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PAGE 2 June 1 7.1 988 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo "Pure luck," phone call garner ll was a stroke of "pure luck" lhat won Tommy and Jcaninc Kalama a cruise to the Mexican Riviera. Come Sepimher. I he - r-A cw, - ,' t" W ' "' y- n i mi i i i - - . IN I I.. " -1 I ' J s . . . - L- - - .hjF ii CRUISING ALONG Tommy andJeanine Kalama will be sailing to the Mexican Riviera in September after recently winning the grand prize in the "Cruise Into Spring" promotion sponsored by K WSI. The couple says that family and friends have all expressed the desire to accompany them Pro-tern judges rapping gavels Two new judges are rapping their gavels in tribal Court these days. Don Costello and Barbara Haslin gcr. both attorneys from the Bend area, began work ing as pro tern judges in March. Costello. an attorney in Sisters for the past 10 years, is currently municipal judge for the city of Redmond and serves as a juvenile court referee in Deschutes County circuit court. He is also the court of appeals judge for the tribal worker's compensation program. Because of his busy schedule and future plans, Costello is in the process of turning over his law practice to fellow-pro tern judge Haslingerand Mike McCord. Costello intends to apply for the chief Judge postion vacated by Richard Frederick. Haslinger has been practicing law since her gra duation from the University of Oregon in 1981. She studied Indian law under Charles Wilkinson and assisted with the "Bible" of Indian law, "Cohen's x :ti ir.-r-.-4 hi ft . '. , ! k 1 k n 1 A -t . r ' y x Don Costello George's purchase trading post Leander and Delores George have purchased the Wapenish American Indian Trading Post at 9th and Highway 97 from Joyce and Arne Eklund. The sale was final last week, and Saturday was the first business day in Wapato for the Georges. The house that sits on the corner property is part of the transaction, and the George family will move in MitchellHeath wedding announced Wedding bells were ringing at the Shaker Church, Saturday after noon. Married were Eva Ann Mit chell and Ron "Boss" Heath at 3:00 p.m. June 11, 1988. Officiating the double ring ceremony was Peggy Williams Poitra. Other members of the Shaker Church also took part in the ceremony. Janice Lucei and Woody Smith said a few words Spilyay Tymoo Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION .. Priscilla Squlemphen-Yazzlei 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 553-1 161. extensions 274. 285. 321 or 286. Subscription rates: Within the U.S. $6 00 per year Outside US $12 00 per year. couple Mill he Nailing aboard the iropicale for a fun-packed week. Ihe trip is a result of a contest sponsored by KWSI I M V6.5 1 Barbara Haslinger soon. The Eklunds say they are retiring to an isolated 10 acres near Rattlesnake Ridge and plan to take up the wearing of blue jeans and cowboy boots and hats. Mr. George said they intend to continue it as a family business, with children Colleen, Deanna, Re nee and Brian helping full or part time, as needed. "Hopefully, with all of us we on the sanctity of marriage and encouraged the couple to see their marriage through its trials. . The bride was led down the aisle by Wilford"Wiggy"Sooksoit; Darla Davis was the maid of honor; stand ing for the groom were Foster Kalama and Tony Boise. A reception followed in the Shaker Church dining room. Tommy, his wile and four child ren, not unlike hundreds of other central Oregon residents, dropped their names into the orange and piy9)T lymoQ pholB ky Bthlfmi on their trip. Federal Manual of Indian Law." Both judges travel to Warm Springs one or two days a week to assist with trials and hearings as well as a full array of civil, criminal, domestic and juvenile cases. A three-person judicial nominating committee was appointed earlier this year to develop a list of poten tial candidates and to select a new chief judge. Final selection is expected this fall. r wmt m V. I 1 ) 1 1 u have every aspect of business covered, computers, bookkeeping, everything," said Mrs. George. The Eklunds will stay on for sev eral weeks. v. -;y- (It Ii bM - ' Indian Heritage week celebrated at local schools Indian Heritage Week, May 16 20, was celebrated in numerous activites at schools throughout the 509-J School District. Assemblies, special speakers and a powwow involved students and community members in the occasion. Miss Indian USA, Theodora ! ):; V CFLEBRITIES HONORED ,lst Warm Springs Bridget! Kalama, Miss Indian L'SA Theordort Roanhorse and Princess falemoon gather couple week-long cruise white striped boxes at the numer ous businesses throughout the area. And. not unlike other residents. I ommy and his family listened for their names to be drawn for the daily pries. which, if responded to quickly enough, w ould qualify them for the grand pric drawing May 21. The opportunity to qualify for the daily pries came when Tom my's name was drawn and an nounced on the radio, lie was then given 9.6 minutes to call the radio station. However. Tommy had turned off his radio at work and didn't hear his name. It was co worker w ho told another co-worker w ho told Tommy that he had just a few minutes left to call. Tommy ran to Bob Sanders' office and dialed what he thought was the sta tion at 553-1374. "It rang five times and I decided it was the wrong number." With precious time running out. Tommy then called the tribal switchboard and learned the cor rect number was 553-1 367. "I called that number three separate times." letting it ring five times each call, said Tommy. Finally, on the final try, someone answered. "I barely made it." he said. With his success ful phone call. Tommy won two liters of pop, a hamburger, a beach ball, tickets to the Timber Carnival in Princvillc and an album plus a chance for the bigger pries. Ll'i58 in Madras" as the Fourth of Julv approaches. The day's events will be as follows: 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. I0K Race and Fun Run, sponsored by the Madras Sun Runners. Meet at Saha Ice Park. Call Dan Ahern for infor mation at 475-6818. 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Alpha Omicron Breakfast. Sponsored by Alpha Omicron at Sahalee Park. Proceeds go to the Madras Sparklers. 1 1 a.m. to noon Fly the Flag Parade. Downtown Madras on 5th street. Noon to 5 p.m. Afternoon in the Park. Activities will include bed races. Square Dancing by the Madras Sagchoppers and the Bat tle of the Agencies Gauntlet. 5 p.m. until dark Volunteer soft tall games. Organized by Roy Jack son. Games will be held at the Buff Elementery diamonds. All are wel come to play. Teams will be assigned. Culture and Heritage rents audio, video tapes The Warm Springs Culture and Heritage department is now rent ing video and cassette tapes for a charge of $2. Rental is good for 48 hours. Available beginning June 1 are: 08-001 an 08-002 Lincoln's Birthday powwow from 21387. 08-003 and 08-004 Lincoln's Birthday powwow from 2 1487. 08-005 and 08-006 Lincoln's Birthday powwow from 21587. 08-007 Warm Springs Elemen tary School Powwow from October, 1987. 08-008 University of Utah, Lamanite Generation from March, 1987. 08-009 Warm Springs Head Start powwow from April, 1987. 08-010 and 08-01 1 Lincoln's Birthday Powwow (finals only from Roanhorse, joined Princess Pale moon in emphasizing to Madras High School students the necessity of getting a good education and being involved. Setting goals, too. is important and working towards them with diligence. A student leadership retreat allowed Indian educators and in Tommy's name was put in the pot with the other successful callers and on Saturday, May 21. he and his family went to Redmond to be present for the big drawing. How ever, the left before the final draw ing took place. I hey called the sta tion the next day to confirm what they had heard from friends and family; that they had indeed won the cruise. Tommy and Jeaninc will be leav ing Portland September 1 1 and fly to Los Angeles from where they will depart on they week-long cruise. While away, they will visit Puerto Vallarta. Mautlun and Cabo San Lucas. The ship also offers many activities that will keep the couple busy, such as swimming, shopping, eating (eight meals a day) and many other things. The Mexican cruise was provided King sworn in Dr. Duane King, director of the Middle Oregon Indian Historical Society (MOIHS) was among ten members of the first board of trus tees for the newly privatized Insti tute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Develop ment was sworn in at a ceremony in Santa Fc, New Mexico June3. The oath of office was administered by Ross Swimmer, assistant secretary of the Interior. 5 p.m. until dark C.O.M.A. Stock Car Races. Sponsored by COMA at the Airport Raceway. Time trials are 4 p.m.. races will begin at 5 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Fireworks. Tournev set The thirteenth annual Warm Springs Stickgame tournament will be held at the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds June 25 and 26. Teams from through out the United States and Canada will vie for the first place title and monies ($2,000). All the prize monies will be paid, guaranteed. Teams will be comprised of two to five players. Entry fee per team will be $ 1 25. Registration will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday. June 25 at the covered gambling shed at the powwow grounds. In addition to the first place monies, second will pay $1,500; third-$500 and fourth-$200. February, 1988). 08-012 Francis Country Sing ing from the 1988 Suicide Preven tion Conference held at Kah-Nee-Ta (There will no charge for this tape). Coming soon will be additional tapes from the Suicide Prevention Births announced Truman Merrifield Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Merrifield, Jr. of Warm Springs would like to announce the birth of their son, Truman Vuren Merrifield, born May 2, 1988 at 6:22 a.m. at Mt. View Hospital in Madras. Truman weighed 6 lbs. 7.4 oz., and was 19'$ inches long. He joins sisters Benita and Adrienne Merrifield. Grandparents are Wilbur John son, Sr., and Ruth Tewee, and spirational speaker Howard Rainer an opportunity to work with students. Madras Jr. High students enjoyed an assembly where Rainer made a presentation and Warm Springs Elementary students participated in a powwow. with M adras High School students and community liaison Marie Calico, following assembly during Indian Heritage Week. by KWSI. all central Oregon Eric It son's Sentry Markets and Bachelor Beverage, r Other winners in the "Cruise Into Spring" promotion were as. follows: ; ; The 10-foot by 12-foot cedar or redwood decking was won by Evelyn Gates of Redmond. The decking was provided by Madras Builders Center and Mr. Jones Warehouse of Redmond. The complete camping and fish ing gear outfit, provided by Princ villc Sporting Goods, was won by Jennifer Hatfield of Madras. Susan Rask of Madras won the 12-foot Smoker Craft Boat, pro vided by Moonlight Marine of Bend. John Kiscr of Madras was the winner of the Tomahawk Lodge provided by Pyromid of Redmond. The inauguration was one of the final steps in the transition of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) from a program of the BIA to an independent, nonprofit insti tution. All of the lAIA's current activities will be part of the new federally chartered Institute of Ameri ca n Indian and Alaska Native Cul ture and Arts Development. The Institute's charter was granted by federal legislation passed and signed into law in 1986. Among the Institute's board of trustees are leaders in the arts, edu cation and business communities from throughout the United States. The members were nominated by President Reagan and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Among the first tasks for the board is the selection of a new pres ident for the Institute. A feasibility study for a new campus for the Institute which is now using facili ties at the College of Sante Fe will also be carried out. The board must also raise $500,000 from the private sector to match $500,000 in federal funds fora permanent endow ment. The IAIA was established in 1 962 by an executive order of Pres ident John F. Kennedy. Students from 26 states representing 60 tribes are now enrolled in programs lead ing to an associate of Fine Arts degree in creative writing, museum management.lhree dimensional arts and two dimensional arts. A certif icate program is also offered for students not seeking a decree. conierence, tapes trom 1988 Pi- Ume-Sha Treaty Days Celebration and much more. Contact the Culture and Herit age office at 553-1 161, ext. 290 for more information. Proceeds from the rentals will be used for future video projects. Harrison Davis and Flonene Davis all of Warm Springs Sophie Smith Alvis Smith, III and Julie Leavis would like to announce the birth of their daughter Sophie Lorene Smith, born May 8, 1988 at Mt. View Hospital in Madras. She weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz., and was 20 inches. Grandparents are Alvis and Sissy Smith, Jr. of Warm Springs and Susan and Everett Elliott of Madras. Madras High School Native American Student Union sponsored many of the activities with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Johnson O'Malley Com mittee, Title IV Committee and the Warm Springs Education Training department. rfmm ptm- r r-c