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Smoke Signals
MARCH 15, 2009
Tribe accepting Hatfield
Fellowship applications
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is accepting applications for the
Mark O. Hatfield Congressional Fellowship.
Every year, a Hatfield fellow serves as an intern for a member of Oregon's
congressional delegation. The fellow is selected from adult Native American ap
plicants who are enrolled members of a federally recognized Tribe in Oregon.
If there are no qualified applicants from Oregon, enrolled members of federal
ly recognized Tribes in Washington, Idaho and Montana will be considered.
The selected Hatfield fellow will intern in Washington, D.C., for nine months
and receive a monthly stipend, relocation and travel expenses, and tuition for
the American Political Science Association orientation. New for 2009, fellow
ship applications must be completed and submitted via the Internet.
Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, April 24. Applicants will then
be notified if they qualify for interviews. Late applications will not be ac
cepted. To access the new online application process, visit www.thecommunityfund.
com. For additional questions, contact Program Officer Louis King at Spirit
Mountain Community Fund at 503-879-1462 or louis.kingthecommunity
fund.com or by mail at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
The fellowship honors Mark Hatfield for his accomplishments as a U.S.
senator from Oregon, former Oregon governor and for his mentorship of many
leaders in their own communities.
Grandparents support
group meets March 19
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren support group will meet 10
a.m. to noon Thursday, March 19, in the Elders' Activity Center in Grand
Ronde.
The topic of discussion will be "Interventions: Parenting Young Children"
and Dawn Cottrell from Yamhill County Health & Human Services' Family
& Youth Programs and Jeff Lukehart from the Center for Successful Living
NW Senior & Disability Services will be in attendance.
For more information, contact Carmen Mercier at 503-879-1646.
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
It's a poster contest!
It's time for the AMERIND Risk Management Corporation 2009 Na
tional Fire and Home Safety Poster Contest for children currently in
grades K through 8 (only one entry per child).
All posters entered are to illustrate a fire safety theme, and must be
originals created by the child in crayon, markers or paint, drawn hori
zontally on 8.5" x 11" paper (no pencils, please).
This year's winner of the poster contest will receive a $2,000 savings
bond in his or her name. Entry forms are available through the Grand
Ronde Tribal Housing Authority office, 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde,
or by calling Shawn Kennedy or Victoria Jones at 503-879-2401.
All AMERIND Poster Contest entries must be submitted to the Grand
Ronde Tribal Housing Authority office no later than March 26.
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT ON GRTHA'S
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority (GRTHA) receives
grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996, as amended.
HUD provides these grants to Indian Tribes and Indian Housing
Authorities for the development and operation of low-income housing
in Indian areas. To be eligible for the grants, the Housing Author
ity must submit an annual Indian Housing Plan that meets the
minimum requirements of the Act, and submit regular performance
reports to HUD.
Grand Ronde Tribal members are hereby notified that the Grand
Ronde Tribal I lousing Authority has prepared the Draft 2008 Annual
Performance Report (APR), and public comments are encouraged.
All comments will be incorporated into the final report.
Copies of the 2008 APR are available by calling GRTHA at 603-879-2101,
or 800-422-0232, ext. 2 101.
Copies may also be e-mailed or picked up at the GRTHA office.
Comments must be submitted to GRTHA by 5 p.m. March
25, 2009.
Ke'lani Chumani
Lxmucane' Martinez
Born on 2-1 4-09 at 1 2:1 2 a.m.
7 lbs., 1 5 oz., 20 14 inches.
Born to the parents of Shilo
Fechtner and Jeffry Martinez.
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6: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
April 7: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
April 8: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
April 9: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
April 10: 9 a.m. to noon
-Salem
April 20: 2 to 7 p.m.
April 21: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
April 22: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
If you need assistance, call
Joyce Retherford at 1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1393, or call direct at
541-444-8393.
INTERNAL OPENINGS
Certified Medical Assistant
Medical Clinic
Grade: 6
Closing date: March 26
EXTERNAL OPENINGS
Caregiver
(on-call)
Adult Foster Care
Grade: 5
Opened until filled
For a detailed job description,
please contact theTribe's job line at
503-879-2257 or 1-877 TRIBEGR.
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee, past their six-month
Introductory period, receiving at least a "meets ex
pectations" 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
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 members who show
they meet the minimum qualifications of the po
sition 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
Casino hosts Winemakers Faire
Spirit Mountain Casino will host a Winemakers Faire from 1 to 5
p.m. Saturday, March 28. The event is free to the public.
The Faire will feature wines, artisan cheeses, chocolate confec
tions and fresh bakery items as the casino showcases some of the
Northwest's finest wineries and vineyards.
For more information, contact casino Marketing Coordinator An
gela Sears at 503-879-3276. D
Court schedules
Awareness Day
Tribal Court staff members are holding a Court Awareness Day from 1 1 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Tribal Court offices in the Governance Center.
The goal is to introduce Tribal members to the different programs and
services offered by Tribal Court. There will be door prizes, snacks and infor
mation. For more information, call Tribal Court at 603-879-2303.
Cultural Resources seeks
plankhouse giveaway items
In anticipation of an early fall opening of the Grand Ronde plankhouse,
the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department is seeking donations of giveaway
items for the planned blessing ceremony.
Giveaway items can be about almost anything, including beads and blankets,
but not alcohol or drugs.
The items are intended to recognize people from outside the Grand Ronde
community who will come for the blessing ceremony.
"By having people from outside the community, they are helping to
strengthen our house," said Tribal member and Cultural Resources Protection
Coordinator Eirik Thorsgard.
Giveaway items can be dropped off at the Cultural Resources Department
in Grand Ronde or nt the Tribal satellite offices in Eugene and Portland.
For more information or to check on the appropriateness of possible giveaway
item, call Angella McCallister at 603-879-2268, Thorsgard at 603-879-1630 or
Language & Culture Specialist Hobby Mercier at 603-879-2076.
An article on proper plankhouse protocol written by Cultural Resources Depart
ment staff will appear in Smoke Signals closer to the blessing ceremony.