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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1998)
Tribal Life Smoke Signals Health insurance open enrollment During the past year we have been enrolling tribal members into a health insurance program sponsored by the Tribe. We are now offering vision and dental insurance, in addition to the ODS medical plan. We are giving tribal members the option of enrolling in: the medical plan only (which includes vision coverage); or the dental plan only; or , both the medical and dental plan. We are enrolling Tribal members now for our next start date of July 1, 1998. If you want to enroll in either or both of the Tribal Health Plans, please call Valorie Sheker at the Risk Management Department to get your enroll ment packet (503) 879-2221 or 1-800-442-O346. If you get our voice mail: please leave your name, telephone number with area code, and correct ad dress with zip code so we can send you the correct coverage information for your location. Please let us know if you are interested in signing up for one or both of the health insurance coverages.. If you are interested in enrolling into one or both of the plans for a 7198 start date, we will need to receive your application by Monday June 15, 1998. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATER THAN 61598 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please remember: 1. You need to make a call to the number listed above to get an enroll ment packet. 2. Every tribal member gets their own plan, including enrolled de pendent children. 3. If you are participating in a government-subsidized program, en rolling in these health plans could jeopardize your benefits, please call our office for assistance and clarification in this matter. 4. If you decline to enroll now, you will still be able to enroll during future "open enrollment" periods. After July 1, 1998, our next open enrollment period would be the fall of 1998 for benefits beginning January 1, 1999. For information regarding medical, vision, and dental insurance cover age available to any tribal member, please call Valorie Sheker in the Risk Management Department at 879-2221 or 1-800-442-0346. HAPPY EASTER! WED., APRIL 1 THURS., APRIL 2 HAPPY SPRING! Beef Goulash Chicken Pot Pie Eat Healthy and Veggies Cottage Cheese & Pears EnjoyFreshAir Dessert Jello Salad & Dessert TUES., APRIL 7 WED., APRIL 8 THURS., APRIL 9 Mac & Cheese wHam Spaghetti Sweet & Sour Onion Roasted Peas Pork Chops Potatoes Bread Green Bean Casserole Beets & Dessert Dessert Rice & Dessert TUES., APRIL 1 4 WED., APRIL 1 5 THURS., APRIL 1 6 Sweet & Sour Chicken Sausage & Kraut B-B-Q Ribs Stir Fry Red Potatoes Baked Beans Rice Green Beans Mac Salad Dessert Dessert Dessert TUES., APRIL 21 WED., APRIL 22 THURS., APRIL 23 Meat Loaf Chili Chicken Baked Potatoes Salad RicePilaf Corn Corn Bread Squash Dessert Dessert Dessert TUES., APRIL 28 WED., APRIL 29 THURS., APRIL 30 Green Pepper Steak Sloppyjoes Roast Beef Broccoli Parmesan French Fries Mashed Potatoes & Noodles Salad Gravy Cottage Cheese Dessert Veggies Dessert Cake & Ice Cream ELDERS AND SPOUSES EAT FREE. $3.00 FOR OTHERS. STAFF OR GUESTS: PLEASE CALL 879-2410 BEFORE 9:30 A.M. WE DO NOT ACCEPT lOU'S. Miracle baby On October 30, 1997 at 4:43 a.m., weighing in at 1 pound, 11 ounces, and 14-14 inches, PAXTON PARAZOO BETSCH entered our lives forever. Paxton is the son of tribal member Luke Edwin Parazoo and Brenda Coyle Betsch, both from Bend, Or. Other tribal members include his grandpa, Dan Parazoo of Bend; and his great grandpa, Marshall Parazoo of Spring field, Or. Paxton was born 15 weeks premature, or at 25 weeks gestation, and was delivered via emergency ejec tion at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. He spent the next 88 days over coming numerous obstacles in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Paxton survived two severe cases of pneumonia while on the ventilator, and a very serious internal yeast infection that encompassed most of the inside of his body. Paxton was taken off the ventilator at 6-12 weeks old, and was held for the first time at 6 weeks and 6 days old. Paxton came home on January 26, 1998, just 11 days before his original due date of February 5. He weighed 4 pounds, 1 1 ounces on his discharge day, and as of March 10 weighs 7 pounds, 5 ounces. We are very proud to have our son home at last, and are proud to share this future tribal member with you. (Paxton is pic tured here with his dad, Luke.) y y t , if - SALEM -April 6: 3 to 7:30 p.m. April 7: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 8: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. - SILETZ -April 20, 21, 22, and 23: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 6 Happy 13th Birthday, April! tit Jl All our love and prayers, your family and friends In loving memory of Jeremiah David Lomboy He came and went in an instant on Friday, January 9, taking with him a lifetime of hopes and dreams we had for him. We will hold him in our hearts forever. We would like to send a special thank-you to Margo Mer cier for her kindness and the Grand Ronde Tribe for their help during this difficult time. The Lomboy family Victor II, Michelle, Jessica, Julie, Victor III April 2 - Happy 75th Birthday Marshall "Buke" Parazoo " I -! 1 U 1 with lots of love, " -0 ) I from r JohnACyndy V) - I Glenda A Gary hCJy PW OanADebi ; k!:' all of the' ! f Grandchildren and the ' Great I Grandkids too!
