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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 2002)
JUNE 1,2002 "ww Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe - vmw.grandronde.org mm hose UP r ah Top Performer -Tribal member Caitlin Zimbrick exits the high jump pit after successfully clearing the bar. Zimbrick jumped 5 feet 2 inches to finish fourth place in the competition held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth on May 18. Caitlin's brother Matt placed in three different field events and Caitlin's cousin Alex Bishop also high jumped 5 feet 2 inches to tie for fourth. i -; J V. i in -JJ J v lit ' n &&$ P- Next Generation - Ardell Scalplock of Sac ramento holds son Novaleen, 1 1 months old, at the Klatowa Eena Contest Pow-wow at Oregon State University's Gill Coliseum in Corvallis on Saturday, May 18. The Jumping Zimbricks Place At State Tribal youths Caitlin and Matt Zimbrick lead the Willamina Bulldogs' track and field team to an eighth place finish in the AA State Championships. By Peta Tinda Grand Ronde Tribal members put on a strong show of force for a very small team at the State Track and Field Finals in Monmouth this year. "We've had a great season," said Willamina Bulldogs coach Carrie Zimbrick. "The kids are hitting where they should be. By the end of the season, we had hoped to be breaking old records. "We sent seven kids to the state championships at (Western Oregon University in) Monmouth this year," said Zimbrick. "We competed in ten events altogether and brought home eight med als." At the state district meet, Tribal member Matt Zimbrick broke a personal record for the triple jump with an effort of 41 feet 9 inches. His previ ous best was 41 feet 3 inches. At the State fi nals, Matt jumped 41 feet 1 inch, earning him second place. "Which was pretty good, because he was ranked fourth," said Coach Zimbrick. "He brought home a lot of points for the team." The girl's track and field team has also done well this season. Tribal members Caitlin Zimbrick and Alex Bishop took first and second place at the district finals at Linfield College in McMinnville, and Caitlin took first place in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet 7 inches at districts. Her previ ous best was 15 feet 11 inches, showing the im provement her coach was looking for at the start Caitlin continued on page 6 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Address Service Requested PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 OR NEWSPAPER PRO J. UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRESERU. 1255 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Mmprtpi y- mmwum m
