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May 1992
Smoke Signals
John Pichette with daughter, Kelly Nelson and wife, Jayne
in August 1991.
A memorial for: John B. Pichette
April 27, 1921Sept.2, 1991
John was born at Otis, Oregon on ; i He joined the army on the 14th of
April 27, 1921, his parents were John
and Dollie Pichette.
His is survived by his wife, Jayne
Pichette and four daughters; Phillis
Beadnell, Shoran Cox, Margaret
Boyd and Kelly Nelson.
He is also survived by seven
grandchildren; Sarah and Raymond
Nelson, Jim and Tim Reynolds,
Emily and Hilary Cox and Robin
Chabot, and his sisters Florence
Freelove of Coosbay and Mabel
Gaston of Grand Rondc.
John was a World War II veteran.
july in 1942. He served in Sicily and
was wounded when he drove a jeep
over a land mine. After his injury he
was flown to Walla Walla, Washing
ton where he spent several months in
the McCaw hospital before he was
discharged on December 22, 1944.
John was awarded the purple heart.
He then worked for the Bureau of
Indian Affairs for the next 30 years.
He loved to come to Grand Ronde
for Memorial Day and the Powwow
to see all of his people and friends,
Test Your Knowledge on
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
True or False
1. Babies with FAS have large heads.
2. Good nutrition and a stimulating, loving environ
ment will enable a child with FAS to "catch up" with
normal children in size and mental development.
.3. Many children with FAS are shy and withdrawn.
.4. As long as you never drink during pregnancy your
baby will not have FAS.
5. If two people drink the same amount of alcohol,
they will be affected in the same way.
, 6. The fetus has the same blood alcohol level as the
mother when she drinks.
. 7. The mother's placenta protects the baby from the
alcohol when she drinks.
. 8. two drinks a day, during pregnancy, will not harm a
developing fetus.
.9. A can of beer has less alcohol than a shot of whis
key.
.10. If you just drink wine during pregnancy there is no
danger of FAS.
.11. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is totally preventable
J 2. Only alcoholic woment can have baby with FAS.
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Congraduations to tribal
member April Finney
Tribal member April Finney, of
Pateros, Wash., will be a 1992
graduate of Pateros High School with
an emphasis on college preparatory
courses.
April has been on the honor roll,
served as the National Honor Society
Secretary, represented the Future
Farmer's of America and played
volleyball throughout high school.
She enjoys doing volunteer work,
horseback riding, downhill skiing and
meeting people.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde is proud of your achievement,
April and we wish you well.
Community Encourager's
Report
Knowing the clinic will be open to
everyone makes the information we
will be gathering even more impor
tant By Michael Larsen
Community Encourager
The month of April turned out to be an
exciting one for the "Chee Mamook"
project.
Our tribal community-wide meeting,
scheduled for April 25, was cancelled due
to recent changes in the direction of the
health clinic. The question was asked, "Are
we going to get non-tribal input on the
health care services of the clinic that will
be built?"
The community health council has been
gathering input from tribal members only
and not non-Indian community members
and the community-wide meeting was to
be for tribal members only.
After some discussion, the community
health council decided the tribal community-wide
meeting should be postponed
and the direction of the group would be
made clear at the Tribal Council meeting
the following Wednesday night.
The main concern was the committment
of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon to the
community of Grand Ronde. After
discussion with the Tribal Council, it was
decided that the community health council
will be doing a community-wide survey
(tribal and non-tribal) in regards to the
health clinic.
The community-wide meeting will be
open to everyone and the community
health council will report directly to the
Tribal Council.
I think this is a good decision and I'm
looking forward to the community health
council getting involved with the entire
community.
Knowing the clinic will be open to
everyone makes the information we will be
gathering even more important. Once
again, I ask for all of you to give us your
input. This data will have a lot of bearing
on what we can provide in the health clinic.
If you are asked, please help if you can.
If you have any questions or information
concerning this project, please get in touch
with me, Michael Larsen. My hours are
from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. My phone number is 1-800-422-0232
or locally 879-5211.
Thank you for your time and effort in the
"Chee Mamook" project.
Tribal member April Finney-1 992
"Thanks to everyone for their
thoughts, prayers and best wishes at
the time of my car accidentl"
-Shelley Hanson
high school graduate