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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 2005)
AUGUST 1, 2005 Smoke Signals 9 happy 1st Birthday Aiden i f With love, Mom (Tribal member, Teresa Henry), Pad, Grandma & Grandpa, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. 24 AmhmI MtMital Hrafe ImhummI R.S.V.P. Steve cV Connie Bobb 23340 S.W. Willamina Creek Kd. 503-876-3118 Reunion Time 2nd Annual Monte "MOUSE" George Sunday, August 21, 2005 A gathering of relatives and friends. Potluck meal at 3 p.m. We will provide the meat you bring your favorite dish and something to drink. Horse shoes start at noon. Creek & games for the kids, (bring towels and clothes) Welcome Kasidee Jean We all love you. ? Wishing Tribal Elder Charlotte Oberg a very happy 70th birthday! August 2, 2005 With love, from family & friends. f , ... 14 x . Wishing you Happy Birthday Two tars Eagle! Love, mom. GED Tutoring offered every Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All classes held at the Portland Area Tribal offices, 3312 S. W. Kelly Ave., Portland, Oregon. Call 503-235-4230 or 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2282. Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority NOTICE Home Repair Grant Program Expanding! If you live in Washington State or California and your home is in need of repairs, you will want to read this! The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, has approved the expansion of the Home Repair Grant Program outside the State of Oregon to now include the States of Washington and California. This expansion will first be offered as a pilot project during the remaining months in 2005, at which time the project will be evaluated for consideration of continued funding. Five applicants will be randomly selected from each State from among the applications received. This means that program eligible Tribal members who reside in Wash ington and California will be able to apply for a chance to receive a Home Repair Grant up to a maximum of $10,000 to make repairs to their home. To apply for a Home Repair Grant, the applicant must be a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, 18 years of age or older, live within one of the States, meet income requirements and live in and own the home needing repairs. Applications will be available on August 1, 2005. You can obtain an application by calling 1-503-879-2401 or 1-800-422-0232 extension 2401 and one will be mailed to you, or through the Tribe's website. Applications must be postmarked no later than September 1, 2005 to qualify. All appli cations will be double checked for appropriate post office date stamp to qualify for entry into the drawing. After the application period has closed, all applications will be checked for completeness and collected for a lottery drawing to determine the order in which the households will be served. Applications not selected for the pilot project will be placed on a waiting list to receive a grant if the Ex panded Home Repair Grant is approved for continued funding. "SERVING OUR TRIBAL CHILDREN" Iff VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WANTED This is YOUR chance to make our children's lives better! The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Or egon is beginning its own Tribal Member Review Board to periodi cally review the cases of Tribal children who are in Tribal custody and have often been placed out of their homes. In the review meetings, the board will review files and reports, and will be able to ask questions of the Indian Child Welfare Program case workers in charge of the case. Often, board members also listen to the parents, the children (if old enough), the foster parents, lawyers and others concerned with the case. B The Review Board members will then decide whether or not the planning for the children is in their best interests, and will make rec ommendations to the program, the parents, caretakers and to the Judge. The Tribal Member Review Board needs YOU as a volunteer serv ing our Tribal Children. YOU could be the one to make a difference for our children's future by completing this and returning it today to: Tribal Member Review Board, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347. For additional information, call 503-879-2303 or 503-879-1367. Name: Please Print Address: StreetPO Box City, State, Zip Code Phone Number
