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PAGE 2 November 16, 1990 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Florez works to complete GED ! Along with working all week in Ihe Warm Springs Day Care Center. JZillah I lore works Wednesday Imornings from 9 lo 12 completing Ihcr General Eduction Development Jdcgrcc. She's been working on her ICED since 1989. studying math, land improving her writing skills. IShc writes about her thoughts in a notebook to develop, her wrting skills, Her tutor.'Jcannic Danuka, then reads her journal and (ills in parts that arc missing and corrects the wording of sentences, Florez has been writing of her two sons. Angel, age 16 and Jose, age 17, lately. Farlicr this year, ts ) : v;, ' , JA i : v i , J: . a,. i i V ' v- i Zillah Florez studies for her GED through COCC.' Angel and Jose came back to the states to live with their mother after spending Ihe last 10 years with their father Flore had lived in Boring, Ore gon with both of her children and her husband, when her sons were very young. But, due to the abu siveness of her husband, she was forced to leave him. She traveled to Warm Springs to live with her mother, Isabellc Keo. Her children were left behind with their father. The boy's last year of formal education ended at the fifth grade. The two brothers ended up travel-' ing and working in Nyssa. Oregon, as migrant workers. They wrote to their mother as often as possible. They were again moved by their father to California where they worked as field hands. After they . worked in California, their father took them over the border into Mexico. The boys soon grew tired of their father abusively "pushing them around"and taking what lit tle money they earned, so they had no other choice but to try to cross the border and come to Warm Springs to their mother. Zillah had let them know, in letter written car lir, that she had made her home in Warm Springs and was employed at the Day Care Center. Both boys were born in Gre sham, Oregon, but only one of them had his birth certificate with him at the time they were to enter tne u.a. witn some convincing, officials let both of the boys cross the border. They arrived March 7, 1990 and saw their mother for the first time in almost 10 years in April, 1990. Zillah did not know what she felt.when her'sons came in to the Day Care Center and recog nized her and said, "Hi, Mom!" It took some time for Angel and Jose to get used to their new home, but they now get out into the public and are becoming acquainted with their new home life and environment. Library moves to new location i " - i it. The new location of the Jefferson County Library Is 460 7th Street. Madras, A new building houses the books of the Jefferson County Library, providing much more space for library patrons and space for more books. The new library facility is located at 460 7th St.. just one-half block from the old library. Hours arc: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Wednes day and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 5 m.; and, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to :00 p.m.. ' A meeting hall is available for non-profit groups up to 50 in number. Call 475-3351 for more information. Weekend Kah-Nee-Ta employee needed to deliver newspapers Need extra gas money? Some--one who works at Kah-Nce-Ta on weekends is needed to take news papers to the lodge. This person must live in Warm Springs or Parents begin party planning Interested parents of Madras High School seniors are invited to attend a planning session for the A4 Night Drug and Alcohol Free Senior Party. The meeting will be held Monday, November I9at 7:30 p.m. in the library at MHS. Par ents will help plan and organize another after-graduation party. Parents are urged to bring their ideas and suggestions to help make the party for the class of 1991 the "best ever". Volunteers are needed for com mittees dealing wth prizes, Elks breakfast, decorations, carnival, party relations, fund raiser, food, casino, chaperones and games. Madras. Earnings will be $25.00 monthly for delivery of 50 papers or less. Call 43-3382 and leave name and phone number. The Oregonian, P.O. Box 133, Madras, Oregon 97741. Henry portrait unveiled A meal was shared following the unveiling of the portrait of Paiutc chief Vernon Henry in the Tribal Council room at Kah-Nec-Ta Re sort. A prayer and blessing by elder Prume Williams preceded Ihe un veiling by master of ceremoies Joanne Smith. Family, friends. guests and. artist Wayne Chin attended the November 8 activity. The space for the portrait has been vacant for, three years. Chin was located by Smith and selected as the artist because of his ability to pain) a portrait similar to the two that already hang in the Tribal Council chambers. Survey responses requested Recently, the Housing Authority has received several phone calls and verbal complaints concerning dogs. The complaints are that the dogs are running loose, getting into garbage cans, biting people, chasing people and trashing other yards. It is important for all tenants and homebuyers to keep their animals enclosed in their yards. We would like to work with you to try and resolve this problem within the survey listed below. Please submit your comments to these problems. Your lease agreement requires that there be no disturbance to the peace and enjoyment of your neighbor's home and property. We would like your support by returning the survey and comments that you may have. Do we need a dog control officer? Do you want a tied dog run leash law? Should a dog be fenced in? Do we need an animal control officer? Animal deposit enforced? . Should all loose dogs be picked up? Should vicious dogs be allowed within the reservation boundaries? . YES NO Should dog required? shots and licenses be Other comments: Name. .House No. Please return to Anna Hurtado, Housing Counselor. Biologist saves fisherman Warm Springs tribal fisheries biologist Mark Fritsch was in the right place at the right time last Monday, November 6. While performing a carcass in ventory near Trout Creek on the Deschutes River with two people from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fritsch heard a man yelling "help." He looked up from his duties and saw an elderly , man floatingdown the river,,a fish ing rod in each hand. The man was not wearing a life jacket. Fritsch grabbed the man and pulled him in the boat. He imme diately took him back to his camper at Trout Creek campground so he could get warm. , The man apparently was boating in a portable collapsible boat. He lost his balance and fell in. He was fishing alone. Yakima fishermen file suit Seven Yakima Indian fishermen aresuing private contractors, claim ing the Hanford Nuclear Reserva tion complex has damaged their livlihood. The U.S. District Court, repres enting the Indians, is seeking dam ages for lost" income, lost earning capacity, diminished property values and property damages. It also asks for temporary and per manent injunctions against further releases of radioactivity and toxic chemicals. The lawsuit is the third class action claiming plutonium and uranium processing at the 560 square mile Hanford facility dam aged the plaintiffs health and abil ity to make a living. The Indian suit says damages for personal injuries might be sought later. The fishermen want abatement and cleanup of continuing sources of radioactive and non-radioactive contaminants. The suit also seeks a fund to finance monitoring and studies of fish runs that may have been contaminated. " ' 'J I ? ( v ; K ; -, v "l i? - is ' j - I ; if j j A J -: ; f - 'A I i I' yN v , I ; ; ' - - - " .- Portrait oPaiute chief Vernon Henry was unveiled November 8. Have pizza, support schooi Seminar focuses on sires Spilyay Tymoo ... Staff Members- MANAGING EDITOR .: . '. SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER . . SAPHRONIA COOCHISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the base rhent of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 Annual Subscription Hates: Withirr the U.S. $9.00 Outside the U.S. $15.00 I he beef cattle production is Undergoing dramatic changes as they meet the demands of the re tailers and consumers. To meet these challenges the cow calf pro ducer is being asked to produce cattle to certain industry stand ards. Over the past two years the Central Oregon Stockman's Semi nar has focused on what type of calves the industry was looking for and what type of heifers would produce the calves to industry standards. As the Stockman's Sem inar continues for its third year the focus will be on selecting sires. Stockman Seminar III will be taking place at the Jefferson Coun ty Fairgrounds, Madras, Oregon on Saturday, December 1. The 1 990 event is "Beef Produc tion 90's Style" and will aga"in feature Dr. Bob Long from Texas Technical University. This year Dr. Long will describe how to select bulls thaf will sire calves to meet the trends in the 90's. A part of his presentation will include using live bulls to demonstrate his concepts. Joining us this year -will be Dr. Larry Cundiff, U.S. Meat Animal Research, from Clay Center, Ne braska. Dr. Cundiff will present selection of cattle breeds for the Western arid grasslands and using EPD's. To induce the seminar and tie us into the concepts learned in the previous two seminars will be Dr. Bill Zollinger, Oregon State Uni versity Extension Beef Specialist. Even if a producer doesn't sell to the large packers, producers will likely be affected as industry standards move certain directions. There will be a savings in reg istration fees by signing up prior to or on November 28. Preregistration fees will be $18 per person including lunch. On site 'registration will be $25. Preregistration can be made by sending checks made out to Tri County Cattlemen, 530 D Street, Madras, Oregon 97741. The seminar is sponsored by the Cattlemen's Associations and Oregon State University Extension Offices in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties and on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Warm Springs Elementary par ents and teachers supporting their local school can now get much needed educational equipment free by having pizza fo lunch or dinner. Pietro's Corp., a chain of 80 res taurants in Washington and Ore gon, has announced a program that allows school supporters to exchange pizza purchases for credit toward free school equipment. The equipment ranges from computers to projectors to sports equipment. The program works as follows: Each time a large or medium pizza is purchased at Pietrc's, schopl sup porters are given certificates for educational items listed in a special catalog available from Pietro's. Just bring the certificates in or send them with your child to the school and help us purchase equip ment. The students and staff at Warm Springs Elementary thank you foi your Ccontinued support. BP A reaches agreement The Bonneville Power Adminis tration (BPA) has reached an agree ment with 20 northwest fish agen cies and tribes on guidelines govern ing the use of Canadian water and its impact on fish. Marvin Osborne, member of the Continued on page 5 i. i f 1 i Classrooms on (he move A modular unit containing two classrooms was recently towed to WarmSpring i lementary. One third grade class and fifth grade class will occupy the unit after its completion. 4