NOVEMBER 1, 2001
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Women in Action -The Tribe's Health and Wellness Center hosted an Indian Women in Action "Women's
Wellness Day" for women 40 and over on Monday, October 8 at the Community Center in Grand Ronde. The
information provided was about breast cancer awareness, mammograms, clinical breast exams, dental health,
hypertension and diabetes. Photos courtesy of the Wellness Department
Dear Honorable Tribal Council:
I would like to use this very pub
lic forum to thank the Tribal Coun
cil for appointing me to the Spirit
Mountain Gaming, Inc. Board of
Directors. I'm very proud to serve
the Tribe in this capacity. I feel
honored that the council has placed
their trust in me by appointing me
to the board. I have a very strong
commitment to this position and to
serving the "Owners of Spirit
Mountain Casino the Tribal
members of the Grand Ronde
Tribe."
I would also like to ask all Tribal
members to join me in thanking
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mike Larsen for the years of work
he has done on the Tribes behalf to
help make Spirit Mountain Casino
what it is today. Thanks Mike you
have done a great job.
Monty Parazoo
Roll 2620
Dear Editor,
I would like to thank the neigh
bors of Lana Takhar and all the
Tribal members that helped my
mom when she had surgery on her
knees. I am very appreciative of
all the people that gave my mom a
hand when she needed it, the most.
Thank You
Tiffany Hudson
Roll 1675
Hello,
My name is Elaine Jennings. My
parents are Blaine and Dorothy
Jennings. I was partially raised in
Grand Ronde so I know many of
your members, some of them school
mates. All friends I will cherish. I
receive the Smoke Signals and am
so proud of the things the people
have done. They have come a long
way since I started 1st grade at the
Agency, 1946 or 47. I remember it
well, then we moved to new Grand
Ronde, I went to school there until
the 5th or 6th grade, then we
moved to Willamina and then
Sheridan. And then further out
into the world!
If I would have had my way, I
would have stayed there my whole
life. Some of my good friends are
Tom Bean, Butch LaBonte, Nancy
Wall, Cherie Butler, Snowball and
PeeWee Butler, Martha Moody,
Freeman Bean to mention a few. I
don't know why I am saying all of
this to you, I guess that's because I
miss everyone and I loved them all
so much!
My father logged with the Elders
who are gone now, he is too. But
he was friends with them all I re
member stories of those days. We
moved there in 1944.
I still love all of you,
Elaine Crow
9251 S. 690th Road
Wyandotte, OK 74370
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Brandon family has asked us to include Lorraine (Susie)
Mooney as a survivor (sister) to the late Jerry Brandon.
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9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347
1-800-422-0232 Fax: 503-879-2173 www.grandronde.org
BRENT MERRILL
PUBLIC INFORMATION
COORDINATOR
EDITOR
503-879-2321
brent.merrlllgrandronde.org
KIM MUELLER
PRODUCTION
COORDINATOR
503-879-2264
klm.muellergrandronde.org
JUSTIN PHILLIPS
PRODUCTION
ASSISTANT
503-879-2190
justln.philllpsgrandronde.org
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GRAND RONDE ROLL :
The Elders hosted a hot dog feed and
bake sale at the Community Center on
Monday, October 15 to help raise money
for there numerous activities.
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Here LeVeta Haller (left) gets served by
Donna Casey as Cherie Butler and Claudia
Lenolookon.
Photos by Peta Tinda
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Carol Nelson serves Van Roper who is a
Family Nurse Pratictioner at the Clinic.
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Respected Materials Management Super
visor Phil Adams was honored with a Tribal logo
blanket on his last day with the Tribe. Adams is a
great guy and will be missed by his co-workers.
Among the words used to describe Adams was
smart, capable, fun loving, hard working and re
spected. We all love you Phil and this place will
never be the same without you around.