AUGUST 6, 1976 WARM SPRINGS., OREGON PAGES
"SpHpaf Speaks"
Food
Preservation
Is it for you?
LIFE IS NO JOKE, as the Spilyay Tymoo staff
were returning from the Pioneer Office one day and
came close to . . . “well”, what would one say,
disaster, the end, or What ever, came close to a
head-on collision with a hasty tourist as he was
passing a car on a curve and just about ran the
gang off the road.
’ To make things worse,, the subject
of conversation at the time was toe
Swine Flu epidemic, and one of the
staff members was feeling quite, well,
poorly^ at the time and was joking of
what one should do before passing on,
like wills etc. a grubby subject
wouldn’t one say?
Butjt, ma^e ^je gring
this is ngL, a^^joki^g
After that: closeescape the subject
bgeri?
Leithecpbub from- one
s^jthq Rogers^।the first
though was’where is Terry, well
other things ran through the brain box, like, “I’m glad that I was
traveling in the speed limit, because if the speed were just a little
faster what would have happened? “Yikes”.
Reminded me of the. advertisement on the radio station
KGW where they say “Bull Halt, and if he doesn’t halt, when you
wake up in intensive care, well something like that wouldn t be
appropriate for this incident. Well, we are still hanging tough and
hope to continue ...
.
It was reported that the R.L. Coats Construction Co.
began minor grading on the road through Hollywood, Thursday,
July 29, 1976. The operation went into full swing òri Monday
August 2, and the job should be completed in August.
Last Saturday’s workday was cancelled for the 4-H club
members because of haying. The plans, were to rebuild the rockin
4-H club stock corral. All club members^^oqld.ke«^ at least two
week-ends open during the. ng^X. monto
days-
Another reminder to stock owners mât hay should be purchased
early this year. For further information of location and pric^ of
hay, one can call 553-1161 ext. 46«
11*100^130
Is food preservation worth
your while? Before you get
involved with canning, pick
ling, or making jams and jell
ies, this summer, ask yourself
a few questions, says Sue
Gangler, Extension Agent.
Did you use the food you
preserved last year? Take in
ventory on the canned fruits,
vegetables, and meats still on
your shelves. Plan fof one
season at a time, for foods lose
quality and eye appeal if kept
on the shelf too long.
Will home food preserva
tion really save you money?
Ms. Gangler advises consum
ers to consider the costs in
volved. These costs include the
price of the food to be pre
served; the equipment, and
your energy and time that is
spent. Perhaps a be
home
canned
mpr^
ex-
pensive than the commercial
£
What are your personal
reasons for canning or pick-
Ijng? Is it for a better quality
product? To feed personal sat
isfaction? Because all your
UM
friends are canning, too? Be
cause your family enjoys home
preserved foods?
If you decide that food
preservation is worth your
while, follow current, up-to-
date information on canning, ■■■
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pickling, or making jams and AN ARRAY OF hand-curved masks surrounds Lelooska, famed
jellies’. Information and1 help craftsman and storyteller, who with his family had a booth at the
can be found at the Warm Pacific Northwest^Indian«Artifacts Show in Portland
Springs Extension Office, 2nd
floor, old girls dorm, 553-1161,
Ext. 46
Ulooska Mds Sparkle
To Artifacts Show
The Head Start office at the Community Center was
closed during the week of August 2nd through the 6th, as
members of the staff were on vacatiori. Preparations are in store
for the upcoming school year. There is room for a couple of
children in the Head Start-Day Care Center, I believe that Head
Start drop-outs may be accepted? In order to participate in this
program the parents must be fully employed or attending school.
Information can be obtained by calling 553-1161, ext. 27 or 53.
Craftsmen and collectors
from all over the northwest
gathered at Portland’s Mem
orial Coliseum July 23-25 for
the ninth Pacific Northwest
Indian Artifacts Show and
Sale. A wide range of items
both antique and modern were
The first employee picnic held on July 30th, behind the displayed in the show organ
Community Center at the park. An estimated 706 employees and ized by Enid Boles, a Portland
family members took advantage of the event. Hopefully this will merchant originally from Okla
homa.
be an annual event.
NY-MU-MAH INDIAN YOUTH CAMP, had a pow wow
Wann Springs was given a
and salmon bake August 4th, behind the Community Center at the
park area. The open house of the camp site was from 1-5 jj.m. free booth at the show for
and the Salmon bake at 5:30 p.m. the Pow-Wow took place at 7 advertising the Trade Fair to
be held at Kah-Nee-Ta Sep
p.m.
tember 4-6. MS. Boles was
pleased to receive a Pendleton
CAKE ANYONE??? Well, if the article in the Madras blanket in return.
Pioneer, the July 29th edition was noticed, the one in “Dilkes
The artifacts show is the
Diggings”, the editor of the Spilyay Tymoo was conned into a biggest of its kind in the
cake baking contest during toe Jefferson Co. Fair, Well , who northwest, according to Ms.
knows the Spilyay Tymoo editor may be the best baker around, at Boles. It is well-received by
any rate 2nd place is for sure. However, the one that places the public and displayers come
second has to buy the winner a meal at Kah-Nee-Ta. Sneeky,
from ten states and Canada to
sneeky.” Maybe we can play a game of pool or two.
participate.
Among the displayed items
Ah must say thet the sports editor for the Madras Pioneer were a large collection of
is one heck of a swell guy, ah really like reading his article books about Indians, contem
specially his Texas Dictionary, Ah think a lot of pay pal talk lak porary southwestern jewelry
Texans sep me, cuz ah’m fum Wum Sprin’s, yew know ah barred and even some Western Amer
these words fum Morris Cook’s article, ‘en thets a pile of banes. icana. But the jmost interesting
booths for local people were
If there is anyone interested in taking a specific course those containing antique pot
this fall through COCC’s adult learning center, please call tery, clothing and implements
Education, Ext. 66, with your request.
and contemporary crafts from
the northwest region.
A particularly engrossing
element of the show as the
varied display of Lelooska and
his family from Ariel, Wash
ington. Lelooska and his
brother Tsungani and sister
Patty Fawn are craftspersons
who keep alive the culture of
the Northwest Coast Indians by
creating modem artwork in the
old tradition and presenting
dramatic re-enactments of leg
ends and ceremonies at their
home.
Lelooska and Tsungani are
master mask-makers who are
well-versed in the ceremonial
use of masks. When displaying
their work they alwasy enjoyed
demonstrating the songs and
dances which gave the masks
meaning. Their interest in
northwest culture led them to
build a Kwakiutl potlatch
house in which they enter
tained and feasted friends.
This expanded to the point
where the family now has
three such houses and auth
entic dramatizations of tradi
tional legends and ceremonies
are offered to the public
through OMSI.
“We have a lot of fun,”
says Lelooska; but he also
explains that they have great
respect for authenticity and
feels a commitment to educate
visitors as to the worth and
humanness of the American
Indian.
The masks themselves, of
which many were displayed at
the show, are colorful and
well-crafted. Lelooska ex
plained that they are primarily
made of cedar, 'although some
of the smaller detailed masks
are carved from alder. They
now use acrylic-based paint,
but the traditional ingredients
were fish oil, dye and saliva.
Lelooska’s work has been fea
tured in major museums and
galleries across the nation.
His sister Patty Fawn has
been creating original jewelry
for years. She works in ivory,
carving northwest coastal de
signs for earrings, bracelets,
pendants and rings. Using a
rubber mold, she makes up to
25 silver casts, after which the
mold is destroyed. This limited
production makes her jewelry
all the more valuable.
Talent such as this helped
make the Northwest Indian
Artifacts Show an aesthetic
and educational experience.
Warm Springs’ own Trade Fair
on Labor Day weekend pro
mises to be a similar cultural
event with even more local
flavor.