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APRIL 15, 2012
Request for Proposals
ArchitecturalEngineering Services
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Women's Transition House Renovation and Addition
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde wishes to retain an
ArchitecturalEngineering team to perform planning and design
services for a Women's Transition House Renovation and Addition
project. The Tribe plans to renovate an existing 2,280 sq. ft. house
and construct a 1,560 sq. ft. addition to the home. It is anticipated
that the existing house will include the kitchen, dining rooms, a
living room, family room, and 3 or 4 bedrooms. The addition will
include 4 or 5 bedrooms, a storage room, a large laundry room, an
adult lounge room, and additional bathrooms.
The project is funded by a HUD Indian Community Development
Block Grant. Indian preference applies to Indian-owned economic
enterprises or organizations.
Electronic copies of the RFP documents are available by e-mail-ing
Jesse White at jesse.whitegrandronde.org or calling 503-879-2404.
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Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority
- Opportunity for comment on GRTHA's
2011 Annual Performance Report (APR)
Under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996, (NAHASDA), the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide grants to
Indian TribesIndian Housing Authorities for the development
and operation of low-income housing in Indian areas. Grants are
made to eligible recipients under the Indian Housing Block Grant
Program. To be eligible for the grants, respondents must submit an
Indian Housing Plan that meets the minimum requirements of the
Act, and also submit an Annual Performance Report to HUD, and
maintain records for HUD monitoring. The Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority (GRTHA) has received multiple grants under
this program which were active during 2011. Comments on the
Annual Performance Report are welcome and copies of this
report can be obtained at the GRTHA office or bv calling
503-879-2401. or 1-800-422-0232. ext. 2401. Comments must
be submitted in writing to GRTHA no later than 5 p.m..
Monday. April 16. 2012. All comments will be incorporated into
the final report submitted to HUD.
Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Company
Store Manager wanted
$42,175 - $55,447annually
Application deadline: April 20, 2012
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go to www.grandronde.oienployment to download an application or
request application from CTGR Human Resources at 503-879-2 109.
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Vanessa Yanira Chavez
Oct. 29, 1991 - March 31, 2012
Tribal member Vanessa Yanira
Chavez, 20, lost her battle with
leukemia on March 31, 2012, at
her home in McMinnville.
"Our Nessa" was born Oct. 29,
1991, in Hillsboro, Ore. Vanessa
always had a smile for people
and a large love of life. She loved
bright colors and would often be
seen wearing her handmade tie
dyed T-shirts.
When she learned to drive she
would "mob around" with a car full
of her friends. Summer was her fa
vorite season and she never wore
shoes; always "flip-flops." She
couldn't wait to get her flip-flop
tan. She loved to swim and would say, "Let's go! Get into the car."
Vanessa was a very generous person and helped people whenever
she could. She often baby-sat her nieces and nephews and made
friends wherever she went, especially at Doernbecher Children's
Hospital. Her mother always said that with Vanessa being such a
free spirit, she should have been born in the 1960s. Vanessa was a
fighter and often said, "I just don't want you to think I am a quitter,"
and she never was.
She is survived by her parents, Maximiliano Chavez-Gaona and
Tammy Chavez; sisters, Andrea (Roy) Pacheco, Veronica (Jose) Mon
tano and Hermila Chavez; grandmothers, Hermila Gaona Cervantes,
Betty Leinbach and Betty Dick; her favorite uncle, Allan L. Rose;
brother, Andrew Hecht; and nieces and nephews, Ezra, Azen, Izika
and Onahzay Pacheco, Madalynn and Meleena Montano and Jayden
LaBonte. She also is survived by her godparents Claude and Jody
Briggs and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 6, at the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde cemetery in Grand Ronde.
Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home Directors handled the arrangements.
Chinuk Wawa classes offered
The Tribe's 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, call 503-879-2249 or 503-437-4599.
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