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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.
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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