AUGUST 1, 2005
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happy 1st
Birthday Aiden
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With love, Mom (Tribal member,
Teresa Henry), Pad, Grandma
& Grandpa, Aunts,
Uncles and Cousins.
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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.
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Wishing Tribal Elder
Charlotte Oberg
a very happy 70th birthday!
August 2, 2005
With love, from family & friends.
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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"
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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.
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