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12 SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 Walking On... Janet Pearl (Lyon) Phillips March 16, 1933 – Aug. 13, 2016 Tribal Elder Janet Pearl (Lyon) Phil- lips, 83, was born March 16, 1933, in McMinnville, Ore., to Harley and Pearl (Langley) Lyon. She grew up and attend- ed Dayton Grade School and graduated in 1951 from Dayton High School. Janet was a bookkeeper, landlord and her most cherished occupation was owner/operator of the Pirates Den cafe, where she was known as grandma to hundreds of students. Janet was a longtime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 4. She was a proud member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, serving many years on the Culture and Health committees. Janet loved to travel, going to Hawaii, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alaska, New York, Nevada, Arizona, California, Idaho, Germany, Holland, Mexico and Canada. Some of her hobbies were camping, cookbooks, Tribal history, dolls, dancing and genealogy. Janet enjoyed life in general, always looking for the good in any person or situation. And, of course, her greatest joy was her grand- children and great-grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by her father, Harley, and a grandson, John Gentry III. She is survived by her 104-year-old mother, Pearl, and brother, Harold; her ive children, Carol (David) Ravia and James Gentry of Dayton, Mary Ann (Gary) Wilson of La Center, Wash., John (Sheryl) Gentry Jr. of Mackay, Idaho, and Cindy Gulledge of Battle Ground, Wash. She had 19 grandchildren: Julie, Donald, Jack, Russ, Christopher, Bobbi Sue, Jacob, Dusty, Michael, Delona, John III, Cabrean, Harley, Isaiah, Nevaeh, Joey, Donny, Alicia and Melissa. She was blessed with 33 great-grandchildren and many friends. Funeral services were held at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde gymnasium at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, and interment fol- lowed at the Grand Ronde Cemetery in Grand Ronde. A celebration of life was held at the Elders Activity Center. Memorial donations should be directed to Dayton Baptist Church. Macy & Son Funeral Directors handled the arrangements. S moke S ignals Softball Clinic Photos by Michelle Alaimo Lovie Lopez, left, left ielder for the Oregon State University softball team, corrects Anesia Ainam’s stance as the girls practice hitting inside, middle and outside pitches during the Softball Clinic held at the Tribe’s softball ield on Wednesday, Aug. 24. In addition to Lopez, Emily Friedman, assistant coach for the OSU softball team, also was an instructor. The clinic also took place Thursday, Aug. 25, and it was sponsored by the Tribe’s Youth Prevention and Facilities/Recreation departments. Name changes in Tribal Court Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled members for a iling fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would like to request a packet, contact Devin Larsen at 503-879-2303 or devin.larsen@grandronde.org. n Daysia Duran practices batting during the Softball Clinic held at the Tribe’s softball ield on Wednesday, Aug. 24. REPEAT WINNERS!!! BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP EVERY 1 ST AND 3 RD WEDNESDAY STARTING SEPT. 7 2016 5:30-6:30 P.M. LOCATED UPSTAIRS IN THE GRAND RONDE CLINIC IN THE MOLALA ROOM. If you are thinking about surgery, or have had surgery in the past, or even have had a family member that has had the surgery, come listen and or share your experience. Help support as we all go through this life changing experience. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT : MESSAGE KANDEE LITTLE ON FACEBOOK OR JAN KASCHMITTER AT 503-879-2067 The annual horseshoe tournament was held in conjunction with the annual Riggs-Norwest family re- union. Hosted at the home of Steve and Connie Bobb, a gathering of the grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great- great-great-grandchildren of Lewis Riggs Sr. and Lena Norwest (Riggs- Bobb). Winner again of the singles title was Gregg Leno; winners of the dou- bles again were father-and-son team Shawn and Braden Ebensteiner.
