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Free parenting videos
Would you like some practical suggestions regarding:
BEDTIME LYING
CHORES DRUGS
HOMEWORK CURFEW
These free videos, compliments of Polk County Commis
sion for Children and Families, are available at Fort Hill Pride
Mini-Mart. There is no cost for the rental of these videos,
however, late fees will be charged if the videos are not re
turned on time.
Share with a child
LUNCH BUDDIES is a program linking community vol
unteers with elementary school children in need of a posi
tive adult friendship. Volunteers will be asked to spend just
one lunch hour a week with a child at the Grand Ronde
Elementary. The time will be spent eating, talking, perhaps
reading or shooting baskets, but most importantly listening
to and taking an interest in that one special individual child.
With a low investment of time, this program has already
proven high impact results in Grand Ronde. Volunteers are
always needed for the existing Grand Ronde program, and
possibly in Willamina and Sheridan as well.
For more information GRAND RONDE: call Nancy
Holmes at 879-2401 or 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2401; WIL
LAMINA: call Teresa Roshack at 876-5556; SHERIDAN: call
Annette Morgan at 472-1230 or 1-800-282-2126 ext. 257.
National Tour:
American Indian dancers;
Flute players stop in Salem
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Andrew Vasquez
Salem, OR STAGE presents Makoche's The Earth
Shall Endure with a full company of musicians and dancers
at The Historical Elsinore Theatre in Salem on Saturday,
November 8 at 7 p.m.
Joining the nation's pre-eminent American Indian tradi
tional flute player Kevin Locke are award-winning pow-wow
dancer and flute player Andrew Vasquez, and music eth
nologist and flute player Gary Stroutsos. The tour is di
rected by Andrew Vasquez and Makoche' head David
Swenson and features musical direction by Brazilian multi
instrumentalist Jovino Santos Neto.
Ticket outlets: Mid-Valley Arts Council at 375-7469 or
Fred Meyer FASTLXX at 1-800-992-8499.
Great American Smokeout
Thursday, November 20
Grand Ronde Health and Wellness
Center Meeting Room
Now is the time to make your plans to participate in the
Great American Smokeout. You may participate by trying to
quit for good, quit for the day, or by sponsoring someone
who needs your support in helping them to quit.
You can begin today to plan your strategy for quitting.
Here are some ideas for preparing for the big day:
0 Cut back on smoking even before you quit.
0 Switch brands to one you do not like.
0 Smoke a low-tar, low-nicotine brand, but
don't smoke more of them.
0 Stop carrying cigarettes with you, and make
them difficult to get to.
0 Stop buying cigarettes by the carton.
So plan now to join us for a fun filled day of events in
cluding special speakers, games, prizes, food and tips to
help you quit for good.
Overwhelming response to sports program
By Kim Mueller
There proved to be a high demand for an after school
sports program in Grand Ronde, with 63 students participat
ing in soccer. Again the local Service Integration Team,
which meets twice a month at Grand Ronde Elementary
School (GRES) to promote healthy families, has success
fully helped the children in the Grand Ronde community by
receiving a grant for an after school sports program.
Most of the students proudly wore their soccer uniforms
to school and are sad to have the season end. However,
basketball will be the next sport with baseball (and maybe
even soccer again) following in the spring.
Our goal is to give the kids positive life experiences. Learn
ing the basic rules of these sports in their early school years
will help them when they attend middle school and high
school. The five-week soccer season was a great example
of the need the enthusiasm was overwhelming! I would
like to give special thanks to Michelle from Family Empow
erment, Cindy from Salem Park and Rec, the Tribe's Well
ness staff, Donna, Riki, Dustin, Doug, Val, and the other
volunteers who really made this first sports activity a suc
cess. The grand finale was the last day of practice with a
real soccer game among the kids. Thank you to area mer
chants Valley Junction Feed and Copeland Lumber for
lime donations for the line machine.
If anyone has an interest in helping with the basketball
season, please call Kim Mueller at 879-2264 or GRES at 879
5210. We are in dire need of coaches to volunteer after
school from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays.
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Friday and Saturday
November 7 and 8
10 am to 5 pm
Begin your holiday celebration with a trip to the Coastal
Hills Art Tour in Willamina, Oregon. Local artists and
crafters will be showing their work in downtown store
fronts and individual galleries.
Tour the historic Dr. Andrew Kershaw House includ
ing the "Second Story" where you will meet local pub
lished authors. Linger to sip tea and savor fine pastries
and desserts from Piontek's Bakery and the Cheesecake
Lady. Visit the Holiday Cottage, featured in the historic
Fendall School House, filled with splendid holiday hand
crafts at their finest.
Step back in time with a ride on an old fashioned hay
wagon to downtown destinations. Fine art, crafts, an
tiques, music, and the hospitality of small town Oregon
make this a must in beginning the holiday season.
Featured local published authors include Jerry
Easterling, Linda Fink, and Clarence Wright. Participat
ing artists and crafters are Sharon Agee, Judy Buswell
Watercolor Gallery, Dudley and Genevieve Carson, Grand
Ronde Community Art Guild, Joanna Kennedy, Joi Bailey
Saucy, Nancy Nunley, Janet Wood Open House, Ed
Terriere, Walt Mendenhall Annual Studio Tour, and Holi
day Cottage at Fendall Community Hall.