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c 3 Page 2 January 31, 1986 SlMLYAY TYMOO Tewee attends Smithsonian workshop For a vast majority of the people the Smithsonian Institu- tion is a place they would like to, Liz Tewee, l) 11 11 i..iu-m.ii..i H ii ii i , in H pw ... ; t o)mmm r a i' 1 1 i , . t ', ' r ft -,?':'-'-:T-...jUr'' Committee seeks candidates The Tiinowit Committee, a non-profit organization, is seek ing potential candidates for the title of Miss Tiinowit ages 13 20, Miss Junior Tiinowit ages 1 2 and under, Miss Grandmother Tiinowit, must be a grandmother, and Miss Yakima Indian Nation, single, enrolled Yakima, no chil dren, at least 17 years of age and a senior in high school or college and not older than 24. Selection of Miss Tiinowit False alarm Firefighters responded to an alarm at Madras Jr. High Mon day, January 20, which turned out to be false. Staff and students at the school evacuated the building before discovery was made that a student had pulled the alarm. The student received a three day out-of-school suspension for the action. A friend who encouraged the action spent time on an in-school suspension. The student was interrogated by firefighters regarding the inci dent. Although there is no penal ty in the Jefferson County Fire District for such action the State police can issue a citation for either a Class felony for initiating a false report of a fire or an emergency situation. The charge may be a lesser one for Valentines encouraged We at Spilyay Tymoo are true romantics at heart. We think a true show of affection, like doing the dishes when your true love is sick in bed with a temperature of 105, is really touching. And, if your loved one scrimps and saves every last dime to buv vou a gift certificate at "Oil Can Harry's," terrific! Whatever keeps the two ol you happy, we're all for it! But, if you have a flair and a hankering for sweet words of love and adoration, please con sider our "Page for the Pas sionate." Our February 14 edi tion will carry all those notes to the lovelorn and the passionate, Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Prltcilla Squlemphen 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 mate rial to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97731 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274, 285 or 321 and the Darkroom Ext. 286. Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year visit to view the many displays of dinosaurs, rockets, cars and the many other wonders that. Sptlyy Tymoo photo by Lrmo-Bakrr curator Princess and Miss Yakima Indian Nation is held in conjunction with the Tiinowit International Powwow which is held June 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1986 at the White Swan Encampment Grounds, White Swan, Washington. For further information re garding application forms please contact: Rosanna Lukes at Rt. 1 Box 1 72, Wliite Swan, Washing ton; Betsy Redbear or Patricia Ike at 865-5121, Ext. 494 and 463. set at MJH disorderly conduct and intent to cause a public incpnvenience. The student will appear before a judge to account for the action. the loveable and the question able. Special, and even not so spe cial, valentines will be accepted by our office through February 7. There will be no charge, we only ask that the valentines be reasonable in length and state ment (Nothing obscene, please.) We encourage you all to put pen to paper and create a truly unique and touching message for the one(s) you love. Some thing like roses are red, voilets are black, why don't you get the heck off my back, would be considered cute, if not bizaare. Remember, valentines will not be accepted after February 7. ! 1 - , r , ' . 1 comprise history. For Liz Tewee, curator of the Middle Oregon Indian Historical Society not only will she be seeing all the wonders, she will be attending a two-week workshop to partici pate in the Native American Exhibition Design and Produc tion Project. Tewee was selected last year as the first alternate to attend the workshop and earlier this year she was notified that she would be the person to attend. The project began January 27 with a two week Smithsonian based workshop which will be followed by a two month practice during which time she will imple ment her exhibition plan here at Warm Springs. An on-site consul tation will take place and will conclude with a day and half report and evaulation. She was selected out of a field of ten applicants throughout Indian Country. She received air transportation to and from Washington by the Native American Museums Program. The Smithsonian Institution pro vides her room and board while she is in Washington, D.C. For the two-week workshop she took slides of the MOIHS display at the Administration office, copies of MOIHS bro chure to share with the other participants and the faculty and copies of a funding proposal she had written. "It is really an honor since most of the other participants selected were curators from esta blished museums and I am still working on displays in the main office," stated Tewee. She stated she was excited about being able to attend the workshop. AlcoholDrug Council The Alcohol and Drug Council met on December 18, 1985. The committee brainstormed ideas on how to make information available to the community per taining to alcohol and drugs. The committee decided on the following: 1. Summarize the Alcohol and Drug Minutes for print in the Warm Springs Newsletter and the Spilyay Tymoo. 2. Notify the public of work shops and conferences concern ing alcohol and drugs. 3. Prepare articles on the func tioning of local alcohol and drug services. 4. Prepare informational arti cles concerning alcohol and drug problems. Other topics of discussion in cluded inviting Dr. Bell to the Alcohol and Drug Council meet ing to discuss his prevention program concerning the use of chewing tobacco. In other business the Council discussed how the Alcohol and Drug Council is to operate and ways to increase attendance at the monthly meetings. All mem bers felt that it was important to have a wide range of input from Four seek Three Warm Springs girls, Danielle Gabriel, Angela Selam, and Phoebe Suppah and a White Swan girl, Yvette Colfax are seeking the 1986 Lincoln's Birth day Powwow queen title. The four girls are selling tickets for the powwow raffle. Danielle Gabriel Twelve year-old Danielle Gabriel is the daughter of Ivan and Mayann Gabriel of Warm Springs. Her grandparents are Ed and Maxine (George) Gabriel and the late Wilson "Wilcy-E" Frank and the late Darlene "Frankie" Frank. Her great grand parents are the late Pete and Sophie (Sidwalter) George and """" ".! I - : i ' V 1 -- r - h School librarian begins retirement After 19'$ years as librarian at Warm Springs Elementary Darlene Linch began retirement January 24. She and her husband, Jesse, plan to do some traveling and spend time at home together. Darlene, also, plans to invest more time in creative crafts and working in the yard and garden at her Madras home. Linch says she has looked forward to her retirement after her husband retired as science Librarian Darlene Linch Elementary. the Community concerning the serious problem of alcohol and drug abuse. The committee gave it's appro val to a resolution requesting Tribal Council to approve the use of Federal' Contract funds to purchase half-way house care for some persons who are in DVA offers The Disabled American Veterans began a Native Ameri can Veterans Outreach program which is designed to assist Indian veterans and their families or survivors who reside on Indian reservations.' A pilot program, conducted last year, identified that Indian veterans and their families were not receiving the full range of benefits, care, or assistance that they were entitled to receive. According to the findings of the project these vets need a program that will ensure they receive what they are entitled to and one way was to take DAV Field Service Units into the communities in the coming " ' I II. ii I Linn I mini i i iii.ipi..wiWMP..jt .'.iPiW'-.i.WiiwiiW'aiiiy,. m MiWW.w.ww..lp),w...wly. ,,, .;.). jip; J, ly ... , . f -F L WNj-.Iv.. 1 f': 4 h 4 y - powwow queen title the late Charley and Myrtle (Yahtin) Frank of Simnasho and Justus and Isabel (Perry) Frank. Her main interests are playing the flute and saxaphone in band, sports, going to pow wows and Indian dancing. She attends Madras Junior High where she is active as the class room student body representa tive, a member of the Culture Club. She is also a member of the 4-H Computer Club, the sewing club and the cooking club. Angela Selam Madras High School freshman, Angela Selam, 14, is the grand daughter of James Selam and . am, jii 'www j 1U4.IJ jumjjiww ni i. fim I'jiijiiiiiniiii teacher from Madras Jr. High four years ago. She adds, "I will miss the students and members of the faculty but it's time to do something else." Linch received her Bachelor's degree in education from Iowa Wesley College and completed her Master's degree in 1971. She received a Teacher Incentive Grant from superintendent of public schools Vern Duncan for SpUyoy Tymoo photo by Shtwctyk retires after nineteen-and-a-half years working at Warm Springs brainstorm need of this service and who have completed a residential treatment program. It is proposed to purchase this service from providers, off the Reservation, in much the same manner that residential services are provided. The Alcohol and Drug Council would like everyone to know services to veterans months. Here at Warm Springs the Native American Outreach Pro gram started January 24 with the national service officer Wally Hawkins opening his office to vets on that day. Hawkins will be back in the community to see Lincoln's POWWOW feed visitors), monies, or spon sors for a dance, "All donations are welcome," according to com mittee member, Anna Clements. Grand entries will be held Friday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, February 15 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m.; and on the late Wilda Spencer Selam. Her parents are Louie Selam and Sylvia McCabe of Warm Springs. She is an enrolled mem ber of the Warm Springs Tribes. Phoebe Suppah Of Warm Springs and Wasco descent Phoebe Suppah, 1 5, is a sophomore at Madras High School She is the granddaughter of Franklin "Chinn" and Margaret (Frank) Suppah and Evelyn Dick Sam. Her parents are Robert and Melinda Luey of Warm Springs. Phoebe lists as her special interests cross country, "jamming out" to her favorite tunes (full blast), being her accomplishment as an out standing and innovative teacher. Linch was also selected in 1984 to present her ideas on a commu nity library at the National Indian Conference. With time spent at Warm Springs Elementary and a teach ing assignment for seven-and-one-half years in Iowa, Linch has served as an educator for a total of 27 years. that the National Council on Alcoholism has declared the week of January 12-18, 1986, as National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Week. Information on this important topic can be obtained from the I.H.S. Clinic or the Community Counseling Center. Indian vets February 28, March 28 and April 18. He will be located at the Community Counseling Center on those days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you have any questions contact Charlotte Herkshan at 553-1161, ext. 205. (Continued from page 1) Sunday, February 16 at 2:00 p.m. For more information contact Pierson Mitchell at (503) 553 1406 or Charles Tailfeathers, master of ceremonies, at (503) 553-1277. with her friends and cousins who are close to her age. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Support the girl of your choice by purchasing raffle tickets from her. The committee will accept donations for the court. If you are interested in giving a dona tion contact Anna Clements at 553-1161, ext. 290. Yvette Colfax Yvette Colfax, 1 6, is the daugh ter of Yvonne Colfax, her step father is Fred Ike, Sr. She is a sophomore at White Swan High where she is active in drama and cheer leading for the varsity football, basketball and wrestling teams. She is the great grand daughter of the late Judge Fred Colfax, Sr. and Sallie Wachalka George of White Swan; and the late Louis Tewee of Rock Creek and the late Amelia Dick Tewee of Celilo. Her grandparents are Fred Colfax, Jr. who resides in Celilo and the late Daisy Tewee Colfax of Simnasho. For special interests she and her family go out each year to dig roots and pick huckleberries. Feasts are important to her family and she enjoys helping during feasts. Her hobbies are bead work and attending powwows.