NOVEMBER 15, 2000
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Whale of a Smile
The Whale of a Smile Kids Club is now four months old and
growing stronger with each passing day. You can go to
events, do cool activities, and earn lots of Willy Trading
Cards which can be redeemed for cool prizes. Once you
earn at least 10 cards your name goes into a drawing for
the grand prize a trip for four to Sea World, San Diego.
You may pick up your activity
sheets in person or by mail at:
Grand Ronde Tribal Dental Clinic,
9615 Grand
Ronde Rd.,
Grand Ronde,
OR 97347.
For more
information,
please call
Linda Mann at
503-879-2023 or
1-800-422-0232,
ext. 2023.
Dear Editor,
Go like this.... (grin). You should
brush your teeth, drink stuff like
water and milk, and eat salad and
tomatoes and carrots and apples and
vegetables.
Have the dentist get your teeth
clean. Put water in your mouth.
Lindsey Harman Age 4
When you wake up in the morn
ing, you should brush your teeth
because it is good for your teeth, also
flossing is good too.
, Santiogo Atanacio
Dear Smoke Signals,
I have a "Whale of a Smile" because
I brush and floss my teeth everyday
(and night). I love to brush my teeth
cause it makes my teeth strong and
healthy. My family does it and my
friends too. I think my teeth were
behind, but now there back up
again. Now they are better that
ever
Darian Russell
Dear Smoke Signals Newspaper,
You can have a "Whale of a Smile" if
you brush, rinse and floss everyday
and night. You can also have a
"Whale of a Smile" if you eat healthy
snacks, like vegetables and other
healthy suff.
Autumn Walker
Kids,
' I brush my teeth everyday and I
floss my teeth everyday and I eat
healthy foods like fruit and veg
etables. Mario Martinez
Dear Smoke Signals,
I am writing you to tell you how to
have a "Whale of a Smile." Going to
the dentist twice a year, brushing
your teeth. Try not to eat so much
candy. It is bad for your teeth. Eat
lots of fruits and vegetables. Floss
after brushing your teeth. Don't
smoke, it stains your teeth. Don't
chew tobacco , it can cause cancer in
your mouth. If you are somewhere
and you don't have a tooth brush,
eat an apple.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Meding Age 10
Dear whale,
You should floss your teeth every
day and rinse your mouth with fluo
ride. You should brush your teeth
two times everyday and then you
could have a real "Whale of a Smile"
every time you smile. Your teeth will
shine like a new penny and you
shouldn't smoke, it can kill you and
could cause bad lungs with a "Whale
of a Smile."
Valeria Atanacio
You need to brush your teeth 2
times a day. Always eat fruit or veg
etables. See your dentists 2 times a
year. If you don't brush your teeth
before going to bed, plaque will build
up.
Brandi Little
Dear Smoke Signals,
To have a Whale of a Smile, you
have to brush your teeth everyday
and floss. You need to go to the den
tist every 6 months. Remember to
use fluoride.
Amanda
You should brush your teeth after
every meal. If not at least 2 times a
day. Only eat candy with a meal,
don't drink pop with your dinner,
drink water instead. You should see
the dentist twice a year. Always eat
fruit like apples and vegetables like
broccoli and carrots. Always wear a
mouth piece with contact sports like
football. And remember always
brush your teeth.
Jeff Smith
Smoking is bad for you because
you lose years of your life. You also
should brush your teeth so you don't
get cavities and get sealants if you
have a big space between your teeth.
James Killion
Dear Smoke Signals,
Having a "Whale of a Smile" is ac
tually pretty hard. You have to
brush everyday twice and floss. You
have to make sure you brush all the
surfaces. Floss to get out all the bac
terial bugs.
Use mouthwash after so you can
make sure you wash out all the bac
teria bugs and also stay away from
pop and sugar. Have fun!
Christina Hodgson Age 11
Dear Editor,
How you can get a "Whale of a
Smile" is you have to swish fluoride,
brush teeth two times a day, check
them. Don't eat too much candy or
too much pop, popcorn, popsicle, cake,
cookies, pie chocolate bar, ice cream
or pudding. Don't rub your teeth
together.
Thank you,
Kasey
P.S. Wear a mouth guard during
sports.
Filing a Petition with the
Court
Petitions can be filed in Tribal Court for a variety of reasons.
For example: B Appeal of a Final Employment Decision
D Appeal of an Enrollment Decision
Appeal of a Gaming License Denial
D Petition for Divorce
D Petition for a Name Change
When filing a Petition with the Tribal Court it is important to under
stand the general requirements of filing such a Petition. This article is
meant to provide only general guidelines. You can find more specific
requirements in the Tribal Ordinances or in the instruction handbooks
the court has written for certain cases.
D Who May File a Petition?
Generally a person over the age of eighteen must file his or her own
Petition. A parent or guardian may file on behalf of a child. In addition,
Petitions must be filed by the person who is making the claim. For ex
ample, if an employee does not agree with a final employment decision,
the employee must file the Petition. Likewise, if an adult's enrollment
application is denied, that person who was denied enrollment must file
the Petition, not his or her relative. If a child is denied enrollment, the
parent, legal guardian, or full-time caretaker may file the Petition for
the child. '- ' '""
D Signing the Petition
Petitions must be signed by the person filing the Petition, and must be
notarized by a Notary Public. The Tribal Court Clerk is a Notary Public
and will notarize Petitions at no charge.
B Filing a Petition and Filing It On Time
All Petitions must be filed with the Tribal Court at the Tribal Court
offices. Failure to file by the filing deadline results in dismissal of the
Petition. The Court has no authority to hear a case that is not filed by
the deadline. If you are unsure of the filing deadline please refer to the
Ordinance under which the Petition is being filed.
For example, the Employment Action Review Ordinance sets forth the
filing deadlines for filing a Petition to Review a Final Employment Deci
sion. There are no exceptions to this deadline. A Petition must be filed
with the Tribal Court by the filing deadline. Petitioners may however
submit a brief Petition with a note requesting extra time to add to, or
complete, the Petition.
B Serving the Petition
Whoever is supposed to answer to your claims has a right to "notice"
that you are making the claim. So that person must receive a copy of
your Petition. This is called "service."
The Ordinance under which the claim is being filed, sets forth who
shall be served with a copy of the Petition. These are called "parties."
You are also a party. Copies of the Petition must be given, or "served,"
on all parties. For example, if you are' filing a Petition for Review of a
Final Employment Decision, the Employment Action Review Ordinance
lists all parties to be served.
Petitions must be served by someone over the age of eighteen who is
not a party to the case. This means that the person filing the Petition
may not also be the person who serves the Petition on the parties.
The Petitioner must provide the Court with a Certificate of Service,
also called Proof of Service. This document proves that the parties were
all served. The Certificate of Service must be signed by the person serv
ing the parties, and must show the date that the Petitions were served.
B Now what?
Once you have filed your Petition, and once the person who must an
swer your claim has been notified of your claim, the case is ready to move
forward in Court. The Ordinance describes what happens next. Usu
ally, the person who must answer your claim files with the Court a docu
ment called an "Answer." You will receive a copy of it. From then on, the
Judge will set a hearing and tell you what comes next.
B Still have questions?
The Tribal Court is here to serve the members of the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde, and other people who do business with the Tribe,
or have other contacts with the Tribe. It is important that you feel like
the Court is a comfortable, understandable place to be. Feel free to call
and ask questions, and the Tribal Court Administrator and Clerk will
answer those questions as best they can.
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