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Warm Springs, OR
Support evident
APR 121982
for Simnasho. ISON HISTORICAL
S tr o n g s u p p o r t fo r
Simnasho School was evident
at a 509-J budget committee
meeting held April 6 in
Metolius. Nearly 15 people
from Warm Springs and
Simnasho gathered at the
Metolius gym along with
nearly 100 Metolius residents
to discuss proposed budget cuts
that will affect both schools
drastically.
It is proposed that Simnasho
be completely cut from the
school district. Two fifth and
six th grade cla sses are
proposed to be eliminated at
Metolius with those students
being transferred to Buff
E lem en ta ry in M ad ras.
Metolius cafeteria services will
also be cut along with the
sp ecia l ed u ca tio n (E R C )
program. Residents from both
communities voiced strong
opposition to the proposed
budget and offered solutions to
the problem s the budget
committee is facing in present
economic times.
Similarities were emphasized
between the two schools.
C o m m u n ity p r id e a n d
in v o lv em en t in the tw o
facilities are evident. “You
should see the gym fill up here
( M e t o l i u s ) d u r in g th e
APRIL BLOSSOMS—Aa/ure’s touch of flowering beauty decorates reservation landscape.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Leno Christmas program,” said a
Metolius resident. The gym, he
says, fills up with community
members, not just parents of
students.
S u p p o r t o f S im n a sh o
projects is also substantial. The
social aspect of the Simnasho
school outweighs any financial
burdens that are being felt at
the time.
Because of the strong, and
sometimes emotional feeling
for the Simnasho school,
T rib al C ou n cil issu ed a
statement which was read to
the budget committee by tribal
m u n icip al m anager Jody
Calica.
The statement reads: The
T r ib a l C o u n c il o f th e
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon respectfully recognizes
and appreciates the difficulty of
assembling a school operating
budget under the prevailing
economic conditions. Further,
that the conditions are made
more difficult by the reduction
of state and federal education
a s s is t a n c e . F rom our
perspective we recognize the
need to reduce expenditures,
without adverse effects on
essential services. The Tribal
Council has placed it’s trust
Continued on page 4
Aaye-pril Fools’ edition well-received by readers
by Donna Behrend
“When did this all happen?”
seemed to be the general
questions in our reader’s minds
as they read Spilyay Tymoo
Aaye-pril Fools’ edition.
As people glanced over our
short, humorous (at least we
hope it was hum orous!)
edition, they really couldn’t
believe that the reregulating
dam had crack ed , that
Governor “Ah-tee-yah” had
given “ Orygun” back to
Orygun Indians or that Linton
Winishut really put a knife to
his throat because there were
too many candles on his
birthday cake. Once people
realized that Vol. 7 No. 6!4 was
in jest, many broke into
laughter and applauded our
efforts.
When looking at the photo
of the old car with the men in it
on page 3, Olney Patt, Sr.,
remarked that he used to have a
similar car. “I think I recognize
the men, too!”
Three d ifferen t p eo p le
identified the Geo-Quiz on
page 4. One said it was by
Shitike Creek (which was
correct). Another said it was on
the reservation. (Duh!) Joey
Surface called from the Post
Office to say it was his kid’s
b e d ro o m flo o p i S u r fa c e
r eq u ested an h o n o r a b le
mention for his guess.
Some readers thought the
reregulating article was for
real, until they looked at the
photo more closely, noticed the
March 32 date or that survivors
of the flood were going to be
hired to work. One person was
angry that the news of the
“crack up” wasn’t on radio or
TV news.
. Lum berm an’s Insurance
A gency representative Pat
Metke called Spilyay to say he
was “going to send a copy of the
Aaye-pril Fool’s edition to his more often,” she said while
insurance carrier. Metke’s firm reading. “ You deserve a
carries the insurance policy on medal!”
the dam.
It is also rumored that ASC
employees at the dam enjoyed
the dam article, too. So much
so, that they clipped it out and
posted it in the engineer’s
office.
C.R. Squiemphen wondered
“what are we going to do
without a governor,” after
reading the article about Ah-
tee-yah returning Orygun to
the Indians. We have yet to
hear from the governor’s office.
Tribal Court personnel
chuckled all morning after they
read the Spilyay. They were our
best customer, with some
coming in to purchase more
than one copy for themselves,
and friends.
Our highest praise came
from Tribal Judge Anita
Jackson. “You should do this
Who can you laugh at if you
can’t laugh at yourself!”
Education Committee Meeting!
Monday, April 12,1982
7:00 p.m.
—Simnasho Longhouse—
Subject:
Closure of Simnasho School!