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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
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Food Bank provides
boxes, seeks help
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Spirit Mountain Community Fund Program Coordinator Angela Sears, left,
and Tribal Council member and Community Fund Board of Trustees member
Denise Harvey, right, present Karlen Yallup, the 2017-18 Hatfield Fellow,
with a Tribal logo Pendleton blanket during a meet and greet held in the
Governance Center Atrium on Friday, Sept. 8. Yallup is a Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs member and will be serving in U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s office
in Washington, D.C.
Yallup to attend law school
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gon’s Native American communi-
ties and recently held town hall
meetings in Grand Ronde and
Warm Springs.
“The Hatfield Fellowship honors
the senator’s contributions to our
Tribe and ensures his legacy of in-
tegrity and effectiveness is carried
on,” Community Fund Executive
Director Mychal Cherry said. “Our
Fellows are given an invaluable
opportunity to gain knowledge and
understanding of how to navigate
the political process in Washington,
D.C., while representing Indian
Country and working on issues that
directly affect Native Americans.”
Yallup said she plans to attend
law school in 2018. She recently
completed a congressional intern-
ship with the Udall Foundation
where she served in Arizona Sen.
John McCain’s office.
She said she has a passion for the
conservation and preservation of
natural resources, and she strives
to be a voice for Native people.
She also said she hopes to have
an opportunity to address poverty
and educational issues in Indian
Country.
Yallup was introduced as the new
Hatfield Fellow during a meet-and-
greet event held Friday, Sept. 8,
in the Governance Center Atrium.
Yallup is the 18th Hatfield Fellow
since the founding of the program.
Past Hatfield Fellows
1998: Pete Wakeland
(Grand Ronde)
1999: Direlle Calica
(Warm Springs)
2000: Alyssa Macy
(Warm Springs)
2001: Bodie Shaw
(Warm Springs)
2002: Kevin Simmons
(Grand Ronde)
2003: Bryan Mercier
(Grand Ronde)
2004: Joseph Hostler
(Grand Ronde)
2006: Dennis Worden
(Coeur d’Alene)
2007: Rebecca Knight
(Grand Ronde)
2008: Francene Ambrose
(Grand Ronde)
2009: Stacia Martin
(Grand Ronde)
2010: Shana Radford
(Nez Perce)
2011-12: Darrel L. Lawrence
(Grand Ronde)
2013-14: Rudy Soto
(Sho-Ban)
2014-15: Mary Bodine
(Warm Springs)
2015-16: Maria Givens
(Coeur d’Alene)
2016-17: Robert Ahern
(Warm Springs)
The Grand Ronde Food Bank – iskam mfkhmfk haws – is operated
by Marion-Polk Food Share, which has been leading the fight to end
hunger since 1987 because no one should be hungry.
Recipients of SNAP, TANF, SSI or LIHEAP assistance automatically
qualify for assistance at the Grand Ronde Food Bank, 9675 Grand
Ronde Road. No one will be turned away in need of a food box.
“We believe that everyone deserves to have enough to eat,” Food
Bank Coordinator Francene Ambrose says. “You are welcome to get
a food box at each of our regular weekly distributions. No one will be
turned away in need of a food box.”
Upcoming food box distribution dates will be:
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15;
• 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20;
• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29.
Those who are unable to pick up a food box can fill out an authorized
representative form and that person can pick up a food box on your
behalf. The authorization is good for one year.
Farm Share RX will continue to provide fresh fruit and vegetables
to participants to improve their overall health. Participants were
identified by their medical providers and distributions will continue
through Tuesday, Sept. 19, from noon to 2 p.m.
“Preserving Tomatoes and Salsa” will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Participants will learn the basics of canning
tomatoes in the hands-on class.
The Food Bank also will be holding a Bingo Fundraiser at the Wil-
lamina Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Thursday, Sept. 21, with
doors opening at 5:30 p.m.
The Food Bank continues to seek volunteers to help with repacking
food, putting food on the shelves, handing out food boxes and end-of-
month inventory. In addition, volunteers are being sought for the Fresh
Alliance program and Salem Harvest.
Call to ensure someone is available to assist. People also can sign up
for a monthly e-mail for the Food Bank calendar and events, as well
as follow the Food Bank on Facebook.
The Food Bank is an equal opportunity provider.
Call Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or contact her at fambrose@marion-
polkfoodshare.org for more information or to volunteer.
Fee assistance
Enrolled Tribal members can request assistance with test fees (i.e. GRE,
SAT, LSAT, ACT) and admissions application fees. Contact Higher Education
for more information at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275.
FREE TALK: The
Kalapuyans of
French Prairie
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Thurs., Sept. 21
Doors Open at
5:30 p.m.
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SEPT. 21
A RIVER CONNECTS US:
THE KALAPUYANS OF
FRENCH PRAIRIE
Talk begins at
6 p.m.
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Chehalem Cultural
Center, 415 E.
Free Heritage Talk with David Lewis, PhD.
Join us for a free talk by David Lewis, former Cultural Resources
Director for the Grand Ronde Tribe, and a Tribal member as he
describes the first people of our Willamette Falls Heritage Area,
their trade and traditions. To learn about more free events and
talks go to our website: www.wfheritage.org or visit us on
Facebook.
Sheridan St.
Newberg, OR
97132
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Food & Libations
Available for
Purchase
Presented by:
Willamette Falls Heritage
Area Coalition