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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 2004)
NOVEMBER 1, 2004 MOCCE MAI A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org .teti .... . . . '3Si(iVMIMMMIim -rr; Plane Crash Claims Three Young Lives Tribal member Travis Hofenbredl, 16, walks on. By Ron Karten Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the Chain will link again. These were some of the words in memory of Tribal member Travis "Fuzz" Darwin Hofenbredl, 16 years old when a red and white 1971 Piper Cherokee went down in thick woods in the Van Duzer Cor ridor on October 14. Memories also came from family and friends of Ross Havel, 18, pilot of the plane, and his friend, Kristi Ward, 16, a passenger. The friends, each described as special in a unique way and full of life, were sailing through the air scouting elk for the opening of the hunting sea son at the time of the still unex plained tragedy. The plane, 45 minutes to an hour out of McMinnville, came down nose first in the thick woods about five miles east of the entrance to the Van Duzer Corridor. The plane that a witness said was flying "real low and real slow," according to Lieutenant Ed Stallard, investigat ing for the Lincoln County Sheriffs office, crashed at about the 2,750-foot level of Saddle Bag Mountain, killing the teens on impact. The plane ended on its back with the fuselage in flames. Debris scattered along a 140-foot crash path. The pilot has been praised as experienced and diligent at Cirrus Aviation LLC at the McMinnville Municipal Air port. Cirrus owned the plane, and Havel worked for Cirrus. Havel rented the plane on the afternoon of the crash, and the hunt for the teens began when the Piper did not return that evening as scheduled. "Genius," is the word that Carrie Zimbrick, Vice Princi pal and Special Education Director of Willamina High School used to describe Havel, who had been a stu dent there. "He was incredible," she said. "His depth of knowledge and See CRASH on page 3 Iff "tltUM fci ii! tax g sfc Pi We Will Never Forget Family and friends set up a memorial for Tribal member Travis Hofenbredl and two other teens, Ross Havel and Kristi Ward, who died in a fatal plane crash on Thursday, October 14, about eight miles from Grand Ronde. r Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Communitv of Oreaon Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 np NEWSPAPER PRO J . UO LIBRARY SYSTEM PRE FIUTE-NE OR Annual Tribal Government-To-Government Summit Held At Umatilla Reservation D Governor leaves before Tribal Chairs complete their statements. By Peta Tinda In 2001, the Oregon State Legis lature passed SB 770, a statute that outlines a process to promote posi tive Tribal and state government-to-government relations. One of the requirements is an annual summit, whih was held this year at Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton. Representatives from all nine fed erally recognized Oregon Tribes were at the summit to discuss the ways to work together with state and local governments. About 250 Tribal officials and department di rectors attended the summit. A delegation of about 20 Grand Ronde Tribal Council members and department managers were at the summit. Governor Ted Kulongoski spoke to gathered Tribal leaders. "The relationship between Or egon state government and the In dian sovereign nations will con tinue to be enhanced as a result of meeting together, sharing informa tion and traditions and collaborat ing on projects," said Kulongoski. "The annual meeting provides an excellent opportunity to build on See MEETING on page 3 0, (l I J V . tur JT; ' .J m Recognition Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy speaks to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski while Cow Creek Chairwoman Sue Shaffer (right) listens to Kennedy at the Annual StateTribal Government Summit held in Pendleton and hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. Photo courtesy of Marcus Luke Confederated Umatilla Journal
