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Smoke Signals 15 AUGUST 15, 2008 Chemeketa Community College Scholarships Applications for Fall Term Chemeketa Foundation Scholarships will be available Aug. 18-29, 2008. For more information and an application, visit www.chemek.cc.or.usfoundationscholarships. If you do not have Internet access and would like an application mailed to you, contact Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholarship Coordinator, at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 1345, or luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org. Activity sponsorship for children Early Childhood Education is now offering activity sponsorship for preschool-age children involved in any recreation or educational pro gram for up to $200 per year. Please contact Sandy Bobb at 503-879-2161 for an application and for any questions you may have. LIBRARY HOURS: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (closed Monday - Friday: noon - 1 p.m.) Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tribal Library Statistics January - June 2008: ! New Cards Issued: 77 Patron Visits: 2,791 Circulations:"JoDO T Donations: 1,453 Computer use: 742 sign-ins Days of service: 130.5 The Tribal Library is open to Tribal member and local community member use. There is no charge to get a library card. Applicants must provide verification of Tribal membership or proof of local residence to be issued a card. 1010 cards have been issued and there are 999 current card holders. Of the current library card holders, 605 have been issued to Tribal members and 394 to local community members and or faculty members. Only approximately 50 percent of card hold ers are active library patrons. The collection holdings now stand at approximately 8,500 items. Collection holdings include a significant American Indian collection with more than 1,000 items; approximately 20 percent of the collec tion is media material; approximately 28 percent of the collection is children & young adult books and materials; and the remainder of the collection is adult fiction & non-fiction. The collection holdings have an approximate value of $125,000. Services in the library include: 4 computers with Internet access Referencing Circulation Inter-Library Loan with Oregon State Library Catalog search access Programming: Summer program, family literacy, children & youth library activities Events: open house, National Literacy Week, culture eventclass Exhibits: new items, banned books, recognition themes, CTGRcul ture themes, seasonal themes. Homework center for youth The Tribal Library accepts donations of books and media material. We ask that items be clean and not damaged. The library is not ac cepting paperback books due to limited shelf space. A large percent age of the collection holdings have been donated to the library. We appreciate the generosity of our library contributors. Please visit the Tribal Library. I am sure you will find something here that is of interest. If not, we welcome recommendations you might have for additions to the collection and attempt to purchase items that have been recommended by our patrons. Thank you library patrons, contributors, Tribal leaders and IMLS grant funders for your part in making the Tribal Library such a huge success in our small community! Linfield Portland Campus Nursing Scholarships Applications are available for the Ayudando Podemos Scholarship. This scholarship supports students from underrepresented populations prepare for the nursing workforce. Linfield Good Samaritan School of Nursing will be making awards to students currently taking their nursing prerequisite at any Oregon college. For more information and an application, contact Gerardq Ochoa, Linfield Portland Campus Scholarship Outreach Admin istrator, at 503-413-7243 or gochoalinfield.edu. You can also request an application from Luhui Whitebear, CTGR Scholarship Coordinator at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 1345, or luhui.whitebeargrandronde.org. Application deadline is Sept. 3, 2008. Workshop classes in Grand Rondo Sept. 9 Introduction to Microsoft Excel Oct. -14 Intermediate Excel Nov!. 18 Advanced Excel Deci 9 Intermediate Microsoft Outlook (must be a Tribal employee with access to Outlook) The workshops will be taught by Northwest Computer Learning Center and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the computer lab in the Adult Educa tion Building. Cost for a workshop is $150 and eligible Tribal members can apply to the Noncredit Program (formally Short Term Training) for assistance with registration costs. Space is limited to the first 15 who register. To register, contact Joshua Clift, Adult Vocational Training Coordinator, at 503-879-1635 or e-mailjoshua.cliftgrandronde.org. College credit courses offered through Chemeketa in Grand Ronde There will be four college credit course offerings through Chemeketa Community College in Grand Ronde (Adult Education Building) Pall Term 2008 (Sept. 29-Dec. 12, 2008) O SSP 112: Effective learning Tuesdays: 4:30-7:20PM CRN 38580 D WR 115: Introduction to Composition Thursdays: 4:30-7:20PM CRN 33356 B WR 121: English Composition - Exposition Thursdays: 4:30-7:20TM CRN 3860 1 B WR 122: English Composition Igic & Style Thursdays: 4:30-7:20PM CRN 30912 To register, go to www.chcmekcta.odu Click on Getting Started & Admissions. For assistance with registrationclass informationplacement testing, contnet Trinity Minahnn, 503-875)-1478. Eligible Tribal members may access the Part Time College Program to pay for the class(cs). For questions on this process, contact John Harp at 503-879-1591. CTGR Higher Education Program applications now online Applications-amnow vilable4)nlijxo?CGjyjigher Educa tion programs. Visit the Tribal Web page at www.grandronde.org deptseducation to learn more about the various funding programs available to enrolled Tribal members pursuing a higher education. Call Education at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275, if you need assistance, determining which program application to submit. Program deadlines: Bachelor Degree & Adult Vocational Programs July 1: Fall TermSemester Nov. 1: Winter TermSpring Semester Feb. 1: Spring Term Competitive scholarship (all categories) April 30 each year Part-time college Ten days prior to first day of class Non-credit program Ten days prior to the first day of the class, training or conference FAFSA (required for all Bachelor Degree & Adult Vocational Program students) By Feb. 15 to the Tribal office each year
