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$ November 28, 2 0 0 2 - Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 Holiday events brighten community Christmas is a favorite time o f the year in Warm Springs. Arid as is customary, many community activities will help brighten the holiday season. The Warm Springs Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. This event happens at the Community Center Social Hall. Next, the Eleventh Annual Simnasho Christmas Powwow is set for December 13-14, a Fri day and Saturday. The event will take place at the Simnasho Longhouse. Din ner begins at 5:30 p.m. both evenings. Grand Entries will be at 7 p.m. on both evenings. There will be a three-m an hand drum contest. The theme o f this powwow is, “Honoring Veterans and Promoting Sobri ety.” For further information, con tact Gene Sampson, 553-9232; Guy Wallulatum, 553-3205 (day time); or Dallas Winishut, 553- 2201 (daytime.) T he 2 7 th A nnual W arm Springs Christmas Bazaar is set for Saturday, Dec. 14. The Recreation Department is now accepting vendor regis tration forms. Pre-registration deadline will be at 5 p.m. on Dec. 11. C o n ta c t p erso n : C arol Allison, 553-3243/3244. The hours o f the bazaar are from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. Are you seeking that special collector’s item, gift or tasteful food? Come to The Museum at W arm Springs’ F irst Annual Holiday Bazaar. T his event is set for Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. Warm Springs com munity members will have artistic handm ade items on display. The m useum ’s lobby, hall ways and education room will be filled w ith the fanfare o f holiday community and Native American arts and craft items, food and beverages. Linda David is Exerciser of Month W alking, bow ling, lifting weights, working on the tread mill and carrying and stacking w ood are some o f the health activities that Linda David has been enjoying. Recently, the Warm Springs Com m unity Wellness Center named Linda David the Exer ciser o f the Month for Novem ber. David, who works at Indian Individual Money Department, has been exercising on a regular basis for the past two months. Physical ailments and a feeling o f lack o f energy are w hat prom pted David to begin her exercise schedule. She now' exercises at least five days per week, and for a m inim um o f five hours per week. Some of the benefits she has seen are lower blood sugars; stronger muscles, and an over all better and healthier feeling. A sked w hat som e o f the stumbling blocks are to keeping a regular exercise routine, David ‘D on’t wait until yo u have to exercise. Just do it a little at a time each Linda David Dave McMechan/Spilyay Linda David said, “When I want to walk on weekends, my walking partners are not there.” Also, she said, sometimes she H ead Start training Dec. 10 New Head Start Parent Policy Council members, parents, staff and Tribal Council are invited to a training session on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The training is H ead Start P ro g ram G o v ern an c e and Shared Decision Making. The presenter will be Will Curley of Windowrock, Ariz. This event begins at 5:30 p.m. at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino. ' Dinner will be served. Please RSVP by D ec. 2, to D enys White, at 553-3241. Sorry, but no childcare can be provided. Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Editor: Management Successor: Reporter/trainer: Media Advisor: Sid Miller Dave McMechan Selena T. Boise Shannon Keaveny 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 1100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274 FAX No. (541) 553-3539 E-Mail: spilyaytymoo@wstribes.org Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.-$15.00 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, subsciptions and (in the future) news from the Spilyay, check us out on the Internet at: http://www.warmsprings.com/community/news/ index.htm has to drive to Simnasho to walk, because th ere are too many stray dogs around Warm Springs. Asked about any funny ex periences that have happened while exercising, D avid said, “My friend who was walking with me outside o f Simnasho just after dark on the highway kind o f gave a little scream. I asked what was wrong and she said the ground was moving for a second. Our guess was that she had stepped on a snake.” Asked what advice she might give others, David said, “D on’t wait until you have to exercise. Just do it a little at a time each day.” I f you can’t find someone to walk with, go anyway, she said. I f she had no limitations on w h a t ty p e o f ex e rcise she m ight enjoy, D avid said she would m ost like to go horse-, back riding. Local BI A office has job available The Warm Springs Agency o f the Bureau o f Indian Af fairs has a staff support posi tion available. . . Deadline to submit an ap plication is Dec. 5. The Indian preference hir- ing policy is applicable in filling this position. The position is, under the gen- eral su p erv isio n o f "the BIA Adkrrfffistrative O fficer. F or more information please call the local BIA office at 553-2411. The following classes are open to all Warm Springs tribal members. They are also required classes for participants in the Warm Springs Individual Development Account (IDA) program. Dec. 3, “Building a healthy economy.” Dec. 10, “Developing a spending plan.” Dec. 17, “Working with checking and savings accounts.” Christmas and New Year’s Break until Jan. 7. Jan. 7 class: “Understanding credit and your credit report.” Jan. 14, “Accessing credit, part 1.” Jan. 21, “Accessing credit, part 2.” A seventh class will be on learning how to read your credit, and what to do when you have damaged your credit. An eighth class will be on estate planning/living will/estate wills. The IDA staff and participants may decide to add more classes of special interest to members. To register, contact Jack Quinn, 553-2542. Thanksgiving powwow set for this weekend The 2003 Thanksgiving Mini- Powwow is set for this Friday and Saturday evening, Nov. 29- 30. T h e ev en t w ill be at th e Warm Springs Community Cen ter. G rand Entries will be at 7 p.m. There will be contests for all age groups. Drummers are asked to bring their own chairs. Pageant candidates sought T h e 2003 M iss W arm Springs Pageant is seeking young women pageant candi dates. T he pageant candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 24. All candidates will receive gifts in appreciation o f their participation. Most importantly, this will be a fun and memorable ex perience. Any young woman eligible to participate can pick up an application at the Tribal Coun cil Office. Smith hired as postal clerk By Selena Boise ‘T would really like to pursue this job further. ” Spilyay Tymoo “I will never complain about getting my mail late again,” states the new est em ployee at the Warm Springs Post Office, An drea Smith. A fter six weeks o f sorting mail and distributing into 1,600 mailboxes, she found out that it is hard work. Smith starts her day at 6 a.m. Her goal is to get the mail in the boxes by 10 a.m. Smith’s friend informed her o f this job, and she decided to give it a try and applied. After an extensive background check o f her life for the past 15 years, she was hired as a temporary part-time postal clerk. She then attended training at the Postal Employee Develop m e n t C en ter in V ancouver, Wash, for two weeks. She spent one week after that at another training center in Sisters. Smith will be working at the Warm Springs Post Office until June o f 2603. She had hoped to become a permanent employee, but there are other postal clerks with se- Andrea Smith ' Selena T. Boise/Spilyay A ndrea Sm ith so rts the forwarded mail and packages for return. niority over her and will be placed before her. “I would re ally like to pursue this job fur ther,” says Smith. The postal job has been a new experience for Smith, as she spent the last six years working at the Bureau o f Land Manage ment in Prineville. Prior to that she was em- ployed at Forest Engineering in Warm Springs for 15 years. Smith is standing on her feet m ost o f the day to sort mail, both first class and third class. She says that is “a lot o f mail,” and then she starts distributing into the 1,600 mailboxes. She works six days a week including Saturday. “O n Satur day I have to count packages and sort mail by myself,” Smith says. Smith handles the mail for w arding, and is m em orizing patron’s post office box numbers to th eir names. T h o u g h she knows these names to numbers she is still required to forward mail that is returned with the wrong box numbers on them. She is also required to return mail that has a physical address rather than a post office box number. Sm ith has tw o d aughters Samantha and Stephanie, who are enjoying her new job because it is in Warm Springs. Museum plans winter improvements T h e M useum at W arm Springs has announced its new winter schedule for the months o f December, January and Feb ruary. D uring these m onths, the museum will be open to the public from Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. However, the museum will also be going into semi-hiberna tion this w inter, and will be closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning in D e cem ber, and lasting through February. The closure will allow for the following projects: Cultural artifacts and objects will be changed in and out o f the exhibits. Inventory and inspection of cultural artifacts and objects on display. •i’ Saturday night will featuré the youth dance contest, plus a clo w n d a n c e w ith p riz ç money. The mini-powwow is spon so red by th e C o n fed e rate d Tribes o f Warm Springs. For more information, con ta c t C ap tain at 553-7014 (home), 553-2249 (work), or Carlos at 553-3324. Vendors are welcome at the Thanksgiving Mini-Powwow. Cleaning and conservation o f the objects and areas o f dis play. Much needed maintenance and cleaning to the permanent and changing exhibit galleries, and other heavily used public areas. This special care will result in more enjoyment by the mu seum guests o f the exhibits and facilities. Deadline to submit an ap plication is 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20. For more information, call 553-3274. T h e 2003 M iss W arm Springs Pageant has been set for Friday, Dec. 27 at the Agency Longhouse. The pageant begins at 6 p.m. The community is encour aged to come and support the candidates. There will be a number o f draw ings th ro u g h o u t the evening. Quilt shop hosting raffle^ Quilts & More is currently sponsoriong a Christmas Raffle. Tickets are $1 each, or available with every purchase at the shop. T ick ets are available now through Dec. 22, day o f the drawing. Objects in the raffle includfe a Christmas quilt, pillowcase set, Christmas Seminole patchwork towel set, gift bags (large, me dium, small), potholders and hummingbird key chain. All items are handcrafted. Store hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. For more information, call 553- 1560. Slot tourney set for Dec. 12 K ah-N ee-T a H igh Deser-t Resort and Casino will be host ing a $5,000 guarantee slot tour n am en t ch a m p io n sh ip on Thursday, Dec. 12. The tourna m ent will be open to the first 64 people who register. Registration opens at 5 p.m., and the tournament begins at 7 p.m. There is a $50 per person registration fee. T he prize m oney w ill be awarded to the top 10 slot play ers. The tournament will involve two 10-minute rounds on the slot machines. People with the most accumulated points are the Clarification The article in the previ ous Spilyay regarding the abandoned vehicle clean-up project should have stated that Tribal Sanitation con tributed the funding. We re gret the oversight.
