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Forum visited the Tribe on Friday,
April 22. The group includes
county commissioners, mayors,
city council members, chamber of
commerce members and tourism
representatives from Clackamas
County, Wilsonville, Aurora, Kelzer,
Champoeg and Dayton. At right,
Annie Von Domitz from the Oregon
Travel Information Council in Salem
admired the carving in front of the
Tribal plankhouse, Achfa-hammi,
which pays tribute to the Grand
Ronde Trail of Tears that occurred
1 856. Below, Tribal member and Tribal Language & Culture Specialist
Bobby Mercier spoke about the history and construction of the Tribal
plankhouse. In addition to visiting the plankhouse, forum members
toured the Tribal campus, met with Tribal Council members Reyn Leno,
Wink Soderberg, Steve Bobb Sr., Jack Giffen Jr. and Chris Mercier,
and dined at Spirit Mountain Casino for lunch, during which they met
with casino Chief Executive Officer Rodney Ferguson. The tour was
coordinated and led by Tribal Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor.
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Z limb a held Monday, Wednesday
Zumba, an easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired and calorie-burning dance fit
ness party, is held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in the
Tribal gymnasium.
The first class is free and $6 thereafter for drop-ins, or $5 if participants
purchase a punch card.
For more information, contact Tribal Recreation Coordinator Alton
Butler at 503-879-1369. D
EFFECTIVE MAY 1,2011
Changes to Social Services Emergency Assistance
and Medical Gas Voucher Program
For all income criteria programs, wage verification for past 60 days
(wage stubs) will need to be submitted. If client has not worked for a
period of time, client will need to submit a printout from their State
Employment Office or printout from Oregon Self Sufficiency Office
as verification of income. Rentaldeposit or utility assistance may be
utilized only 1 time in a 24-month rolling calendar period and is not to
exceed the maximum contribution of $1,000 per household within any
24-month rolling calendar period.
Medical Gas Vouchers
Social Services will not provide gas vouchers for medical appointments,
counseling or drug & alcohol treatment. The only exception to this is for
scheduled treatment plans, (i.e.: radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, etc.)
and has caused hardship on the family, medical gas vouchers can be distrib
uted to meet the need of the circumstances. A copy of all scheduled treat
ment plans must be received before client is eligible to receive this service.
Assistance will end on the date of the last treatment appointment.
For a complete copy of policy or questions, please contact Tammy C.
Garrison at 503-879-2077.
Notice to Construction Contractors
Request for Bid
Behavioral HealthOptometry Remodel Project
For The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is requesting propos
als for the remodel of the Behavioral HealthOptometry offices in
the Health & Wellness Center located at 9605 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, Oregon.
Interested persons wishing to be considered for the above work,
please send an electronic request for a bid packet labeled "Bid Packet
Request for Behavioral HealthOptometry Remodel" to: larry.leith
grandronde.org
A pre-bid walk thru for interested person will be held at the Health
and Wellness Center on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 10 a.m.
Proposals must be received at the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde, Procurement Department before 4 p.m. Monday, May 16,
201 1. Proposals must be received by the established deadline. Those
received after the deadline will not be considered. Proposals submit
ted by fax will not be accepted.
The Tribe reserves the right to select the proposal(s) that are
in the best interest of the Tribe. The Tribe also reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals, if such action is deemed to be in the
best interest of the Tribe. Tribal Preference will be applied in the
evaluation process.
Additional information regarding this request may be obtained by
submitting written requests to larry.leithgrandronde.org. Ques
tions and answers will be e-mailed to all proposers. B
PSU sponsors suicide
prevention poster contest
Our Healing Feathers Project, a suicide prevention awareness and well
ness program at Portland State University, is sponsoring a poster contest
for Native AmericanAlaskan Native junior high and senior high school
students attending Oregon, Washington and Idaho schools.
The theme is "Breaking the Silence" and entrants are asked to create
posters that encourage young people to step forward and help their friends
who may be expressing suicidal thoughts or have threatened to commit
suicide.
Posters must be 8.5-by-ll inches and can use photography, pencil,
charcoal, paint and digital mediums. Applicants must be enrolled in sixth
through 12th grades and be of Native descent.
First-place winner receives a $100 gift certificate, second gets a $75 gift
certificate and third receives a $50 gift certificate.
Entries should include a separate piece of paper with the entrant's name,
age, address, Tribal affiliation, e-mail address, school and phone number.
One entry per student is allowed.
Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, May 16, and entries should be mailed
to Healing Feathers Program, co Dean Azule, Native American Student
& Community Center, 710 S.W. Jackson St., Portland, OR 97217.
For more information, contact Azule at azuledpdx.edu or call 503-725-5348.
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