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'Serving the Fort Peck Reservation"
VOL. 19 NO. 34
SEPTEMBER 2, 1988
Schools are now open
FORT PECK RESER-
VATION-Schools, both public and college, have started this week across the Assiniboine and Sioux Reservation.
The first two to start were the Frazer and Brockton Schools last Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Poplar and Wolf Point Schools started on Monday, Aug. 29.
The Fort Peck Community College and NAES College began their Fall classes also on Monday, Aug. 29.
The smallest school on the reservation - Brockton - has a total school enrollment of 113 in grades kindergarten to twelfth. In grades k to sixth, there are 61 students, with 52 in grades seventh to twelfth. Breakdown by grades, there are 8 in kindergarten, 14 in first, 8 in second, 7 in third, 9 in fourth, 9 in fifth, and 6 in sixth.
In Brockton High School, there are 6 seventh graders, 9 eighth graders, 13 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 6 juniors and 10 seniors.
Brockton high school principal Jim Dillon said they are looking at a 90 percent enrollment. High school enrollment is slightly up from last year and he is expecting further enrollment -this fall.
Elementary enrollment this year at Brockton is down a bit from last year, said Dillon.
New Brockton faculty this year are high school science teacher Mrs. Jan Alberts, chemical dependency counselor Darryl Bearstail, kindergarten teacher Mrs. Harris and special education teacher Pat Walker.
In Frazer, on the west end of the reservation, there are 84 k through sixth graders. In junior and nigh school, there are 60 students enrolled so far.
There are two more elementary students than last year's. There are 20 kindergarten students, 13 in first grade, 11 in second, 8 in third, 10 in fourth, 13 in fifth, 9 in sixth.
In junior high, which has less enrolled so far than last year, there are 8 seventh graders and 10 in eighth grade.
In high school, there are 12 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 10 juniors and 10seniors.
The only new faculty member at Frazer this year is the new day care center director, Rebecca Vinton.
Poplar Schools has 428 students
in grades k to 4. Poplar Middle School, which is grades 5 to 8, has 239 students and there are 199 in high school. The Poplar Schools will not have a grade breakdown of students until the end of the month, according to a school secretary.
Wolf Point's high school enrollment is about steadv, according to a high school spokesman. The high school has grades seventh through twelfth and has a total enrollment of 460. By grade breakdown, there are 71 in seventh grade, 81 in eighth, 80 freshmen, 81 sophomores, 74 juniors and 73 seniors.
The Wolf Point Northside School, grades 5 through 6, has a total enrollment of 214. There are 75 in fourth grade, 81 in fifth and 68 in sixth.
The Wolf Point Southside, grades k through third, has 341 students. There are 84 in kindergarten, 95 in first, 85 in second and77 in third grade.
The FPCC will be holding their fall semester registration open for three weeks due to the large number of men and women who are out firefighting. FPCC President Jim  Shanley stated.
Enrollment statistics will not be available until enrollment closes.
NAES College enrollment statistics will be provided next week.
POPLAR�Fort Peck Community College is expanding with the recent purchase of the Auto Body & Mechanics and Wood Shop facilities and acreage east of town. FPCC had been leasing it for 10 years and with the recent signing of documents last week, FPCC now owns the property. Shown is FPCC board member Arlyn Headdress, FPCC President Dr. James Shanley and Bob Ried, who used to own the property.
New Frazer business Chemical dependency counselors hired in schools
Tribal member Poplar principal
New store opens on main street in Frazer.
The store sells pop, candies, chips, cigarettes, and grocery items such as canned goods and cleaning items.
FORT PECK RESER-
VATION1�Three local schools have chemical dependency counselors in place this fall.
Frazer, Poplar and Brockton are the schools that received the Omnibus Drug Act Bill funding to be used for salaries for chemical dependency counselors in each school district.
A proposal was submitted by the Fort Peck Tribes to I.H.S., who oversees the project. The proposal was for $113,000 for drug/alcohol prevention abuse.
According to Ken Smoker, Tribal Executive Board member and Chairman of the Health, Education and Welfare Committee, Poplar's CD Counselor position was set up a year and a naif ago. Funding came from different agencies, and it's a combined effort of the I.H.S., and B.I.A. and the Fort Peck Tribes, along with the Poplar School. "It's an excellent program and very beneficial to the students and the communities as well," said Smoker.
POPLAR�Tribal member Jan Spencer is the new principal of the Poplar Elementary School this fall as well as the chemical dependency counselor.
Spencer, hired by the Omnibus Drug Act Bill, was the first chemical dependency prevention counselor hired on the Fort Peck Reservation. She has been working as the counselor at Poplar School for a year and a half now.
According to Poplar Superintendent Doug Sullivan, he wasn't here when Spencer first started,
Jan Spencer
but to his knowledge, she was hired by the Poplar School Board on February 5, 1987. Her first day at Poplar School was January 27, 1987.
Spencer has a B.A. degree in Special Education and Speech at N.S.U., Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and a Master's in Education and Public School Administration from N.S.U.
Some of her work experience lies in education, special education teacher, teaching mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed children, couselor in elementary and high school, curriculum developer, and Director of E.P.I.C. Intern Teacher Coordinator at N.S.U.
A member of the Fort Peck Tribes, she resides in Poplar with her three children and her husband, who is the Dean of Students        at        F.P.C.C.
BROCKTON � A chemical dependency counselor, Daryl J. Bearstail, has been hired by the Ominibus Drug Act Bill as one of the three c6unselors hired in the reservation schools.
Brockton School Superintendent Dr. Allen said Bearstail, a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in New Town, North Dakota, was hired by the Brockton School Board on Wednesday, August 10 for the 1988-89 school year as the chemical dependency counselor.
He will also be assistant coach for the boys and girls teams during the school year.
Bearstail, son of Thomas and Christine Irwin Bearstail, received his B.S. degree in Social Work at the University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota.
His first day at Brockton School was Thursday, August 25. Bearstail currently resides in Culber-tson with his wife and four sons.
FRAZER � Friday, August 19, was quite a day for Lonnie and Marilyn Steele, Frazer. On that day, the couple opened their new store, called L&M Quik Stop. Steele said, "It wasn't easy for us to get started, but we always have stands at the pow-wow and we managed to save some money. Besides, it's something that ^ my wife has always wantedto do."
Steele said business is pretty good, people come in and look around and see how they fixed the building up. "It still needs a lot of work, and we do plan to expand in the very near future,
witn a recreation hall to play games in, and video rentals because there's nothing for the kids to do in Frazer. Hopefully we can get started as soon as we can. We also hope to have automotive products."
"Right now, we are looking for a company that we can get into, to supply the movies to us. Our original plan was to open a "Git & Go ', with a service station, and that may be possible in the near future. Our hours vary right now, and we open the store when we can, we hope to have regular hours after next week."
No quorum, no meeting
POPLAR�For the second time in the month of August, a Popjar Community meeting had to be cancelled due to lack of quorum.
The Aug. 23 meeting was rescheduled to Aug. 30, however only 36 people signed in, although there were others present at the meeting who, according to the community chair-
men), refused to sign in.
The next meeting is set for Tuesday, Sept. 20.
The community agenda included the Poplar Roller Rink; the Tribal Board's decision on councilman Levi Olson; and the Burton Rider Sports Complex.
The meeting needs 50 members present in order to have an official meeting.
DUI Sentence for Lucas
Tribal Executive Board member Merle Lucas, Wolf Point, plead guilty to his third DUI charge in the past 5 years and was fined $1000 by a Billings City Court judge, $100 for no drivers license, and court ordered to serve 10 consecutive days in the Beta Alternatives, a halfway house in Billings, as well as serve an additional 10 days on weekends, and attend a DUI school.
In an interview with the tribal newspaper, Lucas said he went before the city judge on Wednesday, Aug. 24 and entered a guilty plea on the advice of his Billings lawyer, who felt Lucas' case was not strong enough to overturn a not guilty plea in a jury trial.
Lucas was also court or-
dered to pay $20 a day tor room and board while at the halfway house.
Stating that he deeply regreted the incident ever oc-curing and that it was "extremely embarrassing" to him as a public servant, Lucas said he does not feel his constituents ought to be responsible for his mistake. Therefore, he will be approaching the Tribal Executive Board to ask for permission to take leave without pay for the purpose of serving the 10 consecutive days in Beta Alternatives.
Lucas said arrangements are still being made on his 10 day court ordered stay in Billings,
on where he will attend DUI school, and where he will serve the weekend time.
"As a result of this DUI, I've received more publicity than any congressman, state or other tribal officials in the state of Montana," said Lucas. "There are some officials that would love more than anything to control my political aspirations through the use of adverse publicity. '
Lucas said he personally feels all the publicity surrounding his DUI charge came as a result of his active participation in the events surrounding the controversial Ft. Peck International Pow Wow.
According to the Billings City Attorney, a third DUI is considered a misdemeanor.
Joyce Stevenson
FRAZER- Joyce Stevenson has been hired by the Omnibus Drug Act Bill as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the Frazer school for the 1988-89 school year.
Frazer School Superintendent Robert Heppner said Stevenson started work June 1, 1988, but she was officially hired by the school board on June 27. Heppener said he started her so there would be no loss in the areas of funding.
Stevenson received her A.A. Degree at Fort Peck Community College in May 1987, and attended Northern Montana College. She is presently working on a State Certification for Chemical Dependency, which is a year long process. The test will be in September in Billings at Eastern Mon-tana College.
btevenson currently resides in Frazer with her daughter. An enrolled member of the Fort Peck Tribes, Stevenson was raised in the Oswego and Frazer area.
"I'm anxious to work with the
students in the areas of chemical
dependency. We did a survey on
Monday, August 29. The survey
was given to 7-12 grade teachers,
and we received thirty positive
results of kids that signed in and
are interested and have the desire
to learn about our program."
"This isjus.t the beginning and I was really impressed witn the
response, and this response was from the jr. high and high school. I haven't started on the elementary students yet."
Wotanin out 1 day late
Due to a breakdown of the Wotanin's typesetting processing machine on Monday, the newspaper is out one day late. The part was shipped by Federal Express from Massachusetts and didn't arrive in Poplar until Wednesday. We will be back on schedule next week.