FEBRUARY 1,2007
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A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe
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Tony Johnson, Chinook Culture Committee Chair and Education Coordinator for Grand Ronde's Cultural Resources Department, welcomes friends and guests
to the Winter Gathering of the Chinook's Cathlapotle Plankhouse on Saturday, January 20. STORY AND MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 3.
Hawk's Eye iew
This photo was taken near Grand Ronde earlier this winter. Hawks
are swift fliers and some can attain speeds of 150 miles per hour
when diving. As proof of their strength and stamina, some species
of hawks will travel thousands of miles each year.
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Sports, Timber Industry, Tribal
Council Make For A Good Life
By Toby McClary
Athletic ability, a
lifetime of log
ging and three
terms on Tribal Council
have made Tribal El
der Leon "Chips" Tom
an icon around Grand
Ronde. Not to mention
his face being plastered
on billboards all across
the state of Oregon.
A HISTORY
OF "CHIPS"
Leon Clinton Tom
was born to Michael
Clinton Tom and Cora
(Voutrin) Tom on July
15, 1928. He was
born in Grand Ronde
and spent much of his
childhood there. He
attended Grand Ronde
Elementary, Willamina
High School as well
as Chemawa Indian
School through differ
ent periods of his child-
hood.
"I had a good childhood," said
Tom. "What I mean is that I never
experienced going hungry or any
thing like that."
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Wilmer"Bud"Leno (I) and Leon"Chips"Tom
dressed in their baseball uniforms in the 1950's.
He stated that life in Grand
Ronde (when he grew up) was "just
See TOM on page 6