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Students: Be an intern on Capitol Hill
Title: Food and Beverage
HostessCashier
Hire date: October 2, 1995
Hometown: Salem
BackgroundEducationTraining:
"I worked in the food service area of
the Boys and Girls Club of West Sa
lem for eight years."
Duties of current position: Greet
ing and seating guests, cashiering,
busing tables, if needed. Serving
food in the cafe and lots of added little
jobs on the side.
Joys of your job: "I enjoy the people
I work with and the people I get to
meet."
Most interesting thing about your job: "The various duties my position
allows; cashiering to bussing... greeting and seating guests. Mainly die vari
ety!" Hobbies: "My favorite pastime is working out at 24 Hour Fitness. I also
enjoy reading, playing bingo, and an occasional game of golf."
What brought you to Spirit Mountain Casino?: "I wanted to work here for
many reasons, but mainly because it's owned by the Tribe and the benefits
are great."
Family: Mother, Cherie Butler; grandfather, James Petite; grandmother,
Rebecca Reynolds. "I have been married eight years and have no children
by choice!"
The Udall Foundation's Native
American Congressional Internship
Program places Native American
university students in congressional
offices during the summer. Twelve
candidates will be selected for a ten
week, intensive internship in Wash
ington, D.C. Interns will work full
time in congressional offices and gain
firsthand knowledge of government
processes and decision-making
events. The Internship is designed
to give Native American students
practical experience in the legislative
process, congressional matters and
governmental proceedings. The pro
gram will provide excellent network
ing opportunities and will enable stu
dents to represent themselves to im
portant constituencies in Washing
ton, D.C. To qualify, you must be
an enrolled member of a recognized
tribe; be a senior, graduate student
or law student; have a minimum 3.20
GPA; and have an interest in tribal
government and policy.
To request an application for the
1999 summer program fax, write or
call: Morris K. Udall Program, 803
E. First Street, Tucson, AZ 85719.
Phone: (520) 670-5529, Fax: (520)
670-5530, or see web page at
www.act.orgudall. Deadline for
application is January 15, 1999.
Tribal member Delight Satter
participated in the intern pro
gram during its pilot year in the
summer of 1997. She now
works for UCLA and has of
fered to share information with
students who are interested in
participating in the next intern
ship. You can call Delight at
(310) 206-9376 or (310) 575
0669. Her e-mail address is:
delightucla.edu
Attention ODS insurance participants
If you are currendy participating in the ODSStandard insurance programs
you do not have to renew your policy for 1999. Risk Management renews all
policies for you. If you do not have your insurance ID cards or have moved,
you will need to call Valorie Sheker at 1-800-442-0346 or (503) 879-2221 so
that she may update your policy. Remember that your MedicalVision por
tion is with ODS and that your Dental is with Standard.
- SALEM -Jan.
4: 3 to 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 5: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Jan. 6: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- SILETZ -Jan.
19, 20, and 21:
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Mappy Birthday
to my son TIM MOONEY
on Dec. 7.
Hope you had a great birthday.
Miss you, Love Mom and Jack.
Happy
11th
Dirthday
SYLVIA
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Happy 3rd Birthday
TAKODA WHITE
on Dec. 24.
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Grandma
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. copy(s) of the 1999 Pow-wow Calendar.
Address
City, Street, Zip.
Enclose check or money order for $1 1 .45 per book ($8.95 plus $2.50 shipping).
Canadian orders: enclose a Canadian postal union money order for $11 .95 US
($8.95 plus $3.00 shipping).
Send to Book Publishing Company, P.O. Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483.
For MasterCard and Visa orders, call 1-800-695-2241.
Free legal service is offered by Oregon Legal Services (OLS) in
cooperation with the Tribe to assist tribal members with legal
issues such as divorce, wills, landlord disputes, consumer rights,
employment issues, small business or contract advice.
OLS does not handle criminal cases, cases against the Grand
Ronde Tribe, or cases against any Grand Ronde tribal member.