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Willamina district offering
free meals during summer
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 a . m . – 6 p . m .
(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
Welcome to our new Library Aide: Please stop in to welcome
Kayla Grijalva as our new Tribal Library staff member. She will be
in the Tribal Library on Tuesday through Saturday.
Family Game Night: 5 to 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the
month. The next event is on May 31. Join us to play board games
and card games, and enjoy some refreshments. This will be our last
Family Game Night until September. We want to thank Nick Bailey
for bringing his awesome collection of board and card games to our
Family Game Nights and teaching us to play the new and engaging
games. Thanks, Nick!
2017 Library Summer Program: “Build a Better World” is
this year’s theme. The Summer Program will include the Reading
Incentive Program, weekly activities and Saturday Movies @ Noon.
Registration for Reading Incentive runs from May 31 through June
16. Registration is required. The Summer Program will be held June
19 through July 28.
Donations: Our thanks to Teri Mercier, Kathleen George, Tina
Gilbert, Penny DeLoe, Dennis Hemeon, Simon Rock, Terri Dilts
and Arlettia Krehbiel for their contributions to the Tribal Library
collection. We appreciate the generosity of our friends of the library.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition.
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 Oregon State Library’s collection. Items will
be couriered to and from the Tribal Library. OSL lending policies
apply for return of items.
COMMUNITY EVENT IDEAS - SUBMISSION REQUEST
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners with the Wil-
lamina School District to provide free meals to children when school is
not in session during the summer.
Any youth from 1 to 18 years of age can receive a free lunch.
This summer, meals will be served Monday through Thursday, June 12
through Aug. 17, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Willamina Elementary School,
noon to 12:30 p.m. at Tina Miller Park near Willamina City Hall and from
1 to 1:30 p.m. at Raven Loop Park in Grand Ronde. No meal service will
be provided on Tuesday, July 4.
There are no income requirements or required registration.
For more information, visit www.willamina.k12.or.us or call Nutrition
Services Director Lynne Shore at 503-876-2702.
Beaverton Night Market
seeking Native participants
BEAVERTON – The city of Beaverton is organizing Beaverton
Night Market, a community and cultural event that is held in July
and August. Market Manager Jodi Monroy said the event is looking
to recruit arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and performers who
represent the local Native American communities.
The application process closes on Friday, May 19. Interested people
can apply at www.beavertonoregon.gov/1570/Beaverton-Night-Mar-
ket. Monroy can be contacted at Beavertonnightmarket@gmail.com
or by calling 503-453-5153.
Project Updates
The Oregon Department of Transportation invites you
to provide input on proposed amendments to projects in
the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
On the 1st and 16th of each month, ODOT will post
STIP amendments that occurred in the previous 15 days;
we invite you to check in regularly, review the amendments
and provide comments. Please visit:
https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/STIP/Pages/STIPDocs.aspx
(under the heading “STIP Amendments for Public Review”).
Send comments to:
OregonDOTSTIP@odot.state.or.us
or mail to: STIP Amendment,
555 E. 13th St. NE, Salem OR 97301
We Want To Hear From YOU:
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The Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center is dedicated to
“Community Building!”- We will begin offering regular
community activities and events that provide healthy exercise for
the mind and body and that are fun for the entire family!
After-all, laughter really is good medicine!
Please think of a creative, fun filled idea and if your submission is
chosen for our 2017 activity calendar you will WIN a PRIZE.
To submit your idea by phone, Please call:
Activities/Wellness Promotion Coordinator at 503- 879-2078
Community Health Program
Medical Transport
Services
Medical transportation
services are available to
Tribal members within
the six-county service
area when an alternate
means of transportation
is not available. Advance
notice required.
Please call 503-879-2078
to schedule a reservation.
BARIATRIC SUPPORT
GROUP
EVERY 1 ST AND 3 RD WEDNESDAY
STARTING SEPT. 7 2016
5:30-6:30 P.M.
LOCATED UPSTAIRS IN THE GRAND RONDE CLINIC
IN THE MOLALA ROOM.
If you are thinking about surgery, or have had surgery in the past, or even
have had a family member that has had the surgery, come listen and or
share your experience. Help support as we all go through this life changing
experience.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT : MESSAGE KANDEE LITTLE ON FACEBOOK OR
JAN KASCHMITTER AT 503-879-2067