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Smoke Signals 13 MAY 15,2009 Happy 18th Birthday Joseph Ham May 17 We love you! Love, Gram Joyce and family. Happy Anniversary to my beautiful wife Amy! I love you so much! Love, Jim. Happy 27th Birthday Thomas Love, all your family from Florida and Texas! In loving memory of Nicholas Faas May he always be remembered as a loving son, grandson, brother, friend and mentor. You will always remain in our hearts. Love, Mom, Grandpa, Zach, Chris and Gabe. Lane Family reunion The "LANE FAMILY" is holding a family reunion on Saturday, June 27, on Government Hill at the Community Center in Siletz. We would love to see anyone and everyone that is, was or about to be a Lane. This includes all extended family, friends, spouses, etc. Everyone is also invited to set up camp for the weekend at nearby Moonshine Park. Hope to see you there! For questions or comments, contact either Alana Lane at 503-409-901 3 or alanalane66yahoo.com or Yvonne Lane at www.myspace.com geminigirl69 or geminigirlyml69yahoo.com or Rachael Miller at 503-767-2788. The Fish and Wildlife Department of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, in cooperation with Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, is seeking two fish and wildlife internsyouth crew leaders for its Summer Youth Crew program. This is a great opportunity to obtain supervisory experience and practice hands-on natural resource management techniques. F&W InternYouth Crew Leader $10.50-$13.00hour. Monday-Friday, 8 a.nx-4:30 p.m. approximately 15 weeks, starting June 12 Duties: Supervise and provide leadership to an eight-person summer youth work crew for up to eight weeks and assist the Fish and Wildlife Department for approximately six weeks. Proj ects may include stream and riparian restorationenhancement, trail maintenance and construction. Native vegetation planting, habitat enhancement monitoring, and other natural resource and community projects. Qualifications: Desire to work with youth andor in natural resources. Must be in good physical condition and be able to work in rugged outdoor terrain. Experience in the proper use of hand tools. Good communication skills. Requirements: Work boots, valid driver's license, safe driving record. Must successfully complete pre-employment background check and drug test. Week-long leadership training provided. First aid and CPR training provided. Work location: Natural Resources Office, Grand Ronde. Grand Ronde is located in the foothills of the Coast Range approximately 30 miles northwest of Salem, 25 miles southwest of McMinnville, or 50 miles north of Corvallis. To apply: Complete a Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde employment application and return to The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Fish and Wildlife Department, P.O. Dox 10, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, by the closing date. Applications may be obtained at www.grandronde.org then clicking on "employment" then click ing on "click here to download an application." If you have questions or need an application sent to you please call 503-879-2396. Closing date: Friday, May 22, 2009. medlkaD $dh)aGD Tribal member Allison Empey, 25, received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco's Medical School. Empey grew up in McMinnville and graduated from Stanford University in 2006. She took a year of pre-med courses at Georgetown University. She is the daughter of Tribal Elder Joann Empey and the niece of Tribal Elder Joyce Carson. In addition, Allison's sister, Erica, graduated from Georgetown University with a medical degree in pediatrics and is currently serving her residency at the University of California in Berkeley. "They had a great mother helping them," Carson said. "I'm so proud of all of them. Unmarked grave sites We need your help If anyone knows the location of an unmarked grave or knows the name of someone who was buried at the Grand Ronde Cemetery and their grave has not been marked, contact Mike Larsen, Facilities Manager, at 503-879-2407. INTERNAL OPENINGS B Teacher Aide (on-call) Early Childhood Education Grade: 5 Closing date: May 26 H College Intern (Summer months only) Youth Education Grade: 3 Closing date: May 26 . EXTERNAL OPENINGS B Caregiver (on-call) Adult Foster Care Grade: 5 Opened until filled For a detailed job description, please contact the Tribe'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 expectations"on most recent perfor mance 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 quali fications 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 The Natural Resources Department of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, in cooperation with Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, seeks 16 youth crew members for its Summer Youth Crew program. These positions are designed and funded for the purpose of providing enhanced opportunities for youth andor students. Youth Crew Member $8.40hour Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. approximately 8 weeks starting July 6 Duties: Work as a member of an eight-person summer youth work crew. Youth crew projects may include stream restorationenhance ment, trail and park maintenance, Native tree planting, forest inven tory work or other natural resource and community projects. Qualifications: Must be 16-19 years of age. Must have the ability or experience to safely and properly use hand tools. Must be in good physical condition and be able to work in rugged outdoor terrain. Interest or experience in natural resources related work helpful. Requirements: Furnish own work boots and successfully com plete pre-employment background check and drug test. To apply: Complete a Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde employment application and return to The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Fish and Wildlife Department, P.O. Box 10, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, by the closing date. Applications may be obtained at www.grandronde.org, by then clicking on "Employment" and then clicking on "click here to download an application." If you have ques tions or need an application sent to you call 503-879-2396. Closing date: Friday, June 12, 2009.
