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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,
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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.