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Spilyay Tymoo earns
4 newspaper awards
The Oregon Newspaper
Publishers Association has
named Spilyay Tymoo the
winner of four awards in the
2002 Associate Member Pub
lications Contest.
The Spilyay Tymoo won
third place in the Target Audi
ence category.
Newspapers are judged on
their efforts in addressing is
sues pertinent to their readers.
The Jewish Review in Port
land took first prize in this cat
egory, and the Eugene Weekly
took second.
Also for the Spilyay, artist
Travis Bobb picked up three
awards by sweeping the Graph
ics division in this year's con
test. Bobb won first prize for
County fair is
"Farms and Fields Forever,"
is the theme for this year's
Jefferson County Fair and Ro
deo scheduled to begin July 24
and continue until July 28.
This 4-day event includes
rodeo, dance, entertainment
and Davis Amusement show
with their carnival rides, and
the exhibits of hand crafted
items, fruits and vegetables,
livestock, and various arts ex
hibits. Judging began Wednesday
for the livestock events.
Judging continues Thurs
day, which is "Kids Day" at the
fair. Children under the age of
Twenty-Five years ago this week
Man-caused fire chars 700 acres
From the July 22, 1977 edi
tion of Spilyay Tymoo:
A careless smoker was
blamed for causing a 700-acre
range fire', which ravaged the
area east of 'Kah-Nee-Ta'
Lodge on Thursday, July 14.
The alarm was turned in
about 11 a.m. by the Eagle
Butte lookout and a roads
employee who informed fire
control that the flames were
spreading quickly.
Within minutes, the fire
control helicopter was dis
Spilyay
Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
ReporterPhotographer: Tina Aguilar
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
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.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo,
P.O. Box 87d, Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-1644 or 553-3274
FAX No. (541)553-3539
E-Mail: spilyaytymoowstribes.org
Annual Subscription rates:
Within U.S.-$1 5.00
Outside U.S. or 1st Class in the U.S.-$25.00
For questions on advertising rates and policies,
please call Bill Rhoades at 553-2013,
or the Spilyay office at 553-3274.
Spilyay Tymoo 2002 copyright
For the latest information on advertising rates,
subsclptions and (In the future) news from the
Spilyay, check us out on the Internet at:
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his drawing "Bonus."
He took second for
"Heart 2 Heart" and third
for "Look Familiar."
All of the drawings ap
peared in 2001 editions of
the Spilyay Tymoo.
The Oregon Newspaper
Publishers Association
holds their Associate Mem
ber Publications Contest
each year. Editors, writers
and photographers working
for newspapers outside the
state of Oregon judge en
tries from around the state.
Spilyay Tymoo was ap
proved as an associate mem
ber in 2001 by a vote of the
Oregon Newspaper Pub
lishers Association board.
this week
12 are allowed free admis
sion into the fair.
Friday is Senior Citizens
Day. Anyone over the age of
65 will have free admission.
Friday is also the starting
day for this year's county
fair rodeo, scheduled for 7
p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Saturday is Parade Day,
which will be held in down
town Madras at 10 a.m.
Floats will be judged on
compliance with the theme
and general appearance.
Through the four days,
Cook's Pig Racing will ap
pear five times per day.
patched and mobilization of
men and fire-fighting equip
ment began immediately.
A large four-propeller re
tardant bomber and lead
plane, wcrei (called ,oyer from
Redmond Air Center. The
combination of extremely
dry conditions and very bad,
erratic winds made the situ
ation a difficult one to deal
with. In addition to the
aerial equipment, 40 men,
three cats and four pumpers
battled the stubborn fire.
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Rodeo stock provides rough rides
The annual Pi-Ume-Sha All
Indian Treaty Days rodeo was
held June 29-30 at the rodeo
grounds.
The all-around buckle and
jacket were presented to
Clinton Bruisedhead of Warm
Springs in memory of Jazzy
Wewa, who was an established
rider in his day.
The all-around saddle was
awarded to Cody Barney of
Klamath Falls. There were
jackets also presented to the
wild horse race winners, who
were the Marty Spino team of
Warm Springs, with the time"'
of 56.44. '
Following are the results 6f '
the two-day event: t
Calf roping 1" Preston
Williams, Nevada, 10.64; 2nd
Eric Watson, Montana, 11.02;
3rd Justin Tom, Warm Springs,
11.06; 4th Clinton Bruisedhead,
Warm Springs, 11.07.
Ladies breakaway roping
1" Sammy Bruisedhead, Warm
Springs, 6.26; 2nd Katie Velma
Valdez, Wapato, WA, 6.80. ,
Steer wrestling 1" Cody
Barney, Klamath Falls, 6.69; 2nd
Clinton Bruisedhead, Warm
Springs, 6.80; 3rd TR Connelly,
Montana, 7.90; 4,h Darrel
Watson, Madras, 10.6. :
Bareback riding Is' Shawn
Best, Florida, 77; and 2nd
Clinton Bruisedhead, Warm
Springs, 67.
Ladies barrel racing 1"
Ashlee Strom, Wapato, WA,
18.413; 2nd Jenna Allen
Johnson, Warm Springs,
18.927; 3rd Ashley Picard,
Pendleton, 18.936; and 4h Ana
Howard, California, 19.011.
Team roping 1" Carl
Johnson, Dillon Johnson, Ne
vada, 6.75; 2nd Carl Johnson,
Tad Williams, Jr., Nevada,
6.86; 3rd Waylon Beymer, of
Warm Springs, Cody Barney
of Klamath Falls, 7.66;' 4'h'
Ralph Rogers, and Randy
Rogers, both of Nevada, 7.80;
5'h Erick Paul Watson, and
Marty Watson both of Mon
tana, 7.99; and 6,h Gary Rogers,
Pamperien retires after 25 years
B Selena Boise
Spilyay Tymoo staff
After 25 years of service to
the Warm Springs tribes,
Antoinette Pamperien has de
cided to retire and enjoy life
without the daily 8-5 work
hours. She will spend more
time on her beadwork and
baskctweaving. She will also
continue to be involved with
huckleberry picking, root dig
ging and the annual feasts. -
While the community was.
getting ready for Pi-Ume-Sha,
Pamperien was spending her
last day as the Probate Admin
istrator. She wants to retire
while she is healthy.
A retirement luncheon was
held for Pamperien on June 28.
She received a jacket as a gift
from the Probate office and
Tribal Court.
Black graduates from
On July 11, Heald College
graduated 1 14 students with an
associate in applied sciences
degrees. Among these gradu-
Sheylene Black
Heald College graduate
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and Ty Rogers, both of Nevada,
9.70.
Century team roping 1st
Wes Williams, and Gary
Rogers both of Nevada, 8.6; 2nd
Edison Yazzie, and JR Smith
both of Warm Springs, 9.1; 3rd
Fred Herrera, and Cort
Herrera both of Pendleton, 9.8;
4'h Lee Tom of Warm Springs
and Carroll Palmer of Wash
ington, 10.5.
Wild cow milking 1" Cort
Herrera of Pendleton, 48.7; 2nd
Darrel Watson of Madras,
111.32; 3rd Bill Valdez of Glen
dale, 134.33; and 4,h Cody
Barney of Klamath Falls,
149.87.
Wild horse race 1" Marty
Spino team of Warm Springs,
56.44; 2nd Jimmy Tohet, Jr.
team of Warrn Springs, 1:16.48;
3rd Levi Heemsah team of
Washington, 1:52.43.
There were no qualified
rides in the events of saddle
bronc riding, calf riding, and
bull riding.
Pamperien is a
lifelong resident of
the Warm Springs
reservation, except
for the time she
spent away at
school. She at
tended Bacone
College in Okla
homa, where she
earned her associ
Pamperien
ates degree in Gen
eral Studies. She then attended
college in Pullman Washington
for one term.
She then transferred to
Montana State University in
Missoula, studying secretarial
science and business adminis
tration. Pampcrien's employ
ment with the tribes began
with summer work, and work
during her Christmas breaks
from school.
atcs was Sheylene Black of
Warm Springs. Although her
graduation was too late to be
included in the 2002 graduate
banquet held in June, she was
honored with the presence of
family at her graduation cer
emonies. Black was one of 21 who
received her degree in Business
Software Applications. She
graduated with high honors.
Among all her As and Bs she
had one C, which was due to
her hospital stay to give birth
to her son Jarryn Anthony
Black.
These eighteen-months of
courses were a stepping-stone
for Black at her next goal is to
obtain her bachelor's degree
through the University of
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Rodeo fans watch as these
cowboys ride for points built
up through the point system
for a chance to appear at the
national rodeo finals held each
year.
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She came back to
Warm Springs and
was hired at the
Steno Pool, which
is currently the
Tribal Council ad
ministration office,
where she worked
for about a year.
She then worked at
the Kah-Nee-Ta
front desk for four
years.
It was 1970 when
Pamperien came to work at the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as a leasing clerk. She worked
there until 1976, then moved
to the Insurance office of the
tribal organization on a tem
porary job.
"It was the least thing I
wanted to do, but' it was a good
experience, and it was challeng
Heald with honors
Phoenix. She will attend
school in Sacramento where
she lives with her husband and
two children.
Her husband, Darrcll
Black, is currently attending
I Icald College to obtain an as
sociates degree as well.
They have two children,
Trey von 7, and Jarryn 11
months. They moved to Sac
ramento to make a new start
for their family and they arc
well on their way. Trcyvon will
be in the second grade this fall.
I ie returned to Warm Springs
and attended Summer Acad
emy for a short while but went
back to Sacramento to be with
his family.
Sheylene Black is the daugh
ter of Anthony Boise and
July 25, 2002
Photos by Sid Miller
Neither the saddle bronc
riders nor the bull riders
were able to qualify for the
prize money on the Stock
provided for this year's
rodeo.
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of service
ing," said Pamperien. That job
turned out to be permanent
full-time up to the year 1990.
From the insurance office
she transferred to Personnel
and worked with records as a
receptionist. Her title was Per
sonnel Coordinator. She kept
her positive attitude and did
her best at this job until she
received the opportunity to be
come Probate Administrator in
June of 1998.
She became the administra
tor upon the passing of Picrson
Mitchell, long-time Probate
Administrator. She worked at
Probate until her retirement
date of June 28 of this year. '
Pamperien concluded,
"I lang in there with your job,
because years go by fast. Retire
ment will be here sooner than
you think."
Angie Spino of Warm Springs.
Her proud grandparents are
Norcnc Greene, Jack and Irene
Towe all of Warm Springs. I ler
grandfather was the late Eu
gene Greene, Sr.
Her grandmother Irene
Towe was there to watch her
granddaughter with pride as
she accepted her diploma!
"You done a good job, I'm
proud of you," says Towe.
The graduation speakers
were inspirational in their
speeches about going to school
and building themselves as
people in their own efforts to
become a better person. Every
one is the person they strive
to be, Sheylene is striving to
get her education while raising
her children and working,
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