FEBRUARY 1, 2000
Continue your education: Time to apply for financial aid
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McMinnville High School senior Erica Empey (left) asks questions about
the financial aid process. Photo by Kim Mueller
Students interested in furthering their education gathered at the Commu
nity Center on January 21 to discuss the admissions process and how to
prepare for college. Tribal members from different colleges gathered to dis
cuss vital information and answer questions from the students.
Representatives included Elizabeth Bickford, the Financial Aid Adminis
trator from the University of Oregon. She discussed the financial aid process
as Allison Davis-White Eyes from Oregon State University discussed the
entire admissions process. Allison is the Director of the Office of Indian Edu
cation for OSU. Carol Monroe, Student Loan Processor, of the Student As
sistance Center (formally Oregon State Scholarship Commission) informed
students of scholarships that were available. Marion Mercier, the Tribe's
Education Specialist, was at hand discussing the education programs and
the scholarship programs. All together, this workshop provided valuable
information helpful to all who attended.
For those interested in more scholarship information, they can access the
World Wide Website of the Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC)
at www.osac.state.or.us. The site offers access to more than 150 sites with
free information about scholarships and financial aid.
PARENTS: FREE RESOURCE BOOK
Preparing Your Child For College
call 1-800-USA-LEARN.
CareerTrack Seminars in February
How to Handle People
with Tact and Skill
Specific strategies for dealing with
difficult people at work. This semi
nar consists of dealing with people
that think they are know-it-alls; are
arrogant and have an opinion on
everything; always agreeable but sel
dom deliver promises; quick to point
out why things won't work; or
nothing's ever right. Learn what to
do if you're unfairly criticized; how
to get excuse-makers and blamers to
take responsibility; how to "reclaim
credit" when someone steals your
idea; how to get others to quit pro
crastinating; how to deal with lazi
ness, insubordination and people
with bad attitudes.
MEDFORD Feb. 22
Reston Hotel
2300 Crater Lake Hwy
EUGENE Feb. 23
Emerald Valley Resort
83293 Dale Kuni Road
SALEM Feb. 24
Best Western Mill Creek Inn
3125 Ryan Drive
Mistake-Free Grammar
& Proofreading
Refresh your knowledge of busi
ness English and have fun in the
process. This seminar consists of
eliminating sentence fragments and
run-ons; comma splices; apostrophes;
subjectverb and noun-pronoun
agreement; avoiding sexist lan
guage; missed rules for commas; quo
tation marks and more.
PORTLAND Feb. 18
Ramada Inn, Portland Airport
6221 N. E. 82nd Avenue
SALEM -Feb. 23
Best Western Mill Creek Inn
3125 Ryan Drive
BEAVERTON - Feb. 24
Kingstad Meeting Center
3800 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd
CLACKAMAS -Feb. 25
Kingstad Meeting Center
5933 Win Sivers Drive
For more details call 1-800-334-6780
or www.careertrack.com
Tribal members call Deena at
879-2280 for funding possibilties.
Apply for a
Scholarship!
Deadline to apply is April 30.
The Tribal Education Trust Fund
Scholarship applications are
available at the Education office.
Scholarship awards vary from
$3,000 to $7,000.
Contact Marion Mercier at
1-800-422-0232 or 879-2284.
Categories include:
Graduate
Both full-time and part-time
Undergraduate
Both full-time and part-time
Vocational Training
Both full-time and part-time
Eula Petite Memorial
For junior level students majoring
in education
Small Business Development and ONABEN presents:
WHAT: This is a class designed to
"DISCOVER" what it takes to devel
opment your business idea BEYOND
"JUST AN IDEA." These classes are
presented by the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde Small Business Devel
opment Center and OBABEN.
WHERE: Classes will be held at the
Tribal Governance Center staff lounge.
WHEN: Interested persons should plan
on attending both of the two Discov
ery classes.
FEBRUARY 1 & 8
5:30 TO 8:30 P.M.
WHAT: A ten week series of classes
designed to guide participants through the
BUSINESS PLAN WRITING PROCESS;
The course materials and individual coun
seling sessions allow participants to work
through the BUSINESS PLANNING PRO
CESS. The end result is a comprehensive
business plan that can be taken to f inan
cial institutions for loan consideration!
WHERE: Classes will be held at the Tribal
Governance Center staff lounge.
WHEN: Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 15, 22, 29
MARCH 7, 14, 21,28
APRIL 4, 11, 18, 25
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Tax help
for Elders
The Small Business Development
Department Staff will prepare in
come taxes for tribal Seniors. Please
call Barbara Lake at (503) 879-2476
to set up an appointment. You will
need to bring in your tax documents,
such as W-2 and 1099 forms at the
time of your appointment.
The Small Business Development
department staff will also assist any
one with preparing income taxes on
Turbo Tax software. If you are in
terested in this service, please call
Barbara Lake at (503) 879-2476 to
set up an appointment.
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MONDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 7: Windows 9598, part 1
Feb. 14: Intro to the Internet
Feb. 28: Windows 9598, part 2
TUESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 8: Quatro Pro, part 1
Feb. 22: Quatro Pro, part 2
WEDNESDAYS from 9 to 11 :30 a.m.
Feb. 2: Group Wise & Use of
Tribal Network
Feb. 9: Excel, parti
Feb. 16: PowerPoint
Feb. 23: Excel, part 2
THURSDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 3: Corel Presentations
FRIDAYS from 9 to 11 :30 a.m.
Feb. 4: Microsoft Word, part 1
Feb. 11: Word Perfect, part 1
Feb. 18: Microsoft Word, part 2
Feb. 25: Word Perfect, part 2