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Spilyqy Tymoo, Wji-m Winona Frank retires after 37 years teaching By Selena Boise Spijdj Tymoo "Winona Frank thank you for your 37 years of dedication in Head Start," was the embroi dered inscription on the Pendleton shawl presented to Frank as she officially retired. The staff of Early Childhood Education held a retirement lun cheon for Frank after she an nounced that she was retiring. Head Start began 37 years ago, and Frank was one of the first teachers of the program. She remembers many of her students who were in her class room, and she was happy to see some of them attend her retire ment luncheon held at the Early Childhood Education Center. When Head Start began in Warm Springs the classrooms were located at the Warm Springs Community Wellness Center, then known as the Com munity Center. From there her classroom was relocated to the Early Childhood Education Cen ter with the rest of the preschool classrooms and programs. Frank received a Chinese lun cheon treat and was presented the Pendleton shawl embroi dered with a message. Nancy Sampson and other staff pre sented her with this gift. Sampson stated, "We will love you and will miss you and your presence here." Heath is Cadet of the Year in Youth Challenge Program By Ashley Aguilar Spilyay Tymoo Robert Heath of Warm Springs was awarded the Or egon National Guard Youth Challenge Program Cadet of the Year. The award came at the Youth Challenge Program " graduation ceremony at the Deschutes County Fair grounds in Redmond. Heath enrolled in the Na tional Guard Youth Challenge Program six months ago, and worked his way towards a suc cessful graduation in the class of 27. During the graduation ceremonies, the graduate ca dets talked about how the methods used in the Youth Challenge Program are any thing but easy. Completing the program, however, gave them a satisfying feeling of accom plishment, the cadets said. Along with Heath, tribal member Bruce Berry also graduated from the Youth Challenge Program. Youth Challenge is an "at risk" youth program targeting drug free, unemployed and un deremployed male and female teens ages 16 to 18. The program's mission is to provide work skills and learn ing opportunities to meet the unique individual needs of the students. The student is then better prepared for transition to success in his next learning or work environment. The program lasts close to five months for each class, and is conducted in a military style environment. Core components are physical fitness, health, nutri tion, life coping skills, respon sible citizenship, educational excellence, job skills, commu nity service and leadership Pioneer Rock & Monument Markers AA OK Monuments t Bob & Kris Rising Inscriptions W P.O. Box 348 Stone deanino I Stone Repair 509-773-4702 Springs, Oregon 1 1 ' ... ... I f Selena BoiseSpilyay Winona Frank She was also presented with a scrapbook containing pictures of former students, loving memory of teachers remem bered, and pictures of Frank working with her students. She received various items from teachers, and former stu dents who will always remem ber her. Frank was surrounded by family, who also share a love of teaching, during this special time. Her sister Shirley Heath, former teacher's aid, her daughter Melinda Frank, Head Start teacher, and her neice Lucinda Heath, teacher's aid, were there. These ladies have all had the love of teaching as a common interest, and they will continue to share this interest with the children of Warm Springs. Asntey Agutiar photos Bruce Berry followership. The program mission state ment is as follows: To provide opportunities for personal growth, self improvement and academic achievement among Oregon high school drop outs, students no longer attending and those failing in school, through a highly struc tured non-traditional environ ment; integrating training, mentoring and diverse educa tional activities. J if:!: Robert Heath pi;i. w,h fyjFBW 'wr wvmmmmmm June 24, Two residences destroyed by Two residences were de stroyed by fire in Warm Springs over the past week. The residence of Woody Picard at 4336 Tommy Street was destroyed by fire on Sun day, June 20. Cause of this blaze Electricity A large area of the reserva tion served by Wasco Electric Cooperative was without power for several hours on Monday of this week. Areas without power were Kah-Nee-Ta, including the re sort, Simnasho, Wolfe Point, and Schoolie Flat. The casino was closed on Monday afternoon, as a result of the outage. State's newest casino to open on the coast FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) -The Three Rivers Casino is set to open this month on the Or egon Coast, at Florence. Three Rivers is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. The new casino is just a short flight from Las Vegas. To com pete, the casino has gone glitzy. They're offering a host of enticements, including free va let parking, six blackjack tables, two restaurants and one sports bar. And, of course, there are the 260 slot machines. Their number even includes a Jeff Foxworthy "You Might Be a Redneck" machine, which delivers winnings if you line up three outhouses, jalopies or beer cans in a row. More than 20 percent of the machines are penny slots, and yon have t0 Iqokrhard for' the " handful of dollar slot machines, on the floor. But the low denominations can be deceiving, since the small est wager you can stick into a machine is a $1 bill good for 100 plays on a penny slot, for ex ample. There's no roulette or craps or poker although that could all change if the casino proves as successful as the tribes expect, leading to a bigger, more per manent structure somewhere on adjacent property, perhaps as soon as 2006. But at this juncture, the ca sino sees itself as a "players' club" rather than a destination resort, attracting local regulars from up and down the coast and from Eugene-Springfield. The operation is expected to net up to $12 million a year, and overnight will become the larg est employer in Florence with 9l9 2004 is thought to be faulty wiring, said Fire Chief Dan Martinez. Estimated value of the resi dence was $50,000. Including the contents, total loss is esti mated at $75,000, said Martinez. lost across large area KWSO radio station was off the air all day Monday and into Tuesday. Even after power was back on, the radio station had trouble resuming its broadcast, due to engineering complications. The power failure affected areas of the reservation located in Wasco County. Wasco Electric Cooperative was investigating the specific 300 or so jobs. Local opponents of the ca sino are not happy about any of it They waged a long court battle to try and prevent the casino from opening, fearing that it would hurt the atmo sphere of their tranquil coastal town. Emotion against the casino ran so high that the Florence City Council voted last spring to refuse water and sewer service to the tribe. The tribe had been the last of nine federally recognized tribes in the state without a casino. Spring service special $19.98 1TJ No foolin' The Best Food in Town! It is possible the fire started from an over-loaded circuit, from too many cords plugged into the same circuit, he said. On Wednesday, June 16, fire destroyed the residence of Brittny Kalama at 2541 Kot- cause of the power failure on Monday. Apparently, three fuses were blown at the substation located near Kah-Nee-Ta. There was a cascade effect, as the blackout spread to various areas beyond Kah-Nee-Ta. The outage began at about 1 a.m. Monday, June 21. By about noon power was 85 percent restored. y Fi)llllliiiiifl 24 HOUR RADIO DISPATCH 242SW4TH SUITE C Madras, OR 97741 Licensed Insured Bonded Tribally owned QUO 05 Sfi Credit problems! We finance most everyone! famimfimtmT' emu wTrmiQi mi mum PjgeS fires Num. Cause of this blaze is not yet determined, pending the outcome of an investigation, said Martinez. The state Fire Marshal's of fice was called in to assist in the investigation of this fire. Museum exhibit features artwork of the Pacific Rim An exhibit has opened at the Museum at Warm Springs featuring works by 71 artists from 38 nations. The indigenous cultures represented at the exhibit are among those of the Pa cific Rim. The opening was June 19, and the exhibit runs through September 6. Max's "Beauty Jut Maxine & Gina 210S.W.O!dCulvorilwy. 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