12 March 23,2000
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
SPILYAY TYMOO
Job Opening-
The following job openings as of
March 20 are currently being adver
tised by the Human Resource
Departement. If interested contact
Amelia Te wee at 553-3262 or if you
would like more job detail call the
person listed.
Infant Center Coordinator;
ECE; Julie Quiad 553-3241
Director (Full-time); High
Lookee Lodge Assisted Living
Residence; Sherry McKay 553-11 82
Court Interpreter; Tribal Court;
Lola Sohappy 553-3454
In-Home Care worker; Seniors
Department; Elton CreeleyLucille
Constructioncarpentry
autobody
Shekinah Enterprises, Inc. seeks
work.
Specializes in custom homes,
garages, roofing,
remodeling, custom decks, exterior
& interior paint,
customized paint, carports or
whatever your
carpentry needs. Over 45 years of
construction experience.
Also has autobody experience,
. paint jobs, dents fixed,
windshields replaced etc.
If interested in any of the above,
please call 553-1960 & leave
message.
Farm Service
NON-INSURED CROP DISAS
TER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(NAP)
Under the non-insured crop di
saster assistance program (NAP),
crop losses resulting from weather
related events must be reported within
15 days of the date of the disaster, or
when the damage becomes evident.
Eligible crops include ones that
cannot be insured by the Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation (FCIC).
The Central Oregon Farm Service
Agency is reminding farmers and
ranchers to file their notice of loss
with the office within the 15 day time
frame or immediately when the
damage becomes apparent.
Failure to file your notice of loss
timely will make you ineligible to
apply for this program in the event
that it is implemented.
Producers must contact the Farm
Service Agency office before de
stroying any damaged crop that will
not be taken to harvest. NAP proce
dure requires that a field visit and
appraisal must be made before the
crop is destroyed.
If you have any questions con
Court notices-
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon
vs.
Esther Stewart
Defendant
Case No. JV228-99 ,
To: Esther Stewart;
You are hereby notified: That the above
cited case(s), as filed in the Warm Springs
Tribal Court, has been scheduled for trial
hearing at 3:00 p.m. on the 1 3th day of April,
2000.
You are hereby ordered: To be and ap
pear at the Warm Springs Tribal Court at the
time and date shown to defend against the
charge(s). You may be represented by your
self, by an attorney, or by a spokesman, at
your own expense. You may bring any docu
ments you believe are relevant to this cause,
and you may bring witnesses to testify on
your behalf. You may request the Court to
subpoena your witnesses, however, you must
submit your list of witnesses no later than
two weeks prior to trial; failure to do so will
not be considered sufficient reason to post
pone the trial. If you have any questions, you
should seek legal advice immediately.
If you fail to appear as so ordered, the
tribal court may enter a complaint for
contempt of court and issue a warrant for
your arrest.
NOTE: Juvenile is to be present with
you at this hearing
Dated at Warm Springs, on this 10th day
of March, 2000.
Lola Sohappy
Judge, Warm Springs Tribal Court
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MCH Nurse Temp. (Full time);
Community Health Services; Diana
DcLeon 553-1196
CPS Specialist; CPS; Rebekah
Aguilar 553-3209
Fish & Wildlife Technician 1;
Fish & Wildlife; Michael Gauvin
Patty OToole 553-3548
Fire Fighter (14 positions); Fire
Management; Jabbar Davis 553-1146
Engine Operator; Fire Manage
ment; Jabbar Davis 553-1 146
Forest Crew Member (sea
sonal); Fire Management; Luther
Clements 553-1 146
North Idaho seeking Minority Student Advisor
Position: American IndianMi- closely related area Experience as an
nority Student Advisor
Location: Office of Instruction,
North Idaho College
Essential Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required. Experi
ence with American Indian and other
minority communities required.
Successful participation in higher
education advising and testing pro
grams. Direct and authentic under
standing of the American Indian
experience is essential. Recent ex
perience that demonstrates an ability
to relate to and advocate for Ameri
can bi-cultural students. Ability to
teach college success skills. Strong
oral and written communication
skills. Computcrskills also necessary.
Desired Qualifications: Master's
degree in Native American or Mi
nority Affairs, Counseling, Higher
Education Administration, or other
Agency news-
cerning the NAP program, please
contact the Central Oregon FSA of
fice at 541-923-4358, Extension 2,
or visit the office at 625 SE Salmon
Ave, Suite 3, Redmond, Oregon.
Central Oregon counties eligible
for USDA emergency farm loans
Secretary of Agriculture, Dan
Glickman, has determined Jefferson,
Crook, and Deschutes counties eli
gible for Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Emergency (EM) Loan Assistance.
Loans are now available to eligible
farmers and ranchers for losses due
to specific 1999 natural disasters in
the following counties which are
contiguous to the counties in which
the specific disaster occurred:
The Farm Service Agency will
consider each application on its own
merits', taking into account the extent
of losses (at least 30), security
available, repayment ability, inabil
ity to obtain credit elsewhere, and
other eligibility requirements.
For further information, please
contact the Central Oregon FSA of
fice at 541-923-4358, extension 2, or
visit the office at 625 SE Salmon
Ave, Suite 3 Redmond, Oregon.
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon
vs.
Lillian Cuevas
Defendant
Case No. JV202-99, D092;93-99
To: Lillian Cuevas;
You are hereby notified: That the above
cited case(s), as filed in the Warm Springs
Tribal Court, has been scheduled for trial
hearing at 9:00 a.m. on the lOh day of April,
2000.
You are hereby ordered: To be and ap
pear at the Warm Springs Tribal Court at the
time and date shown to defend against the
charge(s). You may be represented by your
self, by an attorney, or by a spokesman, at
your own expense. You may bring any docu
ments you believe are relevant to this cause,
and you may bring witnesses to testify on
your behalf. You may request the Court to
subpoena your witnesses, however, you must
submit your list of witnesses no later than
two weeks prior to trial; failure to do so will
not be considered sufficient reason to post
pone the trial. If you have any questions, you
should seek legal advice immediately.
If you fail to appear as so ordered, the
tribal court may enter a complaint for
contempt of court and issue a warrant for
your arrest.
Dated at Warm Springs, on this 10th day
of March, 2000.
Lola Sohappy
Judge, Warm Springs Tribal Court
bi - weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Forest Crew Member (Full
time); Fire Management; Luther
Clements 553-1146
FirefighterParamedic; Umatilla
Tribal Fire Department; Patty
Melinda 541-276-3570
Indian Head Gaming
Slot Technician (1 full-time);
Indian Head Gaming; Georgianna
George 553-6122
Receptionist (1 position); Indian
Head Gaming; Gcorigianna George
553-6122
Blackjack Training; Indian Head
Gaming; Georgianna George
553-6122
educator with an understanding of
the community college setting as it
applies to American Indians and,
other minority students. Experience
with student support systems.
Salary: Salary Grade 22, Step 1,
$30,372 to start per yearplus benefits.
ORP retirement. Category 2 em
ployment and benefits. 100 of
Full-time (261 duty days per year).
Starting Date: May 1,2000
Application Procedure: Position
will remain open until filled. For full
consideration: Submit cover letter,
resume, three (3) letters of reference
and completed North Idaho College
application form by 2:30 pm, Friday,
April 7, 2000 to:
Director of Human Resources
North Idaho College
1000 W. Garden Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-2199
Crop Insurance Deadline Nears
for Oregon. Washington, and Idaho
Farmers
Dave P Paul, Director of the Risk
Management Agency's Regional
office in Spokane, Washington, re
minded farmers growing spring
seeded crops that they have until
March 15, 2000, to take advantage of
an estimated 25 premium discount
on higher levels of crop insurance
protection. ;
"We're trying to make highef
levels of protection affordable," said
Paul. "Farmers should contact an
agent immediately to discuss their
coverage options."
In addition to higher level of
coverage, the Catastrophic Level of
Insurance Protection (CAT) is also
available to producers. For only $60
per crop per county, fanners may
obtain a low level of protection.
Limited resource farmers may not
have to pay the $60 fee for CAT
coverage if they fill out a waiver
available from their insurance options
should contact a crop insurance agent.
A listing of crop insurance agents is
available at local USDA service
centers.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
I apologize
I would like to apologize to
Armina Moody, Kathy Crane and
Melissa Danzuka for the incident that
happened in the early hours of July
12, 1998.
James A. Smith Jr.
Apology given
To the Editor
To my aunt Doris,
Hello, Aunty I just thought that I
would write to let you know that I am
sorry for all of the trouble that I have
caused last year. I had no reason for
acting like that and am very sorry for
the way that I was acting. I know that
I can't use alcohol for an excuse
because I wore that one out last year
and the year before etc... I would also
like to apologize to my cousin Hattie
for all the B.S. that I put her and her
boyfriend through. I have sat here in
jail and finally realized that I was
acting pretty childish. I hope that you
can forgive me for all of my wrong
doings and start visiting the rest of
your family that resides in West Hills.
Hopefully we can set our differences
aside and become a family again.
Thank you for the time and space for
this letter.
Signed,
Johnson Heath Sr.
or 1st Class in the U.S.
the Spilyay Tymoo at no
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The Indian Warrior-The Veterans
Corner-lnformationTips For Vets
Specialized Services for Female Veterans
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Woman In Conibat
History:
Women were not incorporated for
mally into the United States military
until 1901, although the history of
women serving in the US armed forces
is as old as the country itself. Approxi
mately 34,000 women served during
World War II. During the Korean War
46,000 women served.
The continued expansion of
women's roles was well documented
in the Vietnam War when 261,000
women answered the call to active
military duty number of women who
were assigned to post-Vietnam con
flicts included 149 in Grenada, 770 in
Panama, and 40,000 in the Persian
Gulf region.
During Operation Desert Storm
there was a dramatic change in the
proportion of women in the US armed
forces. Women now account for more
than 12 of today's military. Histori
cally, not only has the numberof women
in the military increased, but their roles
have continued to change drastically.
This shift continued as women were
deployed to Somalia with Operation
Restore Hope.
Readjustment Couaseling
Vet Centers are community based
counseling and outreach centers oper
ated by Readjustment Counseling Ser
vice, a mental health division of the US
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Congress established Vet Centers
in 1979. The authorizing legislation
arose from recognition of the special
readjustment needs of veterans who
served during the Vietnam War. Pres
ently there are 206 Vet Centers nation
wide. Locke Takes Legal Action
Olympia-Gov. Gary Locke today
asked Attorney General Christine
Gregoire to take the Yakama Indian
tribe to court to overturn a tribal
alcohol tax that threatens to put a
number of business within the borders
of the Yakama Nation out of business.
Since early January, the governor
sought tribal council action to sus
pend enforcement of the alcohol tax
while the state engaged in
government-to-government negotia
tions with the Yakama Nation to
address problems of alcohol abuse
among tribal members.
Tribal officials said they imposed
the alcohol tax to raise revenue to
deal with alcohol problems on the
reservation, but owners of 47 busi
nesses in three cities with the Yakama
Nation Toppenish, Wapato, and
Harrah said the alcohol tax would
put them out of business.
On Jan. 7, the tribe's
under-utilization of federally funded
programs that would allow the
Yakama Nation to be reimbursed for
Arnold Richard Sconawah, II
passed away at his residence in Warm
Springs, Oregon on Friday, February
25, 2000. Arnold was born on De
cember 29, 1999 at Mtn. View Hos
pital in Madras, Oregon to parents
Eddie Sconawah, II and Lillian
Blackwolf. The father is enrolled to
the Yakama Nation and mother is
enrolled to the Warm Springs Tribe.
A brother, Martin Lawrence
El va Scott Greene died January 5,
at Mountain View Nursing Home in
Madras, Oregon at the age of 82
years.
Mrs. Greene was born April 11,
1917 in Warm Springs to parents
James and Ethel (Holliday) Scott.
On September 9, 1938 she married
Silas Greene in Vancouver, WA. She
was a lifetime resident of Warm
Jonathan Jefferson, age 20 years
old died February 7 in Phoenix, Ari
zona due to an extended illness.
Jefferson was born to parents
Clarence and Beverly Jefferson April
22, 1980 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Preceding in death are two sib-
In April 1 99 1 , Congress passed leg
islation that was signed into law by the
President which authored Vet Center
Services for veterans who served in
conflict zones in Lebanon, Grenades,
Panamu, the Persian gulf, and Somalia.
In 1992, Vet Centers were inun
dated to provide assessment, treatment,
or referral for all veterans who experi
enced sexual trauma or sexual harass
ment while on military duty.
On October 9, 1996 President
Clinton signed Public Law 104-262
providing counseling eligibility to
combat theater veterans of WW II, and
Korea. He also signed Public 104-275
which expanded the dates of Vietnam
theater services back to 22861. This
extends counseling services to veter
ans who served in Vietnam prior to the
Vietnam era (8564-5775.
Vet Centers Services
Individual counseling
Group counseling
Marital & Family Counseling
Sexual trauma counseling
Substance abuse information &
referral.
Liaison with community agen
cies Community education
Referral for benefits assistance
Job counseling
Confidetialilty and privacy
Vet Center staff respect the privacy
of all veterans. We hold in strict confi
dence all information disclosed in the
counseling process.
No information will be
communitcated toany person oragency
without written consent from veterans,
except in circumstances averting a cri- .
sis (Privacy Act, 1975).
Eligibility for Services
Vet Centers exist for veterans who
proudly served their nation during the
following periods of combat hostili
ties. WWII
Dec. 31, 1946
Korea
-Jan. 31, 1955
Vietnam
-May 7, 1975
Dec. 7,1941
June25, 1950
Feb. 28, 1961
Against Yakama Tribe on
alcohol-related treatment of eligible
tribal members. The governor di
rected the state Department of Social
and Health Services to provide tech
nical assistance to help the tribe fully
access those funds. Locke also asked
the Liquor Control Board to be more
responsive to complaints from the
Yakama Nation about establishments
that do not comply with liquor laws
or illegally serve minors. The state
also moved to close one state liquor
store and relocate another to a site
outside the reservation.
While opposed to the tax, Locke
also introduced legislation that would
have allowed part of the current state
liquor tax collected within the
Yakama Nation to be shared with the
tribe, so there would be no additional
taxes on businesses or customers.
"The state of Washington acted in
good faith to fulfill the terms of our
joint proclamation with the Yakama
Nation, and we regret the tribe has
not been able to respond and agree to
a mutual cooling-off period," Locke
Howlak Tichum
Arnold Richard Sconawah, II
Sconawah, preceded him in death.
Paternal grandfather; Matthew
Sconawah, I. Maternal grandparents;
Kenneth Blackwolf and Mary Lee
(Squiemphen) Wolfe.
Survivors include brothers, Mat
thew Sconawah, II Joseph Sconawah,
II, and a sister Mary Lee Sconawah
and parents Eddie Sconawah, II and
Lillian Blackwolf whom all reside in
Warm Springs, Oregon. Paternal
grandparents; Priscilla Blackwolf of
Elva Scott Greene
Springs and an enrolled member of
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs. She was a homemaker.
Preceding her in death are par
ents, her husband Silas, brothers Ivan,
Raymond, Edwin and Rufus Scott;
sisters Lucinda Scott Smith, Clara
Scott Suppah and Merle Scott Greeley
all of Warm Springs.
Survivors include a brother
Jonathan Jefferson
lings, a sister, Angela Jefferson and
Michael Jefferson.
Jefferson had traveled with his
parents whenever and wherever the
employment had taken the family.
They had resided in Warm Springs
for a number of years before moving
to South Dakota.
Vietnam Era Aug. 5. 1964
May 7,1975
Lebanon Aug. 25, 1982
Feb. 26, 1984
Granuda
-Nov. 21, 1983
Panama
-Jan. 31, 1990
Oct. 23,1983
Dec. 20, 1989
Persian Gulf - August 2, 1990 to
date of Presidential proclamation of
ending Ojicration Desert Storm.
Samolia Sept. 17, 1992, to date
of Presidential proclamation ending
Operation Restore I lope.
All Veterans who experienced
sexual trauma or sexual harassment
while on active duty.
Working for women veterans
Vet Centers arc stalled with profes
sionals who arc experienced and trained
in working with women veterans. To
find out more about the services avail
able to you, contact your nearest Vet
Center. Call today!
Vet Center, Salem Vet Center
617 Chemtketa St. NE Suite 100
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503)362-9911
Individual counseling
Group counseling
Sexual trauma counseling
Substance abuse information and
referral
Liaison with community agencies
Community education
Referral for benefits assistance .
Job counccling
J&s
Alcohol Tax
said, "I've always viewed going to j
court over this issue as a last resort, "
but now it appears that is the only
alternative we have left."
Noting the alcohol tax has led to ;
rising tensions in cities within the
Yakama Nation, Locke asked :
Gregoire to take federal court action
to overturn the alcohol tax "to protect '
the rights of business owners and to -
ensure public safety." ?'
Locke referred the alcohol-tax
issue to attorney general after the
tribe took no action to suspend the
tax at its tribal council meeting this
week. The governor earlier had told
tribal officials that legal action would
follow if the tribal council did not
suspend the tax at its council meeting
this week.
Since early January, Locke had
sought a cooling-off period so local
businesses would not have to worry
about seizures of alcoholic beverages
by tribal police while the state and
tribal officials continued to try to
negotiate a settlement of the tart.
Toppenish, Washington and Harold
Blackwolf, Sr. of Warm Springs,
Oregon.
Dressing ceremony was officiated
by Alex Tohet and held on Friday,
February 25, 2000 at 3:00 pm at the
West Hills Residence in Warm
Springs, Oregon with overnight ser
vices following. Burial was held at
sunrise on Saturday, February 26,
2000 at the Simnasho Cemetery with
Rex "Chubby" Robinson officiating.
Harvey (Florene) Scott and sister
Alice Scott among several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services was held Janu
ary 8, 2000 at the Warm Springs
Presbyterian Church, officiated by
Pastor Rick Ribiero and burial was at
the Agency cemetery under the di
rection of Bel-Air Colonial Funeral
Home of Madras.
Survivors include his parents, wife
Shyla Jefferson, daughter Alexix
Michaela Jefferson; brother Clarence
Jefferson III; and sisters Frances and
Shannon Jefferson.
Funeral services were held March
1 , 2000 at Trinity Cathedral in Phoe
nix, Arizona.
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