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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2000)
15 Tribal member earns recognition; sister takes East Coast tour McMinnville's Grizzly Erica Empey does well at swimming, while sister Allison Empey embarks on an East Coast Trip. APRIL 15, 2000 By Justin Phillips Young tribal members Erica and Allison Empey have been busy lately Erica set a personal best while swimming for McMinnville High and Allison toured the nation's capital with a group of McMinnville high students. Erica is on the Grizzly Swim Team at McMinnville High School. In only her second year on the swim team, the hard working senior has given inspiration to her teammates and oth ers. Erica took fourth in the 200 freestyle in a lifetime best time. Keep up the good work Erica! Allison recently took a trip to the East Coast with 24 other McMin nville students. Allison visited such sites as Monticello, the famous estate of Thomas Jefferson, Washington D.C., where the students were given a VIP tour of the White House and '17 Erica Empey John F. Kennedy's grave, where they watched the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. : Allison Empey Allison was one of four students chosen by the other students to rep resent McMinnville and Oregon to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Un known Soldiers. The wreath was decorated with flowers and a ribbon reading, "McMinnville High School." Allison and her group also toured George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. In New York, the group saw the Rockefeller Center, Chinatown and Central Park. The last day of their 13 day journey, they visited the Statue of Liberty, where the students marched up to the crown. The students visited the Salem Witch Museum and the Derby Wharf on the last stop before their plane left. The chaperones had a brick engraved with "McMinnville, OR, High School March 23, 2000." To be eligible for this trip, students obtained personal recommendations, their transcripts were reviewed, and they were selected by teachers and advisors. New Baby Douglas and Lorri Smith joyfully an nounce the birth of their daughter. SIERRA VIVETTE SMITH arrived February 20, 2000 at 8:27 p.m. weigh ing 8 lbs. 2 oz., and 21J2 inches in length in Phoenix, Arizona. David and Aubrey are the proud brother and sister. The gleaming grand parents are Don and Saundra Smith. HAPPY 4111 BIRTHDAY OUH LITTLE DAHLING GIIANDSON JIMMY. LOVE, GRANDPA AND GRANDMA arc Young member named Ambassador Tribal member Grace Russie-Sexton, the daughter of Dennis and Linda Sex ton, has been excepted as Student Am bassador to Australia and New Zealand this summer. She is the granddaughter of Leon and Katherine Duclos of Texas, and Roy and Midge Mushrush of Bakers field, Ca. and the late Jewel Barney of Oakley, Ca. Grace is a 7th grader at St. John the Evangelist School. Three hundred stu dents in California applied for the 40 places available. She will be the only Native American in this summer's pro gram. Hacn student had to complete a questionnaire and provide three letters of recommendation of which two had to be from her teachers. These interviews were to discuss school activities, extracurricular activity and their reason for being a Student Ambassador. The aim of the program is to give students the understanding of the people and acquaint students with the political, economic, and cultural characteris tics of the country. There will also be home stays and school attendance in each country. Grace will also be taking a high school credit course in photo essay. Any one wanting to help Grace with sponsorship can call her at (916) 722-3737. Sponsorship entitles travel updates and photo. . -4 feu rH ' I , ' 1. if ; f - . , nrf ' Congratulations to tribal member Ashlee Merrill on the completion of your first middle school basketball season. We're all proud of you for being such a great person, friend and daughter. You played great this season and kept getting good grades. Way to go! Love: Mom, Dad, Aaron, Erika, Auntie Kim, Uncle Tom, Grandma LaVerne, Uncle Donn, Nonna & Bob. Congratulations to tribal member Aaron Merrill on the completion of your first high school basketball season. We're all proud of you for being such an outstanding player and getting good grades. Love Mom, Dad, Ashlee, Erika, Auntie Kim, Uncle Tom, Grandma LaVerne, Uncle Donn, Nonna & Bob. X A' " lh''r"1 m,m,t't'i JL Happy Dirthday GRAUDPA AD1IAU Love Always, Your Granddaughter Cheyenne W. Mansayon
