This is Grampa’s nephew, my second cousin (is that right Aunt Julie and Gramma?). He sent this to Gramma and Aunt Julie among other people.
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From: david quam [mailto:quam@paulbunyan.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:09 PM
Hi to all, I guess by now you have seen the news about Bemidji, and
the Red Lake Indian Reservation. I got involved at 3:30pm on Monday
after receiving the page from our Law Enforcement Dispatch center asking
for help. The reason for my getting a page is I run the Emergency
Communication Trailer for the County as a volunteer and I’m also a
volunteer for the city as a member of the Citizen Patrol.
It is now Thursday, 3-24-05 at 5:30pm and I’m still involved. I’m
sitting in the hospital lounge area using the wire less internet and my
lap top to send this email, as I have to be here until 8PM.
This Saturday I will be taking our County Communication trailer up to
Red Lake for the funerals services and when that is over I should be
done. I will send an email about this and how the press acted in a later
email. This is not a happy town right now. I did see one thing that
knocked my shock off, during an Indian prayer service on Tuesday at
noon, here on the hospital grounds, the Indian giving the prayer service
said that an eagle would fly over head to help the healing process and
shortly after the service started that is exactly what happened. I could
not believe my eyes. You tell me how this could be. More later when I
have a chance to catch up on things.
David
I asked Dave if it was possible that an eagle flew over that spot routinely and this is what he replied:
Yes there are eagles around, but not yet, they haven’t worked there way
north and this one circled right over the group for about five
minutes. I’m still looking in to this.
Dave
Hi, I just added the rest of the email, for some reason when I cut and pasted I missed the beginning, which I hadn’t read either.
I just read what Jenny posted and can see why you were confused. She didn’t post all of the letter.It happened in Red Lake,MN
This story has been one of the main stories in the news since it happened. I think the funeral was for one or more of the native Americans.
It would be interesting to go to that location every day at that time and see if the Eagle makes a habit of flying over it at that time.
It’s the place where the kid shot his grandfather and his grandfather’s companion and then went to his high school and shot a bunch of other people. It’s been in the news.
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also, whose funeral? why was the press involved?
What is your theory about the eagle?
To the children of Darwin, Dave is our first cousin once removed. To the grandchildren of Darwin, he is their first cousin twice removed.
Dave is your Father’s cousin so your second cousin or once removed or something.