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sNok signflz JANUARY 15, 2020 Grand Ronde Royalty If you are interested in participating in the 2020–21 Grand Ronde Royalty please take the following steps: 1) Come in, write, or e-mail — Give your name and address so we can send you the application. a. CTGR Royalty c/o Public Affairs, 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 b. publicaffairs@grandronde.org — chelsea.clark@grandronde.org 2) Complete the application with a parent and/or sponsor and return before Friday, March 27, 2020. GRAND RONDE ROYALTY Participating in Royalty is an excellent opportunity for Tribal youth to learn our traditions, powwow protocol, and public speaking. Participants represent the Tribe by attending various community events and powwows where we also work with the Veterans Special Event Board (Veterans SEB) Royalty participants. Serving on Royalty requires a considerable commitment from the participant and their parents and/or sponsor. Royalty participants (in- cluding parent or sponsor) must attend all required events and activities: organizational meetings, powwows, parades, fundraisers and more. We encourage all Tribal youth ages 4 – 18 to join. Participants must be within the following age categories by Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020: Warriors: 4 – 18 years of age Tiny Tot (Honorary): 4 – 6 years of age Little Miss Grand Ronde: 7 – 10 years of age Junior Miss Grand Ronde: 11 – 13 years of age Senior Miss Grand Ronde: 14 – 18 years of age General Requirements: 1. Enrolled Grand Ronde Tribal member 2. Must be drug, alcohol and tobacco free 3. Attend school regularly and be in good standing 4. Must be single with no dependents 5. Sign and comply with Royalty Guidelines and Agreement We Want To Hear From You! That’s right, the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Comment Box is located at the entrance of the Health & Wellness Center, next to the drinking fountain. Share your experience, good or bad with us! We look forward to hearing what you have to say. 13 Public Notice Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program Community Development Statement Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Grand Ronde Community Service Center Addition Project The Tribe held a 2019 Tribal community input meeting in June and many Tribal programs were displayed at open house tables, including Social Services and the Domestic Violence program, and comments and suggestions for the Housing and Urban Development - Indian Commu- nity Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program were taken. Following HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability in November, the Tribe solicited for ICDBG project suggestions from all Tribal managers. This was followed by discussions and updates with the General Manager and Tribal Coun- cil. Council reviewed several eligible ICDBG project suggestions and construction of an addition to the Community Service Center in support of the Domestic Violence program received the most support. ICDBG is a competitive grant program whose funds are intended to meet an essential community development need and to benefit the neediest segment of the population. The proposed construction of this addition to the Community Service Center will primarily serve women and children from low-moderate income households. The Tribe’s Community Service Center was initially built in 1991 and was added on to for the Children Family Services Program in 2010. Client needs have continued to grow with domestic violence among the most recent additions. The proposed project will construct a 2,000-square- foot building addition with staff offices, small meeting rooms for client services, and associated site work. The proposed development cost in support of the Domestic Violence program is $1 million and would be covered by $750,000 from this ICDBG grant and $250,000 from eligible local matching funds. Building operation and maintenance costs are estimated at $18,000 a year. To comment on the proposed application, please contact Kim Rogers, Planning & Grants Development manager, at 503-879-2250 or send your comments to him at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Written comments should be provided by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Council will review comments collected to date at its Jan. 21, 2020, Legislative Action Committee meeting and again at its Jan. 22, 2020, Council meeting at which time Council will consider authorizing this ap- plication. Council also will consider comments provided by Grand Ronde community members in determining whether to make any modifications to the application. The resulting application will be available for review. The ICDBG grant application is due on Feb. 3, 2020. DONATIONS REQUESTED Grand Ronde Language Education Building Project Attention All Artisans The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is seeking bids for our 2020-21 crowns and medallions. Submit full design that includes: • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde logo (including feathers) Funding obtained to date: HUD ICDBG $500,000 HUD IHBG $167,000 BIA $70,000 $737,000 The Tribe is pursuing a new language building on the Tribal campus. While our current grant funding is for K-4, a larger building could serve both younger and older children. The new building would allow the Tribe to move the Lilu preschool class out of the rented modular classroom and give them room for more children. The Tribe is reaching out to different foundations to help fund this endeavor. Foundations may contribute to the project but they want to see local community participation before they do. The Tribe would love to show these foundations how much the tribal community supports this effort through its willingness to donate. Please consider donating $1, $5, $10 or $20 to help give our students the space and the classrooms that they need. While a dollar here and there adds up, it also gives us a list of people who have donated and helps demonstrate our community support for the project. • Court Year 2020-21 • Titles: Little Miss Grand Ronde Junior Miss Grand Ronde Senior Miss Grand Ronde • Crowns and medallions must be completed and delivered by July 1, 2020 Donations can be made by sending a check to the Tribe’s Finance Department. The check should be made out to the “Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribe” with “for Language Bldg” specified on the notes line. Donations can be mailed to the Finance Department, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. For more information please call Angela Fasana, Education Department manager, at 503-879-2284. Must submit photos of progress when requested Bid Deadline is Jan. 31, 2020 (deadline is firm and no bids will be accepted after 5 p.m.) Mail bids and designs to: CTGR Royalty c/o Public Affairs 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Questions: Call Chelsea at 503-879-1418 or email chelsea.clark@grandronde.org *Bids and designs can be sent to the above email address. Ad by Samuel Briggs III