2 OCTOBER 1, 2002
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Fall Season Means
Football Tribal mem
ber Nick Kimsey plays
both offense and de
fense for the Willamina
Bulldogs High School
football team. Kimsey is
a fullback on offense and
linebacker on defense
and is pictured here in
the September 13 game
against Gervais in
Willamina.
Dear Smoke Signals,
Thank you for placing me on the mailing list. The pow-wow coverage
was excellent. I invited some non-Indians to attend with me. This was
their first pow-wow. I gave explanations of events and dances as they
took place. They marveled at the traditions, dance and the respect for
Veterans, Elders and the respect we show for each other.
I often take these things for granted and it gave me pride to have others
come to a gathering of Native people and share our heritage. Special
thanks to all the children who made fans for the Elders. What a wonder
ful day we had. My friends are still telling everyone about the pow-wow.
Again, thank you for your newspaper I need it to keep the spirit.
Neal N. Tooze,
Capt. USA (Ret)
Dear Tribal Council,
Myself and my family want to thank you for your efforts in recovering
money lost. Investments made by council are a great concern. But if we
have a majority of council working for the Tribe as a whole, there should
see continued improvement. This makes for happy people.
Some of council have been much maligned for reasons without the over
all interest of the Tribe in mind. This needs to stop. We are a people
known for putting the Tribal peoples welfare first, not individual inter
ests. Again, I applaud the council for their hard work on our behalf.
William A. Kellogg
Roll 3137
It's fall and we have a lot of safety issues,
One: Our roads and the weather. The roads will be slick from all the
leaves and rain.
Two: Hunting Safety. There are a lot of people out there with guns
looking for the big one. Please make sure it is the real one. Make sure
that there is proper training for our first time hunters and keep that gun
out of the reach of children.
Last, but not least, is Halloween. Yes, it is almost here and we want to
remind everyone about those safety issues: flame retardant costumes,
sturdy and comfortable shoes, ensuring traffic safety and visibility, never
go in to a stranger's house, accept treats only at the door, adults should
accompany our small trick-or-treating children and practice group safety
three buddies together would be great!
Please have a safe and fun Season,
Pearl Mekemson
On behalf of the Safety Committee
Special People
There are special people in everyone's lives.
They stand by you when your world falls apart.
They wipe away the tears.
They are there to help you rebuild.
Special people come in all sizes, colors and shapes.
Special people do not judge you, put you down
or talk behind your back.
I think special people are really the
Creator's special angels.
Many special angels have helped me through
the hardest year of my life.
Thank you Creator for all my special angels and
all that they have done for me.
This poem is dedicated to all of the special people who have stuck by
me since Septembers 2001. I do not have to mention names because
those special people are my angels and they know just how much they
mean to me.
Thank you to all of you,
Jill Brandon
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This year's annual Race For
A Cure in Portland was
sponsored by the Grand
Ronde Tribe's Spirit Moun
tain Community Fund. The
5K event is being held in
over 100 U.S. cities and
three foreign countries with
over 1.3 million participants expected to compete in the breast cancer awareness
fundraiser. Among the 47,000 competitors locally were Tribal members Angela
Blackwell, Deborah Larsen, Denise Ripley, Amelia Haug, Melanie Ebensteiner and
Carmen Brown. Carmen and Melanie regularly make use of the walking path around
the Elders' housing during lunch to keep in shape.
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