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UO grant funds Native American teachers
New opportu
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education is al
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to be true
By Shannon Keaveny
Spilyay Tymoo
The University of Oregon in
Eugene is looking for Native
American students with under
graduate degrees. Accepted stu
dents will receive a free ride to
the University of Oregon Col
lege of Education Teacher Edu
cation Program.
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CPS Supervisor Carol Parra, and Kah-Nee-Ta employees
Priscilla Frank and Lisa Johnson (from left) .
Kah-Nee-Ta helps brighten holiday
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort recently donated many Christmas gifts to
the Warm Springs Child Protective Services (CPS).
CPS then delivered the gifts to foster homes and relatives of
foster children. The gifts are suited for a variety of different
ages. Candace Watson, who works in reservations at Kah-Nee-Ta,
donated her time and wrapped the mound of gifts seen in
the photo above. Judy Adams, Georgianna George, and Corrina
Canchola, also employees of Kah-Nee-Ta, donated their time to
put bows on each gift. Margie Tuckta and Lena Ike did the
shopping with donated funds from the casino.
COCC planning tuition increase
Come Spring, Central Oregon Community College could be
looking at some severe cuts.
Recently, Bob Barber, COCC director, announced his pro
posal to address a $3 million budget shortfall. The college ex
pects another $500,000 slam after recent news that costs associ
ated with state's pension system will increase by up to 37 per
cent. Under the budget proposal, COCC tuition will increase by
10 percent. The college will also close down distance college
centers in Madras, Prineville, La Pine and Sisters.
Currently, the Warm Springs COCC branch is not at risk.
Other possibilities for cuts are distance learning courses, raising
the application fee to $50, raising summer school tuition and
charging for course catalogs.
The cuts would save COCC about $750,000 next year and
help the board balance their $19 million budget. The decision on
Barber's proposal won't be made
Birthday, holiday
I'm sending all my love and re
spects to someone very special and
important to me. Victor, I wish
you a happy Christmas and future
ahead. I pray we'll share only the
truest love and the greatest happi
ness ever. You are my one and only
love. It's you who loved and cared
for me unconditionally and to the
fullest. You opened my eyes and
showed my heart what love really
is. It's you who God made espe
cially for me. It's only you 1 have
truly loved my whole life. No
doubts about spending my every
day with you. It's you Victor who I
care for and love. You and I are
meant to be together. I thank God
He's blessed me with you. Best
wishes throughout the holidays
and the New Year. God bless you
baby, I love you. For reals. All my
lovc.Jolena.
Merry Christmas and
Happy Holidays to the Bcccrra
family and Warner family, hop
ing you all much love and hap
piness. Now and for all the days to
come. And bless you. We love
you. Victor and Jolcne.
Springs, Oregon
dents will be chosen to utilize
a $1 million grant.
This is the Sapsik'wala Pro
gram. Sapsik'wala is Sahaptian
for teacher.
The grant proposal was
written by Pat Rounds, pro
gram director, assisted by Az
Carmen, University of Or
egon coordinator for Native
American enrollment services.
The program covers tuition,
fees and living expenses, and
financially assists Native
American graduates in their
first year of teaching.
Currendy, Oregon only has
approximately 100 Native
American teachers.
The Sapsik'wala Program is
designed to benefit and train
American Indian students to
become professional educa
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until spring.
Happy anniversary Dec. 31,
Robert and Gloria Warner.
Through good and bad, you've
never stopped expressing or giv
ing us kids your love. You're spe
cial and important to us. Stay
strong and always love together.
Wc love you. Jolena, Bobby and
Clint.
Happy birthday, Mom,
Dec. 31. Your genuine, spe
cial, one of a kind. A beauti
ful woman, mother of mine.
Good, bad, happy and sad you
showed us love. Uncondi
tionally. God gave us you
from above. I care for you
deeply, Mom, this is all true.
I lope you have a happy birth
Hay, cause I love you. Love,
your daughter Jolena and
boys Bobby and Clint.
Merry Christmas, my nieces
and nephews, Brook, Robin,
Angel, Kassandra, Sharena,
Jamie, and AJ Warner. I lave fun
brats and put a smile on your
faces. Auntie Jo thinks and prays
for each of you every day. You're
in my heart, 1 love you, little ones,
very very much. Grandpa and
Grandma and Uncle Bobby and
December 26, 2002
tors.
Although Natives throughout
the country are eligible, a heavy
focus will be made on the nine
tribes of Oregon. A represen
tative from each of the nine fed
erally recognized Oregon tribes
will serve on an advisory coun
cil to provide input and expec
tation to the college of educa
tion. Julie Quaid, Essential Educa
tion director, will represent the
Warm Springs Reservation.
"In light of the present tribal
reductions for tribal member
education, this grant comes at
the right time. Tribal members
need to start looking for other .
ways to pay for their education,
and this is an opportunity to do
that," said Quaid.
"Indian people with a knowl-
Godines
My name is Maria Godines.
I am the outreach liaison for
National Farm Service Agency
American Indian Credit Out
reach Initiative.
The initiative is a cooperative
agreement between the National
Tribal Development Association
and the Farm Service Agency
(FSA). This program first began
among the tribes of Montana,
and proved to be very success
ful. Based on the success in Mon
tana, the Outreach program has
expanded to other states.
As an outreach liaison, I am
ready to assist potential Ameri
can Indian borrowers in the de
velopment of a complete loan
package.
I serve the State of Oregon.
My duty is to ensure that Ameri-
Soliz. provides update
Marcia Soliz, Warm Springs
Community Employment liaison
manager, has been very busy
the past couple of months, talk
ing with tribal members and
developing enhanced employ
ment services.
Soliz provided the following
update on her activities.
First, she said, it is important
to keep in mind the needs that
were identified early in the year.
These include: Enhancing the
employability of Warm Springs
tribal members; and enhancing
linkages between education,
training and jobs.
Also: Enhancing tribal mem
ber preference, and better
matching employee skills and
jobs in an effective manner,
which benefits both the indi
vidual and employer while con
tributing to enhanced services.
Recent accomplishments
from the employment liaison of
and other wishes...
Clint. Miss and love you just the
same. God bless you kids. Missing
and loving you all. Auntie Jo.
1 would like to wish my sis
ter a happy birthday. So, happy
49 birthday Bev. Love you.
Your bro, Eric Frank.
Dec. 15: Happy 21" birthday to
Entertainment Tonitc, William
Nayper Jr. From Gidg. Pretty
Flower, Tammy and DB1, DB2.
Chubby. I a Rhonda and I a Wanda
(DB3). Buck (ET2). Amanda,
DB4. Buster, Angela, Perry. Carl,
Toodie, Dellalloya. Shmoo. Mr.
and Mrs. Tuffy Brown and every
one who lives on Jerry Foster
Drama Street.
I lappy birthday to Auntie "Pan
cakes" Evelyn Sam. From the ones
who luv you, your nieces and neph
ews. Gidget, Tammy, La-Rhonda,
Granny, Amanda, Puckett, Chubby,
Terry,
Happy birthday to Gramma
Pancakes. Love you. From Lll
Chunky, Sasha, Salbador, P.ex,
Chanda, Arlene and the rest of
the grand-ones from Lower
Dry Creek.
'This is an outstand
ing opportunity for
Native Americans to
get an education at no
cost."
Az Carmen
University of Oregon
Enrollment Services
edge of our community and cul
ture, backed by a teaching educa
tion is a great asset to the reser-
vation," she noted.
If all 20 Native Americans
graduate, the percentage of Na-
rive American teachers could rise
by 20 percent in the next two
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Maria Godines
can Indian farmers, ranchers and
youth have access to the full range
of FSA credit opportunities.
Currently there are six types of
loans available:
Direct farm operating loans;
guaranteed farm operating loans;
direct farm ownership loans; guar
anteed farm ownership loans; be
fice include:
Completed basic transitional
logistics to set up the Community
Employment Services office.
Completed informational news
article, did a KWSO radio talk with
the Chief Operations Officer, and
completed brochures for both the
employers and job seekers.
Reactivated the employment
unemployment report process,
tracking tribal employment.
Completed a 51 -year forecast
intended to be a multi-use tool for
planning and evaluating all services
and needs on the reservation.
Developed skill bank formats to
implement both employee and job
seeker banks. Became an active
member of the tribes' Data Team,
with valuable input data and other
information developed to date.
Met with and established a strong
and positive partnership with the
Oregon Opportunity Foundation,
which has put the tribes at the table
I lappy 9 belated birthday Chanda
Clause Robinson. Uwe from aunties,
bros, sis, moms and Grandpa
Shmoo-Ahoya.
Happy 32"d birthday. She's the
bomb MIMI, Mud Girl,
Baby, Wykema Robinson.
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" I lappy 12 birthday, I xslic
Ray, Sugar Daddy, Little
Chunky, Kiddo Robinson.
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122202. Love from Mom, 1
Lawanda Bun, Shmoo-Ahoya,
mudcat, Tarn, uncles, aunties.
And also happy birthday to Tuffy
Brown. 122202, 1 xm from nieces,
nephews, grandkids.
Happy birthday to my Ma. I love
you very much, and always thinking
of you, always in
my heart.. Love
lots, LK.
Dec 23, 2X12
Happy birthday
to Mom. Ella
Jane Jim, Love
you, from me,
Gidget,
Dec. 28: 1 lappy birthday to Wes
"PA" Yahtin. From you know who.
The blue house. G.R.
Dec. 22: Happy anniversary to
years. Az Carmen said the uni
versity is seeking more funds and
hopes to graduate 40-50 Indian
teachers in the next two years.
Thirty-five students have al
ready applied. Misty Moceikes,
a Siletz woman from the Oregon
coast and an undergraduate
from the University of Oregon,
expresses her gratitude for be
ing given the opportunity to in
crease the number of Indian
teachers in schools, and for the
opportunity of becoming an In
dian teacher herself.
"I feel this is an advantage,
because I never had a Native
American teacher perspective or
a Native American role model
in my school. This program will
offer a non-Caucasian perspec
tive to the public school system,
benefiting all races. It will give
farm loan liaison
dnnin? farmer and rancher application preparation a
ginning farmer and rancher
loans; and rural youth loans (not
limited to farming ranching ag
riculture). The ultimate goal of this
project is to establish a coopera
tive working relationship with
the local FSA service providers
to guarantee adequate resources
are available to American Indian
farmers, as well as future gen
erations of American Indian ag
riculture producers.
This program helps borrow
ers in the following ways:
By providing trained out
reach liaisons that will help dur
ing the FSA loan process;
By providing the borrower
with up to date information
about availability of FSA agri
culture credit programs;
By offering one on one credit
on employment effort
on the front end of planning of
the Madras Center. This program
provides people with disabilities
with training, job opportunities and
other services.
Met with U.S. Forest Service
Mt. Hood Branch, for the pur
pose of developing training and
job opportunities for tribal mem
bers. It turns out that the mas
ter agreement is being developed
between the tribes, the Forest
Service and the BLM. This is
an authority document, which
should simplify contracting and
other work opportunities.
Have been involved with
planning meetings with prison
officials for opportunities for
construction jobs and regular
jobs, once it is under way.
Have spent considerable time
talking with tribal members of
various ages, to provide one to
one orientations and to receive
input and feedback toward one
Perry Isadorc. From your wife since
1979.
Dec. 23: Happy birthday to
Auntie Ella Jane. From Dozz,
Chubby, LaRhonda, Tammy,
Granny, Amanda.
Would like to wish a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year to all our bro's and sis
ters who are locked up, doing
some fine time. Love ya all.
I From your family here in
Warm Springs.
Dec. 20. Happy birthday to
Teresa McKinley. 1 lappy birthday
to Wes. Y. From everyone who used
to kick it on Foster Drama St.
Dec. 1. Happy birthday to
Chanda Mo-chellc Robinson and
Bulltail Mcanus. From the
Robinsons and Polks.
Dec. 21. Happy birthday to
Ix-slie "Lil Chunky" Robinson and
Uncle Tuffy Brown. From Tim and
Gidget, Randy, Chubby, Tammy
Spilyay Tymoo sends best wishes to everyone who is celebrating a
birthday this month. Also, happy holidays. The next deadline for
submitting birthday wishes is Vriday, Jan. 3. By way of a re
minder, birthday and other wishes ought to be kept to a length that
is reasonable for the space available in the newspaper. Thank, you,
and best wishes.
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students different ways to look
at history and social science.
Education will become less lin
ear," said Moceikes.
Qualified applicants choose
an elementary, middle, or high
school level Teacher Education
Program at the University of
Oregon College of Education.
Students will graduate with
the ability to teach in 43 other
states.
"I want to stress this will be a
competitive process. It is not a
giveaway. Students will need to
have good grades, letters of rec
ommendation, and determina
tion," said Carmen. 'This is an
outstanding opportunity for Na
tive Americans to get an educa
tion at no cost," she added. To
apply call (541) 346-0681. Dead
line for applications, Feb. 15.
application preparation assis
tance;
By accompanying the poten
tial borrower to the FSA county
office to help facilitate commu
nication; By bridging those cultural
barriers that exist between
American Indian borrowers and
the FSA;
And by providing on-site pre
sentations to schools and other
youth organizations about the
availability of the FSA Rural
Youth Loan Program.
Please contact me 553-0101
to schedule a presentation, or if
you have any questions. My of
fice is located at 1107 Vernon
Jackson Ave., in the Vernon
Jackson House. Thank you.
Maria Godines, Outreach
Liaison.
of my many responsibilities: to
develop a master employment
plan for the tribes.
Completed a draft of a mas
ter job creation chart. Have been
building bridges, because the
more people understand the role
of Community Employment
Liaison, the better for everyone,
Next focus targets: Begin
scheduling tribal member job
seekers in to establish themselves
in the job bank. Focus on finan
cial resources, and secure real
located or carryover funds to
establish an operating budget.
Maintain the employment un
employment report each month.
Find ways to set up daily commu
nity enhancement projects and
community works projects that
will benefit our jobless people.
Tribal members, I am here to
help and want to help. My num
ber is 553-3298. My office is in
the Personnel Department.
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Rhonda and DB3.
Buck, Carl and
Toodie, Delia
Hoya, Beans and
Vicki, Jarrod and
Dosa. Amanda
and DB4. Buster, Angela and Perry,
Sasha, Salbador and Rex. Chanda
Mo
Dec. 22. Happy birthday to
Amanda "Wykema-Cucha"
Robinson. From Tim and Gidget,
Flower, Chubby-ity, Lacey, DB 1 , 2
and 3, 1 a Rhonda, Carl and T x nlie,
Dalla 1 loya, Beans and Vicki, Jarrod
and Dosa Vientc Uno, Buster,
Agela and Bumble King, Tuffy and
Shotgun Rider, Tush, Chanda Mo,
Squiggie and the rest of the Foster
Drama Street.
Happy birthday to our Mom,
Wykema, J.ovc you ai.d miss you,
from Sasha, Salbador and Rex.
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