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14 NOVEMBER 15, 2022 TERO Worker of the Month October 2022 Name: Kevin Contreras Employer: A+ Flagging Position: Flagger Kevin Contreras first signed up with the TERO program in 2020. He took it upon himself to acquire his certified flagging license and was soon dispatched out to A+ Flagging with no experience at all. Although Kevin had a rough start because of his lack of experience, with some help from TERO’s on-the-job training program he overcame the ad- Kevin Contreras versities and has become a great asset to the A+ Flagging team. When asked about his position as a flagger, Kevin said that being part of the heavy highway construction workforce has turned his life around and that he loves supporting our TERO program. The TERO staff thanks Kevin for all his hard work and great representation. For more information on the TERO Skills Bank and any other TERO opportunities, contact the TERO office or the TERO director. TERO Office: 503-879-1488 or tero@grandronde.org Clothes Closet open Fridays The Clothes Closet is open from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays on the Tribal campus near the Elders Activity Center at the end of Blacktail Drive. The Clothes Closet accepts clothing, small appliances, small pieces of furniture, electronics and household goods that are clean and in good condition. It does not accept books, large TVs or furniture, but there is a community board where people can post those items. For more information or emergency clothes, contact Lori Walker-Hernan- dez at 559-847-7565. Smoke Signals George re-appointed to ATNI board PORTLAND – Tribal Council member Jon A. George, 61, was recently re-appointed to serve on the seven-member board of directors for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. George, who has been a Grand Ronde Tribal Council member since 2012, will serve as the board’s second vice president for a two-year term through 2024. It will be George’s second term on the board, previously serving as third vice president. Jon A. George The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is a non- profit organization representing 57 Northwest Tribal governments in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, northern California and western Montana. It is dedicated to Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. Second vice president is the third highest position on the board. McClary, Wilson win Conservation District seats Tribal employee Lindsay McClary and Tribal member Michael Wilson won seats on the Polk County Soil & Water Conservation District Board during the Tuesday, Nov. 8, general election. McClary, the Tribe’s restoration ecologist in the Natural Resourc- es Department, took a commanding lead over incumbent David Simmons 11,881 to 7,825 in initial results released by Polk County. She received almost 60 percent of the vote. Wilson, the Tribe’s former Natural Resources Department man- ager, was unopposed and received 17,416 votes, or 98.7 percent of the votes cast. The Polk County Soil & Water Conservation District is a subdi- vision of state government that is administered by seven elected directors who serve without pay for four-year terms. The board is made up of five landowners from different zones and two at-large directors who represent the entire county and meet monthly. McClary, who lives in west Salem, will represent Zone 2 and Wilson will represent Zone 5, which is most of southern Polk County.