c Page 2 January 17, 1986 Spilyay Tymoo COCC in Financially "'Antral nnnn Financially, Central Oregon Community College is in good shape, says Pat Ross, Dean of Business Affairs. The buildings : are well maintained, the inven ! tory of equipment is reasonably ! current and the size of the staff j is generally adequate for the work to be done. COCC Directors were told at ; their regular monthly meeting : on January 8 that over the past three years, the College has set aside funds for future construc tion. The balance of the account is now $566,000. The funds will be available as matching funds . when state construction monies for COCC become available. Dinner held The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council and the Education Committee held an honor dance for. two local people who had been selected for national awards by the National Indian Education Asso ciation. Andrew David, Warm Springs elder, was chosen as "1984 Elder of the Year" and Verbena G reene selected as " 1 985 Parent of the Year" were honored at the dinner held at the Agency Longhouse Saturday, January Students place in contest Two Warm Springs Element ary students have been recogniz- . i 1 1 " , it i ' v ' if " f srf i I i , ! 1 5 I wVf,u ji LI ' ii i lJ l yJ Warm Springs Elementary students Jessie Esquiro (left) and Mavis Kirk placed in area-wide safety poster contest. Class parties are beneficial by Ed (DUSO) Roley This school year includes three classroom parties, usually in volving a half hour to an hour' of class time. Since I recently overheard a comment to the effect that there is little benefit for students in school parties, I'd like to take this opportunity to present a different viewpoint. School parties can become ex cellent learning situations. Let me tell you about one I attended and you can make up your own mind. I can't speak for all school parties since I don't attend them all, but I do know about one Mrs. Henry put on, where I was SpMyay Spilvav Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 . Published li-weeU b the Confederated Tribeof the U arm Spring Reservation of Oregon. arm Springs. Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. An nritten mate rial to SpiUay Tmoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 or 321 and the Darkroom Ext. 286. Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year good financial shape A ltArnativ1u thic mnnpv rmiA In nthpr hlicinpcc tno Rnorrl Alternatively, this money could be used, after being properly budgeted, for construction or remodeling projects. Ross ex plained. "The College's tax base approved in November, 1982, has served us well," President Fred Boyle says. "At the time it was approved, one advantage we anticipated was the ability to plan more efficiently. Unless there is a deterioration of reve nues from state reimbursement or student tuition and provid ing that inflation remains reason ablethe College will be able to operate through 1989 within its tax base." honoring Greene, David 11. In 1984 Lillie Heath and Caroline Tohet were nominated for the Elder of the Year award along with Andrew David. The three competed on a national level for the honor. In 1985 Verbena Greene and Jewell Minnick were both nominated for the "Parent of the Year" award. Also nominated from Warm Springs were Pam Keo for "Student of the Year"; also nominated were Charles Calica ed for their participation in the Indian Health Service safety Spilyay Jymoo photo by bhewctyk invited to manage a table where donuts were being sold for three (playmoney) dollars. There were other adults at tables selling a variety of goodies to the kindergarten children who had an equal number of play dollars. Children were making purchases of the goodies of their choice as their parents would do in a shopping mall. The party was very much a learning situation for the child ren who were having a won derful time. In the process they were making decisions, as well as budgeting their money, and using math skills in the process. The class had held discus sions over using their manners Tymm In other business, the Board accepted the 1 984-85 audit report from Nelson, Trimble and Com pany, CPAs, and appointed Bud get Board members for 1986-88. They include Betty Kramer, Bend, Judy Nelson, LaPineand Mable Merwin, Post. Current members are Don Costello, Sisters; Errol Schnider, Madras and Jerry Martin and Nancy Moore, both of Bend. A symbolic bond burning opened the meeting. The three bonds totalling $725,000 issued between 1963 and 1970 funded the four original classroom buildings, the administration building and the vocational-technical building. and Effie Culpus for "Educator . of the Year." Washut services were held at the honor dinner followed by the Tribal Council recognition speech given by Council chair man Zane Jackson. Others who gave recognition were Charles Calica of the Education Depart ment, Sal Sahme of the Educa tion committee, Geneva Char ley from the Greene family and Ellison David from the David family. poster contest for the Portland Area. Placing first in her division in the three-state contest was first grader Jesse Esquiro. Second grade student Mavis Kirk placed second in her division. The students initially placed first in their class in a contest held at the elementary school. The local entries were then sub mitted to the area-wide contest , in further competition with stu dents from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. , Students placing in the area- ; wide contest were awarded monetarily, Jesse receiving $25 .00 and Mavis winning $10.00. Local contest winners include: First grade-1. Jesse Esquiro, 2. Betty Lou George; Second grade-1 . Mavis Kirk, 2. Tiffiney Andrews; Third grade-1. Kelli Palmer, 2. Yvonne Earl; Fourth grade-1 . Vena Badroad, 2. Tyrone Spino; and, Fifth grade-1 . Alyssa Macy, 2. Leif Suppah. and being courteous as they purchased their goodies. One student would only buy a single brownie, choosing to save his money for another time or per haps to show it to his parents, even after reminders that he couldn't spend it at Macy's. The clerks were instructed to allow the children to think for them selves as they used the social skills discussed before the party. Creative teachers like Mrs. Henry will turn school activities into learning situations by creat ing a learning environment, which is exactly what she did with this party. Parents are always welcome to come into the school and see for themselves what is happen ing to their children in the name of education. If you do I think you'll like what you see. D.A.V. rep. to visit community Wally Hawkins of Disabled Americans Veterans (DAV) Veteran's Administration of Portland. Oregon will meet with individuals January 24. 1986 at the Warm Springs Community Counseling Center. Services available to veterans include utilizing V.A. benefits such as medical, education and financial assistance, job devel opment and more. It is anticipated that assist ance will help veterans obtain benefits without the hassles. Call Charlotte Herkshan at 553-1161. ext. 205. for more information. B.fds , Students at Warm Springs Elementary became acquainted with three birds that share their environment when Oregon High Desert Museum volunteers brought a Birds of Prey exhibit to the school. The portable Birds of Prey exhibit enabled students to get a close-up view of a great-honored owl, long-eared owl and sparrow hawk. An accompany ing touch exhibit permitted the students to actually touch wings and bones of birds. Following the presentation students were given activity sheets which coor dinate their studies with the knowledge gained in the exhibit. Over 9,000 students through out Crook, Deschutes and Jef-; ferson counties enjoy the visit of Oregon High Desert Museum Outreach Program volunteers and the Birds of Prey presenta tion. Funded through two grants from ETNA Life and Casualty and the Sheik foundation the Birds of Prey exhibit is the first i w 1 4 -. h-hvi Volunteer Joan Filppi displays sparrow hawk to students during Birds of Prey exhibit. Community events at a glance Powwow auction The Lincoln's Day powwow committee will hold an auction at the Simnasho Longhouse Sunday, January 19 beginning at 4 p.m. Farewell dinner A potluck dinner is planned for Bob Bolton, Bureau of Indian Affairs timber sale administra tor, on Wednesday, January 29 at the Commuity Center Social Hall. Bolton will be transferring to Washington, D.C. where he will work for the Eastern Area. His last day in Warm Springs will be January 31. The public is invited to attend the potluck. People are asked to Roads to ft - , i Draftsman Eddie M anion sights in point marker while surveying Tenino Road. Tin J v i 1 a :' LA- - L -..yV fescnafe sfuden(s in a series to be presented over a three year period. "High Desert History" and "Porcupines and Other Rodents" are the topics J At "M, i i t tiii'i I In- - X ' I ' Great-honored owl is representative bird oj prey shown to stu- aents during Oregon High Desert Museum presentation. bpttyty lymoo photo by Shewetyi bring two dishes, either a salad, vegetable or a dessert. Salmon for the meal has been donated by the Tribe. SAT tests set Students who are planning to attend a University or four-year College should take the Stand ard Achievement test (SAT). Applications are available at the Madras High School coun selor's office. All Madras seniors are told about upcoming dates, but we would like to remind the parents and guardians of the dates also. Registration deadline February 7 March 28 May 2 Test Date March 15 May 3 June 7 be improved Locating cornerand completing preliminary work is the first step in upgrading four and half miles of Tenino Road. The road, which is poorly designed and easily torn up by logging trucks, is due for a few changes, accord ing to Bureau of Indian Affairs Ik 'i. ". ,r. ... . Holding driving nail used as point marker engineering technician Leo Hellon helps in preliminary road work. for the next two years. The High Desert Museum winter hours are 9-4:00 p.m daily. 1 ,"t a - - - - Spilyay lymoo photo by Shewnyk nh intoor tra ininn VOIUnWer laming Adult volunteers are needed to administer a career awareness exercise to 64 seventh grade students at Madras Jr. High. The exercise allows students to express their desires for a career as well as learn what skills are needed to enter parti cular career fields. Two training sessions will be held for volunteers. Either ses sion may be attended. Volunteer training sessions are scheduled forJanuary21 from9-l 1:00am and January 23 from 1-3:00 pm at the Warm Springs Community Center. engineering technician Dick Souers. The proposal for changing the road requires surveying and acquiring more right of way. The design should be complete this spring and contract bids open in the fall. Work is tenta tively scheduled to begin in 1987. .V