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MARCH 1, 2024
Happy birthday!
Happy 8th birthday,
Anderson!
Love,
Your family.
Gas discount in Grand Ronde
Grand Ronde Tribal members, as well as Tribal and Spirit Mountain
Casino employees, can receive a 30-cent per gallon discount on gasoline
at the Tribally owned Grand Ronde Station convenience store.
There are, however, a few rules. Tribal members and employees must
go inside and show either their enrollment card or employee identifi cation
card to receive the discount. n
Indian Taco
Fundraiser: Support
Tribal Royalty!
Happy birthday!
Look who turns 55 on March 11
and will be a “baby Elder.”
Veronica Eileen
(Pichette) Gaston
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
CAREER RESOURCES
Delicious Food for a Good Cause
CHECK FOR JOB OPENINGS
Grand Ronde Head Start seeks individuals interested in pursuing Early
Childhood Education careers. All positions are advertised on the Tribal website
at https://grandronde.acquiretm.com/home.aspx. Substituting is often a
pathway into ECE professions. If you are interested in substituting, please check
for an available Teacher Aide/Bus Monitor-On-Call position. We encourage our
former students and parents of students enrolled in our program to apply.
Join us Friday, March 15th from
11:30-1:30pm at the Community Center
CENTRAL BACKGROUND REGISTRY
If you are interested in a career with us, please enroll as soon as possible in the
Central Background Registry at:
https://www.oregon.gov/delc/providers/pages/cbr.aspx
$10 – Indian Taco
$5 – Frybread
$1.00 – Water/Soda
Facility Name: Grand Ronde Head Start
Address: 9615 Grand Ronde Rd, Grand Ronde, OR 97347
License Number: Exempt
Facility Phone Number: (503)879-1430
50/50 Raffle
FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION
Food Handler’s training is free with IHS. You can complete the course online at:
http://www.ihs.gov/foodhandler/
CPR/FIRST AID CERTIFICATION
ECE employees must be certified in CPR and First Aid. Childcare Resource &
Referral of Marion, Polk & Yamhill provides this training. You can make an account
at https://mwvcaa.org/programs/child-care-resource-and-referral/training/ to
view upcoming training opportunities, or call (503)585-2491 for information.
OREGON REGISTRY ONLINE (ORO)
Early Childhood Education professionals use Oregon Registry Online to track professional
development. Please visit https://my.oregonregistryonline.org/ and click the Log In My
Account > Create Account link. You will provide some basic information about yourself and
ORO staff will email you a link to log in once your account has been created or found. Please
upload any training certificates you have that apply to the ORO Core Knowledge Categories.
You should also upload your college transcripts.
FREE Training
Sponsored by:
Grand Ronde
Question. Persuade. Refer.
for Youth & Families
QPR+ is a suicide awareness training with a simple
framework! Discover how youth & the adults in their lives
experience stress, identify “bite size” self-care activities that
can help before stress becomes too much, and learn the QPR
best practice skills about how to recognize warning signs of
suicide and connect someone to help!
March 18 th
These are tools every family can use! QPR is supported
throughout Oregon & this training has been customized for
youth (ages 12 and older) and families to COME TOGETHER,
LEARN TOGETHER, and STAY SAFE TOGETHER!
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What you’ll get:
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Dinner Included
Click or Scan to
Register
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Skills to recognize stress in your life
Bite-sized self-care & tools to use
before stress feels like too much
Skills to recognize & support
individuals with thoughts of suicide
Conversation starter activity & form
for your home!
Yummy snacks, fun fidgets, tons of
resources & a QPR booklet
Connection with those that matter in
your life – PRICELESS!
This training team, Charlette Lumby, RN, CCRN &
Michelle Bangen, MPH, CHES bring their energy,
passion, and a combined three decades of
experience to solving complex, interconnected
social issues and building capacity for prevention.
All proceeds will be used to help the group travel to the
Gathering of Nations powwow