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WAKM SPRINGS, OKI-CON 97761
SPILYAY TYMOO
Aguilar starts contracting business
Alter several years of experience
and education through vocational
instructions at the Chemawa Indian
School, George Aguilar is ventur
ing out in his own business.
I or a start, services rendered
will primarily be general contract
ing of new residential homes, major
remodeling, lot excavation for mo
bile and homes and minor road
work. George has all the necessary
requirements to proceed with this
business venture. Such requirements
us a builders bond, builders license,
builders insurance, federal and state
identification numbers, registered
with Oregon State Builders Board,
and workmens compensation insu
rance. But more important is the
experience and knowledge in the
construction trades off and on span
ning a period from 1948 to 1987,
which consists of approximately 30
years of practical experience in
construction.
After basic vocational instruc
tions of the building trades at the
Chemawa Indian School, led to a
career in construction with his first
experience that came in 1948, when
he worked in south east Alaska, on
fishing boats. On this job he learned
to use an axe and adze to shape
wood components for the boats.
He returned to the mainland and
was employed on bridge work,
shaping the heavy timbers for con
crete forms.
For a time he left construction
work to fish the Columbia. When
the fishing season ended he enlisted
in the Army where he attained a
non-commissioned officer's grade
of E6, (Sargeant First Class). After
serving his tour with the Army he
returned to resume construction
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C ontractor George Aguilar discussed blueprint plans with Sid Miller.
Hollywood revisited by former residents
work. He was employed by the
Confederated Tribes as a house
painter. Gradually learning floor
laying using ceramic tile, counter
tops, and cabinet making, minor
field accounting, use of every wood
wprking machinery and other phases
pertinent to general construction.
During the course of his employ'
ment with the Confederated Tribes
he was assigned as the Construe
tion Manager. That position he
held for seven years. He resigned
from that position to establish his
own private construction business
He was unable to pursue that course
because of heavy bonding require
ments. George was affiliated with the
Carpenters Local of Bend. Employed
several contractors which included
projects for Brooks Scanlon Deve
lopment at Black Butte, Tolgate,
Bend, LaPine areas, Bonneville Po
wer and the Confederated Tribes at
the Kah-Nee-Ta Hamlets the Lodge,
and the present Administration Build
ing, as well as several light com
mercial projects and assignments
from the Carpenters Union Hall.
George left construction briefly
to become a reforestation contrac
tor. Returned on construction trades
recently and was hired on with the
Tribal Construction department as
project manager until once again
he decided to pursue a construc
tion business venture of his own.
Geroge said that when business
picks up he will have two young
trainees employed to learn the trade
of field accounting, blue print draft
ing, setimating, coordinating and
supervision of sub-contractors. So
folks if you are planning to build a
new house, here is a person with
years of experience to back his
work, check it out. His phone
number is 553-1 1 94, Warm Springs,
Oregon 97761.
by Pat Leno-Baker
It has been stated that a person is
not able to return to the past, for it
is never quite the same. Perhaps
that is true, but the former resi
dents of the Hollywood District
held a reunion Easter Sunday to
capture once again a bit of the past
and to share memories and a meal.
It was a bit like seeing Hollywood
again.
For several years former Holly
wood residents Geraldine(Walsey)
Jim and Pat (Curley) Smith talked
of having a gathering of all the
people who had once lived in the
Hollywood area. To recall the past,
share a meal and possibly contem
plate the future could be just the
ticket to bring the Hollywood folks
together again. In past years it
seemed that other things took priori
ty and the idea was laid aside each
time. Last year the two women
talked of having elder Minnie Steele
preside as queen of their event and
again, as in years past, something
came up and the event didn't take
place. It seemed there would be
next year and then, when Minnie
passed away, Geraldine and Pat
were hit with the realization that
' next year could be too late. They
thought it best to put into action
their plans for the reunion.
So, they started their planning,
including several former residents
in the preparations.
As people gathered to enjoy the
day with family, friends and neigh
bors on the site of the former little
village of Hollywood, they began
to renew friendships and memo
ries. It was recalled that Hiram
Smith had given the little village its
name nearly 60 years ago.
Senior citizens' homes now line
the boulevard that was once known
to all as Hollywood. People recalled
living in one-room houses and the
closeness of each building. One
former resident said she thought
the people of that era were much
closer friends and that living in a
one-room house created closer
families as compared to the present.
The crowd began to gather shortly
before noon as the women pre
pared the meal. Cars lined both
sides of the boulevard. It was a
"spirit of what had been" as eve
ryone pitched in to help cook, hide
Easter eggs, set up tables and quietly
talk.
Cleanup week
concludes with
Eggs hunts were held for babies,
toddlers, children, teenagers, young
adults and Senior Citizens, balloon ; x ilr
games and races were held for all piCiHC pOllUCK
ages, pictures taicen aunng tne Hoiiy-
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wood era were shown and a meal of
salmon, turkey and deer meat was
shared by all. Special games to
remember who lived in what house
in the former village and naming
all 20 senior citizens who are pres
ently living were held. Brenda
(Kalama) Scott proved to have,
strong memories, for she won both
contests.
As the afternoon wore on and
the people rested from the meal
and games, the talk was to con-.
tinue the reunion for families and
friends each year. It was said that .
perhaps many of the children who ,
had never known the special rela
tionships formed during the Hol
lywood years could be felt by the
words and feelings the people ex
pressed that day.
Selected for "Queen of Holly
wood" was 80-year-old Elizabeth
Pitt who had lived in Hollywood
for many years raising her family.
Hollywood, for most, was a little
place in Warm Springs. It certainly
has found its niche in Warm Springs
history.
April 20 to 27 was designated
"Spring Cleanup Week" for the
Warm Springs reservation. The an
nual cleanup event was planned by
a group of concerned tribal and
BIA employees and residents with
the goal of making the reservation more"
attractive and appealing through
cleaning and beautifying the area.
The group has planned a special
picnic Monday, April 27 to be held
at the picnic area of the Commun
ity Center beginning at 6:00 p.m.
AH people are invited to attend
the picnic meal and to attend the
awards ceremonies which will be
held at that time. A number of
awards have been donated to be
given to people who have been out
standing in their efforts during the
cleanup week.
Donations of awards have been
made from Miller Lumber Com
pany, Bonanza 88 and the Wesley
family.
So, after the week of bagging it,
stuffing it in bags, trimming grass
and bushes and just plain cleaning
your neighborhood, plan to attend
the picnic.
Fostering regional cooperation
and discussing common concerns
relating to Indian culture is the aim
of the American Indian Cultural
Resources conference scheduled for
May 7-9 at Kah-Nee-Ta resort.
Sponsored by the Affiliated Tribes
of Northwest Indians, The Associ
ation of Oregon Archaeologists and
he Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs the conference will consist
of a series of workshops designed
for active participation. Topics
nclude cultural resource manage
ment and legislation, burial and
sacred object repatriation, public
education, the responsibilities of
researchers as land managers to the
(Indian community, and the estab
lishment of regional communi
cation networks.
On Thursday, May 7 at 6:00
m. the conterence begins with
registration and a reception dinner.
An invocation and welcome by
speakers including Warm Springs
tribal council chairman Zane Jack
son, Alan Pinkham of Affiliated
ribes of Northwest Indians and
Tom Burge from Association of
Oregon Archaeologists will open
the Friday sessions. A workshop
on communication focusing on prac
tical ways tribes, professionals and
land managers can increase com
mumcation will follow.
Hank Morrison will conduct a
non-material cultural resources work
shop from 1:00-2:45 p.m. witn dis
cussion of the roll of the profes
sional in preservation of tribal
languages, tradition and history.
Public educaton at local, state
and national levels will be discussed
from 3-4:00 p.m. followed by a tra
ditional longhouse dinner begin
ning at 6:00 at the Simnasho Long
house.
Saturday's sessions will begin
with a workshop on cultural resource
management at 8:00 a.m. Satur
day. Site vandalism and an update
on the American Indian Religious
Freedom Act will included in discus
sion.
State level meetings are sche
duled from 10:45 a.m. to noon and
at 1:30 p.m. a workshop on burial
concerns and sacred objects, cura
tion, repatriation and sacred sites
will be held.
Conference will close after a final
session from 4-5:15 p.m.
Testing takes place for SAR
The Warm Springs Search and
Rescue will be taking the State of
Oregon written test April 26 at the
Warm Springs Fire and Safety
office. On that same date the SAR
will also be doing a "mock search."
Participants must pass the writ
ten test. They must also pass a sur
vival skill test which is scheduled
for May 9, 10 and 11. Each SAR
member will spend a 24 hour period
out in the woods by themselves.
They must make a shelter, build a
fire and find at least two foods.
Participants are allowed to carry
20 matches in a container, pocket
knife, water, clothing that they
would normally wear during the
spring and shelter material not to
exceed 9 x 1 2 feet piece of plastic or
normal rain gear.
Following the completion of the
tests, each SAR participant will
received certification from the Ore
gon State Sheriffs Association. With
the certification the members will
be able to participate in searches
Whin the state.
Prize winners
Winners of the $ 100 prizes in the
recent Tribal Planning shopping
mall survey are the following
numbers: 226621,226635 and 227085.
If you have a winning number con
tact the Planning office at the Tri
bal Administration Building. Tele
phone 553-1 161, ext. 270 for infor
mation. Results of the findings of the
survey will be made known at a
later date, after all of the questio
naires have been compiled.
Indian newspapers reap awards at convention
Spllyay Tymoo photo by Leno-Bckcr
Hollywood queen
Elizabeth Pitt
Spi I v- Tymoo .Slaff
MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend
PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker
TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Prisciila Squlemphen
FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976
Spilyay Tymoo is published by-weekly by the Confederated Tribes o
Warm Springs. Offices are located in the basement of the Old Girls
Dorm, at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spllyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. BOX 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
Phone: 553-1644 or 553-1161, ext. 274, 285 or 321. The
darkroom can be reached at 553-1161, ext. 286
Subscription rate: Within the U.S. $6.00 per year
Outside U.S. $12.00 per year
The third annual convention of
Native American Press Association
featured a newspaper competition
among members of the organiza
tion. Following is a list of the
winners.
In the overall excellence cate
gory, the "Windspeaker," a weekly
from Edmonton, Alberta Canada,
received first place honors. The
"Sho-Ban News" and "The Lakota
Times,"also weeklies, received honor
able mentions. In the same cate
gory for monthly publications, the
"Native Press" took first place with
"Ahead of the Herd" and "Yakima
Nation Review" receiving honor
able mentions.
The "Windspeaker" received first
place and the "Sho-Ban News"
received an honorable mention for
best special issue in a monthly
category. The "Native Press"
received first place and the "How-Ni-Kan"
received an honorable men
tion for the same category for
weekly publications.
For the best feature story in a
weekly, Kim McLain of the"Wind
speaker" took first place honors
while Joan M orrison of the "Lakota
Times"and George Gorospe of the
"Valencia News Bulletin" each
received an honorable mention. In
the same category for monthly pub
lications, Jim Northrup of the"Fond
Du Lac News" received first place
honors while Anne Sankey of the
"Native Press"and Pat Leno-Baker
of "Spilyay Tymoo" each received
an honorable mention.
Tim Giago of the"Lakota Times"
received the first place award in the
best local column category in a
weekly while P.R. Gregg, also of
the "Lakota Times" received an
honorable mention. Peter B. Gal
lagher of the "Seminole Tribune"
took first place honors lor the best
local column in a monthly category
while Antoine Mountain and George
Blondin, both of the "Native Press"
each received honorable mentions.
The series "People on the Edge"
in the "Wildspeaker" won the first
place plaque in the best news series
in a weekly category. A series by
George Gorospe in the "Valencia
News Bulletin" and a series by
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Tim Giago resigned
as president of NAPA.
Joan Morrison of the "Lakota
Times" each received honorable
mentions. In the best news series in
a monthly, Tom Alton of "The
Council" took first place while Pat
Sulcer of the "How-Ni-Kan" and
Beverly Brink Badhorse of the "Camp
Crier" took honorable mentions.
In the best news story in a weekly
category. Joan Morrison of the
"Lakota Times" took first place
while Doris Giago, also of the
"Lakota Times", and George
Gorospe of the "Valencia News
Bulletin" each received honorable
mentions. In the same category for
monthlies, Penny Russell-Roberts
of the "Native Nevadan" received
first place honors while Ronn
Washines of the "Yakima Nation
Review" and Danile Morales Brink
of the "Camp-Crier" each received
honorable mentions.
First place in the best sports pic
ture in a weekly category went to
Less Waggoner of the "Lakota
Times" and Bert Crowfoot of the
"Windspeaker"and George Gorospe
of the "Valencia News Bulletin"
each received an honorable mention.
Rocky Woodward of the"Wind
speaker" received first place in the
best feature picture in a weekly
category. Kim McLain also of the
"Windspeaker" and George Gorospe
of the "Valencia News Bulletin"
received honorable mentions. In
the same category for monthly pub
lications, Barbara Billie of "The
Seminole Tribune" took first place
honors while Eugene Jack of the
"Native Nevadan"and Beverly Brink
Badhorse received honorable men
tions. For best spot news picture in a
weekly, Joan Morrison of the
"Lakota Times" received first place
while Terry Lusty and Jan Ash
Poitra, both from "Windspeaker'
each received honorable mentions.
In the same category for monthly
publications, Virginia Grimm of
the "Camp-Crier" took the first
place award while Barbara Tazel
aar of the "Win Awenen Nisitung"
and Ronn Washines of the "Yakima
Nation Review" received honora
ble mentions.
For the best editorial in a weekly,
the "Windspeaker" received first
place honors for their piece titled,
"Time to be Proud. "The "Sho-Ban
News" received an honorable men
tion for their editorial titled "Can
Amerika Happen Here?" Tim Giago
ofthe"Lakota Times" also received
an honorable mention. The "Camp
Crier's" editorial titled, "English
Not Native Tongue" won them
first place in the best editorial in a
monthly category. "Outdoor Life
Has It Wrong" in "The Council"
and "Salute To Newspapers" in the
"Seminole Tribune" each won an
honorable mention.
For their best advertising idea,
the "Windspeaker" took the first
place award while the "Wotanin
Wowapi"and "Windspeaker" each
received honorable mentions.
For best typography and design
in a weekly, the "Windspeaker
won first place honors and the
"Lakota Times" received an honor
able mention. For the same cate
gory in monthly publications, the
"Native Press" took the first place
plaque while the "How-Ni-Kan"
received an honorable mention.
Best sports reporting in a weekly
went to George Gorospe of the
"Valencia News Bulletin". Rocky
Woodward of the "Windspeaker"
and Rusty Edmo of the "Sho-Ban
News" each received honorable mention.
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