JULY 15, 2006
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A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe
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Flash Point Willamina's 4th of July celebration offers a variety of events throughout the day. This year, the events included an arm wrestling tournament, a
parade, a blues concert from the Jake Blair Band and the evening ended with a 4S-- . fireworks display. Vendors also line Main Street in Willamina offering many
things from elephant ears to exotic pets. MORE PHOTOS ON PACZ 6.
Working Class Heroes
Are Something To See
n Security staffers Charles Vinson, Roel Hernandez and Mitch
Cheselka go beyond the call during a fatal accident on Hwy. 1 8.
By Ron Karten
At 10:30 a.m. on the morning
of Sunday, June 25th, Sharon
Hartley, 40, of Klamath Falls,
driving east on Highway 18,
crossed the center line sideswip
ing Tribal member Shonn Leno,
driving his Ford pickup west.
Hartley ran Leno off the road
doing minor damage to his 2000
F-250 Ford pickup in the pro
cess, and he was not hurt.
Hartley, with her 83-year-old
mother in the passenger seat,
continued driving east in the
westbound lane on Highway 18.
Then, she drove head-on into
two motorcyclists Timothy
Clark, 51, of Hillsboro and David
Randolph, 51, of McMinnville,
friends and fellow-workers
killing them instantly. Both
wore helmets.
Randolph, according to his
obituary was a skydiver who
had made more than 1,000
jumps.
Riding on the back of Ran
dolph's 2005 Harley Davidson
See ACCIDENT
on page 3
Elders Foster Care Homes Ready
"It is time now to think about those that made it possible."
By Ron Karten
On Wednesday, July 5, all of the
Tribal Council members were on
hand, as well as many Elders and
many care providers. People were
seated under tents in the parking
lot on Blacktail Drive and down the
block. The sun was shining.
The Grand Ronde Color Guard
posted the colors. The Housing Board
of Commissioners was there.
Tribal Elder Leon "Chips" Tom
provided the invocation.
"It is time now to think about
those that made it possible," said the
Tribe's first Housing Authority Chair
and Tribal Elder Robert Watson.
"The critical thing," he said, "is
the staff you have. You can have
the greatest facility but you have to
have the people. You have to have
the philosophy. You have to have the
monitoring and the training."
Tribal Elder Val Grout talked
about her sister, Arlene Beck, who
passed on recently. "How can I stand
up here and be brave enough not to
cry?" she said. "Arlene Beck was my
big sister. I was afraid of the dark.
See FOSTER CARE
on page 3
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