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6 S moke S ignals JANUARY 1, 2015 In appreciation Helping Hand awards Spirit Mountain Community Fund annually chooses two indi- viduals to receive the Ye? lan Lima (Helping Hand) awards: one non-management staff member and one volunteer who are recog- nized for their outstanding service within the nonprofit communi- ty. This year, Miguel Lazaro, indigenous community educator at Farmworker Housing Development Corp. in Woodburn, won the staff member award and Calvin Bair, a volunteer with “I Have a Dream” Oregon, was chosen to receive the volunteer award. On Thursday, Dec. 18, Community Fund Director Kathleen George and Program Coordinator Louis King visited both to present the awards. Photo by Michelle Alaimo On Monday, Dec. 15, Alex Simshaw, Veterans of Foreign Wars District 16 commander, front row third from left, and Wayne Miller, VFW Post 4015 commander and District 16 chief of staff, front row second from right, presented Tribal Council with a plaque as a thank you for a $1,000 sponsorship for the VFW’s Voice of Democracy educational scholarship. There to accept the plaque was Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr., front row left, Tribal Council member Cheryle A. Kennedy, front row second from left, Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, front row third from right, and Tribal Council member Denise Harvey, front row right, as well as, second row from left, Tribal Council Secretary Toby McClary and Tribal Council members Jon A. George and Ed Pearsall. Royalty seeking past members for display Photos by Michelle Alaimo Calvin Bair, left, a volunteer with “I Have a Dream” Oregon, is awarded the Ye? lan Lima (Helping Hand) award by King, right, at Alder Elementary School in Portland. In the middle holding the award is Alder Elementary student Alex Rivera Moreno, who Bair mentors. All previous Grand Ronde Royalty queens and princesses are being sought as the current Royalty Court is trying to compile a picture and biography collection of current and all past Royalty for the Chachalu Mu- seum & Cultural Center. “It would be great to have any past pictures and dates that you were on Royalty Court, as well as a short bio of who you are,” said Royalty Coor- dinator Jackie Manyhides. Please contact Manyhides at 406-450-2917 or through e-mail at jackie- manyhides@gmail.com. Letters can be send it P.O. Box 419, Grand Ronde, OR, 97347. n Goodnight Grand Ronde Order Form Miguel Lazaro looks at the Ye? lan Lima (Helping Hand) award he just received as his daughter, Judith Lazaro, looks at it also at the Farmworker Housing Development Corp. office in Woodburn. West Valley district seeking Fire Explorers The West Valley Fire District, which covers Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan, is seeking youths for its Fire Explorer Program. Young men and women age 14 to 20 will become familiar with career opportunities in the fire service through classroom instruction, hands- on training and volunteer work. The program encourages and promotes accountability, safety, communication, teamwork, fitness and leadership. Participants must attend weekly drills from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, adhere to dress and conduct codes, perform weekly physical fitness and training specific to firefighting skills, and demonstrate a willingness to make improvements and show self-motivation. For more information, contact Fire Explorer Post 908 adviser Seth Bellarts at 503-437-2046. n Name: ____________________________________ Please mail this form to: Address:___________________________________ CTGR Education Dept. City:______________ State: _______ Zip:________ 9615 Grand Ronde Rd Number of books x $7.00/ea. $_________ Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Shipping $1.00/ea $_________ Total *Checks only $_________ Cover Oregon sign-ups continuing Native American and Alaska Natives can enroll year-round in Medicaid and the Oregon Health Plan, as well as for private health insurance coverage, through Cover Oregon. For more information, contact Cover Oregon Certified Application Assisters Loretta Meneley at 503-879-1359, Sydney Clark at 503-879- 2197 or call 800-775-0095 for an appointment to apply for or discuss Cover Oregon. n
