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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 2016)
18 S MOKE S IGNALS JANUARY 15, 2016 Youth sought to serve on new Youth Council The Grand Ronde Tribe is seeking youths in grades six through 12 who are interested in serving on the new Youth Council. Youths who are enrolled members of the Tribe, direct descendants of a currently enrolled member or an enrolled member of another federally recognized Tribe receiving services directly from the Grand Ronde Tribe are eligible. The Youth Council will act in an advisory capacity to Tribal Council, the Youth Education Department, Youth Prevention and other Tribal departments and programs in identifying needs and developing priori- ties concerning Tribal youth and youth-related programs and activities. The Youth Council will consist of seven voting members appointed by Tribal Council. In selecting members, Tribal Council will give preference to youth who have maintained a good academic standing (minimum 2.5 GPA), maintained healthy life choices, demonstrated leadership skills and can travel to and attend meetings, trainings and other activities as needed. Tribal Council likely will be selecting applicants for appointments by Feb. 3. All interested youth are encouraged to submit an application. Please contact Stacia Martin at 503-879-2304 or stacia.martin@ grandronde.org or Shannon Simi at 503-879-2301 or shannon.simi@ grandronde.org for an application or more information. n College Placement Testing off ered College Placement Testing is offered on-site at the Adult Ed- ucation Building for Chemeketa Community College, Linn-Benton Community College and Mount Hood Community College. The Placement Test is one of the fi rst steps to beginning college classes. Call 503-879-2282 to sign up for your placement test. n Happy 34th Birthday Jeremy We love you! Love, Jim, Heather, Michael, Tony and Bennett. Smoke Signals photo reprint policy See a photo you like in Smoke Signals? Want a copy, or several copies? Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke Signals because of space limitations might be something you’d like hanging on your living room wall? Tribal members can order 8-by-10-inch copies of photos taken by Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were published in the newspaper. Charge is $1 for each print ordered. Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke Signals. A photo reprint order form is available in the Publications Offi ce of the Tribe’s Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can be mailed upon request. All photos contained in Smoke Signals’ current archive are available for purchase, but people interested in going through the archive must make an appointment to review photos for possible purchase. No rush orders are permitted and requestors must allow 30 days for delivery. Requestors must be Tribal members. In addition, reprint requestors must agree that the reprint is for per- sonal use only, and not for use in an ad, or for commercial, political or promotional purposes. Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint request. To re- quest a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call Michelle Alaimo at 503-879-1961 or 800-422-0232. n 1 YEAR after you quit smoking, your risk of heart disease is cut in half. USDA Distribution ~Siletz~ Feb. 1: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 5: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 6: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 8: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. QUIT SMOKING TODAY. ~Salem~ CALL: 1.800.QUIT.NOW Feb. 16: 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb 17: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19: 9 to 11 a.m. If you need assistance, call Joyce Retherford at 1-800-922- 1399, ext. 1393, or call direct at 541-444-8393 or 541-444-8279. quitnow.net/oregon Paid ad
