Smoke Signals
February 1991
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Community News
Energy Program Looking for eligible Native Americans
The Energy Programs at Community Action Agency of
Yamhill Co. and Mid-Willamette Valley Community
Action Agency are looking for eligible Native American
households for the Low income Weatherization Pro
gram. Weatherization measures that are eligible for installa
tion include general heat waste items such as caulking
and weatherstripping, furnace efficiency modifications,
attic insulation, wall insulation, underfloor insulation,
and storm windows. The sole purpose of this program is
to lower energy usage and therefore help lower your
utility bills. To be eligible for the weatherization
assistance program your household income must meet
the guidelines set forth by the federal government.
Those guidelines are as follows:
Size Family Unit:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Annual Income:
$7,8501)0
$10,52500
$1320000
$1575JOO
$385000
$2L22500
$23M00
$267500
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON: $2,675.00
These funds used to weatherize your home are pro
vided by the federal government in grant form. There is
no cost to the homeowner or renter, and at no time is
there a lien or an attachment to your property or
possessions. All materials and labor are free of charge.
If you are bterested in having your home weatherized
or would like more information, please contact one of
the following Energy Programs.
FOR YAMHILL COUNTY:
Energy ProgramKraig Ludwig
Community Action Agency of Yamhill County, INC.
P.O. Box 621
McMinnville, OR. 97128
FOR MARION AND POLK COUNTIES:
Energy Program
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency
Joan Cote
32513thSt.N.E.Ste.206
Salem, OR. 97302
Gary Willcoxen
Wx Coordinator
2035DavcorS.E.
Salem, OR. 97302
585-6232 (office)
585-8491 (shop)
FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY:
Washington County Community Action
Organization (WCCAO)
451 S. First Street
Suite 600 & 700
Hillsboro,OR. 97123
Joan Swanson
Wx Coordinator
20515 S.W.Blanton
Aloha, OR. 97007
648-6646 (office)
591-5425
642-3236 (wx)
FOR CLACKAMAS COUNTY:
Employment Training & Business Services
P.O. Box 215 .
Marylhurst, OR. 97036
Tom Autio
Wx Coordinator
636-5101
FOR TILLAMOOK, CLATSOP AND COLUMBIA
COUNTIES:
Community Action Team (CAT)
474 Milton Way
St. Helens, OR. 97051
JimTierney
Wx Coordinator
397-3511 (office)
397-4951 (wx)
Invitation To Bid
Description: Road Improvement, Culvert Replace
ment, Rock Surfacing.
Invitation to bid on furnishing all equipment, labor,
and materials to perform road improvement services for
the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Forestry
Department in Yamhill County in accordance with the
terms of the "Windy Ridge Road Improvement Sample
Contract" (available at the Tribal Forestry Office).
The deadline for receiving bids is March 22, 1991 (5:00
p.m.). For further information, contact Tribal Forester
Cliff Adams at (503) 879-5522, Monday thru Friday 8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or visit the Tribal Forestry Office:
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Forestry Division
26930 Salmon River Highway
Willamina, OR. 97396
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Attention!
Pow Wow Logo Contest!
The Pow-Wow Committee of the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde would like to invite artists of all ages to
submit drawings for the 1991 Pow-Wow logo.
A $50.00 prize will be awarded to the drawing selected
by the Committee.
The deadline for entries is February 28th. Submit all
drawings to the Grand Ronde Tribal Office in care of
Janell Haller. All drawings received after February 28th
will be returned to the artist.
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Grand Ronde Exhibit
Was Collected By Agent
PORTLAND-Objects crafted at the turn of the century
by Western Oregon Indians were on display recently for
the first time at the Oregon Historical Center at 1230
S.W. Park Avenue in Portland.
Most of the articles were created by members of the
Grand Ronde Band and collected by Andrew Kershaw,
who served for 20 years as agent and surgeon at the
Grand Ronde Reservation located in the Grand Ronde
River Valley in Polk and Yamhill Counties.
Items in the exhibition included basketry, beadwork
and artifacts from other Native American cultures which
were collected by Kershaw when he served on other
reservations.
This was the first opportunity for the public to view the
collection acquired by the Oregon Historical Society in
1989 from Kershaw's descendants.
The Grand Ronde Tribe was terminated in 1954 but
their Tribal status was restored in 1983.
In preparing for the exhibit, Grand Ronde Tribal
elders visited the Oregon Historical Center and were
very generous with their knowledge of the reservation's
history. Their memories were incorporated into the
text, along with maps of the reservation and photos of
Tribal life.
According to Dale Archibald, chief curator of the
historical society, it was hoped that the exhibit would
generate greater understanding and appreciation of
Native American history and culture.