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Looking for a place to share your thoughts
and feelings with other women?
Womens' Drop-in Support Group
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month 1-2 p.m.
Grand Ronde Tribal Health Center
For more info call the Sable House at 503-623-6703.
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INTERNAL OPENINGS
Youth Aide
(on call)
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 4
Closing Date: Jan. 9
Youth Education Aide
(2 part-time, 15 hrsweek)
Youth Education
Grade: 4
Closing Date: Jan. 12
HealthyFamily Partnerships
Coordinator
Early Childhood Development
Grade: 9
Closing Date: Jan. 12
Full-Charge Bookkeeper
(GRTHA)
Finance
Grade: 10
Closing Date: Jan. 12
Application materials must be received
in Human Resources by 5 p.m. on the
closing date.
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee, past their six
month Introductory period, receiving at
least a"meets expectations"on most recent
performance evaluation and not underdis
ciplinary action or performance improve
ment 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
For those individuals meeting minimum
qualifications an interview will be given in
the following ranking order:
1. Grand Ronde Tribal members
a) Qualified Grand RondeTribal members
who show they meet the minimum
qualifications of the position during
the course of the interview process 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
Drug-Free Workplace Policy
Effective January 1, 2004, all employ
ees are subject to random drug andor
alcohol testing.
All pre-employment offers.
When there is reasonable suspicion.
Post accident.
For a detailed job description, please contact the Tribe's job line at 503-879-2257 or 1 -877 TRIBEGR
Employment Readiness Classes
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9-11 a.m. & 2-4 p.m. re
presented by Jim Wigington -
Monday, January 22, 2007 9-11 a.m.
Presented by Sam Henny
Thursday, February 15, 2007 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Presented by Trinity Minahan
Classes include: resumes, cover letters, interviewing techniques,
workplace atmosphere, how to fill out applications and much more!
These classes are FREE to all Tribal members. All you need to
do is sign up You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. For
more information or to sign up call 503-879-3098.
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I JAN. 20-21 : SPOKANE TRIBE WINTER POW-WOW. Alex Sherwood Memorial Center.
WELLPINIT, WA. Contact Inez at 509-258-7253.
IJAN. 20: WINTER POW-WOW. Sylvania Campus PCC, 12000 SW 49th Ave. PORTLAND,
OR. Contact 503-977-4112.
IJAN. 27: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AISC WINTER POW-WOW. Husky Union
Building (the HUB). SEATTLE, WA. Contact Stephen at 206-685-4147.
I FEB. 24: INGRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL 2ND ANNUAL POW-WOW. Inagraham High
School Upper Gyms, 1819 N. 1 35th St. SEATTLE, WA. Contact Tina at 206-367-3730.
I MAR. 1 7: 5TH ANNUAL SOCIAL POW-WOW. Willamette University: Cone Fieldhouse,
900 State St. SALEM, OR. Contact Office of Multicultural Affairs at 503-370-6265.
I MAR. 24: MPHS UNITED NATIVE CLUB 5TH ANNUAL TRADITIONAL POW-WOW.
Marysville Pilchuck High School Gym, 5611 108th St. NE. MARYSVILLE, WA. Contact
Matt at 360-657-0940 or matthewremlemsvl.k1 2.wa. us
I APR. 26-28: GATHERING OF NATIONS. University of New Mexico Arena, Avenida Cesar
Chavez SE & University Blvd. SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM. See www.gatheringofnations.com
for more details.
If you or anyone you know has information on cultural events hap
pening, Smoke Signals would be glad to list it in our Cultural Gather
ings. Please e-mail newsgrandronde.org or write to Smoke Signals,
96 1 5 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347.