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10 JULY 15, 2002 Smoke Signals SOPHE Accepting Applications For Fellowship The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is accepting applica tions for one-year student fellowships to assist and train students in in jury prevention and control, funded by the CDC's National Center for Injury. The fellowship is designed to recognize, assist and train students work ing on research or practice-based projects in either unintentional injury prevention or violence prevention from the perspective of health educa tion or the behavioral sciences. For one year, starting October 2002, "SOPHE Fellows in Injury Preven tion" will receive a $1,500 stipend, one-year student membership in na tional SOPHE and complementary registration at the SOPHE Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA in November 2003, where they will have an opportunity to display poster presentations on their projects. Applicants must be enrolled as a full time student in a Masters or Doc toral degree program in health education, health promotion, behavioral sciences or a related field. For more information or to request an application, contact Eleanor Dixon Terry at SOPHE 202-408-9804, or e-mail at edixon-terrysophe.org or visit www.sophe.org. Deadline: July 31, 2002. Attention: Full Time Higher Education and Adult Vocational Training Students A requirement of the Adult Vocational Training Program and the Higher Education Program is that students attend school full time and that they file for Federal Financial Aid each academic year that they plan to attend school. Federal Aid is disbursed on a "first come first served" basis and a copy is due to the Tribe's Education Specialist by February 15 of each aca demic year. The new academic year, 2002 2003 began on July 1, 2002, and will run through June 30, 2003. Funding will not be awarded if Federal Aid filing verification is not in your file. If you have not submitted a copy of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and a copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) for 2002-2003, please do so now. Copies can be mailed to, The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Attn: Education Specialist, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 or fax to 1-503-879-2286. Questions, please call April Campbell, Education Specialist at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2276. Cleaning and Detailing of Tribal Vehicles For The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Procurement Department The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is requesting proposals for the interior and exterior cleaning and detailing of Tribally owned and leased vehicles. The vehicle cleaning and detailing is required to be performed on weekends at the Tribal headquarters and completed by 8:00am on the following Monday. Interested persons wishing to be considered for the above work, please request a proposal packet from: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Procurement Department 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 503-879-2216 Proposals must be received at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Procurement Department before 4:00 p.m. July 22. 2002. Proposals must be received by the established deadline. Those received after the deadline will not be considered. Proposals submitted by fax will not be accepted. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope labeled "Re sponse to RFP for Cleaning and Detailing of Tribal Vehicles." The Tribe reserves the right to select the proposal(s) that are in the best interest of the Tribe. The Tribe also reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, if such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the Tribe. Additional information regarding this RFP may be obtained by con tacting Kevin Mueller (Procurement Supervisor) at 503-879-4548 or Bryan K. Langley (Procurement Manager) at 503-879-2216. Tribal Youth Education Sponsorship Program Youth Education Sponsorship (YE Sponsorship) program, formerly Sum mer Sponsorship, began in January 2002. YE Sponsorship is a program which provides maximum funding of $200 to enrolled Tribal members grades K-12, including home schooling one time per year to participate in school activities and extracurricular activi ties and programs. You must request an application by contacting Chris Bailey at 1-800-422-0232 or 503-879-2101. Applications must be returned completed in order to be processed. Please allow two weeks for processing. Funding is available until depleted. Please note that requesting an application does not ensure funding and does not register the student for the activity program. Grand Ronde HeadStart Is Now Recruiting Children For The 2002-2003 School Year Recruitment runs from April through July. This announcement is for children who are 3 years old by September 1, 2002 to children who are 5 years old (pre-kindergarten) and that are income eligible. Unfortunately, if there is not enough space available we will not be ser vicing non-Tribal Willamina or Sheridan HeadStart children. Our first day of school is September 3, 2002. Please call Tersa Stewart at 503-879-2161 for an application and if you have any questions. Selection and noti fication will be made by mid August and you will be notified if your child has been accepted. Artist Needed: Historical Marker Sign Project The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) is searching for a Native American graphic to use on a new tsunami warn ing sign. DOGAMI is hopeful that an artist from one of the Oregon coast Tribes could create a simple, dramatic scene that depicts: A place of habitation (plank housevillage) B People running away from the beach An approaching tsunami wave A brief narrative on the sign will explain that tsunamis have happened in the past; that Native peoples experienced those events; and that tsu nami and flood events are substantiated by oral traditions and by evi dence of them in coastal archeological sites. For more information, please contact George R. Priest, Ph.D., DOGAMI Coastal Field Office, 313 SW 2nd Suite D, Newport, Oregon 97365. Phone at 541-574-6642 or email george.prieststate.or.us. REVISED BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office and the Finance department has proposed revisions to the Budget and Appropriations Ordinance. The first reading of the amendments was at the July 3, 2002, Tribal Council meeting. The purpose of the revisions is to provide a clear process by which the Tribe's annual budget is established and by which appropriated funds may be expended by the Tribe. The proposed revisions include, but are not limited to, the following: B Modifications to the budget process that require: S the Finance Officer ("FO")must prepare guidelines for Divi sion Managers to follow when submitting budget requests for their divisions; S the FO to review and compile budget requests into a draft Tribal Budget which is then reviewed with the Tribal Council; posting of a draft budget no later than October 15 of each year; S presentation of the budget at the November General Council meeting and providing for public comment B Clarification of authority to expend appropriated Tribal funds; and B Clarification on the ability to transfer budgeted funds among bud geted categories. For a copy of the proposed Budget and Appropriations Ordinance revisions, please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-2265. The Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed revisions. Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Comments must be received by August 15, 2002. Education Deadlines Adult Vocational Training &Higher Education program deadline dates are as follows: November 1,2002 WinterSpring Term February 1, 2003 Spring Term April 1, 2003 Summer term Deadlines do not apply to open-enrollment Institutes for Adult Vocational Training applicants. Please contact the Education division to request an application at 503-879-2275 or write 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Education Information and applications can be accessed through the Tribe's web-site at www.grandronde.org.
