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10 JANUARY 15,2011 Smoke Signals A requirement of the Tribe's full-time Higher Education programs is that students apply for federal aid. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form for 201 1-12 is available online at www.fafsa.gov. Should students be eligible, federal student aid can help pay for tuition, books and fees, and may include a portion of your living expenses. The deadline is Feb. 15, 2011, to have your applications in for Summer or Fall TermSemester students. Please send a copy of your completed FAFSA andor a copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR) to the Tribal Education Division as soon as possible. You can file your FAFSA before you file taxes. Remember, this is a free application. Never pay someone to fill out your FAFSA for you. This is a popular scam! Should you have questions, please contact the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Higher Education Programs at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275. Udall Native American Congressional Internships The Udall Foundation provides a 10-week summer internship in Wash ington, D.C., for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program. Application deadline is Jan. 28, 2011. Please visit www.udall.govOurProgramsNACInternshipNACInternship.aspx for more information and to apply. University of Idaho recruiting Native students The University of Idaho is recruiting Native students to their Profes sional Science Master's Program in Natural Resources and Environmental Science. They have six $25,000 NSF fellowships to award. Check the program out at www.uidaho.educogspsm.aspx For more information, contact Stephen Mulkey, Ph.D., Director, Envi ronmental Science Program, University of Idaho, Morrill Hall 216, P.O. Box 443006, Moscow, ID, 83844-3006. Phone: 208-885-6113. Fax: 208-885-4674. E-mail: smulkeyuidaho.edu. MicroEnterprae Resources, Initiatives & Training Grand Ronde, OR FREE! 'A 1 ..J t rr-" 1 I f LJ FAUSTO'S YARD & HOMtCARE CLEANED TO SELL All Imports Auto Kepair Thinking about starting your own business? If you don't know what questions to ask or how to get started, we can help! Attend a Start Your Business class: Grand Ronde Adult Education Building Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 Thursday, March 10, 2011 10-11 a.m. 9615 Grand Ronde Road The MERIT Program offers :Training Advising Mentoring Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship Applicants must be Native American, in financial need and have at least 3.0 CPA. Area of study is open to vocational training or col legeuniversity at the undergraduate or graduate level. Undergradu ate students are given preference. Amount is a one-time award of $1,000 for the American Indian Scholarship and is sent directly to the respective school. You must request an application form and information from the DAR national office and specify that you want information on the American Indian Scholarship andor the Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship. See the Web site for information. You must send a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope with your request for any of this information. The 2011 application deadline is Feb. 1. Address your request to: Committee Services Office - NSDAR, Attn: Scholarships, 1776 D St., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20006-5303. MERIT is a part of the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry in collaboration with the Polk Community Development Corporation, Salem-Keizer Community Development Corporation, and Catholic Community Services and receives funding from Yamhill County and the cities of Dallas, Independence, Monmouth, and Salem. LIBRARY HOURS: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (closed Monday - Friday: noon -1 p.m.) Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. By Marion Mercier Tribal Librarian Library Use in 2010: Cards issued: 134; patron visits: 7,468; "circulations: 8,209; donations: 2,292; computer use sign-in: 1,655 (230 children & youth); days of service: 265; and collection additions: 1,657 items were added to the Library in 2010. Volunteer Program: The Tribal Library is pleased to report that we have two new library volunteers, Brian Glass and Courtney Terry, who are doing an awesome job providing circulation and customer services and performing book maintenance and catalog ing tasks. A huge thanks to these two individuals. Library Expansion: Construction start-up is now under way. Please be aware that there may be times the library will need to be closed with little advance notice once construction begins. Closures will be for safety precaution of people and property so please bear with us. Tiny Tots Program: Noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in the Library. Story & Library time for parentscaretakers and their children ages birth to 2. Learning Express Library: The Library is connecting to a new online resource for students and job seekers. The Learning Express resource database offers a wide range of tools, including exercises for learning computer skills, tips for writing better resumes and practice tests for the GED, SATACT and U.S. citizenship exams. Learning Express also includes courses for improving reading, writing and math skills for children and adults. Donations: "Thank you" to the following individuals who con tributed to the library collection this past month: Julie Brown, Candi Buswell, Elaine Lane and Brian Glass and the Knights of Columbus. Thank you everyone! New Items to the Collection: Elementary: Series (eight books); "A Year in the Life" on a pirate ship, at a farm, in a castle, on a construction site, and in the world of dinosaurs and "A Day" at the zoo, in the city and at the airport. Series (six books): "Look Inside" . a log cabin, an igloo, a castle, the pyramids, a tepee and a pueblo. Young Adult: "The Hunger Games" (3): "Hunger Games," "Catch ing Fire" and "Mocking Jay"; "The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd" (3): "8th Grade Bites," "9th Grade Slays" and "10th Grade Bleeds"; "The Immortals" (4): "Blue Moon," "Evermore," "Shadowland" and "Dark Flame." Non-fiction: "My Abandonment," a novel about a 1 3-year-old girl and her father living in Forest Park, a nature preserve in Portland, Ore.; "Indian Oratory: Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chief tains"; and "Chaining Oregon: Surveying the Public Lands of the Pacific Northwest,1851-55." Fiction: 'Tinkers" by Paul Harding; "Foundation" series by Isaac Asimov: "Foundation," "Foundation and Empire" and "Second Foun dation"; and "The Lacuna" by Barbara Kingsolver.
