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Editorial
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Letters to the Editor
Tribe neglects elders
To whom it may concern:
Common sense tells us that
most elderly people are not
totally self-sufficient, but from
time to time will need in-home
help. Especially during periods
of illness an elder requires
someone to handle the basics:
cooking, cleaning, adm ini
stering medicine, and sharing
companionship.
The Tribe allocated $ 110,966
for a Senior Citizen program
that is entrusted with the
responsibility of (and I quote
fro m th e 1980 b u d g e t)
“assisting senior citizens by
providing for their basic
needs.”
I was amazed that the
program was unable to help in
any way when 1 told them of
our need to find a person to do
short-term in-home care for
pay. We called the Madras
Senior Citizen program and
they were able to give us one
name. I was embarrassed and
ashamed for Warm Springs.
I wonder about the two
Warm Springs senior citizens
who are in a nursing home,
wanting desperately to come
back here, but can’t because
they need a full-time caretaker.
So what’s the big deal? Has
anyone advertized around for
this kind of help? Why isn’t this
obvious need a number-one
priority in our Senior Citizen
program?
This tribe gives lip-service to
respect for elders, but when it
gets down to the nitty-gritty,
they’re just being used.
Two gets-you-where-you-
live examples of a poor job of
providing for basic needs are
the outfitting of the Senior
Citizens homes with small,
cheap, defrost ‘em yourself
(e v e n if it k ills y o u )
refrigerators and (2) the
purchase of cafeteria-style
tables and benches for the
senior center (com m unity
building). They are guaranteed
to be hard to sit on and
difficult, if not impossible, to
get in and out of. Any elder
deserves better than this.
. The Tribal Council buys
itself a $9,000 table and sits in
stuffed leather chairs. So why
do the elders have seating most
of us left behind at grade school
or in the longhouse?
The beauracracy may think
they’re putting something over
on the rest of us but you can bet
your bottom dollar that the
senior citizens are not fooled.
For His Sake,
Nancy E. Pitt
Disgruntled student writes
To the Editor:
I am very upset. As a matter
of fact, I am sitting here in
sulky dissatisfaction.
I worked in the tribal
accounting departm ent for
seven years, 1970-1977. I left
profitable employment in tribal
accounting in the fall of 1977
on educational leave. 1 left to
pursue a bachelor’s degree in
business administration. My
special field of study would be
in accounting or management.
I began my college studies at
Central Oregon Community
College in Bend, Oregon. I am
com pleting the C.O .C.C.
requirements for an Associate
of Science degree in business
administration. After C.O.C.C
I am planning to transfer to
Portland State University in
Portland, Oregon. At P.S.U. I
will complete their require
ments for a Bachelor of Science
degree in business administra
tion and/or economics.
Now, why am I upset? When
you attend college it costs
money. Every little bit of
financial aid helps such as
scholarships, grants and money
from occasional employment,
especially summer employ
ment. It also helps a great deal
to earn money from employ
ment during Christmas and
Spring break.
When I left the tribal
accounting departm ent J o
pursue my degree,-1 felt I had
much encouragement. But,
now, when I seek employment
between school quarters and
during summer vacation, I get
the feeling the accounting
department doesn’t want me
back. They say they’ll check to
see if there is any work
available. This sounds unusual
to me because I have worked
there and and there always was
something that had to be done.
I would not feel so bad if I
were a stranger, but I am from
Warm Springs and I have
worked in the accounting
department for seven years.
W ith my experience and
background I should not have
to feel like a beggar on my own
reservation. But that’s how I
feel when I want to work and
call the accounting depart
ment.
One of the reasons I went
back to school was that I would
always hear complaints about
not enough tribal members
working in the management of
our reservation. That is what I
am trying to do, but it seems
tribal accounting does not see
fit to help out a tribal member
learn to manage his own tribal
organization.
There are a great many
things left unsaid, but space in
the paper is limited. So for now
I’ll stop, until next time.
William E. Hoptowit
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Don’t forget to vote
“You don’t have a right to complain about things if you
don’t vote,” says one person. “Y ou can’t change things if you
don’t cast your ballot,” says another. Yet another says, “I
know my vote is important, but I don’t have time.”
We all live with excuses. We all procrastinate, until it’s
too late. No matter how “unimportant” an item may seem,
no matter what the issue, it’s important to vote. It shows you
care about what happens in your community .
The March 25 school board election, Central Oregon
Community College operating levy and the Jefferson
County Education Service District position elections are all
important, just as is the Criminal Justice Facility
referendum.
It doesn’t matter if you approve of disapprove of an item,
you must vote, to make known your opinion. If you don’t
you really don’t have the right to complain, and you really
can’t expect favorable changes. Don’t let others make your
decisions for you—get out and vote!
Mini-college: A learning vacation
S t a r t p la n n in g y o u r
Learning Vacation at the 1980
Extension Mini-College June
16-20 a t O re g o n S ta te
University. Nearly 60 different
classes and special activities are
planned during the event
sp o n so red by the OSU
Extension Service and the
O re g o n E x te n s io n H o m e
makers Council.
R egistration form s and
complete information about
classes, costs, etc., will be
available from the county
Extension office in early.
March. Deadline for regis
tering is June 1 and classes are
filled on a first come, first
served basis so you need to start
now.
M arie B ussard, M ini-
College coordinator, reports
that those who come for the
entire program will enroll in
one morning class which will
meet for three hours each day.
The morning, or “A” classes,
will cover such topics as
Monthly tax refund
During 1980, you can receive
a monthly tax refund if you can
answer the following questions
with a yes answer
1. Will you earn less than
$10,000 in 1980? (If you are
married, then the husband and
wife’s combined inêome must
be less than $10,000.)
2. Do you have a child living
with you?
If you answered yes to both
questions you should contact
the Accounting Department of
your employer to find out if
you qualify, the employees in
the Accounting Department
will help you fill out the
required form.
Memorial Dinner
leadership, food preservation
basics, energy co n scio u s
h o u s in g d e s ig n , a g in g ,
considerations in starting a
small business and adolescent
sexuality.
* Full-time participants will
enroll also in two afternoon
classes that will meet for an
hour and half each day. Early
afternoon subjects include
Oregon coast perspectives,
investing in a time of inflation,
hom e c o m p u te rs , w ood
heating, child abuse and
neglect, and Oregon geo
graphic names.
Late aftern o o n classes,
designed for fun, relaxation
and to spark new creative ideas,
include such topics as making
pastas, wall hangings from
natural materials, caligraphy,
picture framing, and recog
nizing your own antiques.
A special M ini-College
Assembly is planned again this
year for one afternoon as is the
annual business meeting of the
Homemakers Council.
* Again -this year, you may
attend just for Thursday, June
19, if you wish. Persons
attending for one day will select
one class to attend in the
morning. The afternoon will be
devoted to the assembly and
business meeting. The day
concludes with the annual
banquet.
Several special evening
programs are planned tor
planned for OSU during Mini-
College week and many will be
o p e n to M in i- C o lle g e
participants. A list of special
campus activities will be posted
at the registration desk in Bloss
Hall.
Full time attendance, room
and board, based on double
occupancy, will cost $92 this
year. Persons who wish single
rooms will pay an additional
$12. This includes meals from
M onday d in n e r th ro u g h
Friday breakfast.
There are two options
available for those who wish to
a tt e n d T h u r s d a y o n ly .
R e g istra tio n , lunch and
banquet will cost $20. Or, you
may arrive Wednesday and
stay through Friday morning
for $39, which includes meals
and room (double occupancy),
a single room will cost $6 more.
There are also special rates
for those who wish to commute
to the campus.
KNT bath house policy
Now that Kah-Nee-Ta is
once again open for business;
we would like to review our
swimming policy for tribal
members in the village pool.
The pool hours will be from
9:00 a.m. ‘til 9:00 p.m.,
M onday through Friday.
When a tribal member presents
the Bath House with their
enrollment card, they will be
charged $1.25 for each adult
and 50« for each child six years
and under, Monday through
Friday. On weekends only, the
charge will be full price
re g a rd le ss o f e n ro llm e n t
identification.
John Behrend
Village Manager
Tribal Council Agenda
Joyce Quinn and family wish March 25 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
L 10:00 a.m. Kah-Nee-Ta Board Appointment
to announce that they are
2. 2:00 p.m. Personnel Manual Modifications
having a. Memorial Dinner
Saturday March 29, 1980, at March 25 REFERENDUM - Justice Facility
12:00 p.m. in the Agency
Longhouse. They extend an March 26 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1. 10:00 a.m. Referendum results
invitation to everyone to feel
2. 11:00 a.m. Unfinished Business
free to. come. . . . . .
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