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VOL 8 NO 1
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JANUARY 7. 1983
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761
Lenora Starr chosen
Miss Warm Springs ‘83
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by Pat Leno
A son spoken young lady of
poise and stature, Lenore Kim
Starr of Warm Springs, was
selected to wear the Miss Warm
Springs 1983 crown by a panel
of four judges on December 28.
The 10th annual pageant was
held at the Warm Springs
Agency Longhouse.
Lenora, age 18, is the eldest
of three children of Dennis and
Ramona Starr. She is an
en ro lled m em ber of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs. She resides with her
parents in Warm Springs.
She had planned to attend
college during the winter and
spring term to pursue an
education in nursing. Her plans
for college will be postponed
during her reign as Miss Warm
Springs. Lenora said, “I will
have to wait to enter the
University of Oregon but it will
only be a postponment.” She
had attended the 1982 summer
term a t Brigham Young
University in Salt Lake, Utah.
Gaining the crown and title
has opened a door for Lenora
for what she feels gives her the
opportunity to attain a long-
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Little Miss Warm Springs \
Contestants siili accepted
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Honor Dance
Ramona and Dennis Starr dance with their daughter Lenora Starr, the newly crowned Miss Warm
Springs ‘83. Dancing in front o f Lenora are Little Miss Warm Springs girls LydaRhoan and Sharon
Katchia.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrend
Auction scheduled for Jan. 9
An auction and mini-raffle
will be held at the Simnasho
Longhouse on January 9 at 4
p.m. The proceeds will go to thi;
Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow
which will be held February 11
12 and 13.
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Featured at the auction will
be cash door prizes. Tickets for
the cash prizes will be given at
the door and will be free. A
chance will be given one-to-a-
person.
Raffle tickets for the mim-
raffle can be purchased from
Richard Craig in Personnel,
Kate Jackson in Planning,
Charlotte—Herkshan in the
Family Counseling Center and
Anna Clements in Cultural and
Heritage department. Tickets
will be sold at the Longhouse
on Sunday. Items to be raffled
will be foods, beadwork, wing
dresses, quilts and other items.
The committee has selected
four local girls as Hostesses for
the Powwow. Bridgett Scott,
Monica Wahnetah, Gayleen
Adams and Stacy Leonard.
The hostesses will be in the
community selling tickets for
raffles. Support the Lincoln’s
Birthday powwow for 1983.
Participants meeting planned
The Little Miss Warm
Springs contest is just around
the corner. It is scheduled for
January 19.
A potluck luncheon meeting
is being held for those
interested or involved with the
contest. The meeting will be
held at 12 noon in conference
room 1 at the Community
Center:.'','-?1’ .?■?? ’?
Those attending are asked to
bring their own table service
along with an item for the
lunch.
The meeting begins at 6:30
p.m. in conference room 1 at
the Community Center. The
girls will string beads and learn
to act. out a legend* It will also
be time to have any questions
answered.
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The Little Miss Warm
Springs Contest is nearing its
final stages. There is still time
for any interested girls to
participate.
Each child must demonstrate
particular skills according to
their age group or category.
Each participant will be
required to wear only the
costumes representing one of
the three Warm Springs
Confederated Tribes.
Each child will be given a few
minutes to express her views.
She will be judged on her
speaking ability and poise.
On January 19, when the
finals begin, each girl will have
the chance to display her own
handwork.
The categories according to
age group will have different
requirements.
Girls entering the contest in
Category 1, ages 3 and 4, must
know their name and address.
They should know their
parents name. They will have to
demonstrate the Circle Dance
and Skip Dance.
Category 2, ages 5 and 6
years, requires the participa
ting girls to know their name
and address. They should also
know their parents’ name. They
will have to demonstrate the
Circle dance and Skip Dance.
Girls entering category 3,
ages 7 through 9, must know
tneir nam e, address and
parents’ name. They should
know a little about their
r e s e r v a tio n . T h ey m u st
demonstrate the Circle and
Skip Dance.
Category 4, girls aged 10 to
13, requires knowledge of
name, address and parents’
name. The girls should know a
little about their reservation
a n d c u ltu r e . T h ey w ill
demonstrate the shuffle Dance
and Butterfly Dance.
Girls aged 14 to 17 in
C ateg o ry 5 m u st know
e v e r y th in g r e q u ir e d o f
categories 1, 2, 3 and 4. They
must know their culture and
and the culture of each Warm
Springs Tribe including the
name of each tribal chief.
Knowledge of the trib al
government is necessary such
as they council structure, its
members and what they do,
how long they serve and how
they become members of the
council.
T h e W a rm S p r in g s T r ib a l C o u n c il
and
Mid-Oregon Indian Historical Society
Cordially invites all tribal members to attend
and view the acquired Tribal museum artifacts
Exhibit Date: January 19, 1983
Time: Opening at 10:00 a.m.
Place: W.S. Agency Longhouse
The MOIHS Board of Directors would like
to thank the Tribal Council and community for
its support in the past.