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2 MAY 1, 2005 Smoke Signals Attention Tribal Members: NOTE THAT ALL GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS START AT 1 1 A.M. 2005 GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE May 1 Grand Ronde June 26 Grand Ronde Tribal Council Nominations SUMMER BREAK September 11 Grand Ronde (Second Sunday Labor Day) October 9 Grand Ronde (Second Sunday Hunting) November 6 Grand Ronde December 4 Grand Ronde NOTICE Monthly Tribal Council Meetings DATE TIME May 11 5 p.m. May 25 5 p.m. Please call 1-800-422-0232 ext. 1309 and verify the time 24 hours in advance. One goal of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is to provide quality health care and health insurance to Tribal members. This goal is supported by access to care, quality of care and the costs of providing care. The Tribe is committed to addressing health care concerns, along with the continued development of the current health care program. Currently, the Tribe is in the process of reviewing the health care plan for Tribal members to address these concerns and would like your feedback. Several Tribal member health plan meetings are scheduled for May. The purpose of these meetings is to gather feedback regarding your experience with UMR including claims sub missions, access to doctors, pharmacy and prescription, as well the overall process and health plan. This is your opportunity to give input and suggestions on the health plan and tell us what is working or not. Your participation would be valued and much appreciated: Please join the Tribal Risk Manage ment staff, KPMG consultants and UMR on any of the follow ings dates: B Monday, May 2 Grand Ronde, Tribal Community Center 6 p.m. B Tuesday, May 3 Grand Ronde, Tribal Community Center 6 p.m. B Tuesday, May 10 Eugene Satellite Office 6 p.m. B Monday, May 16 Grand Ronde Tribal Community Center 6 p.m. B Tuesday, May 17 Portland Satellite Office 6 p.m. Dear Smoke Signals, Thank you to everyone that bought baked goods and a special thank you to the Grout family for organizing the event and raising $300. Thank you very much, Crissy Weber Dear Joanne Carr, I just have to thank you for the positive hope that you gave me, to follow my dreams of finishing my education. I have always thought that I was too old to learn any more, well you have shown me a new optimistic way of thinking about myself, and that was because you didn't give up on me. You continued to believe in me and you also believed in my cousin Ushwol. Now both of us have completed our G.E.D., and for me that is just the beginning. This has opened a new door to life for me and I am so grateful to you and to Grand Ronde for giving me this opportunity to prevail in life. Please continue to give others this feeling. It's amazing how having just one person believe in you let alone all of Grand Ronde standing behind me, I know now that I 'm worth the fight. Joanne may the Creator bless your beautiful personality and smile on many many others to come. Respectfully, Dayna M. Westley All Tribal offices will be closing on Friday, May 30 at 12 p.m. and closed on Monday, May 30 in ob servance of Memorial Day. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 1-800-422-0232 FAX: 503-879-2173 www.grandronde.org: BRENT MERRILL PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGEREDITOR 503-879-2321 brenLmcn1llgrindronde.ort ( n r ! 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(' 'J'i MUii iii m- t-i iitu" (hut mia&'i m VQjml 'JiJ-i-liillit' --vnjy SVttlT (II 'i l II lllit: :it-M- lb MARTY GEORGE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 503-879-1453 rnarty.georgegrandronde.org SHELLY KENT CENTRAL PHONES 503-879-521 1 shelly.kentgrandronde.org 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 requested. 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. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon submission. Letters to the editor 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. Members of: Native American Journalists Association The Associated Press 2005 TRIBAL COUNCIL 1-800-422-0232 councilgrandronde.org ext. 2352 Cheryle Kennedy, Tribal Chairwoman cheryle.kennedygrandronde.org Reyn Leno, Tribal Vice Chairman ext. 2399 reyn.lenograndronde.org June Sell-Sherer, Tribal Secretary ext. 2358 june.sherergrandronde.org Angle Blackwell ext. 2300 angie.blackwellgrandronde.org Wesley "Buddy" West ext. 2353 wesley.westgrandronde.org Jan D. Reibach ext. 2355 jd.reibachgrandronde.org Chris Mercier ext. 2305 chris.merciergrandronde.org WW Valorie Sheker-Robertson ext. 1444 val.shekergrandronde.org Jack Giffen, Jr. ext. 2306 jack.giffengrandronde.org
