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4 Business and Community Smoke Signals West Valley YMCA gets started By Kim Mueller The newly formed West Valley YMCA is look ing for a team of 25 members to meet once a month as a Board of Managers. This is one good way to get involved with the Grand Ronde, Willamina, and Sheridan areas. It is a volunteer-based orga nization which enriches the lives of youth, teens, adults, and active seniors. Some of the activities already offered in the West Valley are youth sum mer camps, year-round sports, aerobic and weight training at Sheridan High School, Night Court, and family campfire nights. The YMCA's motto is: We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. Anyone in terested in dedicating one night a month to the de velopment of the activities that will be offered in the Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan area please attend the next West Valley YMCA meet ing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at Sheridan City Hall. Anyone interested in building a strong community with strong family structure is encour aged to attend! For more information contact Matt Wallace at 843-7888 or (503) 838-4042. Summer Activities THEATER CAMP July 20-24 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. Cost: $45. Sheridan High School. SCIENCE SAMPLER with Gilbert House July 27-31 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. Cost: $45. Sheridan High School. ART CAMP with Art Alliance August 3-7 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. Cost: $45. Sheridan High School. COOKING CAMP August 10-14 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. Cost: $45. Sheridan High School. NIGHT COURT Friday nights from 8 p.m.-midnight Ages 13-17. Cost: .750 Sheridan High School. STEP AEROBICS - Mon., Wed., Fri. WEIGHT TRAINING - Tues. and Thurs. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sheridan High School. Cost: 5 dayswk $25 per month 4 dayswk $22 per month 3 dayswk $19 per month HomePath: Your on-line p HomePath is a web site sponsored by Fannie Mae. This site is designed to help those who are just starting to look for a home to those who al ready own a home and are ready to refinance their existing mortgage. On this site there are three dif ferent paths that you can take depending on where you are at in your home buying process. HomeStarter Path: The first steps towards pur chasing a home of your own including pros and cons of homeownership and what a mortgage is. HomePurchase Path: Information on the financ ing of your home. Shopping for a mortgage, what th to a home of your own information will a lender need to qualify you, credit what is it and what will a lender require, and are there any costs associated with a loan application. HomeRefinace Path: Refinancing an existing mortgage. Is now a good time to refinance? What type of loan should you get? What is involved in the refinancing process? This site also provides a list of home buyer-education counselors and lenders for each state, so you can find one in your area. You can find this site on the internet at http: www.homepath.com. Casino Employee Spotlights JOE ULSTEAD .n TITLE: Prep Cook HIRE DATE: October, 1997 CURRENT RESIDENCE: Sheridan, OR FAMILY INFO: Mother, Diane Kimball; Grand mother, Marilee Norwest EDUCATIONTRAINING: Graduated from Chiloquin High School in 1993. JOB DUTIES: Prepare foods for the buffet, carve meat. JOYS OF JOB: "Having such an understanding relationship with my supervisors." MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT YOUR JOB: "Learning more about how the kitchen works, how it's possible to serve so many customers all the time." HOBBIES: "Basketball, and spending time with my family. I have a son, and my wife is expecting a baby in August. We already know it's a girl." WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO SMC: "I was read . ing about the Casino through Smoke Signals, then talked to my wife about it. She quit her job, we packed up and left and here I am." MISC: "I would like to get more involved in the community and the activities for kids." 'r - J ft jjl sw for" k MANNY MERCIER Z TITLE: Prep Cook HIRE DATE: August, 1995 HOME TOWN: Grand Ronde FAMILY INFO: Parents: Lowell Mercier and Linda Holsclaw; Grand parents: Darrel and Ruth Mercier EDUCATIONTRAINING: Graduated from Wil lamina High School this year. JOB DUTIES: "I carve roast beef, ham, and tur key. I keep the buffet stocked with food, and cross train as a cook." JOYS OF YOUR JOB: Working with the cooks to become a cook. MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT JOB: "I like learning from the cooks, Robert and Mike. They are funny and fun to be around." HOBBIES: Motorcycle riding, fishing, and hunt ing. WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO SMC: "I was one of the first in the summer youth program, working outside." MISC: "I hope to take a few courses at Chemeketa in the fall, but right now I'm happy working for the Casino and learning new skills." Businesses on web site Business cards of tribal member owned and op erated businesses are listed in the directory that is posted on the Small Business Development's web site located at: http;www.macnet.comhnmp ftcrfmftOrfPpafteSKD html Any tribal members who have business cards that they would like to see on the SBD's business direc tory web page, please send them to: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Small Business Develop ment Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Also, if you have a business and would like to create your own business cards, then SBD can help with that too. Call for an appointment at 879-2476 or 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2476. Small Business Development Center and ONABEN presents: VliJ- HlBIiESE WHAT: A series of classes designed to "dis cover" tribal and local entrepreneurs and en courage the development of your business idea beyond "just an idea." WHEN: Tuesday, September 15 and 22 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHAT: A ten-week series of classes designed to guide participants through the business plan writing process. The course materials and in dividual counseling sessions allow participants to work through the business planning process. . The end result is a comprehensive business plan that can be taken to financial institutions for loan consideration! WHEN: The classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., beginning September 29 then every Tuesday thereafter for 10 weeks: September 29; October 6, 13, 20, 27; Novem ber 3, 10, 17, 24; and December 1. Gradua tion will be held on December 4. WHERE: Both classes will be held at the Tribe's Small Business Development Center located at 28840 Salmon River Hwy. in Grand Ronde, OR. For more information or to sign up call the Small Business Center at 879 2476 or 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2476. MONDAYS from 1 to 3:30 p.m July 20: Intermediate Windows 3.1 TUESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 21: Corel Presentations WEDNESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 22: Intermediate Microsoft Word THURSDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 16: Introduction to Tribal Network July 23: Intermediate Windows 95 FRIDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. July 17: Introduction to the Internet July 24: Intermediate Excel ' " ': . ii i Pit i m i i-:.a i I'l'K ;rirlyik-irim''(i :ix nr,,urf.-i -'i::t'(?(iir'xTi
