JUNE 15, 2007
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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. " "
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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
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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.