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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 2002)
SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 Smoke Signals 3 I To the Editor, First of all, I'd like to congratulate the Smoke Signals team for their success at the Native American Journalism Association Awards in San Diego. Although I'm living away from home, I still avidly read our Tribal paper and use it as my link to Grand Ronde. I've heard many compli ments about its originality and general excellence. Well done. Unfortunately, your coverage of the NAJA awards last month was in complete. Chris Mercier, who happens to be my brother, won three awards while writing for Smoke Signals. 2nd Place for Best Feature: Weekly, as well as 2nd and 3rd Place for Best News Writing: Weekly were the awards, for which he deserves recognition. It'd be a shame that news of a Tribal member and employee, as dedicated as Chris, would go unnoticed. ..his writing didn't. I really believe that Smoke Signals is a great Tribal paper. I enjoy letting friends read about our Tribal history and community. They often comment on the quality photography and excellent writing. People from all over.... New York, Germany, Spain, etc. It's a compliment for the en tire Smoke Signals team to be recognized in San Diego. Great job. Sincerely, Bryan K. Mercier Roll 1357 EDITOR'S NOTE: Bryan, it's great to hear from you. I hope you understand that when Chris decided to throw his hat into the political arena he also chose to accept the conditions that go along with his decision. Because of our current editorial policy prohibiting Tribal Council candidates from being mentioned in the paper from the time of their nomi nations until the conclusion of the elections, Chris' accomplishments could not be reported on. We were faced with the choice of waiting to mention Chris' accom plishments until after the election (in which case the story would have been nearly three months old) or trying to cover the story while it was still timely. We chose to run the story. We're proud of Chris' accomplishments and the fact that he has won five Native American Journalists Association Awards in the last two years shows his talent. Thanks for the opportunity to explain the situation. HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TIM HOLMES September 15th You can cross this one off your list of "Things to do before turning 40." With Love Sis and Melanie ,.' . -J Vs. Mary Cook Happy 50th Birthday We love you so much, your the best sister-in-law a family could ask for and more, now that you are married to one of our Elders, it's a very hard to call you "George" anymore, ha, ha, ha. We love you so much, Pam, Jim and Saddie IP J ) SJ J I : v. ?- IV. IN THE TRIBAL COURT FOR THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON Case No.: C-02-08-003 That the name of the Petitioner be changed from Travis David William Stewart to Travis Stewart Mercier : Petitioner in such form as to indicate that his name is Travis Stewart Mercier. Dated this 22fld day of August 2002. NOTICE A Petition to Contest the Election of Candidate Val Sheker Robertson was filed with the Tribal Court on September 12, 2002. For more information, please contact the Court at 503-879-2303. Can you help find the Branch of Service for these Tribal and Non-Tribal Members? Do you recognize any of these names? The Veteran's memorial Ad-Hoc Committee is searching for verification of which branch of service each of these individuals served in so we can place their names on the appropriate granite monolith (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps or Navy). The project is beginning to take shape and we are coming up fast on our deadline for the first list of Veteran's names to be sent to the monument company to be sandblasted into the black granite. There is NO CHARGE for having a name placed on the Memorial, only verified miliary service. Please make the appropriate notations and return to our office at the Old Depot. We are there every Wednesday or you can drop it in the mail to Veteran's Memorial; P.O. Box 53; Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Tribal members Gaston, Veronica, Eileen 3111969 Greene, Tricia JoAnn 2261973 Grenz (Parazoo), Kimberly Ann 8251967 Haller, Wilbur Norman 8181925 Herrins, Michael D. 9 28 1965 Hiebert, Harold 12161948 Husak, Kenneth Robert 4 29 1951 Ibabao, Conrad 7 13 1948 Kellogg, William (Bill) 2 21 1945 McEachran, (D) Richard Dean 8 13 1949 McGee, (D) Dennis Melvin 10171944 McKinney, John B. 8211924 Peters, Jr. Henry D. 6201924 Pichette, Earl 7201919 Porter, David B. Porter, Riley S. 2 27 1922 Porter, Jr, Steven D. Quenelle, Leonard LaVerne 741935 Rife, (D) William Leonard 971923 Riggs III, Lewis Leo 1221943 Rowland, Mark A. 371951 Scheese, Larry 11 16 1945 Simmons, Marcus Had a purple heart-died in Italy killed in action. Uncle to Bill and Sampson Simmons Simmons, Jr. Sampson 1171939 Simmons, Sr. Sampson 1021908 Simmons, Walter 921941 Stephens, Gerald Blake 10311931 Stephens, Herbert 2 141929 Thanos, George 1051935 Williams, Gary 941935 Young, John Anthony 861957 (D) deceased Non-Tribal members Andross, (D) Lester Buried Buck Hollow Atteberry, (D) George Charles Last known address: 123 SW Harrison, Sheridan, OR 97378 131919 Bannon, Charles Leroy 797 NE Yamhill St, Sheridan, OR 97378 10U2U966 Barnett, Charles Lavon 7360 Ash Avenue, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 6 24 1937 Button, (D) Arlie Buried Buck Hollow Cook, (D) Miles Hugh Pudy Buried Buck Hollow Delph, Ross 600 SW Mill 17, Sheridan, OR 97378 DeMartino, Bill 30520 Salmon River Hwy, Grand Ronde, OT 97347 Dixon, Hazel 54470 Hebo Rd, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Evans, Elton PO Box 265, Willamina, OR 97396 Gearhart, Jesse Buried Buck Hollow Gerard, Paul Rt 2, Box 281, Sheridan, OR 97378 4231912 Gregg, Richard 48247 SW Hebo Rd., Grand Ronde, OR 97347 Harding, (D) Kenneth L. Buried Buck Hollow Kraemer, Benno Dominic 53555 Sourgrass Road, Grand Ronde, OR 6281916 McLaughlin, Robert Buried Buck Hollow Maerez, Alan 352 NE Faulkener Court, Sheridan, OR 97378 Pelfrey, James R. 435 SW Monroe St, Sheridan, OR 5 1932 Price, Ross Gene 146 NW Florence (PO Box 386), Sheridan, OR 97378 10111927 Read, (D), Donald Ray 925 SW Mill St, Sheridan, OR 97378 1 1 15 1936 Simmons, David R. PO Box 713, Willamina, OR 97396 7201949 Loving, (D) Doyle W 50465 Hebo Rd, Grand Ronde.OR 97347
