Yesteryears -- Sept. 15, 2014

2009 - Political newcomer Toby McClary culled the most votes in the Tribal Council election, receiving 359 (11.59 percent). At 31, he became the youngest Tribal Council member when he was sworn in, being three years younger than Chris Mercier.

2004 - Tribal voters elected three newcomers to Tribal Council with Angie Blackwell, Chris Mercier and Wesley "Buddy" West being the top three vote-getters.

1999 - Tribal voters elected Reyn Leno, Earl LaBonte and June Sell-Sherer to Tribal Council.

1994 - Tribal voters elected Bob Haller, Ed Pearsall and Eugene LaBonte to Tribal Council. Pearsall and Haller were first-time council members.

1989 - Smoke Signals and Tribal archives do not have a copy of the September 1989 edition.

1984 - Summer Youth employees through the Mid-Valley Jobs Council were thanked for their work in improving the Tribal Cemetery and Depot grounds. Workers were Debby and Angie Childers, Lydia Hostler, Doug Colton, Gregg Leno, Chris Current, Marty George, Scott Denhem, Jimmy and Teddy White, and Kenny Adams.

Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals.