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JULY 15, 2008
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NOMINATIONS continued
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Mountain Gaming Commission, was
on Tribal Council from 1992-95 and
is a small business owner. He lives
in Pleasant Hill and was nominated
by his great-uncle, Tribal Elder
Gene Hudson.
Tribal Elder Jackie Many Hides
(formerly Provost), Roll 643, 56,
worked in the medical field for 20
years and is now a homemaker.
She lives in Grand Ronde and
was nominated by her great-aunt,
Tribal Elder Elinore Anders.
Tribal member Brent Merrill,
Roll 1362, 47, former editor of
Smoke Signals, is now a public rela
tions consultant who lives in Grand
Ronde. He was nominated by his
aunt, Tribal Elder Ellen Fischer.
Tribal Elder Patsy Pullin, Roll
238, 65, an Employment and
Training Specialist and Social Ser
vices caseworker for the Tribe. She
lives in Willamina and was nomi
nated by her mother, Tribal Elder
and longtime Tribal Chairwoman
Kathryn Harrison.
Tribal member Denise Harvey,
Roll 1874, 46, Mentorship and
Workforce Development coordina
tor for the Tribe. She lives in Tu
alatin and was nominated by Tribal
member Mary Leith.
Tribal Elder Bob Haller, Roll 226,
70, formerly a member of the Tribal
Council for 10 years, has retired from
the construction industry in which
he worked for 30 years. Today, he is
a small business owner living in Wil
lamina. He was nominated by Tribal
Council Secretary Jack Giffen Jr.
Tribal member Larry Risteen,
Roll 4307, 55, has been bell cap
tain for Spirit Mountain Lodge for
many years. He lives in Hebo and
was nominated by his mother, Trib
al Elder Gloria Hudson Engelson.
Tribal Elder Debbie Giffen Mar
rington, Roll 181, 55, is a home
maker helping to take care of her
parents. She has worked in office and
banking positions for many years.
She lives in Sheridan and Brookings,
and was nominated by her mother,
Tribal Elder Diane Giffen.
Tribal Elder Wink Soderberg,
Roll 777, 74, has served on Tribal
Council for the last three years
and for another three-year term
25 years ago, when he served as
co-chair. Soderberg had a career in
sales, lives in Grand Ronde and was
nominated by fellow Tribal Council
member Chris Mercier.
Tribal Elder Bernadine Shriv
er, Roll 1741, 67, is a small busi
ness owner living in Gresham. She
was nominated by her son, Tribal
member Greg Archuleta.
Although recent elections have
seen candidates joining together
to campaign, this year only three
have so far joined as a slate Leno,
Nominator: Nominee:
Leon (Chips) Tom Kathleen Tom
Ashley Spitzer Wesley (Buddy) West
Russ Leno Reynold Leno
Gene Hudson Andy Jenness
Elinore Anders Jackie Many Hides
Ellen Fischer Brent Merrill
Kathryn Harrison Patsy Pullin
i Mary Leith Denise Harvey
I Jack Giffen Jr. Bob Haller f
Gloria Hudson Engelson Larry Risteen
Diane Giffen Debbie Giffen Marrington
Chris Mercier Wink Soderberg
Greg Archuleta Bernadine Shriver
(Members were nominated at a special General Council Meeting held on
Sunday, June 28, at the Tribal Community Center in Grand Ronde)
Pullin and Haller.
Candidates will campaign through
the summer with ballots going out
on July 23. Candidate Statements
will be featured in the next issue
of Tilixam Wawa, slated to go out
the week of July 21. Results will be
counted at the Community Center
Illustration created by George Valdez
on Saturday, Sept. 6, and posted
that evening on the Community
Center's front doors.
This year's number of candidates
does not surpass the 14 Tribal mem
bers who ran for Tribal Council in
2003 and 17 Tribal members who
ran in 2002. B
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