Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
November 21, 2018 - Vol. 42, No. 24
November – Anaku Ipach’aanxa Yaamash
G ood bowling is a traditional
pastime among the Confeder-
ated Tribes. A recent example:
A team of five—four of the
players from Warm Springs—
has won the 2018 Oregon Bowl-
ing Championship—Division 4.
The team members are Chet
VanPelt, Housing service spe-
cialist; Mychal VanPelt, Chet’s
son, who works at the Warm
Springs Market. Tristan Smith,
program coordinator at the
Boys and Girls Club; Luis
Smith from Composite Prod-
ucts; and Woody Wilson, who
works at Madras Bowl.
Each of these bowls is in a
league at Madras Bowl, some
rolling on Thursday nights and
some on Fridays nights.
The team that won the 2018
Division 4 Championship as-
sembled for one weekend at the
state tournament in Salem.
Courtesy photo
The team: Chet Van Pelt Jr., Woody Williams, Mychal Van Pelt Sr., Tristan Smith and Luis Morales.
Addressing the tribes’ Public Safety matters
Most every crime on the reser-
vation is in some way alcohol or
drug related. Warm Springs Public
Safety is developing new approaches
to help address these recurring
cases.
The new general manager of
Public Safety is Carmen Smith,
former Chief of Warm Springs
Police, and more recently Chief of
Burns Paiute Police.
Mr. Smith began about a month
ago as Warm Springs Public Safety
general manager. The branch in-
cludes Warm Springs Police, Fire
and Safety, Prosecution, Parole
and Probation, Victims of Crime
Services, and Emergency Manage-
ment.
An immediate issue Mr. Smith is
addressing is to update the drug test-
ing system at the police department.
This became of critical importance
because of contamination of the
testing room at the police station.
In the past officers would test a
suspected drug package using the
previous standard method: By re-
Sentencing
for drug cases
The Warm Springs Justice
Team is seeking community
input on a draft resolution
for mandatory sentencing for
drug-related cases.
The community meeting
will be on Monday evening,
November 26 from 6-9 p.m.
at the Community Center so-
cial hall. Dinner will be pro-
vided.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Public Safety Branch general manager Carmen Smith.
moving an actual sample, and ap-
plying a chemical test.
This required opening the sus-
pected package, exposing the con-
tents to the air in the testing room.
Over the years the chemicals con-
taminated the room, requiring ex-
pensive cleaning.
New technology exists using a
laser device that can determine
the contents of a package—meth-
amphetamine, opioids, etc.—with-
ECR WSS
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Holiday
tradition
turning 42
2018 Oregon Bowling Champions
See BOWLERS on page 6
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
out opening the package and ex-
posing the contents to the air.
The Central Oregon Drug
Enforcement team has one of
these, for example. Such a de-
vice would be of great value to
the Warm Springs Police De-
partment, Mr. Smith says. The
cost is about $25,000, and he is
working on necessary budget-
ing.
See PUBLIC SAFETY on 2
Long serving tribal employee retiring
Back in 1976 the tribes began a
tradition—the Indian Holiday Bowl-
ing Tournament—that continues
from Thanksgiving Day through
Saturday, November 24. As in past
years, the 2018 tournament—the
Forty-Second Annual—will be at
Lava Lanes in Bend. Some of the
featured events:
The Big Dog Challenge, the
Grammaz Special, Mixed Team
and Mixed Doubles, Men’s A Mas-
ters Special—In Memory of Be-
loved Raymond Jones, the Puppy
Dog Challenge, Senior Masters,
Doubles and Singles, Master’s
Event, and Youth Bowling. The
weekend concludes with the Holi-
day Roll-Off on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The tournament, including the
youth division, are certified by the
U.S. Bowling Congress. The prize
fee is 100-percent returned. The
tournament is organized by the
Warm Springs Indian Holiday Bowl-
ing Tournament Committee: Margie
Tuckta, Vice President; Austin
Greene, President; and Birney
Greene-Boise, Treasurer.
For information you can call
Austin at 541-553-1953, Margie at
541-419-2558, or Birney at 541-
553-5667. You can reach Lava
Lanes at 541-318-5656. (See page 6
for details.)
Lights Parade
and more for
the holidays
Christmas time in Warm Springs
begins in late November and con-
tinues in December.
The holiday season starts the
evening of Thursday, November
29. Join Recreation in the court-
yard at the Community Center for
the Christmas Tree Lighting.
The Mickey and Friends Car
Light Parade will be on Thursday
evening, December 6. Hosted by
Recreation, the parade begins by the
former Warm Springs elementary
school. Line-up is at 4 p.m., judg-
ing at 5, and the Car Light Parade
begins at 6. For information call
Recreation at 541-553-3243.
NDN Nite Out
A melia
Tewee knows how to
make a career in life. “You look
around until you find something
you enjoy,” Amelia was saying the
other day, on the eve of her 75 th
birthday.
“If you like going to work,” she
says, “Then you’ll never miss a
day.”
Anyone who has worked for the
tribes over the past years knows
Amelia. At tribal Personnel her
desk was at the front, where she
would greet and help employees
who came by with questions. And
true to her word she never missed
a day.
Amelia has been with Person-
nel for almost 30 years, yet—as
with so many others—her career
began a couple decades earlier at
Kah-Nee-Ta. Her first job at the
resort, back in 1965, was as a cash-
ier. Over time, because of her
courteous demeanor, Amelia be-
came the Kah-Nee-Ta Front Desk
manager.
In time she moved to Kah-
Nee-Ta Personnel, where she be-
came the director, and then to
tribal Personnel. Amelia will be
retiring on November 30, leaving
with two parties this month:
One last week for her birth-
day, and then the upcoming
retirement celebration.
Amelia has a daughter
Carla, granddaughter Allee
Rae, and a great granddaugh-
ter Savannah, who is 1 and a
half.
With her family and pets—
she has four dogs and a cat—
Amelia has much to look for-
ward. “I’m just going to take
life as it comes,” Amelia says
of her retirement plans.
Amelia Tewee
Dave McMechan
On Monday, December 17 there
will be the Christmas NDN Nite
Out social powwow. All drummers
and dancers welcome. Dinner will
be at 5:15 p.m. in the Social Hall.
The powwow starts at 5 in the gym.
There will be raffle prizes and gifts.
Hosted by Recreation.
Gifts for the kids
On December 17 will also be the
Christmas gift wrapping at the
former school gym, hosted by
Health and Wellness Branch. Kids
can pick up gifts on Tuesday or
Wednesday, December 18-19.