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Smoke Signals 9 MAY 15, 2011 Fetodttd dlowDU (uimidleir Photo by Michelle Alalmo Australian Steve Hamming, left, looks at tha pola outsida off tha Tribal plankhousa as Tribal mambar EirikThorsgard, Tribal Cultural Protaction coordinator and Tribal Historic Prasarvation officar, tails him what tha carvings maan on it during a stop at tha araa on Monday, May 9. Hamming is a lacturar at Flindars Univarsity in Adalaida, Australia, tha univarsity thatThorsgard is working on his Ph.D through, and is a co-suparvisor for Thorsgard's Ph.D work. As part of his two-day visit to Grand Ronda, Hamming briafly mat with Tribal Council to introduca himsalf and Thorsgard showad him around tha Tribal campus and rasarvation. Polk County does not object to Tribe's proposal Two tracts totaling 142 acres ID'd for transfer to trust status By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The three-member Polk County Board of Commissioners voted April 19 not to object to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's proposal to take two lots totaling about 142 acres into its Trust Lands. Polk County Assessor Doug Schmidt said the loss to the county would be minimal less than $400 a year for all taxing districts affected. Tribal member and Tribal Lands Manager Jan Reibach said one par cel is about five acres, located near Tribal headquarters and adjacent to land that is already part of the reservation. He said the parcel, which is currently used to grow hay, will be used for a drain field system serving Tribal housing. The larger tract is about 137 acres south of Spirit Mountain Casino. It is mountainous forestland located south of the Yamhill River and also adjacent to reservation land. Reibach said the tract, called the South Yamhill Property, is currently managed as forestland and putting it in trust is part of an ongoing effort to regain lands lost during Termination. 'The Tribe is acquiring this property to support consolidation of its land base and self-determination objectives," said a Department of Interior letter to the Polk County Board of Commissioners seeking comment on the acquisi tion. 'There is currently no development planned for this property." "Over the years, the Tribe has established an excellent relationship with both Polk and Yamhill counties," Reibach said. "Their staff is top notch and I appreciate their professionalism." The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Northwest Regional Office will make the final decision on incorporating the properties into Tribal trust lands. D kaafcaMB aw ' WJluliJ' 'h - "V nr 7 nmnnnrrTiiVTWT V , 4 M,4 wii mm 1 L"J223E2Sfl Apply to die temp pool to be on-call i Must have CDL with school bus and air break endorsement Ad created by George Valdez INTERNAL OPENINGS I Summer Credit Recovery Teacher Education Grade: 10 Closing date: May 23 I Legal Intern (June through mid-Sept.) Legal Grade: 6 Closing date: May 23 I Clinic Business Office Assistant Business Office Grade: 5 Closing date: May 23 I Housekeeper Public Works Grade: 5 Closing date: May 23 I Secretary Housing Authority Grade: 6 Closing date: May 23 I Housing Groundskeeper Maintenance Technician Housing Authority Grade: 6 Closing date: May 23 EXTERNAL OPENINGS Caregiver (on-call) Adult Foster Care Grade: 5 Open until filled Internal applicants are 1. Current Regular Employee, past their six-month Introductory pe riod, receiving at least a "meets expectations' on most recent performance evaluation and not under disciplinary action or per formance improvement within the previous six months, 2. Grand Ronde Tribal members 3. Spouse of a Grand RondeTribal member or 4. Parent or legal guardian of Grand RondeTribal member children Internal recruitment For those individuals meeting minimum qualifications an inter view will be given in the following ranking order: 1. Grand RondeTribal members a) Qualified Grand RondeTribal members who show they meet the minimum qualifica tions of the position during the course of the interview process will be given first consideration for hire and the recruitment process will end 2. Tribal member spouses, parents andor legal guardians of Grand RondeTribal member children 3. Current regular employees For a detailed job description, please contact the Tribe's job line at 503-879-2257 or 1-877 TRIBEGR. Diabetes Self-Management Workshop Living Healthy With Diabetes & Other Chronic Conditions Discover how to: Eat Healthy and control your blood sugars Cope with all life's ups and downs Stay physically active despite your chronic condition Make informed decisions about treatment options If you are like 8o million other Americans who have been diagnosed as either pre-diabetic or diabetic, you are probably facing some major changes to your lifestyle. This condition may or may not be causing you some limitations. Come join us in a fun and informative class where you will learn how you can better manage this common chronic illness so that it doesn't manage you. Where: Grand Ronde Tribal Health Center, Molalla Room When: June 13 - July 25, 2011 Time: Mondays: 9:30 a.m. -Noon Cost: No cost but you must pre-register For more information and to sign up for this class, contact Debra Driscoll of OSU-Extension at 503-602-2651 Sponsored by MVP Health Authority, OSU-Extension and NW Senior & Disability Services MEMLTH AUTHORITY
