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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1978)
PAGE 6 JANUARY 13, 1978 JANUARY 13, 1978 PAGE 7 F rom T h e S p ily a y C am eras A P h o to F la sh b a c k o f ‘77 +• Tradition marked the dedi cation cerem ony for the new Tribal Administration Building June 28, a very hot and windy day. Tribal elders took part in the formal blessing and Aurolyn Stwyer, Miss Warm Springs, performed the Lord’s Prayer to open the program. The new cen ter has helped centralize offices and departm ents which were previously spread throughout the campus area. 2. Dramatized by drought con ditions, the need for a domestic water system for the Simnasho- Schoolie Flat area became a top priority consideration in 1977. The long discussed project was approved overw helm ingly by voters in a Septem ber 15 e le c tion, and work began on October 17. Another area of community developm ent which was a top priority concern was housing. Several projects were begun in 1977 and should be ready for occupancy in 1978. Finally! Rural Water 3- Traditional dancing found a place at powwows last year. Pi-Um e-Sha held its first straight dance contests and Gorky M itchell, Bogene Ortiz and Carl Tewee were cheered on by Thanksgiving Mini-Powwow crowds. 4. Eugene Greene (Chairman), Delbert Frank, Sr. (Vice-Chair man), Karen Wallulatum, Jacob Frank, Sr., and Larry Calica joined ongoing councilmen El mer Quinn, Zane Jackson, Rita Squiemphen, Nick Kalama, Nel son Wallulatum and Amos Sim- tustus in the swearing-in cere mony at the new Tribal Council cham bers. The new Council’s policy is to. get information to the people. Dancing “ Straight’ 7. This being one of the first shows around gives all the cowboys a chance to dust off their hats and shine their boots and do their thing. The rider is from Sisters, Ore., Larry Barney. 8. Portland Trail Blazer Bill Walton was the center of atten tion July 29 and 30 when he cam e to Warm Springs to con duct a two-day basketball clinic in connection with Camp Ny-Mu- Mah. W alton’s easy manner with kids has won him the ad miration and respect of many. New Administrative Center Dedicated 9. A new tribal enterprise, the inform ation Center Gift Shop, opened for business in mid Feb ruary. F aye 'Waheneka and Merle Kalam a took inventory and priced items in preparation for the Grand Opening which was held in March. One of the driest years in recent history ironically ended with a flood. As springs dried up and the range grass disappear ed, many ranchers resorted to em ergency feeding. Then, fol lowing a near-record pre- Thanksgiving snowfall, rain and warm winds combined to create serious flooding. Josie and Julia Wolfe’s house in Greenville was claimed by the flood, almost as if the elem en ts were aw are of “ Here’s How” 10* The girls White Buffaloes went literally from the unknown to the spotlight -in 1977 when they finished the season with a 22-1 record, and captured the State AA basketball title. Kim Manion and Fran Mo£es were both chosen All-Tourney, Kim to the first team and Fran to the second. Root Feast Rodeo thp clearance nroiect. 1 1 .P eople were asking about the condition of each other’s bones last fall after the enthusi astic reception given the feature- length movie “Three Warriors,” film ed on the reservation and prem iered for the Tribes in Bend November 12. State AA Champs New Council, New Chairman EUGENE GREENE From Dustbowl .... . . . To Deluge Three Warriors - mania
