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
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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. • . ..» * » „ ♦. >