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2 APRIL 1, 2002 Smoke Signals Dear Tribal Relations and friends, This is an open letter to all. First of all, please forgive me for being late for writing this to you. I would like to say thank you to Tribal Council for your prayers and beau tiful flowers. As always, thank you again Cheryl Kennedy for being there. Jan Reibach and Tonya, thank you. Jackie Provost thank you for your help and your dona tion to Reggie and Shelly. To my mom, thank you for the beautiful poem to our grandson. Also, to Jimmy, Reggie and Shelly's home for preparing foods, keeping their home in order when all the caring people were coming by. Thank you all Siletz caring folks for your prayers, love, donations and help. Elaise Case, "Thank You" for your powerful words to my daughter and Reggie; for your prayers. To Shelly's special friend in Eugene who had her triplets about the same time, thank you, God bless you. To my co-workers, thank you for your support. If I missed anyone, I'm sorry, may God bless all of you. Now I want to say a big heart felt thank you to Reggie and Shelly. Thank you for all my grandchildren you have given me. Each one is so special, but when you gave me triplet grandbabies, that was extra special. Jonathan Loren had such a mild spirit, he was always smil ing. I will miss my grandchild, Jonathan. My heart hurts for all the people that left so recently. Linda Brandon Roll 42 Our tears have been shed. Now it's time to express our gratitude and thankfulness. There are no words to say how much everyone helped Ernie, Jerry, Kelly, Will, Josephine and me through all of the hard times. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day or a more beautiful service for Carroll. He would have never believed all the love and friendship from the Grand Ronde Community. The wonderful honor guards, the 21 gun salute, the fly-over and our beloved Travis Benoist. To all of you who showed how much love there is, thank you. We would also like to thank all the Vet erans who showed their support. I'm unable to name all of you be cause I would need the whole Smoke Signals to make my mean ing clear. The flowers from the Tribe and from the Elders were lovely. There are so many nice memories in our hearts, we hope all of you can feel them. We will al ways remember you. Thank you from all of Carroll's family. P.S. The Bollman Funeral Home was very gracious to us in every way. Thank you again for all your kindness. Dear Smoke Signals, I would like to thank Chris Mer rier for the well done and very touching story "Through the Eyes of Islam." It was very touching and explained Islam to the point. I just wanted people to know the real Is lam. Islam means peace. When one becomes Muslim it does not mean you give up who you are. One keeps his or her nationality, there fore I am an American Indian just like my parents, I just changed my way of life which has bettered my life. I want to thank all of you for un derstanding and knowing that there are good and bad just like Jack said. (Thanks Jack). Not ev ery Arab is Muslim, Muslims come in different colors from all over the world, some have Muslim names but are different religions also. And not every Muslim is practic ing Islam and doing right by Islam. Just like many people in different religions. So one very important is sue that should be made is that we are not to judge people. Judging only brings hate but do we really know the whole truth? I just want to thank everyone for their understanding and if there are any questions I would be happy to answer them. Thanks to all of you and may all of you know the real meaning of Islam. Sarah Lanette Farlow Roll 1771 Dear Smoke Signals, I want to thank Valorie Sheker Robertson and my dear sister, Lila Musso for informing me about my grandfather, William Rife passing on. I want to say sorry for not being there for the funeral for Washing ton State Prison officials do not al low inmate 70 attend out of state funerals. I just want to say Good Bye, Grandpa, until we meet again. Love always, Your Grandson, Edward Bolton, Jr. Roll 4763 On behalf of the family of Alton (NAT) Butler we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Tribal Council, the volunteers in the kitchen, the Elders and the staff of Grand Ronde for the use of their facility. NAT will be deeply missed. Veterans' Memorial Ad-Hoc Committee Spring Auction Fundraiser Friday, May 3 in Willamina at the VFW Hall Dinner served at 6 p.m. Auction begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. sm xi3D cmei) m maty Massage Therapy not covered by ODS When Member Services added Acupuncture, Naturopathic and Mas sage Therapy there was a mix up in the benefit structure. Regrettably the Massage Therapy was not added, this was a mix up between ODS, our marketing consultant and myself. Please do not use massage therapy as it will not be covered by ODS. If anyone has used this benefit please call Valorie Sheker-Robertson at 1-800-442-0346 so that I may assist you in seeking payment. Only the massage therapy was affected. The Acupuncture, Naturepathic and Chiropractic are still active and have not been affected. I'm sorry for any inconveniences this may have cause you. Changes In Health & Wellness Operating Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed during lunch Pharmacy Operating Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed during lunch Thursday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Open during lunch Anyone with concerns or issues regarding the Medical Clinic and the care received, please address Linda Beck, RN, BSN, Medical Services Manager at 503-879-2098. u? Veterans' Memorial L te Ad-Hoc Committee f? tt : Meeting April 30 6:30 p.m. CLF'-EII Governance Center SJQ336 HHIKDS mm 111 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232 FAX: 503-879-2173 www.grandronde.org DEADLINE DATE ISSUE DATE Fri., April 5 APRIL 15 Fri., April 19 MAY 1 Fri., May 3 MAY 15 Fri., May 17 JUNE1 Wed., June 5 JUNE 15 Thurs.,June 20 JULY1 Fri., July 5 JULY 15 Fri., July 19 AUG.l Mon.,Aug.5 AUG. 15 Tue., Aug. 20 SEPT. 1 Thurs., Sept. 5 SEPT. 15 Thurs.,Sept.l9 OCT.l Fri., Oct. 4 OCT. 15 Fri., Oct. 18 NOV.l Tue., Nov. 5 NOV. 15 Fri., Nov. 15 DEC.1 Thurs., Dec. 5 DEC. 15 Mon., Dec. 16 JAN.l ft A r BRENT MERRILL PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOREDITOR 503-879-2321 brent.rnerrillgrandronde.org JUSTIN PHILLIPS PRODUCTION SPECIALIST 503-879-2190 justin.phillipsgrandronde.org CHRIS MERGER PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 503-879-4663 chris.merciergrandronde.org WILLIAM MERGER PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 503-879-2254 willie.merciergrandronde.org f Printed on recycled paper. SMOKE SIGNALS ONLINE: www.grandronde.org SMOKE SIGNALS is also available on audio cassette by request. I u ft H Br ift mm i n a I I r A I ti I ma 111 I lJ wl N.! h J rtJ n l3 L SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu nity of Oregon, is published twice a month. No portion of this publication may be reprinted without permission. Our editorial policy is intended to encourage input from Tribal members and readers about stories printed in the Tribal newspaper. However, 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 re quested. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit letters and to refuse letters that are deter mined to contain libelous statements or personal attacks on individuals, staff, Tribal administra tion or Tribal Council. 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