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Smoke Signals 10 FEBRUARY 15,2011 t 2 r Grand Roiradle Tribal Housing Autlfooritiy MTr Down Payment Assistance Program The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority (GRTHA) has 2011 Down Payment Assistance available for applicants with moderate to low incomes. Although the budget for Tribally funded Down Payment Assistance has been committed for 2011, HUD funds may be available for qualified Tribal applicants whose gross household income either meets, or is less than the guidelines below: Family size Gross income 1 $39,900 2 $45,600 3 $51,300 4 $56,950 5 $61,550 6 $66,100 7 $70,650 8 $75,200 Please call Nancy Holmes, Homeownership Coordinator, at 503-879-2445, to pre-qualify for HUD funded assistance. Units available now! The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority is accepting applications for Rental Housing Units in Grand Ronde 1-5 bedroom sized units, many upgrades, parkingstorage close to Tribal services. The units include washerdryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, in-floor radiant heat, private patio and great views. If you work for the Tribe or casino, you pay no State Income Tax! The following screening criteria is required for the Market Rate Units: Credit history, landlord history, criminal history, income (at least 3 times monthly rent). One adult member of the household must be an enrolled CTGR Tribal member. HUD assisted rental applicants must meet low-income and other federal requirements. Call GRTHA for applications or for further information at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2401, or 503-879-2401. Attention Parents and primary caregivers of Grand Ronde children with disabilities, special needs, or extra challenges: We are creating a support group for parents and caregivers of Grand Ronde children with special needs. We will first begin an e-mail and telephone contact list and later we will be coordinating meetings with the group. If your child, grandchild, foster child, etc. has extra chal lenges (medically, emotionally, or developmentaHy) and you would like to collaborate and share resources with other parents, please send your contact information hi an e-mail to: lewb.dmcomcast.net or call us at 503-566-3093. Thank you, David (2741) and Donna Lewis parents to Saghaley (5132) and Inatye (5323) liffllUM Smoke Signals photo reprint policy See a photo you like in Smoke Signals? Want a copy, or several copies? Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke Signals because of space limitations might be something you'd like hanging on your living room wall? Tribal members can order either 8-by-10 or 5-by-7 inch copies of photos taken by Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were published in the newspaper. Charge is $1 for each print ordered. Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke Sig nals. A photo reprint order form is available in the Publications Office of the Tribe's Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can be mailed upon request. All photos contained in Smoke Signals' current archive are available for purchase, but people interested in going through the archive must make an appointment to review photos for possible pur chase. No rush orders will be permitted and requestors must allow 30 days for delivery. Requestors must be Tribal members. In addition, reprint requestors must agree that the reprint is for personal use only, and not for use in an ad, or for commercial, political or promotional purposes. Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint request. To request a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call the Publications Secretary at 503-879-1453 or 800-422-0232. I j 'Si v oP 9th Annual Social Hoaornf WU President E Lee PeltM Willamette University's Native American EnEgMenmenl Association Saturday jiiwecef . i CtM FieM ohm March 12, 2011 FretAaWi Grand Entry 4p.m. faint Ten Duct fcWCnh haUoaai OnwiiiGrawlFrin: lister sfCertataiei Arm Dirtdar HsstDna hat turatorf (Bart IS Whaai attar Imaoa donated by Torrance Guard! paa, Black Hon studio For mora Information contact Offica of Multicultural Affairs at S03.370.6265 Trading AT TH E c ; ., i- R A Gathering of Native American Businesses 8t Tribal Enterprises Artist Credit Amanda Wright (Klamatn-ModofrYahoosMn) Trading at ttHRtnr, Acrylic on Canvai, &tT (November 2010 PATF: April 20-21, 2011 LOCA TION: Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Ronde, OR Circling Back and Going Forward Celebrating 20 years of Indianpreneurship" Ad created by George Valdez 201 1 marks the 9th year of Trading at the River. This is one Is very special. We will gather on the banks of the Yamhill River at Grand Ronde, Oregon where ONABEN was born two decades ago. We have much to celebrate about our past and much to talk about for our future. Like the historic gatherings that occurred here and in many places among the traders of this region. Trading at the River is a place where connections are made, business-to-business, tribe-to-tribe, and from past to present. The 9th annual Trading at the River conference will include: An intensive Business Development Conference with community discussions, workshops, symposiums, and celebrations. A Trading at the River marketplace of ideas, products, and services - the famous traditional gathering of Indianpreneurs. A gathering of emerging and established Native CDFI's convened by the newly established Pacific Northwest Native Capital Development Peer Group which will explore ways of generating new forms of capital to support Native entrepeneurship and tribal-individual joint ventures. The kick off for Innovations In Indianpreneurship 2012 - a biennial business plan competition and business showcase. A Founders recognition luncheon that will highlight the last 20 years of tribal economic development. A Business Alliance reception gathering the region's Native businesses and chambers of commerce. Featured Speakers: TRACY STANHOFF CLARA PRATTE (invited) President a Creative Director, AD PRO National Director, Office of Native American Affairs Former Tribal Chair, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation US Small Business Administration President, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of CA www.onaben.org Celebrating 20 yean of Indianpreneurship
