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Positions open for
Fish & Wildlife Committee
The Fish & Wildlife Committee is now accepting applications for two positions (staff
positions are filled at this time). Applications can be picked up at the Natural Re
sources Division, located at 47010 SW Hebo Road or by calling 879-2376. Deadline
for applying is February 29, 2000. Committee meetings are held on the second
Tuesday of each month. Members are required to attend all meetings and the annual
staffcommittee workshop held in September.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Meeting Room Desk Replacement Project
The Tribe is seeking bids from any contractor who may be interested in replacing
a large counter-top meeting desk. The desk is located in the main meeting room
next to the lobby of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Governance Center
also known as the Administration Building.
Bid documents may be requested by contacting John Mercier, Project Manager for
the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Please make requests or inquiries by
sending correspondence to the following address: John Mercier, Project Manager,
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde,
OR 97347.
Requests and inquiries may also be made by calling (503) 879-2400. At the time
of writing this advertisement, a bid deadline has not been determined. The bid
documents will clearly state the date that bids must be submitted for this project.
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GRTHA needs members
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority is recruiting persons interested in
serving on the Board of Commissioners. The terms of two current commissioners
will expire as of March 28, 2000. The term of office is three years, the positions
are non-paid, and these two positions are not limited to tribal members.
Anyone who is interested in serving on the Board should have a demonstrated
interest in housing and experience in the housing field in some capacity, such as:
affordable housing development, property management, residential building con
struction, housing financing, housing planning, or other related areas.
The Board oversees all housing management and operations for the Tribe, and
is responsible for policy-making decisions. The Board meets on the third Tuesday
of each month at 6 p.m. at the Housing Authority office in Grand Ronde.
Interested applicants should send a letter outlining their interest and qualifica
tions to:
Director
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
All letters need to be received by February 7, 2000 to be considered.
Union Apprenticeship Announcement
Inside Electrician
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. A $25 non-refundable
application fee will be charged. Individuals with incomes below 150 of the
federal poverty guidelines may apply for a fee waiver. This program is reg
istered with the Oregon State Apprenticeship & Training Council and recog
nized by the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Apply in person: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 a.m.
Central Electrical JATC, 75 Silver Lane, Eugene, Oregon 97404
Phone: (541) 689-3193
Tribal members who apply: please notify CTGR Tribal Education de
partment at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2284.
Finance Director
The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, located in
Portland, is an Indian owned and operated, private non-profit organization
that is dedicated to providing education, physical and mental health services
and substance abuse treatment for American Indian and Alaska Natives.
We are seeking a Finance Director to join our executive management team.
As our Finance Director, you will be responsible for fiscal strategic planning,
fiscal processes, general ledger accounting, financial statement design and
preparation, contract compliance and reporting, and fiscal management in
formation systems.
Successful candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, 4 years
experience as a manager of fiscal operations; experience in post-award grants
administration and compliance; demonstrated knowledge of GAAP; and pro
ficient in an MS Windows environment. CPA and experience with MAS90 a
plus.
NARA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including
medical and dental insurance, 401(k), and a healthy paid time off accrual.
To apply send resume and cover letter to: NARA do MBL Group, Inc., Attn.
Jim Morris, 1220 SW Morrison, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97205 or fax (503)
224-6707 or email: employmentmblgroup.com
Zero down home loans
available to rural homebuyers
A combined federal and state home is rural in character and outside of a
loan program will have $30,000,000 larger metropolitan area the popu-
available to make zero down loans lation of the community may be up
at below market interest rates to to 20,000.
qualified first time home buyers To be eligible for the Residential
Oregon Housing and Community Loan Program, a household's annual
Services (OHCS) and the Rural income must not exceed $45,100
Housing Service (RHS) of the U.S. statewide; $52,400 for Benton,
Department of Agriculture through Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah,
its Guaranteed Rural Housing Pro- Washington or Yamhill counties,
gram want to offer all eligible poten- The income limits for the Guaranteed
tial first time home buyers the op- Rural Home Loan may be lower in
portunity to purchase a home in the some cases depending on the
year 2000. borrower's household size.
The Guaranteed Rural Housing Interested homebuyers should con
Program is a loan guarantee pro- tact one of OHCS participating lend
gram that enables investors, such as ers to see whether they quality. To
OHCS, to purchase home loans not receive a program brochure or a list
secured by the traditional 20 percent of participating lenders, please call
down payment. To be eligible for the the OHCS loan hotline at (503) 986
guarantee the properties being fi- 2015 or visit its web site at
nanced must be located in a rural www.hcs.state.or.us.
area and the borrower must meet Contact USDA Rural Housing Ser
certain program requirements. Par- vice at one of the following locations:
ticipating lenders process applica- Portland (503) 414-3339
tions for this program, and interested Eugene (54 1 ) 465-6443
home buyers should contact one of Medford (541) 776-4270
the participating lenders to determine Ontario (541) 889-7634
if they are eligible. Pendleton (541) 278-8049
RHS considers rural areas to in- Redmond (541) 923-4358
elude open country and communities Roseburg (541) 673-0136
with populations of not more than Salem (503) 399-5741
10,000. However, if the community St. Helens (503) 397-4555
Physicians Assistant
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Qualifications: Requires a P.A. degree with a minimum of six (6) years experience
in practice, with some emphasis in community health care. Must be a certified
physicians assistant in the state of Oregon. Must be Board certified by the national
Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants. Must possess a strong knowl
edge base of medical conditions and treatments. Must maintain patient confiden
tiality at all times.
These are only brief descriptions of these positions.
To request a detailed job description and an application
call the CTGR JOB LINE:
879-2257 or 1-877-TRIBEGR
or visit us at www.grandronde.org
Free Homebuyer Education Seminar
The Steps to Becoming
a Successful Homeowner
Learn about credit reports, financing a home and
whether you may be a candidate for homeownerhip.
Wednesday, February 9 from 6 to 9 pm
Tribal Community Center
For more information and pre-registration Qj
contact Bryan Langley at
(WJ) tfy-Z4bf Or 1-BUU-422-0Z3Z X2467. I j v
Sponsored by the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority II I
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