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Council sworn in
Members of the Warm Springs Tribal Council were sworn in
during a ceremony last week (top photo) and greeted tribal
members at the gathering. Afterwards, they elected officers.
Olney Patt Jr. is council chairman and Ron Suppah Sr. is vice
chairman. Charles V. Jackson was selected secretary
' treasurer; Willie Fuentes awaits confirmation as chief
' operating officer.
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Honor
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These classes include the dances,
sang using the Indian language they
are learning. It is a successful pro
gram for continuing the Indian lan
guage for youth. The welcome dance
was performed then the skip dance,
and upai dance, ending with the fare
well dance.
Following was National Enter
tainer of the Year Meda Miller, of
Warm Springs. She played the vio
lin for the crowd and sang songs for
everyone. She has so much talent
that the crowd was silent listening
to her play and sing. Wilson talked
her into singing Crazy, by Patsy
Cline. She sang it beautifully and
received a standing ovation.
She continued her performance
with an Irish dance that was cheer
ful. , Elton Greeley, Senior Program
director expressed his appreciation
to the committees and sponsors for
helping with Honor Seniors Day
from year to year. It all came to-.
gether well, and everyone had a good
time. He thanked "Polly Parton" for
her special appearance at the event
"I am Dolly's grandma," she said.
She continued with a "Hoooowdy!"
The afternoon of games and good
times brought much laughter to the
visiting Senior Citizens.
As the day ends all who brought
it together anticipate next year's
gathering will go as well as this
year's.
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From left and downward, Meda Miller, Marge's Music, Polly Parton
and the balloon game were among the numerous highlights of the
day nori-? ' .- seniors of Warm Springs.
Communications
topic of meeting .
A community input mooting on
ideas for "Improving Communica
tions with Tribal Memlors" will be
hold from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday,
May 24, at the Community Center's
Social Mall.
Discussions will include elec
tronic polling, anonymous input
and immediate feedback.
Lunch will be served and there
will be door prizes.
For more information, please call
the Comprehensive Planner at 553
3270. Hospice sponsors
bereavement
seminar series
Mountain View, I lospice is spon
soring a six-week Bereavement Re
covery Seminar series for adults and
children who have lost somepnc
through death.
This Bereavement Recovery Se
ries is at no cost and will begin Tues
day, May 22 and run weekly through
Tuesday, June 26, at Mountain View
Hospital District in Madras.
The sessions will begin at 6 p.m.
and will be held in the new Com
munity Education Room located
downstairs from the Physical
Therapy Department. For more in
formation and to pre-rcgister by May
18, call the Mountain View Hospi
tal office at 475-3882 ext. 3210.
Each weekly meeting will provide
information that serves as a build
ing block for the next session, as well
as opportunity for discussion, ques
tions and fellowship.
Children and adults will have
separate groups, which meet at the
same time and cover a variety of topics.
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Superintendent Phil Riley, left, and board member Jeff Sanders congratual Luanne Foltz on award.
Foltz gets state teaching honor
The Oregon Indian Education
Association at its annual convention
named tribal member Luanne Foltz
the Teacher of the Year April 18.
Foltz is a math teacher for the
Jefferson County Middle School in
Madras, Oregon.
Foltz was nominated as a candi
date by Warm Springs school liaison
Butch David. Seven statewide can
didates were narrowed down to two
finalists, and then were voted on at
the convention by the OIEA mem
bers. David accepted the award because
Foltz had state testing going on dur
ing the convention. The award was
a complete surprise to Foltz when
she arrived at work the Monday fol
Community policing
From Community Policing
The Warm Springs 11 ,h annual
Honor Senior Day was very success
ful, even though there were some
minor glitches to deal with. There
were people in attendance from all
over the United States and even a
couple from Europe, they all had a
good time for the most part. The
whole crowd of over 400 people that
attended was excellent; we really
enjoyed their company and hope
they come back next year. Our
Lummi Senior friends returned this
year bringing clams and oysters to
include and add to, the Honor Se
nior Day dinner. They were deli
cious; some of us guys couldn't stop
eating them. Community Oriented
Policing Services Officer Medina
was even volunteered (he was asked
by the Senior Staff to help) to assist
with the MC activities for a part of
the program, or until Wilson Wewa
would return. Officer Medina felt it
was an honor to have been asked to'
MC and also to assist and just take
part in such an important commu
nity event that only conies once a
year. . -
The COPS office is currently
working on plans for the Police De
partment Open House in August.
If there are any ideas out there on
what you would like to see, give us
a call so we can visit.
Sorry, we forgot,
In the last issue there were a num
ber of "thank you's" given out to
people for their parts in the Oregon
Association of Chief's of Police con
ference held in April. And as usual
there were individuals who weren't
on the list, for this we apologize,
please be assured it was not inten
tionally. Thank you to the Chief Opera
tions Officer Charles "Jody" Calica,
and flutist entertainer Foster Kalama
who played for the group. We thank
them both for their assistance and
time with the conference.
Crime Stopper Tips
Do you have shrubbery or small
trees in your yard, near your house,
in front of your house? Have you
ever given thought to how these
bushes might cover up your house,
or block the view of your house
from the street or road? Having the
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Foltz attended Warm Springs and
Madras schools herself. In high
school she played on the varsity bas
ketball and volleyball teams and was
in the American Indian- in Science
and Engineering club advised by
teacher Art Ochoa.
She graduated in 1992 and later
received her teaching degree from
Arizona State University. At JCMS
Foltz teaches seventh- and eighth
grade math and coaches girls' volley
ball and basketball teams. Foltz men
tioned her first-grade teacher; Lilly
Ann Moses Walker, was an inspira
tion to her during her early years as
a student.
Superintendent Phil Riley and
shrubbery is nice but make sure it
isn't providing a source of protection
for someone who may be in there
to hide from others, like a prowler
hiding from the police for example.
Trim your bushes up so that the
ground may be seen, and also the
side of your house. Cleaning them
and shaping them can be pleasing to
the eye, while at the same time it
helps to rid the sneaky types of a
place to hide.
WSPD-Simnasho Substation
Office
Simnasho Office: 553-2263
Agency HotUne: 553-2202
Natural Resources Hunting
and Fishing Information Line:
553-2000
From Sergeant Gregory A.
Stinson, Simnasho-Fish and Game
Enforcement
As of late questions have been
raised in regards to the Warm Springs
River and if it is open to Tribal Mem
bers for fishing. According to Tribal
Resolution 9997 it reads that all
fishing will be. closed, in the Warm
Springs River and its tributaries.
This resolution began on April 1,
2001 and 'concludes on June 15th
2001. After which time the Tribal
Council will consider a new resolu
tion to be drafted and a decision will
be made to open the river to fishing
or keep it closed.
The purpose for this closure is for
the general protection for the spring
Chinook and steelhead stocks.
The weather is beginning to shape
up in die woods, and as such every
thing is beginning to dry out. Please
remember when going into any
wooded area, or area where dry grass
may be, that you are conscious that
something as simple as a cigarette
butt, a hot tailpipe or woodcutting
could result in another disastrous
fire.
It appears that this may one of
our driest seasons yet. Already in
places like eastern Oregon and the
Klamath area discussions have been
brought up about water conserva
tion due to the lack of snow fall. So
please be careful out there, it's the
onlv woods we have.
As of late Officer I-arry "Bubba"
Hollidav of the Fi.h and Game Di
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t hoto by Tina Aauilar
school board member Jeff Sanders
congratulated Foltz when her plaque
was officially presented to her at the
school.
Not pictured is her uncle Benson
Heath who was on hand to show
family support and congratulate her
also.
Riley said, "Luanne is doing a
good job and serving as a role model
for kids. And hopefully, she is in
spiring kids to say 'I can be a teacher
too.' "
As the state level OIEA winner,
Foltz will be a nominee for the na
tional level award and will attend the
National Indian Education Associa
tion conference in Spokane, Wash.,
later this year.
updates
vision has been patrolling Lake Billy
Chinook using the Bayliner Trophy
boat the department acquired in the
Tribal Resources Grant last year.
This effort has resulted in several
non-members being cited for fishing
permit violations. These violations
include but are not limited to un
dersized Bull Trout, mooring of
boats and the general requirements
overall for a non-member to have a
permit on the Metolius Arm
On an average Officer Holliday
has cited at least one or more viola
tor each day he has been. on the lake.
Some of these violators have already
made their appearance in Tribal
court, and were ordered to pay, res
titution to the Tribes in the form of
a fine. The maximum fine for a non
member violating the provisions of
the fishing permit is $500.00 Dol
lars and possible forfeiture of any
fishing equipment seized.
Officer Alex Smith has also been
doing some coverage of fishing ar
eas. However his efforts have been
mainly concentrated along the Co
lumbia River, in the in-lieu fishing
sites.
He has also been spending time
in the Sherars Bridge area. This was
a concern that was addressed a few
times in Simnasho District meetings.
Officer Smith's presence is due to
the increasing need for one of the
Warm Springs Officers to be in these
Treaty sites for not only the enforce
ment aspect, but also for the protec
tion of each Tribal members Treaty
fishing rights.
At the request of some of the
Warm Springs Tribal Members liv
ing in Celilo, he has also been run
ning through the village area on his
normal patrols.
If you have seen a violation take
place or know of any prior viola
tions that occurred, please call any
of the numbers listed above. If you
wish you need not give your name.
Police Department Trivia
In the "month of May 1968, 17
Juvenile cases were investigated, 62
adults were arrested on Tribal of
fenses 22 were arrested for the state.
107 messages were delivered by the
officers, and there were 643 tele
phone calls and there were 360 ra
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