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May 1,1995
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Hubert Mercier: Going strong at 84
Hubert Mercier was born August
22, 1910 in Grand Ronde. His par
ents were Arthur Mercier and
Agnes Leno Mercier. He has lived
his entire life in Grand Ronde, log
ging and building houses. Hubert
is responsible for building many of
the homes in Grand Ronde.
Although he's nearly 85 years
old, Hubert still cuts wood and
picks moss to sell.
His brothers, Joe and Harold, are
also living in Grand Ronde. His
brother Marion and sister Geraldine
have passed away.
Hubert has six living children:
Darrell, Crystal, Francis, Dennis,
Lennis, and Rebecca. One son,
Winston, has passed away.
He is a member of one of the
largest families in town. Hubert has
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23 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren,
and three great-greatgrandchildren.
USD needs survey volunteers
The Grand Ronde Human Services Division is offering a $50 prize
for one man and one woman to participate in a health assessment
survey in the community from April through June.
Participants will be randomly selected from the tribal membership
by enrollment number.
Those individuals who are chosen will be eligible to enter in the
drawing.
For more information, call Bonnie Tom at 879-521 1 or 1-800-775-0095.
SBD computer class schedule for May
May 15 -- Beginning Windows
May 19 -- Beginning Word for Windows
May 22 -- Beginning Excel
May 26 -- Intro to PC's
These classes are based on first-come, first serve. No fee for tribal
members, $10 fee for non-tribal members. All classes are from 2:00
to 4:00 p.m. on days indicated. Please note the new location is the
modular building behind Spirit Mountain Development Corp., 28840
Salmon River Highway. To register, please call Penny in Small Busi
ness Development at 879-2476.
Contract Health Info
Contract Health Service has had
some problems with our computer
system in the month of March. Due
to this we have not been able to
make any CHS payments. If you
have bills or Explanation of Ben
efits (EOB's) from your Insurance
company, please be sure and send
them in. We are sorry for any in
convenience this may have caused.
In addition, we are asking that all
tribal members please register with
the Human Services Division
(HSD), even if you do not reside
within the six county service area.
This will assist the HSD in sending
out important information to the
membership.
To receive a HSD Health Appli
cation, please call 1-800-775-0095
or 879-2056, Kerrie Jones will be
happy to send you an application
or give you information.
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New Face: Kerrie Jones
Kerrie Jones is the newest member to the Support Services Com
ponent of the Human Services Division. She has entered the compo
nent as the new Support Services Component Department Assistant.
Kerrie is a 1993 graduate of Dallas High School. She has worked
at the Tribal Family Action Program through the Job Training Part
nership Act (JTPA).
Kerrie is the daughter of Ron and Joan Jones of Dallas, and the
grand-daughter of Roscoe and Rosella Langley. She has one brother,
J.R.
We are very happy to have Kerrie in the Support Services Component.
Commercial Paper Recycling project on line
Judy Toliver, from City Recycling in McMinnville, lection boxes, as well as each building has large gen
completed training workshops with Tribal employ- eral collection bags.
ees on "Commercial Paper Recycling." All Tribal of- Thanks to the Public Works Team for their assis-
fices are now equipped with the individual CPR col- tance in making the recycling effort a success.
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EASTER EGG HUNT: Tribal and community children race to find hidden eggs in the Com
munity Center lawn. Some eggs were real, and some were filled with prizes.
Housing Advisory Board meeting
The next Housing Advisory Board meeting has been postponed until
May 5th, to give time for staff to convert percentages of survey responses
into hard numbers. The board will then review the numbers for consid
eration in establishing strategies for the housing plan.
Tribal member input is welcome at any time, by contacting any board
member or housing staff. The Board members are: Linda Hale, Mel
Holmes, Pam Warren, Ken Schmid, Dakota Whitecloud, Ed Larsen, Tim
Holmes, Janell Haller, Shelly Hansen, and Leon (Chips) Tom. In late
spring or early summer, public meetings w
ill be held to obtain public input for the plan.
The Housing Advisory Board has increased the number of meetings
per month from one to two, and also increased the length of time from
one hour to two hours. This is due to the amount of work that is needed
to be done towards developing a housing plan for the tribe.
The board has developed a mission statement and is establishing goals
and objectives for the program, based on the needs indicated by the hous
ing survey. Because of their commitment to this program, good progress
is being made and the work plan for the board is on schedule. Watch for
more information to be published in the Smoke Signals as the plan unfolds!
Natural Resources summer
camp offered in Kansas
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency
Region VII and Haskell Indian Nations University is sponsoring a Natu
ral Resources Summer Camp for students in Grade 7-1 2. The camp will
be held in Junction City, Kansas on July 12-17.
Learn more about the environment from a Native American perspec
tive. Explore the diversity of wildlife, forestry resources, and water habi
tats in a natural setting. You will even explore a herd of Buffalo who
inhabit the Konza Tallgrass Prairie. There will be modern facilities to
stay in and trained assistants to guide you.
The application deadline is June 1st. For more information and an
application, contact Connie Holmes at the Natural Resources Division,
879-2381 or 879-5522.