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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Feqbmary 21, 2002
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State awards tribes for help with park project at Columbia
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Historic trail
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By BUI Rhoades
Spilyay Staff
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs recently re
ceived the Oregon Parks and
Recreation Association's Out
standing Management Award
for their contributions to a
cooperative project in the Co
lumbia River Gorge.
The award was made in ap
preciation for the Confeder
ated Tribes efforts in relation
ship to the Hood River to
Moiser Project, a 5-mile long
bicyclepedestrian linear park
along the old Columbia River
Highway.
The tribes joined numerous
agencies, organizations and
landowners during the multi
year campaign, which eventu
ally placed the historic high
way under a management plan
that everyone was comfortable
with. The plan also provides
protection for important cul
tural resources.
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Parents,
kids enjoy
baby contest
Parents and children gath
ered at the Community Cen
ter last week for the Annual
Sweet Heart Baby Contest.
Some of the parents took
part in a fun competition in
volving certain kinds of
parenting skills. .
In the contest, the parent
with the child in one arm
would perform various tasks
su,cf as(folding,iaundry, ard,
sweeping the floor. yt ;; ; ,'
The results of the contests
from the Sweet Heart Baby
Contest are as follows:
Biggest Feet - Perry Isadore,
6 months. Parent: Angela
Dawalt.
Chubbiest Cheeks - Jade
Tsumpti, 7 12 months. Par
ent: Jolene Hintsala.
Shortest Hair - Perry
Isadore, 6 months. Parent: An
gela Dawalt.
Baby who slept through the
Valentine party - Keverly
Tufti, 5 months. Parent:
Marsha Givcns.
Smiles the most - Anona
Francis, 4 12 months. Parent
: Sharon Jones
Youngest newborn -Dcshonte
Tuckta, 7 weeks. Par
ent: Louisa Tuckta
Most Hair - Verbena
Greene, 1112 months. Par
ent: Plyza Biglake.
Cried the most at the Val
entine Party - Perry Isadore,
6 months. Parent Angela
Dawalt.
Happiest baby - Jolene
Tufti, 6 months. Parent
Sewing classes
: set for March
! Daisy Ike will provide
imtruction on making
-Chaps tnd Vests."
During the month of
March, class will be every
Sunday from 4 p.m. till 6
p.m. and every Tuesday
from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m.
Please bring your own
sewing machine tnd con
tact the museum for the
class material and supply
list.
This class will focus on
boys tnd men's chap and
vests.
! This is t cultural enrich
ment class. The class fee is
$25.00 per person.
Bill RhoadesSpilyay
Culture and Heritage Committee members Margaret Suppah, Viola Kalama, Emily Waheneka
and Madeline Mclnturff.
"What is truly remarkable resources to the local tribe, "on, creativity, and dedica
... is the success of the coop- provides an outstanding scenic, "on," states a news release is
erators to establish a manage- historic and recreational iintar -
ment plan that is sensitive to park to the public, and serves
An Oregon Department of
who worked on the project
said the Confederated Tribes
was a key contributor to the
project. He singled out the
Culture and Heritage Com
mittee, tribal elders, Louie Pitt
(Intergovernmental Affairs)
and Scott Stuemke (former
Cultural Resources Depart
ment manager) as having made
outstanding contributions.
At the center of the chal
lenge to develop a management
plan for the Hood River to
Mosier Project is an intriguing
landscape feature called the
Mosier Mounds. The mounds
rock feature site is an extensive
complex of stacked rock align
ments, pits and cairns within
a talus field. The existence of a
potentially significant archaeo
logical site was realized early
in the development of the
project, and active steps were
taken to integrate this concern
into the planning process.
The emphasis was to avoid
and protect the unique features
association with the mounds,
while still accommodating
thousands of visitors. The fi
nal strategy was achieved
The site protection
and management
plan was designed to
discourage intrusion
into the archaeologi
cal site and encourage
movement down the
highway.
through the cooperation of
state, federal and tribal agen
cies, along with private citi
zens. "The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs took an ac
tive role in developing the
management and protection
plan, while the other three Co
lumbia River treaty tribes were
apprised of all phases of the
project," states the association
news release.
"The site protection and
management plan was de
signed to discourage intrusion
into the archaeological site and
encourage movement down
the highway."
ment pian inai is scumuvc lu - .
the sipificance of .he cultural as model fo, project coopera- Transportation archaeologist
Clinic welcomes new doctor to staff
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A new doctor has joined the
staff at the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center.
Her name is Dr. Valerie
Ohman. Dr. Ohman moved
from Polacca, Arizona where
she was employed on the I Iopi
reservation. She is originally
from Dothan, Alabama. She is
seeing patients and getting fa
miliar with the system.
Dr. Ohman went to school
in Mobile, Alabama at the
University of South Alabama
College of medicine. When she
isn't seeing patients she can be
found enjoying one of her fa-''
vorite past times of horses, trail
riding, camping, hiking, travel,
reading and sewing. Her spe
cial interest is pediatrics. Also
she isn't completely a stranger
to some people,
Dr. Rachel Locker
went to school
with her and is one
of her best friends.
Meanwhile, Dr.
Marti Donnell has
left the Warm
Springs Health and
Wellness Center af
ter serving seven
years. Donnell
came to work November 1994
and left on January 18, 2002.
During her stay, she has made
several friends, among her pa ;
ticnts and heir co-workers. She '.
has a deep faith and felt it was
leading her in another direc
tion from Oregon.
So after much debate and
prayer she felt that it was time
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Above, Jolene Hinstala and her baby Elizabeth Jade enjoy the
competition; below, Shania and Corbett Tom pose for pictures.
Paulctte Henry.
Moms household chore
Relay
Winners - Jolene Boise,
Paulctte I lenry, Missy Trcvino,
Angela Dawalt.
Dads diaper relay
Winners - Alvis Smith 111,
Dixon Davis.
Crawlers Race
Winners - Corbett Tom Jr.,
13 months.
Parents: Sharon and
Corbett Tom
Walkers Race
Winners - Cali Walker - 22
mos. Old. Parents: Phillisc
Shawaway.
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(Irandparcnt with most
grandchildren
Winner - Charlotte Shikc
with 11 grandchildren.
Great Grandparent with
most Great Grandchildren
Winner - Bobbi Suppah
with 5 great grandchildren.
Pageant winners chosen
to leave and go to San Diego,
California.
Everyone will miss Dr.
Donnell, patients and staff
would like to wish her Good
Luck as she journeys further'
south.
A farewell potluck was held
in her honor at the I lealth and
Wellness Center in January.
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Why Wait 6 to 8 Weeks
For Your Refund?
The results of the recent
Junior Miss Warm Springs Pag
eant are as follows:
3-4 Year Old DivUion
Queen -- Kcyanna
Ycllowmcn.
Parents: Merle Kirk and
Virgil Ycllowmcn.
Princess - Kashcena
Steven's.
Parents: Lisa and Orlando
Stevens
5-6 Year Old DivUlon
Queen - Katriita
Ulackwolfc.
Parents: Levi and Zclma
Balckwolf.
Princess - l .lysc Bagley.
Parents: Willlic Hagley and
1 .otic lie Jackson.
7-9 Year Old Diviitlon
Queen - Arlenc David. Par
ents: Andrew David ami Irma
Valine tali
Princess - Koie Two Star1.
Parents: Lucy and Tony
Suppah.
10-13 Year Old DivUlon
Queen - Palina Spina Par
ents: Nellie and Vernon Spina
Princess - Allcgr
Riilmivm. Guardian: Lutinda
Green.
14-17 Year Old DivNion
(uccn - Carina Miller. Par
ents: Ken Miller and Sue Mat
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