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Tribal Life
Smoke Signals
Sister Kateri Petite passes away Joyce Surface in Contract Health
Sister Kateri Petite, a Grand Ronde
tribal member and daughter of Ernie
and Ethel Petite passed away on July
3, 1988 at St. Vincent Hospital in
Portland. She was born on April 19,
1937 in Grand Ronde.
In 1945, Sister Kateri entered the
St. Mary's of the Valley convent in
Beaverton, Oregon where she lived
her entire adult life. She taught El
ementary education.
Sister Kateri is survived by her sis
ter, Annabelle "Peachie" Hamm. A
Rosary service was held on July 7 with
a Chapel service on July 8 at St.
Mary's of the Valley.
Eugene construction company
hiring women and minorities
Submitted by Connie Holmes,
Tribal Employment Services
Wildish Construction Co., a union
company, is recruiting minorities and
women to work in heavy equipment
construction trades. This company
is a heavy highway general contrac
tor located in Eugene. Most of their
work is in Lane County but they also
do work in Linn, Benton and Dou
glas counties. They employ a work
force covering all five of the primary
heavy construction trades including
laborers, equipment operators, ce
ment masons, carpenters and team
sters. The opportunities vary during
the construction season, but at this
particular time they are looking for
Equipment Operators and Cement
Masons. They encourage any inter
ested person looking for work in any
of the trades to contact the particular
union or them directly to discuss po
tential hiring opportunities. Con
struction trade experience or enroll
ment in a certified apprenticeship pro
gram is preferred. Interested persons
should contact Mr. Ed Lafayette, co
ordinator of equipment and labor
operations, at 541-485-1700 or
Wildish Construction Co., P.O. Box
7428, Eugene, OR 97401-0428.
Foster care relief
The Community' Resource is look
ing for providers to give Foster Care
parents a well deserved break. Ex
perienced people are needed 4 times
a month which may include week
ends andor weekdays. The Respite
Care providers will receive $18 a day
per child. For more information,
please call Josie at (503) 879-2034.
Voc Rehab Open House
You are cordially invited to attend
the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde Vocational Rehabilitation
OPEN HOUSE located at 1110 S.E.
Alder St., Portland, Oregon on July
28, 1998 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Grand Ronde Vocational Re
habilitation program would like to
meet all tribal members in the Port
land area. Come see our office and
visit for a while. Refreshments will
be served. Call (503) 239-8859 for
more information.
Refrigerator needed
If anyone has a refrigerator in
which they would like to donate to
the Community Resources Division
for a family who needs one, please
call 879-2034 or 1-800-242-8196.
Community Center Schedule
The Community Center calendar was
accidentally misplaced. Anyone who
has scheduled use of the Community
Center should call Nancy Holmes at
(503) 879-2401 to reaffirm your re
serve dates.
Dance practice starting
There will be dance classes held on
Wednesdays July 15, 22, 29, Au
gust 5 and 12 provided by the Eagle
Beak Drum starting at 6:30 p.m. at the
Community Center. Get ready, the
pow-wow is August 14-16!
Survey winners notified
Congratulations to the winners of
Elaine LaBonte-Moon's survey draw
ing. Susan Anguiano won the Early
Bird Drawing of $50. Cleo McKnight
won the regular drawing of $75.
- SALEM -Aug.
3: 3 to 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 5: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- SILETZ -July
20, 21, and 22:
Aug. 17, 18, and 19:
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
ARTS & CRAFTS
The Traditional Arts and Crafts
Committee of the Culture Board
want to identify tribal members
with traditional talents. If you have
skills and knowledge of traditional
arts and crafts, please contact
Marie Schmidt at (503) 232-5741
or Kathleen Mitchell
at (503) 879-2085.
Joyce Surface, a Warm Springs
tribal member, has recentiy joined the
Contract Health team at the Health and
Wellness Center. When you call with
your billing questions, you may
speak with her about your insurance.
Joyce worked for the Wellness Cen
ter at Warm Springs for five years,
and applied with Grand Ronde be
cause she needed a "change of scene"
from living a Central Oregon and
wanted to take her career in a differ
ent direction. She said the work she
is doing is very similar, but the com
puter system is different. She began
working for the Tribe on June 1.
She said, "I love the work I do. I
love talking to people and helping
people."
Congratulations Chief Wall ulatum
Members of the Warm
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Springs Tribe held a traditional
breakfast for Chief Nelson
Wallulatum in May at the
Pierson Mitchell family home.
Grand Ronde Elder Merle
Leno, a friend of the family,
was invited to attend. The cel
ebration was held to honor
Chief Wallulatum for 39 years
of chieftainship of the Warm
Springs Agency District. Con
gratulations from your Grand
Ronde friends and neighbors!
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WEEKEND TRIPPERS: Twenty-two Elders and their spouses took the Se
nior Van (above) to Central Oregon last month to attend the Warm Springs
Tribe's Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Days. Jill Jeffers, Elders' Advocate, said they
went to the pow-wow, rodeo, and the Museum at Warm Springs, where
they met and visited with friends and family. The Elders stayed in Madras.
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