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G C 617Î CRB6CA H IS T O R IC A L SCCÏETY 1 S 2 C S t FARM AVE FCRTLAAD» OR S 1 2 C 5 NOVEMBER 5, 1982 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 VOL 7 NO 21 Miss Warm Springs Contest. . . Represent your tribe Young ladies, it is that time of the year to begin thinking about being a representative of your tribe and vying for the title of Miss Warm Springs. As Miss Warm Springs you will learn, you will teach, you will have a lot of fun. It will be an enriching experience. It will be worth it to give one year of your life, this is a great opportunity for personal growth. The Miss Warm Springs Committee is now making preparation and would like to encourage all e lig ib le la d ie s in o u r community to pick up an application form. Any girl must be 18 to 25 years of age, She must never have been married, or have dependents. She must be a member of the Warm Springs tribes and a resident of the Warm Springs Reservation for at least one year. As Miss Warm Springs she will always m aintain and present herself in a proper and responsible manner through out her term, as will her Heading South , , . „ . Canadian Geese adapt io numerous environments from the Artie to Mexico. M any varieties, alternates. If for some reason though, fly south to avoid the cold winter months. Schoolie flats provides some ideal grazing Miss Warm Springs cannot meet her obligations, her grounds fo r geese on their way south. After a meal o f grain the swift flying Canadian Geese take to the air informations. Their habit of alternate shall represent the Tribes. calling constantly during flight has earned them the name of honker. Spilyay Tymoo photo by S hew dvk This year Miss W arm Springs will be selected on Tuesday night, December 28. There will be a dinner at 6:00 p.m., a farewell honor dance and speech for the outgoing M iss Warm Springs, judging of the contestants, then the new M iss Warm Springs will be crowned. The contestant will be judged on their appearance, poise, and personality, a 3 to 5 minute talen t p resen tatio n (th eir choice of either a modern or a traditional talent), dancing abilities, and interviews with the judges. She will also have a 3 to 5 m in u te sp e e c h presentation of herself which will be judged. You may pick up application forms from Rosie Tom at the Tribel Council Office, Anna Clements at the Cultural Heritage Program, Aurolyn Eagle Speaker at the Finance Department, or Frances Allen at the Personnel Office. Ladies, please try to return applica tions as soon as possible. The deadline for applications is December 24th. Come on girls, let’s make this years pageant a great one! I it November 2 0 -2 3 ... 14th Indian Ed. convention With the Federal Admini stration proposing cuts and program changes or deletions of programs which have been of vital importance to Indian tribes and Indian people in past y e a rs, h e a lth , e d u c a tio n , housing, jobs training and employment assistance; These and many other topics will be c o v e re d in th e a n n u a l convention. Weather October 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOV. 1 2 3 High 66 67 51 52 53 51 48 72 64 63 66 53 54 42 49 54 52 Low 41 44 41 26 23 24 38 40 48 35 42 43 31 32 42 40 32 56 50 56 31 26 35 It is very important that everyone jo in together in support of N.I.E.A. to provide a unified voice on such matters as: 1) The transfer of the Title IV Indian Education Program from the D ep artm en t of Education to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 2) The A dm inistration’s proposal to reduce by 21 percent Impact Aid assistance. 3) The A dm inistration’s proposal to close several b o ard in g schools serving Indian children. 4) The A dm inistration’s failure to request any funds for a d v a n c e d p la n n in g o r c o n stru c tio n of any new schools. New methods in education will be ^discussed, trends examined and new theories discussed. T he N a tio n a l In d ia n Education Association Board of Directors is invitin you to attend the 14th annual NIEA Convention, which is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 20-23, to discuss these important matters of concern for the Indian people today. —Voter turnout high— Turnout was high for an “off The elections are over and Shown, Cecil Zemke and for the next two years or so, we Elaine Henderson were all year” election. It was estimated won’t be plagued with radio elected. Zemke and Henderson that 76% of registered Jefferson County voters visited the polls. and TV advertisements that tell were running unopposed. us how to and who to vote for. Incmbant Vic Atiyeh was ------------------------------------------------------------------------■ ------------- j reelected as governor, heavily defeating his opponent Ted Kulongoski. Republican Bill Bellamy defeated his opponent The Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Bill Olsen for the State Springs Reservation of Oregon will hold a public hearing at The Representatives seat. Administration Building in Warm Springs, Conference room #1 on November 15, 1982, at 1:00 p.m., for the purpose of obtaining Verne Duncan was reelected written and oral comment from the public on proposed uses of as superintendent of public Revenue Sharing Funds for ,983. instruction. All but one of the All interested citizens, groups, senior citizens organizations, are six ballot measures failed. encouraged to attend the Hearings. Persons attending the Voters decided they wanted a Hearings shall have the right to provide written and oral comment freeze on nuclear weapons. and suggestions regarding possdible uses of Revenue Sharing funds. Following is important planning information for the proposed Jefferson County’s proposed tax base failed, but the COCC use Hearing: tax base passed. College Amount of unappropirated Revenue $104,550.00 officials were pleased that it Sharing Funds in the local trust fund passed since the tax base will eliminate annual budget levies. Amount of Revenue Sharing Funds expected to be received $62,000.00 Unofficially, the tax base in the coming fiscal year passed by a 60% to 40% margin. It was the only tax base to pass in the state. In local Jefferson County ra c e s, in c u m b a n t ju d g e s H e rs c h e l R e a d , G o rd o n Revenue Sharing Funds »
