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VOL. 15 NO. 19
Coyote News
In Brief
Plan to be reviewed by
public
The Columbia Basin
Plan for rebuilding sal
mon and steelhead runs
will be reviewed at public
meetings.
Page 2
Compact sets season
The Columbia River
Compact has set a Sep
tember season in Zone 6.
Page 2
Hazards can make home
unsafe
Make a search for home
hazards. Survey helps
locate some areas that
may create unsafe
conditions.
Page 3
Youngsters participate in
rodeo
Warm Springs youth
were among participants
in the annual Pee-Wee
Rodeo.
Page 6
Deadline for the next
issue of Spllyay
Tymoo is set for Sep
tember 28, 1990
Open House
for 509-J Schools
Buff Elementary
September 27, 7:00 p.m.
Madras High School
October 1, 7:30 p.m.
Warm Springs
Elementary
October 4, 7:30 p.m.
Weather
Sept. High Low
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7 94 58
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9 87 56
10 93 -62
11 96 61
12 92 50
13 79 43
14 82 56
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Watermelon tastes good just
Springs Elementary cafeteria.
Nearing completion
IRMP to be reviewed
The forest section of the Inte
grated Resources Management
Plan (IRMP) is moving toward
completion.
The Resource Team has com
pleted standards and best man
agement practices for identified
resources, including timber, range,
wildlife, fish, culture, watersheds
areas and recreation visual corri
dors. Over the next few months the
Team will be working on planning
alternatives that will be reviewed at
community meetings and with tri-
Arts and
crafts show
October 13
The third annual Warm Springs
Arts and Crafts show of shows will
take place Saturday October 1 3,
I990 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Community Center.
Warm Springs tribal members
and residents of all ages are invited
to exhibit their art work.
All exhibit items will be for
display, trade or sale. For more
information call (503) 553-1 36 1.
Parenting class
to begin
Community Counseling is offer
ing a 10 week Parenting. Class.
Class will be every Wednesday,
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., starting
September 19, 1990, attheCommu
nity Counseling Center.
Topics will include child devel
opment, meeting children's needs,
discipline, helping your whole
family get along, child health,
taking care of yourself. Tribal
elders will be guest speakers each
week.
Snacks and babysitting will be
providing..
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about anytime. These children enjoy
bal committees to gain tribal mem
ber involvement.
A series of articles addressing
tribal member issues & concerns
will be published iff the Spilyay
Tymoo for review and input.
To inform tribal members of
what is involved, the following is a
brief definition of Integrated Re
sources Management Planning:
"Integrated Resources Manage
ment Planning means that all life
sources are considered when deal
ing with any land use activities.
Specific standards and manage
ment guidelines will address how
each resource shall be managed to
create a natural balance of the
environment."
Any questions concerning the
IRMP are to be directed to the
Forestry office at 553-24 1 6.
Watch Spilyay Tymoo for arti
cles concerning the IRMP.
All employees tested
On any day of any week of any
month, employees of the Confed
erated Tribes may receive wojd
from their supervisors that they
have been selected for drug testing.
Since the Drug-Free Workplace
policy was adopted by Tribal Coun
cil last year, virtually all employees
have been tested, selected either
randomly or for cause.
" Between March 1, 1989 and
December 31, 1989, 913 tests were,
administered; 113 tested positive.
Between January I, 1990 and
Delay expected for GA $$
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
has announced that the (iencral
Assistance Grants for October,
1990 are likely to be delayed. This
is due to the fact the Federal
Budget for 1991 has not been
appropriated by Congress.
September grants arc not af
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Wirm Springs, OR 97761
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it particularly on a sunny afternoon
Youth conference scheduled for Resort
A youth seminar will be- held
Friday and Saturday, October 1 2
and 1 3 at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. The
conference is open to all high school
and higher educationvocational
education students. Theme of the
conference is "A Touch of
Culture Empowering Students to
Meet the Chalenge of the 1990s."
Registration for the two-day con
ference is $-15.
Friday's agenda begins with
registration at 8 a.m. Introductions
will be made by Art Ochoa, director
of the Madras High School Altern
ative Education Program, at 9 a.m.
Prosanna Williams will conduct
the invocation at 9: 15.
Leroy Wilder, attorney, will
present "Empowering Students to
Meet the Challenge of the I990s"at
9:30. At 10: 15, Ed Paresian, director
of the Indian Education Program
and deputy to the assistant of Indian
Affairs, will speak on Leadership
in the 1990s.
Central Oregon Community Col
lege students Keith Moody, Schel-
August 12, 1990, 1,505 tests were
administered; 125 tested positive.
This year's results equate to a 8.3
percent rate as compared to a 1 2.38
percent rate in 1989. For the first
time ever, all prospective student
workers were subject to pre-employment
drug screening. -Of all
students who applied, seven tested
positive. The student workers were
also subject to random and cause
testing like all other employees.
Another first, beginning with the
1990 fall term, is one concerning
fected and should arrive at the
regular time. General Assistance
recipients arc encouraged td be
prepared for the possibility of a
delay and act accordingly. If there
are any questions about this ac
tion, please contact the BIA Social
Services at 553-2406.
on the back porch of the Warm
don Minnickand Billy David; MHS
student Lyda Rhoan; U of O student
Jennifer Ochoa and UCLA and
Lee Strasbourg Theatrical Academy
student Loren Suppah will all dis
cuss Culture in Today's Lifestyle.
At noon Leroy Seth, Health Educa
tor from Lapwai, Idaho will speak
on "A Touch of Culture."
Prosanna Williams, Arlita
Rhoan and Charlotte Herkshaji
will discuss thc"lndian Version"of
values and Wilford Yallup, Guy
Wallulatum and Captain Moody
will discuss the cultural rolls of
Indian men and women.
Traditional skills workshops will
be held beginning at 1:30. Beaded
hats will be taught by Elfreda
Mitchell; shawl making will be
taught by the Warm Springs Educa
tion committee; necklace and chok
er making will be taught by Lyle
and Arlita Rhoan; the basics of
braiding will be taught by Ross
Racineand Indian art will be taught
by Pat Red Dog.
Beginning at 3 p.m., drumming
for drugs
higher education lunding. All tribal
members seeking education funds
must submit to drug testing. If a
student tests positive the first time,
he is asked to come back in 30 days
for another test. If the second test is
t positive, the student loses his fund
ing for one year.
Nearly $43,000 have been spent
so far this year testing employees.
On-sight collections are done by
employees of the Immediate Care
Center of Bend. 7 hey come to the
Employee Assistance Program of
fice every two to six weeks. Pre
employment testing is done at the
EAP office Tuesdays from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., excluding the lunch
hour. Limited testing is also done
at Mt. View Hospital in Madras.
The $28.50 cost per test covers
collection and analysis. According
to EAP director Larry Adams,
each employee has been tested, on
the average, two or three times
since testing began last spring. The
most any one employee has been
sted is seven times.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 1990
509-J District
falls into
"safety net"
Failure of the September 18
budget levy for operation of Dis-
trict 509-J schools puts the District
in the state "safety net." The levy
will be reduced to the levy amount
of last year.
Expenditures" will be reduced
between $170,000 and $180,000 to
balance the budget, says District
superintendent Darrell Wright.
District administrators "will
take a thorough and methodical
approach," to recommendations
for expenditure cuts, says
Wright. The proposal will be pres-
ented to the Board in a few weeks.
Cuts will be made in all areas"so
we don't eliminate any particular
program." Wright explains. He
adds, "Teachers will continue to
teach with the same intensity."
The budget levy of $4,264,657
was defeated with votes totaling:
Yes-1,267; No 1,320, Warm
Springs voters mailed in ballots
totaling: Yes-143; No-27.
Adoption photo
deadline extended
. The deadline for adoption pho
tos to. be included in the special
Adoption Issue of Spilyay Tymoo
has been extended to Tuesday,
September 25. The Spilyay office
will be open until 8:00 p.m. Sep
tember 24 to accomodate those
who are unable to make a daytime
appointment.
singing and dancing will be pre
sented by the BlackLodge Society,
the Kenneth Scabby Robe Family
of White Swan, Washington. Indian
stick games will be presented by
Adeline Miller and Ada Sooksoit.
A salmon bake will be held at 6
p.m. followed by a powwow.
Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday,
John Spence, PhD, director of the
Chemawa Alcohol Education cen
ter, will speak on "Visions of Self.
At 9:45, Jilleen Lamb of the North
west Portland Area Indian Health
Board will discuss Relationships in
the 1990s. Beginning at 10:45. Pros
anna Williams will discuss Indian
teen parenting.
Dr. Don Dexter and Donnie
Wilder will present health careers
at 10:45 and at 1 1:15 a.m. Art
Ochoa will present recruitment pro
grams. Kim Manion Pittsley, student
activities specialist of the Indian
Education Project for" Portland
Public Schools, will present "Win
ning Through Fitness."
A "School, Work. Sports" panel
discussing fitness plans will consist
of Art Ochoa, Ross Racine and
Kim Manion Pittsley. At 2:30, the
Warm Springs OSU Extension
office staff will present a snack bar
for participants at 2:30.
"Maintain Positive Lifestyles in
the 1990s" will be discussed by
student panel members Tony Holli
day, Zelma Nelson, Scheldon Min
nick, Laura Sahme, Kami Wahne
tah, Remo Smith and Elibcth
Hisatake.
"A Touch of Culture" Fun Run,
sponsored by the Warm Springs
Running Club, will begin at 4 p.m.
A $3 entry fee will be charged to
non-conference participants.
A supper and dance w ill conclude
the conference activities.
The conference is sponsored by
the Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center. Registration
fees can be sent to Jean Green.
Community Counseling Center. PO
Box C. W arm Springs. OR 97761.
To make lodging reservations at
Kah-Nee-Ta. call 1-800-831-0100.
Other lodgingai rangementscan be
made in Madras. Inquire by calling
Green at (503)553-3205.