PAGE 2 MAY 1, 1981
SPILYAY TYMOO
Young boy’s interest sparks Scout program
by Pat Leno
A small boy’s perserverance
to become a Cub Scout and the
desire to wear the blue and gold
uniform helped to bring the
scout program back to Warm
Springs. Several years ago
Marvin Arquette decided he
was going to become one of
those boys who were wearing
that uniform.
So Marvin asked his dad,
Tommy Kalama, to help him
join scouts. Tommy tried to
find a Cub Scout program but
all he found was that there
wasn’t any in Warm Springs.
Maryin continued to ask his
dad'and Tommy finally wrote
to the Boy Scout of America
organization in New Jersey.
Tommy received a packet
giving him instructions on how
to start a pack. Next came the
chore of recruiting other
parents. Scouting is back in
Warm Springs.
Scouting has been a part of
Warm Springs off and on since
th e y ears o f th e G reat
Depression. At that time there
was only a Boy Scout program
and nothing for cub scouts.
Claude Smith Sr. remembers
Troop 37 of the 1930’s era.
With the start of World War II,
Troop 37 suffered a set-back
and was disbanded. Then in
1949 the W arm Springs
Boarding School was granted
the sponsorship of a troop
charter. The scouting returned
but with a new troop number
and flag. Troop 59 was that
number and is that number to
this day.
Because of the memories of
former Boy Scouts in our
community volunteers have
been drawn to build the
progfam of today. Some of the
fo rm e r s c o u ts w ho a re
presently backers and leaders
of Troop 59 and Pack 59 are;
Claude Smith, Sr. (Troop 37),
Pierson Mitchell (Troop 37),
Grant Waheneka (Troop 37),
Tommy Kalama (Troop 59),
Frank Smith (Troop 59), Harry
Miller (Troop 59) and the list
goes on.
Troop 59 of the 80’s has the
sponsorship of the Warm
Springs Tribal Council. On
February 16 of this year the
Council appropriated $3,000 to
assist with the cost of setting up
Troop 59 in summer o f 1957 stopped by nation’s capitol to visit with A l Ullman during their trip to BSA National Jamboree at
Valley Forge.
Miss AV.S. Pageant
tonight
at Agency Longhouse
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by Pat Leno
Following a report of an
alleged incident occuring at
Sherars Bridge on April 26,
four Indian males and one
Indian female were arrested
and lodged in the Wasco
County jail. The four men were
charged with felony counts
along with misdemeanors. The
female was charged with a
misdemeanor.
The four men were identified
as Matthew Wewa, age 22;
Elmer “Buzzy” Scott, age 31;
Winston Wewa, age 18; and
Joe Brisbois, age 19. Each man
listed Warm Springs as his
place of residence.
The incident, as reported to
the Wasco County Sheriffs
Department, was that four
Indian males had shot at a
party of rafters after they had
landed their raft just above the
falls area. One of the rafters
had been hit by a bullet in the
knee. Then the four men
allegedly assaulted and coerced
the party of five non-Indian
rafters to sign a petition
concerning Indian fishing
rights. The four men then left
the area.
The four men were picked up
and arrested by a Wasco
County deputy after they left
the area.
At the time M att Wewa was
charged with open container
and DUII. Buzzy Scott was
charged with open container
and DUII. Also charged with
open container was Debra
Scott.
After further investigation
by Wasco County, additional
charges were made against the
four men. Matt Wewa has been
arraigned for the following
felonies; coercion, three counts
of assault in the second degree,
unlaw ful possession of a
weapon, and assault in the first
degree. Buzzy Scott has been
arraigned for the following
felonies: unlawful possession of
w eapon, coercion and
attempted assault in the second
degree. Winston Wewa has
been arraigned for felonies;
coercion and attempted assault
in the second degree. Joe
Brisbois was arraigned for
f e lo n ie s ; c o e r c io n a n d
attempted assault in the second
degree.
A d d itio n a l ch arges o f
m isd em ean o rs have been
brought against Matt Wewa
and Buzzy Scott in Wasco
County.
The victim of the gun shot
wound has been identified as
Brent McNut, a student at
Portland State University,
Portland. He was reported to
a scout library, scout projects,
cam ping e q u ip m e n t and
supplies.
In March of this year Tribal
Council approved a permanent
m eeting headquarters for
Troop 59 at the Child Care
Center in the basement of the
Old Boys Dorm. The meetings
h a d been h eld a t th e
Community Center but this
proved to be a hardship since
after each meeting. Kalama
had to gather all the materials
and carry them back home.
With the permanent room the
scouts will have more time to
work on on-going scouting
projects. At this time the room
is being remodeled.
Scout meetings are held
every Monday evening at 7
p.m . Boys in te re ste d in
camping, backpacking, war
dancing, arts and crafts,
fishing, boating, and many
other activities can find the Boy
Scouts of America an answer
to furthering their interests.
Contact Tommy Kalama at the
sco u t m eetings held on
Monday.
Scouts is a program that is
open to boys from ages 8 to 18.
The program will be year-
ro u n d . T he m em bership
round-up is underway for both
boys and adults. Spring
activities coming up include,
hikes, camping, fishing and
swimming.
Memories of scouting held
by Benny Heath, CETA, are of
the trip to the Scouting
Jamboree held in July of 1960
at Colorado. The entire troop
boarded a bus and began a
three-week trip that took the
troop to California, Nevada,
A r iz o n a , N ew M e x ic o ,
Colorado, Utah and Idaho.
Benny said it was his first trip
so far away from home and he
recalled with laughter the game
of tag the boys played with
c a c tu s . H a rry M ille r,
s ilv e rs m ith , re c a lls th e
jamboree that was held in
Valley Forge and the feeling of
unity shared by the Boy Scouts
from all over the world.
Boys with dreams to build
and skills to acquire thé
answers may well be waiting for
you in the scout program.
Good leaders are important.
have been hit in the knee by a
,ricocheting bullet and the
wound was not of a serious
enough nature to require the
sheriffs deputy to transport
McNut to a hospital.
At this time the arraignments
have been held in The Dalles
and the jurisdiction goes to the
state. There is a question as to
who does have jurisdiction over
the incident since it took place
on the land recently purchased
by the Tribes at Sherars Bridge.
It is trust land held in trust by
the United States government.
The question is, does land
purchased by the W arm
Springs T ribe fall under
Public Law 280, which states
that the State has jurisdiction
over all Indian country within
the state except the Warm
Springs Reservation?
M ark W erner, Agency
Special Officer for the BI A, has
requested a ruling from the
Regional Solicitor of the
Department of Interior.
Wasco County Assistant
District Attorney Joe Larkin
stated three of the men were
re le a se d on th e ir ow n
recognizance on April 30.
Those released have been
identified as Buzzy Scott, Joe
Brisbois and Winston Wewa.
Matt Wewa’s bail has been set
at $33,450.