NOVEMBER 1,1999
5
If you can read, you already have
what it takes to be a SMART VOLUNTEER
SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) is a book and reading program for kids in
kindergarten through second grade. As a SMART volunteer, you spend an hour a
week in two 30-minute sessions reading with a child. From you, the kids learn that
reading is fun and school is an adventure. Join the SMART program and change
the world in convenient 30 minute installments. Grand Ronde Elementary School
needs SMART volunteers on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:15 until 10:15 and at
11:45 until 12:45. To volunteer call (503) 474-1252 or call Grand Ronde Elemen
tary at (503) 879-5210. Thank You!
Broaden your skills by
learning a foreign language
The Education department would like to invite everyone interested in
learning Spanish or French, or students who are having difficulty learn
ing in the classroom, to take advantage of the fantastic self-paced Rosette
Stone software soon to be installed in Education's new computer lab.
By incorporating multisensory learning like we all used as babies to
learn English, it makes learning easy and fun, and enables the learner
to speak and read the language from beginning levels to college fluency.
Bilingual people have an advantage in qualifying for a broader spec
trum of jobs, with better pay and benefits. Many employers in the service-oriented
industries are looking for staff who are bilingual. Call the
Tribal Education Office at 879-2275 to find out how to broaden your
skills, and improve your marketability to future employers!
Urgent news for GED students
It is very important for everyone
who began GED tests in 1995, but
have not completed all require
ments for certification, to be aware
that they must do so before Decem
ber 31, 1999 or they will have to
retake all tests and pay additional
testing fees. - -
The Tribal Adult Education de
partment, therefore, would like to
urge everyone to share this infor
mation with anyone they think
might be in this situation, particu
larly those who don't read Smoke
Signals regularly. There is enough
time before the deadline for stu
dents to prepare if they begin now,
particularly since the GED office ,
is now open five and a half hours
more each week.
GED office hours:
MONDAYS
10:00 to 1:00 and 1:30 to 6:30
TUESDAYS
10:00 to 1:00 and 1:30 to 3:30
THURSDAYS
10:00 to 1:00 and 1:30 to 6:30
We invite all who are interested
in earning their GED to call Su
san at 879-2282, or Hollie at 879
2275, or come in during office
hours.
New classes and cancellations
D PSITS FIRST AMERICAN SERIES is up and running and being
held in the classroom in the Tribe's Governance Center. This class is set
up so that students may enroll in the individual discussion class of their
choice or they may enroll in a series of four discussion classes to earn one
college credit. Four series of four discussion classes will be offered. Classes
may be taken for college credit or for non-credit. Tribal members must
apply to the Short Term Training program in order to have tuition paid.
D The Education department will not offer the GRAND RONDE CUL
TURE & HERITAGE CLASS Fall Term 1999 due to low enrollment.
There is a possibility that the class will be offered Winter Term 2000.
D The Education department will offer a one credit NATIVE AMERI
CAN FILM SERIES CLASS in December if enough people sign up.
The film class will be held on December 3 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
and on December 4 from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Class content includes:
viewing old and contemporary Native American films, lecture and dis
cussion, and exercises relating to identity issues and stereotyping and
analyzing video content. To sign up, please call Hollie at 879-2275.
Grade reports needed
The Education department is in the process of hiring a Continuing and
Distance Education Program Coordinator. This person will also adminis
ter the Short Term Training program. We would appreciate it if all Short
Term Training program students would submit their most recent grade
reports if they have not done so.
Natural Resources scholarships available
The Intertribal Timber Council is pleased to invite all interested Native
AmericanAlaskan students to apply to the Truman D. Picard Scholar
ship Program. The scholarship was established to support students pur
suing a higher education in Natural Resources. Fourteen scholarships
will be awarded to graduating seniors (4 at $1,200 each) and to currently
enrolled students (10 at $1,800 each). Interested students must provide
a completed application packet by March 3, 2000. Call the Timber Coun
cil Education office at (503) 282-4296.
r r
(fern lav terna g
7' annual x
Friday, December 3 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 4 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grand Ronde Community Center
The Tribe's Small Business Development Department is holding the 7th annual
Christmas Bazaar at the newly renovated Tribal Community Center.
The charge is $20 for an 8ft. table and a donation from your wares that will
go for door prizes. Due to the building renovation, there will be more space
allowed for those vendors who wish to bring display boards, etc.
Anyone interested in participating, please call now: (503) 879-2476
November 6 in Salem
STAGE presents a celebration
of Native American Music
STAGE at The Historic Elsinore Theatre presents The Silver Feather Festi
val: A Celebration of Native American Music on Saturday, November 6 at 7
p.m. The national tour opens in Salem its only stop in the west.
The Silver Feather Festival is a celebration of Native American women in
music, touring during Native Heritage Month. The concert features some of
the most prominent recording artists in the genre; showcasing the amazing
diversity within this group.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for a social hour. Tickets are $19.75 to $32.50 and are
available through any Fred Meyer FASTIXX (1-800-370-7469) or by visit
ing or calling Mid-Valley Arts Council at The Elsinore Theatre (370-7469).
Tickets may be available at the door one hour prior to the performance.
November 12-13
Willamina Coastal Hills Art Tour
- The 8th Annual Coastal Hills Art Tour will be held November 12 and 13 in
Willamina. Local artists and crafters will be showing their work in down
town store fronts as well as in individual galleries. Visitors will have a chance
to tour the historic Dr. Andrew Kershaw House, where you can meet local
published authors and linger to sip tea and savor fine pastries and desserts.
The event will feature old fashioned hay rides to the quilt show and sale or
vintage car show. Art Tour Maps are available at the information booth on
Main Street.
P
SP1FJT MOUNTAIN CASINO WELCOMES
ULALI
NOVEMBER 22, 1999 7 P.M.
Join the Confederated Tribes of die Grand Ronde for a special
concert with Ulali in honor of the Tribe's restoration. Ulali is
a Native women's a cappella trio who perform in the many
styles and languages of the Western Hemisphere. Tickets
are $10, and are on sale now at Spirit Mountain Casino
and all Fred Meyer Fastixx locations, I-80O-992-TTXX.
JPIRJT
MOUNTAIN
CASINO
Hwy. 18, Grand Ronde www.spirit-mountam.com. No one under 21. No refunds or exchanges.
I