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May 1995
May 14-20: American Indian Week
May 16 at 7:00 p.m.: Craft Class, Community Center
May 1 8: G EDABE Classes deadline for new students
May 18 at 6:30 p.m.: Spirit Mountain Casino Update Meeting, Community Center
May 19 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Beginning Word for Windows Computer Class, SBD
May 20: Smoke Signals deadline, for June 1 st issue
May 22 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Polk County Planning Meeting, open to the general
public at the Community Center
May 22 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Beginning Excel Computer Class, SBD building
May 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Pow-Wow Drum and Dance, Community Center
May 26 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Intro to PC's Computer Class, SBD building
May 26: Merit Program applications due to Tribal Education
May 29: Memorial Day, Tribal Offices Closed
May 31 at 1 :00 p.m.: Elders Birthday Dinner and Meeting, Community Center
May 3 1 : Natural Resource logo contest deadline
June 1995
June 1: NR Summer Camp in Kansas applications due, (Connie Holmes 879-2381)
June 10: 3rd Annual Veterans Pow-Wow, GRES
Medical Clinic
Monday thru Friday
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Dental Clinic
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Emergency Walk-in
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Lunchtime Forums 1 1:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Community Center.
These brown-bag forums were developed and designed to inform and respond to topics of
interest about administrative operations. This is open to all tribal staff, members, and the com
munity. For more information please contact Dakota Whitecloud at 879-2327.
May 26: Spirit Mountain Development Corporation. Gain an understanding of the
current ventures of SMDC, particularly the gaming center, its scope and its impact on the Tribe
and community. Gain a better understanding of the relationship between SMDC and the Tribal
organization. Ask questions of and give input to key members of SMDC. Presenters: Bruce
Thomas, General Manager of SMDC, and Mike Larsen, SMDC Chairman of the Board.
June 6: Ethics and Conflict of Interest. Scandals in tribal government happen when
people do not follow the basic rules of right and wrong. The Tribal Ethics Ordinance keeps tribal
leadership on track and guarantees fair treatment of all. Presenter: Michael Mason.
June 23: Administrative Overview. This session will cover the administrative support
organization, what each department is and the reasons for its existence. We will cover each
staff position in terms of how it fits into the administrative support function and what basic duties
are involved in the job. Presenters: Jim Willis, Greg Archuleta, Pat Mercier, Kit Devine, and
Michael Mason.
July 14: Managing Tribal Investments. How many of us get concerned when we hear
the stock market is down? Are the tribal investments affected? What are the different types of
investments available and how do people manage investments? How do we decide how much
and in what to invest? This forum will provide an introduction to modern investment manage
ment techniques, describe how the various markets work and take a look at how the Tribe
manages its investments. Presenter: Pat Sizemore, Strategic Wealth Management.
July 28: Compensation and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Learn the ins and outs
of pay issues within the CTGR. This forum will answer questions such as, 'What's the differ
ence between exempt and non-exempt jobs?" and "How was my salary grade determined?"
Gain a better understanding of what "pay for performance" means and how salary ranges are
set. Presenter: Kit Devine, Human Resources Officer.
U.S.D.A. Distribution
Participation in the U.S.D.A. pro
gram has dropped during the past two
months. Several corrective action no
tices have been sent to clients. Please
remember to keep your applications
current.
Any questions please call the Siletz
Tribal Office at 1 -800-922-1 399.
Siletz Distribution: May 16, 17,
18; June 20, 21, 22; and July 25, 26,
27.
Salem Distribution: June 6, 7, 8;
and July II, 12. 13.
(Evening distribution.)
Casino Update Meeting
For those interested in
hearing about the construc
tion progress of the Spirit
Mountain Casino, you are
invited to attend a commu
nity meeting on Thursday,
May 18 at 6:30 p.m., at the
Tribal Community Center.
This is a good opportunity to
receive current information
on the status of the casino.
All tribal and community
members are welcome. For
more in formation call 1-503-879-2350.
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