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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 2009)
r Spilyay Tym C oyote News, est. 1976 January 29, 2009 P.0. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 i , Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave. Voi. 34, No. 3 (after print deadline). T he input from the forum will be in the next Spilyay. T he goal o f the M apGuide project is to have 150 remarkable stories asso ciated with locations from throughout a region bounded by Mt. Rainier to the north and Crater Lake to the south, and stretching from Highway 97 west to In terstate 5. All nom inations, even those n o t se lected by National Geographic for the M apGuide, will be considered for in clusion on a.parallel Central Cascades G eotourism website: wwwcentralcascades.com. Places of special interest T h e kinds o f m ap p o in ts being sought are those that reveal the essence o f the Central Cascades, the people, experiences, sites and attractions that sets this region apart from any other place on the globe. N om inations m ight include, for ex ample, a one-of-a-kind nature trail, a waterfall, a geological form ation, a lo cally-owned and operated restaurant, an annual cultural event, a local heritage U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents Tourism map project seeks sites of interest W arm Springs has been selected to participate in a geotourism pilot project with the National Geographic Society. T hrough this project, nom inations are now being solicited for a Central Cascades m ap guide. T he goal is for the tribes and N a tional Geographic, along w ith Travel Oregon and Washington State Tourism, to develop a two-state storytelling map, o r M apGuide, o f the Central Cascades region. Input from Warm Springs residents is key to the d e v elo p m en t o f the M apGuide. Toward this end, nom inations for the Central Cascades’ unique and note w orthy natural, recreational, historical and cultural gems are being solicited from the tribal public at large. A n online nom ination submission form is available at the website: www.thecentralcascades.com. N o m in a tio n s w ill be a c c e p te d through the end o f business o n March 29. The tribes and Travel Oregon hosted a comm unity forum earlier this week ECRWSS Postal Patron Portland OR 97205 m useum, a farm that offers tours, a bird watching spot, and more. According to a 2002 study by N a tional Geographic Traveler magazine and the Travel Industry Association o f America, m ore than 55 million adults in th e ;U.S. c o u ld be d e sc rib e d as “geotourists,” traveling to enjoy the dis tinctive character o f places, and will ing to help sustain and enhance those qualities for future visitors. These travelers control m ore than half the household incom e o f all U.S. travelers. N ational G eographic M apG uides have been developed in a handful o f other regions with excellent results. They successfully attract geotourists to an area while protecting and enhancing the intrinsic qualities o f a place. T he project is being directed by National Geographic Society’s Center for Sustainable Destinations w ith the Central Cascades Advisory Committee. T he Central Cascades Project Advi sory Committee is a coalition o f Travel O regon, W ashington State Tourism, Sustainable Travel International, Rural Development Initiatives, Sustainable N orthw est, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau o f Land Manage ment. T he National Geographic Soci ety is one o f the world’s largest non profit scientific and educational o r ganizations. Founded in 1888 to “in crease and diffuse geographic knowl edge,” the Society today works to inspire people to care about the planet. I t reaches m ore than 350 m illio n p e o p le w o rld w id e each m onth through its official journal, National Geographic, and four other magazines including National G eo graphic Traveler; N ational G e o graphic Channel; television docu m entaries; radio program s; films; books; videos and DVDs; maps; and interactive media. N ational G eo graphic has funded m ore than 8,000 scientific research projects and sup ports an education program com bating geographic illiteracy. For more in f o r m a tio n , v isit nationalgeographic. com. Conference focuses on drug abuse prevention T he C onfederated Tribes o f W arm Springs in February will host the Third Annual All Tribes United Conference. T he all-day conference, to be held at K ah-N ee-T a R esort Feb. 26, will focus on youth and threat o f illegal drugs. Speakers include R on Mullins, law enforcem ent specialist on m eth aware ness; and David Parnell, motivational speaker on m eth prevention. Pre-registration is required. There is n o registration fee. For more information contact Wayne Miller, W arm Springs m eth am p h et amine prevention coordinator, at 553- 3462, O r email: wmiller@wstribes.org. T he conference is sp o n so red by th e C om m unity H e alth E d u c a tio n Team , tribal p rosecu tio n and the p o lice d e p a rtm e n t, th e C o m m u n ity C oun selin g C en ter, and C hildrens Protective Services. Conference agenda The agenda o f the conference, called “D rug Endangered Children,” is as fol lows: 8:30 a.m. Registration. 9 a.m. Prayer. 9:10-10 a.m. R on Mullins speaker, on the subject o f clan labs. 10-10:15 a.m. Break. 10:15-11 a.m. R on Mullins, subject o f cild abuse in N ational Pie D ay celebration vestigations. 11 a.m .-N oon, Mullins on the role o f CPS. N o o n to 1 p.m. Lunch. 1—2 p.m. Mullins on psychosocial issues. 2- 2:15 p.m . B reak. 2:20-3 p.m . Mullins on prosecutions, prescription drug abuse, clan lab hazards, medical protocols. 3- 5 p.m. — David Parnell, speaker, subject o f m ethamphetam ine. 5 p.m. Closing and survey, giveaway. Filberto Sanchez and Damon Garcia prepared for a pie eating contest as part of a recent celebration at Early Childhood Education. In honor of National Pie Day on January 23, ECE hosted the contest and involved students and parents in the festivities. One parent per classroom was nominated to represent the classroom in the pie eating contest. Aldo Garcia won the contest by eating the most pies in a 30-second time frame. Leslie Mitts/Spilyay House fire takes lives of father and son B y D a ve M cM ech an Spilyay Tymoo A house fire on Jan. 14 took the lives o f a young child and his father, w ho died trying to save his son. T he cause o f the fire may have been a woodstove, according to the investigation into this tragic event. Rolando Lopez Sr., 26, and Rolando Lopez Jr., 4, died in the West Hills house fire. M r. L o p e z ’s w ife , E d n a Campuzano, escaped w ithout injury. Four other children, w ho had been in protective care since N ew Years Day, were at the house at the time o f the fire. They were n o t injured. T he fire began late at night on Jan. 14, said R obert Barshofsky, inform a tion officer w ith W arm Springs Fire and Safety. B oth Mr. L opez and Cam puzano initially escaped from the house with out injury, said Barshofsky. However, Mr. Lopez realized their child was still inside the burning house. H e broke away from officers w ho were trying to keep him safe outside. H e ran back into the house, w here Mr. Lopez and the child perished. Four people have passed away in West Hills structure fires in the past seven m onths. In May o f last year, the liv es o f M a riel L y d ia F ra n k an d Chesley Yahtinjr. were taken in a struc ture fire. T he fire o n Jan. 14 happened began at about 11 p.m., at 1815 Kalish St. T he house, tribally-owned, was new, with an estim ated value o f $180,000. Apparently, one o f the children at the house awoke to the sound o f the sm oke alarm a n d a le rte d Mr. and Lopez and Campuzano. A t first they tried to put the fire out with water from the sink, b ut were unable to extinguish the flames. W arm S prings P olice, F ire and Safety, and Jefferson C ounty em er gency personnel responded. O ver 20 fire fighters and several fire rigs were on the scene. W hen the flames were extinguished, and the sm oke ventilated from the structure, fire fighters found the body o f Mr. Lopez at the door o f his son’s bedroom. T he child, deceased, was found on the floor o f the bedroom , according to Fire and Safety. T he four children w ho escaped unhurt had been in protective care since N ew Years. Until then, they had been living with their m other H a n n a h C ro w e , a n d J u lia n Wallulatum, w ho was the father o f the youngest child. O n N e w Y ears, C ro w e a n d Wallulatum were found dead in their M adras apartm ent. Police d e te r m ined th at W allulatum had shot crow to death and then killed him self. The children were taken into pro tective custody, and were then stay ing with Mr. Lopez and Campuzano at the residence at 1815 K alish Street in W est Hills. Museum hosting youth exhibit T he Sixteenth Annual Tribal Youth A rt Exhibit opens this week at the M u seum at W arm Springs. T he exhibit opening cerem ony is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 29 at the museum. T he Tribal Youth A rt Exhibit, on display in the Changing Exhibit Gallery, this year is sponsored by W arm Springs Com posite Products. A them e o f the exhibit this year is “T he A rt o f C erem ony: Regalia o f Native O regon.” T he Native O regno regalia them e will be further explored by the m useum through an exhibit, to be displayed in June. O th e r upcom ing m useum events include the H o n o r D inner in April, the Chief Delvis H eath G o lf Tournam ent in May, and the Huckleberry H arvest in August. F or m ore inform ation please call Natalie M oody at the m useum , 553- 3331.
