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Spilyay Tytnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 51, 2002
Hard work turns to smooth sailing
By Selena T. Boise
Spilyay Tymoo staff
A lot of hard work, a rough
beginning, busy schedule, and
the joy of fly-fishing brought Al
Bagley into the spotlight at the
recent Minorities in Business
Awards luncheon. Bagley owns
the River Bend Guide Service
in Warm Springs. He was pre
sented as the Service Business
of the Year, and was awarded
the 2002 Minority Enterprise
Development Award.
River Bend Guide Service is
a 13-mile boat trip along the
Deschutes River for fly-fishing.
These waters are a prime loca
tion for fly-fishing, for both
Bagley and his clientele. The
fishermen launch at the old
homestead and fly fish along the
Deschutes until they reach
Whiskey Dicks.
After 30 years of fly-fishing
for enjoyment Bagley challenged
himself to go farther and start
a business. His success supports
his passion for angling and shar
ing a special rapport with his cli
ents for the past five years.
Upon completion of the
Starting Your Own Business
classes, through ONABEN, he
developed a business plan, and
armed with that he acquired a
loan from Credit and a match
ing grant from Business and
Economic Development to start
his home-based business. "I pre
sented my plan with a five-year
projection," said Bagley.
He purchased two boats,
rods and reels, and flies. He con
tinues to purchase flies from five
different companies in the
Northwest. His home is his of
fice and he operates through the
use of telephone and computer.
The beginning was the biggest
challenge for Bagley, as he
needed the approval of Tribal
Council and the Fish and Wild
life Department to allow his cli
ents to fish on the reservation
side of the Deschutes River.
Many tribal members were
against this but Bagley contin
ued forward because he saw
tourism as the key to businesses
of this area. Today River Bend
Guide Service is the only ser
vice authorized by Tribal Coun
cil to fish on the tribal side.
At the start of his business
he was featured in The Orego
nian and from that point his busi
ness has taken off and become
a popular day trip for fly-fishing
enjoyment. He has also ap
peared on news station Channel
8, an outdoor show called
Backroads, and another station
out of Seattle.
Fly fishermen come to Cen
tral Oregon for two to three
days at a time. Many are return
ing clients to River Bend Guide
Service and stay overnight at
Kah-Nee-Ta. There are about
300 clients from 13 states, with
the farthest distance being from
Scotland. These clients return
yearly and stay at Kah-Nee-Ta
at a special rate for fisherman
to River Bend Guide Service.
It is at Kah-Nee-Ta where fish
ermen learn of River Bend
Guide Service by word of
mouth.
Many return clients take in
terest in the reservation and ask
questions about Kah-Nee-Ta
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Calendar
Flu shots available 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, at WSFPI.
And 2-4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Kah-Nee-Ta.
The Title VII Parent Advisory Committee will meet at the
Warm Springs Elementary Library at 7 p.m., Tuesday Nov.
12. Title VII meetings are open to all members of the public.
The Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Warm Springs
Elementary Library on the second Tuesday of each month.
If you have a disability, please advise the District 509-J
Support Services office about special arrangements that may
allow you to fully participate in the meeting. Please call
Georgia Sosa at 475-61 92.
Red Ribbon Week is this week, through Friday, November
1 . Locally, the activities for the rest of the week are as follows:
Friday, Nov. 1 , Appreciation Day. Hot dog roast at the
Community Wellness Center starting at 4 p.m., lasting till 5
p.m.
Principle centered parenting class. Topic: Helping kids help
themselves. At the Family Resource Center, Wednesday
evenings 6-8 p.m., through Nov. 6.
Bagley on one of his many trips
one of many catches.
and the surrounding area. It has
been a learning experience for
Bagley as he has become in
formed of these areas to pro
vide accurate answers.
Bagley was raised at Sweet
Home, where his father was
employed, and came to the res
ervation 30 years ago. It was at
that time he started fly-fishing.
He usually releases what is
caught, but at times takes fish
to elders.
Bagley has seven guides un-
Selena T. BolseSpilyay Tymoo staff
along the Deschutes, with
der his employment. They are
not tribal members, but he hopes
that will change soon. He hopes
to receive funding for training
on the aspects of tying flies,
hitching a boat, and casting a fly.
Bagley himself learned on
the river by fly-fishing daily. He
would hit trees and didn't know
how to row, but now he looks
back at the rough beginning and
is confident that his business will
continue successfully.
Are you seeking that special collector's item, gift or tasteful
, food? Come to The Museum at Warm Springs' First Annual
Holiday Bazaar. The museum's lobby, hallways and
education room will be filled with the fanfare of holiday
community and Native American arts and craft items, food
and beverages. The event is set for November 30, from 9
a.m. till 5 p.m. Warm Springs community members will
have artistic handmade items on display.
The 27th Annual Warm Springs Christmas Bazaar is set for
Saturday, Dec. 14. The Recreation Department is now
accepting vendor registration forms. Pre-registration deadline
will be at 5 p.m. on Dec. 1 1 . Contact person: Carol Allison,
553-32433244.
Community members are invited to the next Jefferson
County Middle School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)
meeting, to be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the
middle school library.
Diabetes education classes are being offered at the
Diabetes Breakfast gatherings every second and fourth
Tuesday of the month. The Nov. 12 topic is "Stress and
Coping and Living with DM." Following breakfast, there
will be a flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. till noon.
Walk-in schedule noted Dental study for infants approved by FDA
In order, to provide the. best
possible care to all patients, the
Warm Springs Dental Program
would like to remind everyone
that dental walk-in hours are
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
and Friday at 8:00 a.m. and
Wednesdays at 1 :00 p.m. These
times are set aside to treat pa-
f fiends who have discomfort on
a first come first( serve basis.
Patients who do not have
immediate needs can receive a
dental appointment from the
dental receptionist.
These appointments are
scheduled for dates within six to
eight weeks.
Spilyay
Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
Reportertrainer: Shannon Keaveny
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
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vThe Warn Springs Dental.
Program has been selected to
participate in a Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) study that
has the potential to gready de
crease dental cavities in small
children. As a part of this
project, the Warm Springs Den
tal Program will be conducting
dental exams and dental treat
ment on the mothers of new
borns. This is a part of the FDA
Project grant, which is targeted
at preventing tooth decay in
small children. New information
shows that most mothers pass
cavity-causing germs to their infants.
vi Starting in.Feht;uary 20Q3,
there will be an option for a spe
cial tooth varnish to be applied
to the mother's teeth.
This varnish will help pre
vent cavity causing germs from
passing from mothers to their
infants.
All mothers who choose this
varnish will have their dental
work completed prior to hav
ing the varnish placed.
Lila Martinez, a lifelong resi
dent of Warm Springs, was cho
sen to work with this new Pro
gram for expecting mothers. She
has been an employee of the
dental office since 1992.
She received her certification
a a dental assistant, and then
spent the last four years as the
receptionist for the dental clinic.
She will be the liaison for this
new project.
Martinez will be setting up
appointments for pregnant
women and new mothers. She
also can arrange transportation
for these patients to get to and
from dental appointments. Fur
thermore, she will be available
to do home dental visits for
pregnant women and new moth
ers. For more information regard
ing this FDA approved study, Dr.
Mcndoza can be contacted at
553-2462.
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Lila Martinez will be working
with expectant mothers
dental care.
Cuevas plans include college
and opening a business
High School senior Monica
Cuevas of Warm Springs is on
track for graduation in 2003.
She is the daughter of Lillian
Frank and Eduardo Cuevas.
Cuevas' grandparents are the
late Delbert Frank, Sr. and
Cecelia Frank, and Leonardo
Cuevas and Socorro Cuevas of
Mexico City, Mexico.
She comes from a large fam
ily, as she has six sisters Janic
and Yolanda of Washington,
Cecelia Collins, Marta Cuevas,
Vanessa Cuevas, and Alma
Cuevas, and four brothers
Javier Gonzalez, Hector
Gonzalez, Leonardo Cuevas and
Michael Cuevas.
After school is out for the
day she enjoys reading, drawing,
hanging out with her family, and
kicking back with her friends.
I Icr plans after high school
include college, where she will
study art, cosmetology and
maybe business management, as
she hopes to start her own busi
ness. She will miss her friends
that she spent time with at high
school.
Ten years from now Cuevas
sees herself running her own
business and living it up. She also
leaves this advice for remaining
underclassmen, "good luck."
Favorite teacher: Mr.
George Talman, "He's a
great, fun teacher, and also
very fun to be around."
Favorite class: "I liked
history and English, because
I like reading."
Favorite actor: Vin Diesel,
linel"
Favorite singer: 2-Pac, "no
doubt"
Story idea?
Call Spilyay Tymoo 553-3274.
Twenty-five years ago
Vol. 2 No. 22
October 28, 1977
Greenville in
transition
Change is only apparent to
the passerby when he sees the
red X's sprayed on the sides
of houses and notices a few
darkened, gaping windows. But
those close to Greenville have
seen and felt the subtle but pro
found changes growing frus
tration with needed repairs,
fewer children playing in the
streets, lifelong neighbors
packing their pickups and leav
ing Once teeming with life, the
community is being enveloped
in a sad, sometimes bitter still
ness as people reluctantly
gather up their belongings, or
with folded arms and set jaws,
playing the waiting game with
authorities whose mission it is
to clear Greenville.
Clearance of the World
War II vintage neighborhood,
named "Greenville" after one
of its original inhabitants Si
Green, has been part of the
community blueprint for years.
The area, which lies in the lush
floodplain of Shitike Creek,
has been condemned essentially
since the disastrous flood of
1964. The constant danger of
flood waters poses a threat to
lives and property and makes
home insurance nearly impos
sible to obtain, according to
Tribal planners.
Most of the homes in
Greenville fail to meet state
sanitation standards, which the
Tribes use as their code. A high
water table does not allow for
the proper drainage of sewage
and outdoor toilets do not
meet zoning standards.
lire safety standards are not
met by most of the structures, '
a fact that was tragically dra
matized by the fire deaths of
two Greenville people in early
1976. The houses are "old and
dry", said Uren Leonard of the
Planning Department. They
have also become over
crowded ami cursed with faulty J
or worn electrical wiring.
I ''or these reasons, residents 1
of the aging neighborhood are
being asked to vacate their
homes. A series of emotional
public meetings in 1976 forced .
homeowners and renters to
face the reality of relocation,
a specter, which had hung over
the community since 14.