PACE 2 December 30, 1 987
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Year of 1987 reviewed in photographs
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Pi Ume-Sha drew dancers of all kinds to Warm Springs this year, not unlike past years.
Miss Warm Springs for 1986-1987 was Sara Scott.
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TAe housing shortage was somewhat alleviated with the construction of 53 new
mutual help homes.
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Vernon Henry was sworn in as Paiute Chief.
Pictures from past
featured in 1988 calendar
Performance recognized at BIA luncheon
"From out of the past" describes
the Spilyay Tymoo 1988 calendars.
The annual calendars will be on
sale Monday, December 21 at the
Spilyay office for $2.00.
The 1988 calendars feature pho
tographs taken of Indian people of
the Warm Springs reservation.
Twelve pictures provided by the
Middle Oregon Historical Society
taken from the Ida McKinley col
lection have been used. Also fea
tured on the calendars are special
holidays, dates, events and the dead
line dates for the Spilyay.
The Spilyay Tymoo office is
located in the Old Girls' dorm
basement, now known as the Com
munity Counseling Center at 1 1 15
Wasco Street. Entrance to the office
is located on Autumn Street at the
back of the building, facing west.
Fishermen
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fish received 30 days in jail on one
instance and a fine with no jail time
in another.
The Yakima Tribal Council has
asked President Reagan to com
mute the Yakima people's senten
ces. The health of the elder Sohappy
makes immediate action imperative.
Spilyay Tymoo
Spilyay Tymoo Staff
MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend
PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker
TYPESETTERCIRCULATION . . Priscllla Squiemphen-Yazziei
FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the
basement of the old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any
written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be adressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
Phone:
553-1644 or 553-1161, extensions 274. 285. 321 or 286.
Subscription rates:
Within the U.S. $6.00 per year
Outside U.S. $12.00 per year.
Could the initials "P.R." stand
for performance and recognition?
To most people these initials repre
sent, "Public Relations."
On December 17, 1987, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs had their Christ
mas luncheon at the Community
Center, where all branches of the
BIA gathered to pay tribute to
their employees for their faithful
performance during the year. The
lunch was a potluck affair as eve
ryone brought a dish.
Opening remarks were by Supt.
Bernard Topash, focusing on the
outstanding service from various
employees and the number of years
they have been with the Bureau.
Topash gave a little rundown on
each branch and their function
here in Warm Springs. In present
ing awards to the employees Topash
turned the floor over to the imme
diate supervisors of the employees
who received pins for their years of
service.
There were ten incentive awrads
of which nine went to Forestry
Personnel and one to a roads emplo
yee who is Cheryl Patterson. The
nine from forestry are Kelli Earn
est, Myron Ami, Frank Hilman,
James Knibbs, John Kelly who is
now with the Peace Corps, Jim
Anderson of POA, and those not
present were William Apgar, Wil
liam Donaghu and Joyce Robinson.
There were nine employees who
received ten year pins, six from
forestry who are Ronald Recker,
Paul A. Brna, James Knibbs, Gary
Kindberg. Franklin J. Marsh and
Michael E. Cunningham. Two from
the roads dept. Gerald P. Chiche
noff and Ellison David, and Eve
rett Patt of Realty. There were four
20 year pins recipients who are
Clarance Jefferson and Cecil Seyler
both of Facilities dept., William
Donaghu and Eugene Keane both
from forestry. There was one award
for 30 years of service but the recip
ient was at work sanding the roads,
that was Terry Courtney, Jr.
Ms. Alice West, Administrative
Officer, gave a run down on all the .
new employees, the list totaled to
15 of which nine were in forestry
who are David Harding, Thomas
Branson, Roberta Steele, Clifford
Walker, Kelly S. Tulee, John V.
Arena, Terry Shand and Calvin B.
Herrera. Others were Olney Patt,
Jr , Dorothy Camerera, Jana Walder,
Frank S. Alby, Michael Parker
and Roderick Obi, Sr.
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10 year award James H. Knibbs and Superintendent Bernard Topash
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Left to right T heron Johnson, Frank Hileman, Myron A mi and Eugene Keane