US. POSTAGE
BULK RATE
PERMIT NO. 2
IN THIS ISSUE
SIMNASHO SCHOOL
FISHERMEN TO GET
27 DAY SEASON
NAT'L INDIAN
NEWS BRIEFS
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761
JULY 28, 1878
WARM SPRINGS
SWEATS IT OUT
“What, Only 109 Degrees?”
Fire control Clerk Florine Plimpton checked the official temperature Tuesday and it read 109 degrees, a
bit of a shock compared to her air conditioned office. She calls the temperature and humidity readings
in each day to the Portland Weather Bureau.
Sandy Rangila Photo
OLCC SHUTS DOWN
THE FRONTIER
By Sandy Rangila
Warm Springs shared with
Tumalo the dubious honor of
being the nation’s hot spot this
past Tuesday as the mercury
soared to 109 degrees.
Weary from the week-long
heat wave, folks scurried from
air conditioned cars to air con
ditioned buildings, wondering
how they were going to get any
sleep that night in their non-air
conditioned houses. ✓
Everyone has a different
way of coping with extrem e
heat. Dan Macy just shrugs it off
and says to think about snow.
Caroline Tohet whips up a huge
container of lemonade and
serves it in cheerfully decorated
plastic glasses.
Lloyd Smith Jr. (Shag) spent
som e tim e in the pool up at
Kah-Nee-Ta, and Spilyay’s Cyn
thia Stowell cried because the
Burger Inn was out of ice
cream.
It actually seem ed much
hotter than 109 since the stifling
air w asn’t moving at all and
because of the m ugginess. An
ominous lightening storm threat
ened the tinder dry. forests and
rangeland that evening, especi
ally because it w asn’t accom
panied by any rain.
But Wednesday night mother
nature brought some relief in a
somewhat dramatic manner.
The events unfolded rather hap
hazardly as follows:
Rain fell from a blue sky,
clouds moved in and it stopped
raining; lightning forked out
over the reservation followed by
ear-shattering claps of thunder;
and then it finally began to pour.
Shortly after the rains came,
marble-sized hail stones pelted
the earth and any unwary vic
tims who were out turning off
their sprinklers.
But as the deluge continued,
dousing several small lightning
fires in the process, worries
about a flash flood crept into
people’s minds.
Amost as suddenly as it had
begun, the sky cleared, and
birds began twittering in the
freshened air.
And it’s getting hot again.
KAH-NEE-TA HAS NEW MANAGER
Kah-Nee-Ta took on a new
general manager July 14, ending
As had been anticipated, the past record of violations as well
nearly eight weeks of team
Oregon Liquor Control Commis as law enforcem ent problems
management at the resort. Bill
sion handed down a 30-day involving violence and criminal
Pauli, 47, was transferred from
license suspension to The Fron activity. “And this one’s pretty
Kah-Nee-Ta Village up to the
tier Tavern at their July 25 bad,” commented Cook in an
Lodge, where he occupies the
hearing in Portland. This means earlier interview.
seat vacated by Dan Myles May
the tavern will be closed until
Earlier this month a Madras 22.
August 25.
taxi driver and his fare were
Since M yles’ contract was
Effective immediately, the allegedly beaten with boards
terminated, a five-man team set
penalty was assessed against and fists out in the parking lot.
up by Enterprise Manager Ed
the establishment as a result of Other violence on record which
Manion has been overseeing
violations involving illegal hours the OLCC will keep in mind
resort business. Pauli was a
of operation and for serving
includes shots being fired inside member of that team.
alcohol to visibly intoxicated and outside the premises, a fire
The decision cam e within
customers last December.
bombing, an Indian policeman days after the new Kah-Nee-Ta
Although the final order for being kidnapped and beaten,
plan of operation was adopted
closure was issued on July 25, stabbings, and a murder in the
by Tribal Council. Members of
tavern owner Albert Leiferman parking lot. A number of a s the first board of directors were
had already closed The Frontier saults, rape, fights involving in
still being sought when Tribal
while waiting for the decision
juries, and requests for investi General Manager Ken Smith
and because of “too many prob gation into the violence are on announced the hiring of Pauli.
lem s.” “ It’s been a big head record.
Tribal Council was “kind of
ache,” he remarked to Spilyay
Warm Springs Police Chief surprised” to learn of the de
Tymoo in a phone conversation.
Jeff Sanders says he has mixed cision, according to member
Leiferman had requested
feelings about The Frontier be Zane Jackson. When asked how
that he be allowed to pay a fine ing closed. He said he can the Council felt about the choice
in lieu of the 30-day suspension,
understand that things do get
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but the OLCC stayed with their out of hand over there and that
original recommendatioh be there are a lot of fights and
cause the tavern has such a bad beatings resulting in injuries,
record and because of the
many of which go unreported.
Aurolyn Stwyer was named
seriousness of problems at the
On the other hand, Sanders Miss Indian Northwest 1978 at
present time, according to OLCC feels that the place is a neces
the Neighbor Fair in Portland,
sary evil whether it is located
Information Officer Geneive
July 23. Josie Wolfe was first
Cook.
across the bridge, in Madras, or runner-up and Penny Montesde-
Other charges stemming
on the reservation. “It draws the
Oca was second runner-up. The
from alleged violations in March
kind of people who are going to
contestants were judged on their
of this year will be addressed by
carouse around anyway,” he re
knowledge of Indian people,
the OLCC at an August hearing.
marked.
speaking ability, personality,
These charges involve hours of
Sanders said he feels that if poise, Indian dancing, and
operation, containers scattered
the tribes did agree to having a talent. The contest was sponsor
about the parking lot, and a
tavern on the reservation that ed by the United Indian Wo
bartender without a service per- - there would be much more strict men’s Club.
mit. A prelim inary hearing on
enforcem ent. However, most
This year’s contest drew
those charges was conducted in
feel that it would be highly only three contestants, accord
Madras on July 6.
unlikely that tribal members ing to Barbara Farmer, chair
In determining what action
would agree to having a tavern person of the United Indian Wo
to take, the OLCC takes into
on the reservation, at least at men’s Club. The contest was
consideration the establishments
this time.
postponed for a week and many
KAH-NEE-TA MANAGER BILL PAULI
MISS INDIAN NORTHWEST
contestants couldn’t stay for a
week for various reasons, said
Farmer.
Now that Aurolyn is Miss
Indian Northwest, she will rep
resent the UIWC at powwows,
speaking engagem ents, and
other functions.
Aurolyn is now in Sheridan,
Wyoming, competing for Miss
Indian America. Also competing
for Miss Indian America is Miss
Warm Springs, Jackie Estimo.
Aurolyn’s previous titles in
clude, Miss Warm Springs 1977,
Miss NCAI first runner-up, and
National American Indian Cat
tlemen’s Association Princess.
WEATHER
JULY
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HI
97
103
100
78
88
88
90
93
98
104
104
103
109
88
LO
56
62
60
50
48
50
52
55
52
58
65
58
56
73
Precip.