SMOKE SIGNALS - April 18, 1996 Page 5
n:i
'?i!ii3eni'i;Bni'
lf - f 1
Knowledge needed
of area plants
Many of you are probably aware
that the Fish and Wildlife depart
ment is in the process of con
structing a day use park on the
North Fork of Agency Creek. The
park will provide everyone an op
portunity to see a very beautiful
part of the reservation. In addi
tion to providing a chance to com
mune with nature, we hope to
provide an educational opportu
nity as well. The park will con
tain a series of educational signs
which we are currently in the pro
cess of writing.
We plan to place a number of
plaques on the predominant plant
species in the park, to identify
them and to provide a brief de
scription of the historical Native
American uses for the plants.
If you have knowledge of the
traditional historic uses of plants
of this region, we would love to
hear from you. We are particu
larly interested in the following:
Douglas Fir
Western Hemlock
Bigleaf Maple
Cascara
Red Elderberry
Sword Fern
Vine Maple
Bitter Cherry
So kids, bug your grandparents
and have them give us a call.
Please contact Kelly at the Fish
and Wildlife department of the
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde at 879-2382. Thanks!
Timber Sale
The Natural Resources Division is now
advertising for the Running Bear timber
sale. The estimated volume for Douglas Fir
and other coniferPeeler and Sawmill
Grade Logs is 3,670 MBF. The minimum
bid price is $616.30 mbf. For more infor
mation and a sample contract, contact the
Natural Resources Division at 879-5522 or
stop by at the offices located at 47010 SW
Hcbo Road, Grand Ronde.
Craft Class
Craft class will begin on Monday, April
22. It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
the Tribal Government Building. We will
start making moccasins and discuss other
items for future classes. All children under
12 must be accompanied by an adult.
To pre-register, please call Camille Mer
rier at 879-290 1 . Classes are sponsored by
the Pow-wow Committee.
Royalty to meet
A mandatory meeting for Royalty girls
will be held on Monday, April 29 from 7 to
8:30 p.m. at the Community Center.
Also, if you are interested in volunteer
ing some of your time to help coordinate
Royalty activities, please contact Camille
Mercier at 879-2901.
Student Profile: Bryan Mercier studies abroad
Chemawa Indian School
3700 Chemawa Road
Salem, Oregon
Saturday, April 20
8 a.m.: Opening Ceremony
8:15 a.m.: Nanitch Sahallie
Family Fun Run and Walk
9:30 a.m.: DARE Program
10 a.m.: HIVAids Prevention
Presentation by Lisa Tiger
Noon: LunchPotluck
, -1 p.m.: Pow-wow honoring
Nanitch Sahallie Alumni, Family
and Special People
3:30 p.m.: Raffle and prizes
5 p.m.: Closing Ceremony
5:30 p.m.: Dinner Break
7 p.m.: Jim Boyd, Native
American Folk Singing Band
Contact: Mala Pope or
Jeanne Larsen
at (503) 390-5904
Tribal member
Bryan Mercier is not
only a student at the
University of Or
egon participating in
the Tribe's Higher
Education Program,
but he's also seeing
the world.
As a business ma
jor, Bryan had the
chance to attend
classes in Germany
during Fall Term.
He attended the Uni
versity of Cologne as a participant in the
Northwest Coalition of Universities ex
change program, which is operated in con
junction with the American Heritage Asso
ciation. He was one of several other stu
dents from the Northwest who applied to"
the program.
Bryan was in Eugene for Winter Term
and continued his core classes in Business
and Education, which is his minor.
"In Germany most of the classes Ameri
cans take are grammar and cultural classes,"
he said. :
Bryan said that he had to work hard to
Vr ' i) i
learn the German
language and keep
up with his classes,
but he could grasp
the basics of what
his professors were
saying.
For Spring Term,
Bryan is back in Eu
rope again, this time
in Tubingen, Ger
many, where he will
be taking some
classes and travel
line. He left for
school early, so he would have the chance
to spend some time in other countries be
fore his classes begin.
"Fall Term I stayed with a German fam
ily, which was a great experience," he said,
"but this term I will be in a residence hall
with other students, so I am looking for
ward to meeting people."
Bryan is also Vice-Chair of the Tribe's
Youth Advisory Board, and volunteered to
be a chaperone at the Oregon Indian Edu
cation Youth Conference last month.
After graduation, Bryan hopes to pursue
a teaching career.
r
mmmi wsm mmmi
frjf.H3idu' amimt testu asm&o&s
v aaaajia J
We have an outreach office
in Portland. This office is
staffed on Tuesdays; there are
Chemical Dependency, General
Assistance, Vocational Rehabili
tation, and JOBS program
workers in the office on that
day. You still need to call 1-800-775-0095
in Grand Ronde
to schedule an appointment.
Portland Outreach
1110 SE Alder
1-800-775-0095
Ext. 5 Chemical Depen
dency and General Assistance.
Ext. 3 - JOBS Program and
Assistance Program.
SALEM:
May 1, 2, 3
SILETZ:
May 14, 15, 16
USDA Update
During the last couple of months
the USDA program has been updat
ing files and guidelines. Letters
have been sent out to clients re
questing the information needed to
complete the filing process. If you
have not submitted the requested
information to USDA by your next
scheduled appointment, you may
not be able to pick up your com
modities. Call 1-800-922-1399 for
more information.