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Housing Authority hosts neighborhood ice cream social
On July 13, residents of Grand
Meadows had an opportunity to meet
with their neighbors and get ac
quainted at the Community Center in
Grand Ronde as they enjoyed ice
cream sundaes! The Grand Ronde
Tribal Housing Authority (GRTHA)
hosted a Recognition Night, which
involved residents, housing staff and
commissioners, Tribal Council and
tribal staff.
Linda Layden, GRTHA Executive
Director, introduced the Tribal Coun
cil members in attendance and
GRTHA commissioners Robert
Watson, Tim Holmes, Linda Hale,
David Foster and Shefi Wahrgren
who enjoyed helping with food prepa
ration, meeting the residents as they
were served ice cream and trim
mings. Layden introduced Bob Watson,
GRTHA Chair, and Kathryn Harri
son, Tribal Chair, who both spoke
briefly about the historical signifi
cance of Grand Meadows as the
Tribe's first housing development on
tribal land. This is the first opportu
nity since Restoration for tribal mem
bers to move back to the homeland
as foreseen by the Tribe's original
Reservation Plan. It is also a signifi
cant part of the Tribe's overall com
munity development.
- The unique HUD Section 184 Loan
Guarantee Program, along with Nor
west Mortgage, is providing the op
portunity for homeownership on
tribal trust land. This program is still
new (4 years) and complex, and these
loans are part of a total of less than
500 mortgages completed nationally
on tribal trust land. Layden pre
sented Certificates of Recognition as
Charter Members to all Grand Mead
ows homeowners. A special certifi
cate was presented to Carl and Betty
Lambert as the first tribal household
to live on tribal land. Special certifi
cates were also presented to Louise
and Duane Coulson and Dakota
Whitecloud for obtaining the
first successful mortgages on
CTGR tribal land through the
loan guarantee program.
These three households also
received gifts from the Tribal
Council and GRTHA.
The GRTHA staff (Bryan
Langley, Terri Easttorp,
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Lonnie Leno, Nancy Holmes, Linda
Layden) and several tribal staff (John
Mercier, Kim D'Aquila, Ted Dar
ling) were also recognized and pre
sented with tee-shirts for their indi
vidual roles in the successful imple
mentation of Grand Meadows.
Drawings for perennial plants and gift
certificates from nurseries and Spirit
Mountain Casino completed the fes
tivities. Everyone enjoyed visiting
and getting to know one another.
GRTHA would like to thank every
one who at
tended for mak
ing this event a
fun evening!
A formal dedi
cation of Grand
Meadows will
be scheduled
on-site at a later
date when land
scaping is completed.
ABOVE: Bryan Langley shows
off a tee-shirt he received.
LEFT: Kathryn Harrison
presented Duane and Louise
Coulson with a special
certificate.
FAR LEFT: About two-thirds of
Grand Meadows residents
attended the social gathering.
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Hunter's Safety Course
The Tribe's Fish and Wildlife Department will
be offering the annual Hunter's Safety Course start
ing on Monday, August 17. Hunters between the
ages of 12 and 18 must complete this course to
earn their Hunter's Safety Certificate and be eli
gible to hunt during the 1998 hunting season. The
course will be held at the Natural Resources De
partment facility located at 47010 SW Hebo Road,
Grand Ronde. The course is a total of 12 hours of
classroom instruction which will be held over a
two week period. Please call the Fish and Wildlife
Department for more information: 879-2382 or
879-2396.
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.comhome
clgrgmooreHpageSBD.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.
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Aug. 3: Beginning Windows 3.1
Aug. 10: Beginning Windows 95
Aug. 31: Beginning Windows 3.1
MONDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 17: intermediate Windows 3.1
Aug. 24: Intermediate Windows 95
WEDNESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 5: Group Wise
Aug. 12: Introduction to Tribal Network
Aug. 19: Beginning Microsoft Word
THURSDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 6: Introduction to Internet
FRIDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 14: Beginning Excel
Aug. 21: Beginning Word Perfect
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Small Business Development Center
and ONABEN presents:
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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.
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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. To sign-up call (503) 879-2476.