2 September 28. 1995
Warm Springs, Oregon
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Space Age is now a Texaco gas
New star rises in
Owners of DMJ Auto and the
Space Age service station.Delford
and Marita Johnson, are happy to
announce that the Space Age gas
station is now a Texaco. Customers
are encouraged to stop by DMJ Auto
and fill out a Texaco Star Member
Credit Card application.
Space Age gas will still be avaiblc
at DMJ Auto. Delford and Marita
have owned the Space Age station
since 1990 when it was a Chevron
gas station. In 1993, they switched it
to Space Age. The big Texaco star
sign went up last week and the Space
Age station became a memory as the
sign came down.
The decision to change to Texaco
, wasn't sudden, says Marita. "We've
been talking about it for the past year
; or so. Ever since the tempory gaming
facility opened up, our gas sales have
Women's Support Group
Every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at
the Community Counseling Center, in the
upstairs aftercare room.
For more information, please call 553-3205 and ask
for Erin Sweeden or Urbana Manion.
Language lessons to be
offered in Spilyay, on KWSO
World language experts believe,
that if nothing is done, 90 percent of
J the world's languages will be extinct
J or well on the way to extinction within
J 100 years.
: When the first major white immi-'"-gration
occurred via the Oregon Trail
150 years ago, 22 languages were
spoken. Eighteen are already extinct.
Of the remaining four languages,
' three are tribal languages of the
"Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
;'" Approximately one percent of the
'' Tribe's enrolled members are semi
"' fluent in Sahaptin; less than two
' tenths of one percent are semi-fluent
, in Wasco and less than one-tenth of
one percent are semi-fluent in Paiute.
Fluent Sahaptin speakers are cur
rently in their 70s and those who are
semi-fluent are in their 50s or older.
There are no known fluent speakers
' of Paiute among Warm Springs tribal
, members. .
If the situation were to continue as
; it is, these languages would be ex
tinct on the Warm Springs reserva
tion in 20 years or sooner. It is recog
nized that language and culture are
' inseparable. The next obvious ques
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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 Girl's 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
(503) 553-1644 or 553-3274 - FAX No. 553-3539
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Spilyay Tymoo 1995
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Springs
picked up substantially to four
hundred gallons more a day. We
expect it to increase when the
permanent one opens up later this
fall. Texaco gave us first option and
we jumped on it," says Marita.
Texaco will do all the remodeling at
no expene to the Johnsons. "We hope
to convert part of the building into a
Texaco Mini Mart sometime in the
future," says Delford.
"Fifty percent of our customers
purchase fuel with a credit card.
Texaco happens to be a major card
people have. Besides Texaco credit
cards we will still honor GSA.Visa,
etc.
"We would like to thank the
community of Warm Springs for all
the support that we have gotten all
these years. We wouldn't be here if it
weren't for them," say the Johnsons.
tion: How much of the Tribe's tradi
tional culture would survive without
the languages?
The Warm Springs Culture and
Heritage Department and the Tribal
Languages Team have proposed a
major program to reverse this lan
guage shift. The program will renew
and maintain the tribal languages into
the 21st and 22nd centuries.
To set the program in motion,
KWSO 9 1 .9 FM and Spilyay Tymoo
will work cooperatively to present
language lessons to interested com
munity members. The Sahaptin al
phabet, containing 41 characters, will
be offered first. Common phrases,
words, numbers, colors and addi
tional lessons will be presented as
well. The October 26 edition of
Spilyay will carry the alphabet and
KWSO, the following week, will
present the audio lessons. Exact air
time for the lessons will appear in the
next issue of Spilyay.
The next issue of Spilyay will
have a more thorough explanation of
the Tribal Languages Program and
the staff currently on board to help
fulfill the Tribe's dream of enhanc
ing and preserving tribal languages.
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Recreation offers
The Warm Springs Recreation
Department is offering Autumn
Crafts to the community every
Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8 p.m.
at the Community Center Conference
Room.
Schedule for these crafts Is:
October 3, 4, - Beading stitches.
October 10, 12, -Dream catchers
(spider web)
October 17, 19, - Yarn belts
TBA - Halloween decorating
November 2, Earrings and
keychains
November 7, 9, - Pillow making
November 14, 16, - Hat beading
November 21, 23, - Apple doll
making
November 28, 30, - God's Eyes
(wall hangings)
For more information, please call
Merle Kirk at 553-3243.
Mall site of disAbilities Fair
Americans with Disabilities
Employment & Awareness Fair will
be held Friday, October 6, from 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday,
October 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., at the Bend River Mall.
In celebration of the 5th
anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities (ADA) Act, and in
recognition of National Disability
Employment Awareness Month of
October. Today more than ever,
American business and industry
needs to take advantage of every
resource, and identify every
opportunity to employ qualified and
motivated individuals. The smart
money is on the businesses that
recognize and hire such a resource:
Americans with disABILITIES.
This event will feature fun for all
ages with information booths from
local service agencies and
organizations, employers of people
Early Child Education news
ECE Bucks Program is Head
Starts vision for parentfamily in
volvement, this is a fresh approach to
assure that every parent has an op
portunity for a significant experience
in Head Start. ECE Bucks can be
earned by Parents andor other fam
ily members volunteering their time
and donating items to their child's
Head Start Classroom. ECE Bucks
can be used to buy various items at
the ECE Front Office, which are on
display.
Guidlines:
Each hour of volunteer time is
worth $5.45. Check with your child's -teachers
to find out how you can
volunteer your time, there are many
things you can do to volunteer, ie.
classroom helper, eat lunchbreakfast
with your child, tell storieslegends,
prepare art workcutouts for your
child and others, field trips, teach
andor help make cultural items, teach
Indian dancing andor
drumming.attend training, meetings,
workshops sponsored by ECE, etc.
You will be paid for each donation
you make towards your child's
classroom.ie. party items, toys, bal
loons, snacks, art materials, hand
made or store bought articles towards
fund raisers andcultural activities,
food drives, clothing drives, fire
victims needs, etc.
Teachers have a Classroom Helper
Sheet in each classroom. Each time
you volunteer youR time andor
services or make donations, make .
sure you sign the sheet and enter your ,
time and item donated. Teachers will
tally the dollar amounts and pay the
parents. At the end of the month
teachers will turn the Classroom
Helper Sheets to the front office with
total hours, donations and ECEBucks
paid out. Each ECE Buck paid out
will have the name of person donatingvolunteering.
Firefighters enjoy their jobs, would like to expand their career
Lynsie Burke
Hello, my name is Lynsie Burke.
I was born and raised in Pendleton,
Oregon. Some of you may know my
family a little better than me, my
grandparents are William (Bill) and
Delores Burke. My grandfather used
to run the school at Simnasho a while
back. He may have been some of
your teachers, my mother is Bonnie
Burke, she may have been some of
your classmates.
I have been an Engine Operator
for the Fire Management Program
for the past three years now, and I
enjoy working with the Warm
Springs community. My future plans
are to move up in the fire organization
and learn all that I can as I would like
to make my career in the fire
suppression field.
Melvin "Jeff" Brisbois
I am a Grand Ronde Indian born
April 29, 1969, at Yakima,
Washington.
I am the son of Dan and the late
Joann Brisbois. I have two sisters
and three brothers.
My wife, Marietta and I have been
together for nine years, and have a
son and two daughters.
This is my sixth year of fighting
fire, I love the challenge of this
occupation.
My hobbies are playing basketball
and coaching youth basketball.
Luther Danzuka
I've grown up here on the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation most of
the 39 years of my life.
Until I found out what seemed
activities for fall
Other activities scheduled at the
Warm Springs Recreation
Department are:
September 30 - Back to School
yard sale, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
October 24 - Great Punkin Purty,
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
October 25 - Halloween Movies,
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
October 31 - Halloween Carnival,
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
November 27-30-Family holiday
crafts, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
December 4 - Christmas Tree
Lighting, 6:00 p.m.
December 9 - Annual Christmas
Bazaar, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
December 20 - Last Minute
Bazaar, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For more information about these
activities, please call Carol Allison
at 553-3243.
with disABILITIES, assistive
technology exhibits, prizes and more.
Come celebrate our abilities not
our disAbilities!
For more information call Denise
Wyatt or Paula Poole at TALN at
383-7785.
Watch what you
HEAT!
Prevent home
fires
Fire Prevention
week
October 8-14
To make this a successful project,
teachers and parents are asked to
donate items for purchase with ECE
Bucks-we already have a variety of
items on display for purchase. We
can also use donated articles that
food stamps will not purchase.ie.
soap, shampoo, diapers, toothpaste,
paper towels, laundry detergent,
canned foods, luxury items (use your
imagination), handmade jewelry
items.
For ideas, questions, comments
are welcome, call Versa or Suzie at
553-3241.
. What is Parent Club?
Parents of children enrolled in
ECE Head Start Program.
What do they do?
Fund raise, plan and coordinate
social and cultural activities, create
and set up recreational projects for
Head Start families. The monies
raised are used to fund activities.
Parents, extended family, community
members, and the elderly, GET IN
VOLVED! It is time to select new
officers, dates and times will soon be
posted.
ECE BROWN BAG
SHOWTIME is held every Thurs
day at 12:30 pm in the Resource
Room (and repeated as requested).
Scheduled for September:
September 28, 1995, Let's Talk.
October schedule will continue
the language series.
If you have any questions, please
call Tryna Muilenburg, Education
Coordinator at 553-324 1 .
People, staff and parents-to work
on curriculum development for ECE.
This is fun stuff! The first meeting
was on Wednesday, September 20,
1995, at 1:00 pm. The following
topics were discussed:
Define the elements of curricu
lum, participate in sample activities,
and discuss curriculum goals.
most interesting as far as employment
goes, I ve worked at the Warm
Springs Forest Products Industry for
four years, with the Natural
Resources Department for five years,
then I found out about, or, let's say,
looked toward Fire Management.
At first it was rough, but, that
comes with "Fighting Fire and the
training that comes with it," and,
since I've received some of the
Engine crew members featured this issue are Lynsie Burke, Luther Danzuka, and Melvin "Jeff Brisbois.
They enjoy their jobs and have made fire suppression their career choice.
Gathering of Men I
A Men's Wellness Conference
Octobers 10, 11,1995
"I'm my father's, father. . . . Making choices"
The agenda (or the conference Is as follows:
Sunday, October 8
6:00 p.m. Early Registration-No host reception
Monday, October 9
5:00 a.m. Sweats
8:00 a.m. Registration-Health fair
9:00 a.m. "Beginning ol Time," Lonnie Selam, Yakama
11:30 a.m. Lunch break
1 :30 p.m. "New Beginnings," Austin Tootoosis, Calgary, Canada
3:45 p.m. What Is a well man? groups
5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own
6:00 p.m. Sweats
8:00 p.m. "I am alcohol," A play by Don Burnstick, Morinville
Canada
Tuesday, October 10
5:00 a.m. Sweats
8:30 a.m. Women's panel
Noon Lunch on your own
1 :30 p.m. "Invisible Man," Dr. Henry Walden
2:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
6:00 p.m. Banquet and powwow: "Honoring our Men" Simnasho
Longhouse
Wednesday, October 11
5:00 a.m. Sweats
8: 1 5 a.m. "Pulling it all together," groups
9:30 a.m. Special guests: Sherman Alexia, Author-Poet and
Jimmy Boyd, Musician
1 1 :00 a.m. Closing wordsPrayer
Noon Check out and departure
For in formation about the conference or to obtain a registration form vou
may contact Henry Walden at (503) 553-3423; Cheryl Tom at (503) 553
3225; Charles Tailfeathers at (503) 553-3335; or Carolyn Weiua at (503)
553-2542.
Make registration check or monev
Education,Warm Springs Confederated Tribes, P.O. Box C, Warm Springs,
OR 97761.
Room reservations maxi be made
& Lodge, (503) 553-1 112, or 1 - 800 -
a participant of the Men's Wellness
-
Review a draft for Head Start.
Discuss adaptations for the infant
center and school age center.
Come up with a plan for cur
riculum development - who, what,
when, where, etc.
The next meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, October 18, 1995.
The following staff expressed in
terest in this on the SAVI question
naire last spring: Allie Jackson,
Vivian Wewa, Melinda Tohet,
Carolyn Orell, Rosa Graybael,
Macelene LeClaire, Zelma
Blackwolfe, and Karla Patt. If you
have any questions, please call Tryna
the Education Coordinator at 553
3241. John Beal II, OSU Extension
Agent 4-H-YouthHome Econom
ics, is presenting Satellite workshops
for 1995-96. The workshops are in
cooperation with Penn State Coop
erative Extension Service, the
Jefferson County Extension Service
will be hosting a series of eight sat
ellite workshops, starting in Sep
tember and ending in May, 1996.
Each training will be in the Old Li
brary Conference Room, located at
85 SE D Street in Madras, Oregon.
Free program materials and ac
tivity guides will distributed at the
satellite workshops, but John needs
to know how many to order from
Penn State. This is where he needs to
hear from you.
The following topics are going to
be covered are as followed:
October 17, 1995, 4:00 - 5:30
pm. Space matters:Making Your
Space Work.
November 28, 1995,4:00-5:30
pm. Let's Play.
January 18, 1996, 4:00 - 5:30
pm. Let's Talk.
February 20, 1996, 4:00 - 5:30
pm. Caring for Infants and Tod
dlers. knowledge I need, it's becoming
second hand, but, that isn't it, there's
a lot to be learned in this profession.
I've only worked with this
department for eight seasons now.
I'm looking toward the future,
I' ve worked with the Hot Shots, Fuels
Crew, and presently the Engine Crew.
Now I'm looking and getting training
in Air Operations, which consists of
various objectives and mine is Heli-
- Composer
order vauable to: Community Health
bu contacting the Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
554 - 4SUN. Please identify yourself as
Conference.
March 2 1 , 1996, 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
The Joy of Discipline.
April 16, 1996, 4:00-5:30 pm.
Program Planning:Activities
Throughout the Day.
May 16, 1996, 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Discovering Art & Science With
Children.
The program's Picture Day is
scheduled for October 9, 1995. Par
ents mark your calendars.
Alternative child care will need to
be scheduled for your children on
October 13, 1995. ECE will be closed
on this day for Inservice Training for
the entire staff.
A rummage sale has been sched
uled for October 26 -27, 1995, held
here at the ECE program. Everyone
is welcome! Now's the time to clean
out your closets.
Kah-Nee-Ta site of
Provender meet
The Provender Alliance will host
their 18th annual Educational Con
ference at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort Octo
ber 6, 7 and 8. The theme will be "We
Who Remember: Renewing Our
Vision."
A keynote event open to the pub
lic is "Delores Huerta: A Woman of
Courage" will occur Sunday, Octo
ber 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hueda is the co-founder of the
United Farm Workers of America
AFL-CIO and is currently directing
the UFW's collective bargaining de
partment. The Provender Alliance is a non
profit Northwest regional trade orga
nization providing networking and
education to natural foods and re
lated companies conducting business
in Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
northern California, Montana, Idaho
and British Columbia.
Tack. I'm familiar with Heli-Spot
Management, Heli-Base
Management, and Flight Manager.
These are some of the goals I am
looking forward to and I know with
the help from my supervisors and co
workers I can do this.
For those of you who would like
to share the experience I've had, It
could and would be the experience of
a life time.
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