Warm Springs, Oregon
June 4, 1998 3
Spilyay Tymoo
Beware of cellular
'Cellular phone customers be
ware!" says Norma Smith, Director
of Finance of Warm Springs. "If you
or someone you know has access to
or has cellular phone service, you
need to be aware.
"Cellular phone fraud is making
its way into Oregon, from the state of
California," warns Norma. "After
receiving my cell phone bill and
complaining to my cellular phone
service company, I became aware of
what had happened on my way to
Eugene on the freeway. I was advised
by Cellular One representatives that
cell phone fraud had been occurring.
But they were under the impression
that it was only happening in south
ern California areas," says Norma."
It all started around March 25, on
the freeway. I was on my way to
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Kalama receives "Public Service Recognition" award
Larson Kalama, Sr., received a
special recognition award from the
Department of Natural Resources in
Olympia, Washington on May 28,
1 998. On February 2, 1 998 Governor
Gary Locke proclaimed May 4-10,
1998 as Public Service Recognition
Week (PSRW) in the state of Wash
ington. The 1998 theme for PSRW
was "Public Service: Working for
You, Working for America." The
mission of PSRW is to inform the
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Courtney, JROTC honored during
recognition ceremony
Madras High School-Junior Re
serve Officer Training Corps
(JROTC) received National recog
nition and distinction by the Secre
tary of the Army as "Honor Unit
With Distinction" (HUD) May
28,1998. The award was presented
by Assistant 509J Superintendent,
Keith Johnson, at the annual JROTC
Awards and promotion ceremony.
The HUD award is awarded to only
the top 10 percent of JROTC pro
grams across the nation.
Approximately 150 family mem
bers and fellow students joined in the
ceremony Thursday afternoon to
participate in the promotion and
recognition of over 75 cadets. Pre
senting special awards at the cer
emony were COL. (Retired-USA)
Don Bulduc, Military Order of World
Wars; LTC (Retired-AF) Nick
Norton, Reserve Officers Associa
tion, CPT (Retired-CG) Len Knotts,
The Retired Officers Association, Mr.
Bob Kusik, from the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and Principal Ken
Tribal member John Courtney, was
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phone fraud
Eugene for a workshop. Somehow,
on the freeway, while I was using my
cell phone to call home, someone
used what they call a cloning devise
to get access to my cell phone service.
According to Cellular One service
representatives it's simple, and been
occurring often. All a person has to
do is have knowledge of your cell
phone location and whether it's on or
off to gain access to your service.
The information I was given by
Cellular One representatives is that
once a person has access to your
cellular phone, it's easy for them to
gain access to your service by simply
cloning your services into theirs. If
you plan to use your cell phone, be
sure you turn it off after you are
done. Hackers with devices simply
take advantage of your service when
your phone is in use or just turned
on," as Norma has learned. "An ad
ditional 600 minutes of calls to New
York, Texas, Ohio and California
were added to my account number
after the first bill I received," says
Norma.
"To prevent hackers interrupting
into your cell service, says Norma a
person must purchase a more ex
pensive cell phone with block fea
tures. Even though this is the first
case in the state of Oregon Cellular
One has heard of, Warm Springs has
many cell phone customers and
should be aware during their travels
and at home," concludes Norma.
citizens of Washington State of the
quality of people in government and
the value of the services they pro
vide. To develop a stronger pride in
jobs among public employees and
encouraging interest in public ser
vice careers.
There are approximately 48,000
state employees (not including higher
education). The state PSRW Plan
ning Committee solicited statewide
nominations for state employees who
go the Extra Mile. In 1 996, the PSRW
Extra Mile Employee Recognition
program received approximately 60
nominations. In 1997, that number
more than doubled when 130 nomi
nations were received. This year, 3 1 7
nominations were received, approxi
mately 143 percent increase.
The Extra Mile Employee Com
mittee evaluated all of the nomina
tions and selected 1 1 individuals and
3 teams for special recognition. Those
individuals selected for special rec
ognition were visited by elected offi
cials during May. The nominees se
lected for special recognition came
from a cross section of state agencies
as well as locations including Clark,
Douglas, Kittitas, Lewis, Snohomish,
Spokane and Thurston Counties.
This year the Department of Natu
ral Resources had four employees
selected for special recognition: two
received their certificates on May 8,
Cantrell.
Honor Unit with Distinction is
determined by an inspection from
the 4th ROTC Region Headquarters,
Fort Lewis. The inspection includes
the programs curriculum, drill and
ceremonies, student oral presenta
tions, administrative operations and
Color Guard drill. Sergeant Major
Whitaker, Chief Inspector, com
mented, "...Madras has the best Color
Guard he has seen in over 50 schools
he has inspected." The same Color
Guard opened the Portland Trail
blazer game on April 16.
The ceremony concluded with the
promotion of cMAJ Cody Brown to
cLTC by the outgoing commander
cLTC John Courtney (Tribal Mem
ber) and Janet Brown. LTC (Ret)
Mack Gardner was presented a Ml
rifle (demilitarized) plaque from the
Cadet Corps and a standing ovation.
The ceremony closed with a tearful
farewell to the graduating seniors
John Courtney, Rachelle Moon,
David Fuentes, Nathan Gehrlich,
Nathan Clark and Dale Walz.
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Calica accepts position with
Warm Springs resident and tribal
member, 23 year old Floyd Calica
has accepted a position with the
Deschutes County Sheriffs office in
Bend as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff's
officer. Floyd started his new position
in May of this year and has learned
that he will be the first Native
American to ever serve with the
Deschutes County Sheriff.
"The acceptance at the Deschutes
County Sheriff's office has been
overwhelming. They have accepted
me basically with open arms and
have been treated as an equal. I feel
proud and feel good about my new
(Kit Metlan and Ellis Vonheeder,
both from Olympia), another one re
ceived a certificate on May 1 2th (Dick
Wedin pronounced Woo- dean, from ,
Ellensburg), and the last individual
to receive the award was Larson
Kalama.
Kalama was recognized for his
participation in community service
and for overcoming great odds or
disadvantages. He has been an em
ployee of DNR for almost 28 years.
During this time he has consistently
performed his position as a Natural
Resource Worker and a firefighter at
a high standard, but that is true of
DNR employees.
What has set Larson apart from
others is work he has done on his ,
own time to help others. Kalama is a ;
Native American, enrolled at the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Oregon, who was seriously .
wounded in the Vietnam War. He
drew upon his culture and his warrior ,
experience in that conflict and began ;
conducting sacred healing circles at
the American Lake Hospital and at
his home on the Warm Springs Res-
ervatiori for veterans suffering from '
post traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). Although the circles were
originally for Native Americans and
most of the stories shared in the circle
were about war experiences, the circle
moved beyond that and dealt with
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"No Talent Dog Show"
Warm Springs will be the site of a "No Talent Dog Show"
on June 9, 1998, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Community
Wellness Center front lawn. This is a fun family event that
you don't want to miss. There will be numerous categories
that a dog can enter if the owner dares to be wild. Prizes will
be awarded to the dog w ith the least hair; most hair; ugliest;
biggest; tinniest; most obedient; original Rez Dog; longest
tail and the oldest dog. We encourage you to support your
child or spouse in this afternoon of laughter and fun. All dog
handlers are encouraged to have a leash on your dog for
preventive measures. For more information or to volunteer
i please call Anson at 553-3424.
job," says Floyd. The program will
require 10 hours of donated time to
the department and afterwards wages
will roughly be about $10 per hour,
says Floyd.
"My father is Raymond Calica,
Sr. who is now serving his third term
on the Tribal Council. My mother is
Wauna Calica. She's employed with
the Warm Springs Elementary
School. My grandparents on my
father's side are the late Joe and Inez
Calica, on my mother's side, the late
Floyd and Mildred Tyler."
Floyd became involved in Law
Enforcement at a tender age of 13
when he served as a Police Cadet for
the Warm Springs Police department.
Even though cadets could not carry
side arms, Floyd began to like the job
and became interested during his
father's twenty years of service at
the Warm Springs Police department.
After serving a year as a cadet, Floyd
decided to continue and followed in
his father's footsteps. As a Cadet,
Floyd had the opportunity to serve
and gain knowledge around different
departments of the Law Enforcement
branch. "This learning experience as
many other issues including among
other things alcohol and drug abuse,
domestic violence and broken fami
lies. With the expansion of topics in
the circles came the expansion of
individuals who could be helped and
other veterans of various races, reli
gions and cultural backgrounds were
invited to join the circles. The heal
ing circles began by Larson continue
to expand and now even include
women and children who have suf
fered abuse. For his unselfish work
helping others, Larson is the 1998
Public Service Recognition Week
Extra Mile Employee Special Rec
ognition Recipient.
Classes begin
June 9
Summer School GED classes be
gin Tuesday, June 9 at 9 a.m. at the
Education Center on Wasco Street.
Classes are Tuesday & Thursday
from 9 a.m. until noon for eight,
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The Skills Center Lab will be open
on Monday and Wednesday morn
ing and evening throughout the sum
mer. The next GED testing will be June
12 & 13. You must be signed up by
June 5 to take these tests.
For more information call Janice
or Tammy at 553-1428.
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a Cadet more or less opened my eyes
toexplore the different situations that
law enforcement people faced," says
Floyd. "I continued with the Police
Cadet program until the age of 20,"
says Floyd.
"When I turned 21,1 was placed
in a vacant training position, learning
the areas of patrol, police dispatch,
special corrections officer and as an
intern criminal investigator for the
Warm Springs Police department,"
says Floyd.
"As a cadet and later as an em
ployee, I received many undocu
mented hours of training from the
BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) and
the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investi
gations).
"Even though I didn't attended
the Police Academy," says Floyd, "I
did attend two reserve academies in
the Central Oregon (Redmond-Bend)
area."
"Besides the Warm Springs Police
department, I was employed by the
City of Bend Police department for
three years and with the Oregon State
Police where I received training on
how they operate as far as state, city,
Cross the Bridge
this summer
Are you expecting to go to college
in the fall? Have you talked with
Tribal Higher Education? There are
requirements that you need to meet.
Do you know what those require
ments are?
Summer Bridge What is it? To
whom does it apply? Do I have to
attend?
Summer Bridge is an eight-week
college credited class to help stu
dents prepare for college. This envi
ronment will expose students to a
realistic participation at attending
college. This foundation will help
students develop skills to survive in '
a college atmosphere, class timing,
and workload. Classes include de
velopmental course work in Math,
Reading, Writing and Computer
training.
Students who need to attend are
traditionally high school seniors
whoa re graduating, GED graduates
and individuals who are interested in
completing their education.
Classes begin Monday, June 22 at
8 a.m. in the Education Center.
Classes are held Monday through
Friday from 8 am. to 12 noon.
How do I apply for this program?
Make an appointment to see Higher
Education Counselor Laurain
Hintsala, by calling 553-33 1 1 . Tribal
scholarships are available for this
program to those students who are
eligible. Class size is limited to 25
participants.
If you are planning on going to
college, make sure you know what
YOURresponsibilities are to become
eligible for Tribal Higher Education
aid. Called 553-3311 today.
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On May 23, two-year-old
Katrina Black Wolf, daughter of
Levi and Zelma Black Wolf,
entered the "Little Miss Starlet"
Scholarship Pageant in
Vancouver, Washington.
Judging was based on natural
beauty and overall appearance.
Katrina is an enrolled member
of the Confederated Tribes of
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and county Laws. I also worked for
Warm Springs Fire Management of
fice as a fire fighter, but I've chosen
to continue my career in Law En
forcement instead" says Floyd.
Budget cuts and low paying wages
in the Warm Springs Police depart
ment have encouraged and pushed
me to seek employment of my choice
outside the reservation. With a 14-month-old
son and the requirements
to live at or near Bend, I have to make
sure my son and I can live comfort
ably without having to worry about
wage and budget cuts.
In September, Floyd will have the
opportunity to attend a Reserve
Academy that will require 362 hours
of training. The training has the same
criteria as for the Oregon Police
Academy standards. "The amount of
training hours will be greater than
what the Oregon Academy requires,"
says Floyd. "After completion of
training, my goal is to gain full em
ployment with the Deschutes County
Sheriffs office and eventually work
my way to be a DRE, (Drug Recog
nition Expert) and also be bilingual
in the Spanish language" concludes
Floyd.
Summer school
begins June 29
Warm Springs Summer School
will have two sessions beginning June
29, 1998 through August 7, 1998.
Beginning at 8 a.m. to 12 noon for
the morning session and 1 to 5 p.m.
for the afternoon session. Contact
Lynn Gassner, counselor if any ques
tions. Graduation
practice is June 5
Graduation practice will be at
Madras High School on June 5, 1 998
at 1 p.m. Important notice to gradu
, ates no longer attending MHS be
cause they finished early. Contact
Marlys Alger Counselor if you have
any questions at MHS 475-7265.
Ancient tool
class offered
An ancient tool technolgy hands
on class limited to 20 people will
take place at the HeHe longhouse
June 15,16 andl7 1998, fromlO to 4
daily. Contact person will be Dallas
Winishut 553-2200. Culture and
Hertiage is seeking 20 interested
particjants who will stay till the end
of the three-day session. Transpor
tation will be provided by the Culture
and Heritage office. Instructor for
the class will be Mr. Steve Allely of
Sisters, Oregon. Matrials will also be
provided. No modern tools will be
use. Students will be shown how to
make arrowheads, Atlatl, Dards and
other ancient tools. No fee will be
required, this is being done with a
mini grant from Pacific Northwest
Preventtion colition. Preferance will
be given to all Tribal members first,
and if there is room, will take others.
For more information contact the
Culture and Hertiage Language
Program at 553-2200 or 553-2201.
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Warm Springs.
Katrina won first runner up, or
Mini Queen, for the Oregon
Washington district. She now
qualifies for the national finals
near Palm Springs, California in
August.
A big thank you to all who
helped Katrina.