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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 2007)
JUNE 15, 2007 MCC KNIBHT A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org rs AT w MICROFORM C5' r 0 V - i 4 iSfVSZX MAKING WAY FOR THE NEW ELDER ACTIVITY CENTER.. .Right behind the new Elder Foster homes stood, until last Monday, the old Porter House, seen above being torn down. Built in the 1920s, the building served as a home, as the Tribe's alcohol and drug rehabilitation center, as an AA meeting hall, and most recently as an office for the crew building the foster homes. The Elder Activity Center is expected to be completed after January, 2008. " " 2 n n fa ConiMtoraM TMbM of Itw Grand Rand 9S1S Grand Rand Road, Grand Rond. Oragon 7M7 PRESORTfO FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAIO SALEM. OR PERMIT NO. 178 University of Oreqon Librar-y Received on: 06-18-07 Smoke sionals (Grand Ronde. Or. ) Family Is What's Important Tribal Elder Judy Olsen says she hasn't done anything worth writing about, except being part of a loving family. By Ron Karten With nine brothers and sisters, Tribal Elder Judy Olsen, the sec ond youngest, was well taken care of as a child, and as five have passed on in the last six years, she has often returned the favor. A few generations down from Chief Lepasank (Judy's grandmother, Mary Catherine Quinelle, was his grand See OLSEN on page 6 l hi. - J ''I '- I f - J a. Far flung relatives get together for a celebratory dinner at the Spirit Mountain Buffet as Tribal Elder Judy Olsen prepares to move south and be with family. From left is daughter Lisa Robison and her son, Kyle, 10, son and Tribal member Larry Olsen, Judy herself, brother and Tribal Elder Richard McKnight, his son, Tribal member Tommy McKnight, Rick's wife, Vivian, and long time friend Pat Royal.
