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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1983)
Page 2 January 7 , 1983 Spilyay Tymoo Attention supervisors The purpose of the Merit Rating Plan listed below: however, Item I will not be carried out due to the action of the Tribal Council in not providing any cost of living increases for 1983. 1. To provide a basis for the adjustment of the compensa tio n o f e a ch e m p lo y e e according to the degree to which he/she performs the duties of his/her position in relation to the “standard” expected of an experienced, well-qualified person. 2. To stimulate supervisors to analyze the performance of their subordinates consistently, to make a direct effort to improve performance where required, and to further the development of employees who show promotional promise. 3 . T o i m p r o v e th e performance and increase the morale of the employee by d e m o n s tr a tio n th a t the performance of his/her duties is being analyzed by his/her supervisor on a consistent basis and that good work is rewarded. Even though no cost of living or adjustments in salaries will be m ad e in 1 9 8 3 , jo b performance evaluations must be completed annually as per the approved Merit Rating Plan. To carry out the purposes of the Merit Rating Plan, the annual merit reviews will be required. Film festival rescheduled The Community Center won the 1982 November Physical Fitness Challenge. Participants included: (left to right) Austin Greene, Mina Estimo, Mariam Souers, Fran Moses, Lyle Rhoan and Eva Montée. Community Center participants not pictured are Caroline Tohet, Lucinda Greene and Satch Miller. Twenty-three departments joined the challenge with 101 participants exercising 73,120 minutes. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk Credit courses offered off campus Three classes will be offered lo c a lly th r o u g h E a stern Oregon State College’s off- campus program. The Nature of Science, Sc 150 and 2 0 th C en tu ry Literature, Eng. 376 will begin January 14. History of the Pacific Slope, Hst. 407G, is slated to begin March 11. Instruction will be provided via tapes and regular contact with EOSC instructors. Local assistance for registration, course inform ation, study center hours and examinations will be provided by Reba Powell at the Adult Learning Center in Warm Springs. Call 553-1428 for registra tio n in fo rm a tio n . T hese courses are offered by EOSC in coop eration with Central Oregon Community College. The Indian Film Festival sponsored by Central Oregon Community College will be held on Wednesday, January 5. It had been scheduled to be held on January 6 but due to a conflict in scheduling it has been changed. It will be held at the Adult Learning Center from 7-9 p.m. The general public is welcome to attend. Films to be shown at the film festival are: American Indian Speaks Charley Squash Goes to Town Hopi: Guardian of the Land Ishi in Two Worlds More Than Bows and Arrows T reaties M ade, T reaties Broken Our Totem is the Raven Appreciation dinner A meeting for all parents of children recently adopted into the Tribe is scheduled for January 12, 1983 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in conference room 3 at the administration building Plans for an appreciation dinner are to be discussed. Missionary among students finds work rewarding Donna Behrend Generally, when a person chooses their career, that person expects to be financially rewarded, improve their self esteem, improve their social status and be praised by superiors for a job well-done. H ow ever, in C h arlen e B ru n o’s p a rticu la r ca se, financial rewards for a job well- done depend on the generosity o f d on ors, the econ om ic weather and literally knocking on doors for donations. For Charlene, the biggest and most important reward comes from God. Charlene works at the h ead q u arters o f C am pus Crusade for Christ, Interna tional in San Bernadino, California, where she has worked since 1980. Charlene joined the organization in 1977 after graduating from Oregon State University in 1976 with a degree in secondary education. After teaching for a short while, she joined Campus Crusade for Christ and moved to Madison, Wisconsin and. worked at the University of Wisconsin, Madison dealing mainly with Asian students, conducting Bible studies and S p ily a y T y m o o * * * * * * * it Spilyay Tymoo S ta ff* * * * * * * * M AN AG IN G EDITOR ............................................... Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR ....................................Donna Behrend Dark’room/Writer Reporter Typesetter Marsha Shewczyk pat Leno Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 and The Darkroom ext. 286 Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year helping students with their English. In 1980, she moved to sunny southern California to work at the organization’s headquar ters as European materials coordinators. She refers to herself as a “European goffer,” gathering and getting supplies to c r u s a d e r s w h o a re statationed in Europe. “I work with different vendors, book c o m p a n ie s , a ir f r e ig h t companies and, on occasion, I have to obtain medical supplies for people,” said Charlene. Charlene explained the organization as having begun in 1951 by Dr. Bill and Vonette Bright— w orking prim arily with college students because m o st C h ristia n m in istry focused on slums and prisons. By 1954, there were 10 full time staff members. “Now there are 16,000 working in 150 countries. “All staff members are self- supported—they raise their own money to live, pay the rent and pay for other expenses as they come up.” The best thing about this, says Charlene, is that when you pledge so much to a person, you know that the money is going to that person, not to administration fees or to some unknown person. Charlene has been living on just such pledges for the past five years. Donations are down this year and it’s getting more difficult to find people who are f i n a n c i a l l y c a p a b le o f supporting her. It’s especially difficult for minorities, too, says Charlene as she is one of four native Americans on staff. They have found because of fewer contacts and for those from small, rural areas, it’s more difficult to raise the pledges, than those who come Charlene Bruno from larger areas. Charlene is down $450 per month from the $1,300 she needs for living expense. Charlene finds it especially difficult to come home and ask for pledges. People are always asking her when she is going to get a “real” job and they accuse her of begging for money. “I trust in God,” said Charlene. Also, she said, “support time is a good time for reflection." Each person asks themself if this is really what they want to do or if they should move on to something elase. The 26-year old Warm Springs tribal member dreams of one day being stationed in China or Europe. Whatever, she chooses, Charlene will no doubt be deservedly happy and fulfilled—which is what all us desire in life.
