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WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
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January 14, iaoz
EGON HISTORICAL
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White visitor falls
by
Pat
Leno and other
tattletales
What can put the community
of Warm Springs at a near
standstill? Tons and tons of
snow dropped within hours
was what did it on January 4
and 5.
Following the year of 1982,
which had been identified as a
drought year for the area, the
year of 1982 has already begun
as a year of moisture.
The people of Warm Springs
awoke to find inch upon inch of
snow covering the area. Then
the real work of winter began
for many residents-clearing
driveways, chaining up vehicles
and trying to get to work.
Even after two weeks of
C hristm as vacation, kids
listened with glee to reports of
school closures on the radio.
The heavy snow fall and
The beauty of winter
slippery roads “forced” an
Accompanying snowfall are many idyllic scenes throughout the Warm Springs reservation. Shitike extra two days off for the
youngsters.
‘ Creek looks serene with its new cover.
In a snowstorm that hit the
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Miller
Northwest, Warm Springs was
not spared. On January 4 the
community woke to find that
during the night “Old Man
Winter” had dropped enough
snow to answer the dreams ol
many of skier.
For nearly a week the
Tribal Council has set the increasing the money available reduced by any available weather conditions continued
to be forecast as snow showers
date for the Credit and for loans to tribal members federal, funds?
H o u sin g referen d u m fo r through the Credit Depart­
in the Central Oregon area.
District meetings were held
Warm Springs, even though
T h u rsd a y , F e b ru a ry 25. ment?
Nov. 17 and Nov. 19, 1981 to
it had a good 4-5 inches for an
Last Wednesday Council
No. 6137 — Shall the Tribal discuss the items which will
evening’s fall, was luckier than
passed Resolutions 6 136 and Council appropriate $2 million appear on the referendum
s u r r o u n d in g a re a s . T he
6137 designating Feb. 25 as the for the purpose of establishing ballot.
election date for the following a revolving fund for the
Polls will be open from 8
questions: No. 6136 — Shall construction of tribal housing f a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday,
the Tribal Council appropriate and for development costs such Feb. 25.
$2 million for the purpose of as roads and utilities, to be
(See page 8 for Q’s & A ’s)
Credit/housing referendum set for Feb. 25
Sidw alter Flat area was
reported to have accumulated
nearly 2 feet of snow.
Mike Clem ents, Tribal
Councilman, spent an entire
morning digging out his long
driveway so he could get to
work. He arrived at work
shortly after lunch.
Marsha Shewczyk, Spilyay
reporter, found out the hard
way that it is best to have
adequate snow tires or chains
after being stuck between
Prineville and Madras when
her car, a Volkswagen, went off
the highway. It took at 18-
wheeler Les Schwab tire truck
with a full load to pull her
“bug” back on the road. (And
she’s the one who wrote
those “ Be prepared for winter’
articles!)
Simnasho school teache:
Rich Little was “forced” to star
at the Kah-Nee-Ta resor.
because his small foreign ca
was unable to travel the snow;
roads.
Many residents and tribal
employees were forced to
spend an unplanned holiday
across the mountain after the
unrelenting snows had forced
the highway department to
close Highway 26 for nearly a
day.
So the year of 1982 has began
with plenty of snow. Only time
will tell just what else lies in
store for this area. One visito:
from the coast, trying to get
home, was overheard saying,
“ It’s hell over here.”
Meeting Notice
Oregon Indian writers share staff award
Two Oregon writers have
recently been com m ended
along with other members of
the Spawning the Medicine
River staff for their production
c f the “an excellent journal.”
Spawning the Medicine
R iver h as re c e iv e d an
honorable mention citation
from the Coordinating Council
of Literary Magazines based in
New York. The college contest
for undergraduate literary
magazines drew 132 entries
from 35 states.
Spawning the Medicine
River was the only Indian
m agazine entered in the
contest, according to staff
writer Elizabeth Woody. The
magazine is published by the
students. Phillip Minthorn is
the other Oregon writer besides
W oody involved in the
production of the magazine.
The judges’ comments on
Spawning the Medicine River
emphasized the excellence of
writing. One judge’s comment
reads,” I would like to score
this magazine higher simply on
the basis of the writing which
was excellent.”
Winning entries include: lst-
Plum Creek R eview of
Oberline College; 2nd-Juggler,
the literary magazine of Notre
Dame University and Amherst
Review of Amherst College;
3rd-Columbia College’s Hair
T r ig g e r ,
B o ise S ta te
University’s Cold Drill and
New York City’s School of
Visual Arts Words.
Because of the great number
of entries in the competition an
honorable mention category
was used. In addition to
Spawning the Medicine River,
published by the Institute of
American Indian Arts in
S an ta Fe, New M exico,
honorable mentions were also
awarded to the University of
California a t Santa Barbara
Spectrum, the University of
New Mexico at Albuquerque
Conceptions Southwest and
the Nassau Literary Review
from Princeton University.
Spawning the Medicine
River, edited and founded by
Phillip Foss, Jr., is the literary
magazine produced by the
Institute’s Creative Writing
Program. It features primarily
the work of students enrolled in
the Institute, but also includes
in each issue a guest author of
n a tio n a l re p u ta tio n . The
publication also sponsors the
annual Native American High
S ch o o l C reative W ritin g
Awards.
The award of an honorable
mention places Spawning the
Medicine River as one of the
top ten college magazines in the
United States.
from Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission
Compact Meeting
January 14
9 a.m.
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
506 SW Mill
Portland, Oregon
Agenda includes regulations fo r winter season
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The first Warm Springsbaby
of 1982 is apparently waiting
until the weather improves to
be bom. No expectant mothers
have had to race over snowy,
icy roads to the hospital so far
this year.
Spilyay Tymoo had planned
to do a small feature story on
the first local baby born, but we
too will have to wait.
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