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OSU Visit The Grand Ronde Tribal Council met with representatives from
Oregon State University, regarding the eventual return of the of the Horner Collec
tion, a group of thousands of Native baskets and artifacts originally from the Grand
Ronde area. OSU president Edward Ray (left) and OSU Dean of the College of
Forestry Hal Salwasser (right) met with the council on Monday, October 20.
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Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction
For Amanda Shulte November 10
A benefit dinner and silent auction
will take place on November 10, 2003
at Spirit Mountain Casino for 18 year
old Tribal member Amanda Shulte. We
are writing in hopes that you will con
sider donating to our auction. Funds will
help pay for medical treatment necessary
to save her life and related expenses. We
know that this is a caring and generous com
munity and we hope that you will find this
a very worthy cause.
Amanda has a condition known as
Eisenmenger Syndrome. It all started when
she was born with a congenital heart defect
Through medications and the grace of God, she
has lived a very good life, but she now requires
a full heart and lung transplant. She is now
on Stanford University's heart and lung trans-
1 plant list. The
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ally 18 months,
but the doctors have advised the fam
ily to be prepared at any time.
Amanda's family is fortunate to have
health insurance, but they do not have
the resources to help with expenses
that are not covered. All funds raised
from this event will be dedicated to the
expenses that Amanda and her family
will incur for her transplant, such as;
D prescriptions not covered by insur
ance
co-pays and deductibles
travel, food and parking expenses for pre-op visits to Stanford
B pre-paid phone cards for family members
Q air ambulance to transport to Stanford when the organs become
available
B living expenses for 3-4 months to relocate to San Francisco for
follow-up treatment, thus maintaining two households
The fundraiser will consist of dinner, entertainment, a raffle and
silent auction. Since the food and entertainment are donated, 100
percent of the proceeds will go to Amanda's family for the above
listed expenses. If necessary, remaining funds will be donated to a
new recipient of the family's choice.
We hope that you will join with us by donating items for our auc
tion. Donations will be accepted until November 3, 2003. If you wish
to contribute, we can come to your business to pick up your item(s).
Contributors donating items valued at $50 and above will be offered
two complimentary tickets to the dinner.
To donate items or to purchase tickets, please contact: Debby
Larsen (days: 503-879-2332), Angie Blackwell (eves: 503-474-3144)
or Marty George (days 503-879-1446).
Tribal member Amanda Shulte
Attention: All Tribal Members of The
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
PLEASE HELP US UPDATE OUR INFORMATION
RE-ENROLLMENT IN THE ODS
MEDICAL AND DENTAL PLANS FOR
THE 2004 OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD
In an effort to update our current insurance information, we are asking
each Tribal member to re-enroll in the ODS Health and Dental Plans.
Even if you are currently enrolled, we are requesting that you still fill out
an application and re-enroll.
The purpose of re-enrolling each member is to provide the Tribe with
updated member information, including whether or not you have other
insurance available to you (i.e. Oregon Health Plan, Medicaid, Medicare,
another insurance company, etc). If you do not re-enroll, you will not be
taken off the insurance programs. We are just requesting your assistance
in this endeavor and appreciate your help.
Each Tribal member has been mailed a letter with a new application
and return envelope. Please make every effort to return your Medi
cal and Dental insurance applications by Friday, December 19,
2003, to: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Attention: Member
Services Department, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
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SacagaweaSacajawea & The
Lewis & Clark Expedition:
American Indian Perspectives
November 12, 2003
7 pm. 9 p.m.
Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 203
Washington State University Pullman, Washington