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Spily3y Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Online education program expanding Celilo restoration (A P) — A n n aly sia M iller wasn’t sure if she would gradu ate from Madras High School. T he 17-year-old was falling be h in d . T h e n sh e e n ro lle d in J e f fe rs o n C o u n ty S ch o o l D istrict’s online alternative p ro gram. “I w ould still be attending high school if the (alternative p rogram ) w asn’t there. O r I would have dropped out,” said Miller. N ow , sh e ’s a high school graduate, holding down a job she loves at T he M useum At W arm Springs and waiting to learn if she is accepted to IT T Technical Institute. U ntil recently, the C entral O re g o n In te rg o v e rn m e n ta l Council ran the school district’s altern ativ e o n lin e p ro g ram , which offers students a chance to w ork at their own pace. W h e n J e f fe rs o n C o u n ty School D istrict took over last year, it lifted a 30-student limit on the program and watched as it exploded to 80 students. This year, officials are open ing a building for the alternative school on the Warm Springs In dian Reservation and hoping to expand the M adras-area p ro gram. D istrict officials have also dedicated to the program a full time teacher and a staff m em ber to serve as director. “We realize there is a definite need out there in our commu nity, and we found great success in the program last year,” Super intendent Rick M olitor said. “A t one point, we had over I Dave McMechan/Spityay Wendy Whitford of Celilo plays basketball at the new half-court that was constructed there recently, as part of the Celilo Restoration project. (Continued from page 1) T he Wy-Am board con tin u e d w o rk in g w ith th e Corps o f Engineers and fed eral legislators in order to get th e U.S. g o v e rn m e n t to honor its w ord and rebuild the village. Finally, funding for the re s to ra tio n p ro je c t cam e through in 2004. T he many , years o f delay made the vil lage residents believe noth ing would ever be done, but they finally were convinced w hen w ork started on the new longhouse. T h e new hom es, roads and a water system followed. Last week, tribal leaders, the Corps o f Engineers and Bu reau o f Indian Affairs, Celilo residents and guests gathered at Celilo Village for an official dedication o f the resto ratio n project. T he official action was the transfer o f project authority from the Corps o f Engineers to the BIA, represented by regional director Stan Speaks. “W hen som ething happens at Celilo, it is an historic occa sion,” said Speaks, “because this place is historic.” R eu b en H e n ry o f W arm Springs, member o f the Wy-Am board, said that tribal members miss the Celilo Falls. Many o f the elders w ho lived there, he said, m o v ed away w h en th e dams were built because their hearts were broken. O f the restoration project, he said, “We appreciate the work the Corps has done.” H e m en tioned the new school-ad- m in is tra tio n b u ild in g , housing, roads and water as needed im provem ents to the village. W arm S p rin g s C h ie f Delvis said, “T he people o f W arm Springs have always been at Celilo.” People who moved to the reservation, he said, came back to ev ery spring. Chairman Suppah said, “I would like to thank the C orps o f Engineers, and (Portland D istrict project m anager) G eo rg e M iller and his staff in particular, for working with the tribes and Washington D.C. to get this done. A nd I would like to thank the villagers for their patience.” ■ ‘ ' ■ ,v Annalysia Miller graduated through the alternative education program. 80 students enrolled in the pro gram and 20 graduated from the p ro g ram .... T h o se are g reat numbers, and we felt there were m ore stu d en ts o u t th ere we could capture, and we want to p ut a priority on doing that.” This year, MoEtor hopes the enroUment tops 100 students. The alternative high school pro gram aEows students to take the classes at their own pace, either from h om e or at a building where the district provides com puters and a teacher to help. The teacher wiU spEt her time be tween Madras High School and W arm Springs, according to MoEtor. T he hope is th at students w ho don’t do weU in the main stream high school wiU find a way to succeed and graduate through the alternative program. Students have to m eet the same state and federal requirements to receive their degrees. The idea behind the school is simple. “ O u r g o al is to g e t kids graduated from high school,” said Marlys Alger, w ho is the new alternative education and hom e school director. Alger will also be responsible for reaching out to the district’s 60 or 70 hom e-schooled stu dents. T he district hopes to sup p o rt parents w ho home-school their children and provide more options through onEne curricu lum. MoEtor said the district’s goal is to reach out to as many stu dents as possible. “T he theory is we would Eke to reach out to those parents (for w hom ) the traditional pubEc school setting isn’t fitting their needs,” MoEtor said. “I see that being a com m on goal for both programs.” Miller, w ho graduated last school year, said she’s hoping to get a degree in criminal justice and thinking about a future as a poEce officer. She hopes to keep her job at the m useum and take online courses th ro u g h IT T Technical Institute. A fter taking classes onEne for high school, it’s less daunting to take them online next year. “T he (alternative program) has helped me a lot,” MiUer said.1 “G oing there is a lot quieter. ... You don’t have to worry about teachers n o t paying attention to you, or n o t answering questions. I don’t Eke being in a big class, an d I like going at my ow n pace.” I c 5 (A ii «0 U t 01 c 7 1 7 S.W. 5 th St. M a d ra s Or. A r e a R u g s * N e w S h ip m e n t5 Kathleen Delores Wilson Gordon, (shaw’shwiinan’ may), 1936-2009 who participated in the H udson Bay Fur Trading Company and Marguerite Pambrun. O n her m o th ers side was h er g ran d m other Ip-N a-Tum-Te-Uht and her grandfather Toi-Slapse. K athleen m arried her first husband Leonard Dave in 1951, and six children were b o rn to th a t m arriage; D ian e, L eon, Randy, Sandie, Marie and James. --------- Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Howkak Tichum Kathleen Delores Wilson G o rd o n , (shaw ’sh w iin an ’ may) a resident o f Pendleton, died Thursday, A ugust 20, 2009 in St. M ary M edical C e n te r o f W alla W alla, Wash., after her courageous struggle w ith kidney failure. A dressing, R osary and Waashat were held on Friday, August 21,2009. A mass o f Christian Burial were con ducted Saturday, August 22, 2009 at th e St. A ndrew s C atholic C hurch, M ission, followed by burial at the St. Andrews Cemetery. “Katty” was born June 9, 1936 to Lowell and M ary “ L o u is e ” W ilso n in h e r grandm other’s hom e located in at the foothills o f the Blue M ountains on the Umatilla In d ian R eservation. H e r grandparents on her father’s side w ere C harlie W ilson Pgge 9 A u g u st 2 7 ,2 0 0 9 A fter that marriage ended, she m et R obert G ordon in 1960 an d th e m a rrie d in 1963. They had four chil dren , M arguerite, R obert, Jeanine and Martina. Sur viving is her ten children, her first husband Leonard Dave, m any grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. In the 1970s she began her Efelong career working for the Confederated Tribes o f the Umatilla Indian Res ervation. H e r e m p lo y m e n t in cluded the BIA, the BOT, JTPA, Yellowhawk and the language Program. She con tin u e d to w o rk w ith Tamastlikt and the Umatilal Language Program until her passing. ASSORTED STYLES 5x8 Area $29.00 6x9 Premium $49.00 2x3 Area $6.00 6x9 Hand Carved $56.00 Spring Valley Milk skim-2% Notice: Abandoned titled property disposal The following titled prop erties have been removed from tribal in lieu or treaty fishing access sites along the Columbia River. If they are not claimed within 30 days they will be disposed of by the Bureau of Indian Af fairs. Lone Pine in Lieu Site: red Mazda MPV minivan; white 3/4-ton Dodge Ram 250 PU w/ cabover camper; 18' Open Road white/teal cabover camper; tan V-hull boat on 16' trailer OR plate: 367 PB (exp. 89); 16' white/tan Clastrom V- hull boat OR plate: 406 FN (exp. 93); 20' red/white Fiber Form tri-hull boat WA plate: 8586 M. Lyle Treaty Fishing Access Site: 13' It green Silver Craft V- hull boat on a It blue trailer OR plate: 337 VU (exp. 00); or ange Dodge PU-bed trailer w/ 8' canopy; red/w hite Dodge Ram 250 3/4-ton PU WA plate: A36991 D. If any of these properties belong to you, please con tact the Columbia River In ter-Tribal Fish Commission Operations & Maintenance Office at (503) 866-8375 or (541)296-6010. Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low- income Oregonians in many civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first « Monday of the month at the Family Resources Center in Warm Springs. Or call us at 385-6944 Monday through Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
