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Walking On...
Debra “Debbie” Kay Wible
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday – Friday: 9 a . m . – 6 p . m .
(closed Monday - Friday: noon – 1 p . m .)
Saturday: 10 a . m . – 2 p . m .
Way to go! Please join us in congratulating Rachelle Kellogg on
her new job with the Cultural Resources Department. Rachelle did a
lot of good work while at the Tribal Library and she will be missed.
Family Game Night: 5 to 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month.
Our final event until Fall will be on May 31. We will have board
games, card games, Xbox games and refreshments.
Book review/Staff Pick: “The Great Wide Sea” by M.H. Herlong.
Once upon a time there was a family. Then a boat. And then islands.
Once upon a time three boys were lost at sea. One almost drowned.
One almost went crazy. One fell off a cliff.
“Everything I tell my little brother is the truth. I just don’t tell him
everything. I don’t tell him about the morning we woke up and Dad
was gone. I don’t talk about the storm. Or about when we wrecked
on the coral reef. I will never talk about – when I left him alone,
standing there on the empty beach of that desert island with Dylan
dying at his feet.
“I don’t tell stories about those things and I don’t need to. Because
Gerry is lying when he says he can’t remember. He remembers it all.”
“The Great Wide Sea” is a young adult fiction title told from the
oldest brother’s point of view. This book is Herlong’s debut novel.
“The story has the heart to become a classic!”
“The Great Wide Sea” is available at the Tribal Library for check
out. – Marion Mercier
Donations: Our thanks to Josh Henry and Ava Fagundes, Sandra
Haller, Rick Andersen, Tasha Kellogg, Tina Gilbert, Lee Taylor and
Joanne Beeks for their contributions to the Tribal Library collection.
We appreciate the generosity of our friends of the library.
Reminder: Donated items must be clean and in good condition.
Inter-Library Loan services: The Tribal Library partners with
Oregon State Library to offer “library to library” inter-library loan
services. By completing the inter-library loan form, Tribal Library
patrons may request items from the Oregon State Library collection.
Items will be couriered to and from the Tribal Library. OSL lending
policies apply for return of items.
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June 29, 1961 – April 15, 2017
Tribal Elder Debra “Debbie” Kay Wible,
55, a resident of Grand Ronde, walked on on
Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Portland.
She was born on June 29, 1961, the daugh-
ter of Milton Roy and Hazel Lorraine Haller
Sherwood. At an early age, she started caring
for her siblings. She has been a mom and
caregiver all of her life. She never gave up on
anyone and had the biggest heart. She loved
watching movies.
She is survived by her sons, Bradley, Mat-
thew and Michael Wible and Maurice Bishop
III, and daughter, Jennifer Bishop, along with 10 grandchildren. She
also is survived by her mother, Hazel Porter; father, Milton Sherwood;
stepfather, Thomas Porter; sisters, Patricia Strutton and Cheryl
Brooks; and brother, Kenny Sherwood.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Leonard Bishop
II, and brothers, Milton Sherwood Jr. and Ricky Sherwood.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 21, in the new Lighthouse
Church in Grand Ronde. Interment followed in the Grand Ronde
Tribal Cemetery.
To leave a message or memory for the family, visit www.dallas-
tribute.com.
David “Duke” Albert Olson
July 18, 1946 – April 14, 2017
Tribal spouse and former Tribal employ-
ee David “Duke” Albert Olson of Grand
Ronde, Ore., walked on on Friday, April
14, 2017.
He was born on July 18, 1946, in Helena,
Mont., to Aaron and Clementine Olson. He
was a loving husband, father, grandfather,
brother, uncle, teacher, mentor and friend.
He leaves behind his wife of 34 years,
Linda; two daughters, Shawn (Ezequeil)
Jones and Lydia (Lenny) Logan; two sons,
Frank (Laurie) Hostler and Joe (Monica)
Hostler; and 16 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. He also is survived by two sisters, Judy (Jerry)
Bosch and Kellee Olson, and a brother, Kirk (Kathy) Olson, as well
as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Aaron and Clementine;
sister, Pat; brothers, Craig and Barry Olson; and all of his ancestors
before him.
Duke was a proud member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge
and a descendant of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. He
was a descendant of Charles “Count” Provost who traveled with
Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show.
Duke and his family moved to Grand Ronde in 1954. He attended
Agency School and graduated from Willamina High School in 1965
where he fondly remembered many mischievous adventures.
Duke was a Navy veteran, serving from 1965-71. He was a skilled
front end mechanic and expert general contractor. Along with his
wife, brother-in-law, sons-in-law, daughter and son, he operated
Eagle Feather Construction for many years, building and remodeling
numerous homes and offices from the ground up.
Duke was an expert builder who prided himself on quality work.
He learned construction by working side by side with his father,
Aaron, who taught himself plumbing, electrical, concrete, sheet rock,
framing, roofing and finish work. Duke was a patient mentor and
teacher, and prided himself on seeing his skills passed on.
Duke retired from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Main-
tenance Department in 2009.
In retirement, he enjoyed playing poker at Spirit Mountain and
Chinook Winds casinos, as well as playing bingo and visiting and
teasing his friends at many local establishments. Duke made beau-
tiful Native crafts with his hands. He enjoyed making and selling
moccasins, drums, beaded necklaces and earrings. A perfectionist
in everything he made, he never did “shoddy” work.
Duke will be greatly missed by his family and friends. His knowl-
edge, teasing and sense of humor will be missed. He wanted to be
remembered as a good man who lived a good life.
Duke’s family would like to thank Serenity Hospice, Willamette
Valley Medical Center staff, Dr. Pathial, Dr. Spear, Dr. Lance
Loberg and the Grand Ronde Health Clinic staff, and Lincare of
McMinnville.
Memorial services were held Saturday, April 22, in Grand Ronde
at the Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, immediately followed
with a meal at the Tribal Community Center.
Dallas Mortuary Center, www.dallastribute.com, is caring for the
family.