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Pompous Star Foul-mouthed, cigar-chomping, scotch-drinking comic Ron
White cut a wide swath through the American experience this month at the Spirit
Mountain Casino. He performed two sell-out shows on Saturday, December 1 0.
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Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
Housing Board of Commissioners Seeking Member
One position open to Tribal and Non-Tribal applicants
Anyone who is interested in serving in this position, either Tribal or non-Tribal,
and who has housing related experience to qualify for the position, is encouraged
to attend the December 20, 2005, Board meeting. The meeting will be held at 2
p.m. at the Housing Authority office at 28450 Tyee Road (just offGrand Ronde
Road) in Grand Ronde. Please call to confirm the date and time.
This is an opportunity to: 1) observe how the board functions, 2) become
acquainted with the types of issues that are regularly discussed and 3) deter
mine if you are seriously interested in such a position now or in the future.
The open position will fill a recently vacated seat, with a term that expires
in March 2006. Interested persons should have a demonstrated interest in
housing and experience in the housing field in some capacity, such as: afford
able housing development, property management, residential building construc
tion, housing finance, housing planning and other housing related areas.
The board oversees all housing development, housing management, hous
ing programs and housing operations for the Tribe, and is responsible for policy
decisions! The board currently meets at 2 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each
month at the Housing Authority office in Grand Ronde.
Interested persons should send a letter outlining their interest and quali
fications to:
Carina Kistler Ginter, Executive Director
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
28450 Tyee Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
All letters need to be received by noon on Friday, December 23,
2005 to be considered. The Housing Commissioner will be selected and
appointed by the Tribal Council. For more information regarding qualifica- '
tions, or to confirm the board meeting date, contact the Housing Authority ;
at 503-879-2401 or toll-free at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2401.
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Showcase Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Shelley
Hanson (1) and Community Fund Secretary Michele Chrestensen, both
Tribal members, hold down the Grand Ronde booth at this gathering
of Tribal enterprises and Native American entrepreneurs held Novem
ber 15-16 in Portland. Photo by Toby McClary
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Seafood Stash Community Elder Wilma Fenwick dishes up some of the
finest legs from the ocean for this year's Elders' Crab Feed.
The Pow-wow Special Event Board has one vacancy to fill. Please
contact Dana Ainam for an application at 503-879-2037 or 1-800-422-0232
ext. 2037.
INTERNAL OPENINGS
Pharmacy Technician
(on-call)
Pharmacy
Grade: 6
Closing date: Dec. 23
Secretary
Youth Education
Grade: 6
Closing date: Dec. 23
Teacher
Education
Grade: 10
Closing date: Dec. 23
Medical Secretary
Business Office Clinic
Grade: 6
Closing date: Dec. 23
Businss Office Assistant I
Business Office Clinic
Grade: 7
Closing date: Dec. 23
'Application materials must be re
ceived in Human Resources by 5
p.m. on the closing date.
Internal applicants are defined as:
1. Current Regular Employee, past
their six-month Introductory period,
receiving at least a "meets expecta
tions" on most recent performance
evaluation and not under disciplinary
action or performance improvement
within the previous six months,
2. Grand Ronde Tribal members
3. Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal
member or
4. Parent or legal guardian of Grand
Ronde Tribal member children
Internal recruitment process:
For those individuals meeting minimum
qualifications an interview will be
given in the following ranking order:
1 . Grand Ronde Tribal members
a) Qualified Grand Ronde Tribal mem
bers who show they meet the mini
mum qualifications of the position dur
ing the course of the interview pro
cess will be given first consideration
for hire and the recruitment process
will end
2. Tribal member spouses, parents
andor legal guardians of Grand
Ronde Tribal member children
3. Current regular employees
For a detailed job description,
please contact the Tribe's JOB LINE:
503-879-2257
or 1-877 TRIBEGR
www.grandronde.org
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