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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1989)
Smoke Signals August 1989 SPECIAL THANKS., The Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education Program would like to give a special thanks to the people who helped us honor the 1989 graduates. They sponsored an Honor Day Pow-Wow for all 8th grade, 12th grade and A.V.T. graduates. Graduating students received certifi cates of appreciation and an eagle feather. The special feathers were donated by Joann McClary of the Social ' Services Department. The Program would like to give a special thanks to Bob Merrier for donating two large graduation cakes for the 160 people who attended the ceremony. Tribal Education Specialist Dean Azule and his staff offered valuable assistance towards making the event such a success and their efforts are greatly appreciated by the Program. . . '.u Donni Curtis of the Family Services Program also V made a significant contribution as did the members of the mini Health Board. Thank you Myrna Brandon and Larry Brandon for enlisting the help of our tribal youth for food preparation and clean up. .; . . ! ..!: - . Paul Whitehead and Phillip Archombault deserve special recognition for doing the invocation. .Vernon ; Kennedy made it possible for everyone to hear the activities by donating his public address system for the , ceremony. " '' . ::.Vi--.; .. 'i Also, the Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education ' Program would like to let the students who were unable to attend the graduation ceremony knows that if they would still like to obtain their eagle feather and their appreciation certificate they can do so by contacting the Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education Program at 1 800-422-0232 or 879-5211. . y ...... , , Margaret Provost would also like you to know this . summer will be a busy one for Tribal youtt, The events include summer school, Alcohol and .Drug Prevention S; activities, and also the Program is currently planning a sober dance in August during the Pow-Wow, Also, Margaret would like to take this time to ask Tribal .. members who are interested in promoting healthy, sober lifestyles for our youth, to volunteer their service for Alcohol and Drug Prevention Activities. ;,,: Please support the Grand Ronde Tribal youth and, their goals.; Hunting Tag Receipt NAME MENT NUMBER ADDRESS ENROLL- HUNTING STICKER NUMBER OTY STATE ZIP RECEIPT FOR DEER. ELK OR BEAR TAG tag is I understand that my valid for the following season I also understand that any kill must be returned no later than the appropriate dates listed below. BOW ELK ...OCTOBER 9, 1989- 5:00 PM BOW DEER ......;..:.....OCTOBER 9, 1989- 5:00 pm ' . i ; GENERAL DEER...:...........;......NOVEMBER 22, ! 1989- 5:00 PM v.Y ' ' iJ ' GENERAL BEAR......,......;......DECEMBER 14, 1989-5:00PM . : GENERAL EUC........(FIRST . ' ' ' ''. ' SEASON)..NOVEMBER 16, 1989-5:00 PM GENERAL ELK...;.,..(SECOND . SEASON)..DECEMBER 8, 1989-5:00 PM MUZZLELOADERDEER ........DECEMBER 27, 1989- 5:00 PM CONTROLLED " ; . HUNT: GRAND RONDE - WILLAMINA REUNION Each odd year, the first Saturday after Labor Day, ( this year Sept. 9th), former students of the grade schools that fed into Willamina High meet at the home of Flogd and Marilyn Magers, Johnson Rosenbalms at 385 SW Hill Drive in Willamina (503 876-6773). This year, 1989, the highschool classes (and friends) of 1949, 1950, and 1951 arc going to be singled out. The class of 1949 will have their 40lh reunion (contact Carol Huddleston Sigler in Portland at (503 775.-4444) in Mac on Friday, September 8th and then will be at the Rosenbalms the next day along with the rest of us. - Some of the ex-Grand Ronde people who have been there in prior years are Bobbie Turner, Jauncey Perrizo, Linda Riley, Norma Rose, Percy Brandon, Chips Tom, Bev McKnight, Bob Billson, Margie Fourtner, Donnie Ped ersen, Bill Gill, Sharon Bobbie-Lynn Gilstrap, Bob Hen thorn, Forrest Gist, Nina Hines, Darrel-Harold Helger son, Joyce Dowd, JoAnne Clarabelle Weaver, LeoGodscy, Edwina Antonsen, Paul Bierman, Bob Baunach, Johnny Johnson, Barbara Carolyn Voltran,Timmy Linton, Chotty Bice, Frank Hadley, Marjorie Harper, Camille Howard, Etta-Jimmy Powers, and Alice Yennie. However, we are particularly interested in those who attended the schools that fed into Willamina High, but didn't necessarily finish. This potluckreunion is a very casual, relaxed, blue jean and sport shirt affair where we just get to know cachother again and kick around old times. If further information is needed, write Ronnie Pedcrson, (Grand Ronde Grade School, 1946 and Willamina High, 1950) at 13012 NW 39th Ave, Vancouver, Washington 98685, or call him at (206) 696-9642 days, (206) 574-1887, evenings. PLEASE COME EVERYONE!! Failure to return tags, report kills or lost tags; or any other violation, state or tribal, may result in Tribal and State penalties. Tribal penalties may include at least one year loss of tribal privileges. . , , N-'i SIGNED DATE PHONE ISSUED BY: DATE v V i i Jl , ! WAYNE MCKNIGHT This month it is our priviledge to honor a World War II Veteran, Wayne McKnight. ,. . i; . . ., Wayne was drafted into the Army in 1951 at the age of 21. After reporting to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for Boot Camp, he joined the 7th Army Company for . . , . twenty-seven months duty in Europe.. Along with his buddies in a heavy artillery group, he boarded a ship , destined for Mannheim, Germany.. "Everybody was , heading for Korea, we didn't go because we were heavy artillery, they couldn't use that in Korea." The heavy artillery Wayne talks about are 80 inch Howitzers with 200 pound projectiles. "They were good for eighteen miles, and we would just lob them at the targets. It took four guys to carry a shell and shove it in the gun with a ram." ;y ;w.:- y ' "It wasn't very exciting," Wayne remembers, "just . policing the area and doing border patrol," For three weeks he drew duty on the Russian border. "We just looked at them and they looked back across the border at us.". '.' , ' :. : "There was no war, so it didn't hurt me a bit. I got to see things that I would never have been able to see. , ! Sure you would get homesick and lonesome, but you had ! 'to be there so you may as well enjoy yourself." Wayne took advantage of this opportunity to see the sights, , tV ' IWW traveling to Stuttgart, Frankfurt, England, Paris, and his utyjniilm W JwJftHu' s . , founritf". fnnpnhnflp.n Denmark. "The oeonle were nice. World War II Veteran Wayne McKnight. McKnight the money was about seven of theirs to one of ours, and toured England Germany, France and Denmark,,: ,, they dressed like Americans ("Girls wore their skirts shorter," he says). "The language barrier was no prob lem, as long as you could say 'weinesnitzel,' you wouldn't starve.". .. . . i The last six months of his tour Wayne was switched to a 155 self propelled gun, similar to a tank. After returning to Fort Lewis, Washington a question arose about Wayne's rank of Private First Class. He had dis tinguished himself as a gunner for twenty-seven months and when asked why he had not progressed further in rank, Wayne replied, "I couldn't get in before that midnight curfew." Elvira Langley-McKnight, Wayne's mother, was voted the first Native American Presidentof the War Mothers and held the honor of War Mother of the year previous to her, death. Wayne returned home to take up logging with other family members. He is now retired from that profession and living in Willamina. As with all the other Warriors we have honored, Wayne McKnight is proud of the job he did in service to our country. If he had the same decision to make he would do it again. . . Historically, Native Americans have always been counted on to protect the homeland, our Tribe is no exception. We have been represented in wars, conflicts and police actions all over the world and Tribal mem bers are still serving in active duty and .with the National Guard today. If you are a Veteran or on active duty, please contact Social Services at 879-5211. We would like to honor you in our "Warriors" column. By Mary Ring
