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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon April 19, 2001
News in brief
GED tests
to get tougher
Counting down to December 31,
2001 (this year). On January 1", 2002
(next January) the test battery (pack
age) that must be mastered before a
person is awarded a GF.D (General
Education Diploma) will change.
It will get more difficult and big
ger. The Math test in the package of
5 tests that is being used at the
present time provides a perfect illu
sion of what can be expected come
next January.
Right now, students testing to
cam their GED are challenged by
only 1 Math exam. It must be done
using only pencil and paper. The
January 2 Math test version will de
mand success on 2 exams (told you
the package is getting bigger). One
of these tests will be pencil and pa
per only and the other requires a
calculator (you're right, calculator
necessary has to be harder).
Nationally established standards
dictate what GED certification test
will look like. A decision has been
made to make GED achievements
benchmarks closer to performance
expectations typical of today's high
schools.
So what, you ask, if I have been
working on getting my GED for a
while and have passed one or two of
the tests that make up the package
of 5-will they still count toward my
GED certificate? YES, - that's the
good news.
Here's the rest of it. They count
only if: you take your remaining
tests before the stopwatch runs out
December 31, 2001 AND any tests
taken and passed longer than 3 years
ago will not be credited to your GED
certificate account.
How do I get it gear now before
the stopwatch expires? Sign up (in
person) with the Warm Springs instructor-Janice
Alexander (she is the
only one who can do it. WHEN:
Tuesday or Thursday morning 9
a.m. to noon; Where: Tribal Educa
tion Center (old boy's dorm) top
floor.
Questions?? Need additional as
sistance?? Call 553-1428.
Kah-Nee-Ta seeks
cooks, dancers
Kah-Nee-Ta convention service
department is compiling a list for
salmon bake cooks and tribal danc
ers for the 2001 season.
Any interested parties are more
than welcome to call Cindy Schmidt
at 553-4970. Public salmon bakes
with Indian dancing will be held
every Saturday from Memorial Day
to Labor Day and public Indian
Dancing every Sunday from Memo
rial Day to Labor Day.
Also frequent private bakes and
dancing begin from April 14,h
through October 15,h. It calls for
plenty of participants to keep up
with the demand for these services.
Again, any interested parties are
welcome to call and contact Cindy
Schmidt for more .information.
Time to honor
seniors closing in
Gran Ol Opree 11 Annual
Honor Seniors Day May 11, 2001
"Central Oregon's' Barrel of
Laughs"
Feature entertainer is National
Fiddle Champion & Karoake Singer
Meda Miller
Schedule:
8:00 a.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. ECE Children's Pow
wow 11:30 a.m. Flag Ceremony, Wel
come, and Sack Lunch
Spring flowers give cause to stop and enjoy the view from up close.
1:30 p.m. Entertainment and
games galorel (a really fun filled af
ternoon) 5:00 p.m. Honor Banquet Din
ner (free to seniors)
Dinner Contributions: Young
adults (-60) $2.00, Kids (-12) $0.50
For more information call the
Senior Citizen Program (541) 553
3313. You may also write them at
P.O. Box C, Warm Springs, Oregon
97761, or FAX at (541) 553-2240.
Fishing hotline
The latest information on re
gional fishing is now available
through the Warm Springs Fishing
Hotline. The hotline, reached by
dialing 553-2000, was established last
year to handle calls coming into the
Fish and Wildlife Department on
the subject of fishing.
Updated weekly, the hotline re
cording offers timely reports on the
Deschutes and Columbia rivers,
usual and accustomed sites, and
ceded fishing areas. The opening and
closing dates for specific seasons,
special regulations, and the hottest
places to fish are typically covered
on the hotline.
The line is open 24 hours, seven
days per week. During the work
week callers can reach an operator
by pressing 0 at any time.
Museum winners
The Museum At Warm Springs
announces the winners of the Eas
ter raffle drawing. Winners are:
Large Easter Rabbit (tan), Sal
Sahme
Large Easter Rabbit (green),
Annette Polk
Large Chocolate Rabbit, Margo
Schnider
Kids Easter Rabbit, Kip Morris
Huckleberry Easter Basket, Gene
Harvey
Easter Wapus Basket, Jeanni
Rathborn
Rabbit purseflowers, Tofell
Tectonics ...
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In their research, Turner and
Rodda realized that magnesium
phosphates are effective in the neu
tralization and immobilization of a
wide range of hazardous materials,
particularly heavy metals such as
cadmium, lead, and zinc nickel.
Tectonics International contacted
Bechtel, a sub-contractor at
Hanford, in 1997 about Tectonite
TM as a way to address nuclear
waste. TI provided a successful dem
onstration to Bechtel, however it
didn't lead to anything. A year later,
TI convinced the primary contrac
tor, Fluor Daniel, Hanford, Inc. and
two of its sub-contractors that TFs
approach was viable. Still more frus
tration, and finally in April of 1999,
TI received a $27,000 grant from the
Department of Energy to conduct
bench scale tests of Tectonite TM on
three difficult waste-streams. Two of
these were solid powders" and one
was a liquid. ,
In September 1999, the bench
scale tests were conducted and were
extremely successful. In, an email
sent in October 1999 to Tectonics
International, Fluor Daniel spokes
person Norman J. Olson wrote: "I
believe Tectonite is ready for a real
demonstration at ETF, which could
lead directly to deployment."
Unfortunately a number of
things occurred shortly after that
memo was written. There were some
crucial personnel changes including
Olson, who was transferred to an
other position. Another major
change was CH-2 M Hill replacing .
Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc. as the
primary contractor.
All of these changes slowed
progress for TI.
Things are now beginning to
move forward again. Tectonics Inter
national personnel, as well as
Hanford personnel who were per
sonally involved in this project, feel 1
strongly that, Tectonite TM Cement
is a bona-fide candidate for further
testing and refinement at Hanford.,
Terry Turner said, "Our biggest chal
lenge at this point is to find the right
vehicles to. help us get this project
on a fast track." Phil Rodda com
mented, "It can be really frustrating
dealing with such a bureaucratic sys
tem as the one at Hanford. However
we are making progress and the fact
that the Department of Energy has
given us three grants to continue re
search on this project is encourag
ing." Tectonics International recently
received the results of their latest
test.
The analysis was completed on
March 6th and looks extremely
promising.
Testing will continue and TI will
continue to improve its product in
trying to provide a way to clean up
the terrible nuclear waste problem
facing not only Hanford but also all
other nuclear sites. Terry Turner
may have touched on one key when
he remarked, "There are over 7,000
employees involved in cleaning up
the Hanford site. With that many
employees, the hierarchy is cumber
some and things don't get done as
quickly as we'd might expect." If
recent history has shown us any
thing it is that Tectonics Interna
tional will work hard and put in
thousands of hours if need be, to
improve and refine their product.
Tectonite TM fast-setting, high early
strength magnesium-phosphate ce
ment could very well prove to be a
boon to making the use of nuclear
power plants in the United States
more viable, and at the same time
prove to be a powerful benefit to the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, as we look for ways to di
versify our economy.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News)
Publisher: Sid Miller
Executive Editor: Mike Van Meter
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
ReporterPhotographer: Tina Aguilar
ReporterPhotographer: Martha Lawrence
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
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April 27 deadline.
The May 17 issue has a
May 4 deadline.
The May 31 issue has a
May 25 deadline.
The June 14 issue has a
June 8 deadline.
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Root Feast Full of Activitie
V Tha daUetotw aroma of
reota end mImm and the
mind of drumi end eouf at
traced hundred! ol local
opt, v tutor and rodeo faot
to thf Warm Springe Lnf
tmiM tfctt pan weekend. Tho
Annual Hoot Fatal had much
10 altar la ihoaa will. variety
td tfiiaraata and the tongteuaa
waa loo cnt of buaUing e
Uiiy.
Of couraa tho climaa of tho
weekend feetivlHoo was tho
lean tUeif. which loo ptaco
Sunday afternoon. Hnwever,
tho len hour of preparation
and worabtptnf want unnoticed
Earthquake
Ai Spilyay Tymoo staff
.Tared to meet dusdllnes en
Monday, April It Hi) earth
I quest rumbled through the
' Trtbsl Office Building SB well
Perhepa we needed to be ro
minded thai them art powers
. greater thin tho written word,
slthough tht pspor wont to
prooi deapltt tho forces of
by many hoaa tltsotlon wm
focused m boning, the rodeo
and other almoluiietous acti
vities. Kvar tinea Hw not! voro
dm earner In ho wood, much
effort oral devoted tt pooltii
then In llmt lor die looil,
Many people tame to the ttttijl
bouea to after Ihetr oalpi and
many people left villi tore
linden out tones ol tpprs
clsllon and rtspawl for tht
moaning of the routs.
Anion the volunteer root
peelers wore the regular long'
house ladleo. frtondo and net
ton from other reservation!,
classes Iron the trade school,
and people seeking to learn the
trsdilMmsl ways Everyone wet
eepeclolly glad to see George
Schneider, the lormer omen
M agent, pitching la on Sat.
urdny.
Pood flowsd tjouatllulty
throughout the treehend ler
anyone uh an appetite euppsr
ss served PViday night, fol
lowed by rsllgtaus snd wsr
dancing, garauee of the booing
tournament the tongheuse
'closed up shop altar this.
On gaturday lunch oa
served, after which moot
people moved on la the rodeo
or boxing. But those left be
hind continued peeling root!
and preparing for the evening
meal at which WO pooplo war
served.
Card games began shortly
alter dinner and they absorbed
the attention and money of
many people.
A aeries of stick games
was Isunched Saturday sight
snd gathsred momentum Just
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Richtar Scale and secured si
: p.m. It began stout
miles southeast of The Dallas
. and wsa lei! at far west as
Fart land and tt far south M
Bend
Reportedly Iht editor dldnt
feel the earthquake at all,
Appsrsolly bt wsa still
thskmg from hit rodeo ted-
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thru litem and I
the rlii(iu i
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war dancini
dance at the Ca
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From the Spilyay Tymoo, April 16, 1976 '
Root feast full of activities
The delicious aroma of roots and salmon and the sound of drums
and song attracted hundreds of local people, visitors and rodeo fans
to the Warm Springs Longhouse this past weekend. The Annual
, Root Feast had much to offer to those with a variety of interests and
the Longhouse was the scene of bustling activity.
Of course the climax of the weekend's festivities was the feast
itself, which took place Sunday afternoon. However, the long hours
of preparation and worshiping went unnoticed by many whose at
tention was .focused on boxing, the rodeo and other simultaneous
activities,
Ever since the roots were dug earlier in the week, much effort
was devoted to peeling them in time for the feast. Many people came
to the Longhouse to offer their help; any many people left with sore
fingers but a sense of appreciation and respect for the meaning of
the roots.
... Long hours of dancing followed and a festive atmosphere
reigned, providing a happy but fatiguing end to the weekend - a
time of joy and thanksgiving for the coming of spring and new life.
Letter from the editor:
The third edition is being devoted mostly .to the activities that
took place here at the Longhouse honoring our senior citizens.
I believe we owe them some attention and credit, for they have
labored hard and sacrificed much to keep the Indian tradition alive
here on the reservation, By these means the younger generations are
being taught, with wishes of the senior citizens, that Indian customs
will remain intact and never die.
Credit is due to the wise thinking of the older generations for the
protection of the reservation: there was long-range planning to pro
tect all the natural resources; the hunting and fishing rights, on and
off the reservation as stipulated in the treaties with the government.
The wise counseling handed down through the generations, right
up to the present, shows the senior citizens are thinking ahead for
fear that something might happen that would harm the reservation
and the Indian rights. ,
Earthquake:
As Spilyay Tymoo staff raced to meet deadlines on Monday, April
12, an earthquake rumbled through the Tribal Office Building as
well as the whole reservation and most of north central Oregon.
Perhaps we needed to be reminded that there are powers greater than
the written word, although the paper went to press despite the forces
of nature. .
The quake registered at between 4.3 and 5.1 on the Richter Scale
and occurred at 4:48 p.m. It began about 35 miles southeast of The
Dalles and was felt as far west as Portland and as far south as Bend.
Reportedly the editor didn't feel the earthquake at all.
Apparently he was still shaking from his rodeo accident on Sat
urday, when he and his camera were trampled by an angry horse.
Rights lawyer to speak
Morris Dees, civil right lawyer,
will be in Central Oregon as a 2001
Chandler Visiting Scholar. The lec
ture, "Hope and Tolerance for the
New Millennium," begins at 7 p.m.
on Monday, April 30, in the Bend
High School Auditorium. The pro
gram is free, and the public is invited.
"We want to expose people to the
reality of hate and intolerance," said
Dees. "But we alsq want to highlight
the concrete things people are do
ing in their homes, their schools and
their communities to promote jus
tice and understanding."
Dees is best known for his many
successful civil suits that have bank
rupted white supremacist and hate
groups. His most recent victory was
a $6.3-million judgment against Ri
chard Budet and the Aryan Nations
last rear for the assault of a Native
American woman and her son out
side the Aryan Nations compound
in Idaho in 1998. That award re
cently bore fruit for the human
rights movement when the com
pound was sold to a man who plans
to turn it into a museum and hu
man rights education center.
Dees is the co-founder of the
Southern Poverty Law Center
(SPLC) in Montgomery, Alabama.
Since 1971 the SPLC has been a civil
rights advocate of equality and tol
erance in courtrooms and class
rooms around the country. The
SPLC's projects include Klanwatch,
which monitors white supremacist
and hate crime activity throughout
the United States; and the Militia
Task Force, which tracks militia ac
tivity and any white supremacist
activity within militias.