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PAGE 2 JANUARY 27, 1978
Retirement
Terry Courtney Sr. has spent
half an average life-time work­
ing for the BIA in Warm Springs.
Courtney has worked 34 years
for the BIA, more than 21 of
those years in firefighting. Ac­
cording to BIA policy, a person
with more than 20 years fire­
fighting service must retire at
age 55. But he had only 60 days
notice that he was being retired.
“It’s not much time to make
plans, but I would like to work
again,” he stated.
Displaying a great deal of pride, Terry Courtney shows visitors through the tidy and
well-organized Fire Control Center Warehouse. Courtney, who will retire January 31, has worked 34
years with the BIA, and over 21 of those years has been devoted to fire control.
Sandy Rangila Photo.
-M^Wedding Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Onan Beasley
of Madras, Oregon are announc­
ing the engagement of their
daughter, Gail Christine Beasley
to Fred Reiling of Prineville.
The Bride-to-be graduated
In 1935 and 1936 Courtney
tribes here in Warm Springs.
The wedding date is Feb­ worked on the construction of
ruary 18, 1978 at the Madras the Warm Springs Indian Health
First Christian Church, at Two Center, known as “The Hos­
pital.” It was June of 1935 when
o’clock in the afternoon.
A reception will follow the the BIA hired Courtney as a Fire
wedding ceremony in the church Guard as temporary summer
help. He continued the summer
fireside room.
The couple will make their employment during 1937 and
There Will be a no-host • home in Eugene, Oregon where 1941. Then, during the jwar,
cocktail party beginning at 6:30 Fred has accepted a new posi­
in the Paiute Room. Two free tion.
drink tokens will be given to
each employee and guest at the
door when they present their
banquet tickets. The free ban­
quet tickets will be issued during
News was carried on several ing organisms (pathogens) are
the week of January 30.
radio and television stations and present in the water, the bacter­
Dinner will begin at 7:30 in
in the Oregonian, Journal and ial count is high enough to
the Cdnfederated Room followed
/
Bulletin recently that Kah-Nee- warrent precautions.
by the awards presentation. The
Since clay particles have
Ta’s water supply is contaminat­
evening will conclude with danc­ ed.
made the water unpalatable,
ing to live music in the Paiute
Although Enterprise Man­ water is being purchased from a
Room.
ager Ed Manion feels the whole Redmond dairy and transported
thing has been blown out of to Kah-Nee-Ta for guests and
Quinn Fills
proportion, Kah-Nee-Ta has tak­ employees. They have also ins­
en steps to be completely on the talled two large tanks in the
Committee Slot
lodge kitchen to provide water
safe side.
Because the resort serves for cooking.
Elmer Quinn was appointed
The reason for purchasing
to the Land Use Planning Com­ the public and must meet strict
mittee during the regular Tribal federal drinking water stand­ water from the dairy is because
Council meeting Tuesday, Janu­ ards, Kah-Nee-Ta officials have the dairy is equipped to handle
instructed guests not to drink and package liquids in a sani­
ary 24.
tary and sterile manner. Also,
Quinn replaces former tap water.
Although it has not been Redmond is on a public water
LUPC member Everett (Ab)
Patt. Patt has left Warm Springs determined that disease produc- system and EPA tests revealed
to accept a new position as BIA
Realty Specialist in Everett,
Washington.
from Madras High School and
has attended Western Business
College in Portland.
She currently is a secretary
to Management Information
Systems for the confederated
Awards
Presentation Feb. 3
The second annual Employ-
ees banquet, which is open to all
Tribal employees, is planned for
Friday, February 3 at Kah-Nee-
Ta Lodge. A spokesman antici­
pates presenting 45 awards to
persons having worked three to
twenty-five years.
Tax Workshop
If you’re having trouble fi­
guring out your taxes and need
some help to clear up the
muddle, an Income Tax Assis­
tance Workshop is being offered
again this year to rescue you.
The Adult Learning Center,
in conjunction with COCC, is
offering the workshop free to
members of the community.
February 2 and March 2 will be
afternoon and evening sessions
and February 3 and March 3 will
be morning and afternoon ses­
sions.
Any other questions can be
answered by calling the Adult
Learning Center at 553-1428.
Originating from Alaska, he
was raised in the Puget Sound
area in Washington and the
Willamette Valley here in Ore­
gon. A graduate of Chemawa
Indian School in 1933, Courtney
came to Warm Springs during
the depression years. “If I’d had
enough money I would have left
because of the dust. But I’d
never leave now,” he said with a
smile. It’s too rainy elsewhere,
he claims, and besides, Warm
Springs is home for him. He
married Catherine Smith in 1935
and they have 7 children.
Terry worked at Redmond, Mad­
ras and Klamath Falls air bases
with the surveying parties on the
bases.
Courtney returned to Warm
Springs as a scaler for Warm
Springs Lumber Company in
April 1944 and one year later, he
was hired as a full-time scaler
by the Bureau. In 1956, he re­
turned to his fire control duties,
which Courtney considers the
most interesting because “no
two fires are ever alike.” Job
duties have changed and respon­
sibilities have increased as have
the titles. Fire Control Aide,
Fire Prevention Technician and
Forestry Technician are just a
few.
* Another change that took
place last year was the arrival
of “Warehouse,” the big, black
watchdog at the Fire Control
building. “We adopted him last
Spring,” Terry said proudly of
his pal. “When he wandered in,
he was skin and bones.” With
many helping hand-outs, he has
been fattened to a stout 75
pounds.
Courtney feels very lucky in
that he has hardly been sick in
all his years of employment. He
has accumulated over 2,000
hours sick leave which is equal
to one year’s salary.
Here’s wishing you luck in
“taking life easy,” Terry. Happy
'retirement.
Kah-Nee-Ta Guests Sip Redmond Water
Managing Editor
Sid Miller
Assistant Editor
Sandy Rangila
Photographie Specialist/Writer
Cynthia Stowell
that Redmond’s water is chemi­
cally very good.
,
Harold Scott at the EPA
water quality laboratory inform­
ed Spilyay, Thursday, that when
he visited Kah-Nee-Ta in May,
1977, he bottled samples of the
water and tests were good.
Kah-Nee-Ta uses a perforat­
ed pipe and gravel-type water
filter for the lodge’s drinking
water. The system consists of
buried pipes, covered with sand
and gravel. The December flood
washed away much of the sand
and gravel and Kah-Nee-Ta has
been using a temporary system
since then.
The new permanent water
filtering system is expected to
be complete by February 1.
\
Donna Behrend
Reporter/Photographer
Greg Smith
Secretary
Trainees
Priscilla Squiemphen
Roger Stwyer
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New reporters Priscilla Squiemphen (foreground) and Donna Behrend jumped head-first into the
frenzy of the newspaper world. The new Spilyay Tymoo trainee and staffer, who started January 16, are
already doing a great job covering local sports, clubs, personnel and other community events and
people.
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