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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1980)
Spilyay Tymoo June 13,1980 Page 9 Students presented awards Ribbons Galore-Clydell Gilbert presents ribbons won at the year's track meets to John Ross at the Simnasho school awards presentation Clydell will not be back as cook fo r the Simnasho school next year so she ws particularly recognized at the ceremony. Perfect Attendance Ten Warm Springs elementary school students who deserve special recognition fo r attendance at school every day are Rebecca Soliz, Veronica Smith, Shirelle Smith, June Smith, Brigitte Scott, Kristina Sampson, Carol Miller, Willis Miller, Alvis Smith III, and Anthony Wells (not pictured). Missing only one-halfday of school the entire year were; Wayne Miller, Melva Tanewasha, Thurmas Tufti, and Michele Wells. Senior Citizen Home repairs approved Work will begin in July the homes of five rurally located Senior citizens who have applied to the housing department for home repairs. Commencement of the repair work has- been delayed until this time in order to utilize funding sources other than that of the Tribe., Farmers Home Administration has finally approved renovation funds for these five homes. Annie Smith’s home is first on the list for work to be done. She will have new roofing put on, a wheel chair ramp installed, insulation installed and work done on her porch. Bessie Guerin, Roy Heath, Sr., Ellen Squiemphen and Isabell Keo will also benefit from state and tribal funds by having work done in their homes to bring them up to standard. Leroy Parker from the FmHA ofice met with tenant manager, Neda Wesley, Herb Graybael from the utilities d e p a r tm e n t an d o th e r interested persons including some senior citizens on May 30. Parker informed the housing committee that the state through FmHA would provide $20,000 for work on the five homes. He states that “there is $3,000 to $4,000 available through other sources that he will work on.” Several applications are pending due to incompletion. Senior citizens were unable to be contacted by the housing department so they were not able to file the applications with FmHA. With additional applications Parker says, “we then have the leverage to ask for a special collection of funds.” Repair work for rural area Senior citizens is a new program. The proposal was approved by Tribal Council in 1979. Money was set aside to meet the needs of these rural residents. Each rural home has been allotted $1,500 for emergencies, and in extreme n e c e s s ity th e h o u s in g committee can allow for more. The Senior citizens who live in the Simnasho and Warm Springs housing developments are taken care of and given assistance with their bills. But Senior citizens who choose to remain in their rural homes are these funds. There is also an give little by the Tribe'. The FmHA loan available up to allotted funds will enable the $2,500 for home repair at 1% Tribe to help these rural interest for Senior citizens with residents. a low income. Many homes, according to H e rb G r a y b a e l h a s Uren Leonard,initiator of the the rural homes program, were built before examined housing fire and safety codes making suggestions for repair existed on the reservation. w ork needed. Everyone With the appropriated funds involved feels it is important these homes can be brought up that a home safe for its occupants. “A house is more to standard. that just shelter from the The program serves all weather” states the proposal to enrolled tribal members 60 Tribal Council. years and over, on or adjacent Some difficulty has come to the reservation who are in a about in cases where land that a low income bracket. house sits on is not privately Unemployable Senior Citizens owned. Senior citizens who that live alone can receive as need work done and who apply much as 100% payment for to FmHA must how some work done on their homes. form of ownership interest or Senior citizens who have an undivided allotment. The state employable person living in the through FmHA is prohibited household, tribal or or noh- by Jaw from' working with tribal member, can receive 50% people who do not have some payment. written right to occupy that Tribal funds are used only property. The question of after all. other funding sources assigned or leased land is now have been exhausted. Senior b e i n g d e t e r m i n e d in citizens can receive as much as Washington D.C. Whether or $5,000 through FmHA. They not that land will be applicable are encouraged to apply for for FmHA funds will be known, hopefully, within a month, according fo Leonard. Mobile Homes cannot be funded through FmHA at all. Assistance can be obtained through th tribal housing department. It is of primary importance that Senior citizens be safe and sound. They went to remain in their homes because it is where they are most comfortable giving them the opportunity for , a happy mental and physical life. Neda Wesley expressed her concern for them ,” their happiness is my prime concern. It is impotant that there is someone to care for them.” Neda says it takes a long time to process paperwork for funds, but the Senior citizens shouldn’t worry about it. They, however, must get their applications in. She says she sometimes meets with an angry person who feels nothing is being done. The housing department is as concerned as each Senior citizen. Those homes that need repair work, she says, “will have the work done before it gets cold.” Mendacino convicted for murder A 12 person jury found Phyll Mendacino guilty of the November 3, 1977 stabbing death of 6 year old Larisa Wahneeta. The retrial took place in the state district court in Portland and lasted five days. The sentence for the murder charge will be handed down on June 13 in the courtroom of J u d g e C lif f o r d O lse n Mendacino faces a possible life time sentence. Attorney for the state John Bennett said, “there was a lot of evidence against him,” And he was “caught in a lie.” Mendacino had put forward the story that a hitch hiker had raped and killed the child. His Piny Day stories exposed contradictions. Play Day provided the chance fo r parents and children to spend a State medical examiner, Dr. few hours together on the last day o f school Students of Warm William Brady and Mult Springs elementary participated in games and then had a hot dog nomah County examiner, Dr. lunch Larry Luman gave strong testimony to support the p r o s e c u tio n s ’s case ol Mendacino’s doing harm to the child. These men, who are certified forensic patholgist, dealing in viloent deaihs, exam ined the g irl and determined her death to have been caused hy Mendacino. The wound which he claimed to have received from the hitchhiker was determined to be self-inflicted. Another of the 21 witnesses called to testify was David Sterling, an inmate coming in contact with Mendocino in the Oregon State Peniten- ta ry . He te stifie d th a t M endocinq had admitted to him that he had killed the girl. This is Mendocino’s second trial. He was previously re le a s e d b e c a u se o f a technicality. It was found that his confession was improperly obtained. Asked whether he thought Mendocino would appeal his case, attorney Bennett said “he has not heard that Mendocino will but in cases of murder the convicted usually do.” Beauty Contest • Applications are still being taken for the Junior Beauty Contest to be held during the July 4 celebration. The girls participating must be between the ages of 9 and 14. During the t parade they must be on horseback and in full regalia. If any girl is interested in participting in the contest please contact Neda Wesley prior to the parade. c
