Week 10 topic: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Community
Projects
Week 11 topic: Ethics, Boundaries, Lethality Assessment Program
Week 12 topic: Elder abuse, people with disabilities, LGBTQ clients
Week 13 topic: Local resources- shelter/food banks/etc.
Week 14 topic: (open to volunteers to decide what they want more
training on)
Week 15 topic: Graduation, celebration
We hope to see you there! (If big groups or certain departments decide
to send bulk groups- please let me know in advance)
Anne Falla
Domestic Violence Program coordinator
Cover Oregon sign-ups continuing
Native American and Alaska Natives can enroll year-round in Medicaid and
the Oregon Health Plan, as well as for private health insurance coverage, through
Cover Oregon. For more information, contact Cover Oregon Certifi ed Application
Assisters Loretta Meneley at 503-879-1359, Sydney West at 503-879-2197 or 800-
775-0095 for an appointment to apply for or discuss Cover Oregon. n
The gift of
forgiveness.
The sooner you call
Willamette Valley Hospice,
the more our expert team
can help the entire family.
©2013 Willamette Valley Hospice
Ellen Ann Haralson
Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
Program development update
To learn more, call 503.588.3600 or visit wvh.org
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