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ONABEN small business class I Mm?
MAY 15, 2000 ::
holds spiring graduation
By Justin Phillips
Oregon Native American Busi
ness Entrepreneurial Network
(ONABEN) graduated 18 people in
their spring 2000 session.
The graduation ceremony took
place at the Grand Ronde Commu
nity Center on April 28.
The 12-week spring session began
in early February.
Graduates will be starting up busi
ness ranging from housing construc
tion to setting up websites. Students
worked with the ONABEN staff on
bookkeeping, credit reports, business
plans, marketing research and sev
eral other topics.
Graduate Bryan Langley plans to
establish a website to sell archery
supplies and accessories. Scott and
Mary Mode plan to open an athletic
shoe store in McMinnville. Perri
McDaniel plans to have a mobile cart
that will showcase Native American
jewelry and crafts.
A special thanks goes out to Sheila
Herber and her staff for the dinner
that was provided. Herber also pro
vided a dinner at each class.
For more information on the next
session with ONABEN, contact
Sheila Herber at (503) 879-2492 or
Barbara Lake at (503) 879-2476 at
Small Business Development.
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ONABEN SPRING GRADUATES Photo by Justin Phillips
From left: Willie Towner, Bryan Langley, ONABEN Instructor Shelley Hanson, Jodie Kraemer, Perri McDaniel, Joe
Larsen, Debby Larsen, Mary Mode, Scott Mode, Chris Dizick, Linda Logan, Virginia Kimsey, Business Counselor Sheila
Herber, Paul Bute III, and Brenda Edie. Not pictured: Steve Bobb Jr., Vivian DeMary, Junelle Fox, Trena Towner and
Candy Robertson.
Dear Editor,
I wanted to write a letter of grati
tude to the clinic for being so fore
sighted to offer massage therapy. I
thought they were really living up
to the name, Wellness clinic.
Now, I understand this therapy
may not be offered much longer. Per
sonally, I can attest to not only the
effectiveness of massage, but the pre
ventive nature it offers.
I have three separate medical con
ditions that are accelerated by stress
and the physical reaction to it. Over
the years I've had too many costly
specialists and medications as a re
sult, that don't alleviate the condi
tions, but only treat the symptom.
Since the massage therapy, I'm able
to do without any pain medication.
I was going to see an arthritis spe
cialist, in hopes of finding some re
lief. Of course this would have
meant expensive testing, perhaps
even an MRI. Now with massage
and my doctor's advice on diet and
exercise, the results are so great. In
addition to my new found health, I
have my doctor's ear for fifteen min
utes, how often can anyone say that?
I ask any other patient who has ben
efitted, as I have, to speak up and save
the valuable therapy for all of us.
Charlene Freeman, Roll 194
CORRECTION
Smoke Signals regrets an error
in the May 1st issue: Tom Bunn
and Ted Lopuszynski are Yamhill
County Commissioners.
lH Lovuuj Memory
Young Tribal member dies in drowning accident
By Brent Merrill
Young Tribal member Ryan Beauchamp lived life to the fullest every
day. He was the kind of person who made friends easily and then made
them live their lives like he lived his all out.
On Friday, April 28, Ryan and four of his friends were climbing the
rocks on the ocean's edge at Sunset Bay State Park near Coos Bay, Or
egon. Caught by a powerful sneaker wave, three of the young men were
swept into the ocean. Beauchamp (17), his best friend Kevin Parker (19)
and close friend Josh Sherman (23) struggled with the waves before
Beauchamp and Sherman were thrown back onto the rocks. Sherman
was able to keep his grip and pulled himself out of the churning surf.
Beauchamp was ripped off the rocks and then slammed back into them
before disappearing into the ocean.
Parker struggled to stay afloat in the surf for nearly one-half hour be
fore finally going under just minutes before a Coast Guard boat arrived on
scene to try and help.
The accident occurred at 6:30 p.m. just before sunset. A helicopter and
two Coast Guard lifeboats searched the 50-degree water using night-vision
gear well into the evening. The search resumed the next day, but
was eventually called off on Saturday (April 29) when it was determined
Beauchamp and Parker could not have survived the cold waters.
Beauchamp's mother, Denise Ripley, the daughter of Tribal Elder Maxine
Leno, said her son was full of life and well liked by his many friends. She
described him as extremely outgoing and very athletic.
"He loved to hike and fish and camp and climb rocks," said Ripley. "That
is what he was doing when he got injured. He was one of those kids that
everybody loved. He had a lot of friends. He totally had a sense of humor.
He was always making everybody laugh.
"He was very courageous," said Ripley. "Although he was a little guy, I
think he thought he was seven feet tall. He was very courageous and he
could do anything. When it came to skiing or snowboarding he just got
out there and did it. Everybody else would be struggling and he would
just be gone and doing a good job of it."
She said her son was always on the go and that the cove at Sunset Bay
State Park was one of his favorite spots, he had been there many times.
"The tide was out and they wanted to go watch the sunset," explained
Ripley of the moments before the accident. "They all got swept in and then
Ryan and Kevin were thrown completely in the water and the other boy
was thrown down on the rocks. I actually think Ryan died from the im
pact of the rocks, because he did get thrown back and his friends did see
him, but he disappeared again."
A memorial for Beauchamp and Parker was held in Winston on Satur
day, May 6.
"They weren't able to find either one of them," said Ripley. "They were
the best of friends ... so I guess they will always be together. We wanted it
to be easier for his friends because they were very popular boys."
Ripley said she is working on a memorial park bench to be placed at the
State Park overlooking Sunset Bay cove.
"I felt like I needed to do something because he is still there," said Ripley.
"He was never recovered, so the point (at the cove) has a special meaning
to it. I need to leave something there for him. We'll visit there and his
friends can visit. I just always want him to be remembered."
When asked what she would remember most about Ryan, his mother
said it would be his outgoing and caring nature.
"I'll remember his love for people and his sense of humor," said Ripley.
"He just loved and really cared about everybody and he was happy and
full of life. All of his friends would tell me that he was always on the move.
He always wanted to go fishing or camping or hiking. He never let his
friends sleep in or just sit around the house. He was always dragging
them out to ride motorcycles or ride their bikes or go skateboarding. He
never wanted to sit still.
"It was almost like he knew and he was trying to live his live to the
fullest," said Ripley of her son. "Little did we know he was going to be
taken away."
A memorial service for Beauchamp was held in Grand Ronde at the Tribal
Cemetery on Sunday, May 7. Beauchamp will have a tombstone placed at
the Tribal Cemetery.
Kyoto Kelly Beauciuua
Ryan was born June 26, 1982 in Salem, and moved to Winston in
1997. He was a senior student at Douglas High School.
Survivors include his parents, Denise Ripley of Ontario and Kelly
Beauchamp of Winston; brothers, Benjamin Pahl of Santa Cruz, Calif.,
Sean Beauchamp of Winston, Jared Ripley of Ontario, Calif.; and grand
parents, Maxine Leno of Grand Ronde and Shirlene Mansfield of Tigard.