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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1977)
AUGUST 5, 1977 Elk Found Shot Three months before open ing day of the elk hunting season two elk carcasses were found in the Sidwalter area of the reservation. The remain ders of a four-point bull and a mature cow were discovered early Sunday morning August 1 by range rider Roscoe Smith, who notified the Natural Re sources Department. According to Terry Luther, the new Wildlife Biologist for the department, the elk had been shot, the meat removed, and the carcasses dumped near the intersection of the Badger Access Road and the HeHe-Schoolie Road. It is not known where and by whom the animals were shot. Luther commented, “This is pretty early to be going after them. They’re not in good shape.” The bull’s antlers were still in velvet, he said. The Natural Resources De partment reminds individuals that the elk hunting season is from November 1 to November 30 and a permit is required from the Tribes. Resources Director Gene Greene pointed out that hunting is a treaty right reserved for the Tribes as a whole and individuals must abide by Tribal regula tions. The off-season hunting penalty for tribal members is $50 or 10 days in jail for the first conviction, $100 or 20 days for the second and $200 or 3 months for the third conviction if it is within one year of the first conviction. For non-members living on the reservation the penalty is $200. Non-members living off COUNTY FAIRS (Cont’d from Page 8) to be held in Tygh Valley. All Oregon Indians are admitted to the grounds free. The Fair will pay ten dol lars for large teepees set up in the area designed for teepees, and five dollars for small tee pees. Indian races will also be featured August 27-28. State The Oregon State Fair, Salem, starts August 27, and runs through to September 5. Wie theme of this year’s fair is, “Oregon-Land of Quality Products.” On Thursday, September 1, the renowned Ray Charles will be on stage, then Freddie Fender will appear September 2 On September 3 and 4, Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids will perform. Also at the State Fair, the State Spelling Contest will be held on Sunday, September 4. Two students from Culver will be representing Jefferson County in the Elementary and Junior High levels, and the high school level will be repre sented by a Warm Springs Pupil, Roger Stwyer. Roger is pretty confident that he is going to win and do well in the national contest, and he accredits this to his Position. He is presently, em ployed by the Tribes’ Summer Work Program and works un- Jer the guidance of the Spilyay Tymoo. A while back, Roger told the White Buffalo, a high school newspaper, that he took tbe test to get out of his first Period class. Today he confess es that he said that for laughs. Chief Seattle Days Coming the reservation are subject to Dance competition, canoe federal or state law and face a racing and salmon bakes will $400 fine and charges of tres be featured at Chief Seattle passing, illegal possession, and Days, to be held August 13 and shooting a game animal off 14 in Suquamish, Washington. season. Events will begin at 11:00 The Natural Resources a.m. each day, but registration Department offered this mes for dancers, campers, canoes sage: “It would be greatly and arts and crafts booths will appreciated if any information be at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. involving dead big game ani mals—deer, elk, bear, etc. — I was reported to the Depart ment of Natural Resources at 553-1161, ext. 233-234. An ac curate description of where the animals are located, species I A male Samoyed, adult, at and number of animals found, I Ithe Mill on July 26. Call 475- and time when first seen is I 3191. important.” PLEASE HELP CONSERVE| YOUR WILDLIFE RESOURCE Dog Found The gravesite of Chief Sealth will be dedicated Satur day at 1:00 p.m. by Richard Belmont, Jr., Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe. M.C. for the powwow will be Chief White Eagle. Money and prizes will be awarded Sunday evening. To The Editor The Springers would like to thank the Tribal Jail (J. Sand ers) for sponsoring their trip to Queets, Wa: We hope you like the troph ies and promise there will be more. “Springers!” Aurolyn Puts Warm Springs On The Map A lot of proud people returned with Aurolyn Stwyer from the Miss Indian America contest in Sheridan, Wyoming last week. Their Warm Springs representative put this little town on the map, acording to Aurolyn’s mother Neda Greene. Spectators who arrived at Sheridan having never heard of Warm Springs left with a dis tinct impression of at least one “Springer.” Aurolyn danced, spoke of her people and gen- .. About Your by John Fullerton “How much will my Social Security check by when I re tire,” is one of the questions that I most often get. Most of the time I refer the person to the leaflet called “Estimating Your Social Security Retire ment Check.” Actually, your exact monthly payment cannot be figured until you apply for Social Security. That is be cause your Social Security pay ment is based on your average earnings over a certain period of years. Your earnings up to the time you retire are con sidered, so anything figured before then can only be an approximation. erally charmed the crowds, according to those who ac companied her. She was “showered with gifts” from admirers of other Tribes, said her mother. Aurolyn and her friends won a trophy for their parade presentation. Neda intends to dedicate the trophy to the Simnasho Longhouse which gave Aurolyn so much support. The title of Miss Indian America was elusive, however. The crowds may hdve liked her but the judges^ho;^ other. The new Miss Indian America is a girl from Ari zona, reportedly the niece of Sen. Barry Goldwater. Neda Greene felt that Aurolyn was not as prepared as some of the other contest ants who had competed before. Her modern dance routine was quite different from the other presentations which were pri marily verbal biographies. “We went in the dark,” said Neda. But they shed some light on a reservation not often PAGE » Trespass: What is it that attracts people to private property even though it clearly states private propety please keep out. No matter what kind of a sign that is posted it is usually ignored. Is the reason that people can’t read. There have been a number of complaints pertaining to tresspass which is musing a lot of damage to private pro perty. Much of it stems from discarding un-useable items from the house hold. Trash etc. damage caused by motorcycles and other kinds of vehicles. Perhaps there should be signs that read, “No Tres passing, violators will be shot survivors prosecuted.” This brings into light an other area of tresspassers and that is causing fires thruout the reservation. Up-to-date ma jority of the fires here have been man caused because of the dry spell we are exper iencing this year. Just a small spark can start a fire which could do a lot of damage. We have been very fortunate this year to date not having a major forest fire, but we have a long way to go yet to the end of the fire season. We should protect our resources with a little more respect, and try to prevent those who do all the damage. your monthly payment would be about $437.10. This means you would get back as much as you paid in taxes in less than two years. The average retirement benefit paid to a worker who retires in 1977 at age 65 is $234. A minimum benefit of $114.30 is paid to workers who retire at 65 after having worked long enough under So cial Security. More and more people are retiring earlier — at age 62 instead of 65. The benefit amount is reduced by 5-9 of 1 ling vith lism the text and e of if Social Security maximum benefit payable, his is not necessarily so. The maximum amount of earnings covered by Social Security was lower in past years than it is now. Those years of lower covered earpings must be counted in with the higher ones of recent years to figure your average earnings. Your month ly payment amount is based on your average earnings over a period of years. If you have paid Social Security contributions on the maximum covered earnings since the program started, you would have paid a total of $6,868.40 by the end of 1976. If you retire at age 65 in 1977, 1 re- the rhey ding pro- f In- jstic nter New new ther and x>ls. n-to- itric is in > for onal and percent for each month you are paid benefits before age 65, but you will probably get pay ments over a longer period of time so it does even itself out. If you want to estimate your retirement payment, call the Social Security office in Bend at 382-6922, extension 276, or you can get one from the representative at Conference room III in the Administration building on the fourth Thurs day of this month between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Either place will be hap py to provide you with the leaflet about estimating your Social Security check. wide that time ren’t light tools ative t al- 1 are nput iical pro- n be rs- Last Workshop Helps Secretaries Develop Their Careers The leaflet, “Estimating Your Social Security Retire ment Check,” gives you a close estimate of what your retirement check will be if you are going to-retire this year. If your retirement is some years away, however, it is likely that future benefits will be higher than the leaflet shows. This is because Social Se’curity pay Secretaries for the Confed ments increase automatically as the cost of living goes up. erated Tribes and BIA heard Since there is an automatic General Manager Ken Smith increase in the amount of offer a perspective on the earnings that count for Social structure and finances of the Security, monthly payments in Tribal organization as part of future years can be based on the conclusion to a five part higher earnings. The most re series of workshops offered to cent automatic benefit increase the secretaries by Ernie De- started with checks delivered Rocher. Smith’s remarks accented July 1, 1977, and the benefit figures in the leaflet reflect the need for secretaries to know each- other’s jobs and see that increase. The leaflet gives a step- how they fit into the total by-step method you can use to organization. The last two-day session figure your Social Security focused on career development payment. For exainpie, you may and according to Municipal think that since you have al Branch Secretary Marcia Soliz ways earned the maximum the participants appreciated amount covered by Social Se the down-to-earth suggestions curity that you will get the for on-the-job improvement. Lenore Severson, the first day’s speaker, suggested the idea of a desk manual that outlines the secretary’s job procedures and responsibilities, the boss’ preferences, and any other information that would help. Marcia said that this seemed to be a popular idea. “I think the secretaries will do it,” she remarked. Severson also recom mended that each secretary do a self-evaluation that would help her to understand what goes into her supervisor’s eval uation. Beyond “What am I doing now?” lies the question “Where am I going?” and the secretaries were encouraged to give a lot of consideration to their direction and goals. Techniques for logical and open-minded decision-making were offered by DeRocher and Joann Reynolds on the second day. Secretaries were adivsed on how as well as when to make decisions. New Health Branch Secre tary Versa Smith especially appreciated the advice offered on self development and set ting goals. The practical tips on organization were also help ful. “Being new on the job, they showed me quite a bit,” Versa commented. Other workshops in the ser ies focused on secretary and supervisor relationships, intern al office management, office communications, and public re lations. gn on io-
