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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 2001)
MARCH 2001 Smoke Signals 11 Lady Raider Excels on the Court and in the Classroom By Justin Phillips Tribal member Ashley Nunley is making a name for herself on the bas ketball court and she does well off the court as well. Nunley is a sophomore at Southern Oregon University (SOU) in Ashland, Oregon who plays basketball for the Lady Raiders. Nunley regularly re ceives straight A's in the classroom. Nunley stands in at 6'1W and plays post for SOU. After rapping up her high school basketball career for the Sutherlin High School Bulldogs, where she averaged 14 points and nine re bounds in 1998-99 and was a first team Sky-Em All-Star, she has con tinued her career in Ashland. While at Sutherlin, Nunley led the Bulldogs to a seventh-place 3A state finish in 1997-98 season. Last year, Nunley's freshman sea son, she finished second on the Lady Raiders' team with 15 blocks and fourth on the team with 3.7 rebounds per game. In a game during her freshman season, Nunley scored a season-high 13 points and had six rebounds in just 15 minutes. "I'm very proud of Ashley," said her mom Judy Parazoo. "She is attend ing college with assistance from a Tribal grant, a Tribal scholastic schol arship and an athletic scholarship for basketball." Nunley recently received a letter from the Vice-President for Academic Affairs congratulating her for her achievements and advising her that she had earned a place on the Dean's List. "Our children are our future of the Tribe," said Parazoo. "Thank you for investing in my daughter. She is making us all proud." Nunley's achievements, both for the team and with her grades, are commendable. Nunley's major is Health Promo tion. She has triplet brothers, Jus tin, Jarred and Gabriel who also play basketball. They are juniors at Sutherlin High School. . 3 W j tj F '- ... . . : 1 - f' J ' J,... ... - Ashley Nunley Tribal Youth Wins Tribal youth Justine Colton recently won the logo contest that was held by the Before & After School Care program. Her logo will be painted on the front of the Before & After Care building. She donated her $100 prize to the Jump Rope for Heart Foundation. Colton was then awarded a Pendleton backpack for school. "I donated the money because now I can win more prizes with Jump Rope for Heart," said Colton. Justine is the daughter of Mike and Daphney Colton, and the granddaughter of Jackie Whisler. f ... .7 sr. i - L Y MM k hMi Tun lum J i Summer Mercier; Be Very, Very Afraid She earns her reputation wrestling boys and beating them. By Justin Phillips There comes a time when an oppo nent just better bow-down and take a seat. Outwrestling her opponents is just another day for Tribal youth Sum mer Mercier. After compiling a record of 219 wins and only 18 losses against the guys, there comes a time for bragging rights. And Summer has earned that. Mercier has been wrestling for five years now. She has accomplished a lot over that period. Her living room is filled with medals and trophies she has received. She has had to wrestle all her matches in the boy's division. There is no girl wrestling events in Oregon, except the Girl's Classic, which is held in Portland once a year. Her record with girls is 20 wins and four losses. She has never lost a match in the girl's division in her own weight bracket. Mercier has won the State Cham pionship in all three styles (Freestyle, Folk style, and Greco-Roman) throughout the last five years. She won the State Championship in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman last year in La Grande, Oregon. In the 1998 Northwest Regional Championships, which is composed of all the state champions from 13 west ern states, she placed sixth in Greco- Roman. Last year she was invited to join the Oregon Women's Team that competed in the Women's National Champion ship, which included wrestlers from all 50 states. Due to no one being in her weight class, she agreed to wrestle 24 pounds above her weight, which was five brackets above hers. She placed fourth, which made her an Ail-American in the woman's division. Mercier and her stepfather, Pat Henry, will be traveling to Michigan again this year to compete in the Girl's National Championships. The fam ily is hoping she will get to wrestle in her own weight bracket. She has also competed in the boy's and girl's Classics. She won the Girl's Classic four years in a row. Mercier finished in third place this year, but she had to wrestle up three weight divisions. Mercier wrestles in the 80 lbs. boy class. Her brothers are Anthony Henry, Joe Mercier, Jerimiah Mercier. Sisters are Candi Koehler, Theresa Henry and Erica Mercier. Her goal is to wrestle in the Olym pics in 2008. Mercier plans on wres tling boys in high school in the future. She is wrestling on the Dayton Junior High School boy's team this year and did last year as well. She is undefeated - pAYTON X -v f 1 r-r - I jv Summer Mercier in her own weight division. Donations to help cover traveling expenses to Michigan would be greatly appreciated and can be made at the Grand Ronde Shopping Cen ter or sent to P.O. Box 664, Dayton, OR 97114. Thank you. Keep looking for updates of this young rising star as we follow her throughout her career. Keep up the good work Summer. o0oooooo0 a nannu I Rirfhdau V q uzjcpy tinnaay OOSC1LEE CILLERS q Love, your family qO oooooO 1 tiBgaosnSEBB m - SILETZ -March 12,13,1481 15: 9 am to 3 pm -SALEM-Marchl9: 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm March 20: 9 am to 7:30 pm March 21: 9 am to 5 pm Please call for other appointments: Siletz: 1-800-922-1399 Salem: 1-503-391-5760 Siletz warehouse will not distribute after 3 pm on any day. TRIBAL ELDERS AND SPOUSES EAT FREE. THURS.. MAR. 1 FRI.. 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MAR. 23 Swedish Meatballs Mac & Cheese with Ham Oven Baked Chicken Pork Noodles & Boiled Eggs Over Noodles Waldorf Salad Rice Green Onions Green Beans Pickled Beets Glazed Baby Carrots Fortune Cookies Fruit Dessert Dessert Fresh Fruit & Hot Tea TUES.. MAR 27 WED,, MAR, 28 THURS.. MAR. 29 FRI.. MAR. 31 White Beans & Ham Stuffed Green Peppers Roast Pork Minestrone Soup Rolls and Salad Mixed Veggies Mashed Potatoes & Gravy French Bread Dessert Dessert Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad Banana Cream Pie
