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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 2007)
Page 6 Spilysy Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon August 16, 2 00 7 A llison retires after 40-plus years B y Dave McMechan Spilyoy Tymoo Carol Allison ited the reservation around that time, during the Root Feast. Her idea was to write a children’s story about the feast. She then got to know atwai Chief Nathan Heath, who told Allison of his concern that the history o f the tribes was not being written. Tribal Council then gave her perm ission to write about the history and cul ture of the tribes. During her visits to the resr ervation", she met atwai Rudy Clements, who at the time was director of the Recreation De partment. . Clements hired her to teach drawing to children during sum m ers at the C om m unity W ellness Center. T his w o rk lasted a couple o f summers. For a couple o f years she lived in Bend, but kept in con tact with tribal members atwai Nathan “8 Ball” Jim, and Ver- Golf scramble tourney at Kah-Nee-Ta K ah-N ee-Ta H igh D esert Resort and Casino will host a four-person scramble golf tour nament on Sunday, Aug. 26. Tee times start at 11 a.m. $35 ’ p'^h^feoh;1 and $20iT<Si iiah-N ee-Ta members. Entry includes green fees, kp’s and long-putts. Mulligans are $1 each with five max per player. Putting string: $5 each. Two pef'Miri'.Cihesmngpef^ holes. Bedroom Furniture - 10 percent off! Senoùtÿ (ftettfaai Oieqm Ralph's Furniture & T. V. 525 S.E. 5th Street Madras, OR 97741 tittce 1974 n 475-2578 71 7 S.W. 5th St. M adras Or. PLUSH BLANKETS KNT G olf Assn: Janell Smith (541) 553-7829; Or, M ichele Stacona (541) 553-6726. First placé award is a round o f golf for four at Broken Top G olf CôUtsé ‘h i Bend. ’ * : :For information' Contact ( 541 ) pa»** ASSORTI I!) S I Y US “YOLIIl C l IO ICI * A re a . R u g s Ilan Iv -I ASSORTED STYLES 5x8 Area $29.00 v i 6x9 Premium $49.00 2x8 Runner $15.00 3x8 Premium Runner $21.00 T o ys-T o o ls-H o u se w a re s-C lo th in g-C ra fts-G ifts- Carol Allison is well known to a great many people on the reservation, haying worked for the trib es for m ore than 40 years. .Allison has been the arts and crafts coordinator, and family events coordinator at the Com m unity W ellness’ C enter for many of those years. . Allison decided recently to retire. Her last day on the job is this Friday, Aug. 17. “I feel like the Lord led me on this path (working for the tribes), and now He is telling me to go on a different path,” she said. A fter retiring, Allison w ill co n tin ue w o rkin g on som e projects for the tribes, so people will still see her around. She will continue working, for in stan ce, on the L ittle M iss Warm Springs Pageant,1 which she has done since its inception in 1982. ’ ' ) She is also developing a re port on the history and culture o f the tribes. She, is planning to present the report to the Tribal Council, f ulfilling a project she began over 40 years ago. Allison has gathered the information for the report over her 'many years £>f working for the tribes. She first moved to Madras in the late 1950s. She first vis- bena Greene. She w ould do drawings for projects that Jim and Greene were working on. She did drawings for school books that were part 6 f the el ementary school curriculum. Then Satch M iller, Recre ation Director after Clements, hired Allison as thé arts and crafts and family events coordi nator. “And I’ve worked here ever since,” she said. Allison took the Kah-Nee-Ta shuttle to work for many years. She learned to drive a car only after the shuttle service was dis continued. Over the years Allison has come to know many people of thé reservation. Her room at the Community Wellness Center, “Carol’s Room,” is a familiar to many young and adult people y h o have grown up here. O nebf Allison’s lasting lega cies is the Little M iss Warm Springs Pageant. In the early 1980s, tribal e:Îf ders were voicing concern that young people were becoming unfamiliar with the tribal rega lia. Allison had a discussion with Carolyn Tohet, Lucinda Greene and Ada Sooksoit, and they camé up with the idea for the Little Miss Warm Springs Pag eant. At first the pageant was to be a one-tim e occasion, but people liked it so much the pag eant has been an annual event since 1982. h ttp ://w w w .th e o u tp o s ts to re .c o m / Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- The community center hosted the 2007 summer recreation Buffalo Skywalker Hoop Camp last week for local youth. A group featuring 6 to 8 year olds comprised one clinic, while another included youth from 9 to 12 year olds. The event lasted for two days. Justin and Jevin Smith (left and right, photo above), and Dapri Miller (photo at right) participated in the activities. A ll Products Prepared Fresh Dally Entrees Roasted Daily Featuring Hand Cut USDA Choice Steaks Leslie Mitts photos The Fifth Ahnual Mountain View Hospital Foundation Golf will be played at the Crooked River Ranch Golf Course on Friday, September 28. The tournament will be followed by lunch and an awards ceremony. The team fee is $400 or individual golfer fee of $100, and includes greenes fees, driving range, cart, lunch, and awards. For more information contact Liz Hitt 475-3882 ext. 2440 or lhitt@mvhd.org. B R E A K F A S T l f i ü ! DINNER Served All Day • Senior Menu • Children's Menu • Daily Specials Accepted 237 S.W/. 4th Street, Madras * 475-6632 6 to cm PAW
