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A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe
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HO QUE BIVEE
KALAPUYA
CHASTA
Day informs
Native leaders on
legislative issues
affecting Tribes
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
SALEM - Oregon Tribal lead
ers, including those from
Grand Ronde, got up to speed
on Native American issues cur
rently before the Oregon Legisla
ture and also were given a chance
to educate state employees about
Tribal sovereignty during the Or
egon Tribal Governments Legisla
tive Day held at the State Capitol
on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack
Giffen Jr. and Secretary Toby Mc
Clary led a Grand Ronde contin
gent that included fellow council
members Steve Bobb Sr., Cheryle
A. Kennedy, Kathleen Tom and
Jon A. George at the event. Tribal
employees in attendance included
See LEGISLATIVE
continued on page 8
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Council member Cheryle
A. Kennedy talks to a variety of
state employees about Native
American history in Oregon and
sovereignty, along with six other
Tribal leaders, during Oregon
Tribal Governments Legislative
Day at the Oregon State Capitol in
Salem on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Photo courtesy of Pete SVronqIPolk County Itemlzer-Observer
Dallas High School sophomore Matthew Hofenbredl, top, wrestles his way to a second consecutive state title
during the state wrestling championships in Portland on Saturday, Feb. 23. He took first place in the 113
pound weight class of the 5A division.
Sophomore Matthew
Hofenbredl and senior
Josh Parazoo reprise as
state wrestling champs
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Grand Ronde Tribal
members did very well
at the state wrestling
tournament held Feb. 22-23
in Portland, winning two state
titles and taking two second
places.
Dallas High School sopho
more Matthew Hofenbredl,
16, added a second consecutive
state title to his record this
year. He has been wrestling
since he was 5.
Scio High School senior Josh
Parazoo, 18, did the same while
his brother, Scio freshman Jus
tin, 15, placed second in the fi
nals. They have been wrestling
in Scio since they were 4.
Michael Reyes, 15, a fresh
man at Willamina High School,
took second place in the Class
3A 113-pound division, los
ing to Riverside High's Hans
Rockwell in the championship
match. He won three matches
before the final in the state
tournament.
Hofenbredl took the 113
pound weight class in the 5A
division, winning the finals
against J.T. Ayers of Moun
tain View High School 5-2. He
defeated Ayers in last year's
finals as well.
"It was atill pretty exciting
See WRESTLING
continued on page 9
Mi
Butlers still in a mobile home two years after house destroyed
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
Tribal Elder Alton Butler and his wife,
Donna, have started their retirement in
a mobile home. The house in which they
lived since 1985, a two-story, 1911 farmhouse off
Salmon River Highway in Sheridan, was lost to
See FIRE
continued on page 6
Donna Butler and her husband,
Tribal Elder Alton Butler, stand
on a makeshift roof that covers
the basement of their Sheridan
home on Monday, Feb. 25.
A fire destroyed the house
two years ago and due to
complications, they have still
not been able to rebuild.
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Photo by Michelle Alaimo