14 AUGUST 1,2002 SMOKE SIGNALS School Supply Distribution When: August 12-16 Where: Youth Education Building (New Facility) Time: 8 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. daily Eligibility: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde enrolled members Grades K-12 Must have Tribal I.D. We will have forms for enrollment for the Youth Education k-12 Pro grams available for students attending Willamina and Sheridan School Districts. In order to be eligible for Youth Education services parents must fill out appropriate paperwork, so please allow time to do so. If you have questions or concerns please contact Lisa Leno at 800-422-0232 ext. 2224 or 503-879-2224. We look forward to seeing you! Starting a Successful Business Class Starts Wednesday, August 28, 2002 through Wednesday, November 13, 2002; 5:30 8:30 p.m.; Small Business Development Classroom, 2nd floor of the Adult Education Building. For more information or to register call Barbara Lake at 503-879-2476. Train the Trainer on: Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families Thursday, August 22, 2002; 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Small Business Development Classroom, 2nd floor of the Adult Educa tion Building. For more information or to register call Barbara Lake at 503-879-2476. 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. All Indian Co-ed Softball Tourney August 24 & 25 Chiloquin, Oregon For more information, contact Rhonda Brown or Charlie Wilder at (home) 541-884-7088 or (work) 541-882-1487 or 1-800-552-6290. Tourney is same weekend as the Klamath Tribe's Restora tion Celebration. Prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams. Wanted: SMART School Coordinator Implement SMART & manage volunteers in a local community school. Starts September through May, up to 28 hours a week. Send resume and cover letter to: Beth A. Unverzagt, Oregon Children's Foundation, PMB 143, 4674 Commercial St. SE, Salem, Oregon 97302. Phone: 503-385-4699. E-mail: bzagtorednet.org Position for Grand Ronde Elementary & Willamina Elementary. 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 academic 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. 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: H A place of habitation (plank housevillage) People running away from the beach B 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. 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. J 7 four-night adze making class wiB be offered. Students will receive an overview of traditional (SJW Nat,ve tools, and will make an adze of their choice, . Wednesday livening uustU,,S?pteniber'1', 1 1 and 2J from ?;Q p.m. 0;)O p.m. at the (Community (Renter. No claw August w 3eptemer 7"o register, contact Toni) Johnson at 2Q)-3 7?-203"r ' or tonijjorinsonOgrandroncle.org urn. mmmmmmmmmmm ",