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Page 2 Spilyqy Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon May 50, 2002 Candice Miller is planning to be a doctor By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo stuff Candice Miller is graduating from Madras High School with highest honors. She has a grade point average of 4.05. Miller plans to become a doctor. In the fall she will be attending the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Penn. Her main focus of study will be biology. Miller grew up in Warm Springs, and is the daughter of Vesta Johnson and Whitney Miller. Asked recently what has helped her most to succeed at school, she said, "My family is always there for me, and they have helped me to have a rela tionship with God." She added, "My teachers have also been very support ive and motivating." Besides excelling in her From the From the May 27, 1977 edition of the Spilyay Tymoo. Forest fires at this of year are not the rule, but unseasonably dry conditions set the stage for a blaze on Sidwalter Butte May that destroyed 16 acres of re cently thinned timber. The combination of dry ness and a strong, shifting wind was enough to sweep the flames over the tract of Ponde rosa pine and Douglas fir on the southern exposure of Sidwalter Butte, causing an es timated loss of 10,000 board feet of timber. In other news: Peter's Pas ture will be the site of a two day encampment this summer that will feature sessions in Sahaptin language, crafts, reli gion, dancing and traditional recreation. Currently being planned by Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Executive Editor: Management Successor: ReporterPhotographer: Media Advisor: Secretary: Trudee Queahpama-Clements Established In March 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confed erated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1 100 Wasco Street. 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Spilyay Tymoo 2002 copyright For the latest Information on advertising rates, subsclptlons and (in the future) news from the Spilyay, check us out on the Internet at: http:www.warmsprlngs.comcommunitynews lndex.htm With highest honors ( f M Candice Miller school classes, Miller has par- ' These include SMILE (the ticipated in many student clubs Science and Math Investigative and other extracurricular ac- Learning Experience), Na tivities, tional Honor Society, Mock archive the Sahaptin River Tribes Con sortium, the encampment will be held July 30-31 for the pur pose of bringing together those members of the Columbia River tribes who are interested in preserving their shared cul tural traditions. And elsewhere: The trea sury of the Confederated Tribes is richer by $454,452, thanks to a dividend policy approved by the Warm Springs Forest Products Industries Board of Directors. At its an nual meeting, the WSFPI board adopted a policy to pay 25 percent of the mill net profit to the tribes as a dividend. And this: A mini quilt show will be held at the Warm Springs Community Center Social Hall June 15. Dave McMechan Selena T. Boise Tina Aguilar Bill Rhoades Jordan retires after thirty By Selena Boise Spilyay Tymoo staff From intern to PE teacher, and then add basketball and soccer coach, Dave Jordan has had 30 years of joy and bond ing relationships with stu dents, and is now ready to re tire and become Mr. Mom. He is currently a PE teacher at Jef ferson County Middle School, where his last day teaching will be June 7. Jordan interned at Hcrmiston before he arrived in i Central Oregon to teach PE classes. He .taught PE for Jefferson County School Dis trict part-time and full-time since his arrival. The only time he had a sub stitute was when he had sur gery for a heart valve. He was always there for the students. In addition to teaching he coached fifth and sixth grade Police mistakenly After reviewing a complaint by a Forest Grove fisherman, tribal officials initiated a scries of actions, including an apology- On Tuesday, May 21, two Warm Springs police officers issued citations to several men fishing on islands of the Deschutes River near Warm Springs. ' One of those cited, fisher men, Scott Rogers, an avid fish erman who had fished the area for many years, felt he and an Wreck at the crossing : 'r2?- vJ A t "Donald V' ' , ' iW ' KXHj;.wt f . j- "1 1 i j r1"' ' l 1 X JJ'-Zli One man was injured, though not seriously, In this accident that happened last Friday afternoon near the Deschutes River Bridge, on the Warm Springs side of the river. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. The Injured man was transported by ambulance to Mountain View Hospital. "Mj family is always there for me, and they have helped me to have a relationship with God." Candice Miller Trial, the Multicultural Youth Fair, and the American Indian Youth Council of the Presby terian Church. This past semester she par ticipated in a job-shadow pro gram at Mountain View Hos pital. This summer she will be participating in the weeklong Med Stars program at Oregon Health Sciences University. She will also be taking a trip to Hawaii with her family, and she will be visiting her new school in Philadelphia. Candice has two sisters, Adelle, 3, and Chelsie, 12; and one brother, Sonny, 5. The Warm Springs commu nity wishes its sincere con gratulations to Candice Miller for her achievements at Madras High School. basketball teams at Warm Springs Elementary, girls soc cer at the Madras Junior High School, and seventh and eighth grade girls basketball for 20 years. "The Warm Springs stu dents were fun to teach because they were kidders and teasers," says Jordan. Jordan attended Lane Com munity College for two years, then Eastern Oregon for three years. He continued at South ern Oregon to receive his Mas ters in 1980 in Elementary Education. Throughout his years of working at the school district he attended summer classes, and PE workshops to broaden his knowledge, to improve his classes. Jordan leaves with mixed emotions. His job has been the best he could have had, because he likes the outdoors and fresh air. other fisherman were fishing in legal waters. Frustrated by the situation, and after checking with a num ber of state and federal agen cies, Rogers filed a complaint via e-mail with the Confeder ated Tribes. Tribal officials met Friday morning, May 24, to review the complaint. The officials determined that the island .where Rogers was cited was east of the middle of the chan nel of the Deschutes River, Tribal members graduating from Madras High School Over 30 tribal members are graduating this year from Madras High School. As of last week, the list of tribal member graduates in cluded the following names. Up to six more names may be added to the list. As of press deadline, the list was as follows: Antonia Lynn Alonso, Martha Alvarez, Joseph Carl Anderson. Luis Rey Baez, Jasmine Sheyleene Caldera, Azeul T. Charley. Leonard Youngeagle Charley, Ellen Renee Courtney, Louisa Elizabeth Fuentes. Jefferson Grant Greene, Graduation day is Saturday Madras High School seniors will be graduating on Saturday, June 1. The graduation ceremonies start at 3 p.m., and will last about one hour. Helping students individu ally, developing a relationship, and seeing improvement in in dividuals will be missed be cause it was the most interest ing part of his job. "I have coached some good basketball teams " says Jordan. He stated also that some of the players that he has coached are currently coaching basketball teams now. "They are out standing," he added. Another interesting aspect about his time at the school district is that, he taught stu dents years ago whose children are currently in his classes now, or have been. Jordan looks forward to his retirement and taking care of his daughter, who is in the first grade. His fiance was supportive in his career as a PE teacher and now he supports her in her goal to become a teacher for cite fishermen where the Confederated Tribes do not have jurisdiction. Don Courtney, Warm Springs Police Chief, tele phoned Rogers in. F'orest Grove, and explained his re view of the incident and apolo gized. Courtney dispatched a policeman to Forest Grove to return the confiscated fishing equipment, and offer a verbal apology. Courtney said he would schedule a meeting between the Confederated Tribes, the Tianna Lynn Greene, Julia Heath. Lee Wilkins Hellon (COIC), Cody Oitz Johnson, Karla Kim Kalama. Michelle Elizabeth Manion, Candice Bryne Miller, Natalie Joy Mitchell. Armina Ann Moody, Wilfred Joseph Sando, Gor don Lee Scott. Louis Donald Smith, Amelia Maryanne Spino, Kodiac Stormbringer. Remo Stormbringer, Janelle Tailfeathers, Lutah Avis Wallulatum. Willard John White, James Lee Wolfe, Trevern Deshaun Yazzie. School awards will be pre sented on Thursday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at the school. Scholarship awards cer- ' emony is Thursday evening, ' May 30 at 7 p.m. years -7 i t 'it amj '"' Dave Jordan Kindergarten or first grade. She , was attending school part time, now she plans to become a full-time student. "I'm going to be Mr. Mom," says Jordan. Jordan will be asked to come back and be a substitute i from time to time, but for now he will get a break. Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Police, county , officials and the Oregon De- . partment of Fish and Wildlife, . to review and update any. Memorandums of Under standing that exist. t Courtney said, "This inci dent has brought to light the , fact that we may have to review our communication process within the tribal organization. Because of the turnover rate, and promodon of new super visors within the police depart-' mcnt, not all information is be ing shared." Terry Luther, the tribes'; fish and wildlife manager, is in the process of developing a map illustrating islands under , tribal jurisdiction and closed to , fishing. , , This map will be posted on y the information bulledn board , at the boat launch site across from the Rainbow Market on , the Deschutes River. The. tribes will take further steps to assist the fishing public in, awareness of posted land., Courtney said the police de-, partment regrets the incident, and hopes it doesn't cast a shadow on the tribe's tradi-. tional effort to be a good neigh bor to those off reservation. Story idea? ; ' ''i Call the Spilyay 553-3274 i