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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 4, 2003
Tribes address truancy problei
By Ashley Aguilar
Spilyay Tymoo summer intern
Don't let your child get
caught on the street away from
school. There have been major
problems with truancy in the
509-J school district and there
are facts that the community
needs to know.
For some time Tribal Coun
cil has noticed the apparent lack
of enforcement of children at
tending school. They've decided
to make this a priority.
Truancy has been on the law
books since 1972. But only re
cently has this law been put into
effect.
The parents are also respon
sible for their child's attendance.
According to attendance rules,
children who miss 10 consecu
tive days must answer to the ju
venile coordinator, and may re
ceive punishment for their ac
tions. The juvenile who is not
present at school could sit in jail,
do community service, or be
put on probation. Clearly, the
arm Springs area is taking this
matter seriously.
There is also a penalty for the
parents who do not take the
extra initiative to get their chil
dren off to school. According
to law, the parent could be cited
into court for child neglect, if a
child continuously and without
excuse misses school. A jail sen
tence can be imposed on the
parent, and a fine levied up to
$5,000.
Parents are also responsible
for more than just making sure
their children make it to school:
parents should also make sure
that the children have their
homework finished and turned
in.
Juvenile coordinators Daisy
Ike and Flossy Wolfe are wait
ing for approval of a truancy
officer position.
The officer would keep a
close watch on those who miss
more than an average number
of days.
Ike is not looking for some
one to just fill the position, if it
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New Vice Principal Ken Clark (left) and new Principal Gary
Carlton of Madras High School.
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The hope of the juvenile
coordinator is to find a
trtancy officer who
caresa about the
community...
is funded.
Instead, she is more inter
ested in finding someone who
cares for the community, and
who is willing to investigate into
why the parents job isn't getting
done.
The 509-J school district is
using the Power School Pro
gram, which allows authorized '
personnel to overlook atten
dance of each student. The
Power School Program will iden
tify the kid who is struggling with
absenteeism.
Attending school is believed
to lower the rate of status of
fenders. Those who skip school
are the more likely to run away
or violate curfews.
Education is an obligatory re
sponsibility that the students and
parents need to take very seri
ously. School attendance is essential
to education.
COCC offeriung new classes
The Warm Springs Central
Oregon Community College
office is offering four classes
for the fall term: one credit
class and three non-credit, com
munity education class.
All four are new classes of
fered in Warm Springs. The
credit class requires a comple
tion of Writing 121, and the
non-credit classes are open to
anyone.
Writing 122 is the credit
class offered in Warm Springs.
The class begins Sept. 25 at 6
p.m. This is an argumentative
writing class that will focus on
defending opinions on paper,
providing adequate support for
your claims and producing
high-quality essays. There will
be standard writing text, but
count on the instructor to in
clude more culturally relevant
materials.
The cost for this three-credit
class is $225, which includes the
textbook.
Financial Planning is a non-
credit class specially designed
for the Warm Springs commu
nity. Topics include long-range
financial goals, how to get more
from your paycheck, personal
budget plans, and common sav
ings errors.
Financial Planning is taught
by Terry Rahmsdorf, who has
more than 30 years experience
in banking, taxation, and collec
tions, and served as director of
Consumer Credit Counseling for
seven years.
This class will meet on four
Tuesday evenings starting at 6
p.m. in the second floor training
room of the Education Build
ing. The next class designed just
for Warm Springs is Math Brush
Up, taught by John Shilling. This
class is designed to bring folks
up to college math levels. This
is a "nuts and bolts" course for
people who feel they lack math
skills. John will focus on particu
lar student needs, and the course
will also cover things like real
numbers, exponents, decimals,
ratios, estimation and percent
age. If there are enough students
who complete this class, then
COCC will offer Math 20 in the
winter term, followed by Math
65 in the spring.
Math Brush Up will be held
Wednesdays at 6 p.m., in the
second floor training room of
the Education Center as well.
These two community edu
cation classes cost $28.
Finally, COCC will introduce
a new series called Lunch N
Learn, focusing on "Tribes,
Treaties and Truths." The first
speaker will discuss treaties:
why they originated, what they
mean, and how they impact in
dividuals' rights, and what the
future holds for treaties. Other
topics include a discussion on
sovereignty and its importance,
tribal council and what they do,
and finally, Native Truths, held
since time immemorial. If you
have suggestions for particular
speakers you would like to hear,
please contact the COCC
Warm Springs office.
This class will move around,
attracting wider audience, so
anyone interested should watch
for postings on the first class
location. First class will be
scheduled for Sept. 25, and is
held one Thursday each
month. To register for these
classes you may stop by the
COCC office, or register online
at www.cocc.edu. Please don't
wait until the night of the class
to register, because some classes
are held depending on total en
rollment. Call 553-1428.
Mountain Sun wants your ideas
By Ashley Aguilar
Spilyay Tymoo Reporter
For those people who have
ideas about products or com
modities, and who want to talk
about them, Mountain Sun
wants to listen.
Ron Wherry, president, and
assistant Ethel Marquez want to
reach out to more Native
Americans to create a window
of opportunity for businesss,
and exposure worldwide.
Wherry has accomplished
many business projects, achiev
ing nation-wide publicity.
HR Mountain Sun Inc. spe
cializes in New Product Devel
opment, in fields such as Plan
ning and product development,
financial assistance, graphic de
sign, plant design, contruction
and utilization, equipment selec
tion, human resource manage
ment, energy evaluation, sales
and marketing, and network
ing. The program is working
closely with the local Small Busi
ness Center in hopes of finding
Native Americans with dreams
and business ideas.
Mountain Sun provides assis
tance in testing your idea. They
are willing to help the small busi
ness owner with grant money
and other such resources to help
get started.
Marquez' interests are pro
viding guidance and developing
support for people who are
struggling in getting the business
out on the market.
Both Wherry and Marquez
are members of the Inter-Tribal
Agriculture Council, Columbia
Partnership for Sustainable
Communities, and affiliate part
ner of NASA Food Technology
Commercial Space Center.
HR Mountain Sun is aware
of the financial and economic
difficulties that the tribe faces.
Their efforts in researching
projects go as far as the grants
they receive; and when the
money runs low, the new busi
ness owner takes on some expense.
The Mission at HR Moun
tain Sun is "to create a family
network between communities,
capitalizing on their respective
strengths in different facets of
product production, and sup
porting them in their efforts to
grow and diversify their business
operations."
The company is looking to
expand through out Native
American lands so that their
ideas are out there in the open.
This program brings a stepping
stone, and helps make fantasy
into a reality.
Call the Small Business Cen
ter for more Information.
The phone number is 553-3592.
The Challenge of Champions set for Sept. 27
By Sammy Bruised Head
For the Spilyay
This wild horse race is dedi
cated to the memory of past
Tribal Councilman Jazzy Wewa.
Jazzy himself was the great wild
horse racer of his time, well
known throughout the United
States and Canada.
One time, a few years ago the
BruisedHeads were at a rodeo
in Arizona waiting at the office
for payouts. The eight-time
PRCA World Champion Bull
Rider Don Gay was there as
well. Gay asked BruisedHead
where she was from, and
BruisedHead said she was from
Warm Springs, Oregon. Gay
gave a little chuckle and asked,
"do you know Jazzy Wewa?"
BruisedHead proudly replied
"That's my grandpa".
Needless to say they sat
there for the next half an hour
while Gay told some crazy cow
boy stories about himself and
Jazzy. "It seems like often times
when we meet new people while
rodeoing and we tell them where
were from, they ask us if wc
know Jazzy Wewa. It makes me
feel good to know that grandpa
has made such a memorable
impression on so many people
throughout the country."
like all great cowboys, Wewa
had his trademark. When it came
to mugging there was none bet
ter. 1 1c was known best for get
ting to the horse, mugging it
down, and holding it in place by
biting its car.
It has been said that Wewa
and his team were the original
inventers of what is now called
the quick cinch.
Evidently, Wewa and his team
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Jazzy Wewa (center) mugs for his Wild Horse Race Team
member to cinch the saddle.
were always trying to improve
their winning tactics. In those
days the rules were vague and
almost anything went.
With that in mind, Wewa went
over to his station wagon,
stretched out the safety scat belt
end cut it off. His teammate
Charlie Scott then rigged it up
to the saddle in replace of the
latigo cinch. This outrageous but
innovative and off the wall idea
allowed the Wewa team to
saddle their horse faster than ev
eryone else, and also unsaddle
their horse faster by tripping the
release with one touch, allowing
them to run the saddle to the
judge for a qualified time.
Wewa thought the idea of the
quick cinch might not to be as
challenging to the sport or as en
tertaining to the audience as the
old way. A lot of rules have
changed since then, but the
spirit and the love of the sport
continue. Entries for the wild
horse race challenge open on
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15,
16, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. each
day. The entry phone number
is 553-1856. Call Alfredine
Smith at 553-0442 if you'd like
more information.
Added attractions are the
youth wild colt race and mut
ton bustin, sponsored by
McDonalds. The Women's calf
scramble foi cash sponsored by
Clinton Bruised Head. The war
hoop contest sponsored by Wil
son Wewa Jr. As well as the tots
stick horse race sponsored by
Ada Billey and kids. Other spon
sors contributing to this event
are: WSFPI, Composite Prod
ucts, Cellular One, Bi-Mart,
Karnopp & Peterson, and oth
ers are still coming in.
Relatives of Jazzy Wewa, in
vite you to come to the Extreme
Wild Horse Race Challenge of
Champions dedicated in
memory of their loved one, and
your friend Jazzy Wewa. We
have received many calls from
Nevada, Washington, California,
Pendleton, Chiloquin just to
name a few. The Challenge of
Champions in Warm Springs
will definitely be the place to be
on Saturday, September 27.
The family will be selling
raffle tickets this month for $1
each. There are approximately
40-50 items to win. A
fundraising event will be held
this weekend (Sept 6) at 6615
Wolfpoint. During the annual
Webster FlatWolfpoint com
munity yard sale. Items have
been donated, from men,
women, and children's clothing
to household appliances, new
tires, tools, horse tack and equip
ment, linens, a girls 7-piece bed
room set and much more.
Prosecutor annonces classes to resume
The Tribal Prosecution office
has announced that the alcohol
and drug education classes will
resume on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from
6 to 8 p.m. at tribal courtroom
No. 1 in Warm Springs. Those
who have been court ordered
specifically to attend the Sept. 9 class
arc required to attend to receive
proper credit.
Those with remaining classes to
complete prior to the summer
break in June of this year arc re
quired to attend Sept. 9 and there
after, until four consecutive have
been completed. Classes will be
held twice a month only, every
other Tuesday beginning Sept.
9. The schedule will be posted
locally. For questions call 553-3300.