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August 10,1979
Spilyay Tymoo
Open house brings summer ree program to a close
This summer’s recreation
program touched over 200 kids
in th e W a rm S p r in g s
community. By program’s end,
it was clear that the community
center had a good thing going.
Strong bonds were formed
between the kids and the
sixteen staff, some of whom
were students themselves. Day
a f te r . d ay o f p la n n in g ,
preparing Tor ana executing
projects pulled the group
together and taught the value
ofcooperation and discipline.
Highlights of the summer
were trips to the coast.
Timberline, the Portland Zoo,
and a track meet in Bend. Kids
were also very visible on the
h o m e f r o n t, m a k in g a
spectacular apearance in the
4th of July parade, taking
swimming lessons at Kah-Nee-
Ta, offering noontime movies,
and staging a dog show. On a
daily basis, kids and staff were
elbow deep in arts, and crafts,
were frequent. visitors to the
bowling alley in Madras, and
workea out their energies in
afternoon athletics.
The climax of the program
was the open house on August
2. Parents, who are generally
not included in. program
a c tiv itie s to giye b o th
themselves and their kids a
break, witnessed first-hand the
warmth and cheerfulness that
was characteristic of the
program.
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Staff member Julie Mitchell
shared her birthday cake with
Ada Billey (right) wnile parents
browsed through pictures
recap p in g p a s t p rogram s
(below). TJfindfordea kids
attacked pinatas they made
themselves, scurrying for the
candy when it spilled out (left).
And a graffiti artist left her
mark on a mural (below left),
one of the many creative
avenues explored by kids
through the summer.
Budget ‘80
New positions in the works
With this year’s budgeting department'. Also to be added
process slowly drawing to a are a legal aide and juvenile
close, the branch secretaries are coordinator who will work
busily typing the budgets in closely w ith the police
preparation for next week’s department and tribal court.
budget review by General Several positions have been in
Manager Ken Smith. Smith existence for some time, but
will be reviewing the budgets because they were not included
prior to presenting them to the in the preliminary 1979 budget
they are classified as new for
Tribal Council in September.
The initial proposed 1980 1980, th u s m a k in g th e
operating budget for the proposed 1980 budget seem
Confederated Tribes of Warm somewhat out of line.
Clements says the goal of his
Springs is an estimated 29
percent high than the 1979 branch is to “upgrade planning
budget. The major increase is capabilities and to develop
within the Municipal Branch m ore e ffe c tiv e p ro g ra m
where 19*4 new positions are delivery. We must lay out
action steps for each objective.
being added.
T ribal council recently Our branch is pretty well
approved a ten percent cost of schooled in the budgeting
living increase for employees. process. Now it's time to use it
All increases and recommenda for planning. We can stabilize
tions depend on the regular our program by upgrading staff
budgeting process and tribal people presently on the job and
council approval.
phase in community people—
get more locals in overall.”
While the Municipal branch
The utilities departm ent
shows the largest increase within the Enterprise branch
b r a n c h m a n a g e r K u d y will have the greatest increase
Clements stated that he cut in m a n p o w e r . D u e to
back as much as he could. The additional office space, four
m ost su b stan tial increase janitor positions have been
within the branch is the five fire added. Also two carpenters will
and safety positions creating be hired to keep up with the
th e new f u ll- tim e f ir e increasing work demand for
household improvements and
repairs. Also proposed are a
mechanic for the vehicle pool
whose fleet will be close to 90
vehicles in 1980, and a full-time
se c re ta ry fo r the c re d it
department.
A new contracting and
construction department is also
planned which will require
m a n a g e r a n d s e c r e ta r y
positions.
According to Administrative
B ranch m an ager D o u g
McClelland, there are no
proposed new positions within
the administrative branch.
According to Health Branch
manager Bob Jackson, only 1.8
new positions have been
proposed for 1980. But says
Jackson, it is difficult to
pinpoint just exactly where the
positions are because of the
internal shifting that will be
taking place. One position that
could be identified is the
om budsm an/traditional spe
cialist. This person will act as
an advocate for residents of the
community who may be having
problems utilizing the branch
programs. This person will also
be a specialist in traditional
healing practices providing
consultation in this area to all
programs on a regular basis.