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2 February 27, 1997 Warm Springs, Orixion Spilyay Tymoo Eagle Watch Approximately 700 people intended ilie two-day liagle Watch '97, sponsored jointly hy Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Besides local bird watchers, eagle enthusiasts came from Klamath I'alls and other cities. People gathered at the Round Butte Observatory and other view points to see the eagles and many other bird species. Sunday morning, quite early, several people met for a hike to view eagles and Comet Hale-Bopp on the eastern horizon. PGE Wildlife biologist. Greg Concannon, explained that there are seven pairs of bald eagles that live most of the year along the Pelton Round Butte project area. There arc many others that stop for short periods of time to feed on kokanee in Lake Billy Chinook, he said. He also mentioned that many of the bald eagles seen at Eagle Watch '97 w ere winter migrants. The golden eagles also seen arc permanent residents at the lake. The High Desert Museum sponsored a live birds of prey presentation at the Round Butte Observatory Saturday afternoon Other information regarding the eagles was presented by speakers like Frank Isaacs, cofounder of the Oregon Eagle Foundation. Jim Anderson, renowned in Central Oregon foreaglc research, shared his experiences with stories of the eagles. Mavis Shaw, biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, discussed issues related to eagle repository. Wilson Wcwa, Jr. talked about Native American eagle legends and the On Patrol By Don Courtney Driver & Shooter handed jail sentence: In last minute change of pleas, both defendants who originally plead not guilty in last month's episode of fleeing from police and shooting at the pursuing officer, were sentenced to 4-year terms of jail. Three of the four years were suspended by the judge who will be watching closely along with the Parole & Probation department after their respective release dates which is about a year from now. The judge in the case additionally ordered both defendants to three year probation terms. A future violation could result in the remainder of the suspended sentence to be served. Along with the jail sentence, the rifle in this shooting along with the vehicle used in the commission of these crimes was forfeited to the police department. With the tribal charges behind them, the U.S. Attorney's office will now be reviewing this case for possible prosecution under the Federal guidelines. In Brief: Approximately seven shots were fired at a motorist travelling on U.S. Highway 26 near milepost 99. Investigation into this matter Imagine. . . You Without Cigarettes! Using your imagination to set you free. With Alex MacDonald, Community Counseling Center, Tuesday, March 1 1 at 7:00 p.m. "Quitting smoking means taking back your spirit. It means reconnecting to your own inner source of power. If you really want to quit, I will help you." You may choose to continue smoking until the fourth week of the program. We will meet one or two times a week for five weeks. Let us know if you are interested. Stop by the Community Counseling Center or call 553-3205. Spilyay Tymoo Publisher: Sid Miller Editor: Donna Behrend ReporterPhotographer: Selena T. Boise ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina ReporterPhotographer: Dan Lawrence Secretary: TinaAguilar 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 (54 ! ) 553-1 644 or 553-3274 - FAX NO. (54 1 ) 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. - $ 1 5.00 Spilyay Tymoo 1997 '97 attracted many interested " v v Joe Tuckta performed an eagle dance for Eagle Watch. significance of eagles in ceremonies, Doug Calvin, biologist for the Warm Springs tribes, spoke of the eagles habitat identifying and life cycles An eagle dance was performed by Joe Tuckta of the Warm Springs tribe. He was accompanied by drummer Tony Suppah. continuing, a suspect vehicle has been described by the victim. Leading the count in numbers, a total of 1 7-motor vehicle crashes were noted as most of these incidents were due to icy road conditions on Highway 26. Eight of the crashes occurred during one shift. In the areaof domestic violence, 15 calls were answered by officers that resulted in numerous arrests. Alcohol continues to be a contributing factor in these incidents thatrange from shouting matches to physical confrontations. In addition, 7 reports were generated from assault & battery charges being filed. McGruff Speaks: Hi Folks, something I forgot to mention in previous articles has been the concern coming from the Early Childhood Education Center parking lot. It sounds as if some folks are parking wherever and however they like when they are picking up our young community members. I even heard that some people are parking in the handicap areas when they should know better. This is causing some inconvenience's for other drivers or parents. As a reminder, please use common sense and courtesy when parking your vehicle. Other people might not be as understanding. Watch out forchildren, keep an eye on your speed, and stay safe. Comp Plan Fair deemed a success X Jt I J ft- ( ! hi i t't 1 1 Wendell Jim shows the Education department progess since 1983 Over 200 people attended the Comprehensive Plan Fair on February 20 at the Agency Longhousc which started at 2:00 in the afternoon and ended at 9:00 P.M. Eight Planning Teams were there to meet the community and discuss some of the changes that have taken place since 1983. Each team did a 10-1 5 minute presentation to highlight some of the changes and discuss their areas of responsibility in the updated Compre hensive Plan. Community members asked questions of each of the teams after their presentation, in addition to one-on-onc discussion at each of the Planning Team Tables. Approximately 150 surveys were filled out. The results from the survey will be featured in an upcomming edition of the Spilyay Tymoo. For those who missed the Fair, you can pick up or call the Planning Department (553-3270) to get a copy of the survey. Please return to Planning by March 14, 1997. Save the survey stub and we will draw for two prizes from the surveys turned in by March 14. Some of the highlights included the display by the Grade School students, the hourly drawings, Sparky and Mc Gruff the crime dog, the "Comp Plan is a good thing. Dusted it off and started to do something with it. I think it's a good thing they keep up with it, keep it going. Keep it up, instead of just staying in one place. Continue the meetings. Bring in the committees and work with them and have their input. Community members, they know their own needs, they've been there. Go on wiih the plan. When I first heard about it, I didn't even know what it was. I was totally in the dark. Now we've come this far. It's been explained and I've asked questions. Now, I have a good idea where we're headed, what we've done, how far we've come, how far we're A h I i i people V V rJ l A stuffed eagle was in a display case for all visitors to see. 03 '." T ' 1 going. We have to look at the losses, the bad things that have happened and how we've overcome these bad things and keep building and keep going. That's what we have to do.. ..keep going and prepare things for the future for our younger people to bring them in and show them all the things happening today because they're going to be here one of these days to take over and do the same thing. It's an ongoing thing. It's a good thing. I like it. We need more of this to happen so that way maybe people would get the idea, hey, it's a good thing. Everybody, bring everybody to it so that way they don't feel left out and they know it's for everybody in the community." Floyd Gibson "I think the Fair is a good idea but I think what would be even a better idea would be a some of the GMs would organize a Fair on their own to gel more direct input back from the community for each branch. That way they could tend to the concerns in a more efficient manner. Overall, I think the turnout would be bctlcr if it was held that way. This way it's a lot of confusion and nit picky deal. People choose where they want to go or where their concern is." Anson Begay 1 Foreign language required in colleges You should know that beginning in the fall of 1997, any student who wants to attend a state college or university in Oregon must have completed two years in high school of a foreign language, (in the same language), in order to get accepted. The seven stale schools that now require this are: Portland Slate University, Oregon Slate University, University of Oregon, Western Oregon State College, Southern Oregon Slate College, Eastern Museum sets schedule 4th Annual Warm Springs Community Children Art Show (3 1 397 to 42597): Reception Thurs day, March 13, 1 997 tenlativcly spon sored by Robert Woods Healthy Na tions 4th Annual Tribal Member Art Show (5297 to 62797): Reception Wednesday, May 2, 1997 sponsored by Kahnccta Vacation Resort Glass Tapestry (7297 to 92 97): Reception Wednesday July 2, 1997 sponsored by Kahnccta Vaca tion Resort & Indian Head Gaming Parflcstch's & Abstract Paint ing (91297 to 1 21 597): Reception Friday September 12, 1997 4, 192)7 new fire trucks from Fire and Safety, balloons, cotton candy and a meal provided by individuals who serve on the Culture and Heritage Com mittee. Everyone is welcome to stop by the Planning Department and see the vision and tuture drawings ot the Grade School students. Sponsors and contributors: Kah-nee-ta Resort, Gordon Cannon, Willy Fuentes, Sidaiktba Na- UveCollectablesMuseumAl WarmSprings, Meet Market, Thuderhawk Arts & Crafts, Hair Madness, Video Video, Lady Bug Saloon, Abby s Pizza, Rogerls Drug, Sal Sahme, KWSO, Range & Ag Committee, Papandrea's Pizza, Business & Economic Development Dept.and WS Jr. Rodeo Assoc. In addition to the sponsors, special thanks to: Warm Springs Grade School, Spilyay, the Print Shop, Mary Sando-Emhoolah, JoDe Goudy, O.I.S. and G.I.S., AJ Atencio, Kim Estimo, Gladys Graybail, Candice Miller, Andy Leonard, Madras (7th 8th) Middle School Students, Sam Wolfe, other Middle School Presenters, Work Experience and Devel opment Department, the Planning Teams and all those who attended the Fair. "For the Human Services, the main thing we were trying to do today is hoping that a lot of community people would turn out so that we can get their ideas. Trying not to have too many handouts so that people wouldn't be overwhelmed. That was our main goal,, to try to get community input and the Human Services branch will be planning a community meeting in the near future on the Comp. Plan to follow up to try to get more community people concerns and ideas generated from them so that will help us set our direction. We're going to try to do that throughout the Oregon Stale College, Oregon Institute of Technology. Additionally, most of the private II . . i . . . colleges anu universities in uregon have adopted this requirement, Seventh and Eighth grade students who wish to meet these requirements should enroll in Spanish or French at Madras High School beginning with their Freshman or Sophomore years, . If you have any questions, please call Mr. Bury or Mr. Larmi at the counseling center 475-7265. Title IX meeting set ; The Title IX Parent Advisory Committee will meet at the Warm Springs Elementary Library March II. 1997. at 7:00 p.m. Discussions will include the Middle School TAP program and Grant modifications. Title IX meetings arc open to all members of the public. The Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Warm Springs Elementary Library on the second Tuesday of each month. : If you have a disability, please advise the District 509-J Support Services : office about special arrangements that :. may allow you to fully participate in ; the meeting. Please call Georgia Sosa at 475-6192. rest of the year. It's important for tribal members to have a say-so in the future planning of our tribe. If they're dissatisfied with any services, if they're satisfied with services then we need to know what those areas are so we can know where to shift and change." Carol Wewa For additional statements, please turn to page 8.