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Veterans Powwow
set for July 8-10
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
The newly-christened 2011
Marcellus Norwest Memorial
Veterans Powwow renamed
in honor of U.S. Army veteran and
Tribal Elder Marce Norwest, who
walked on on May 22 will be
held Friday through Sunday, July
8-10, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds off
Hebo Road near Fort Yamhill State
Park.
Grand entries will be held at 7
p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday
and 1 p.m. Sunday. Gourd dancing
is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday
and Sunday.
Norwest's family will hold a tradi
tional giveaway at 6 p.m. Friday.
Veterans Powwow master of cer
emonies will be Nick Sixkiller and
whip man will be Tony Whitehead.
Tribal member Deitz Peters and his
wife, Rose, will be the head man and
woman.
The Mek Mek Haws restaurant in
Grand Ronde Station will serve din
ner at 5 p.m. Saturday and breakfast
at 8 a.m. Sunday at the Powwow
Grounds to attendees.
Veterans, dancers and members
of the public are invited to attend.
There will be arts and crafts and food
vendors. Free camping and parking
will be available, but no drugs or al
cohol are permitted, and pets are not
allowed in the powwow arena.
The first 10 drums are guaranteed
session pay.
For more information, contact
Tribal Veterans Committee member
Chris Tinney at 503-883-3610 or
chris.tinneygrandronde.org. D
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Seventeen Tribal members
were nominated to run for
three open seats on Tribal
Council at a special General Coun
cil meeting held Sunday, June 26,
in the Tribal Community Center.
Of the 17 candidates, eight are
either currently serving on Tribal
Council or have served on Tribal
Council.
The nominees, in the order they
were nominated, are:
Jean Turman, Roll 837, nomi
nated Westly "Buddy" West,
Roll 842. West is retired from
both military and Tribal Council
service (2004-07) and lives in
Salem.
Lonnie Leno, Roll 935, nomi
nated Reynold Leno, Roll 453.
Leno is the current Tribal Council
Vice Chair and serving his fifth
consecutive three-year term on
Tribal Council. He lives in Wil
lamina. Leon Tom, Roll 818, nominated
Kathleen Tom, Roll817. Tom is
current Tribal Council Secretary
and serving her second consecu
tive three-year term on Tribal
Council. She lives in Keizer and
Grand Ronde.
Chris Mercier, Roll 1821, nomi
nated William "Wink" Soder-
berg, Roll 777. Soderberg is
currently a Tribal Council mem
ber and finishing his second
consecutive three-year term on
Tribal Council. He lives in Grand
Ronde.
Jolanda Catabay, Roll 3424,
nominated Denise Harvey, Roll
1874. Harvey is chair of the
See TRIBAL COUNCIL
continued on page 11