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One Tin Soldier has its own Domain Name

This past few days Cephas and I made a decision to buy domain names for all existing blogspot blogs. We chose .info because of the price obviously and as a personal theme. Many of our blogs are now .info so we have an entire grouping that follows this theme. The subject matter will remain the same.

We chose a new template but I am not sure that we'll keep it. I'll spend a little time surfing to find a better one. If I find one you will see this blog's face change. I'm excited about the stories that will be posted here. At One Tin Soldier's inception, we reported actual events at rainbow gatherings, Wyoming in 2008 particularly. Last year, we didn't really post the events but you will see updates and flashbacks in the coming months.

Since I am compiling stories from archives and first hand interviews, I decided to outline a coming book on rainbowfamily history. Be sure to visit the new blog by that name, but be patient until I can post some content there.

Enjoy the stories and videos and be sure to leave a comment to tell us what you think about the facelift.

The Midnight Writer

We Left New Mexico for Health and Vehicle Reasons

Raven and I left New Mexico after having troubles with our vehicle and some harassment from unknown persons in Albuquerque. We're not sure if it was rainbow related but for the two days that our van was broken down, we made some serious changes in plans. You have to know that we really pondered and prayed about our life enough to realize that we wanted to get our vehicle fixed to be in good condition for traveling remote highways and mountains. That would take some serious cash flow, we knew. My writing doesn't exactly make enough to cover that. So we headed for Idaho where we have some family.

There were other considerations to make about our life. Health is becoming an important factor in our decisions and ever since the serious illness we both faced in Tennesee we have not exactly been in good health. This will take some thought and effort as well. What better place to make those considerations and changes than to a town that you know and where you have some family close.

Raven and I are looking for work and I intend to keep writing in hopes that my blog rank will climb high enough to get paid better and to get assignments on other blogs. That will take focus and effort as well. As you can see, we have a lot to handle in the next few months. I didn't even mention the past due bills that continue to pile up since our trip to DC and all the break downs in our van on the way home to Idaho coupled with our illness.

Truly, we intended to visit friends in New Mexico to discuss this year's rainbow gathering. We even sent a postcard to our friend Indian Bob who lives on the New Mexico mesa to tell him to expect us in the next few weeks. We really need to send another postcard.

It was our intention to close out some storage units after paying off the past due amounts, but that doesn't seem to be working out either. We wonder what the universe is telling us.

Raven and Summer Breeze Made it to New Mexico Yesterday

Photo Credit: Summer Breeze, a/k/a The Midnight Writer
Raven taking a nice walk on one of our pit stops. He's minus the hair now though. Yikes!
Through high winds, rain, sleet, hail, tornadoes and crazy drivers, we finally arrived in New Mexico yesterday. We're a little weary from the road trip from Tennessee but stoked to be here. We can't wait to see a lot of our old friends here in Albequerque, Santa Fe, Taos and our homestead (where we never get to stay home) in Tres Piedras on the mesa with our friends Indian Bob and Cascades, The Mustang Family. We'll be heading up there next week before we make a run to Utah, Idaho, Oregon and California.

That's a lot of traveling in the next two months but we have to make our rounds to see family and relatives and friends. We have business to handle before the gathering so we can relax and enjoy being on the mountain for a month or two. I'd like to stay the whole time and I think Raven feels the same way this year. We haven't stayed for the whole cleanup since Montana in 2000 and that was one of the best gatherings of our lives. Oregon in 1997 ranks as the best, of course.

I'm looking to find out when scout rendezvous takes place so we can be there before we make our run. Raven and I are meeting with family and doing some preliminary scouting in the surrounding mountains. I've got my camera ready so I can load photos right here. Let's hope Governor Bill Richardson will meet with us and support our efforts at a peaceful gathering this year without the guns firing on us.

I'm sitting at a Starbucks right now working on some writing assignments while Raven rests. He's tired from driving and lack of sleep. We'll get busy with visiting tomorrow. If you're in New Mexico and you read this, you'll be hearing from us soon most likely...or we'll just show up on your doorstep for a hug.

Lovin you family, and we can't wait to go home.
New Mexico in 2009.
Summer Breeze and Raven

Will the Front Gate Run Similar to the Wyoming Gathering?

This photo is pretty self explanatory. Law Enforcement has established a roadblock and their presence with weapons, or "guns in the church" as folks at the rainbow gatherings say. I believe this photo was taken in Colorado, where a road block took place during a long segment of the gathering.

In Wyoming 2008, Front Gate crews worked harmoniously to keep the gate alcohol free and to keep the Law Enforcement from blocking access to the gathering. It was not a complete success, but there was definite progress in this co-operative effort that made a huge difference.

I helped maintain a welcome kitchen/camp at the front gate in Wyoming to feed the gate crew, fire crew, Welcome band of aging and young hippies of the rainbow family of living light. I was in great company, to include the body and soul of one Barry Adams, montana, plunker who held down the gate for well over two weeks. Plunker started before Raven and I arrived and he maintained his stand at the front gate to keep the LEO's from blocking it to take it for their vantage point. When his partner arrived, plunker went inside the gathering to be with his family. Raven and I stayed for the duration of about three weeks.

I am wondering how it will operate this year and would love some dialogue about this issue. Is anyone interested in maintaining or volunteering at a welcome center front gate camp this year?

We are Walking In the Valley of Decision

I love this video and hope you'll share it with all your friends.

This is the strong message for this year, in the sector of rainbow gatherings and in all aspects around the planet. It is time to decide where you stand. The earth is ripening for God's harvest so put in your sicle and reap but be sure to stand on the right side of peace, love and all the aspects of God that put you on the holy side of His spirit.

I'm Thinking about the Changes in the Administration and What it Means for Rainbow

Last year we had a certainty about the players in the regulation talks as far as government representatives with the Forest Service, the Department of Agriculture and the chain of Law Enforcement Command. And of course, we knew the current President Bush and his policies about gatherings.

But this year is different. President Barack Obama campaigned with the slogan for "change" and his winning the election was the first big change in this country. For the rainbow gatherings, not only did the Presidency gain a new representative, so did the Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service.

Mark Rey, Undersecretary of Agriculture

Last year we all knew that talks with the Undersecretary of Agriculture Mark Rey were progressing at an expected pace over the past two years. Now Mark Rey has retired from that position after seven years and vanished into the private sector without a peep and sworn by the nature of his office oath not to be involved in any official or policy making capacity.

Most of us know the face of Mark Rey. But who knows the face of the new Undersecretary of Agriculture? Has one been appointed and approved by Congress? That is a question to answer right here in the coming days of this blog.

I Pulled my Rainbow Tye Dyes and Skirts out of Storage

Photo Credit: Dan 1 - taken in the Ochoco National Forest September 2007

Yes folks! It's almost that time. Can you believe it? It's nearing the end of March and I'm already thinking about, dreaming about, and planning to be at the annual gathering of the tribes of the rainbow family of living light.

In fact, Raven and I are in Texas planning to visit some family here before we head on up to New Mexico. There is a lot of family we want to visit in all parts of New Mexico and we want to get an idea of the snow packs while we refresh our memory on good sites to start scouting come early May. Are we a little anxious, do you think?

Raven and I have both shared the dreams with each other about rainbow gatherings we've been having for over a month now. The scenes in the dreams are about large groups of people walking and talking together, playing music, dancing around the campfires, cooking food together, loving, laughing and working the shanti sena peace scene. I believe we are in love with our family and the gathering of the tribes.

I personally think about it a lot more these past five years since so many close friends have passed over the rainbow to the spirit in the sky. Raven and I will be missing one brother in particular when we go scouting this year, but I know that Sailor will have that map pulled out scouting right along with us and he'll be pulling out the topo software on that laptop in the sky to give us a lesson on where to look and why. Sailor will be looking for the pretty flowers to photograph, so I'm taking my camera to capture a few for him that I'd like to gift to Catherine.

It's been just over a month but we sure miss this brother already. Sailor, we love you and good journey. I know your spirit will walk closely with us this year. It's good to be thinking about going home.

Summer Breeze,
The Midnight Writer

By the Rivers of Babylon

This is one of my favorite songs that I relate to the annual gathering of the tribes of the rainbow family of living light.

The version in the video above is supposed to be the original. There are a few others that I would like to share with you.



and yet another version...



I am really hoping to find a video produced at a rainbow gathering if one exists. I posted a request on agr at this link so I hope it produces a response.

A couple friends of mine sing this song on a regular basis at rainbow gatherings. Marty Heartsong wanders around in his rainbow tam and guitar visiting campfires at rainbow gatherings. Marty usually sings this song. In fact, he has made an audio recording of it which I don't have with me to upload. When I see him, I will ask for a new copy to upload here for your enjoyment. Usually, Marty Heartsong joins in a duet with Gary of Rainbowcrystalkitchen for the most beautiful rendition of this song rainbow style. I would love to record them singing it together.

Please email themidnightwriter1@gmail.com if you have a video version of the Rivers of Babylon.

Thank you and rainbow love. It's almost time to go home again.

Summer Breeze
The Midnight Writer

Twiss Retiring on All Hallows Eve

John Twiss, Federal Director of Law Enforcement is retiring this Halloween, October 31, 2008. All you numerologists out there figure the numbers significance and let me know what you discover!

Does anyone know the actual history of "All Hallows Eve"? Post your information in the comments section, please.

For further information, I am posting a link to some research on "Halloween" or "All Hallows Eve", an ancient Celtic harvest traditional ceremony.

What does this mean in relation to the date of John Twiss' retirement, if any thing? That is an interesting topic for consideration and will probably lead down an esoteric trail of great significance, to those who are up to the task.

A greater and perhaps more important question, what does this mean to the gatherings of the tribes of the rainbow family of living light? Will the "co-operation councils" for an alternative means of compliance under the Forest Service regulations continue?

Meanwhile, send your retirement wishes to John Twiss at jctwiss@fs.fed.us.

Read the orginal post about Twiss' retirement.

The Midnight Writer

Conference Calls with Mark Rey

Links to the telephone conference discussions with the Undersecretary of Agriculture Mark Rey, John Twiss, Federal Director of Law Enforcement, and Tom Florich, Forest Service Liaison were made available at Garage Band.com today.

It was my hope to upload the files directly to this site, but have yet to figure out how to do that. If anyone has a clue, please email themidnightwriter1@gmail.com.

These files are audio mp3 files. Altogether, there are five audio files.

http://www.garageband.com/artist/RainbowFamilyTalk


Meanwhile, please visit the following links and give these audio phone confabs a listen. It will be an enlightening experience as the audio files reveal the stated intent on the part of the Forest Service to the "rainbows" for full co-operation in the alternative manner of compliance regarding Forest Service regulation 36 CFR 261.10 (k). This is in regards to free assembly on public lands. It applies in this particular instance to rainbow gatherings and the right of the assembly to take place without a permit, since a gathering is not a group or an entity. Therefore, the rainbow gathering has no "legal" representative or leader who can lawfully sign a permit to represent thousands of individuals.

Posted by The Midnight Writer

ACLU Report on Wyoming Gathering

Available on the Free Assembly website, I also copied the letter below. Please visit this website for more documents and details on the quest for the Rainbow Family of Living Light to obtain justice and to preserve their rights.

http://www.free-assembly.org/gather/newsinfo/aclu_rpt-rbw08.txt/view

copied text follows next.....

As a result of a number of press articles regarding conflicts at the 2008 Rainbow Family Gathering in Wyoming the Wyoming Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union requested complaints, narratives or reports regarding individuals experiences at the Gathering. We were particularly interested in a conflict that occurred in "kiddy village". Kiddy village is an area set-aside for those participants that have children and is particularly directed to children's experience. There are no official Rainbow Family representatives, documents or incorporations. It is my understanding they have been gathering since the 1970's and generally believe in non-violence and alternative lifestyles. They gather once a year in national forests to pray for the planet and for peace.One of the United States Forest Service's (USFS) press releases regarding the 2008 Rainbow Family Gathering stated that "about 400" Rainbow Family members surrounded a squad of officers trying to leave the "kiddy village" area after an arrest. The press release also stated that Rainbow Family members threw sticks and rocks at federal officers. Both the USFS and the Rainbow family agree the incident started when officers arrested a family member for an alleged drug offense.The accounts of the experiences of individuals at this years gathering came from a number of sources: many of the reporters were long time Rainbow Family members and participants, some were casual or first time attendees and others Wyoming residents that just wanted to see "what was going on." Among our reporters were doctors, lawyers, National Guard members, a nurse, and a retired carpenter from Lander. One of the telling items in all of the reporting was how similar the experiences were. The similarities maintained despite the date, time, number of people reporting, age, or place of occurrence. These similarities in experiences and allegations provided an added element of validity to the reporting.The USFS has stated that they are simply at the gatherings to "handle the perimeter" and to deal with "specific problems". The reality of their presence seems very different however.From the beginning of the gathering all respondents reported a massive law enforcement presence. At the Welcome Gate law enforcement massed and stopped and searched car after car. Individuals were stopped for hundreds of insignificant violations - dirty license plates, obstructed vision (rear view mirrors with items hanging on them), tail light out, not using turn signal for turn, the list goes on and on. These individuals were forced to drive 68 miles to court to pay a $15 dollar fine and $25 dollars in court costs. Many of the tickets were dismissed by prosecutors or judges. Out of 142 violations heard in a special magistrates court 90 were fined nothing or dismissed, 32 individuals were fined under $100.00 and 20 were issued fines of over 100, the largest fine being one issued for $525.00. Once stopped, individuals were asked what kind of drugs they had, if they denied having drugs they were often searched, drug dogs were used. Individuals were told that drug dogs had "hit" on their vehicle and they better just tell them where the drugs were. This procedure of continual mass stops and searches of vehicles went on during the entire gathering. Armed officers walked through gathering asking people what they were doing or what kind of drugs they had on them. People in tents were woken up and their tents were searched; individuals also reported seeing officers searching tents when people were not at their campsites. One woman reported being at the latrine site using the latrine, she had her hand behind her back when an officer walked up and asked her what she was doing and what she had behind her back - he asked her if she was smoking pot - she showed him the toilet paper and he then walked away.Several individuals said they either left the gathering or made a decision not to attend after seeing the numbers of law enforcement officers present. Many people said there was an atmosphere of continual threat from law enforcement.This type of harassment and general over zealous enforcement appear to have been the pattern in the USFS relationship with the Rainbow Family. The USFS has set up roadblocks, safety checkpoints, rolling gauntlets, and have searched and ticketed people on the narrowest of pretexts. Law enforcement are often in full riot gear armed with sidearm, tasers and shotguns. In 2006 in Colorado the agency issued the same kind of petty offenses tickets - over 100 of them. The USFS also issued more than 500 citations for "illegal use and occupancy". Another apparent conflict between USFS and participants in Colorado gathering resulted in the statement that participants had thrown "sticks and rocks". One online video shows no sticks or rocks thrown during the confrontation. During the 2003 gathering there were reports of 8-10 mounted officers circling the gathering flying the American Flag immediately preceding the main days prayer. Individuals at this years gathering reported officers taking pictures of participants - this type of surveillance has been reported at previous gatherings. None of this behavior has been conducive to a good relationship; but often seems motivated to cause clashes between participants and law enforcement. The participants that reported on the 2008 "kiddy village" conflict were unanimous in their version of the events: The officers came into "kiddy village" following a man that was later charged with a marijuana complaint (this is the best of my information). The officers were armed with pepper ball guns and side arms. When the individual was arrested a woman went up to one of the officers and asked a question - there is no indication of what was said. This woman was then thrown to the ground, handcuffed and surrounded by several officers. At this time the crowd became upset and people were asking what was going on - individuals came into the area - at no time was it apparent that there were 400 individuals in the area. Additionally, at no time are there any rocks or sticks seen being thrown at the officers. One reporter states he may have seen "one stick" thrown. This is not evident in any of the videos. Rainbow member's state that, according to their training and belief in non-violence, they began to police themselves some of them going down on their knees and chanting and others trying to calm the crowd and back them off. Many of the participants report being shot by pepper balls in the back or when they were kneeling. One of the medical crew, a nurse, reported treating several people for multiple welts and many individuals for contact with pepper spray. The Sublette Examiner reported that one officer was injured but I have not been able to verify that injury. After the incident people reported being stopped by officers and told to take off their shirts so that officers could identify them to charge them with "inciting". John Twiss, Director of Forest Services Law Enforcement and Investigations in Washington, D. C. Stated, " I think we have to have that discussion within the agency." (regarding banning the Rainbow Family from Forest Services lands) "We spend an awful lot of time and effort on these people and frankly, the taxpayers deserve better." He also gave his clear opinion saying that Rainbow Family Members are "non-compromising" "arrogant" and "anti-authority". Statements such as this lead us to believe that agency personal have no intention of working with the Rainbow Family to provide a reasonable compromise for both the Family and the USFS. The pattern of antagonistic harassment that has occurred over the years makes this clear. There should be a discussion in the USFS and the US Congress regarding this history of abuse of process and individuals by the USFS. The taxpayers and the Rainbow Family deserve better. The continual harassment and heavy-handed enforcement methods are not necessary and only serve to cause more problems and more bad feelings. There is no reason to pay USFS personnel to issue frivolous tickets, conduct illegal searches and overburden the Federal Courts and Prosecutors. These situations should be handled in a professional, best practices manner. The USFS seem to be more intent on provoking confrontation.

Sincerely,
Linda Burt

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Fw: rainbow passage, a brother transformed

Another Rainbow Brother, Coleman Berry, has joined the Spirit in the Sky. Good journey, my brother. Quoted text below taken from agr@agr.welcomehome.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Rob, A dear friend of mine, Coleman Berry, was killed Thursday night while riding his scooter. I don't know who to contact from the Rainbow Family to make sure his Rainbow Family friends knew so I Googled The Rainbow Family and yours was the first name up. In the years I have known Coleman he has told me many stories but the one that resonates today is the role The Rainbow Family played in his life. Coleman had a rough childhood that left him with lifelong emotional scars. As a result of his past, he had become a wild sometimes violent young man. He told me that the Rainbow Family showed him that he did not have to be that man to be strong or to be happy. He learned at Rainbow gatherings that he could be gentle and kind, party and laugh,love all the people around him and be loved in return just by being himself. He wanted a different way of existing in the world and by example the Rainbow Family showed him the way. That was many years ago but right up until he died Coleman lived as a loving caring man who was the light of the parties he attended (and he attended A LOT of parties and festivals). He had so many beloved friends that he mentored and learned from. At most gathering he could be found either swing dancing with lovely goddesses or sitting in front of a fire talking until the sun came up with the friends he cherished so dearly. Coleman was the life of every party he attended. He built his home from an old school bus and made it so beautiful on the inside that the bus was once featured on HGTV. I don't know if there are anymembers of The Rainbow Family who still remember Coleman but I wanted to make sure I let someone know who could pass on this information. His memorial service which if Coleman's wishes are honored will end up being a big happy party will be Monday Oct 6, 2008 at 4pm at The Brahma Ridge Event center inCandler, NC. Thank you for your help, Hillary --------------------------------------------------- I found Coleman Berry's obituary and wanted to share it here. -------------------------------------------------- CITIZEN-TIMES.com: Obituaries Coleman Berry Candler – Coleman Scott Berry, 48, of Candler, N.C., passed at his home Thursday, October 2, 2008. Coleman lived in the Brahma Ridge community in his infamous yellow school bus and was a successful natural foods broker with Nature's Trading Company. Coleman was the former owner of The Bus Stops Here and Coleman's Burrito Palace and he was a major vendor at the Lake Eden Arts Festivals for several years. Coleman cared passionately about community and he dearly loved his family and friends. He was happiest at a festival or gathering, believing that the shared power, wisdom and grace found in the company of like-minded men and women was life's true treasure. He was a beloved co-founder of the Brahma Ridge Farm in Candler and a cherished member of The Brothers and Sisters of the Reunion. Coleman was the life force of any gathering and, as if endowed with a magnetic field, people were drawn to his charismatic energy. His resounding laugh will always echo in the hearts of those who loved him and throughout the canyons of the farm that was his home. Coleman was a Southern gentleman and lived according to his own hard-won code of being. He credited the Rainbow Family and the Grateful Dead for teaching him a different way of living and giving him the tools to become the man he wanted to be. Coleman lived fully in the moment and often said, talking badly about people bears no fruit. Coleman, who had his father's sparkling blue eyes and his mother's will and determination, was a role model, mentor and teacher to many generations of men and women. If you were lucky enough to have been a member of Coleman's extended family you knew that his loyalty, courage and love were unwavering. He leaves behind his sisters, Holly Berry, of Asheville and Poppy Berry, of Seagrove Beach, Fla.; and his father, E.W. Scotty Berry, of Poquoson, Va. There will be a memorial for Coleman Monday, October 6 at 4 p.m. at Brahma Ridge Farm in Candler. For directions please go to the website, www.brahmaridgefarm.com. An online registry is available at www.penlandandsonsfuneralhome.com Published: 2008-10-06

The Ascension of Earth

There's a storm on the Horizon....
The Bear comes down out of the North~~~
The Lamb carries the Burden of the Oxen.

Fire will cascade the Heavens like Water on sheer Rock...

Read the Eagle Dance Prophecy

Lisbon Treaty

The Website Eagle Dance: The Song of Ascension relates many confirming details relayed in the video above.

Archimedes reigns in the northern lights of Venus
Diana dances in the morning Sky waiting for her Lover
Turn around 180 degrees and see the Light dimming in the west ...

Inspiration received by the power of the Holy Spirit on June 5, 2004.And the angel removed the seal.... And Seven Thunders uttered their voices.

Nemesis

What is Nemesis?

Otherwise known as the "Dark Star", it is a "hypothetical twin brown dwarf to our sun". It is still a theory that has not been proven.





I tend to believe in the accuracy of the scientists theory on this one. About ten years ago, I received some information through the spirit that I posted on one of my websites.

The full content of these writings is available at

The Seven Thunders.

For the specific paragraph, I will quote the content below. It is located under the title "Angels of the Four Winds, part one, in the fourth paragraph.

"Prepare for a Star that shines in the West,Invisible and Mighty is He.

When he appears in the Nighttime Sky,

A dust red Fire Whirling is what you will see.

He will sweep all the Stone and Molten Ash on His Path through Eternity,

Till He reaches the Gate at the Doorway to Earth...

When a Hush will fall on all Humanity.

Till the Star of the West passes on by....Silence is All there Will Be."

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Tyson Schrade Update

http://www.centraloregonian.com/PCONews1.shtml

www.CentralOregonian.com (541) 447-6205 558 N. Main St., Prineville, OR 97754
Active search for missing hiker concluded Tyson Schrade remains missing after more than a week of searching By Kevin Gaboury
After searching in vain for a 27-year-old missing hiker for more than 10 days, Crook County Search and Rescue (SAR) officials suspended the search for Tyson Schrade on Monday pending further developments in the case.
Schrade, a Salem resident, reportedly disappeared from a Rainbow Family gathering near Indian Prairie in the Ochoco National Forest on Sept. 11, but SAR officials weren't notified until Sept. 13.
"The search is ongoing. It's not the (SAR) command trailer and the big parade of volunteers, but we're not giving up," said Crook County Special Services Commander Brandon Smith. "We're still investigating this and we're hoping some clues might give us an idea of where else to look."
After finding footprints on Sept. 18, that investigators believe are Schrade's, SAR personnel followed them for 2 « miles before reaching a hard-packed dirt road, where the footprints disappeared.
"On the last day, we walked along that road about six miles, flanking it and trying to find clues, but we just couldn't come up with anything," Smith said.
The footprints, which matched Schrade's print pattern and size, led investigators north through the rugged area of the Bridge Creek Burn before vanishing.
Smith said that on any given day of the search, there were approximately 20 SAR volunteers from Wheeler, Crook and Deschutes counties looking for Schrade, along with helicopters, airplanes and dogs - and they also utilized some less conventional methods, including the use of a psychic at the request of Schrade's mother.
However, officials are now concerned that with the recent drop in temperature, Schrade may have succumbed to hypothermia. If this is the case, Smith said he may have left behind some clothing, which could lead to his whereabouts.
"He wasn't really dressed for the elements," Smith said. "We had really cold nights last week, and he probably would have started shedding clothing. During hypothermia, the body makes you think that you're hot."
The Crook County SAR encourages hunters and anyone else in the area to keep an eye out for a studded belt, black pants cut below the knee, a black t-shirt with AUDIO written in white and a conductor-style hat - the last clothes that Schrade was seen wearing.
Schrade is described as a Caucasian male, 5' 10" in height and weighing 175 lbs. He has dark brown hair cut into a Mohawk and blue eyes.
Despite the recent developments, Smith has a feeling that Schrade is still out there.
"I'm about 80 percent certain he's still out in those woods, but there's a 20 percent chance that he jumped in with somebody and got a ride out of there," he said. "We think because of his medical condition that he's up there somewhere."
Schrade's condition reportedly causes hallucinations and delirium tremens (DTs), which are normally associated with alcohol withdrawal. It is unknown whether this was the case in Schrade.
However, Smith feels that this situation could have been prevented if Schrade had received help earlier.
"It's really a tragedy that the folks there weren't decent enough to call authorities when he was exhibiting medical problems the night before," Smith said. "He should have been hospitalized that night, but the folks there refused to do that. Then, with the conditions they knew he had, they allowed him to wander into the woods and didn't call us for two days. My heart goes out to the Schrade family."

Fw: UPDATE: FINALLY:HAPPENSTANCE HAPPENS

--- On Wed, 9/10/08, aaron.funk@live.com <aaron.funk@live.com> wrote: From: aaron.funk@live.com <aaron.funk@live.com> Subject: UPDATE: FINALLY:HAPPENSTANCE HAPPENS To: "Summer Breeze" <angelonmyshoulder77@yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 5:51 PM UPDATE:FINALLY:HAPPENSTANCE HAPPENS OK For the next two weeks ARRR kitchen will be serving a guesstimated 2,500 meals a day. We will be serving in Tarrebonne Parish. We are all set as farrr as volunteers for this one.If you have been contacted you know what to do. The site is at a location where thousands of citizens are gathering to receive food stamps. Over two thousand people arrr there everyday, sitting and waiting ,in a tent, for their stamps. Several hundred are turned away who are beyond the two thousand daily limit. There are plenty of soldiers and police officers there to keep everyone safe. ARRR will be there to make sure everybody gets something to eat. Organic Valley is sending down a semi full of food.It should arrive Friday. Until it arrrives arrr is purchasing the food, on it's own very thin dime. ARRR is also bearing the cost of propane, at this time. Once again, their are plenty of volunteers lined up. Thank you for your understanding and support. REMEMBER : NO SELF DEPLOYMENT . Unsolicited , unannounced volunteers , who have not gone through our , application riga-ma-roll will be turned away . WE DO HAVE A STRUCTURE. Just so you know. Waveland rules will apply. ( In a nutshell : energy sucks , drama queens , and ego trippers who cannot channel their energy, drama , or ego 100% into the project at hand, will be asked to leave.) TO REGISTER : Dial 1-800-339-9941 Extension #1 is for large resource donations . Extension #2 is for financial or in kind donations. EXTENSION #3 is for INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS or groups. Please leave your location , any available equipment , and the dates of your availability. You may also e-mail : r.proxy@hotmail.com (do not respond to the e-adress from which this update originates) DO NOT EXPECT AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED AS YOU ARE NEEDED. WE WILL BE VERY BUSY. PATIENCE PLEASE. Thank you,thank you , thank you. I am ,vermin supreme,off site update guy. That is all.

A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief

 

This song brings chills to my spine, warmth to my heart, and a blessing to my soul. The version presented here in its country folk song flare is so touching that I just wanted to share a preview of the Savior Jesus the Christ as I see Him.

Originally a song popular in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, this folk rendition of the ballad of Christ is especially passionate sung by this humble duo. For those who do not know the history of the song, refer to the History of the LDS church and you will learn that this song was a favorite to the Prophet Joseph Smith in the 1800's.  It is referenced in the journals of John Taylor, Apostle to Joseph at the time of his death and martyrdom in 1844 and successor as prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. As John Taylor's journal records the story, he sang this song to Joseph just hours before his murder by a mob who raided the jail killing Joseph and two others. John Taylor was shot four times but survived the attack and lived to testify.

For further information, refer to www.familysearch.org for a geneology record. On this website can also be accessed historical records of the church.