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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2016)
8 S moke S ignals APRIL 15, 2016 Native Caring Conference slated PENDLETON – The 11th annual Native Caring … A Conference to Learn, Connect & Share will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 20-21, at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino in Pendleton. The conference, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, will give caregivers of Native Elders and relative caregivers of children a chance to attend valuable workshops that will enhance care- giving skills and provide a break from their daily responsibilities. For more information, contact Ben Bearchum Jr. at 541-278-7533 or Lindsey Watchman at 541-278-7560. Learn about Broccoli and Everything Salad and Baked Zucchini Sticks! Free Hands-on Cooking Class Contributed photo Tribal member Bryan Mercier, right, accepts the Bonneville Power Administration Administrator’s Extraordinary Team Accomplishment award from BPA Administrator Elliot Mainzer at the Portland headquarters in March. Mercier manages Bonneville Power’s Environmental Fish and Wildlife business operations and the team won the award for its “Let’s Talk Culture” series. Bonneville Power Administration honors Bryan Mercier with award PORTLAND — The Bonneville Power Administration presented Grand Ronde Tribal member Bryan Mercier with one of its highest honors as part of the agency’s Administrator’s Excellence Awards program. Mercier, who lives in Portland, manages Bonneville Power’s Environ- mental Fish and Wildlife business operations and is part of the American Indian/Alaska Native Council. The Native Council’s team members re- ceived the Administrator’s Extraordinary Team Accomplishment award for its “Let’s Talk Culture” series. The annual Excellence Awards Program honors employees and members of the public whose innovation, initiative, superior service and courageous acts have made exceptional contributions to Bonneville Power’s mission, the electric utility industry or the local community. Bonneville Power Administrator Elliot Mainzer presented the awards in March at the Portland headquarters. “These individuals represent excellence in everything they do,” Mainzer said. “No matter their corner of the organization or their specific job, they all do their work in the context of a bigger picture and for the greater cause, and they’ve made a difference through their tremendous contributions to BPA’s public service mission.” During the “Let’s Talk Culture” series, Native Council team members who are all Native American shared their personal experiences and invit- ed dialogue to improve understanding and break down stereotypes. The creative, engaging sessions made a positive and profound effect on fellow employees and enhanced Bonneville Power’s intercultural competence. Mercier is a 1992 graduate of North Salem High School and a 1997 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Business. He worked for 10 years for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department. Award recipients were nominated by their peers and were evaluated on numerous criteria, such as excellence in their chosen field, technical achievement, community outreach and service as an “unsung hero.” Broccoli and Everything Salad Baked Zucchini Sticks Tuesday, April 19 5:30 p.m. Iskam MǝkʰMǝk-Haws 9675 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Sign up TODAY! ! Call Francene Ambrose, coordinator at 503-879-3663 or fambrose@marionpolkfoodshare.org Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran's status. Oregon State University Extension Service and Marion-Polk Food Share are Equal Opportunity Employers. Join us for a fun night of basketball to support safe and happy childhoods & healthy families for Child Abuse Prevention Month! Friday , April 22 5:30pm 3 -on- 3 Basketball More fun! at the CTGR Tribal Gym 3 Point Shoot-Out 2 Divisions: 6th-8th Divisions: 5th Grade & under, 6th-8th, & 9th-12th Grades Register by April 19th! 9th-12th & Adults (registration not required) Get your 4 players together and register at the CTGR Community Service Center or call Mike Barry at 503-879-1646. ...Fun...Prizes...Snacks…& Great Info! Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Children & Family Services 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Please call Amanda Mercier at 503-879-2039 with any questions.
