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9 . . ■ SEPTEMBER 8, 1978 PAGE 3 Hookups Nearly Finished Good Rural Wafer Flows In Simnasho by Sandy Rangila At last. Simnasho folks can do their dishes without fear of not having enough water for baths that night. Rural water has arrived. Last week, the first group of individual homes and the Sim- nasho Grade School were hooked up to the nearly completed Sim nasho-Schoolie Flat water sys tem. Most of the home hookups should be finished by the end of this week, and. the entire system should be in operation by Sep tember 15. Final inspections will be conducted sometime next' week, according to project engineer Don Rohde of Tenneson Engi neering. Rohde explained that water purity test samples taken from the two 100,000-gallon reservoirs have come back good and that he aniticipates no worries about the quality of the water. He noted that a problem with the automatic control from the booster pump between the reser voir and the well at Beaver Creek is being corrected. But the reservoir and pumphouse trou bles have all been cleared up, hie here before this system was built,” Rohde noted. Now pump said. ers and tankers can be filled at When all thé home hookups any of the eight hydrants, pro are completed, the project which viding a measure of safety that was begun last fall will have a has not previously existed. significant impact on the people The water system might well of the Simnasho-Schoolie Flat mean peace of mind to those on area. the end of the old line, as well as An abundance of water longer showers and baths. On the means that the Simnasho Grade old system, people often had to School can stay open throughout the school year. “Before, I al do without, particularly during the late summer, ways had to run over to the Since a reliable supply of school early in the morning to domestic water will be available, see if there was running water,” said bus driver-custodian-main the possibility of new home con struction in the area exists for tenance man Don McKay. “And those who have been wanting to if there wasn’t water, the kids move to the north end. had to be hauled down to Warm Local involvement in the Springs. We had to do that for two months last year,” he ex community plan has already been spurred since talk of the plained. To others, the plentiful sup project began last year, and a number of Simnasho community ply of domestic water means the ' meetings addressing planning possibility of cultivating lawns concerns have been held at the and vegetable gardens. That is longhouse. something people have been Although the project took waiting for a long time. longer than had been expected Rohde pointed out that better fire protection will now be pos and summer is over, people are pleased about having enough sible since the project includes eight fire hydrants on the sys water. “ It’s good and wet,” quipped McKay as he began tem. washing his dishes. ‘ ‘There were no hydrants out One of the first to be hooked up to the new Simnasho-Schoolie Flat water system, Simnasho resident Don McKay is obviously pleased to be able to finally get his dishes washed. The system should be fully operational by September 15th. Sandy Rangila Photo Adult Learning Center Registration Begins Registration for all COCC Credit and Non Credit classes will begin September 18 at the Adult Learning Center located in the Community Center. Classes being offered are as follows: CREDIT CLASSES MATH 0.770 Basic Math MATH 0.6101 Elem. Algebra I MAT 0.6162 Elem. Algebra II MATH 100 Intermediate Algebra MAT 6.101 Tech. Math I MATH 6.102 Tech Math II Allof the Credit classes will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 p.m. in the Adult Learning Center. Cost is $48 for Credit and $36 for Non- Credit. Teacher will be Jack Gallagher. NON-CREDIT CLASSES MONDAY — BEADWORK-taught by Caroline Tohet in the CC at 7-9 p.m. on Monday $11.70 — CALLIGRAPHY - taught by Robin Gerke in the ALC on Monday and Thursday at 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. $7.80 —WARM SPRINGS THEN & NOW - taught by Mike Clements on Monday at 7-9 p.m. at the CC $10.40 TUESDAY — WILLOW BASKETS - taught by Viola Kalama at 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday at the CC $14.30; (students must supply their own willows) — AUTO TUNE UP (begin ning & advanced) - taught by Leon Maxwell at the Tribal Garage at 7-10 p.m. $17.55 — INTRODUCTION TO SKIN DIVING (students supply masks, fins & snorkel) taught by Gary Clowers on October 3 - 12 every Tuesday & Thursday at 5-7 p.m. at Kah-Nee-Ta $5.20 — BUSINESS COMMUNI CATIONS - taught by Marge Entriken in the ALC at 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday $7.15 WEDNESDAY ’ — SAHAPTAN LANGUAGE - taught by Ada Sooksoit on Wednesday at the CC from 7-9 p.m. $13.00 — ACCOUNTING FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS - taught by Curt Olson on Wednesday at the ALC from 7-9 p.m. $14.30 THURSDAY — WASCO LANGUAGE - taught by Alice Florendo on Thursday at the CC from 7-9 p.m. $13.00 — BEGINNING SHORT HAND - taught by Reba Powell on Thursday at the ALC from 1-2:30 p.m. $9.75 SATURDAY — PINE NEEDLE BAS KETS - taught by penni Krause at the ALC from 9-12 a.m. on Saturday October 14 & 21 only. — PATCHWORK SHOP - taught by Pennie Albrandt at the ALC from 9-12 a.m. on November 4 & 18 only Reba Powell and Nancy Jolstead are coordinating the Community Education classes. All of the classes will begin the week of September 25, unless otherwise stated. If you are interested, go on down to the Adult Learning Center located in the Community Center. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays thru Friday, and Mon day night 7-10 p.m. or call 553-1428. Project engineer Don Rohde of Tenneson Engineering checked one of the eight fire hydrants included in the new water system prior to the preliminary inspection last week. There were no fire hydrants on the old water system. Sandy Rangila Photo Materials About Indians Screened For Oregon Schools New works on Oregon In dians soon may find their way into public schools, thanks to a 13-member, state-funded In dian task force reviewing the quality of social studies and history books up for adoption' by the state Department of Education. The committee was formed In July in response to com plaints of inadequate teaching about Indians in the schools. The complaints were heard during a series of statewide hearings by the state Commis sion on Indian Services in late 1977 and early 1978. Commission head Bruce Bishop said discontent with teaching about Indians is long standing and widespread a- mong Oregon Indians. He said many think poor materials about Indians contribute to low self-esteem, d isin terest in school and consequent high dropout rates among young Indians. He said sortie Oregon tribes recently reported dropout rates of more than 50 percent. Indian educators and advocates inter viewed said there has been a dual problem of incomplete, in accurate or racist textbooks and a previous lack of in structional m aterials about Oregon Indians that could make up for textbook omissions or simplifications. The task force has received $11,000 from the commission and the Department of Edu cation to review books up for departmental adoption and compile a list of supplements. The state-approved list of social studies and history books, compiled every six years, is being formed by the state Textbook Commission. It will submit recommendations to the Board of Education in November for final approval in January. A similar survey was made recently by Robey Clark, head of Indian education for the Portland public schools, who evaluated eight textbooks re commended by a curriculum selection committee for ap proval by the school board in January. Clark found that two of the books contained examples of blatant racism and three others were either inaccurate or prone to misunderstanding. One of the two low-rated books, “The American Pageant” (1975), published by the D.C. Heath Co., referred to Indians as “savages,” “redskins,” “pa gans” and “butchers,” Clark reported. .(Related Story - Page 12)
