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Andy Leonard of the Recreation Department places lights
on the tree outside the Community Center.
Pageant this month
The Miss Warm Springs Committee is seeking candidates
to compete for the 2004 Miss Warm Springs title. A pageant
to select the 2004 Miss Warm Springs will be held on Mon
day, Dec. 29 at the Warm Springs Longhouse.
A scholarship will be provided for 2004 Miss Warm Springs
and the runner up. All candidates will receive gifts.
An official application packet is available at the Tribal
Council office. Applications must be turned in to Doris Miller
or Myrtle Adams at the Tribal Council office by Friday, Dec.
26, no later than 5 p.m. For more information, call 553
3257. Basic application requirements: applicants must be an en
rolled member of the Confederated Tribes; age 18-24 years
at time of crowning; high school graduate; unmarried and no
dependents.
Contestants will be judged on knowledge of the Confed
erated Tribes, knowledge of tradition, and knowledge of state
and national government. Contestants will also be judged on
congeniality, speaking ability and appearance.
The person winning the Miss Warm Springs title must
retain residency on the Warm Springs Reservation for at
least one year after winning the title, and must make a com
mitment to participate in events both local and outside the
area.
Tie a ribbon for safety
The Health Promotion Team
of the Health and Wellness will
be putting red ribbons on cars
this week.
Be prepared for Holiday Cel
ebrations. If you drink, don't
drive. Designate a sober drive.
Or stay the night wherever you
choose to celebrate. Plan time
with family and friends that is
alcohol free.
About 250,000 people are
hurt, nearly 18,000 killed and
about 1.5 million arrested each
year nationally. Yet only one ar
rest is made for every 772 oc
currences of driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs
according to the National High
way Traffic Safety Administra
tion. Too many people still don't
understand that alcohol, drugs
and driving don't mix.
This holiday, please celebrate
responsibly and don't take a
chance. This is a message of the
Seat Belt Coalition.
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Wearing her seat belt
Safety belt use can decrease fatalities and injuries between 40
and 55 percent. Ejection from a vehicle occurs ten times more often
Jo passenger vehicle occupants who art unprotected and unrestrained.
; This is a message from the Seat Belt Coalition.
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Holiday Season
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Buffalo return to range in eastern Oregon
ENTERPRISE, Ore. (AP)
Buffalo are again roaming the
wilderness in eastern Oregon.
The shaggy beasts are native
to the state but are now classi
fied as domestic livestock, not
wildlife, under animal and health
statutes that govern their impor
tation into Oregon. But that
hasn't kept them confined to
fenced pastures.
Ranchers are raising an esti
mated 2,000 of the naturally
migratory animals, and several
herds have escaped.
Their presence is a headache
for private landowners and pub
lic land managers - and a hairy
surprise for some hikers -across
eastern Oregon. Yet
some ranchers advocate setting
more bison free as a natural
solution to thinning underbrush
in fire-prone forests.
On a mountain ridge at the
north end of the Eagle Cap
Wilderness, a herd of runaway
bison spent pan of last summer
and this fall munching grass and
startling visitors.
The bison escaped from Wa
ter Canyon Ranch along Oregon
82, between Elgin and Wallowa,
said Kendall Clark, the U.S. For
est Service district ranger in
Enterprise. They staked out ter
ritory at about 6,000 feet eleva
tion and obstinately resisted ef
forts to corral them, Clark said.
One bull reportedly lowered
its head and shook its horns at
visitors to the Bear Wallow
Trailhead at the wilderness
boundary, where hunters and
campers often gather, she said.
Forest Service employees
worried that the bison might
wander into the heart of the
560-square-mile wilderness,
popular among backpackers,
horseback riders and hunters.
4-H retreat
in January
The 4-H High Desert Lead
ership Retreat is scheduled for
Jan. 16-19 at Eagle Crest Resort.
The retreat is for youth in grades
7-12. Cost is: early registration,
by Dec. 12, $100. Late registra
tion, Dec. 13-22, $125. Late-late
registration, $150. To hold your
place, $50. This retreat is a
chance for youth to learn about
conflict resolution, mentoring,
college presentations, healthy
lifestyles, and much more. Call
the OSU Extension Office in
the Education, and talk to Arlene
or Minnie, 553-3238.
Census program provides interesting information
The following are questions
to the recent Tribal Census
question of the day program on
KWSO:
Question of the day:
According to the 2000 U.S.
Census, what is the median in
come for the Warm Springs Res
ervation? Answer: $31,405
The median income for all
Americans is $43,195. For all
Oregonians is $40,916. All
American Indians is $32,133.
Question of the day: Ac
cording to the 2000 U.S. Cen
sus, what percentage of Warm
Springs Reservation population
reported being self-employed?
Answer: Two percent (22
people).
14.6 percent of all Ameri
cans reported being self-employed.
6.2 percent of Orego
nians reported being self-employed.
Question of the day: What
percentage of the Warm
Springs Reservation population
reported being government
workers?
Answer: Sixty-three percent.
15 percent of workers in
Oregon reported being govern
ment workers.
: Question of the day: What
percentage of Warm Springs
residents, age 25 and over re
ported having a Bachelors De
gree? Answer: 3.9 percent (62
people). 24.4 percent of US
Citizens age 25 and over have a
Bachelors Degree.
Question of the day: What
percentage of the Warm
Springs community grandpar-
Flag contest
seeking entries
Warm Springs Early Head
Start and Head Start are spon
soring a flag contest, and every
one is encouraged to enter with
their meaningful flag design.
Prizes will be awarded for
first, second, third and honor
able mentions.
Deadline for entries is Janu
ary 2 at 4 p.m.
All entries will become prop
erty of Early Head Start and
Head Start.
If you have questions, please
call 553-3242 at Head Start and
ask for Leah Henry, Carol
Stevens or Jori Hunter.
ents reported being responsible
for their grandchildren?
Answer: 68.9 percent. 42
percent of grandparents in the
US report being responsible for
grandchildren. 43.2 percent of
Oregonians. 42 percent are
American Indians.
Question of the day: What
percentage of the Warm
Springs population reported
speaking a language other than
English at home?
Answer: 16.4 percent. The
percentage of residents who
reported speaking a language
other than English at home are
17.9 percent of all US residents,
12 percent of Oregonians, 17.9
percent of all American Indians.
Another statistic is that 82.1
percent are U.S. residents and
82.1 percent of all American In
dians reported, speak only En
glish at home. 87.9 percent of
Oregonians, 83.6 percent of
Warm Springs residents re
ported speaking only English at
home.
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