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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 2017)
6 S moke S ignals OCTOBER 1, 2017 Danielle Frost joins Smoke Signals staff Danielle Frost, a 19-year veteran of Pa- cific Northwest journalism, joined the staff of Smoke Sig- nals on Tues- day, Sept. 26, as Danielle Frost the staff writer. Frost hails from the Seattle area and graduated from Eastern Washington Universi- ty with a journalism degree in 1998. She started her journalism career working for The Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day, Ore., where she covered the community of Prairie City — city government, schools and sports — and wrote numerous feature stories. She joined the staff of the Gresh- am Outlook/Sandy Post in 1999, covering the Mt. Hood-area com- munity of Sandy by herself, and also has worked for the Wilsonville Spokesman and Camas-Washougal Post-Record as an education report- er. She left the Camas newspaper after almost nine years of employ- ment to accept the position with the Grand Ronde Tribe. “Danielle was the unanimous choice of the interview panel,” Edi- tor Dean Rhodes said. “I think her extensive experience working for weekly newspapers will make her a good fit working for Smoke Signals. Having previously hired Danielle in John Day and Sandy when I was editor at both of those publications, I was happy to see that she applied for the staff writer position and reassured she was the best choice based on the interview panel’s en- dorsement. “In addition, I think her experi- ence of working in smaller commu- nities will translate well to working for the Tribe and in Grand Ronde. I think readers of Smoke Signals will enjoy her writing style, how she ap- proaches her stories and interacting with her during interviews. She is very personable.” In her spare time, Frost is an avid swimmer, runner and cyclist, and regularly participates in road races and triathlons. She also was the volunteer director with Why Racing Events and served as the assistant cross country coach at Washougal High School for four years. “I am looking forward to working for the Grand Ronde Tribe,” she said. “I can’t wait to meet the people and learn more about the Tribe’s culture, traditions and history. I feel that my entire journalism career has been leading up to this great opportunity.” Frost moved to Yamhill County and has a 10-year-old son, Alex. She can be contacted at 503-879- 4663 or danielle.frost@grandronde. org. Ad created by George Valdez Bypass play Photo by Michelle Alaimo From right, Tribal Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson, Tynan George and Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George drum, and are joined by Tribal Council member Denise Harvey and her granddaughter, Hallie Brewer, looking over the bridge, on Chehalem Bridge during “Play on the Bypass” day in Newberg on Saturday, Sept. 23. The community was invited to walk, run or bike on the nearly completed Newberg-Dundee Bypass Phase 1 roadway. The Tribe named the bridge Chehalem because it is a Tualatin Kalapuya word for the Newberg, Dundee and the Red Hills area or Chehalem Valley, which is within the ancestral territory of the Tualatin Kalapuya people. It also happens to cross over Chehalem Creek. Chehalem means “the outside place.” The Tribe also donated $4 million to help fund the project that is expected to be finished later this year. St. Michael’s offers brunch St. Michael’s Catholic Church offers an open house brunch every Sunday following Mass. The brunch is free to the community. Brunch begins at about 11:30 a.m. following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Mass attendance is not required for brunch attendance. For more infor- mation, contact Janelle Justen at 503-550-0923.
