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AUGUST 15, 2011
Full-time deadline for
classes starting in January
The new Winter TermSpring Semester (classes starting in Janu
ary) deadline for full-time Tribal funding is now Aug. 30. If you are
planning on attending classes full-time that begin in January, don't
miss your chance to receive Tribal Higher Education assistance.
You can download applications from the Tribal Web site at www.
grandronde.org or call 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275, to have one mailed
to you.
Still waiting to hear how much
financial aid you will receive?
If you are still waiting to hear how much financial aid you will receive from
your collegeuniversity for the upcoming academic year, make sure you have
submitted all of your required paperwork to the Financial Aid Office. Often all
that is missing is a simple form. Until all requirements are met, your award
will be on hold. Don't wait until last minute to submit your paperwork! It
generally takes several weeks to process your award once you submit all of
your required paperwork. As a reminder, Tribal need-based funding cannot
be processed until to you are awarded with your Financial Aid Office. The
easiest way to check the status of your award is to log on to your student info
page with your collegeuniversity and look on the financial aid page.
Oregon Native American Chamber Scholarship
Applications are now available for the 2011 ONAC Scholarships. Ap
plicants must be enrolled with a Tribe and reside in the state of Oregon, or
Clark County, Washington. This scholarship is limited to undergraduate
.students at an accredited community college or four-year universitycol
lege. The 201 1 deadline is Sept. 14.
Download an application at www.onacc.org.
Important notice to full-time
undergraduate students
All full-time undergraduate students (pursuing a bachelor or transfer
degree) must submit verification that you have applied to a scholarship
outside the Tribe before Fall 2011 funding will be released.
Verification can include a scholarship award or denial letter, e-mail
verification that an application was submitted, a copy of the application
or your financial aid award letter that lists an outside scholarship. All
undergraduate students that have completed their first two years of stud
ies must also submit a degree evaluationaudit before Fall 2011 funding
will be released. Please contact Education at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275,
if you have any questions.
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LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(closed Monday - Friday: noon - 1 p.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Library Expansion: The construction project was completed
the week of July 18. Local vendor David Ho did a fabulous job in
constructing and installing the circulation desk at the new entry
area of the library. All of the collection is out and shelved and opera
tions are back to normal. Please come in and see what an awesome
library we have.
Statistics for July in the 21 days of service:
6 new cards issued;
548 visitors;
580 circulations;
21 donations; . .
122 computer sign-ins. '-..:
Tribal Library Summer Programs: Summer Theme, "One
World, Many Stories" wrapped up on July 29. The library sponsored
the Reading Incentive Program and hosted two themed activity events
at the library. There was great participation in the summer programs
ahd the activities generated a lot of reading and (hopefully) learning
about different cultures and arts. Statistics are as follows:
Reading Incentive Program: 46 youth registered for the program.
We had 11 active readers who, over the course of six weeks, read a
total of 250 books. Each youth completed the program by reading 10
or more books. These youth ranged in ages from 4 to 13. A 4-year-old,
Ava Fagundes, read the, most books with 47. Youth received Book
Bucks for each book read and then were able to buy prizes at the
Book Buck Store with their Book Bucks. Youth also were awarded
certifications of completion.
Summer Activity Events: The library hosted two events.
On June 25, we held "Exploring Cultures around the World."
There were five participants at the event. Activities included mak
ing a universal symbols wall hanging, learning about and playing
a North African game called Darrah, and learning how to say hello
in Spanish, German and French. We tasted foods representative of
North America, Asia and Africa; we passed around and talked about
. musical instruments native of South America; we had a chopstick
: -relay; and we had a display on the different kinds of hats people
'- wear around the world.
On July 16, we held "Exploring Art around the World." There
were nine participants at the event. Activities included learning
about and creating dot art that was developed as an art form by
French artist Georges Seuart; making Pacific Northwest rock art;
and creating collage art developed by German-American artist
Eric Carle. We made and explored with paints made from house
hold items that included charcoal, eggs, talc, corn syrup and food
coloring. We talked about the Indonesian Batik art form and made
Batik eggs and we made sculptures out of rice crispy cookies. We
had displays with glass from around the world and one with types
of weaving from around the world.
In addition to the events, books related to the summer program
theme were read at all the weekly library story time sessions for the
Early Childhood programs (three classes) and at the K-5 program
library time. All books purchased for and specific to the summer
theme program are now cataloged and available for check-out.
Reminder: The library is no longer adding VHS recordings, audio
cassette recordings and paperback books to the collection. (These are
the massed produced paperback books). There is a bookshelf placed
in the vestibule area that we placed many of these types of items
on for patrons to take for personal use. Items including discarded
books and outdated magazines and newspapers are placed in this
area weekly for people to take.
Donations: We are grateful for the generous donation of many,
many friends of the library. With the construction project completed
we are trying to catch up on cataloging the donations as time per
mits. Our thanks go to: the Fasana family, Gretchen Stryker, Steve
and Connie Bobb, Brian Glass, Eirik Thorsgard, Mike Comeaux,
Phil Burris, Tom Bender, Connie Stephens, Vicky Reibach, Dr.
Kurt Peters, Louise Medeiros, Curtis Wright, Chris Mercier, Brent
Merrill, Chris Bailey, Brandy Humphreys, Judy Jefferies, Bill Gar
route, Ronnie Pederson and Margo Ordaz. These are all contributors
between January and June if the donation has been cataloged. We
still have a lot of catching up to do so if I missed you here we likely
have not got to your donations yet. Thank you all!
Gate Millennium Scholarship
Applications are now being accepted for the Gates Millennium
Scholarship program. Applicants must be first-time college students
as of Fall 2012 to apply. For additional information, visit http:gmsp.
org. The 2012 application deadline is Jan. 11, 2012. '