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Warm Springs Forest Products Industries honors employees for their years of service
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.Receiving thirty-year awards were, Larry Sprouse, Douglas McConnell, Raymond Boatman, pictured with Irvin
flaines and General Manager, Rick Saunders. Not pictured, Kenneth Bierman.
Warm Springs Forest Products thanks Kim of Farmstead Catering for the wonderful meal.
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Warm Springs Forest Products Industries for twenty-five years of service. They are:
held their annual employee picnic June 20, Frank Trimble, Albert Gregory, II, Gary
1998 at the Community Wellness Center. Gassner, Patrick Mitchell and Mark Baxter.
All employees were invited to participate in Norman Nathan received a mantel clock
a softball tournament with their departments for twenty years of service,
and to play in the horse shoe tournament. Receiving chrome pen & pencil sets for
Softball games started in the morning and ten years of service were Harvey George,
went on until lunch was served about 12:00 Jameson Mitchell, John Katchia, Sr., Truman
noon. Lumpmouth, Donald Sohappy, Loyd
Winning the softball tournament was the Thurman, Robert Bailey, Sr., Ian Tohet,
Small Log Mill swing shift with second Raphael Caldera, David Torres, Vincent
place going to Administration-Office. Culpus and Robin Gunshows.
Winning the horse shoe tournament was Five year award recipients received pins,
Ronn Blann and Richard Rodriguez. Five-year employees were William Lilze,
Years of Service awards were presented Joseph Smith, Robert Story, Bill Filbert,
after lunch was served. Names were also Regan Calica, Leffert Miller, James Shield,
drawn for the raffle items purchased by the Allen Jones, Leonard Bailey, Jose Calica,
mill. There were four awards given for thirty Bobby Thurby , Omar Winishut and Morris
years of service to Douglas McConnell, Johnson.
Kenneth Bierman, Larry Sprouse and Three year pins were given to Clinton
Raymond Boatman. For their many years of Switzler, Roy Jackson, David Andrews,
service they each received Pendleton jackets. Christopher Jack, III, Darrell Black, William
Five employees received wrist watches Cochell and Larry Dick.
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James "Buckwheat" Scott was not embarrassed to eat two
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Annual horseshoe tournament was held and won by Ronn Blann and
Richard Rodriguez.
On June 26, 1998, "The All
Warrior memorial," ground
breaking ceremonies took place
at the Museum grounds. The
weather held out fairly well,
however there were a few rein
drops just enough to let you
know it was raining a little.
The Ceremonies started out
at 1 0 am with the Washut service
of one Seven songs. Followed
by the Grand Entry of all the
Veterans with the Carlos Calica
drum sinning the songs. The ,
veterans posted the colors. A .
lifetime member of Elliott Post
No, 4217, Jimmy Salem, gave
. the invocation in Traditional
manner. . ,
! Former Governor Vic Atiyh,
one of the featured speakers
said it was a great honor for him
5 to Ibe envolved in this
memorable occasion and that
the Veterans here truly deserve
something like this for all their
services they done for the
ceremonies held. for All Varrior Memorial June 26
country. Atiyh was modest be like what the Veterans went ceremonies who traveled
about his role in the military through sitting in a foxhole with several miles the be here with
and said to just refer to him as the rain coming down. The men the Warm Springs Veterans,
one of the GI's. have always were willing to The Yakama Warriors were on
B. I. A. Area Director from defend the country going into hand headed by David (Coyote)
Portland, Oreson. Stan Soeaks the service when called. He ' Mann.
another featured speaker for the remarked that during the first
event remarked on how the World War before the men were
Indian Veterans participated even citizens ofthe country they
and were willing to step foward were willing to fight for the
country and serving in the armed
From Vancouver, WA, the
Northwest Indian Veterans
Association (NIVA) headed by
Jack Quency were on hand also
who teamed up with the Yakima
Warriors and some Veterans
from Warm Springs to make a
firing squad for the Rifle
Ceremonies. After which
Walter Langnese III gave Taps.
when duty called. He said that
this went way back in time as
many men served as Scouts for
. the army in the late 1800's, and
that this was a true tribute to all
the Veterans here in Warm
Springs.
James Noteboom. who is one
of the Tribal Attorney's, and is
presently a Colonel with the
Oregon National Guard, was
another speaker for the ground
breaking ceremonies. While he
was speaking it started to rain a
little and he jokingly remarked
that we ordered this rain just to
give a sample of what it might
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Vto Atiyah was a guest speaker for the Groundbreaking Ceremony.
forces.
The three Chiefs were
scheduled to do the ground
breaking but it was decided that
it would be more appropriate
for some of the senior veterans
to do the ground breaking
Claude Smith Sr. and Delbert
Frank Sr. were called upon to
do the honors, both who are
veterans of the World War II,
Claude Smith sr. in the
European Theater and Delbert
Frank Sr. was in the Pacific
Theater of Operations
There were other groups on
hand for the ground breaking '
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The Honor song by the Calica
drum after which the Veterans
retired the colors to end the end
the ground breaking
ceremonies. After which
everyone went to the longhouse
for lunch which was prepared
by the Ladies Auxiliary.
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The Rifle Ceremony was performed by Veterans from Yakama Nation and Warm Springs.
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Veteran, Claude Smith, Sr., breaks ground for the Memorial Wall as other Veterans watch. Left to right-Sidney Miller, Gerald Danzuka, Delbert
Frank, Sr. and Raymond "Captain" Moody.