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Q S Ì2 T 5 M H I S T O R I C ^ S O C IE T Ï OREGON H IS IO 1 2 3 0 SM PARK kVE PORTEANO» G* S 7 2 0 Í OREGON HISTORICAL WarmiSprmgs News U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 S p ily a y T ym oo V4Mtb. W ARM SPR IN G S, OREGON 97761 JA N U A R Y 18,1985 r 'R® Board adopts eight goals The 509-J school board sets annual goals to im prove the quality of education in the local schools. Eight goals to be accom plished in 1984-85 and their progress to date are outlined: Tym oo p h o to b y S hew ciyk 1. To secure highest quality teachers through expanded re cruitm ent and im proved selec tion processes. The recruitm ent of ne w teachers will begin in the spring. AU district adm inistra tors have been intensively trained during the last six m onths to conduct better interviews when hiring new teachers. 2. To initiate review of cur riculum coordination in basic K-12 program based oh com petencies and standards. The curriculum director and com mittees of district teachers are w orking on this goal with an emphasis on social studies this year. Search for a new quiver 3. To strengthen coordination Coyote is in search o f a new quiver during LVl M iss Warm Springs legend practice. The LVl Miss of d ru g / alcohol abuse preven a half-tim e co ordinator under a State grant to accomplish drug/ al cohol abuse prevention coordi nation. This work is being accom plished with continued emphasis on training teachers to use abuse prevention teaching techniques an d materials, 4. T o reduce student behav ior patterns which leads to sus pension, drop-out, and alterna tive education. The statistics are not yet available to measure progress on this goal. We know th a t there is more hard work ahead to be able to claim signif icant gains. 5. «To revise staff development policy. The policy will be re written in January, discussed, and prepared for Board action in M arch, 1985. . 6. To im prove quality and excellence in schooling based on analysis of local, state and national recom m endations for change. The d istric ts task force bn educational reform has com- tion am ong school, home, and pleted its analysis of national Warm $ D rjn g s p.a$ean t tak esD la ce JFridav. Jan uary 2 5 a t 7 p .m . a t th e C o m m u n ity C enter. _ Other agencies. T heD istricthires With passage of 456. .. . from five percent of the annual catch in the early 1970’s to 48 percent in 1982. Simultaneously, overall fish populations have declined, leading to charges that Indian fishing is depleting the resource. However, there are indications th a t pollution, poor logging practices, the building of hydroelectric d am san d gene ral overfishing have diminished the salm on and steelhead popu lations, rath er than centuries-: old Indian fishing practices. P roponents of “456” oppose Coffee Day Jan. 25 T here will be. free coffee and tea fo r those who take advan tage o f the annual E aster Seal Coffee D ay January 25. O n Coffee D ay each year, participating local restaurants p o u r free coffee o r tea from bot- WEATHER JAN. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 I HI 37 28 27 28 36 27 29 34 30 31 29 34 35 36 45 37 LOW 25 25 18 24 23' 24 24 22 20 27 26 19 18 24 20 27 tom less pots for custom ers who have purchased a Coffee Day butto n for $1. B uttons went on sale a t the restaurants Jan u ary 11. M argo Tathwell of the Alpha O m jeron S o rority in M adras, area Coffee Day chairperson, said dollars realized from the sale of b u tto n s will help finance wheel chairs and other equipm ent oi therapy services for physically- lim ited O regon children anc adults served by the Easter Seal Society of Oregon. 1 The participating M adras are£ restaurants, who donate the cof fee or tea are: Friendship Corner. Tiger M art, Pietro’s Pizza, Dairy Q ueen, Jackie’s Trailways, Je r ry’s, A hern’s, The Stag, M adras Coffee Shop, the C able C a r' R estaurant in M etolius, and the R a in b o w M a rk e t in W arm Springs. excellence reports and 7s w iling and should be compiete by June, Investigation continues Indian treaty rights, claiming that the Fourteenth Amendment of the C onstitution says no citi zen can have rights not given to others. But these proponents overlook other parts o f the Con stitution and the num erous fed eral co u rt rulings which affirm th at sovereign tribal nations ne gotiated to retain these hunting, fishing and other rights when they ceded their lands to the U.S. in treaties. Because the law is clear th at only Congress o r the courts can modify treaty fishing rights, the passage of initiative 456 will have no practical effect. There is some thought th at the initia tive itself is unconstitutional. It is encouraging th at tribal, civic, sports fishing and church groups helped m ount a broad-based opposition against the initiative. Many were concerned that Initia tive 456 would underm ine the recent progress made as state fisheries officials and tribes have cooperated to protect and en hance the declining fisheries re source. OIEA Conference slated NAPA to meet at resort The 10th A nnual O regon In O ’Malley parent com m ittee and in mid-March for workshop dian E ducation Association will Tribal education. The them e for this year con be held a t K ah-N ee-Ta April ference is “ M aking the dream a 10-12. The conference will be hosted reality.” F or more inform ation by the jo in t education com on the conference and registra m ittees— W arm Springs Title 4 tion you can call D ean Azule, P art A parent committee, H ead 503-393-3903 or Charles Calica, start Early C hildhood, Johnson 503-553-1161, ext. 228. has reviewed one rough draft version. Work is progressing 1985. No practical efi feet see In the N ovem ber elections, Indian treaty rights in the State o f W ashington suffered a set back with the passage of State In itia tiv e 456. In itia tiv e 456 sought to change state law by overturning the 1974 “Boldt de cision.” In this decision D istrict C ourt Judge George Boldt ruled th a t U.S. treaties entitled cer tain W ashington tribes to one- half the annual salmon and steel head catch in the state. Following the Boldt decision, tribal fish harvests increased a report for the Board. The Board will begin in Jan u ary to consider the recom m endations for change. 7. To reduce student social problem s related to transition from elementary school to ju n ior high school. Plans are being madd for more visitations and more contact with junior high people during the sixth grade year. The activities will occur in the spring. 8, Com plete jo in t agreement between the W arm Springs Con federated Tribes and District 509-J. Begin last year, this p ro ject continues. A proposed agree m ent th at specifics responsibili ties of federal, state, and local education agencies tow ard edu cation of Am erican Indian chil dren on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation has been written and discussed by Tribal offi cials, school officials, attorneys and federal officials. The Board The first annual converition A w ards will be presented F ri of the Native American Press day evening during a banquet. A ssociation will be held at Kah- To a ttract more participants, it Nee-Ta R esort M arch 14 and is hoped that a well-known media 15. All Indian and non-Indian person such as D an Rather, Mike print journalists are encouraged Wallace or A rt Buckwald will serve as the key-note speaker to attend the two-day event. for the banquet. The N A PA newsletter, which A nom inal registration fee of is due fo r p u blication soon, will carry full details of the conven $25 will be charged for the con tion. The agenda has not been vention. This will not cover finalized yet, but there will be transportation, meals or lodg workshops covering enditorials, ing. A nnual membership fees advertising, layout and design have been set at: Indian publi and business and circulation. cations, $100; non-Indian asso ciate, $ 150; institution, $ 125 and There will also be aw ards individual, $50. given for best editorial, column, Look in future editions for feature, series, h ard news story, sports story, sports photo, general further inform ation and regis p h o to and layout and design. tration forms. The investigation in the theft checks and over $2,000 in cash. of a money bag from the Tribal The money was missing from accounting office continues, ac the bag. The checks were still in cording to BI A investigator, the bag. The bag and its con Jerom e M ain. Some of the re tents were turned over to the sults from the Oregon Crime crime lab to be tested for further Lab have been received. More evidence. A polygraph test was given to conclusive results are still ex one individual whose test has pected. On October 31, a tribal money been proven to be deceptive. bag was found in the Agency The identity of th at person has campus area. The bag had been not been disclosed. A t this tim e there have been cut open. U pon investigation it was discovered th at the bag no charges filed nor indictments originally had over $35,000 in made. Accident claims one A four-year-bid girl from Fort H all, Idaho was killed in a single-car accident on Highway 3 ne&r m ilepost 17 Thursday, January 10. The accident occurred at 9 a.m . near the Larry Calica resi- dence when the van in which Nicola W eiser was a passenger went out of control after hitting black ice. The van fishtailed, spun around and flipped over. Weiser was throw n from the treated a t the W arm Springs clinic for m inor injuries. Weiser was also taken to th e Clinic and then transported by am bulance to M t. View Hospital. She died enroute an d was pronounced dead upon arrival. Special investigatôr Jerom e M ain stated the roads were “ex tremely nàzardous” and that this was one of five weather- related accidents last week. The accident is still under District budgeting gets underway for ’85-’86 Budgeting for 1985-86 is un derway in school offices through out the D istrict. The D istrict’s budget com m ittee will meet on Tuesday, February 26,1985, to begin analysis of the D istrict’s proposed budget. Budget com mittee members are: Mike Ahem, Don Aitken^ Steve Earnest, Dave Hawes, T om L akin, C harles N athan, O rrin Potam pa, Lloyd Sm ith,, G uff Thorpe and Bette W allan. P atrons are urged to attend budget com m ittee meet ings and to express opinions about the proposed budget. Please feel welcome to our schools. We exist because you support our efforts to provide quality schooling. District 509- J is fortunate to have strong teachers and quality program s Vehicle involved in fatal accidentJanuary 10 was towed toMadras because of com m unity support. and secured until further investigation. Please help us improve.
