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Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
New postmaster sworn in
Postmaster Judy Fcttig was sworn
in by Jim Lowery, Postmaster at Sis
ters on Friday, October 20. Other
postmasters in attendance: Carol
Mensley, Madras and Mary Ann
Keown of Gilchrist.
Judy wishes to thank Shanna
Sprout, the Officer-in-Charge here
in Warm Springs in the interim and
Ken Coleson, clerk in the Warm
Springs Post Office, for the fine jobs
they have done. Shanna will return to
her position as clerk in the Sisters
Post Office and you will continue to
see Ken's smiling face at the win
dow. Before becoming Postmaster here,
Judy was a clerk at the Myrtle Point
Post Office for four and one half
years. Her husband, Les ran the Pa
cific Copy Xerox Agency in Coos
Bay and prior to that was Superinten
dent of Schools at Powers, OR.
The Fettigs spent most of their
lives in North Dakota in the areas of
education and farming. Les was prin
cipal of schools on the Fort Bcrthold
Indian Reservation in New Town for
three years and at the Turtle Moun
New postmaster welcomes locals
On Patrol
From the Captain's desk
' We are back! Our friend McGruff,
after being gone for some time and
not making his public appearances
as he use to, is back to help educate
everyone on "Crime Prevention tips",
''Neighborhood Watch Programs",
''Violent Crimes" and "Community
Policing Program". There are sev
eral programs that demand attention
and these are only few that we are
currently working on. They involve
other departments and we will coor
dinate with them to enhance these
programs listed along with more pro
grams to be upgraded.
; A lot of the programs above need
the help of both the Police Depart
ment and the community. They can
not possibly be as effective if the
police and community do not join
forces. We are seeing a lot more
violent crimes happening within the
community and we need your assis
tance to help fight this kind of crime.
We also seen an increase in crimes
that involve theft, breaking and en
tering, Vandalism and destruction of
perosnal and public property.
; The police officers are over
whelmed with ongoing complaints
of incidents that involve the men
tioned types of crimes. We do not
have a lot of time to deal with each
one. As soon as one complaint is
taken, there is usually another one to
follow. We are doing our best to
handle and solve each incident to the
satisfaction of the victims, but in a
lot of the cases where there is no
Suspect, it becomes almost impos
sible to find the guilty party. Sgt.
John Debiaso attended a Community
Policing Conference in Portland, OR
on September 27 to 29, 1995. We
should have some training coming
up on how to improve our knowl
edge and efforts.
We invite you, the concerned com
munity members to come to the Po
lice department and speak to the fol
lowing officers to answer any ques
tions you may have on Crime Pre
vention or just to see what you can do
to help in the fight against crime. The
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Spilyay Tymoo
Publisher: Sid Miller
Editor: Donna Behrend
ReporterPhotographer: Saphronia Katchia
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ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina
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Spilyay Tymoo 1995
tain Indian Reservation in Bclcourt
for three years.
The lure of the family grain farm
ing business drew them to Steele,
ND where they spent 16 years. Les
not only farmed, but spent 10 of
those years as a Superintendent of
Schools in a small neighboring town.
Judy was Kidder County Superin
tendent of Schools for 12 years be
fore joining the U.S. Postal family.
Les and Judy have three children.
Son, Craig and his wife Dawn live in
Rugby, ND. Daughter, Stephanie
lives in Fargo, ND where she just
graduated from college. Daughter,
Lcsli lives in Medford and just gradu
ated from SOSC in June.
The Fettigs arc looking forward
to moving into the area. At this time
Judy has temporary quarters while
Les sells his Xerox agency and tics
up loose ends. He expects to be moved
into the area by Thanksgiving.
Judy welcomes your visits to the
post office to say "Hi" and introduce
yourselves as well as present any
questions or concerns you may have.
to introduce themselves and say hi.
officers are, Officers Howard Patt,
Officer Mary Stewart, Sgt. Stoney
Miller and Captain Oswald Tias. You
can reach these officers at the Warm
Springs Police Department at 553
3272. We can come to you or meet
someplace to discuss any issue you
are concerned about.
Oregon Police Academy Gradu
ates The WS Police Department has
three officers graduating from the
Police Academy Basic Classs 195.
The officers are: Officer Glenn Fluhr,
Officer Gregg Stinson, who won a
personal award in Defense Tactics
and Officer Thaddeus Pritchard.
Please help us in congratulating these
officers for completing eight weeks
of intense basic training and graduat
ing. Traffic Problems
We have noticed several areas
where traffic problems exist; the
problems are speeding violations in
the areas of Highway 3 (Kah-Nee-Ta
Hwy) in the early morning hours and
late evenings. The speeds range from
50 MPH to 70 MPH. These speeds
are unsafe as there have been ani
mals reported in that area and may
not be seen until it is too late. So
please be careful and wear your seat
belts and make sure all your passen
gers wear them also.
Traffic control devices, such as
"STOP" signs are at each intersec
tion to get drivers to stop and look for
oncoming traffic. Some drivers fail
to yield to the stop signs and this is
where it becomes very dangerous to
themselves, their passengers and the
other drivers. We ask that you please
pay attention to the traffic control
devices and "Watch Out for the Other
Guy".
One of the main concerns that has
come up is the school buses. We
received reports of vehicles not yield
ing to the "STOP" signs that appear
on the side of the bus when they
activate their red flashing lights. It is
very dangerous for the children
boarding and exiting the buses at bus
stops if traffic does not stop when the
Museum
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programs
Portland Opera to perform
The Portland Opera will present
two performances of "An American
Magic Flute," Friday, November 17,
1995 at The Museum at Warm
Springs in Warm Springs, Oregon.
The two family oriented
performances arc at 4 and 6 p.m. at
The Museum and arc free and open
to the public. According to Portland
Opera literature "An American Magic
Flute," is patterned after Mozart's
"Magic Flute," and the production
uniquely blends two cultural
traditions from different points on
the globe - European opera and
Native American storytelling - into
a captivating story about young
people learning how to live wisely.
Mozart's "The Magic Flute" is set
in an imaginary world with monsters,
spirits and magical instruments and
"An American Magic Flute" relates
the same basic story but with Native
American words, images and
traditions. The names of the
characters, costuming, sets and even
some of the instruments were chosen
to deliver insights and appreciation
of the rich, cultural traditions of the
Northwest coast tribes - mainly the
Kwakiutl, Haida, Bella Coola and
Tlingit.
Much of the stage action is derived
from Native American traditions,
particularly those that deal with
coming of age, personal
responsibility and the role of freedom
in people's lives.
"This delightful combination with
costumes and sets inspired by
Northwest tribal art, fosters an
appreciation for Mozart as well as
elements of our Native culture," the
literature said.
red lights are flashing. Bus drivers
are asked to report any vehicle that
does not stop or yield to these de
vices. They will be found and cited
for relating charges or even arrested
depending on the severity of the inci
dent. The children are our future and
we all must do all what we can to
protect them, as they are not always
able to protect themselves. We ask
that, when you see a bus with its
lights flashing, you take the extra
time to make sure they get on or off
the bus safely.
Rural Home Area Patrols
We are going our best to try and
get patrol units out to the rural areas.
We know that there is a need for
officers to be out there. Lately, we
have sent officers at different times
to the site. We also want our officers
to be able to stoD at some homes just
to say "Hello" and see how things are
going out there. We feel that this is
an important function and it will help
us better serve you. So please let me
inform you, an officer may come to
your door. It may not be to arrest you,
but only to communicate with you
and let you know that the police are
in your area. We have received con
cerns from the Sidwalter,
Seekseequa, Wolf Point and
Simnasho areas. If you have any ques
tions or concerns regarding our pa
trols andor requests for certain times
of daynight, please do not hesitate to
call the police department supervi
sors at 553-3272 or 553-1171.
Fish & Game Issues
The Fish & Game Division since
August 19, 1995 has been busy with
the hunting season. So far, no viola-
Senior Outlook
Another year
Seventeen-year-old Lynn Marie
Graybael is currently a senior at
Madras High School. She is the
daughter of Earlynne and Herb
Graybael. She is the granddaughter
of Earl and Rita Squiemphen all of
Warm Springs. She has four brothers;
Dan who is eighteen, Tracy, Brent
and Ricky Graybael.
Lynn's Native American
background includes Warm Springs,
Wasco, Yakama, Shoshone and
Cheyenne.
She was a member of the Native
American Student Union. Outside of
school she enjoys doing beadwork,
riding horses and spending quality
time with her grandparents. She
participated on the school volleyball
team her freshman year. She enjoyed
it because her family supported her
during the season. She was awarded
Silent Attacker for the year.
Her favorite classes were, Choir
with Jim Burge which she had her
freshman, sophomore, and senior
year. Woods with John Scheideman
her junior year. Be Yourself with
John Billingsly her freshman and
sophomore years and with Thomas
her junior year.
Her outlook of the past school
years she commented "I did pretty
good, but could have done better."
She feels very excited about this being
her last year at Madras High School
and she is looking forward to going
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Sherman Alexie was at The Museum at Warm Springs to autograph his books, including his latest,
Reservation Blues. Accompanying Alexie was gifted musician Jim Boyd.
Michael Bcrkson, director of
Portland Opera Education and
Community Service, along with his
staff created the production with
William "White Eagle" Wilson.
Wilson was recently named Elder of
the Year by the Oregon Indian
Education Association and is a
member of the Cherokee Tribe. A
former musical performer and voice
student, he is also an expert on the
Native American flute.
The performance is presented by
Portland Opera Resident Artists who
are young professionals selected from
national auditions and are in
residence with the company from
October to April. They perform in all
outreach and educational programs,
bringing the magic of music and opera
to schools, libraries and community
tions of tags or hunts have been
logged, although we have informa
tion on some hunters that have ille
gally killed deer and elk. These cases
are under investigation. Search war
rants and arrests are being consid
ered. On other matters, such as wood
cutting, the Game Division has noted
some activity outside the designated
wood cutting areas. This is also be
ing investigated and some arrests are
pending. We have a large numbe of
trespass cases that have gone through
court and some pending
Gregg Stinson completed basic
police academy training recently.
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of Native American seniors at MHS
to college. She will miss her friends
and choir when she leaves MHS.
Lynn would like to pursue a career
in the fire service. She would like to
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Albert Bryant and Lynn Graybael
High School.
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events throughout the northwest.
For more information on the
presentation contact Jeanne Thomas,
Museum Education Coordinator at
(503)553-3331.
Writers Workshops continue
Writer's Workshops continue at
The Museum at Warm Springs
October 28, November 18 and
December 19, 1995 from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Award winning playwright Silvia
Gonzalez and assistant Carol Wewa
will instruct the class where
techniques will be taught to write
faster and more creative. There is no
registration fee and for more
information contact Jeanne Thomas,
Museum Education Coordinator at
(503) 553-3331.
Museum Holiday Open House
Free admission will be offered
November Fitness
The Recreation Department is in
the process of signing up
organizations or groups for the 16th
Annual November Fitness Challenge
which begins Wednesday, November
Anyone from the Warm Springs
Tribal Organization, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Indian Health Service, Warm
Springs Elementary, Kah-Nee-Ta,
and any outside individual, group or
organization may enter the November
Fitness Challenge.
Participants gain minutes in
exercise for their department for the
month, which accumulates into total
acceptable minutes toward their team
total. Only specific activities engaged
for exercise reason will be accepted.
These include: walking, jogging,
running, bicycling (outdoor, indoor),
swimming, skiing (downhill, cross
country) and aerobic dance. Others
include: weightlifting, handball,
racquetball, skating (ice, roller),
conditioning exercise, pickleball. The
following will be limited to 1 hour
each day: horseback riding, tennis,
volleyball, basketball, boxing,
dancing, hunting, wood cutting, golf
(no cart). And bowling which' will be
45 minutes per day. If you have any
questions about any kind of exercise
call Austin.
Winners are awarded the traveling
trophy, and their department name
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.
attend Central Oregon Community
College in Bend, to study Structural
Fire Science, U.T.I, in Phoenix,
Arizona to study AutoDiesel Tech.
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during a Holiday Open House
Wednesday, December 6, 1995 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Museum at
Warm Springs.
Anyone renewing their Museum
membership or signing up for a new
membership that day can save 20
Ecrcent in the Museum's gift shop to
uy a special gift for someone. In
addition, anyone obtaining a Museum
membership starting in October 1995
will be eligible for a drawing for a
handmade quilt made by Museum
Registrar Eraina Palmer, or a
handmade bracelet made by Willie
Stacona including other items.
The public is invited to the Open
House where Museum performers
and volunteers will also be
recognized. For more information
call The Museum at (503) 553-333 1 .
Challenge to begin
printed on the "95" T-shirt. Award
will also be given to the department
with the highest average.
Registration fee will be $5.00 and
$3.00 for those who do not wish to
receive a T-shirt. Deadline for entry
fee is November 9, this will be for T
shirt orders. Registration opened
October 24, 1995.
Individual time sheet logs are
available at the Recreation office after
fees are paid. Select one person to
"Captain" your team, and he or she
will be the contact person. Team
captain will be responsible for turning
in time logs by Thursday, December
1 for totalling.
An awards luncheon will be held
December 7 in the Community Center
Social Hall at noon. At this time the
T-shirts and awards will be given
out. In order to have enough goodies
team captains are urged to call in a
head count of team members who
will be in attendance by November 4.
Triple bonus minutes for the kick
off "Stop Diabetes" Poker Fun Run
Walk on Wednesday, November 1 at
noon in front of the Community
Center. T-shirts for the event will be
given to participants, and a power
food snack will be provided.
For more information about the
November Fitness Challenge contact
Austin Greene at the Recreation
Office, 553-3243.
and graduate from Eastern Oregon.
She would like to comment to the
remaining lower classmen, "Try hard
'cause your high school years fly by
fast."
Seventeen-year-old, Albert
Edward Bryant is a senior at Madras
High School, he is the son of Jennifer
Marsh. He is the grandson of Albert
Buddy Bryant.
Albert has one brother, Daniel
Marsh who is twelve. He also has one
sister, Linda Bryant who is twenty-years-old.
He is Navajo, but grew up
in Warm Springs his whole life.
He enjoys Forestry and Woods at
MHS. His hobbies include playing in
basketball tournaments, listening to
music and hanging out with his
friends. He enjoys playing basketball,
"because it's fun."
Albert's favorite class is Forestry
with Bill Wysham. ;
He states his outlook of the past
years; "It was really fun but, I could
have accomplished a little more." He
will miss his friends the most when
he leaves MHS.
Forestry is the career he would
like to pursue at U.T.I, in Phoenix,
Arizona.
He would like to comment to the
lower classmen, "Quit skipping". In
five to ten years from now he sees
himself happily married with acouple
of kids and a good job.
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