March 15, 1997
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Update on one of our soldiers
PFC. Micky
Herron (son of
Sharon Herron) is
currently in the
Army at Ft. Riley,
Kansas. His proud
grandmother
wants to let every
one know he'll be
stationed in Bosnia
for 6 months at the
end of March.
Micky will be part
of Delta Company
while in Bosnia.
He has been un
dergoing intensive
training for the
past 2-3 months.
before shipping out. He is excited to be going, probably
because he hates Kansas (ha.ha).
We'll all miss being able to talk to him as often as we
like (phone calls are $1.50 per minute). Our prayers will
be with him for his safety and well being.
Love you lots,
Gramma McAbee and
Mowitch Klootchman
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If you have any claims questions
about your ODS PLAN,
call Risk Management at
1-800-442-0346 or 879-2490.
Welcome to my baby brother
Caden Christopher Leno
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Love you, Kiana
Voc Rehab visit Salem; Portland
To better serve tribal membership, the Tribe's Vocational
Rehabilitation program will be visiting Salem and Portland.
Staff will be at the Salem office at Chemawa on March
17-21, and the Portland area office on March 24-28.
Please call if you are not sure you are eligible, or have
any questions concerning the program. The Voc Rehab staff
is Tim Holmes at 879-2003; Patti Tom Martin at 879-3098;
or Peggy Bicry at 879-3095; or toll-free at 1 -800-422-0232.
Elder quilt project
A big thank you should go to all the
Elders who have been donating cop
ies of historic photographs to the tribal
archive. Program staff would also like
any Elder wanting their family repre
sented in the tribal quilt to contact June
Olson at 1 -800-422-0232, ext. 2249 by
April 30.
Cultural donations
appreciated
The Cultural Resources Protection
staff would like to thank Larrie
Franklin, a friend of the Victor and
Sandy LaBonte family and Tribal
Council member Eugene LaBonte for
their donations of Native American ar
tifacts. Also very appreciated is the antique
whiskey flask, beaded by Don Hallcr
in 1975, and on loan for display by
Betty Haller-Garrett.
Another thank you goes to JoAnn
Colton of Bend, Oregon, who is the
granddaughter of Clara Riggs for her
donation of photographs and tribal
records.
The Cultural Resources Protection
Division is a new program that has
been collecting and documenting
Grand Ronde items for the tribal ar
chives. If you have any tribal history
or tribal items you would like to share
please contact June Olson at 879-2249
or 1-800-422-0232.
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