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S moke S ignals
JUNE 1, 2018
‘To live in this community is a blessing’
GRADUATION continued
from front page
term Tribal Council member and
designer of the West Valley Veter-
ans Memorial that greets visitors to
the Tribal campus in Grand Ronde.
In early March, Bobb was being
interviewed for a feature story by
Smoke Signals staff writer Danielle
Frost, who asked him to reveal
something about himself that very
few, if any, people know about him.
Bobb related the fire alarm story
and the fact that he never officially
graduated from high school.
“It hasn’t affected anything I
wanted to do in my life,” he said,
“but I don’t know that you could
do that today. You really can’t get
away with stuff like that.”
During the editing of Frost’s
story, Smoke Signals Editor Dean
Rhodes sent an e-mail to Willami-
na School District Superintendent
Carrie Zimbrick, informing her that
Bobb had never received a high
school diploma despite being a long-
time member of the community and
performing community service for
the district. He recently repainted
the Bulldog logo in the high school
gym, for instance.
“I did not know that,” Zimbrick
replied via e-mail. “We could pres-
ent him with a high school diploma
at graduation. It would be an honor!
As a veteran, it is allowable.”
“Thank you, Carrie. Working out
just as I hoped,” Rhodes replied.
Since that mid-March e-mail ex-
change, Willamina High School staff
worked with Bobb’s wife of more than
50 years, Connie, to surprise him.
At Willamina High’s graduation
ceremony held on the football field
on the Oaken Hills Drive campus,
Willamina High graduates
66 seniors on May 26
WILLAMINA – Sixty-six seniors, including Grand Ronde Tribal Elder
Steve Bobb Sr., graduated from Willamina High School during an
afternoon commencement exercise held on Saturday, May 26, at the
Oaken Hills campus football field.
It was the 105th graduation ceremony held at Willamina High.
Graduating seniors were Uriah Shiloh Aaron, Damian Lee Anderson,
Kylie Marie Anderson, Lily Marie Baker, Kaylene Raelynn Barry, Ashley
Mariah Beck, Courtney Anne Brown, Ian Scott Bruckner, Kyle James
Larue Buczynski, Angelica Maria Campos, Tanner Lester Cavan, Dal-
ton Millard Childs, Haven Lee Collins, Keegan Michael Cook, Makayla
Emma Rose Creel, Nicholas Austin Crook, Kelly Michael Davis, Asia
Marie DeMars, Lydia June Doughty, David Lee Elwood, Brooke Pau-
line France, Adreianna Stacie Franklin, True Gibbons, Kayla Marie
Gilbert, Jaimi Lin Gravley, Daisy Jean Gray, Megan Aliya Gunn, Nathan
James Hogue Jr., Raven Trinity Holt, John Price Howard Jr., Ethan Sky
Howard, Kyler Jordan Huber, Anna May Hubert, Ty Michael Janes,
Savannah Hope Smiles Jones, Colton Samuel Keightley, Alyssa Kaye
Kennett, Alexander Blake Klass, Madison Elaine Konovalov, Hunter
Kenneth Latham, Rhys Griffin Mahurin, Hannah Renee McCallister,
Bethany Nichol McKnight, Kyisha Marie Mezick, Brand Lee Milton,
Brandon Adam Murphy-Phillips, Samantha Devine Nelson, Adam Lee
Noble, Anna Britt Nolan, Jacob Kristoffer Olson, Tanner James Onstot,
Andrea McKenzie Otter, Brittney Nikole Pratt, Kyle Nathaniel Revolins-
ki, Joshua Gene Royse, Allyssa Marryssa Sheker, Jacob Allen Skjei,
William Kavika Soderberg, Haydin Daniel Stacey, Emily Rose Sterling,
Jillian Layn Thomas, Cameron Eric Vanderberg, Abel Nathaniel Van-
ecek, Madison Ann Whitmore and Vyktoria Ivonnava Widrig.
Nolan was the valedictorian of the class and Onstot was the salu-
tatorian.
High School Princi-
pal Tim France sur-
prised Bobb with a
black cap and gown
just before the 65
seniors were ready
to march in during the processional.
Bobb joined France and English
teacher Amy Korst, the graduation
exercise’s guest speaker, in leading
the Class of 2018
on to the football
field.
France an-
nounced that Bobb
had just been in-
formed that he was joining the
graduating class. “He has done so
much for our school and communi-
ty,” France said.
Bobb stood for the national an-
them and sat through a welcoming
address and three speeches before
Zimbrick called him to receive his
belated diploma.
“It is a distinct privilege to in-
clude Steve Bobb in the graduat-
ing Class of 2018,” Zimbrick said.
“Steve, a lifelong member of the
Grand Ronde-Willamina commu-
nity, cut his high school career just
short of graduating in 1967. … He
identifies himself as a ‘lucky man.’
We know better, and consider our-
selves lucky to know him.
“We are honored to have Steve
join us today to receive his Willa-
mina High School diploma and ask
that you join us in congratulating
him.”
Bobb received a standing ovation
from the audience.
Bobb said that he “squandered”
his high school education, concen-
trating too much on cars and girls,
but that he was truly lucky to live
in Willamina.
“To live in this community is a
blessing,” he said, adding that his
wife does not send him on errands
to the store because he will be gone
for two hours, waylaid by conversa-
tions with people he knows.
“I never thought that I would be
wearing a cap and gown after 50
years,” Bobb said, adding that he
was wondering why his wife was so
insistent that he attend the grad-
uation ceremony. “I’m glad I didn’t
miss it.”
Editor’s note: In the interest of
full disclosure, Editor Dean Rhodes’
wife is a teacher at the Willamina
School District.
Name changes in court
Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled
members for a filing fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would
like to request a packet, contact Tribal Court at 503-879-2303.
Location: 9615 Grand Ronde Rd. Community Service
Center Bldg. B
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
Date: Saturday, June 23, 2018
Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Cost: $65.00 (Cost includes registration fee)
Instructor: Juan J. Sifuentez
Phone: 503-798-3521
Email: juansifuentez1964@gmail.com
This Four (4) hour SABRE Civilian Safety Awareness
There is a $25:00 registration fee
which is included with the cost of
the class.
This fee is for the training materials
that you will receive at the
beginning of the class
Please register by sending an email
to: juansifuentez1964@gmail.com
You will receive a reply with
information on payment options
Registration fees are due by
Friday, June 08
Program (CSAP) will teach you how to:
Identify and avoid dangerous encounters.
Discourage an attacker
Unfortunately, all dangerous encounters cannot be
avoided; so CSAP will also teach you:
use verbal commands & simple self-defense
techniques
Effectively and responsibly deploy SABRE Pepper
spray
Escape an attacker
You will become familiar with your SABRE pepper spray
by deploying Water-Filled inert Practice Sprays at Static
Targets as well as deploying the Practice Spray at your
instructor during a simulated attack!
MULTIPLY YOUR FORCE!
TRIBAL COURT
FACILITATION SERVICES
Starting July 1, 2018, the Tribal Court will offer Court Facilitation
Services. Court staff will be offering help to people who do not have an
attorney and who would like assistance with court-related paperwork.
Court staff are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice or assistance.
This service is open to the community and will be offered by appointment
only from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. If you would like to schedule an
appointment, please contact the Tribal Court at 503-879-2303 or by email
at court@grandronde.org.
Court Staff May Not…
Apply rules and laws to the facts of a specific
case.
Court Staff May…
Provide basic information applicable to all parties
about court procedures, rules and practices.
Interpret the meaning of ordinances, statutes or
rules in an attempt to explain how those rules
may apply to particular situations.
Refer people to specific statutes or court rules
that govern routine court practice or procedures.
Recommend one procedure or form over
another.
Provide instructions and forms developed by the
Tribal Court.
Substitute their own words for a customer’s
words on a form or draft a legal document of
their own.
Indicate where to provide information on a form.
Fill in blanks under the direction of a customer on
forms selected by the customer.
Take sides, recommend the services of a specific
attorney and offer opinions about possible
outcomes of court matters.
Provide court schedules and information on how
to get matters scheduled or refer to Oregon State
Bar or local legal aid offices for legal assistance.
CSAP STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE:
SABRE CSAP Student Manual
Three (3) SABRE Inert, Practice/Training Sprays
Quick Release Key Ring
Most Popular SABRE Defense Spray with
Quick Release
Survivor Tools for Smart Living
Certificate of Completion
