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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1998)
4 News and Opinion Smoke Signals OIEA Youth Conference draws tribal teens m$m (! Chinook Winds Convention Center in Lincoln City hosted the Oregon Educa tion Association Youth Conference for American Indian youth on May 21, 22, and 23. Teens from Oregon tribes at tended the conference, and stayed at the Shilo Inn, adjacent to Chinook Winds. The conference covered a wide variety of seminar topics including youth in carceration, overcoming the loss of a loved one, traditional values, and bas ket making. Friday, OIEA held its youth board meeting. Sixteen of our Grand Ronde tribal teens attended. ( Via V. TOP: Teresa Henry, Tara Leno, and Valerie Haller take a break from seminars. BELOW: Youth gather for the OIEA Board Meeting. lfrL M yr ) eft v L i ( o Dear Editor, On behalf of the family of Lester LaBonte, I would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to the numerous people who helped my dad dur ing his lengthy illness. I would also like to thank all of the people who extended their hand of friend ship to me at the time of my dad's death. For the people who took charge of the kitchen for us, pre paring a beautiful meal; for the beautiful cards and flowers sent; for the sharing of memories and for the songs of honor of my dad thank you. Respectfully, Elaine LaBonte Dear tribal members, I want to take this opportunity to thank the fol lowing people who helped me and my cousins, Stephanie Duran (Grand Ronde Veterans' Jr. Prin cess) and Ashley Tuomi (Jr. Miss Grand Ronde), get to go to the Gathering of the Nations: my uncles Tim Warren Construction and Randall King Con struction; our cousins at Hanson Farms; my great aunts Alta Bloomquist, Edith Cunningham, and Betty Reed; my grandmother Evelyn Seidel; and our cousin Charlotte Gray. We had a great time there. We were warmly re ceived by the committee and other Royalty Courts. We were invited to a group photo session with all visiting Royalty. Invitations were extended to at tend some of their pow-wows. We went to the Pueblo Cultural Center and listened to traditional songs and watched Zuni and Hopi Dancers perform. There were 3,000 dancers and drummers it is something I will never forget. We met people from all over the United States and Canada. Thank you all again, Courtney Warren Sr. Veterans' Queen Tribal Roll 2241 SMOKE SIGNALS 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Or 97347 EDITOR: TRACY DUGAN (503) 879-2254 REPORTER: OSCAR JOHNSON (503) 879-2321 GRAPHICS SC NEWS COORDINATOR: KIM MUELLER (503) 879-2264 1 -800-422-0232 FAX: (503) 879-2263 INTERNET E-MAIL ADDRESSES: tracynewsmacnet.com kimnewsmacnet.com oscarjohnsonjournalist.com Members of the Native American Journalist Association, the Associated Press, and Society of News Design. SUBMISSIONS FROM OUR READERS: SMOKE SIGNALS, a publication of the Con federated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu nity of Oregon, is published twice a month. We have established an Editorial Policy to en courage input from readers about stories printed in SMOKE SIGNALS, and other tribal Is sues. However, all letters must be received at the newspaper office with author's signature, address, and phone number in order to be con sidered for publication. SMOKE SIGNALS reserves the right to edit any letter for clarity and length, and to refuse publication of any letter or any part of a letter that may contain libelous statements or personal attacks. Not all letters are guaranteed publication upon sub mission. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SMOKE SIGNALS, tribal employees, or Tribal Council. UPCOMING DEADLINES: Friday, June 5, 1998 Friday, June 19, 1998 O Printed on recycled paper. 0 '"Mi' ("X m .j, ft3 . 1 CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Courtney Warren, 97-98 Grand Ronde Veterans' Sr. Queen; Stephanie Duran, 97-98 Grand Ronde Veterans' Jr. Princess; and Ashley Tuomi, Jr. Miss Grand Ronde.
