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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 2012)
Page 12 December 26, 2012 Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon News from Indian Country Holiday Pageants Singer’s Navajo blankets set for auction N EW Y ORK (AP) _ The late American crooner Andy Williams, famous for easy-lis tening hits such as "M o o n River" and ' 'T he M ost Won d erfu l T im e o f th e Year" from his beloved Christmas TV specials, had a passion for N av ajo b lan k ets. H e a s sem bled a m useum -quality collection that's slated to be auctioned for more than $1 million next year. T he bold, colorful w ool blankets decorated his home and office and also the M oon River T h eater in B ranson, M o., w h ere th ey h u n g ' 'alongside large photographs o f Mr. Williams with other musical legends o f the 20th century like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand," said David Roche, Sotheby's con sultant on American Indian art. The sale is scheduled for Warm Springs Elementary students (above) perform their Holiday Music Program, which aired on KWSO 91.9FM. Peace Came In a Cradle, written by Carol Allison and directed by Lucinda Green, was performed at the Agency Longhouse this year (right). Children in attendance were able to visit with Santa as well. said Roche. A fter 1870, there was an explosion o f color because dyes from the (East C o a st b ecam e available through trade to the Navajo, he said. W illiams' blankets w ere featured at the St. Louis A rt Museum in 1997-1998 in an ex h ib itio n titled " N a v a jo Weavings from the Collection o f Andy Williams." H e died in September at age 84. The baritone was known for his wholesome, middle- America appeal and easy-lis te n in g h its in c lu d in g th e them e to the Oscar-winning tearjerker "L ove Story." Jle o u tla ste d m any o f the decade's rock stars and fel low crooners such as Sinatra and P erry C om o. H e r e mained on the charts into the 1970s and continued to per form into his 80s. Glacier park looks to influence Blackfeet drilling Around the Region Locksmith returns $50,000 found in safe B E N D (AP) - A thank- you note to a Central Oregon locksmith was addressed to “ th e m o st h o n e st m an in BeAd” a fte r he re tu rn e d $50,000 he found in a safe’s secret compartment. Bryan Donnell retrieved a customer’s 1,000-pound safe last week. H e’s used to find late May; Williams began acquiring th e blankets in the 1950s, w h en o nly a h a n d fu l o f people were collecting them. The top lot is a rare N a vajo Man's Wearing Blanket, w o v en in a " c h i e f s first phase design" characterized by the addition o f fine red stripes. O nly about $0 are known to exist. Its p re-sale estim ate is $200,000 to $300,000. ' 'T he red cloth was a very rare commodity and the ef fort to produce this yarn was p ain stak in g ," said R oche, S o th eb y 's c o n s u lta n t on A m erican In d ian art w ho knew Williams personally. T he collection num bers about 80 blankets, m ost w o ven from handspun wool. " T h e early blankets are woven in limited palettes o f natural brown and ivory, in digo blue and crimson red," ing jewels and some cash, but n o th in g like th e stacks o f $100 bills wrapped in rubber bands. The safe’s form er owner, 57-year-old Dale Parkinson, tells T he Bulletin o f Bend, O re., th at he and his wife, pulled the money from their life savings in 2007, fearing a potential financial collapse. They also bought a safe, and snuck $50,000 into a se cret compartment. Then, apparently, they for got about it. Parkinson decided to put the money back in ; the bank this year and sold the safe to Donnell. BROW NING, Mont. (AP) Hi O n th e edge o f th e Blackfeet Indian reservation, oil exploration companies are d rilling w ells as th e trib e dreams o f a strike that will lift its people out o f poverty. N o t m uch oil has been found, but beneath the reser vation is a rock form ation that some believe could un leash a mini boom. T hat p o tential has raised concerns at Glacier National Park, where officials warn about potential im pact on grizzly bear habi tat and wilderness views. Teepee Arcade!!!!! D eer Ridge prison cells may remain empty (AP) - G ov. Jo h n K itzhaber’s bid to limit the grow th in spending on O r egon prisons likely means that a large part o f a Central O r egon lockup will remain un used. T he D eer Ridge C orrec tional Institution near Madras was opened in 2007 with' a minimum-security section for 644 inmates — although popu lations have exceeded that as the state used double bunks and o th er m easures to in crease capacity. A m edium -security sec tion, where the stated capac ity was 1,224, was completed a year la te r, b u t as th e econom y slum ped in to the G reat R ecession and state re v e n u e fa lte re d , it w as mothballed. I f lawmakers in the u p coming session agree to cap Oregon’s inmate population at 14,600, it could m ean the medium-security portion o f D eer Ridge will remain shut tered another 10 years. D e p a rtm e n t o f C o rrec tions D irector Colette Peters said the cu rren t 14-prison system “can absorb 300 in mates,” which is the cap the governor has proposed. Minimum-security prisons generally have d o rm ito ry - style living spaces with greater freedom o f m ov em en t for inmates who often are using treatm ent and education p ro grams. 1 S k HOLIDAY PROMOTIONS • Get your Paws ou Mrs. Claus; 4x/night on Fridays, up to $ 2 0 0 0 ! • Santa’s Treasure Chest; 4x/night on Thursdays and Saturdays, V- up to $ 5 0 0 ! 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