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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1999)
MARCH 1,1999 5 Local food bank hr employee wins national contest making progress A committee has been formed to help set-up a food bank in Grand Ronde. The Grand Ronde Commu nity Resource Center committee has so far elected officers and written a mission statement. As soon as it's operational, Smoke Signals will pub lish the eligibility requirements and other information about the food bank and other services that will be provided. Committee members are: Dennise Wheeler, President; Tim Holmes, Vice President; Margaret Wilds, Sec retary; Carolyn Ashodian, Trea surer; Marvin Kimsey; Michaelle Kimsey; Pam Bernards, Adult and Family Services; and Annette Mor gan, Yamhill County Community Partnership Team. The Tribal Council liaison is Ed Larsen. MONDAYS from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mar. 1: Windows 3.1, part one Mar. 8: Windows 95, part one Mar. 15: Windows 3.1, part two Mar. 22: Windows 95, part two Mar. 29: Basic Computers for the Beginner TUESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mar. 2: Microsoft Word, part one Mar. 9: Word Perfect, part one Mar. 1 6: Microsoft Word, part two Mar. 23: Word Perfect, part two Mar. 30: Quatro Pro, part two WEDNESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mar. 3: GroupWise Mar. 1 0: Use of Tribal Network Mar. 17: Microsoft Powerpoint Mar. 24: GroupWise Mar, 3 1 : Corel Presentations THURSDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mar. 4: Microsoft Excel, part one Mar. 1 1 : Quatro Pro, part one Mar. 18: Mircosoft Excel, part two Mar. 25: Computers for Small Business Use FRIDAYS from 9 to 1 1 :30 a.m. Mar. 5: Intro to the Internet Mar. 12: Web Page Design Mar. 19: Desktop Publishing with Printshop Mar. 26: Intro to the Internet ami mm' Bev Smith, Gaming and Licenc ingStaffing Specialist for Spirit Mountain Casino has won a national contest that will allow her to take a $5,000 vacation to anywhere in the world. A member of the Society for Hu man Resource Management, Smith entered their annual "Member: Get A Member" membership drive last year, where society members were asked to recruit fellow Human Re sources workers to join their organi zation. Smith got more people to join than anyone else 21 in all and won the Grand Prize. The first part of the Grand Prize is an all-expense paid trip to the So ciety for Human Resource Manage ment national conference in Atlanta this June. The second part is the $5,000 vacation to the destination of her choice. "I decided I am going to take my Mom to Germany," said Smith. "She was raised there, and left after World War II, when she married my dad." Smith says her mom has a brother in Germany who she keeps in con tact with, but they haven't seen each other in nearly fifty years. 'This prize will pay for our airfare, hotels, and most travel expenses. I wanted to do this for my mom," she said. Smith has lived in Grand Ronde all of her life, and worked for the Tribe before the Casino opened in 1995. ' I j 1 ? ' , V"1 if J .y J y .ft' I rf V I i ' Bev Smith "I love working in Human Re sources. It is such a changing area. It's important to me to be up on HR issues. Input needed on youth activities YMCA prospering; Boys and Girls Club to be discussed The Grand Ronde Service Inte gration Team is interested in find ing ways to increase opportunities for the youth in the Grand Ronde community, including Willamina and Sheridan. The team is com mitted to children and families. Past efforts include the estab lishment of an after-school sports program in Grand Ronde, now managed by the West Valley YMCA. YMCA is now very active in the Willamina and Sheridan area. Activities planned for 1999 include soccer; basketball; t-ball; more ac tivities for 3-4 year olds and their parents; after school activities for elementary and middle school stu dents; summer day camps, nite court for teens; gymnastics, adult exercise, and family fun nights. To get in volved with the West Valley YMCA or for more information on activities, please call (503) 838-4042. The team has also been working with the Boys and Girls Club. A community meeting is being held on Thursday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Spirit Mountain Casino banquet room (located next to Leg ends). This gathering will discuss ways to increase positive opportu nities for youth in Grand Ronde and Willamina. Everyone is invited and your input will be valued. Education majors: ge a teacher. Be a hero. Project SELF This program is designed to pre pare educators in the field of Early InterventionEarly Childhood Spe cial Education; Elementary Special Education; Special Education for Students with Visual Impairments and in Communication Disorders. Project SELF is a federally funded project to provide advanced training to multidisciplinary groups of gradu ate students from Portland State University and Washington State University-Vancouver. There is scholarship support for students se lected. Tuition, fees and stipends for one year of study will be provided. For an application or more infor mation, contact the Special Educa tion Secretary at the PSU Graduate School of Education at (503) 725 4632 or 1-800-547-8887, ext. 4619. For the Communication Disorders component contact the Speech and Hearing Sciences Secretary at the PSU Department of Speech Commu nication at (503) 725-3533 or 1-800-547-8887, ext. 3533. The Portland Teachers Program has scholarships geared for people who are committed to becoming K-12th grade teachers. Scholarships cover two years of lower division course work at Portland Community College, two years of upper division coursework at Portland State University, and one year of graduate work in PSU's Graduate Teacher Education Program. The program is looking for Oregon residents of African American, Native American, HispanicLatino or Asian American heritage committed to a teach ing career. For more information and an application, contact Deborah Cochrane, Di rector of Portland Teachers Program at 503 978-5444. Interested in Grand Ronde classes? The Tribal Education Division needs community input! If there is enough interest generated the following classes will be offered in Grand Ronde. Please call 879-2275 if you are interested. D LANDSCAPING AND DESIGN (Spring Term 1999) B EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (Spring Term 1999) D FIRST AMERICAN EDUCATION SERIES. (October 1999 through to May 2, 2000). For this class there will be a total of 16 class sessions, each lasting 2-12 hours. The content is divided into four discussion categories. A preliminary outline is as follows: The Journey: Oral Tradition, Reserva tion, Urbanization and Restoration; The Family: Traditional Structure and Roles, Women's Roles, Indian Child Welfare and Parenting; Education: Traditional, Early Boarding Schools, Chemawa Indian School and Tribal Colleges; and Arts: Story Telling, Music, Dance & Pow Wows; Literature, Sherman Alexie.
