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July 1,1 9 8 3 Page 5 Spilyay T y moo Summer work program employs students Business Administration and is say their ABC’s, sing various currently w orking in the songs, learn the days of the purchasing department. He week and the months of the says w orking u n d er the year. She is also teaching them program will help him get by coordination with scissors and financially at school. After he teaching the children how to graduates from college he recognize their names on hopes to start a business of how paper. “Teacher,” as some of the own here on the Warm Springs Reservation. Torres states, “I children know her, says, “I like want to help the tribes and working with the kids, they’re myself out. It’s a lot easier to fun to work with, I like start a business here because I’ll spending time with them and have the tribes support.” each child is unique.” Sonja Bryant, a 1983 Madras Another summer worker is ? High School graduate, also .Olivia Kirk. She is nowa senior plans a major in Business at Portland State University Administration at Mt. Hood majoring in Fine Arts with a Community College. She has minor in Teacher’s Education. been placed in the personnel She has been placed with the department. Sonja says that C u ltu r a l a n d H e r ita g e she has wanted to work in an department. office since she took a typing She is currently learning to class in junior high school. I use a work processor to-update like business and working in all the information at the the office. I like everything C u ltu r a l a n d H e r ita g e about my job and it keeps me department. Miss Kirk says busy,” said Sonja. that this is good in that “It can From her job she hopes to be used as a job skill later.” gain “better understanding on Alhtough Olivia is a tribal how a business is run.” member she hasn’t lived on the Jimmy George, for the third reservation since she was a’ c o n se c u tiv e su m m e r, is resident here 15 years ago and With summer comes the employment of high school and college students. Michelle Wells, left and working with the Fire and adds, “It’s nice to be back Safety department. Jimmy George, right, are working in Fire and Safety. home.” Donna Sutterlee, a 1983 J u s t one o f J im m y ’s After the opening address. more devastating to the Indian Tribally funded, the Student Thomas introduced a list of people than drug and alcohol r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a s an graduate Madras Senior High experienced “cadet,” is helping is going to be attending Summer Work Program is speakers. Among them were abuse as we know it today.” Thé student employees then the other student workers Southern Oregon State College providing approximately 140 L loyd S m ith S r. trib a l jobs to the youth of the Warm personnel director, Norma broke into small groups to u n d e r s ta n d w h a t th e ir this year as a freshman her Springs community, with the Smith, accounting supervisor, prepare a role-play skit with responsiblities are. Jim say» he m ajor will be in the field of main criterion for hiring being who replaced Rudy Clements each group performing their st’H gets “a little nervous when Date Processing Management. that the students will continue because he was unable to own skit. The topics involved there is an emergency call, but Donna decided this is what she their education and use the attend the orientation. The were: attendance, important to when they arrive at the scene of wanted to do when she first money they earn to help next speaker was Alice Knight, me and my job; respect my job, the emergency the nervous- started working with the themselves financially with K ah-N ee-Ta housekeeping my supervisor and me; nothing Pess g°es away because there S tu d e n t S u m m er W ork Program years ago at the their education. The program supervisor, who spoke of the to do, what next?; communica- *sn t anY tim^ to get nervous, The reason Jimmy chooses Warm Springs Forest Products way the program used to be and tioh, youth to supervisor and began in 1954. During the work orientation expressed to the students, “All supervisor to youth; and rules ,to work at the Fire and Safety Industries, where she Was given and regulations. Everyone m h*s own opinion, he can a chance to work with S um m er W ork P ro g ram of you are our tribes future.” Tribal Chief of Police Jeff seemed to enjoy the group leârn more than from any other com puters. Sutterlee said director Jeanne Thomas gave summer job and I learn how to “When I was working with the the Opening address. Her main Sanders gave an in depth participation very much. Rounding up the afternoon respect other people, said computers, I decided that’s em phasis was placed on speech on the topic “Right promptness and attendance. Decisions Can Affect Your session were speakers Caroline Jimmy. Jimmy will be senior what I wanted to do.” She is , She stated, ‘“Indian Time’ is a Future.” On this topic, Sanders Cruz, who spoke of problems this year at Madras High now working at the Tribal misused word given to us by the stressed that a positive mental involving drugs and alcohol School. After he graduates he Court office and says “ I like the white man. Indians are taught attitude will help the students a n d H a rv y Y o rd y , an would like to enlist in thé U.S. atmosphere, my boss Marsha and everything is organized.” discipline when they are young accom plish anything they Emergency Medical Techni- Army. The Student Summer Wcrk *n. ^er Yeart a suP’rtie^ and ‘Indian time’ is being at want. He also spoke highly of ciàn (EMT) who gave a brief Program ends, for the high Hot Dog work at 8 a.m. on time ‘Indian planning ahead and continuing course in first aid. Several worker, Eliza Time’ is our time.” She then into a higher education. “You supervisors who are supervis- Green has been placed in the school students, August 12th. continued to say, “Traditional all have the capabilities to ing student employees came in H eadstart/ Day Care as a The SSWP staff would like to ly our people had to be on time become tribal leaders,” said to give a more personal in- teacher s aid. She is helping the wish good luck to everyone on depth view of the students job three-year olds learn to count, their new jobs. with the seasons. We had to dig Sanders. When speaking of drug descriptions. roots when they camp up. If we The main purpose for the didn’t our tribe would not be related problem s Sanders stated that “no single thing is student workers orientation here today.”’ I Calica’s appointment came was to introduce the students to W arm S p r in g s t r i b a l t r i b a l o p e r a t i o n s a n d member Marie Calica has been after the resignation of Jim St. procedures. Most students appointed to the state Juvenile M artin who was recently began working that day and the Justice Advisory committee by named manager of the Siletz orientation was a perfect way Governor Vic Atiyeh. Her tribe. Since the flight of the Space Shuttle was a success these two Calica has an extensive to get the ball rolling. name was submitted to the Pollocks thought they could out do this by putting the first man Most of the students are governor by Senator Ken b a c k g ro u n d in ju v e n ile experience. She is a member of on the sun. One said, “don’t you think he may burn up?” the placed in departments which jernstedt. other said “No, because we’ll send him at night.” YIKES are atune to the student’s The committee assists and the Jefferson County Juvenile chosen career field. Tony advises the state about how to Advisory committee and works SS SS SS Torres, a freshman at Central distribute federal funds to 20 is com m unity liaison at Oregon Community College, individual juvenile program Madras Jr. High school. The phone rang in the maternity ward and a very excited male last school year is majoring in throughout Oregon. voice said, “I’m bringing in my wife to have a baby!’’The nurse said, “Now slow down and give me some information, is she SUBSCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO having any pains?” “Yes, this is Mr. Smith. My wife.. .’’“Is this her first baby?” “No,” replied the distraut man, “this is tier S E N D S U B C R IP T IO N T O husband,” - YIKES Calica appointed to committee Toe Ness S P IL Y A Y T Y M O O ------- P .O . Box 735 W A R M S P R IN G S , O R 97761 SS SS SS This guy on a bicycle had a bag of sand with him and he was trying to get into East Germany. “What do you have in the bag?” the border guard asked. “Sand.” “Empty it,” so he does, this happened five days in a row. One day he met the guard who is now on a different job, the guard asked, “when you came through with your bag of sand what was it you were really smuggling?” “Bicycles!” YIKES NAME ADDRESS C IT Y _ _ _ _ STATE SS SS SS A family had just finished dinner in a restaurant and the father asked the waiter to put the unfinished portions in a bag to take home for the dog. His little son jumped up excitedly, “Oh, daddy, are we getting a dog?” YIKES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR $6.00 All Warm Springs tribal members will receive the Spilyay Tymoo at no cost. Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes .p^W ^.^Spring?-. . . . , ; , . ,
