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JANUARY 19, 1979 PAGE 3 Auction a t Simnasho Sunday To Promote February Powwow The Lincoln’s Birthday Pow wow Committee has been as sembling a variety of buckskin and beaded handicrafts for their annual fund-raising auction, scheduled for Sunday, January 21 at the Simnasho Longhouse. The public is invited to the auction^ which will begin after Washa't services around 4:00 in the afternoon. A raffle is also being planned to raise funds for the fourth annual powwow. Four hostesses are selling tickets for $1.00 apiece, giving purchasers a chance to win a number of valuable prizes, including a star quilt, child’s saddle, Chief Jo seph blanket, portable T.V., a .22 rifle, traditional clothing, and beaded items. The hostesses this year are Melissa Johnson, Rowena Begay, Idelia Yahtin, and Alesha ALESHA KEO, 16, is. a junior at Madras Senior High School. She lives with her grandmother Isabel Keo in Simnasho and is a Warm Springs Indian. Alesha is well-versed in the' old ways, preparing food and participating in religious activities according to tradition. Keo. The raffle drawing will be Sunday night, February 11. The fourth annual Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow will begin Friday evening, February 9 and continue through Sunday, Feb ruary 11 at the Simnasho Long- house. Drummers have been invited from Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Alberta to participate in the powwow, according to com m ittee m em ber Rudy MELISSA JOHNSON is the daughter of Ruth Johnson and is of Warm Springs, Yakima and Wasco descent. She is 15 and a sophomore at Madras Senior High School, where she enjoys typing and P.E. Melissa’s great ¡love is traveling to powwows but -she also likes to ride horses and Ido beadwork. Clements. Dance contests for all ages will be held through the week end, with Sunday reserved for traditional dancing. Two special contests have also been sched-. uled — and the Robert Suppah Memorial Straight Dance on Sunday. The George Clements, Jr. Memorial Fancy Dance on Saturday. Meals will be provided for visitors on all three days, begin IDELIA YAHTIN, 15, is the daughter of Chesley and Amelia Yahtin of Simnasho. The Madras High School freshman is a Warm Springs Indian and enjoys doing beadwork. ning with dinner Friday evening. Washat Services are scheduled for Sunday morning. Several families are plan ning to hold memorials on the Thursday preceding the pow wow. On the following morning wedding ceremonies will be held for one of last year’s hostesses, Lila Telakish, who is marrying Ernie Comes At Night, a drum mer from Heart Butte, Montana. ROWENA BEGAY, daugh ter of Tom and Fern Begay, is 13 and in the eighth grade at Madras Junior High School. She is of Warm Springs and Navajo descent and enjoys beadwork, sewing and typing. Wewa Death Shocks Community The community was stunned not breathing and there was no Thursday afternooii when one of palpable pulse,” he said. its young members died sudden Another faculty member ly, the apparent victim of a local was delivering mouth to mouth teenage drug fad. resuscitation and Curnutt took Anna Wewa, 14, died at over with cardiac massage and Mountain View Hospital around artificial breathing, assisted by 2:15 p.m. January 18 after another EMT Mr. Heydon. collapsing in the girls restroom “There were enough voluntary at Madras High School during or involuntary movements on lunchtime. The popular fresh her part to encourage us to man arrived at the hospital continue,” said Curnutt. Mean unconscious where life support while the Madras Ambulance measures failed to revive her. was called and Wewa was trans Although the cause of death ported to the hospital receiving is under investigation, Jefferson CPR along the way. County District Attorney Mike At the hospital, Dr. George Sullivan said it appeared that Waldmann attended to the young Anna and two friends had been victim, using I.V.’s ahd “several sniffing something “like Liquid drugs” in addition to CPR, but to Paper,” a typewriter correction no avail. Wewa did not respond fluid. An autopsy and analysis of to treatment and died about two the substance should reveal the hours after losing consciousness. exact cause of death. Investiga tion is routine in cases of death Anna was active in freshman “under questionable circum and J.V. basketball at the high stances,” said Sullivan. school. She was also a good Emergency Medical Tech student, with an estimated 2.8 nicians at the high school were gradepoint average. Outside of on hand moments after Wewa school she was a rodeo enthus lost consciousness, between iast and could often be seen on 12:00 and 12:30. English teacher horseback around the commu John Curnutt, an EMT as well as nity. She also participated in a CPR instructor, was called to powwows and traditional activi the scene, where he found the ties. victim „unconscious, “She was (Continued on Page 11) Kah-Nee-Ta 1 .aunches Re writing Effort This question appeared in our last paper: Have you been thinking about working at Kah-Nee-Ta but feared what might be in store? Kah-Nee-Ta was planning a recruiting day for early January but figured no one would be thinking about employment what with the snow and bonus checks. So they have rescheduled their screening days for January 24 and 25. On those days Kah- Nee-Ta manager Bill Pauli and personnel director Amelia Wil liams will be on hand in the foyer of the administrtion building from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. to explain employment opportunities, ac cept'applications, and do initial screening of applicants. Interviews with department heads will be scheduled for the following week and those select ed will be given a tour of Kah- Nee-Ta and an opportunity to meet the executive staff. According to Kah-Nee-Ta Manager Bill Pauli, this new hiring method is closely coupled with career development. “We are ready to go with classroom instruction and on-the-job train- ing,” he said. Job applicants will be selected more carefully thar in the past, and employees will agree to participate in a pro gram of ongoing training and career advancement, said Pauli, Kah-Nee-Ta is looking for tribal members who are interest ed in full time, year round employment and wish to make both a “livelihood and a career” of their work at the resort, according to Pauli. Jobs are available at all levels and per sonnel representatives will at tempt to find a position to match an applicant’s interest. Stacona Death Believed To Be Suicide It’s that time of year again, and to help you beat the April rush the Tribes are sponsoring The Sunday morning death * of Charlie Stacona, 24, has been tentatively pronounced a suicide, but the investigation is being left open pending lab reports, said B.I.A. investigator Mark Wer ner. Stacona was found in a bedroom of his home in the mobile home park a t 5:00 a.m. January 14, the victim of a gunshot wound to the head. His girlfriend, Arlita Whiz of Yaki- ma, discovered him when, she, returned to the trailer that they shared. She reported the incident to the Warm Springs Police at 5:30 a.m. Whiz told police that she had dropped Stdcona off at the trailer at about 1:00 a.m. and was not home at the time of the shooting. She said that she and Stacona had been arguing earlier and that he had been despondent. Weapon and finerprint tests are expected shortly. The police do not have anyone in custody in connection with the incident since “all indications are that it was a suicide,” said Werner. By entorcing penoi uuutw standards, department heads will encourage improvement in employees, thus opening doors to advancement and pay increases, the manager explained. The employment objective at Kah-Nee-Ta is (o establish a core of reliable, trained staff to which seasonal help can be added as needed. Next week’s recruiting effort marks the first time Kah-Nee-Ta has ventured out into the Warm Springs com munity to encourage locals to fill these positions. Education Meeting Set For Feb. 1 The 509-J school district is sponsoring this quarter’s joint education meeting, to be held at the Agency Longhouse, 7:00 p.m. February 1. On the agenda will be a presentation of the recently com pleted tribal education needs assessment. District staff will also discuss their recommenda tions based on the assessment findings and conclusions. Reports will also be made on programs and activities in the various buildings, including the federal programs. A coffee and snack hour will precede the meeting. The public is invited to attend. Tax Time Again Celilo Meeting Planned The next Celilo Wyam Board Meeting will be on January 26, 1979 at the Yakima Indian Agen cy JnJJip.ÇpypçiJ Jloonv,, another income tax assistance workshop. On Tuesday and Wednesday, January 30 and 31 from 9 a.m, to 5 p.m., an income tax expert will be on hand at the Adult Learning Center to help you prepare your tax returns. Bring your W-2’s, last year’s completed return and this year’s tax forms to the learning center in the community center for expert assistance. There will be Jio.evening. sessions. • . ..» * » „ ♦. >
