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2 JULY 15, 2001 Smoke Signals MS Dear Margo and staff, I would like to take this opportu nity to personally thank the Tribe and Margo Mercier for assisting in my father's burial. "He was a big man with a gentle heart." For the Tribe to come forth and offer assistance to our family in such an emotional time, reinforces our beliefs of how much our Tribe does really care for its people. Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated. All of our Thanks. Sincerely, John Pearce Roll 2382 Rocky Pearce Roll 2311 Lisa Crawford (Pearce) Roll 2329 Thank You We would like to thank the Tribal Council, Elders, doctors, medical staff, family and friends for the flowers and care during Blanche Lillard's hospi talization and recovery. Thank you again, Blanche & Family Important Housing Meeting Tuesday, July 24 from 2-4 p.m. Tribal Community Center TO: CTGR Tribal members interested in liv ing in new "tawmoderate income" rental hous ing in Grand Ronde. PURPOSE: The Grand Ronde Tribal Hous ing Authority (GRTHA) staff and Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects will be hosting a meeting to discuss a rental housing devel opment planned for "low and moderate in come" CTGR Tribal families in Grand Ronde. The project will consist of 18 duplexes (36 housing units) for families and single persons. One, two, three, four and five bedroom units are planned, with a primary focus on families with children. Initial concepts for the site design and housing units will be discussed. Tribal members will have an opportunity to ask questions and comment on the proposed design. Additional meetings will be held in the future to review more detailed plans as the project further develops. If possible, please notify GRTHA at 503-879-2401 or 1-800-422-0232, ext 2401, if you are intending to attend so we can plan accordingly. Housing Opportunities Available in Grand Ronde To The Editor: I just learned that our Dental Clinic will soon be serving only Indians and a "phasing out" process has begun for those non-Indians who have had appointments scheduled for future visits. I'm very upset and disap pointed in this decision. I was fortunate to be involved early on in the Tribes' Restoration effort and feel I can truly say that without the whole Community supporting us, it would have been much more diffi cult to reach our goal. Giving some thing to a group and then taking it away again sounds a little familiar doesn't it? I urge those who made this deci sion to reconsider, maybe it's not too late to fix what in my opinion only is a very large problem. Jackie Whisler Roll 545 Editor's Note According to Dr. Eric Webster, a lack of sufficient professional staff time and a lack of adequate facility accommodations required to elimi nate delays of appointments re quested by Tribal members led to this decision. In a letter of explana tion to non-Indian clients, Dr. Webster said "at the present time there is more need and demand for dental services for the eligible Indian population who seek treatment at this facility than can be met with the staffing and facility accommodations which we have available." Dr. Webster also said "routine den tal services for non-Indian Tribal em ployees, health center employees, ca sino employees or other community members andor dependents who are currently receiving routine dental ser vices may be continued until the cur rent treatment plan is completed." According to Dr. Tom Austin, Ex ecutive Director of the Health and Wellness program, non-Indians can still be served under certain circum stances like: the provision of services to non-Indians will not diminish or delay services to eligible Indians, no reasonable alternative facility is available and that the ineligible per son pays for the full amount of ser vices. "We're trying to comply with the federal laws regarding this matter," said Dr. Austin. "And, we are cur rently researching additional fund ing sources that would enable us to add staff and return to the level of services we have enjoyed in the past." For more information contact the dental office at 503-879-2020. Correction In the last edition of Smoke Signals, we misidentified the person responsible for the new artwork at the Tribe's Natural Re sources Center. The artist's name is Tracy Walts. Walts said he spent 1,000 hours completing the wooden 3-D structure out of Fir, Pine, Cedar, Redwood, Dogwood, Myrtle, Poplar, Aspen, Oak, Walnut, Cherry and Madrona. The staff apologizes for this error. V a Dear Tribal members: Well, I've done it! I have just graduated from the University of Oregon with two degrees, one in In ternational Studies and one in Jour nalism. I would like to thank everyone in the Higher Education department for their help and sup port during the past four grueling years. I would also like to thank my family for their inspiration and un dying encouragement during my time of study. Thank you too, ev eryone else who has helped me to achieve this education goal. Now comes the arduous task of finding employment. Although I am applying to several international com panies and organizations in devel opment and mediacommunications, I am also applying for open positions with our Tribe. Without the support of the Tribe through programs, friendship, and sustained, meaning ful cooperative spirit I would not have had such a positive educational experience; perhaps not an educa tional experience at all. Hopefully, by working for the Tribe, I can share some of the knowledge and skills that I have acquired at the University of Oregon to promote the ideals in our Tribal Constitution. Again, thank you all for your help and sponsorship. Sincerely, Charles G. Haller II Roll 1032 Dear Editor, I wish to thank Kathryn Harrison for all her hard work and the dedi cation to our Tribe. She is retiring as Chairwoman of the Tribal Coun cil this fall. She has worked exten sively for the Tribe as Treasurer, Vice-Chair, and Chairperson for the Grand Ronde Tribe. She was Chair person for the Tribe during our res toration era. I remember when she first came to work for the Tribe; she did not re ceive a salary, only getting mileage for work related travel. Her work environment was uncomfortable at times. The Tribal office was a tiny building that was located at the cem etery and initially was without sup plies and telephone. When she re turned to work for the Tribe she was considered by some as an "outsider." There was tension over this. But Kathryn not only returned, she stayed to dedicate a major part of her life to Restoration and restructuring of the Grand Ronde Tribe. She also became Tribal Historian. As a daughter, I am proud of all the accomplishments and awards my mother has received throughout the years she worked for the Tribe. As a Tribal member I am thankful for her part of the hard work, leadership and charisma that she brought to our Tribe. Her work and influence con tinue to manifest today, in the form of the Tribal self-governance and will remain solid for generations to come. Love you, Mom. Diane Harrison Roll 908 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347 www.grandronde.org 1-800-422-0232 FAX: 503-879-2173 BRENT MERRILL PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR EDITOR 503-879-2321 brent.merrillgrandronde.org KIM MUELLER PRODUCTION COORDINATOR 503-879-2264 kim.muellergraridronde.org JUSTIN PHILLIPS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 503-879-2190 justln.phillipsgrandronde.org SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Con federated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu nity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted with out permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. How ever, all letters received must be signed by the author, an address must be given and a phone number or email address must be included for verification purposes. Full addresses and phone numbers will not be published unless requested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are determined to contain libelous statements or personal at tacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the edi tor are the opinions and views of the writer. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, Tribal staff, Tribal administration or Tribal Council. ELECTION EDITORIAL POLICY: In order to ensure a balanced election campaign and fairness to all candidates, the SMOKE SIGNALS 2001 Tribal Council Election Editorial Policy for letters to the editor will be as follows: Subject to existing editorial policies regarding libel, personal attacks, and unsubstantiated facts, 1 . Letters in support of candidates will not be published in regular editions of SMOKE SIGNALS. 2. Statements from candidates will be published in a special election edition of SMOKE SIGNALS, currently scheduled for July 1, 2001. 3. Letters to the editor from candidates will not be published during the time period from nominations to the conclusion of the Tribal Council Election. 4. Feature articles and spotlights involving candidates will be suspended during the time period from nominations to the conclusion of the Tribal Council Election. This policy Is intended to ensure an equal forum for all candidates. 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