Spilyay Tymoo
PACK 2 March 6, 1992
Warm Springs, Oregon
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The Culture and II eritage department sponsored the InduinlMnguageTeacherTraining conference heUfebruary 2-1
through 28 at the Community Center social hall. Consultant Parrell Kipp from browning, Montana gave the
n ihn hn k'jf ii teat h Indian hinpuaee. Approximated 30 people attended the week t tvenU
presentation to those who want to leach
Enrollment in Fall Head Start classes begins
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If you have a child who was born
between 9287 and 9189 and you
arc interested in enrolling them in
I lead Start in the fall, please contact
Sue Matters in the Head Start Office,
553-3561. The Head Start Office is
located in the Community Center. In
April and May preschool physicals
will be given tochildrcn interested in
attending school in fall 1992.
The Day Care and 1 lead StartDay
Care programs arc scheduled to move
into the new Early Childhood Educa
tion Center in April with the re
maining part day I lead Start & Tribal
Preschool programs moving in June.
No Early Childhood Education Pro
grams will expand until September
1992. The number of full day and
part day classrooms in the new ECE
Ccntcrwill be determined by demand.
This week, the 2nd and 3rd, the
Warm Springs Head Start Program is
being visited by a Head Start On-Sitc
Review Team. The On-Sitc Program
Students achieve Honor Roll
Students of the Madras High
School Remarkable Honor Roll are:
SENIORS
Shirley Allen, Christopher Jack,
Jeremy Jorgenscn, Tammy
Mcssingcr, JoAnnc Parsons,
t JUNIORS
Floyd Calica, Tyler Campbell,
Milagro Figucroa, Robin Goodwin,
Jolene Hintsala, Ashlce Morlan,
Cariann Oliver.
SOPHOMORES
Jesse Anstctt, Brad Bcndcle, Billy
Hiatt, Diana Martinez, Eloina
Mouctt, Jay Scott, SuYenn Smith,
Dionne Thomas.
FROSH
Ramiro Aguila, Colton Hcrrcra,
Chandra Wilson.
Students of the Madras High
Bureau hires program analyst
. As of January 26, 1992, Karmcn
T. Blake Jr. is the Reservation Pro
gram Analysis person for the tribe.
His job is to provide economic oc-
Karmen Blake
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Staff Members
MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER...SAPHRONIA KATCHIA
TYPESETTERRECEPTIONIST SELENA THOMPSON
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 addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761
PHONE:
(503) 553-1044 or (503) 553-3274
FAX NO. 553-3539
Annual Subscription Rates:
Within U.S. - $9.00
Outside U.S. -$15.00
Indian language. Approximately 30
Review is based on the Head Start
Performance Standards and other
applicable regulations and policies.
The Review Team will determine
whether the program is incompliance
with all requirements.
The team consists of Warren I lar
ris a program specialist from Wash
ington D.C.: Liilic Ellsworth, a Na
vajo who will be covering the Parent
InvolvementSocial Services com
ponents; Lolita Spencer, a Navajo
who will be covering the Education
component; Jerry White Rock, a
Navajo who will review the Admin
istrationFiscal components and
Cheryl Wilson, an OsageOklahoma,
II IS consultant from Washington,
D.C., who will be covering the health
components.
I lead Start programs arc reviewed
every three years by an On-Sitc team.
The instrument used by the On-Sitc
Review Team is the same as the one
used by Warm Springs Head Start
School National Merit Commended
Students awards arc:
Joel Neilscn and Juanita
Wickham.
Traffic signals to be installed
Oregon State Highway Division
Project Manager, Thomas Garner, in
Bend reports that work on the Madras
Signals project is scheduled to begin
March 2, 1992.
The contract in the amount of
$292,511.00 has been awarded to
Linnco Electric Company, Albany,
Oregon and required completion is
100 days after work is commenced
or no later than June 15, 1992.
Work to be done under this con
tract consists of installation to four
velopment systems to the tribe and
its members under tnc unance act.
Blake has been here since August 18,
199 1 but was just recently hired full
time. He took the job because of the
promotion it will provide and the
challenge it will bring. He feels it
will be an opportunity to do things to
progress the tribe and make it more
advanced. Blake has many duties at
Blake came from New Town,
North Dakota, the Fort Berthold ,
reservation. He attended high school
in Cleveland, unio and attendee
Eastern Montana College. His hob
bies include golf, jogging and at
tending Indian social functions. In
the past he has coached baseball and
basketball teams, put on youth
camps, been on a school board, along
with being a member of the child
protection program in Colville,
Washington. He hopes in the future
he can continue these things when he
gets his job duties established.
people attended the week f event.
for our annual self assessment
The Early Childhood Education
Parent Club Activities for March:
March II: 10:00 a.m. to (?) bake
sale at the Warm Springs Adminis
tration Building. Money raised will
support the 1992 Easter Egg Hunt.
March 19: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner
Nutrition Workshop in the Commu
nity Center Social Hall. Participate
in a roundtablc discussion on Nutri
tion with HIS nutritionist Lillian
January and bring the family along.
Dinner will be served.
March 24: 6 p.m. the next Parent
Club Meeting. Dinner and Child Care
will be provided. Come plan the up
coming Easter Egg Hunt and other
Madras High School students recognized for good attendance
r l.ii r . . D.n Tien Ifsl1u !icn H!inc I nvrnnn. SaiHDSOn,
The 1991-92 first semester attcn
dance award for the Madras High
School students missing 12 a day or
less goes to the following students:
Caspar Aguila, Nicole Alexander,
Jennifer Broker, Marcella Brunoe,
Kim Buslach, Floyd Calica, Teresa
traffic signals and signing.
The signals will be installed on
'B' Street at the intersection with
Fourth and Fifth respectively, also at
'D' Street at the intersection with
Fourth and Fifth. William "Bill"
Colbum, Construction Superinten
dent forLinncoElectric plans to begin
work at fourth and 'B' followed by
work at fourth and 'D'.
Work will be concentrated at one
intersection at a time, however some
inconvenience to traffic movement
and parking will occur.
Youth dance set
A youth dance to be held Saturday,
March 2 1 , 1 992 at Kah-Nce-Ta lodge
from 7-1 1 p.m. DJ will be by Suntrack
production. It is being hosted by
Tribal Court Youth Mediation. It will
be $2 donauon or bring an item do-
nation for the youth club auction.
And dress casual.
CrYtrtltwanC frmnlptp tmininn- receive certificates at awards luncheon
CIIlfJiUyeeD UVIIipiClC ua.un.y,
Employees representing all
branches within the tribal organiza
tion were honored at a recent lun
, chcon for their completion of the
Front Line training conducted over
the last year.
Twenty individuals committed
themselves to four-hour, bi-weekly
training sessions five people,
Madeline Queahpama, Julie Mitchell,
Myrna Courtney, Ramona Starr and
Charles Nathan, all had perfect at
tendance. The intensive training program
enabled participants, either as indi
viduals or through team work, to
learn how to handle problems that
may arise on the job and how to adapt
to change and innovation. Partici
pants also learned how to develop
team performance and how important
it is to make a positive impact on the ;
organization. Individuals also learned
about managing an employee's per
formance. The classes, broken into two dis
tinct sections, one for supervisors
and one for non-supervisory em
ployees, were sponsored by the
Employee Development Department
and taught by Bobbi Weisbord. Ac
cording to EDD director Irene Wells,
the training enables employees to
better understand and work their
supervisors and vice versa.
Nearly all General Managers of
each branch were on hand to present
their employees awards. Director of
the Human Resources branch Garland
Brunoe said that some individuals,
even within the organization may
feel that a degree is all that's neces
sary to be a good manager...that the
"bigwigs are supposed to know ev
Education forum features AIDS discussion
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) will be ihc topic
of a free public health education fo
rum lobe held March II. The forum,
sponsored by Mountain View Hos
pital snd Nursing Home will discuss
the history of AIDS, modes of
transmission and precautions to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Dr. Douglas Licuallcn, a partner
in Madras Medical Group and the
Jefferson County I Icalth Officer will
be the featured speaker. Dr.
Licuallcn's presentation will begin
at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountain View
Hospital and Nursing Home multi
purpose room. The facility is located
at the comer of 1 2th and A streets in
Madras. Convenient parking is
available in the lots off of A street.
"Proposed changes in the clinical
definition of AIDS promises to bring
about higher numbers of cases re
ported and some significant increases
in the cconom ic impact of the disease
on socic v warns ur. ucuaucn.
nni:rflona flCCGDted
Applications I SCCepieu
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for commodities
The Commodities Program will
begin accepting applications March
2nd. You may apply at the Com
modities Warehouse at the Industrial
Park. For more information call Patty
Smith at 553-3422.
Warm Springs Rodeo
Association
AUCTIONS
Sundays at the
Simnasho Longhouse
following Sunday
services
March 8,15, 22 and 29
Campbell, Scott Cavcndcr, Ben
Chnstcnscn, uraa towns, ueann
Cordcs, Scott Dclamartcr, Margie
Durcttc, Jake Eastman, Loren Friend,
Angela Garren, John Gallup, Crystal
Guiney, Curtis Hall, William
Hastines, Colton Hcrrcra. Jeremy
Ski for free
There will be a free ski day for
youth on Sunday, March 8 at Mt.
Hood. Passes, cquipmcnt.and lessons
are included. Those interested may
sign up at the juvenile department at
the Warm Springs tribal court. Stu
dents are to meet at 6:30 and the bus
will leave at 7 a.m. Mt. Hood donated
the packets and the Tribal Court
Youth Mediation will be hosting.
Artists deadline set
Deadline for artists seeking work
in The Central Oregon Arts in Edu
cation Program is March 16, 1992.
COAIE an arts educational pro
gram of the Oregon Arts Comm ission
and The National Endowment for the
Arts, places practicing, professional
performers, writers, and visual artists
into the schools and community
centers of Jefferson, Crook,
Deschutes, Lake and Klamath
Counties.
Artists wishing more information
or an application are requested to
contact Gretchcn Bass, COAIE, Ev
ergreen School, 437 South Ninth
Street, Redmond, Oregon 97756 or
to call 923-5437 Ext. 260.
erythingbut they don t...A degree
only teaches you how much you don ' t
know.
Brunoe added.as he presented
awards, that the training will "help
the organization function" and help
individuals "work together as a
team."
Those who successfully com
pleted the first session of the Front
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Twenty tribal employees committed a year's time to Front Line training sessions held over the past 12 months. Those
who completed the training were treated to a luncheon and awards ceremonies at Kah-Nee-Ta.
This free lorum is part of Moun
tain Vie w'songo.ng effort to improve
community health through early de
tection and prevention education
Youth Challenges
Youth Challenges will be starting
again on Tuesday, March 24, 1902
(1st session) at the Warm Sprinjs
Senior Ciiicn Center.
Six .sessions will be on "Coord
nating School Skills wiih Prevention
Skills." They will be held every
Tuesday from 6:15-7:30 p.m.
March 24th session on In
troduction, overview of sessions.
Identify "Feelings, Home and
School
April 7th session two What's
communication in Home and School?
Self Identification. Bring an object
that represents something about you.
Your choice, something you made,
earned or you feel proud about.
FHA has loans
Homeowners, Docs your home
need repairs? The Farm Home Ad
ministration can help you with loans
for repairs to your home.
Interested persons call John
Mcllwainc at the Housing Office for
an appointment, 553-1915.
Title V to meet
The Title V Parent Committee
will meet at Warm Springs Elemen
tary Library at 7:00 on Wednesday,
March 11, 1992. (Please note that
meeting day has been changed to
Wednesday this month.) Jim Avino
will present a Multi-Cultural Edu
cation Report. Northwest Indian
Youth Conference and the Oregon
Indian Education Association Con
ference will be discussed.
Jasa, Kelly Jasa, Helios Luzcano-
Isla, Jennifer Marston, bhawna
McConnell, Amy McNamee,
Amanda Nassct, Jose Olivcra, Leon
Ostcrbaan, James Pattecuw, Isaac
Peterson, Erin Potampa, Jamie
Rcynoso, Jennifer Runce. Jarrod
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Mary Tohet Ocampo recently received a certificate of completion from High
Performance Development director Patrick Tapia. Ocampo, through a one
day seminar in Redmond, learned organizing, motivational, managing,
communications, delegating and empowering techniques.
Line training were Dons Miller,
MarWinp.Oneflhnama.GineerSmith,
Jeannie Thomas, Mary Sando
Emhoolah, Irene Wells, Julie
Mitchell, Nancy Kirk, Jon Grant,
Willie Fucntes, Fran Moses-Ahcrn,
Daisy Ike, Ruth Adams, Myrna
Courtney, Lori Fucntes, Bob Finch,
Carol Wewa, Ramona Starr, Charles
Nathan and Judy Johnson.
services.
For more information call Moun
tain Vic w Wellness Coordinator Eva
Montcc at 475-3882.
starts March 24
April 14th wssion three Al
cohol and Drugs, Nutrition. The ef
fects, in the Home and School.
April 21st session four
RclationshipsCommunication;
"Family, Home, School and the
community."
April 28th session five Coping
Skills; Building your own creativity
and self esteem.
May 5th session six The
Choices I make. "Challenges, Cul
tural and Spiritual Awareness."
Sessions arc open, free of charge
to all youth and adults who care and
want to support a better community.
Reservations accepted
The Tiinowit Powwow Commit
tee is now accepting reservations for
crafts tables at the Tiinowit 18th
Annual International Powwow,
which will take place June 5-7, 1992
at the SunDomc in Yakima, WA.
According to event organizers,
Tiinowit is one of the 10 largest pow
wows in North America and is the
only international powwow in the
United States.
Willi tnc move to the SunDomc
last year, the non-native attendance
at Tiinowit increased from approxi
mately 50 to over 7,000. Over 40
Native American craft sellers took
part in the event.
If you arc interested in selling
crafts at Tiinowit, please call the
Powwow Office at (509) 452-6566,
or write to: Tiinowit, co One Heart,
6 South 2nd St., 917, Yakima,
Washington 98901.
Sampson, Eric Samscl, Kristin
Samson. Wade Simmons. Marlcnc
Spencer, Anthony Stradley, Lindsay
Sundbcrg, Jake Suppah, Leif
Suppah, Rachel Ward, Juanita
Wickham, Charles Williams, Rafe
Wysham.
ine next training sessions ior
Front Line employees and "work
ing" (non-supervisory) employees
will begin with an orientation session
on March 10 with actual training
beginning March 24. Wells added
that because so many people were
signed up in the "working" classes,
that a second session will begin at a
later time. For further information,
contact EDD at 553-3298.
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