Image provided by: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; Warm Springs, OR
About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 2003)
P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 OR. COLL. E 75 .S68 v. 23 no. 21 October IS. 2333 University of Oregon Library Received on: 10-22-03 Spilyay tymoo. Coyote News, est. 1976 October 16, 2003 Vol. 28, No. 21 Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents Splysty Tyroo Jp V ' f ;ir : ? mm -r t 5 '',.1 mKZmi s Ui'-br 'Kt: riTx-r h 0. Bing BinghamSpllyay Jeff Sanders prepares dinner for the guests at the recent kick-off event for the Tribal Census. The census began earlier this month, and census enumerators will be speaking with people on the reservation for the next several weeks. See page 7 for more on the census. Unique parade celebrates The cars and trucks are a little rusty and they don't run very well. Windows and door handles and sometimes even the doors are missing. The tires don't match. The windshields are shattered. Duct tape holds some essential parts in place. This is the Rez Car Parade, the noisy and fun event that celebrates the art of keeping old and broken-down ve hicles on the road and running. For the second year in a row Delbert "BooBoo" Blodgett took first-place in the unique event. "f le came back to defend his title," said Charlotte I lerkshan, who started the Rez Car Parade four years ago. She organizes the event with help from Captain Moody, who was master of ceremonies. Taking second place in the compe tition this year was Marvin "Muff" Ike, driving his pickup named Rainbow F.ycs. Enos i lerkshan in his 1956 Ford Bowling tourney Saturday Gov. Kulongoski receives a special invitation The Second Annual Indian Summer Mixed Doubles Tournament is this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19. The tournament may include a spe cial appearance by Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Mrs. Kulongoski. Saturday bowling squad times arc 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday times are 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. First place prize in the tournament is $200; second prize is $150; third, $100, and fourth place, $50. Entry fee is $18 per bowler, The tournament is presented by the (Spilyay Tymoo wishes everyone a safe Halloween.) ik l m 4 '1 -f1 I V'1? ; mm f y JR.. r - ft truck - older than the Herkshan kids - won third place. "It was about time," said Charlotte. "He's entered a few vehicles over the years." The Rez Car Parade made its way through Warm Springs to the Elmer Quinn Park on Friday afternoon, Oct. 10. It was a sunny day, which was for tunate because the next day saw almost constant rain. Some other results of the Fourth Annual Rez Car Parade are as follows: The White House Award, sponsored by Les and Perthina White, went to BooBoo Blodgett. The Chief's Award, sponsored by Leland "Chief" Thompson and Emerson "Chief" Smith, also went to Blodgett. The Govcnor's Award, sponsored by the Ron and Viola Govcnor family, went to Marvin Ike. The Queen's Award, sponsored by the Lukameen Queen's family, went rez car passenger Priscilla Frank, who was Warm Springs Indian I loliday Bowling Tournament Committee. The tournament will be in a four game format, 3,6,9 automatic strike, 9-pin no tap. Scotch doubles: men lead, women lead, regular game, switching from one lane to the right after each game. Contact E. Austin Greene, tourna ment director, for more information: 553-3243 (w), or 553-1953 (h). The tournament will be at Madras Bowl, located at 66 N.E. A Street in Madras. The phone number there is 475-3353. KWSO After nearly 20 years of daily broad casting, KWSO 91.9 FM is taking a giant leap forward and moving into the world of modern technology. Thanks to a grant from the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP), the sounds of the reservation will be better than ever, as the station plans to replace its antiquated analog equipment with state-of-the-art digital components. After months of waiting, the station learned earlier this week its $217,409 grant application had been approved by PTFP, a division of the U.S. De partment of Commerce. The grant provides $163,056 in federal funding to go ajong with a 25 percent contribu tion of $54,353 from the Confeder ated Tribes. The announcement came as wel come news to KWSO managers and Award recognizes computer project The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are becoming well known in field of telecommunications. Recently, the tribes received top honor for the effort at improving the telecommuni cation system on the reservation. The Excellence in Telecommunica tions Award was presented to the tribes at the Eighth Annual Rural Telecom munications Conference in Bend. Mike Clements, director of tribal Business and Economic Development, accepted the award on behalf of the tribes. The award is in recognition of the tribes' plan to develop a telecommuni cations center and to bring broadband telecommunications access to the res ervation. The telecommunications cen ter will house 24 desktop computer sta tions connected to, high speed Internet. rez cars riding with Marvin Ike. The Bachelor of the Year Award, sponsored by Emerson Squiemphen, went to Enos Herkshan. The first-prize winner received $50; second-prize winner received $30; and third, $20. This was sponsored by Warm Springs Forest Products Industries. The lunch following the parade was sponsored by the High Desert Resort and Casino. Lunch included an excellent beef stew, plus cowboy beans, spaghetti for the children, chicken soup, fry bread and two large pans of corn bread. Miscellaneous prizes that were given out included an extra-strength clear garbage bag, to be used as a window; red plastic bags for extra taillights; driv ing gloves, brake fluid, Windex, a wiper blade and five rolls of duct tape. The Rez Car Parade happens each year about the time of Columbus Day: It's a kind of a joking response to this particular "holiday." Artist shows . f J t fu. 1U, Aiu-t "W w, r , 1 " K ' -V 7 7 Q; V; s receives big grant employees who have been operating under a technological cloud for many years, using outdated control boards and tape cartridges to fill the air waves. The grant will be used to purchase new equipment for an on-air control room, production room, and transmit ter site, which accounts for an entire makeover of the station. New equipment purchased through the grant award will allow KWSO to provide enhanced programming for tribal members and outlying commu nities, Current offerings will improve as the staff seeks to reach their cre ative potential, while exploring some of the latest advances in broadcast tech nology. Listeners will note the mostly digital conversion provides a significant im provement in sound quality, as distor tions associated with outdated analog The center will be open seven days a week and will be free to community members for the first two years of operation. The telecommunications center will be located next to the tribal courthouse, in front of the police station. The project is being made possible by a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for $695,832. The tribes' Office of Information System (OIS) applied for the grant last year, and received word earlier this year that the grant had been approved. The grant will enable the tribes to bring broadband telecommunications access onto the reservation via a mi crowave link from a point of presence in Madras. Once the broadband signal reaches District budget meetings this month The Seekseequa District is sched uled to hold a district meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23. The Simnasho District is sched Pro racer Professional race car driver Cory Witherill will be in Warm Springs this Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18. Witherill, who is a Navajo, will have his Indy race car with him, so people can get an up-close look at the super-fast vehicle. For the Saturday event, lunch starts at noon, and Witherill will speak at 2 p.m. This will be at the Community Center. WithcriU's visit is sponsored by the Diabetes Grant Committee, the Community Wellness Team, and the Diabetes Program. They make up Team Diabetes Prevention. Witherill is from Santa Monica, Calif. He is a veteran of the India work at Bend museum 1 systems disappear. Other improve ments will include new automation equipment, which offers an opportu ' nity to extend on-air time and better utilize existing staff. Most of the equipment currently being used at KWSO was purchased when the station began broadcasting in 1985. Frequent breakdowns and rising maintenance costs were among the pri mary reasons for seeking the grant. KWSO qualified as a high priority under PTFP guidelines, because its the only public radio station serving the entire Warm Springs Reservation, which means KWSO's reliability is cru cial to tribal government and to the well being of tribal members. The station's commitment to tribal members and tribal culture helped to sway the PTFP review board, as well. the reservation it will be distributed via fiber optic cable to key tribal agencies. Broadband Internet access will also be made available to tribal residents and businesses via a fiber optics cable or through a fixed, point to multi-point, wireless system. The expectation is that this overall project will help transport the Confed erated Tribes into the digital age of tele communications. In applying for the grant the tribes hired W&H Pacific for technical assis tance. The $695,000 Broadband Com munity Grant was one of the first such grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Of the 317 applications only 40 re ceived approval. A total of $20 million was provided nationwide. uled to meet on Thursday, Oct. 30. Topic of discussion at both of these meetings will be the 2004 tribal bud get. to visit napolis 500. He started 31st and fin ished 19th as a rookie in 2001. Witherill was eighth-fastest in the race: his speed was 186.216 mph after recording 1 58 laps. He was the first full-blooded Na tive American to run in the Indy 500, famous as the largest sporting event in the world. Witherill got his start in racing in ATV events as a teenager, and he soon developed into a succesful competitor in off-road modified buggies. He now holds two US. champion ships for off-road stadium racing, and in 2000 became the first person to be a four-time champion at the Motocross Valvoline de Montreal. Artwork by Lillian Pitt is on display at the High Desert Mu seum. The exhibit is called Spirits Keep Whistling Me I lomt: The Works of Lillian Pitt, and will be on display at the I Iigh Desert Museum for the next few months. Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home was first assembled by the Museum at Warm Springs. The collection represents the full range of Pitt's art, and embodies her growth as an artist over more than 20 years. Left, Lillian Pitt's Crow Takes Leave of the Family is part of the exhibit at the High Desert Museum.
