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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1998)
8 Tribal Life Smoke Signals First qirl to win state champ in Greco wrestling AISES Scholarships D She will represent Oregon at NW Kids Regionals in Montana Congratulations to Grand Ronde tribal youth Summer Mercier for a fine year in the USA Wres tling Association and the State Championships. Summer is in her second year of wrestling. She is 9 years old and wrestles in the 50-pound bracket. Her overall record for the past two years is 50 wins and 8 loses. Although Summer is a girl, she com petes against mostly boys in all three styles of wres tling Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco-Roman. The following is some of her accomplishments for this year: Folkstyle 1st place Classic Qualifier (Newberg) 1st place Salem-Kiezer Open Tournament 1st place Sprague Crab Pool Open 1st place Banks Open Tournament 1st place TNT Open 4-man bracket (Tualatin) 2nd place Classic Tournament (OSU) 5th place Oregon State Championships Freestyle 1st place Cobra Challenge (Tualatin) 3rd place Oregon State Championships Greco-Roman 1st place Olympia Tune-up Challenge 1st place Oregon State Championships WAY TO GO SUMMER! Summer will be attending the Northwest Kids Re gional Championships in Butte, Montana on June 16-20, 1998. She will be representing the State of Oregon in Freestyle and Greco-Roman competi tion. Summer is the first girl to win a state champ ionship in USA Greco-Roman style wrestling. i: ,n a; ,f . li Nanitch Sahallie Youth Treatment Center held its annual Alumni Pow-wow on April 25 at Chemawa Indian School in Salem. Grand Ronde Veterans and members of the Grand Ronde Royalty and Veterans' Royalty were there, along with staff members and alumni. PICTURED ABOVE: Miranda Provost (left), 1997-98 Grand Ronde Miss Tiny Tot and Nikki Norwest, 1997-98 Grand Ronde Veterans' Junior Queen. rX-J r. t ' ' '-Nt .tk. V mi - ;r ; " I Expenses for the five day tournament are very high. If you would like to donate to Summer's trip to Montana, she and her parents would greatly appreciate it. You many send donations to: Sum mer Mercier, P.O. Box 664, Dayton, OR 97114. - In towns Mcwonj Gabriel "Gabe" A$u$tin Holier Ewtcrcfc this Life: September 6, 1976 Redding, CA titcrct into Gtonj: April 16, 1998 San Francisco, CA Services were held Tuesday, April 21 at Halcumb Cemetery in Round Mountain, CA. Gabe was the son of Donald Haller, and Francesca and Stanley Boring. . ' - Memorial Day P O T L U C K Sunday, may 24 AT NOON COMMUNITY CENTER The Tribe will host its an nual Memorial Day GatheringPotluck be ginning at noon. The meat will be provided by the Tribe, so please bring your favorite salad, side dish, or dessert. The deadline for AISES scholarship applications is fast approaching. The application deadline is JUNE 15, 1998. Scholarship categories are: A.T. Anderson, EPA Tribal Lands, and Schuyler M. Meyer Jr. The A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship honors Anderson, a Mohawk and chemical engineer who founded AISES with six other American Indian sci entists. This scholarship is awarded to undergradu ate and graduate American Indian Alaskan Native stu dents pursuing academic degrees in science, engi neering, medicine, business, natural resources, and math and science secondary education. The EPA Tribal Lands Scholarship is awarded to college juniors, seniors and graduate students ma joring in the environmental sciences. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens. Summer employment at an EPA facility and or on an Indian reservation is also offered based on the availability of resources. The Schuyler M. Meyer Jr. Scholarship is avail able to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are single parents with at least one minor child living in the same household. All fields of study are eligible and students must demonstrate finan cial need. In order to ensure your application will be considered, the Scholarship Department re quests that you be thorough and follow the check list on the back of the application. Applications for all the scholarships are avail able on the Internet at http:www.colorado.edu AISES and also through the AISES headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. Contact the scholarship co ordinator by calling (303) 939-0023 or write to AISES at 5661 Airport Blvd., Boulder, Colorado 80301-2339. ; ! " The AISES Scholarship Department' also has available all the scholarship applications on their web page. Applications can be accessed through the home page at www.colorado.eduAISES. Just click on the scholarships icon, and then the schol arships you wish to apply for. The instructions will walk you through die criteria and provide an application to print out. By accessing the AISES Web page, students can also find out about other AISES programs such as the summer internship program, college chapter information, upcoming conferences and events, and more! 4," I' "M & M TWINS" Makenzie Mae 6 lb. 12 oz. Morgan Marie 6 lb. 14-12 oz. Born February 6, 1998 to David & Stacy Hill Maternal Grandparents: Carroll & Sandi Palmer Great Grandparents (deceased): Joe & Mabel Palmer
