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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1995)
January 1995 Page 3 Tribal Life Smoke Signals News and announcements Pow-wow Committee news The committee would like to announce that beginning January 1, no children will be allowed at Friday night Bingo. (Anyone underage 1 8.) Drum and dance practice begins Jan. 12, and Craft class begins January 1 6 at the Tribal Community Center, and dancing will feature Dancing Again Singers. It will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Drum and dance practices are organized volunteered by Lee and Cindy Butler. Pow-wow videos are on sale for $20. Call the tribal offices and ask about the video and ordering information. The Pow-wow Committee is still Tribe seeks fisherman Are you an unemployed tribal member who has worked as a commercial salmon fisherman? Some federal agencies are creating a habitat restoration project which will employ fisherman. The Tribe may After School Club member of This month's special club member is Valerie Haller, 1 1 who has been chosen for her willingness to help staff and other club members with their activities and for her fantastic behavior. Valerie is the daughter of Janell and Timothy Haller and granddaughter of Val and Peter Grout. Great job, Valerie! ' Birthday wishes Happy third birthday to our special cousin Ky lea Dinae! Hope you have a super day. Love, Halona Rae and Brother. 1 Kylea Halona Small Business news & classes Computer classes for January Windows are: Jan. 2: Intro to PCs Jan. 10: Beginning Windows Jan. 16: Beginning PageMaker Jan. 17: Advanced Windows Jan. 24: Beginning Word for Windows Jan. 27: Advanced Word for seeking members to participate in the Royalty Comm ittee component of Pow-wow. Committee members work together to coordinate and organize the Grand Ronde Royalty Court and events during pow-wow. Some job duties are: organizing floats and parades, fund-raisers for Royalty, attending all required events, including parades and pow-wows around the state, and attending monthly pow wow meetings and dance classes. For more information, please contact Tammy Cook or Cindy Butler at the Tribal offices. apply for project funds to do work on the reservation. For more information, please contact Constance Albrecht, Grants Developer at the tribal offices, extension 2333. the month a Valerie Haller Halona Rae Happy third birthday to our favorite little j ingle dancer! You are one very special little girl and we are so proud of you! We hope all your dreams come true. All our love, Mommy, Daddy, and Brother. Happy birthdays this month to Jessica Grosser and to Mark Grosser! Hope you both have a great day. Your family loves you! Jan. 30: Print Shop Deluxe There will be 5 seats per class. Call Penny DeLoe for more information, extension 2476. The Christmas Bazaar was a great success, and thanks to all who came and participated! Fs j 1 Hi ; r I a Students learn about financial aid options The Education Division's Adult Vocational Training and Higher Education programs hosted the annual "Shaking the Money Tree" on Dec. 2 and 5. We are happy to announce that there was a significant increase in attendance from last year, mostly by h igh school sen iors. Last year 25 percent of the students in attendance were tribal students and this year 33 percent of the students were tribal members. A lot of information was shared about how to accurately fill out a Federal Financial Aid Application and on writing clear, concise scholarship applications that win awards. The division would like to thank all of the students who attended the workshop and helped Preliminary results of housing survey received The Housing department wishes to express its appreciation to all tribal members ortheirfamilies who took the time to complete and return the housing survey! There was a very high response rate-39 percent, and your cooperation has provided staff with reliable data to develop housing that will be responsive to real needs. The lucky winner of the $100 prize for early return of the survey was Marion Davidson, and the winners of the $50 prizes were Dorothy Lane, Albert Jeffers, Melinda Henry and Marilyn Portwood. Congratulations! Entrepreneur of the Month Mark and Patti Grosser offer relaxing, comfortable atmosphere for Mark and Patti Grosser live in Salem and own MPG Tattoo, which is a home-based enterprise. They are in the business of offering T I i.i "'I l ; S"'B 1W? 1 piiwuiiujjjuiM make it such as success. Presenters included Elaine Smith, from the financial aid office at Chemeketa Community College, Barbara Dunn, Mike McCanna, Donner Ellsworth, and Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, from Oregon State University, and Joyce Greiner from Willamette University. We really appreciate these professionals sharing their expertise with tribal students. Also, ifyou plan to attend college in 1995, you will need to have your Tribal Education Program Application completed and submitted to the Tribe by Feb. 1. In order to be considered for MLP Associates, Inc., the housing consultant for this project, presented very preliminary survey findings at the Dec. 9 Housing Advisory Board meeting. Early analysis indicates that: 53 of tribal households own their home. 60 live in housing that's in good or excellent condition. 39 prefer to buy but can't afford to. 47ofalIhouseholdsspend more than 30 of their income on housing. 36 would consider moving to affordable, professional tattoos in a comfortable and sterile atmosphere. Licensed with the state, MPG Tattoo is different from other tattoo "parlors" because Mark and Patti have a philosophy that the customer should feel comfortable and relaxed while deciding on the type of tattoo and where to put it. "We cater to first timers and cowards," said Mark. "We can also counsel first-timers funding in Spring Term. Family MathFamily Science classes will now be held from 6-7 p.m. at the Grand Ronde grade school. The next class is Jan. 18. Special recognition goes to Marilyn Portwood, a retired teacher, who won a $50 prize from the Housing department. Marilyn contacted the Education program and asked that the money be placed in the Education program funds to be used as emergency money for students in a Graduate program. Thank you, Marilyn, your generosity is appreciated. Grand Ronde under certain conditions. 56 of households with elders prefer single family homes. This is just a sampling of the kind of information that was gathered. The results of the survey will be further analyzed and a draft needs assessment report will be prepared by MLP Associates fordiscussion at the Advisory Board meeting in January. There will be extensive planning and decision-making about potential housing programs over the next six months, based on the report's conclusions and recommendations. tattooing on what they would like to have." Mark said he has been interested in tattooing work since he was five years old. "I saw that the World War II vets had them," he said. Patti says that for her, tattooing is a very relaxing escape where she can let her artistic side show. "I like the one-on-one contact with people," she said. MPG Tattoo charges not by the hour, but by the piece, which is more economical to the customer. They use only the best sterilization equipment money can buy, and the h ighest-qual ity colors. I f you wou Id like more information about MPG Tattoo, call 588-2082. All clients names are kept confidential.
