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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1997)
6 June 3, 1997 SMOKE SIGNALS ONABEN graduates Congratulations to the current graduates of the Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network's class "Starting A Successful Business." They are CAMERON and DEBBY MILROY, KIM and KEN CRAM, and SHEILA IIERBER. Class facilitator was Shelley Hanson, and the Operations Manager for ONABEN is Audrey Campbell. Good job, everyone! TANOOS TUMTUM SCHOOL AGE CARE will begin a summer project on July 7. The project will oper ate Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the month of July. Children enrolled in Coyote Club (with Grand Rondc El ementary School) will be able to come to School Age Care at 7:30 a.m. until Coyote Club begins and then after lunch until 5:30 p.m. Students not belonging to Coyote Club may register for the afternoon portion of the pro gram. The School Age Care summer project will offer three field trips in July: to the planetarium at Chcmckcta; a swimming trip to the Lincoln City pool; and a trip to a farm in Dallas to visit the 4-H pig that will be shown in the county fair. Beginning August 4 and continuing through August 14, the School Age Care project will offer care wrapping around summer school through Grand Ronde Elemen tary. Once again children participating in summer school may come to the morning hours (7:30 a.m. until the start of summer school). Other children may register for the afternoon portion of the program (12:30 to 5:30 p.m.). The School Age Care project will operate Monday through Thursday. Activities for August include field trips to the Polk County and Lane County Fairs to show the 4-H pig; the planetarium in Lane County; and two Thursday local field trips. Children may be requested to bring $5 on some field trip days. A special field trip to OMSI will be held August 18 after the program has closed. The fee for this trip is $10 per person. Children entering first through fifth grade in the fall of 1 997 arc eligible. Native American and children already enrolled in tribal center facilities receive preference. The fee for the entire summer program is $ 1 25. Parents who arc low income may receive a discount on the program fee. An afternoon snack will be served. Contact Youth Education Coordinator Wcndi Spencer at 879-2280 for more information. TWAH SLNCHAKO LEARNING CENTER will also begin a summer project from July 7 to August 15. The center will operate Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ('2 days) or 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (full days). Bus service will be provided for the morning portion of the program, however children participating in full day will need to have transportation home. Children 3 through 5 years old who have not been in a kindergarten program arc eligible. Native American and children already enrolled in tribal center facilities receive preference. Contact Youth Education Coordinator Wcndi Spencer at 879-2280 for more information. NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH (middle and high school students) will be planning a trip towards the end of the summer. Contact Lisa Lcno, Youth Leadership and Cultural Activities Coordinator for middlehigh school, at 879- 2224 to find out about other projects our local Native American Club is involved in. Seminar hosted by Small Business Development: Planning for your Financial Future Seminar Thursday, June 12 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tribal Community Center Presenters and their topics include: Pat Mercier and Chris Leno, CTGR MEMBER BENEFITS & TAXABILITY ISSUES Gayle Patterson, Grand Ronde Legal Services WILLS AND TRUSTS Dale Hill, Liberty Financial Services MUTUAL FUNDS, BONDS, STOCKS, ETC Ed Clark, Ed Clark Insurance LIFE INSURANCE Please come to this informative, no sales pitch seminar. Elders' Quilt project meeting There will be a meeting for those Elders participating in the Quill Project on Thursday, June 26 at 1 p.m at the Community Center. All fabric materials will be available. Photos will be returned along with the fabric transfer. Business partnership A new program, entitled "Venture Out," is inviting Na tive American women to create a new form of business own ership called "Venture Teams." An OPEN HOUSE is scheduled to introduce the program in Grand Ronde on JUNE 13 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Molalla Room at 28840 Salmon River Highway. This is a new partnership program among Oregon Native American Business and En trepreneurial Network, the Small Business Association's Office of Women's Business Ownership, and the Grand Rondc Tribe. To learn more about the "Venture Out" pro gram, please contact Sheila Hcrbcr at Small Business De velopment at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2492 or 879-2492. Public Comment Period Tumwata Logging Unit The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is post ing this notice of Public Comment Period on the proposed Alternatives for the proposed Tumwata Logging Unit located in portions of the E 12, Sec. 9, T5S, R8W, W.M., Yamhill County, Oregon. AGENCY: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde ACTION: Notice SUMMARY: This notice serves to inform interested parties of the comment period on the proposed Al ternatives offered for the proposed Tumwata Log ging Unit to be located on the Grand Ronde Reser vation. Maps and documents are made available for public review at the Natural Resources Office located at 47010 S.W. Hebo Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon. For further information contact: Pete Wakeland, Forester, Natural Resources Division, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde at (503) 879 2373. Comments will be received for ten days fol lowing the first day of publication of this notice. True Colors returning July 1 1 Recognize and appreciate the . strengths of yourself and others Enhance communication People who attended the TRUE COLORS WORKSHOP on March 7, learned they might be "passionate blues, fun loving oranges, orderly golds, or thinking, problem solv ing greens." The workshop, which is highly interactive, is returning on July 11. Training is targeted for parents, staff and individuals, who work with a wide variety of clients. Tme Colors uses temperament categories on the Mcyers Briggs (MBTI) and is adaptation of work by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates, Please Understand Me. Workshop goals enable participants to recognize and appreciate the strengths and preferences of themselves and others, and enhance communication. The workshop is fast paced, innovative and fun. Trainers for the True Colors workshop are Ms. Heather Alberts, Ms. Carole Fcrlazzo, and Ms. Beverly Burns, of the Center for Education Devel opment. Please join us at this fun filled workshop. To sign up, contact Ms. Hollie Larscn at 879-2275 or 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275. U S D Distribution - SILETZ - June 17, 18, and 19: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - SALEM -June 3: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. MONDA YS from 9 to 1 1:30 a.m. June 2, 16, or 30: Beginning Windows 3.1 June 9 or 23: Beginning Windows 95 WEDNESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 4: Beginning Word Processing June 1 1 or 25: Beginning Excel June 18: Beginning GroupWise FRIDA YS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 6 or 20: Introduction to Internet June 13: Introduction to Networks June 27: Print Shop
