n i my WIT PACK 2 March 10, 1993 Warm Springs, Orkgon Spii.yay Tymoo Middle School levy focuses on alleviating District crowding An SI 1.7 milium bond levy will he presented to voter in the May 18 clccuon for construction of a middle Khot). The proposed education futility which w ill he located on donated land on Ash wood Road Kill accommodate approximately 1 .(JOOsiudcnis ingraiks 3 through 8. 1"hc land donation by the Bean (oundation was made when the Facilities Cotnmittec expressed inter est in the parcel as a sue for a school. The donation was made with the stipulation th.il ihc bond issue pass within one year. Along with die recommendation for a new facility, tltc Board also received tntonnationalxHJlgrowingenrollnx'nt, federally mandated programs de manding space.overcrowdcd facilities, conditions of old buildings, and goals for both District and students They amoved the recommendation by the I m iliiicsCommiuee to pre sent the bond issue to voters and then decided to present the question to voters in the May election. The estimated tax rate is $1.90 per S I ,(XX)assessedpnvny valuation over a 20-year period. jrirneioNOtxiNTv :ic:txx ihsthici Vi-j lhTKja i-.Nitou.Mi s'l Hi-rrvJin 7H ) 5VV . -J ! y J m v Tribal members Tribal members concerned about Warm Springs students at NLulras High Schx) gathered at the March 8 Board of Director's meeting in Madras. Two letter from tnhaJ members were read regarding incidents involving studcnis. A letter submitted by Fran Moses- Board meetings open to public The 509-J School District Board of Directors metis the second and fourth Monday of each month beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Support Services building. Community members are en couraged to attend. Early Childhood Education The Week of ihc Young Child will be celebrated April 18 through the 24 this year. A community-wide celebration is being planned to focus on the needs and wonders of young children and recognize the contribu tions of teachers and care givers. Preliminary plans include: A com munity wide display of children's art work; a mini natural resources career day at Warm Spring Elementary; an evening penny carnival at the Com munity Center; an ECE children's parade; Indian night out at the Agency Longhousc; and a 1 mile fun run during the Recreation Departments Mini Marathon "Run a Mile with your Child!" Plans also include the airing of a scries of public service announce ments on KWSO 91.9 FM, through Upcoming Early Childhood Education activities March 18 Video Lunch 12 noon at ECE Center Staff Lounge -view a video featuring skills for parents of teenagers, lunch will be provided. 19 ECEmini powwow honoring our seniors. 10-11 a.m. at the Agency Longhousc - mini powwow will be part of "Honor Seniors Day" festivities! 22 Doll Board Making Workshop 6:30-8 p.m. ECE Center, Materials will be provided - everyone is welcome to come and create dollboards for ECE classroom use! 23 Infant Center playground installation - volunteers from Willamette University will be putting up the Infant Center playground and playhouse. 24 "What's for dinner?" part 4 - Nutrition workshop, 12 noon ECE Kitchen Dining Room - this month's featured menu will focus on "stew". Lunch provided, everyone welcome. J-.J - J ' A bingo fundraiser was held March 1, 1993 at the Community Center Social Hall for the LL" Miss Warm Springs pageant. Watch the Spilyay for future bingo fundraisers. Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA BOISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our off ices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1 644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. -$15.00 SPILYAY TYMO0 1992 address Board Ahem referred to an incident between a student and a basketball coach while the other from Mary Sando-Emhoolah expressed concern relating toa student suspension. ilie Board directed superintendent Fhil Riley to investigate the incident and report back to the Board. the month of April, focusing on child development information and parenting skills. "The Week of the Young Child" PSA's. Spilyay Ar ticles and all planned events will be designed to raise community aware ness of the needs of young children. Young children is defined as kids ages 3-8. Most events will focus on activities specifically for that age group (the exceptions being the Natural Resources day 7 Indian Night Out). ParentsGuardians will be asked to participate in activities with their children. The next planning meeting for "The Week of the Young Child" is scheduled for Thursday March 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the ECE Center Confer ence room. All interested commu nity members arc invited to come and participate. i J I Vim i ss. 0 : if 1 V u. o u) 2400 aoo 2200 2100 1987 1W 1989 Education Center opens The Education Center had Open House March 4, 1993 from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. The Education Center is lo cated East of the Warm Springs El ementary School on Wasco Street. Center news ABOUT CHILD SAFETY PfXagfJTifJG StifFOCATIOfJ A(JP CH0ttlfi6 AWAY FROM tUKWl Null, buttons, pint, beads, balloons, etc., can t deadly. Don't buy toys with small, ramovabla parts. MAK RtPTlMl SAft Keep bedding loose. Don't use a pillow In the crib. Make sure crib has snug-fltllng mattress, narrow ly spaced slats. Remove small toys, etc., before bedtime. WATCH OUT fOfL Cut or secure cords on draperies, blinds, toys, appliances, phone, etc. Don't attach toys with long cords to crib. POH'T ALLOW FOOUNG AFVOVfP AT tMMA Laughing while eating can easily causa child to choke. MlOVt Poop FPM UfUSCP WfUGiPATOPA This makes It Impossible tor children to climb In and suffocate. A Message From Warm Springs Early Childhood Education Courtney to instruct A workshop on traditional Wasco root bags will be held at the High Desert Museum from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 1 993. "Sally Bags: Wasco Woven Bags" will be led by Bernyce Courtney, operations manager of Warm Springs Apparel Industries. Using cotton twine, she will instruct participants in the full-tum twining technique as they create their own miniature ver sion of this traditional bag. The fee for the Workshop is $25 for members and $29 for non-members. To register, send a check to The High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend, Oregon 97702, or call 382-4754 by Monday, March 29. Elementary students learn The High Desert Museum pre sented its annual Birds-of-Prey Outreach program to Warm Springs students on February 17. The program, led by volunteers, focuses on teaching young children to respect and appreciate birds-of-prey. The students learned about predators and their prey and about special adaptations the birds have to make to survive in the harsh condi tions of the high desert. The Birds-of-Prey program is part of a broad spectrum of educational activities offered year-round by the Museum. Other activities include school field trips to the Museum, classes, lectures, field excursions and special presentations on natural and cultural history. The High Desert Museum is lo cated on Highway 97, south of Bend. For more information call 382-4754. There will be no Diabetes Clinicon Thursday, April 8. The clinic has been resched uled for Thursday, April 29. The Diabetes Clinic nor mally held on the 4th Thursday of the month will be held as usual on April 21 1W The creation of the Branch of Edu cation is now centralized in one building with the exception of our Early Childhood Center facility. Education Branch General Manager, Mike Clements gave the opening speech toaroomfull of visitors at 10 a.m. Housed in the Education Center are: Education Branch General Manager, Education Services Pro- tram, Culture and Heritage, Work xpcricncc Development Depart ment, OSU Extension Program and Central Oregon Community College Warm Springs Office. There arc numerous programs of fered to our members through the departments. For a more detailed listing, please call (503) 553-3311 Education Services Programs and GM Office; Culture and Heritage 553-3290; OSU Extension 553-3238; Work Experience Development 553 3324; and Central Oregon Commu nity College Warm Springs Office 553-1428. Approximately 150 people came for Open House, toured the building and talked to the staff members about their programs. Door prizes were given as follows: Garment Bag & Bless Me Ultima Book and balloons donated by Edu cation Services to Linda Allen and Matilda Mitchell & Guests: Rabbit Story, Bear with Tail & Dog Family books donated by Culture and Heri tage to Arlcne Jackson, Nettie Shawaway & Tom Kalama. Beaded hair clips and key rings donated by Work Experience Development to Russ Alger, Merle A. Kirk, Cynthia Fullerton, Rebecka Sahme and Wil liam "Buck" Jones. Cow-calf Manual & 2 OSU Manuals to Carol Shadley, Hank Morrison, Cynthia Scott. Two computer class certificates donated by COCCComputer class to Laura Switzler and Gwen Leonard. Spirit shirt donated by WS Apparel to Floyd Gibson. Flowers donated by General Manager's Office to Estclla Lawson, Thelma Davis, Charlcne White, Freddy Wallulatum, Dcnise Gabriel, Fritz Miller, Helen Clcmcnts.Laurain Hintsala, Leana Blucback, Mavis Kirk, and Danielle Switzler. Take a break Spring break is eagerly awaited by children of all ages and for parents it seems it's suddenly upon us and we're unprepared. Before break comes this year, make a special effort to meet with your children and plan an activity to do with them. Re member enjoy your children as well as the activity. This message is brought to you by the Jefferson County Council on Child Abuse Prevention. "People working to keep families together." 1.1 Habits and home environment of the owl 1 Curtis Boise and Justin Boise view atrial photographs through stereoscope. Gene Keenefrom the Warm Springs Natural Resources department visits WarmSprings Elementary fifth grade students to introduce them to natural resources, hopefully sparking an Interest and curiosity in them. Multi Cultural Day scheduled Warm Springs Elementary will be sponsoring a Multi-Cultural Day in stead of a spring music program this spring. The day of activiucs scheduled for May 21 is set aside for both students and community members, according to principal Nan Willis. In May teachers will integrate classroom lessons and activities on various cultures. Each classroom , then, will be representative of a particular culture on Mulu-Cultural Day. Students and community members COCC Indian After two years of inactivity, the Native American Club has begun meeting on alternate Tuesdays in the Fireside Room of the Grandvicw Student Center. Club activity was initiated by Eveline Patt, a student at COCC who felt the need for an appropriate forum to voice Native American student concerns. Objectives of the club in clude the following: 1) to provide an opportunity for Native American students to socialize and address relevant issues of student life; 2) to culturally enrich thccampusatCOCC through special events, including bringing in speakers, showing films, Activities in Carol's room frlarch 9 to April 27each Tuesday 3 & 4 year old playtime from 1:30 to 2 p.m. in Carol's room. Adult must accompany child. For children who are not Marcn lb Lit miss warm springs bingo, o p.m. in Social Hall. Fundraiser for Lil' Miss Warm Springs. SPRING BREAK IN CAROL'S ROOM March 29 to April 2 MORNINGS March 29 to April 1 Story time 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. be accompanied by an adult. Open activities 10 a.m. to AFTERNOONS March 29 Monday Dough art Tuesday Bingo for kids Wednesday Action games Thursday Spelling 3 p.m. Each participant will room. Popcorn and movie following - 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Friday Kids Pancake Breakfast, 10 a.m.. Open activities until 4:45 p.m. about birds i 10. h 03 and other birds of prey were discussed will have the opportunity to visit nu merousdiffercntcountricsandculturcs throughout the day. Trie gymnasium will be the site for all to gather where songs from different countries will be performed and tradi tional Native American crafts and ac tiviucs will take place. Willis points out the benefit of this type of activity noting that people "leam much about their own culture by learning about other cultures." Club meets and sponsoring activities; 3) to sup port political issues relevant to Native Americans, including issues of sov ereignty, the environment, and reli gious freedom. The Native American club has met three times this quarter. The last meeting was accompanied by a pre sentation on the "Cheyenne Stitch" by James Christopher. Upcoming events include a pre sentation in April by director of the Museum in Warm Springs, Michael Hammond. He will give a slide show presentation on the Museum at Warm Springs for the COCC and local community. involved in ECE. children under 6 years. Must 12 p.m. to April 2 kids 6 years and up, 1 p.m. to receive a T-shirt from Carol's of prey at a fifth grade assembly. c J a is-"""-""""'' f . rr J :zz:jl uviF- crv tm