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Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Front row from left Jung Moon Hee, Tribal Council member Wink
Soderberg and Tribal Council Secretary Kathleen Tom; second row
from left, Kim Jin-won and Tribal Council member Chris Mercier and,
third row from left, Tribal Council members Steve Bobb Sr. and Valorie
Sheker and Bob Youngman. Kim Jin-won is director of the Korea
Representative Office, State of Oregon, and Mercier met him during a
sister counties delegation trip to South Korea in 2006. He and his wife,
Jung Moon Hee, and Youngman, his friend of 30 years, stopped by the
Tribe to visit Mercier and the rest of Tribal Council on Monday, Jan. 24.
Cultural Trust Board seeks applicants
The Tribal Cultural Trust Board is beginning its 2011 grant-making
round. Grants ranging from $250 to a maximum of $1,000 are available
for Tribal members to use for cultural projects. The grant-making round
opens Tuesday, Feb. 15, and last through the end of March.
Interested Tribal members can pick up an application packet at the front
desk of the Tribal Governance Center or call Cultural Trust Board Chair
Perri McDaniel at 541-484-7085 to have an application packet mailed.
Completed applications must be received by 3 p.m. Thursday, March
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Enrollment Committee
seeks two alternates
The Tribe's Enrollment Committee is seeking two Tribal members
who would like to serve as alternates.
Those interested can pick up an application at the Tribal Gover
nance Center. Closing date to apply is March 1.
For more information, call Tribal Elder Louise Medeiros at 503-879-4312.
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'Employment 1 01 ' set for Feb. 23
An "Employment 101" event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednes
day, Feb. 23, in the Tribal Adult Education building.
Those attending will go through mock interviews and learn resume
building, life skills on balancing work and home responsibilities, planning
for the future and specific training for state Department of Transporta
tion jobs.
For more information, contact 477 Employment and Training & Voca
tional Rehabilitation Supervisor Leslie Riggs at leslie.riggsgrandronde.
org or 503-879-4353. B
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The 2011 Veterans Powwow will be held Friday through Sunday,
July 8-10, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road near Fort Yam
hill State Park.
Grand entries will be held on 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday,
and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Master of ceremonies will be Nick Sixkiller and whip man will be
Tony Whitehead.
All veterans, dancers and members of the public are invited to at
tend. There will be arts and crafts and food vendors. Free camping
and parking will be available, but no drugs, alcohol or pets will be
allowed.
For more information, contact Veterans Committee member Chris
Tinney at 503-883-3610 or chris.tinneygrandronde.org. B
Chinuk Wawa classes offered
The Tribal Cultural Education Department offers adult Chinuk Wawa
language classes from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in Room 207
of the Tribal Education Building.
Language classes can be taken for college credit or for fun.
For more information, contact Kathy Cole at 503-879-2249 or 503-437-4599.
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