SOCIAL
SERVICES
U.S.D.A. FOOD
If you're interested, or think you might be eligible to
receive commodities through the USDA Program,
please contact Joann McClary at 879-5352.
We are working closely with Gary Butler in Siletz to be
sure all eligible Grand Ronde Tribal members receive '
USDA commodities.
The income guidelines have recently been changed and
there has been a slight Increase In Income eligibility.
If you have any questions about the program or the
eligibility requirements, please call.
NEEDS SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED
Joann McClary, Social Services Researcher, will begin
a house to house completion of our data base question
naire. We would appreciate every tribal member to fill
out this data base, as the Information is vitally impor
tant to the future of the organization of programs for
the tribe.
THANKS LINDA!!!
The Social Services Department would like to thank
Linda Olson for all of her fine organization of the
information booth at the Pow Wow. Linda stepped in
and volunteered her time and was a valuable asset for
our program. If anyone who was at the Pow Wow has
any questions about something they were given at the
time, feel free to contact our office at 879-5253.
SCHOOL WALKING POOL
Grand Ronde history on display at Oregon State Fair. "
STUDENT ATTENDS
YOUTH CONFERENCE
Tribal member Michael Childers and Social Services
Director, Mary Ring, recently spent a week In Los
Angeles learning and exchanging ideas on how to
organize youth programs.
The conference, which ran from August 17 21, covered
topics on working with alcoholism and drug abuse,
learning to identify teens in crisis, and strategies for
creating successful youth groups.
Childers, a senior at Willamina High School, will be
using her training to work with Ring during the school
year to set up various activities for tribal youth.
For Childers, an important part of the conference was
the story by Andy Chelsea, from the Alkali Lake band
of Indians in Canada. Chelsea told of his tribe's battle
with alcoholism. ' i
"In the 1940's, 100 percent of the tribe's population had
an alcoholism problem. Everyone was drinking includ
ing the children," said Childers, but by 1986, the tribe
had a sobriety rate of 90 percent M They as a tribe, quit
drinking," Childers said.
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The first thing Mary and I will be working on is letting
people know that we're setting up a program and that
we want to help people, Childers said.
If students are interested, Childers would like to see
some sports activites started and have students do
something like sponsor a pow wow.
Anyone who would like to help us set up a tribal
program is wecome to contact her at 876-2890 or Mary
Ring at 879-5253, she said.
LEAD SINGER
Tribal member Marie Landreth will be singing the lead
part of Mimi, In La Boheme, with the Rogue Valley
Opera Association. Ms. Landreth is a graduate of the
University of Oregon Symphony, Linn-Benton Sym
phony, Hindermen Festival, Oregon Mozart Soloist,
Portland Concert Solo and was the regional winner of
the Metropolitan Opera auditions. Ms. Landreth has
sung the lead in Carmen, the Majic Flute, Pirates of
Penzace and Cinderella. Puccini's La Boheme will be
presented in English In three performances at 8:00 p jn.
on September 9, 11 and 13 In the Southern Oregon
State College Music Recital Hall, Ashland, Oregon.
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Grand Ronde Tribal display at Oregon State Fair.
TITLE IV ACTIVITIES
PARENTS!!! WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR CHILD'S
INDIAN CERTIFICATION (506) FORM, FOR ELIGI
BILITY IN THE TITLE IV PROGRAM, PLEASE
RETURN PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE OF 12187.
Following is a tentative schedule for craft classes for
the Willamina Title IV Program:
Mondays 3:15 5:00 p.m. -Grades 6,7 & 8
Tuesdays 2 JO 3 JO p.m. Grades Kinder-garden, 1 & 2
Wednesdays 2:30 4:00 p.m. Grades 3,4 & 5
Thursdays 3:15 5:00 p.m. Grades 9, 10, 11 & 12
All classes take place at Grand Ronde Elementary
School.
Volunteers are needed to help with the craft classes.
Anyone! Call Michealle at 879-5210 for more informa
tion. Do you need a ride to Title IV meetings? Call Joann
after 5 pjn. at 879-5444.
We would like to remind those of you with children that
walking to and from school can be a very dangerous
time for your youngsters. If you are unable to walk
them to school, perhaps a walking pool could be started
in order to take turns seeing that the little ones make it
to school and back safely. It doesnt matter how short
the distance is, It is a prime time for children to
encounter some kind of abuse if not supervised.
Parents interested in a walking pool in Grand Ronde
can contact Mary Ring or Joann McClary at 879-5253.
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Pauline Johnson and Nora Kxmseyat the Oregon State
The whole community got together and worked as a
group, according to Childers. They showed themselves
that they were important," said Childers.
"Before you can help anyone else, you have to help
yourself is one thing she learned at the conference,
said Childers.
She also learned about signs students show when they
are having problems. These Include loss of interest in
participating in school activities, loss of friends,
dropping of grades, and a shortage of money, said
Childers.
The conference also stressed good health and the
importance of taking care of ones body. Conference
participants also spent time discussing ways teens
could deal with various problems.
Some of the ideas included creating a teen group that
would discuss problems and create solutions, establish
ing a community based teenage hotline monitored by an
adult who has successfully battled alcoholism, drug
abuse, stress, etc; community projects for teen groups;
and getting students actively involved in creating an
atmosphere of awareness which lets students know that
help is available. This would Involve students in writing
newsletter articles, making signs and posters, etc, said
Childers.