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10 FEBRUARY 1, 2004 Smoke Signals Notice: Grand Ronde Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program The Grand Ronde Tribe has obtained a LIHEAP grant to assist income eli gible Tribal members with energy payments, energy emergencies and weather ization. This Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is an annual grant from the Division of Energy Assistance within the U.S. Depart ment of Health and Human Services. Four Tribes in Oregon operate this pro gram and must serve all income eligible Indians on their reservation or trust lands. Outside of these lands, but within the Tribe's service area, Tribes can only serve households with adult members of their own Tribe. For LIHEAP the Grand Ronde Tribe's service area is the Tribe's typical Six County service area (Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Multnomah, Washington and Tillamook counties) plus Clackamas County. Tribal members in these counties will now need to contact Grand Ronde to receive assistance instead of from the community action agency in their area. The Tribal program will allow more Tribal members to be as sisted than would otherwise have been possible. There has been a great need for energy assistance especially for weatheriza tion where the Tribe already has a list of eligible Tribal members in need. For income eligible households the program can provide energy assistance (utility bills, fire wood, etc.), crisis energy assistance, and weatherization (e.g. furnace repair). If you are interested in obtaining services please contact Social Services at 800-242-8196 for energy assistance and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Au thority at 503-879-2445 for weatherization. cflaggQ) msnm LasasQss omm Now is the time to start thinking about joining the Grand Ronde Royalty Court. Participating in the Royalty Court is an excellent chance for young Tribal women to represent the Tribe in a positive way. It does require commitment and time, but is a tremendous honor. There will be dance, protocol, craft and speaking classes that will help prepare yourself to be on Royalty. Any young lady who would like to participate in Royalty to gain experi ence may as a Princess and not compete this year for a Queen position. Fill out the application form provided and send it to the Royalty Board. Personal contacts can be made with Margaret Provost at 503-879-5331 or Claudia Leno 503-879-5892. We encourage any interested young lady who is a Tribal member, between the ages of 5 and 21, to join us. Participants must be an enrolled member of the Grand Ronde Tribe, be alcohol and drug free, be childless and never married. If school age, must be attending school (private or public) full-time. Miss Tiny Tot 5-8 years of age Junior Miss Grand Ronde 9-14 years of age Senior Miss Grand Ronde 15-18 years of age Miss Grand Ronde 19-21 years of age Participants must have their own regalia. It is not the responsibility of the Royalty Board, Tribal Council, or any other Tribal program to provide. Members of the Royalty Court are not paid positions. Although, the chosen Queens and Princesses will receive motel fees and a set amount for travel expenses for attending required events. For all fund-raisers and activities that Royalty is involved in, the court and their families or spon sors are required to participate. All the members on the Royalty Court must show good judgement by not participating in any activities that could bring adverse publicity to themselves or the Tribe. All members of Royalty must comply with the Royalty guidelines and the Royalty agreement. The deadline for submitting a application is March 31, 2004. r -i i (gMdfeiKQ flGSglgSflSIg) I ! QamfMirnaygorR7(a5Tiirn ! Full Name: Mailing Address: Phone Number: Roll : Date of Birth: Age: Father's Full Name: Mother's Full Name: Sponsor's Name: Sponsor's Mailing Address: Sponsor's Phone Number: School Attending: Year in School: Why are you entering the Grand Ronde Queen competition? Why are you interested in participating as a Princess? Parent or Sponsor's Signature RETURN THIS APPLICATION TO: ROYALTY COMMITTEE P.O. Box 263 Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Vacancies On Tribal Committees & Special Event Boards Are you a Grand Ronde Tribal member and want to get involved in Tribal government operations? A direct way to serve the Tribal member ship and contribute to government policy decisions is to serve on a Tribal committee or special event board. There are several seats open on the following committees and boards, depending on your area of interest or experience: Culture Committee, Education Committee, Fish & Wildlife Committee, Health Committee, Rodeo Special Event Board, Royalty Special Event Board, Timber Com mittee and the Veterans' Color Guard Special Event Board. For more information, an application, or a list of requirements to serve, please contact Charles G. Haller II, Tribal Council Relations Coordinator, at 503-879-1309 or 800-422-4232 extension 1309 or charles.hallergrandronde.org. Committee & Special Event Board Summit Tribal Council is hosting a summit meeting of all committees and spe cial event board members. This summit will allow the committees and board members to learn more about financial and operating procedures and will give members the opportunity to understand the individual and group responsibilities required of them while serving on their committees or boards. All committee and board members are encouraged to attend this sum mit, which will take place as follows: DATE: March 5,2004 TIME: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (breakfast served at 9 a.m.) LOCATION: Spirit Mountain Casino, Kalapuya Rooms A & B For more information please contact Charles G. Haller II, Tribal Coun cil Relations Coordinator, at 503-879-1309 or 800-422-4232 extension 1309 or charles.hallergrandronde.org. Surprise Storm Spurs Emergency Response Plan Many Tribal members have been contacting Tribal Council with con cerns about the crippling affect of the winter storm at the beginning of the year, which, due to the speed and intensity of the weather, trapped many in their homes and made it impossible to access Tribal services, or even to get critical medications. As the safety and welfare of Tribal members is extremely important to Tribal Council, this storm prompted them to begin coordinating depart mental efforts to deal with these types of storms and emergencies. An inter-departmental Emergency Response Plan will be developed to help Tribal members deal with catastrophes such as severe snow storms. The Emer gency Response Plan will eventually lead to a comprehensive Disaster Plan. For further information, please contact Charles G. Haller II, Tribal Coun cil Relations Coordinator, at 503-879-1309 or 800-422-4232 extension 1309 or charles.hallergrandronde.org. The Health Committee is seeking applications to fill 2 positions. Completed applications can be sent to the Health & Wellness Center in care of Chairman Merle Leno, 9605 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347. Foster Care Homes For Native Youth Are Needed The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's Foster Care Program is cur rently seeking homes in the Grand Ronde, Portland & Willamette Valley areas to provide foster or respite care services for Tribal youth 0-18 yrs old. If you or someone you know is interested, has questions or wants addi tional information on our Foster Care Program, please contact Matt Bucknell at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2039. See- 2 OiAxfijn
