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MAY 15, 2015
Marshall Fellows
Fee assistance
Enrolled Tribal members can request assistance with test fees (i.e. GRE,
SAT, LSAT, ACT) and admissions application fees. Contact Higher Edu-
cation for more information at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275. Q
Emergency exercise
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Dominik Wullers, from Hamburg, Germany,
looks at a paddle made by one of the Tribal
artisans while meeting with Tribal Council
member Chris Mercier in Tribal Council’s
conference room on Friday, May 1. A group
of five Marshall Memorial Fellows visited
Grand Ronde and toured Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center
and the Tribal campus with stops at Tribal Court, where they talked
with Tribal Court Administrator Angela Fasana, the Governance
Center and the Elders Activity Center. Tribal Public Affairs/
Publications Administrative Assistant Chelsea Clark led the tour and
taught them a little bit about the Tribe and its history. The fellows are
leaders in their fields and the fellowship was created by the United
States in 1982 to introduce a new generation of European leaders to
the United States.
Photo courtesy of Oregon Office of Emergency Management
Jamie Baxter, back, Tribal Emergency Operations coordinator, and
Greg Patton, Tribal Network Administrator, joined more than 300
people in 27 Oregon counties who participated in a radio operator
exercise centered at the Oregon Office of Emergency Management on
Saturday, April 25. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service “QuakeEX
I” exercise occurred on the same day that a 7.8 earthquake struck
Nepal. The amateur radio event tested amateur radio emergency
communication capabilities and more than 2,000 messages were sent
during the exercise. The training provided an opportunity for county
and state amateur radio emergency communication units to prepare
for a worst-case scenario like a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
The zone is a fault line that stretches from offshore British Columbia to
California and is capable of producing large mega thrust earthquakes.
Experts say there is a 40 percent chance of a large 9.0 or larger
earthquake striking Oregon within the next 50 years.
Archery Day
Dirkje Jansen, left, from The Hague, Netherlands, walks through the
exhibit at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center with Kathy Cole,
Tribal Cultural Education and Outreach Program manager, while
visiting Grand Ronde on Friday, May 1.
May 16, 2015 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Natural Resources Parks and Recreation program would like to invite enrolled Tribal
member families for a day of archery at the EE Wilson Wildlife Area archery range near
Corvallis, Oregon. This is a monthly event hosted by the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife. There will be instructors and loaner equipment available for those in need.
This is a no cost family event and a sack lunch will be provided.
Space is limited. To reserve your spot or for any questions please contact Jerry at
503-879-2337.
Minors under the age of eighteen will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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