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The eighth annual Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival will be held
from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-19, and at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Native American Youth and Family Center, 5135
N.E. Columbia Blvd., Portland.
Ticket prices range from $5 to $20.
A two-day Emerging Tribal Storytellers Workshop will be held on Sat
urday and Sunday, culminating with an Emerging Storytellers matinee
at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Enrolled Tribal members and self-identified Native American and Alaska
Natives are welcome to join the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association
and register for the workshop.
For more information about the festival, contact Daniel Dixon at Daniels
wisdomoftheelders.org or call 503-775-4014. For more information about
the Storytellers Association, visit www.wisdomoftheelders.org.
Committee seeks Elders' phone numbers
The Tribal Elders Committee is compiling a volunteer phone list of
Elders.
If you would like to submit your phone number and address to be avail
able to other Elders, send it to elders.committeegrandronde.org or leave
a message at 503-879-2231.
ENROLLMENT ORDINANCE
OPEN FOR COMMENT
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's
Office, adopted, on an emergency basis, proposed amendments to
the Enrollment Ordinance at the Aug. 28, 2013, Tribal Council
meeting.
The primary purpose of the amendments is to expedite the pro
cessing of enrollment applications when applicants are determined
to be eligible for enrollment. Specifically, portions for Section (d)
are amended as follows: i
Section (d)(4)(B): "If the Committee finds that an application is '
complete and the applicant appears to meet the requirements of
this Ordinance, the Enrollment Staff shall prepare a written state
ment within sixty (60) days for the Council. The staff shall mail
notice to the applicant of when the application will be considered
by the Council."
Section (d)(4)(E): "If the Committee recommends that an applica
tion be approved the Council shall act on the Committee's recom
mendation at its next regular meeting following the expiration of
thirty (30) days of receipt of the recommendation."
The Tribal Council invites comment on the amendments to the
Enrollment Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendments
please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664.
Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347, or by e-mail
to legalgrandronde.org. Comments must be received by Oct. "
30, 2013. a
Request for Proposals
ArchitecturalEngineering Services
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
CMI North Apartment Complex Phase 1
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority wishes to retain an
ArchitecturalEngineering Team to perform planning and design
services to expand family housing to include 28 one- and two-bedroom
apartments. Conceptual plans show the apartment complex would
consist of 28 units contained in seven four-plex buildings and would
also include a residentrecreational center building.
Electronic copies of the RFP documents are available by e-mailing
Erika Price at erikapcascadedesign.net. A non-mandatory pre-pro-posal
meeting and site walk-through took place at the Grand Ronde
Tribal Housing Authority office, 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, OR
97347, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013.
Respondents shall provide a written proposal by 3 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 3, 2013, to Jesse White, Engineering and Public Works Manager,
at 28450 Tyee Road, Grand Ronde, Ore. 97347. Specific information
regarding document submittal procedures and due dates will be
found in the section "General Submission and Selection Require
ments." All questions regarding this RFP must be directed to Erika
Price via e-mail to erikapcascadedesign.net. All questions must be
submitted no later than three days prior to date of delivery. D
Photos by Michelle Alalmo
Elder Bill Simmons fishes from th pier at Henry Hagg Lake near Forest
Grove during the Elders' Fishing Trip and Picnic on Wednesday, Sept.
25. He caught one fish from the location.
Elder Mel Holmes baits a hook for his wife, Mary
Lou, during the Elders' Fishing Trip and Picnic on
Wednesday, Sept. 25. About 30 Elders and their
spouses participated in the outing. P3
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Bernando teaches Wawa in Portland office
Tribal member Eric Bernando teaches Chinuk Wawa language classes
from 5:30 to 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Portland office, 4445 S.W. Barbur
Blvd., Suite 101. For more information, contact Bernando at Chinuk
Wawagmail.com or 503-709-3017. B
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form and include an additional $5.00 for
shipping and handling costs.
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CTGR Cultural Resources:
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Grand Ronde. OR 97347
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