2 October 22, 1998
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
On Patrol-
traveling westbound when the inci
dent occurred. The driver, also six
teen, was transported to Mt. View
Hospital for injuries sustained.
Warm Springs Police continue
investigation into the cause of the
accident.
Teenager Dies In
Accident:
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Sanders,
a member of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs, died at the scene of
an early morning motor vehicle acci
dent on US Highway 26 two miles
west of Warm Springs Saturday,
October 1 7. She was a passenger in a
1994 Plymouth sedan.
The vehicle and its occupants were
Corrections Officer
Assaulted:
A Corrections officer sustained a
broken ankle as several juvenile in
mates attempted to escape from the
detention facility. After assaulting
the officer, the juveniles attempted
to break a window leading to the
juvenile recreation area.
Patrol officer along with a Ma
dras and a Jefferson County deputy
assisted in bringing order back into
the juvenile facility.
Numerous charges are pending
against the juveniles involved.
Information sought:
On October 13, 1998, the Warm
Springs Senior Citizen complex was
broken into. Stolen was 48 inch tele
vision and a microwave oven.
Any and all information regard
ing this matter should be referred to
Officer Glenn Fluhr or Detective Lt.
Robert Whittenburge.
On the Streets:
A total of nine domestic disputes
over the past two weeks led to five
individuals being charged for assault
& battery. A total of twenty people
were lodged for detoxification, and
seventeen were brought in for out
standing warrants.
In the property category, five cases
are under investigation of theft. Two
break and entering cases and three
malicious mischief reports were
taken.
A traffic stop led to the arrest and
pending charges of Drunk driving,
Drugs, Reckless Endangering, Reckj
less Driving, and Child Neglect
against the female adult driver. , ,'
Police Hotline:
A direct phone line is now "on
line" into the Warm Springs Police
Department. The dedicated line will
be for the sole purpose of giving
community members an avenue to
share anonymous and valuable in
formation that could lead to the
arrest of suspects having committed
a crime. The number to call is 553-2202
McGruff Speaks:
Hello community members; with
fall now upon us, motorist are en
couraged to use extreme caution this
time of the year as temperatures fluc
tuate on the roadways.
Black ice can be just around the
corner when least expected. Buckle
up for safety and continue to watch
out for children.
Bridge inspection takes place October 13-16
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No, they are not diving for bodies! These scuba divers are checking the condition of the Deschutes Bridge.
Don Deane of Oregon Department of Transportation was one of the divers going into the water. Since the
flood occured in 1996 'the condition of the bridge had never been checked. They began diving October 12
and completed their inspection October 1 5. They have found the bridge to be in good shape.
Courtney-Gold participates in Smithsonian program
1999 budget topic of meetings
Monday, October 26
Agency District at Agency Longhouse
Tuesday, October 27
Simnasho District at Simnasho Longhouse
Wednesday, October 28
Seekseequa District at Agency Longhouse
Dinner at 6 p.m. Meeting at 7 p.m.
Eagle Spirits
6 ft. & Under "All-Indian"
Basketball Tournament
November 27, 28, 29, 1998
Warm Springs Community Center
Entry Fee $285 Deadline Nov. 25th
($85 holding fee)
1st Place-Pendleton Jackets; 2nd Runner Up-
packets; 3rd place-hooded sweatshirts; 4th place-
crewneck sweatshirts; bm & bm piace-t-sruits;
14 Pendleton bags-All Stars;
Pendleton jackets for Hi-Scorer; Mr. Hustle,
Top Gun, Most 3-points, MVP;1 Sportsmanship
"Money Orders only"
Director: Ricky Minthorn; PO Box 955;
Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-1813 alter b p.m. or
Deannie Johnson (541) 553-9030 after 6 p.m.
CHET sponsors logo contest
The Tobacco Free organization of Warm Springs is
sponsoring a logo contest open to the local community.
A $250 cash prize will be presented to the creator of the
winning logo.
We are interest in artwork containing no more than two
shades of color. Logo MUST contain a Tobacco Free
design and message and you must live on the
Reservation for your artwork to be accepted.
This logo will be used on all material associated with
the organization (flyers, letters, banners, etc.) and also
will be used at informational booths representing Warm
Springs. All artwork must be submitted to the
Community Health Education Team at the Vern
Jackson Home by Wednesday, November 4 at 5 p.m.
No artwork will be accepted after this time.
Taking time to become involved in your community is
time well spent.
For more information contact C.H.E.T. at 553-4922 or
stop by the Vern Jackson Home on the Campus.
Spilyay Tmoo
Publisher: Sid Miller
Editor: Donna Behrend
ReporterPhotographer: Selena T.Boise
ReporterPhotographer: Bob Medina
Secretary: Tina Aguilar
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 1 115 Wasco Street Any
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Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761
(54 1 ) 553-1 644 or 553-3274 - FAX NO. (54 1 ) 553-3539
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Spilyay Tymoo 1998
Dedication ceremonies
for the
Parkdale Fish Facility
Friday, October 30
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Fish and
Wildlife Committee
Lunch will be served and
tours of the facility will
be given
Follow Hwy. 26 toward Mt.
Hood, taking the Hood River
exit. Take Hwy 35 to Baseline
Drive. Turn left, follow until you
reach Old Parkdale Hwy. Turn
left on Red Hill Drive
Contemporary fiber artist and tra
ditional basketmaker Pat Courtney
Gold and fashion designer Virginia
Yazzie-Ballenger have been chosen
to participate in the Fall 1998
Smithsonian National Museum of the
American Indian Artists -in-Resi-dence
Program. The two Native art
ists will conduct their residencies in
New York City throughout October
and November.
Pat Courtney Gold, of Wasco de
scent and a member of the Confeder
ated Tribes of Warm Springs, re
ceived her bachelor's degree from
Whitman College in Walla Walla,
Washington. She is a contemporary
fiber artist and Sally Basketmaker.
During her residency, Gold will con
duct research of Wasco-Wishram
artifacts, Sally basket designs and
. Plateau tribal basketry. Gold's art
work was included in the publication
and exhibition "To Honor and Com
fort: Native American Quilting Tra
', ditions." She also has been invited to
present her artwork at the exhibit
"New Hands New Faces" and to lec
ture at the International Weaving
Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand.
Followingher residency, Gold wants
to give slide presentations, lectures
and workshops in Wasco culture and
basketry to museums and educational
organizations throughout Oregon. In
addition, Gold hopes to write articles
for local newspapers about her New
York experience.
Virginia Yazzie-Ballenger (Na
vajo), a recipient of many awards
including ones presented by the Heard
Museum Indian Fair and the Santa
Fe Indian Market, is a fashion de
signer. She is interested in research
ing Navajo clothing and photographs
of historical garments representing
various Native tribes. An outstand
ing and creative fashion artist,
Yazzie-Ballenger's goal is to design
an entire collection of dresses buck
skin dresses, rug dresses, three-tiered
skirts and blouses reminiscent of
clothing that came after the Navajo
captivity at Fort Sumner from 1 864
to 1868. In the future, Yazzie
Ballenger will create both a photo
exhibition that describes the histori
cal progression of Navajo clothing
styles and a fashion show. Yazzie
Ballenger hopes to lecture at librar
ies and museums and to coordinate .
presentations with the University of ,
New Mexico.
The National Museum of the
American Indian Artists-in-Resi-dence
Program is held annually in
the spring and fall in collaboration
with Atlatl Inc., a national service
organization for Native Americans.
A new "Call for Proposals" for
the program is expected to be re
leased soon for the 1999 sessions.
For further information, please check
the National Museum of the Ameri
can Indian web page at
www.ic.si.edunmai, orcall Carmen
Sanchez, at (2 1 2) 5 1 4-3787 or Keevin
Lewis at (202) 287-2020.
Spilyay I'riawa Mishk'aau
(Spilyay asks "What's Up?")
What are your feelings regarding St. Charles Hospital managing Mt.
Veiw Hospital?
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Mike Collins, "St. Charles man
aging Mt. View Hospital appears to
be a very strategic move by Mt. View
Hospital Board of Director's. It is
my opinion that Mt. View Hospital
made this decision knowing what a
good relationship that the community '
of Warm Springs shares with St.
Charles. I
Of course there is a little more to
do on Mt. Views Hospital part. Not
only does the managing of Mt. View
Hospital's books need assistance but
also the attitudes of some of the
personnel need to be brought up with
the caring and understanding that the
staff at St. Charles continually give
to all of their patients.
Hopefully this strategic move will
bring the positive and caring attitude
of St. Charles with it."
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Louella Jackson, "Looks like
Madras Mt. Vie w Hospital are unable
to handle us Indians very well. Seems
like they are prejudiced toward us or
something. Because of their good
treatment, I would prefer to go to all
the way to St. Charles Hospital rather
than going to Mt. View Hospital. I
was under the impression that all
hospitals were supposed to care for
people and not pretend they do."
George Clements Sr., "Well,
we've been going to St. Charles for
years now and as far as I'm concerned
they've always treated our people
fair with all our medical situations.
My mother-in-law and my daughter
were both patients at St. Charles
Hospital once and they took really
good care of them. I feel very com
fortable knowing that Mt. View
Hospital will be managed by St.
Charles.
St. Charles has all my confidence
and support because I feel we will be
in better care with them than what we
were before.
Mt. View Hospital needs to re
member that this reservation is a lot
of support to their hospital in Madras
with all the Monies Warm Springs
people spend at their facilities to
receive care there."
Dan Brisbois, Sr., "I wished it
would have happened twenty years
ago. I don't agree how Mt. View
Hospital is run because they are way
out of line with their billing and it's
just not a decent run Hospital. They
let doctors in there who really know
nothing about what they're doing. I
lost my wife when she went to Mt.
View Hospital with a massive heart
attack and here they were doctoring
her for pneumonia for three days
until she passed on. What kind of
management is that? I believe that if
St. Charles runs Mt. View Hospital,
we will see a 100 improvement
and maybe even more."
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Sue Matters, "Although I've had
limited experiences with hospitals in
general, in recent years, I would say
it's probably good because I hear
good things about St. Charles Hos
pital and I've heard less good things
about Mt. View Hospital. Soperhaps
it would be a change for the better."
Mark Matthews, "The Mt. View
Hospital Board of Director's made a
good choice in selecting the St.
Charles organization to take over the
management of the Madras hospital.
I think this benefits the tribal mem
bers, who, for many years have
trusted and received, for the most
part, good medical care by the St.
Charles Hospital, and its doctors and
medical staff. St Charles manage
ment should be a lot better than some
management company on the East
Coast, or in Seattle or Portland be
cause they are more familiar with
caring for our local tribal people. I
have been told that St. Charles sets
up a special room for Washut and
other Indian services or prayer
meetings when there are tribal
members at St. Charles. This shows
a greater sensitivity and understand
ing for the needs of the tribal mem
bers. Another positive step made by
Mt. View was appointing tribal
member Dean Seyier to serve on the
Mountain View Hospital Board of
Directors."
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Judy Kalama, "I trust St. Charles
more than I trust Mt. View Hospital.
I feel that Mt. View doesn't care
about the Warm Springs Tribes or its
members as much as St. Charles has.
I feel Mt. View Hospital will treat us
better if it's run by St Charles. I went
to Mt. View before and I felt they
released me too early from my sur
gery. I felt like a rush job and that
they didn't want me there. At St.
Charles, they didn't seemed so dis
criminating about Warm Springs
people as Mt. View did. I'm hoping
the change w ill bring better treatment
both medically and personally than
w hat it's been in the past."
Arlita Rhoan, "Well, I have
mixed feelings about it. It doesn't
matter who would be responsible in
running the accounting part of the
hospital because I think there is some
kind of jeopardy in the way this
hospital operates. I think when it
comes to the Indian people, outsiders
know we are covered by health in
surance and or by Indian health ser
vices through the Government.
Having all this assistance for our
people seems to be kind of inviting to
the outside businesses that has to
give service to our people and so
they charge us more money when
they shouldn't I think Mt. View
needs to work on their honesty, in
tegrity and their attitudes. I think by
doing that we can service one another
more appropriately and the persons
working as doctor's or as a profes
sional person in health, can earn their
money in a fair way."
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