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KWSI/KWSO to air soon— Continued from page 1
obtained.
V eteran radio an n ouncer N at
Shaw , w ho has been m arried to
M avis (C ourtney) Shaw fo r 21
years, w as hired in Ja n u a ry as a
consul’? n t and began full time
as statio n m anager. T he studios
for K W SI/ KW SO will be housed
tem p o rarily in the K ah-N ee-Ta
H am let recreation building.
The tow er arid tran sm itter
will be located on Eagle Butte.
The tow er, a t 200 feet, will be
the highest in C entral O regon.
C onstruction of the tow er site
will be begin later this m onth.
Shaw is excited a b o u t the
T ribe’s newest endeavor. “It will
provide trib al m em ber em ploy­
m en t,” ShaW said. “ A nd,ft,w ill
èiyë the trib al com m unity a
voice” outside reservation bound­
aries. “It will help people better
u n d erstan d th e re se rv a tio n .”
KWSI is expected to reach approxi­
m a t e ly ! 25,000 people as far
south as Bend and L aPine, and
as far no rth as H ood R iver and
The Dalles.
- “It could be a showcase for
the T rib e,” he added. A nd, to
this date, it will be the ‘‘m ost
pow erful’’ station in the C entral
Oregon area. KWSI will be broad­
casting at 100,000 Watts, which
is t h e m ost pow er allow ed by
federal law ?(K IC E ,in Bend, is
50,000 watts.) KW SO will broad-
east at 3,000 watts.
K W SI will eventually employ
15 full-tim e an d five part-tim e
employees in sales, announcing
and news positions. The educa­
tion station (KW SO) will employ
ab o u t five additio n al full-tim e
people. A train in g p rogram is
currently being p u t in place Maria Minthorn, a 1985 Chemawa graduate, is the first girl to ever
with a projected goal o f 75 per­ be inducted into the Chemawa H all o f Fame. Maria entered
cent tribal mernber em ploym ent Chemawa as a junior and was outstanding in volleyball, basketball
w ithin fo u r years. A pplications and softball. She started in every volleyball game during the 1984
are currently being accepted for and1985 seasons and served as team captain. Maria was outstand­
tribal m em bers who are inter- ing in basketball, both her junior and senior years. She scored
N atShaw, left, began fu ll tim eJu ne3asK W S I/K W SO radio station manager. The Tribe is currently ested in the telecom m unications more than 700 points in tw o Seasons o f basketball at Chemawa.
seeking tribal members who are interested in receiving training in thetelecommunications field, field. F o r m ore inform ation She was team captain, selected as the most valuable player in 1985
According to tribal employment coordinator Grant Clements, about ten people have applied fo r the contact the personnel office
and elected by the coaches to the Capital Conference A ll-Star team
training so far.
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Tribe honors graduates at banquet
In recent years, m any nations
arid peoples have com e to the
realization th a t the w ealth o f a
n a tio n a n d its peo p le is the
yqhth. In the A m erican Indian
culture the value o f the young
has alw ays been know n. The
ed u catio n o f the young was
begun during the early years
and continued as the child grew.
F o r the In d ian there were no
form al classroom s and the sub­
jects tau g h t were n o t reading
an d w ritin g , b u t rath e r the way
o f life. T oday in the m odern
w orld o f technology the Ind ian
child’s ed ucation is forem ost
an d , in W arm Springs, it?is a
t o p p rio rfiy .
T h e p e o p le
o f fh e t e s e W a t i o n
stress the im portance of educa­
tio n and its benefits. But even
to d a y m an y o f th e c u ltu ra l
aspects are taught to the children.
T o m ark the g rad u atio n of
the students the W arm Springs
T ribe holds an an n u al d inner in
h o n o r o f the students an d th eir
achievem ents. The d inner was
held a t the Agency Longhouse
on T uesday, Jtm e 4 a t 6 p.m .
E ach stu d en t received a gar­ were Sheilia Spino, H ow ard P att
m ent bag from the Tribes.
and T onya M itchell. Indian stu­
T he stu d en ts fro m the M ad ­ dents, from boarding schools
ras H igh School class o f 1985 nam ed were Sam m y Allen, J u a ­
h o n o red by the T ribes were n ita Blodgett, Susan Boileau,
K arla Bagley, A n so n Begay, C ynthia C ladera, D avid Lucei,
Selena B obb, M yron Burger, M aria M inth o rn , L ena M itts,
R ay m o n d Calicri, Jr., V incent T ony T h o m p so n / ,
C ulpus, Becky D anzuka, A n­
W arm Springs people honored
th o n y D avis, D ian e G arrett, fo r obtain in g th eir G E D certifi­
R aym ond G ro u t, S onja H eath, cate were Calvin Jones, A nthony'
M orris H olliday, Tyrone Ike, H ow topat, A ustin H ow topat,
A ngela Jefferson, S h an n o n Jef­ E llio tt Y ah tin a n d L o w ell
fe r s o n , L y m a n J im , D a v id T hom pson.
K alam a, D am ion K atchia, E d­
Francelia M iller was honored
w ard Lucei, L arry M acy, Terry for graduating froiri the Uni- ,
M acy, N ath an M ain and Eric versity o f O regon w ith a degree
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in Sociology. '
., Ajxo^hppQfgd Trom. the clas^ * .^ y p y a t i o n a l p - a j p jp g gfa d ii,a tes
o f 1 9 8 5 w e r e R a y m o n d M i l l e r , honored w ey eC in d a.^ o b ^ jp o ^ i
W illiam P a tt, Becky R ho an , m etology; Emil Jo h n so n , A uto-
Kenny Sahm e, Sylvester Sahme, body; R o b erta K irk, Associates
P ixie S an d ers, Ja s o n S m ith, degree in F in e A rts; D an n y
R yan Sm ith, T am m y Sm ith, Scott, certificate in art; Bertson
Cherilyn S tarr, Steve S tew art, S im tustus, horseshoeing; Alex
Joyce Suppah, IanT ohet, Reona Sm ith, tru ck driving; A ustin
T rim ble, R ay W aldorf, R osa­ S m ith , A ssociates^ degree in
line Jo h n so n W illiams, R onna Visual A rts; Elizabeth Tewee,
W ilson, H iram Yaw an d P o rter Associates degree in Fine Arts;
Knows His G un.
Arlene Wewri, saddlem aking;
S tu d en ts o f the class 1985 and Laurel W heeled certificate
from other high schools honored in b u sin ess.,
inl985. Maria also played softball her junior and senior years. She
was named “m ost inspirational” in 1984 and was a team leader in
1985.
Eleven achieve perfect attendance
Spilyoy Tymoo photo by ¡Shewcsyk
Achieving perfect attendance during the 1984-85 school year are Warm Springs Elementary stu­
dents: (\eft to right, top row) Daniel Samuels, fifth grade; Matthew Arthur, fifth; JasonRabbie, fifth;
Obedt M oody, fourth; Tony Valde, sixth; Jake Coochise, sixth; Rhonda Ike, sixth; (front row)
Cameron Jack, first; Kayle Sixkiller, second; Eli Smith, second; and, Louie Smith, third.
Eleven W arm Springs Elemen­
ta ry stu d e n ts co m p leted th e
1984-85 school year with per­
fect attendance. AS a rew ard
these students were treated to
lunch at K ah-N ee-Ta by T rib al
Cbuncil.
TKfe studerits are: C am eron
Jack, first gra'de; Kayle Sixkilier
and Eli Sm ith, second; Louie
Sm ith, third; O bedt M oody,
fourth; M atthew A rthur, Jason
R abbie, D aniel Sam uels, fifth;
and Jake Coochise, R honda Ike,
Tony Valde, sixth.
Citizens of the m onth for
M ay at W arm Springs Elem en­
tary include: Kindergarten-Kelji
M iller; F irst grade-A va Sm ith,
S haron K atchia, Eva George,
G e ra ld T u fti; S e c o n d -L u k e
M ille r, G e ra ld in e S w itz l e r ,:
D aniel C havez; T hird-Eileeri
F r a n k , D e lra y T h o m p s o n ;
F o urth-Jason R abbie, Jerem y
Lagers; Sixth-R achelle Bettles,
Wynema Wolfe; Chapter I-Kosie
W olfe, K athleen Y allup and
Jam ie Miller.
Haskell Alumni to hold reunion
The Haskell A lum ni will hold
their an n u al reunion on Ju n e
21-22,s in the V iscount H otel,
form erly the: Travel Lodge, in
N.E. P o tflan d i n ear the Lloyd
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Center.
R egistration will begin June will get underw ay at 9 p.m.
All H askell A lum ni, m ark
21, arid on the 22nd the social
h o u r is from 6-7 p.m . The b an ; your calendar fo r th a t im por­
quet is at 7 p.m . and the dance tan t date.-
Sailvav Tvmoo photo by Shewctvk
N ext year's kindergarteners get a taste o f classroom work during Kindergarten Round-Up held M ay
29 at Warm Springs Elementary. Parents may register children until June 13 or wait until fall. For
more information call the school at 553-1128.
Negotiations produce water settlement I
S ecretary of the In terio r D on and achieve com m on goals.’
H odel and A ttorney G eneral
“This com pact is a singular
Edw in M eese III said the agree­ achievem ent in reserved w ater
m ent settling w ater claim s fo r rights negotiations,” H odel said.
the F o rt Peck R eservation in “It should well serve th e Assini-
M o n tan a— the third m ajor set­ boine and Sioux T ribes o f the
tlem ent o f In d ian w ater claims F o rt Peck Reservation, the State
in the past three years— is an o ­ o f M ontana, and the U nited
th er milestorie in the A dm in- States. M oreover, the settlement
stra tio n ’s efforts to rerich ^ con­ occurred w ithout a direct m one­
sensus on these vital issues.
tary co n trib u tio n by the federal
“ O ne o f the m ost im p o rtan t governm ent.”
things ab o u t the com pact is th a t
T he departm ents o f Justice
it is fair to all o f the parties*—the and Iriterior represented the fed­
tribes, state and federal govern­ eral governm ent in negotiations
ments, and the non-Indian writer and approved the settlem ent on
users,” A ttorney GeneralMefesfe M ay 13 following earlier ap p ro ­
said. “It also dem onstrates the val by state and trib al negotia­
federal governm ent’s willingness tors. G overnors Ted Schw inden
to w ork closely w ith state and of M ontana was scheduled today
local governm ents and thetrib es to sign the com pact w hich was
to resolve com plex problem s ratified A pril 23 by the S tate
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legislature.
The com pact, provides that:
the tribes crin consum e up to.
475,000 acre feet of surface water
annually.,
W hile no p ro je c ts will be
needed to im plem ent the set*
tlem ent, a key featu re of the
com pact is au th o rity fo r the
tribes to m arket w ater off reser­
vation fo r beneficial use. This
will enable th e tribes to p artici­
pate in the regional econom y as
w ater developm ent occurs. The
tribes and the state have agreed
to partnerships arrangem ents
fo r some w ater developm ent;
plans.
The state and tribes also agreed
to a jurisdictional arrangem ent
for resolution o f d isp u tes be­
tween reserved and app ro p ria-
tive w ater rights.
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Spttyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
Four people deeply involved in education were honoredduring last day ceremonies at Warm Springs
Elementary. Representing Oregon Indian Education Association Uren Leonardpresentedplaques
to (left to right) E d Roley, counselor o f the year; Caroline Tohet, elder o f the year; Jody Calica,
educator o f the year; and (hot pictured) Verbena Greene, parent o f the year.