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JANUARY 15, 2009
When: Every Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m.open entry
Where: Education Buildingcomputer lab
What: Computer skills, keyboarding, resume writing, basic
math and writing.
Who: Joanne Carr, GED, 503-879-2282, e-mail, joanne.carr
grandronde.org.
Why: It will be easier to get a job! You'll have a resume! You'll
be better on the computer! You'll be happier!
College Horizons 2009
A Pre-College Workshop for
Native American Students
June 20-24 Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
June 27 to July 1 Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
College Horizons is a five-day "crash course" in preparing for college.
Expert college counselors, teamed with college admission officers, will
help you:
Select colleges suitable for you;
Complete winning applications and write memorable essays;
Learn what turns an applicant into an admitted student;
Become a test-prep "whiz kid";
Find your way through the financial aidscholarship jungle.
First round, priority receipt deadline is Feb. 2; 2nd round receipt
deadline is Feb. 27. Applications will be accepted on a space-available
basis to May 1 (after March 1, please contact us to see which site may
still have spaces).
Complete program cost is $200 (includes tuition, room, meals, all ma
terials and transportation to campus from the Hartford or Walla Walla
or Pasco airports). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but
substantial funds are available for travel and tuition assistance (each
year we award travel assistance to over 50 percent of our students).
Students may indicate a site preference.
For an application and more information on the program, go to www.
collegehorizons.org (the application has four parts). For questions con
tact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator; Phone: 505-401-3854. e-mail:
infocollegehorizons.org. Executive Director: Dr. Whitney Laughlin.
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The Morris K. Udall Foundation is pleased to announce its 2009
Internship and Scholarship Program opportunities.
The Native American Congressional Internship Program is a 10-week
summer internship in Washington, D.C., for Native American and
Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate and law students. Students
are placed in Congressional Offices, committees or select agencies
to experience an insider's view of the federal government and learn
more about the federal government's trust relationship with Tribes.
The Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem and
a $1,200 educational stipend. Applications must be received at the
Foundation by Jan. 30, 2009. For more information, go to http:udall.
govOurProgramsNACInternshipNACInternship.aspx.
Udall Scholarship Program
The Udall Scholarship Program awards 80 $5,000 merit-based schol
arships for college sophomores and juniors seeking a career in Tribal
health, Tribal public policy or the environment. Scholarship recipients
participate in a five-day orientation in Tucson, Ariz., to learn more
about Tribal and environmental issues. Applications must be submit
ted through a Udall Faculty Representative at the student's college
or university. More information about Faculty Representatives can
be found on the Udall Web site. The application deadline for the aca
demic year is March 3, 2009. For more information, go to http:udall.
govOur Progra msM KUSchola rshipM KUScholarship.aspx.
Workshop classes in Grand Ronde
Feb. 10 Microsoft Word II
Mar. 10 Microsoft PowerPoint I
April 14 Microsoft Publisher I
May 12 Adobe Acrobat I
June 9 Adobe Acrobat II
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 Education 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.
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(closed Monday - Friday: noon - 1 p.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
"Oregon Is Indian Country" a Salem Public Library exhibit
presented by the Oregon Historical Society. Showing through Sun
day, Jan. 25, on the main floor of the central library at 585 Liberty
St. S.E., Salem. The exhibit represents a groundbreaking project
bringing all nine Oregon Tribes together to present information
never before assembled in one exhibit on contemporary indigenous
' culture. The exhibit utilizes Native voices, traditions and art forms
as well as historic artifacts and photographs to produce an exhibition,
education materials and public programs to educate people about
Oregon's contemporary Tribes.
Special presentations include:
Jan. 18, 2 - 3 p.m. Native American Storyteller Esther Stutzman.
Ms. Stutzman is Coos and Komemma Kalapuya and is an enrolled
member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. The event is free and
open to the public.
Jan. 25, 2-3 p.m. Basket Weaving Demonstration by Connie
Graves. Ms. Graves is an enrolled member of the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde. The demonstration is open to the public.
"Oregon Reads 2009" Celebrate Oregon's 150th birthday with
the Oregon Library community. January-April: The Challenge: Ev
ery Oregonian read the same book. The three book selections are:
Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler: Three generations in the life
of a Japanese American family with forward by Gov. Theodore
Kulongoski (adult selection).
BAT 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolfe: 1949 rival Oregon farm commu
nities come together to watch their sixth-grade girls teams play
softball. The narrative is comprised of firsthand reporting from
girls on both sides (youth selection).
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson and Nancy Carpenter:
The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought
apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, cherries and children across
the plains (children selection).
Please join Oregon readers in their journey through these books.
Books are available at the Tribal Library for check-out.
Coming soon to the Tribal Library: In February the Tribal
Library will launch a new program for moms and their babies ages
birth - 3. The first session will be held on Feb. 2, 2009, from noon
-1 p.m.
The program will be held in the library and will be held during the
lunch hour when the library is closed to other patrons.
. The sessions will include doing pre-reading activities that moms
. t can do with their babies and will allow for time to select items for
. v'check-out to take home. Please join in this fun new program.
' ) . BOOK TALK: The book talk group will meet on Wednesday, Feb.
lft, from 6-7:30 p.m. The selected book will be Stubborn Twig by
Lauren Kessler. Sessions are held at the Tribal Library. Hope to
hee you there.
Many new titles have been added to the library collection. Please
visit the Tribal Library soon!