Page 4, August 6,1982
SPILYAY TYMOO
Tribal G arage. . . . . . . . . . —
Horse
shoes
to brake shoes
by Pat Leno
From horse shoes to brake
s h o e s - th e b u ild in g w as
originally built by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs in the early
1900’s as a blacksmith shop. It
was a place to have horses shod
a rd buckboards repaired. The
building gained a colorful past
d uring its many years as a part
o f th e W a rm S p r in g s
com m unity. To m any it
became known as the tribal
garage.
Serving as a blacksmith shop
was a short lived function with
the arrival of the horseless
carriage. The work in the shop
began its transformation from
horses to motor vehicles. It
became a garage for vehicles
owned by the BI A.
In 1954 the building was
turned over to the Tribe and a
tr i b a l m o to r v e h ic le s
d e p a r t m e n t c a m e in to
existence. The Tribe hired a
man from Madras to operate
the motor pool. Wilber Erb
ramroded the newly formed
enterprise. An area was
tranformed in the shop to a
p arts room and an o th er
employee was hired to handle
parts. Joyce Erb began her
career with the Tribes. .The
tribal garage began to offer
services to the people of the
Warm Springs area.
The tribal garage offered
pretty much the same services
as any garage in the central
Oregon area. Mechanics were
on thejob for major car repairs,
tires could be bought and
changed at the garage, a service;
station offered gas and oil.
A FRONT ROW SEAT—SAawn Culps and Stacey Squiemphen had the best seats in the area to
watch heavy equipment push the old tribal garage into a pile of rubble to make way fo r the new
parking lot fo r the brand new garage.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Leno
Perhaps to all local people it
was well known and well’used.
A tourist once in need of a part
for his car Was directed to the
garage. The man drove past the
garage several times and not
being able to locate the garage
had to stop a policeman only to
discover he was parked right in
front of the tribal garage.
As it happens with all things
the business grew to the point
which it needed more room. So
the idea of building a new,
krger garage was discussed.
Plans for the new building were
urawn up by Brun, Moreland
and Christopher of Portland.
The construction contract was
given to the tribal construction
department.
Since the garage business
was doing a lot of business the
new building was started next
to the old building. In July of
this year the larger facility was
r ;ady for the garage personnel
13 begin moving into the
building. As the new building
took ¡shape, incorporating all
the equipment and employees,
the old building became a mere
shell of what had been once a
center of activity. Standing
next to the new building the old
blacksmith Shop was almost
completely shadowed by the
giant new tribal garage.
So, after many years of
serving the community the old
garage gave the room needed
for shrubbery and a lawn.
The new building offers 6000
square feet and cost in the
neighborhood of $420,000. “It
is without a doubt the most
modern service station in
central Oregon.” Stated Les
Yaw, Contracting officer. It
features fuel tanks which hold
5,000 gallons which is a far cry
from the old tanks. The new
fuel pumps are electronic and
there are now 7 pumps with
which service the public. A
tank and pumps for diesel has
been included i n ' the new
facility.
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With the new building comes
a
new and larger parts
department. The garage will
now be able to stock more parts
and there will be less time in
getting the work done. The old
garage had a parts department
but often the customer would
have to wait until the part could
be delivered. The whole idea
now will be to give the
customer better service for
his money in a shorter period
of time.
At the time of this article the
garage is giving service to the
people of Warm Springs while
the work is being completed.
The driveway should be payed
during the month of August.
The landscaping should be
started shortly w ith the
planting of a lawn and shrubs.
And last, but not least, will be
the stocking of the parts room.
A fte r th e se h av e b een
completed an open house will
be held for the general public to
get a first hand look at the new
facility.
You can no longer get new
shoes for your horse at the
building but you are able to get
new brake shoes for your car or
pickup from , the new tribal
garage.
Rogers elected to COCOA post Hurtado attends national FFA conference
The yearly election of board of directors for COCOA
officers for the Central Oregon after he had been selected to fill
Council on Aging (COCOA) a vacant post. He is a
were held on July 22 at the representative of Jefferson
County for COCOA.
Prineville Senior Center.
COCOA is a non-profit
Gayle Rogers, of Warm
Springs was ‘ elected to the organization which is designed
position of Parliamentarian. to deliver services to senior
Rogers is an employee of the citizens of the tri-county area
Confederated Tribes, he is the ( J e f f e r s o n , C r o o k a n d
supervisor of Social Services Deschutes) as defined under
program. He had served on the the Older Americans Acts'.
Buffy Hurtado, daughter of
Ned and Anna Hurtado of
W arm Springs:, re c e n tly
attended the National Future
Farmers of America confe
rence in Washington, D.C. July
18 to 25,1982 about 25 students
attended the annual confe
rence.
The Madras chapter usually
sends two or three members to
the conference each year but
with the limited budget this
year only one was able to make
the trip. Buffy helped raise
funds by working with some
money making projects, and
along with some personal funds
she was able to attend this
year’s conference.
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The workshops focused on
leadership skills for more
■effective leadership roles within
thè chapter and the community,
said Tom W rig h t.th e lo c a l
FFA chapter advisor who also
made the trip.
T h e N a tio n a l F u tu r e
Farmers of America headquar
ters is located in Alexandria,
Virginia, which is near Mt.
Vt rnon, where the meeting is
he Id each, year. This gives, the
conference attendee’s a chance
lo tour the nation’s capitol and
sites of interest in the area.
Some of the highlights of the
trip, were a ysit to. the office of
congressman Mark O. Hatfield
of Oregon, and the historical,
sites such as the Arlington
N a tio n a l C e m e te ry , th e
S m ith so n ian in stitu te, the
Jefferson Memorial to name a
few. The trip to Washington,
DiC. was interesting and
educational for Buffy.,
This past year Buffy’s project
was raising a brahma heifer
which she keeps at the 4-H lot.
She plans to raise cattle in
the future.
BI A publishes regulations on
Pribilof Islands membership rolls
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
has announced that it is
publishing in the Federal
R egister, Ju ly 21, 1982,
regulations to govern the
'preparation of a membership
roll ot the Pribilof Islands
Aleut Communities of St. Paul
and St. George., The rpll to be
prepared will serve as a basis
for a per capita distribution of
judgement funds awarded to
the communities by the U.S.
Court of Claims.
For additional information,
c o n ta c t th e E n r o llm e n t
C o o r d in a to r , E n ro llm e n t
Coordinating,Office, Bureau o f
Indian Affairs,. Pouch -7-197 F,
Anchorage; ? 'A laska 99510;
telephone- 907 2,71-3761. * s ■
C o n fe re n ce on a Ting set for A u g .
CHEESE DISTRIBUTION— Five-pound blocks o f cheese distributed to low income families
throughout Warm Springs by A llied Health Services. The surplus cheese was given to state welfare
offices fo r distribution by the federal government. Warm Springs received 150 blocks. H azel Tewee
takes one o f the blocks o f cheese handed out by Fritz Patt.
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“Indian Elders; A Tribute” is
the theme for the fourth annual
Indian conference on aging
which will be held at the Reno,
Hilton, Reno, Nevada, August
23-25.
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The conference will focus on
the strengths and uniqueness of
the elders and their culture,
their experience, their role as
the repository o f the Indian
tradition and culture.
A tte n d in g th is y e a r ’s
conference will be elders from
the Warm Springs tribes and
members of the -Allied Health
branch.