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. . , ,
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SIGNED
DATE
PHONE
ISSUED
BY:
DATE
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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