S moke S ignals april 1, 2014 2 EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES CTGR Eula Petite Scholarship The Eula Petite Scholarship was established and dedicated to longtime Tribal member and educator Eula Petite and is awarded to a student in the Education field at the graduate level. Must be postmarked by May 23, 2014. Visit the Tribal Higher Education website for more information and an application. www.grandronde.org/departments/education/higher- education. Contact John Harp for more information at 503-879-2275 or john.harp@grandronde.org. Annual report available Grand Ronde Head Start/Preschool (0-5) 2013 Annual Report is complete and available for viewing. To request a copy, contact Sandy Bobb at 503-879-2161 or by e-mail at sandra.bobb@grandronde. org. Looking for scholarships? There are numerous scholarship opportunities offered for students to apply to each year. The majority of scholarships for fall term/semester are due between January and April of each year. Don’t miss your chance to apply for free money for college. The Tribal Higher Education programs are here to assist you in your application process. You also can utilize a scholarship search engine to help you locate scholarships. If you use a scholarship search site, be sure to read the privacy policy to ensure you are using a site that will not sell your contact information. A recommended search site to use is www.kaarme.com. n CTGR Youth Education Elementary K-5 2014 Summer Program Applications available beginning: April 7, 2014 Applications may be submitted to the Youth Education front desk during the week of April 28 to May 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This week of enrollment into the program is open to all current K-5th grade Tribal, Native and direct-descendant youth whose parents or guardians who will be employed, registered in school, or participating in a training program during the summer months. 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 staff: Part-time Reference Librarian Carmen Mercier resigned her position at the Tribal Library in March. Please join us in wishing Carmen “good luck” in her new ventures. We ap- preciate Early Childhood Education staff filling in at the library until a new staff member is hired. Thanks much Keri, Michelle, Denaee and Tracy. Movie Night: First Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. (Jan.– April) These movies are General–PG, family type films. Youth ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult, 18 or older. • April 3: “Hotel For Dogs” April is National Poetry Month! Library staff will post a “Poem a Day” on the bulletin board during the month of April. Send us one of your favorite poems to post during April. New items in the Collection: Native American Collection – “The Militarization of Indian Country” by Winona LaDuke, “Where the Salmon Run, the Life and Legacy of Billy Frank Jr.” by Trova Heffernan and “Seeing Red, Hollywood’s Pixeled Skins,” edited by LeAnne Howe. Fiction & non-fiction collection – “Winterdance” by Gary Paulsen, “D.B. Cooper’s Parachute” by William Sullivan and “Girlchild” by Tupelo Hassman. Plus many other titles in the Children & Youth collection. Donations: Many thanks to the following contributors to the library collection: Margo Ordaz, Patty Mercier, Jordan Tinoco and Kendall from Books Are Fun! We appreciate the great additions to the library collection. REMINDER: The library no longer accepts VHS or cassette tapes and/or the mass-produced paperbacks. Donated items must be clean and in good condition. Thank you. The Tribal Library is a CCRLS Circulation Site: Use your Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Services library card to place electronic holds on resources in the 18 partner libraries and items will be couriered here for check out and can be checked back in here as well. Inter-Library Loan services: The Tribal Library partners with Oregon State Library to offer “library-to-library” inter-library loan services. By completing the inter-library loan form, library patrons may request items from the Oregon State Library collection. OSL lending policies apply for return of items. Applications will not be accepted before this open enrollment time to ensure that all qualifying families and youth have an equal opportunity to sign up and participate. If you have any questions regarding the application feel free to contact Youth Education at 503-879-2101 or 503-879-2224. To find out more, attend a FREE Start Your Business class! JOIN US at the Grand Ronde Adult Education Building on the second Thursday of every month from 10—11AM 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR LEARN MORE AT: