US. POSTAGE
BULK RATE
PERMIT NO. 2
WARM SPRINGS, OR.
Lodge hit with power outage
The power was out for
about 30 hours at Kah-Nee-Ta
Lodge after a transformer blew
up last Wednesday, January
12th. Only the lodge area itself
was affected and not the two
wings where the guest rooms
are located. The incident oc-
cured at 1 p.m , Wednesday,
and power was restored by 8
p.m. on Thursday.
“ I t’s just one of those
things that could’ve happened
to anyone,” said Art Thompson
of Wasco Electric. He could
not pinpoint any reason for the
blow up, and Bill Bennett of
Kah-Nee-Ta maintenance said
that G.E. in Portland is look
ing the transform er over to
determine if it is faulty.
Quite a dram a unfolded
after the transformer blew up.
Following a number of hectic
VOL. 2 NO. 2
phone calls, a suitable trans
former was located in Uma
tilla, though the truck to trans
port it had to come from Her
miston.
Due to the extremely icy
and hazardous road conditions,
the truck carrying the trans
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
form er had to pull over at
Biggs Junction at
4 a.m.
Thursday and wait for sanding
crews before proceeding. The
truck driver finally made it to
Kah-Nee-Ta shortly after noon
that-day.
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JANUARY 21, 1977
Indian Hand
Crafts
REMEMBER THAT COLD, icy w eather? Isaac
Williams took advantage of freezing temperatures
and spent an afternoon risking life and limb on an
icy patch outside the newspaper office.
(Photo by Cynthia Stowell)
We are going to start buy
ing locally made beadwork for
resale at the tribal information
center and gift shop, said- Dave
Jordan. “We will
need necklaces, billfolds, pins,
small coin purses, hair ties,
In This Issue:
Fish Plan - P. 2
Grants Office - P. 3
key chains, etc.
Items are to be brought to
the Warm Springs utility office
building on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday between 2:00
and 4:00 p.m. See Dave Jor
dan.
Editorial - P. 4
Adoptions - P. 6 & 7
Consumer - P. 8 & 9
Sports - P. 10
Extension - P. 11
Title IV-A Parent Committee Elected
results of a recent Title IV-A Parent Committee as outlined
evaluation are available. A tinder P art A, include the
public meeting of the . new prioritizing of, needs, the pre
committee will be held Wed paration of project goals, plans
nesday January 26 at 7:30 p.m. and evaluation, the application
at the Community Center.
to the Office of Indian Edu
Part A of the federal In cation for project funds, and
dian Education Act passed iri the actual evaluation of on
1972 provides for special edu going projects.
cational program s for Indian
Evaluation is done both .by
students in public school dis an outside Title IV-A evaluator,
tricts. Currently Title IV-A and at the local level. A parent
funds are paying for three opinion survey recently sent
counselors, one community out by the district is soliciting
liaison, and 3300 hours of tu input from parents of Indian
toring for remedial and ad students, regarding the counsel
vanced students, as well as ing, liaison and tutoring pro
evaluation and confutation.
grams under Title IV-A.
An example of the use of
The new committee, nomi
Title IV-A funds is the team
nated and elected by people
tutor program at Warm Springs
grade school. With the help of from the community and dis
Re: Shopping - Title IV tutor, a group of fifth trict, is composed of 16 mem
graders is ptoducing a . bi bers. The parents, who by law
had to comprise at least half
weekly newspaper and sixth
Center Loeaiion
of the committee, are: Geneva
graders
are
putting
together
The Tribal Council has
Smith, P at Sanders, Ellen
illustrated
legends
in
filmstrip
called a public meeting regard-
Heath, Verbena Greene, Viola
or
slide
form
for
the
use
of
the
ing site "selection for the pro-:;
Kalama, Lizzie Rhoan, Jim
school.
posed Warm Springs shopping :•
Foltz, Nola Adams, Gwen Leo
center. The public meeting:-
It remains to be seen how nard and Bernice Mitchell.
slated for Monday, January 24, :• the reduced funds will be spent,
Teachers on the Committee
was set up during the Council’s :■ but it has been recommended
are Tom Dyer (Simnasho),
December 13th meeting.
:■ that the salaries of two of the
Dawn Squiemphen and Harry
The meeting is set for 7 counselors be picked up by the Phillips AW a r m
Springs),
p.m. at the Agency Longhouse 509-J budget.
Small-Fire Hawk (Madras) and
with supper at 6 p.m.
•:
Along with budget requests Rev. Cal Chinn. One Secondary
Both the Tribal Council and the mid-year financial re student was elected and that
and the Land Use Planning •: port, the new Parent Commit was Rick Graybael.
Committee wish to gain the J: tee’s first task will be needs
A couple of issues raised
input of tribal members on this •: assessm ent, a district-wide by past-Chairperson Kathleen
important matter, as the loca--: picture of the educational needs Foltz which may be addressed
tion of the shopping center will •} of Indian students that is pre by the new committee are pos
greatly affect it’s success, ac- >: sently being assembled for an sible trends toward programs
cording to a market and feasi- •: early February budget pack geared for socio-emotional as
bility study conducted for the •: age.
well as academic development,
tribes.
•:
Other responsibilities of the and the introduction of a com-
The new Parent Commit
tee, required under Part A of
the Indian Education Act and
elected at a public hearing on
January' 18, will face a cut
budget for the coming school
year. Ten parents, five tea
chers and one student will be
planning and approving pro
grams using-Title IV-A monies
which have been reduced from
$87,000 to $60,000.
The budget has yet to be
approved, as -discussion and
voting was postponed until the
PUBLIC
HEARING
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munitÿ-based social . worker
position.
Other issues emerging from
recent meetings to -be faced
by the Parent Committee are
the acute problems of seniors
who are jacking credits to
graduate, determination of the
ideal and actual role of coun
selors and liaisons providing
input into the formulation of
the Tribal Education Ordi
nance, effective cooperation
and communication with the
community and 5Û9-J, the pos
sible merging of all Federal
Indian education programs into
one entitlement, and the need
for more tutor hours.
A parent committee cannot
effectively fulfill its role of
recommending and monitoring
Title IV-A projects without
community input. Cultural,
language, self-identification and
guidance needs of Indian stu
dents cannot be determined
without help from parents and
teachers of these children.
The public is encouraged to
attend the next committee
meeting January 26 where the
budget will be discussed and
officers elected for the 1977-78
Parent Committee.
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School Calendar
JANUARY
21
22
26
End of second nine weeks
Teacher workday - no school
High School Indian students visit eastern Oregon State
College
Report cards issued
FEBRUARY
1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16
Warm Springs sixth graders visit junior high
3-5 Junior High Indian students visit Portland high school,
Urban Indaih Center Programs and Bassitt Institute.
Sign up at counselor’s office.
7
No school (Presidents Day)
8
Red Earth performing arts company presents “The Sly
Old Bag” (High School)
18
Teacher Inservice, students dismissed 2-% hours early
MARCH
14
21
Spring vacation begins
School resumes
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