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"T - it n S September 1, 1996
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Tribal member will
be missed by many
Tribal member MELVIN CHARLES
"MITT" PETITE died as the result of an
automobile accident last month. He was
68. Mclvin was a veteran of the U.S. Army
and retired from Crowns Logging Com
pany. He
lived in
Beaver,
Oregon
with his
wife
E d i e ,
who is
currently
in Mc-Minn-v
i 1 1 e
Hospital
recovering from the accident.
Born and raised in Grand Ronde, Melvin
was the son of Ethel and Ernie Petite. He is
survived by his wife, and siblings: Sister
Kateri Petite of Beaverton; and Annabelle
"Peachie" Hamm of Dallas. His uncle, Pete
Petite, lives in Salem. He was loved by nu
merous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at St.
Michael's Church in Grand Ronde.
Mclvin's family would like to thank all the
tribal members and friends who assisted in
the tribal memorial service, especially Bill
Wilson, Vernon Kennedy and their associ
ates. Special thanks to Val Grout and her
family for their work in preparing the meal
and assisting in the kitchen.
I
Logging competition
Tribal member
HOFENBREDL
(pictured at right)
has been compet
ing in logging
shows for quite
sometime. He
has participated
in the St. Helens
Logging Show,
the Vernonia Logging Show, the Toledo
Logging Show, the Columbia County Log
ging Show, and the Willamina Fourth of
July Logging Show, where he placed first
in Pole Snip, Truck Backing, Stock Saw,
Wrapper Toss and has won the Ail-Around
Logger award in many of the shows. In
Vernonia he won the Mike Busch Memo
rial Sportsmanship Award. Kevin placed
highest in points in Vernonia and St. Helens.
He and his wife Marti live in Willamina
with their children Jacob and Kylie. He is
the son of Larry and Priscilla Hofenbredl.
His brothers, Larry and Leland compete in
logging shows also.
Tribal member
DANIEL
MOONEY (pic
tured at left) com
pleted for the second
year at the Wil
lamina Fourth of
July Logging Show.
He placed fourth in
Pole Climbing.
Congratulations to both guys.
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Tuesday, September 3 Wednesday, September 4 Thursday, September 5
Swiss Steak Turkey Noodle Dinner Corned Beef & Cabbage
Baked Potatoes Fresh Veggies Corn on the Cob
Green Beans Fruit Salad Salad
Dessert Dessert Dessert
Tuesday, September 10 Wednesday, September 11 Thursday, September 12
Stew Baked Cod Ribs
Green Salad Oriental Rice Creamed Peas & Carrots
Cottage Cheese Broccoli wCheese Sauce Seasoned Pasta
Dessert Dessert Dessert
Wednesday, September 18 Thursday, September 19
Tuesday, September 1 7 Steak Pot Pie Hamburgers
PICNIC? Cottage Cheese Fries
Tossed Salad Jello Salad
Dessert Dessert
Tuesday, September 24 Wednesday, September 25 Thursday, September 26
Chicken Strips ' Potato Lasagne Birthday Dinner
Scalloped Potatoes Pickled Beets Elders' Choice
Spinach or Green Beans Tossed Salad Elders' Meeting
Dessert
Menu is subject to change. Meal Price is S3. Staff please call ext. 2410 by 9:30 a.m.
Tribal member elders and spouses meals are free.
With pride, we are able to announce that Katrina
Wynne will be joining the Reibach family.
With her kindness, love, and gentleness she brings
honor to us all. Come share our pride when
Katrina and Michael start their life as one.
ALL WELCOME. Grand Ronde Sweat Lodge
Grounds on September 14 at 3:00 pm.
Contact Valorie, Tribal Offices.
My Imagination Leads Me To My Heart
As I imagine being in the middle of a meeting,
it feels good to be an Indian.
The beat of the drums...
The Indians dancing, talking, and meeting new friends...
The smell of sweet grass, and the feathers everywhere...
I am at a meeting of the American Indian Movement.
Eagles are the Indian's brothers.
Bears are the Indian's brothers.
Deer are the Indian's brothers.
My heart is so gentle. It is gentler than glass.
My dad's heart is so strong. It is stronger than the buffalo.
My mom's love is so tender.
My brothers are so strong, as strong as my dad's heart.
I'm as solid as a rock.
Everything is the brothers, sisters, and cousins.
Everything is related to Indians.
My family is the best.
My relatives are the best.
Everything is the world.
I thank my mom and dad for bringing me into this world.
V
n
Jesse Barkley
Fruit Valley School
Vancouver, Washington
Grade 5
Jesse recently won an award
for this poem. It was published
in a literary magazine.
Conaratulations Kristi Seidell
On May 19, 1996, Ms. Kristi Lynn Seidel
became Dr. Kristi Seidel, M.D. I Ms. Seidel
graduated from Medical School, University
of Kansas. It's refreshing to receive thanks
from students for the support provided by
the Tribe. In a letter to the Education Divi
sion, July 20, 1996, Ms. Seidel writes:
"Dear Family Members of Grand Ronde,
How quickly the last 4 years have gone!
Your faithful support of me during medical
school, through these 4 years has meant so
much. Thank you! As you can imagine,
I'm happy to be done with the medical
school and the endless exams!
The University of Kansas, Medical Cen
ter has offered me a 3 year family practice
residency. I'm excited to begin that! It be
gins January 1st. From July 1st through
mid-December, my husband Scott and I are
working in the desert on Northern Kenya,
Africa. We are working as a Doctor-Nurse
team with the Turkana people. We are
thrilled to have this opportunity, as we're
seriously considering medical missions as
a career. The Turkana people are a historic
people. They wear goat skins and massive
collection of beads around their necks.
They are nomadic herdsmen. Their herds
consist of camels, goats and sheep. They
eat a thick maize paste called "ugali" and
drink blood and milk from their camels and
goats. They live in palm frond huts that re
semble igloos. There is no electricity, run
ning water, phones here. It's "bush" living. . .
but we're really enjoying the experience.
i
t
I grew up in a different village in Turkana,
from age 9-17, so this feels like home to
me. There is a busy clinic, especially with
a malaria epidemic and a lot of T.B. in our
village of Napusamoru. We work in this
clinic daily, then once a month we go on a
week long medical safari to five different
areas where we have bush clinics and vac
cinations monthly.
Two days before we left Kansas City for
Kenya, I received a beautiful Pendleton
Wool blanket from the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde! I was delighted! It's won
derful, you all have been so generous to me,
thank you! Maybe I can help out there as a
doctor, in the near future. I consider all of
you family."
With love,
K. Seidel, M.D.