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Distance Learning Center Nez Perce Tribe Volume 1, Issues 4 & 5
March/April 2011
This March I attended the Serve Idaho Conference
Hosted by Serve Idaho - Governor's Commission on
Service & Volunteerism in
partnership with Idaho
Department of Labor. Serve
Idaho hosted this year's conference March 9-11 at
the Boise Hotel and Con-
vention Center. Over 250 attendees had the opportu-
nity to learn from regional and national experts, attend
the Celebration of Service dinner and participate in a
service project.
On Thursday March 10, 2011, conference atten-
dees participated in a vari-ety of service projects
throughout the Treasure Valley. Photos have
been posted to Serve
Idaho's Facebook page. If you have any questions
about service projects or would like to host a project
in the future, please contact the service project coordi-
nator Renee Cox at [email protected]
or phone (208) 332-3578
ext 4786. The following agencies hosted this year's
service projects: Project Linus - Located at the Boise
Hotel & Convention Cen-ter. Volunteers got creative as they assembled blankets and designed quit
squares. The blankets an quilts will go to children who
are critically ill.
Boise Parks & Recreation - Castle Hills Park got spruced
up! The volunteers helped spread safety surfacing in
the playground, mulched trees, picked up trash, and
painted picnic tables and
other site amenities (rain or shine). Boise Veterans Home - Vol-unteers spent time visiting
with the Veterans and lis-tening to a bluegrass
band. Idaho Department of Parks
& Recreation- At Discovery
Park & Sandy Point volun-teers cleaned up the park
and pruned rose bushes and planted trees.
Idaho Humane Society-
Volunteers exercised the
dogs and played with the cats.
Idaho Foundation for Parks
and Lands- Volunteers broke ground to initiate and
enhance an already existing
wildlife trail. They worked on the development and
direction of the trail, carving paths, and pulling wood
debris together in piles to create wildlife cover.
St. Luke's Hospital (Ser-vice Learning)- Volunteers
made colorful worry dolls and dream catchers for
kids at St. Luke's Hospital.
Veterans Resource Net-
work - During our confer-ence we held a special
donation drive in support of the Veterans Resource
Network (VRN) and
Idaho's deployed soldiers.
I couldn’t possibly attend
all the sessions but I did take the ones I felt would
benefit me and my Host Site.
The sessions I attended were: MANAGING THE
MOBILE WORKFORCE: PLEASE, TURN YOUR MO-BILE DEVICE ON! I brought my mobile device, fired up my laptop and created mobile content! This work-shop is presented by David Clemons and Michael Kroth co-authors of Managing the
Mobile Workforce (McGraw-Hill). They not only shared what leaders need to know to create healthy, highly motivated environments for
mobile workers, but dem-onstrated how easy it is for anyone to create mobile content for leading and learning.
Serve Idaho Conference 2011
Honor Roll 2
Sustainability
Tips
2
Play in your
Moccasins
3
Getting to know 3
Happenings 4
Canoe Trip 5
More happenings 6 +
Inside this issue:
Serve Idaho Continued...
MICRO VOLUNTEERING: HOW TO USE ONLINE VOLUNTEERS WITH VARK.COM AND SPARKED.COM! In this session I learned to tap into an army of online vol-unteers who are eager to help you serve! Vark.com is a question-answer service
made up of real people who respond to you within minutes when you contact them; think of it as a Google search en-gine with human intelligence and you have Vark.com. Sparked.com is a site nonprofit organizations can access to re-
quest help with any task that can be com-pleted on a computer. On Sparked.com volunteers help you with logo designs, document editing, website designs, brain-storming ideas, just about anything you need help with! The Lewis-Clark Service Corps has had a lot of success with both of these services and I want show you how to get in on the action!
SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB 2.0 Every day, the Web is becoming more pow-erful and more user-friendly. If you know the basics of using Microsoft Word, then
you can also use tools to make a dynamic and professional looking website, create fun animated videos, photos, drawings and flyers in minutes. Did you know you could collaborate with others online, in real time, to do
work faster? This session will covered the how one VISTA worker developed a social media pres-ence for his host site and built it using several great web tools to use the digital frontier to its full advantage.
I also took a grant writing presentation. This presentation was a brief overview of
grant writing from beginning to end. How
to get started, traditional elements of a grant, things to watch out for and the importance of program evaluation.
The conference was great and I recon-nected with some AmeriCorps members I
had not seen since October at Pre Ser-vice Orientation. I encourage every-one who is involved with volunteerism to attend these conferences
they always have so much to offer! -Laura Conner
6. Shop at places where the items are not new. Second hand stores are great!
7. Give away a clothing item that is too small or too big.
8. Make sure your dryer vent is properly connected.
9. Do your weekly shopping in a single trip to save on gas.
10. Look for the “Energy Star” when purchasing new appliances.
1. Shut down and unplug elec-tronics that are not in use.
2. Wash your clothes in cold water and make sure the load is full.
3. Fill your bottle with filtered tap water.
4. Use a bike, walk, or carpool when possible.
5. Recycle all reusable prod-ucts like cans, plastics, paper.
NWIC HONOR
ROLL 2011!
President’s List (4.0 GPA)
William Antell
Mabel Robin Blackeagle
Tina Fuller
Sandra Slickpoo
Diana Warden
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Sustainability Tips
Dean’s List (3.3-3.9 GPA)
Priscilla Arthur
Etta Axtell
Troy Bearcomesout
Brent Broncheau
Mary Lawrence
and of what I teach so that has
been great.
Where do you see yourself in
the future?
My future plans are to complete
a doctorate in Education at
Washington State University
and to keep teaching and some-
time down the road I would
love to be the college president
and if not here somewhere else
plus I plan on having my first
book completed sometime this
year.
Is there anything you'd like
to tell students about
NWIC or about yourself?
My advice to students espe-
cially native students is to pur-
sue your educations as my edu-
cation has opened many doors
for me that would otherwise
been closed to me. Education
has allowed me to travel all
over the country to meet all
types of people, stay in nice ho-
tels and many of the confer-
ences have been places of op-
portunity to express my per-
spectives as a native scholar.
What is your title and what
classes do you teach?
My official title is Faculty/
Advisor of Native American
Studies and Site Academic Co-
ordinator of the Nez Perce site.
What made you want to
work for Northwest In-
dian College and how has it
benefited you thus far?
Originally a friend of mine
Renee Holt, referred me to
Justin Guillory, who was the
Site Manager at the time in
2003, to teach some classes as
an adjunct faculty and it even-
tually turned into full time work
as the President Cheryl Crazy
Bull asked me to come on full
time. The main ways this col-
lege has benefitted me is being
at home with my people and
that I have much more aca-
demic freedom in how I teach
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Second Annual April 29 - May 1, 2011 PLAY IN YOUR MOCCASINS PI-NEE-WAUS GYM Lapwai, Idaho
YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Getting to know you...Phill Allen
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TOURNAMENT AWARDS:
18U
1st Place Jackets
2nd Place Sweatshirts
3rd Place T-Shirts
14U
1st Place Hoodies
2nd Place
Long Sleeves
3rd Place T-Shirts
Comments: Must show proof of age
Double Elimination Tournament
(Except for Championship Game)
Saturday Night "Player's Feast"
Contact Information:
18U Angela Picard (480) 285-
7661 [email protected]
14U Rosanna Greene
(208) 553-0793 [email protected]
12U Jena Henry (208) 791-7906
For questions or comments re-
garding this email please contact
Cassandra Kipp at
Angela Picard at [email protected],
or call 480-285-7661
Phill Allen showing his regalia
Happenings and Notices...
Art walk 2011
Moscow Art walk 2011 will be taking place on Fri-
day June, 17 2011. Applications may be picked up
at the Art office in Moscow City Hall, the Moscow
Chamber of Commerce, or download an application form at www.moscow.id.us/art/artwalk.aspx
Deadline is 5:00 pm Friday, April 22
For more information call
208-883-7036
e-mail: [email protected]
or
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Brochure Cover Art Search
applications for Art Walk 2011
Moscow Art Walk 2011 will be taking place on Friday, June, 17 2011. Moscow Art Walk 2011 will celebrate the work of a local artist on the cover design for the events brochure. Artists may submit up to 2 images of work to be considered. All submissions must be new work that has not been shown in an art gallery,
previous art walks, or other settings.
The selected artist will be awarded $500.
Deadline is 5:00 pm Friday, April 22, 2011.
All applicants must have participated in a previ-ous Moscow Art Walk.
2-D work must be compositionally square for scanning or photographing. 3-D work must be
able to be photographed in a square format. The original work will become the property of the City of Moscow’s Public Arts portable works
collection. Each work will appear on approximately 5,000 Art Walk maps, 100 posters, in newspaper advertisements, and
other publications. The City of Moscow will assume all rights to future reproduction of the winning work for promotional
and fundraising purposes. Applications may be picked up at the Art office in Moscow City Hall or the Moscow Chamber of
Commerce.
For more information call 208-883-7036
e-mail us at:
Check out our webpage at
www.moscow.id.us/art/artwalk.aspx
Palouse Empire Gymnastics Event April 17
PCEI’s 25th Anniversary Dinner and Auction
The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) is celebrating 25 Years of Environmental Stewardship in the region and we’d like to invite you and your friends to celebrate the incredible changes you’ve made happen. Come out and play at our biggest party yet.
Please see the attached Save the Date reminder and be sure to mark your calendars. This is an event you do not want to miss!
PCEI’s 25th Anniversary Dinner and Auction
EARTH DAY 2011 - Friday, April 22
Eastside Marketplace Event Center, Moscow, ID
6:00-10:00 pm
2011 Moscow Renaissance Fair Artisan and Food Booth Applications Info
Last minute applications are still available for artisan vendors at this year’s 38th annual Moscow Renaissance Fair. We are gearing up for another year of outstanding music and entertainment, wonderful food, and unique handcrafted works of art. This year’s fair will be held at East City Park in Moscow, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2011. The participation of artisans with unique, high-quality, hand-made wares is a vital part of the festival. Only original work designed and crafted by the artist may be sold. We offer special categories for wandering vendors, crafts demonstrators and service providers (massage, fortune tellers, body art, etc.) Some space is still available but the fair is creeping up so applications need to be in quickly. Artisan and Food Booth guidelines and applications are available online at http://www.moscowrenfair.org
where you may also contact us with your questions. CONTACT: Jessi Shockley, Moscow Renaissance Fair Food Booth Coordinator P.O. Box 8848, Moscow, Idaho 83843 [email protected] 208.890.9430
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Summer Youth Program Internship
Starting date June 20th
Applicants must be enrolled Nez Perce
Have successfully completed one year of college.
Currently be as a full time student in college.
Applicants are asked to contact:
Angela Picard at [email protected]
GED Students that have completed testing:
Since June 1, 2010:
Victoria Lara
Paul Penney
Travis Pena
Emilie Guzman
Adam Capetillo
Johnson (JJ) Meninick
Moscow Farmers Market Musicians
Calling all musicians! The Moscow Farmers Market is looking for solo or duet
musicians to perform on Saturdays at the Market, 11:45 AM – 1 PM from May through October. There are still plenty of spots available, so don’t miss this
great opportunity to display your talent in a public setting. Please be advised, that tip jars and CD sales will be allowed, in lieu of payment.
Keep in mind that our sound system consists of 4 SM 58 vocal microphones
with stands, 2 SM57 instrumental microphones, and a mixer with 8 channels. We also have a tent which you are welcome to stand under if the weather is
not cooperating. We do try and have you play rain, snow or shine! If you need any additional equipment, you are responsible for providing it yourself.
Contact DJ Scallorn at: [email protected] to set up performance dates.
Moscow Food Co-op Invites Growers to Apply for the 2011 Tuesday Growers Market The Moscow Food Co-op Tuesday Growers Market is inviting applications to sell locally produced goods. The market runs from May 3 (weather permitting) through the second week of October. Season costs are $75 for a full stall (parking space) and $40 for a half stall. Walk-on fees will be $5 for a full stall and $3 for a half stall. Lo-cated in the Co-op parking lot, the market runs from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. with setup beginning at 4 p.m. Contact Britt Heisel, Tuesday Growers Market Coordinator, for applica-tions or more information: [email protected]
The Co-op is not accepting applications for craft items.
The Co-op Growers Market is held in conjunction with the
Co-op’s Tuesday outdoor music series June through October. For more information:
Contact: Britt Heisel, Moscow Food Co-op Tuesday
Growers Market Coordinator,
892-1817 or [email protected]
The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street downtown Moscow.
More Happenings and Notices...
GED Graduation 2011!
April 29th marks the Lewis-Clark State College GED Graduation date. The
commencement will start at 7:00 PM at the Lewis-Clark State College Activity
Center, a reception will follow.
Practice will start at 5:00 PM and refreshments will be provided by Lewis-Clark State College.
The Nez Perce Tribe Distance Learning Center and Nez Perce Tribe GED Program would like to con-gratulate the students who worked hard to finish
their GED.