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Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo PAGE 2 October 23, 1987 Shopping center Site for the proposed Warm Springs chopping center were dis cussed at twocommunity meetings this month. 1 he locations currently being considered are thcTast Cam pus" near the fire hall and the "Shi tike Creek" sites across the high way from the old senior citizens' housing area in the alfalfa field. Ihe fust Campus site was pro hkjhwav I I js .... ft. L h - j J ; - The "Shltike Creek "site would be across highway 26 from the old senior citizens' housing area. Holidays noted Students in the 509-J district will have four holidays in the month of November including: Veteran's Holiday, November 1 1 ; Parent Con ference Day, November 20; Thanks giving Holiday, November 26 and 27. An early student dismissal is scheduled for November 25. l V--- r N-v-' ' v- ,n urn ii 1 1 i -"-' Raynele Palmer admired her mom's handiwork at the OSU Extension Service booth at the second annual Information Fair. Many departments presented information to community members interested in tribal, IHS and Kah-Nee-Ta operations. Warm Springs Elementary calendar October 23 October 27 School Pictures Toe Mile Run (4th and 5th graders), at Madras Elementary 10:00 a.m. Need permission slip by October 23. Classified Employees Week November 2-6 Spilyay Tymoo Spilyay Tymoo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION . . Priscllla Squiemphen-Yazzie FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the basement of the old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be adressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone: 553-1644 or 553-1 161. extensions 274. 285. 321 or 286. Subscription rates: Within the U.S. $6 00 per year Outside U.S. $12.00 per year. posed in 1977. Another site west ol Warm Spring? Elementary appears inappropriate because of its proximity to the school. According to a site evaluation, all sites were chosen on the busis of their relationship to Highway 26 and to the community. Only sites adjacent to the highway were con- ? .Jf Title IV mtg. set Title IV Parent committee will meet November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Warm Springs Elementary library. Interested parents of 509-J students or any community members are invited to attend. Splfyay Tymoo photo by Behrtnd sites discussed sidered feasible for retail develop ment. Each lite has positive and negative features. 1 he advantage of the East Cam pus site is its relationship to exist ing businesses and other commun ity facilities, particularly the post office. 1 his site would cost less to develop than ihe Shitike Creek site and would also help reinforce the "village'' or "town center" within Warm Springs. . On the other side of the coin, the issues of visibility from the high way, traffic congestion and direct access from the highway create negative attributes. I he Shitike Creek site was deter mined to be the best site from the retailing standpoint. The visibility and access are excellent and would draw local people as well as tour ists. This location would be served by the "East Tenino Road" exten sion and be near the proposed museum site. Site preparation would be costly, as a dike will have to be con structed to protect the area from flooding. Also, fill may be required because of insurance needs. At the community meetings, some people were undecided. They requested more public meetings on the subject. People were concerned about traffic congestion, safety and overcrowding of the East Campus area. They questioned the avail ability of enough space for build ing, parkingand expansion Some voiced concerns about the loss of housing. Supporters of the East Campus site thought the congestion prob lems could be worked out and that the area was part of the historical business area. They thought it would serve the community better and Indian health services Approximately 1,000 Indian and and Alaska Native representatives from across the country are expected to convene in Seattle, Washington next month in an effort to develop important new strategies for impro ving health care services to their people. The meeting is the Ninth National Indian Alaska Native Health Con ference, which is set for November 9-12 at the Red Lion Inn Sea Tac. The conference will be sponsored by the Denver based National Indian Health Board and hosted by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. . ., . 7 Among the many experts and speakers scheduled for the confer Community meetings planned Two community meetings have been scheduled to discuss the proposed Early Childhood Center. The first meeting will be held at the Simnasho Longhouse Thursday, October 22. The second meeting will be held at the Agency Longhouse Thursday, October 29. Both meetings will be held in the evening. Hot shot crew assists didn't last long, as they were sent out on the Warm Springs Twin Butte fire the following day. The crew constructed fire breaks at White Water, which slowed the Twin Butte flame considerably. On September 2 1 , they were sent to Northern California for a 13 day stint on the Salmon fire com plex involving five separate fires, two of which the Warm Springs crew battled. "Our main priority was to keep the fires from merg ing." said Gomez. The crew faced "very steep ter rain" in the Hotelling fire. The crew fought that fire for six days. On September 27, the crew trans ferred to the Yellow fire. "We were 'coyoted' out for six days," said Gomez. Coyoted is when a crew sleeps on the fire line, eats rations and must fend for themselves. The crew was released, said Gomez, because "50 percent of the crew was down with colds or pneumo nia. They were so burned out that they were making mistakes." How ever, Gomez expects the crew to be dispatched again. And, because of their Type I classification, which they received May 1, 1987, the crew is on call through November 30. As a Type I crew, the Warm Springs fire team is fully expe rienced in fire suppression. They must be able to go out on a fire, be coyoted and take care of them selves. Gomez said that the BIA and other forest service branches rely on hot shot crews to be in bet ter physical shape than other teams. Once a fire crew is a Type I, they're a "national resource," said Gomez. The crew can be sent to any major fire in the United States. He added that when the "reser vation fires broke out. the crew had already been dispatched"to another fire. "Once a crew has been dis patched, it cant be called back" to fight a local fire. Fires are priority WCO "J J AMM WW. t t The "East Campus" site, located near theire hall and post ofice, would atmosphere. have better security because of its proximity to the police department. The Shitike Creek sitcalso received support. Several people like the idea of shopping center museum "connection" was also supported in a recent community survey. Some of the objectives of the shopping center are to provide a place for tribal members to get into business; provide job opportuni ties; help balance the local econ omy; and circulate dollars on the reservation. Types of businesses under construction include a larger ence is Dr. Robert Windom. Assis tant Secretary for Health with the department of Health and Human Services. Windom will address seve ral key federal policy issues affect ing the delivery of health services to Indians. As suggested by the conference theme, "Indian Health Consumer Challenges."the meeting will focus on the major medical problems and policy issues affecting the delive ry of health services to this coun try's 1.4 million Native Americans. As explained by NIHB chair man Melvin Sampson, "Our theme for this year's conference was selected to emphasize the continuing need for Indian people to have an active, (Continued on a daily basis; those fires most serious and potentially dangerous receive attention first. The Warm Springs crew not only fights fires, but they build fires as well. They conduct prescribed burning on forest blocks in the fall and spring, which is the only time the crew is not available for dis patch. "Fifty-percent or so of our income comes from burning blocks," said Gomez. The crew is completely self-sufficient. "In the past two years, we haven't requested any money from the Tribe. Our funds come from contracting to the BIA, the U.S. Forest Service and WSFPI." The average annual budgets for the crew has averaged from $250,000 to $300,000. Next year's budget is 5 a The 20 -member Warm Springs Forest 11 mntU B van Smith, i during the fire season. They were dispatched to tnejire in uauas, uregon uexooer i j ajier a two-ween reprieve from fire fighting. Members are: (back row, left to right) Vernon Tias, Norman Thomas, Jon Culpus, Lawrence front row are Jim Surface, Luther Clements, who serve as squad leaders, Morris Johnson, David Lucei, Omar Winishut, Radine Johnson, A lane Eyle, Sadine Scott andM ike Comet, crew superintendent. Two members of the team were not present for the photograph. at meetings k ... r I;; ; .4 no ... i i I n r - --4 t" r :.i JTU. 11 grocery store, bank, hardware, sport ing goods, larger laundromat, clo thing, deli, flowers and gifts and offices. Also under construction are new and expanded facilities for the Chevron Station and Burger Inn. The tentative size of the first phase of the center would be about 35,000 square feet of floor area, although the final size will be related to the results of the business plan ning process. Several tribal members are now working on individual business plans, in conjunction with focus of conference meaningful role in determining the future of their health care programs." All activities are open to the pub lic. Conference fees are $40 for pre registration; $50 on-site registra tion, and $30 for seniors and students. For those able to attend only one day, a special $20 daily fee will be available. A separate fee of $18.00 AIDS presentation slated " Our community, like all com munities in the world, is faced with the possibility of Acquired Immun ity Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases. At this time AIDS is incura ble and there is presently no drug or vaccine which can prevent AIDS. However, AIDS is preventable through education. Accurate up-to-date information about AIDS will be made available to residents of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation during an upcom ing evening educational session. The session will be presented at the Agency Longhouse on: Wednes day, October 28th 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The presentor will be Stan Vilius, Jefferson County Health depart ment AIDS trainer. He will talk about the disease what AIDS from page 1)- estimated at $3 1 3,000. There was a $25,000 contingency fund made available when the crew was estab lished in 1984, but the money has "never been used," said Gomez. The crew, among other things, plants seedlings, selects seed trees, does mistletoe sanitation, installs squirrel guards and maintains forest trails. Though modest, Gomez is proud of his crew. "In all our crew evalua tions, they proved to themselves, the BIA and the Tribe, that they're as good, if not better, than any other crew in the nation. They're proud that the Tribe supports and believes in them. The crew wants to put Warm Springs on the map because of their qualifications." The initial goal was to produce - r?ff Crew, usually referred to as the Hot Ian Tohet. Glenn Smith, S hern Ulney, l ony 1 hompson and Bert H amanwit. 1 nose in ine 'I k reinforce a "town center" or "village" a business planning team contracted by the Tribes. Tribal planners commented that "...that both are good sites for dif ferent reasons."They also expressed the opinion that eventually both the East Campus and Shitike Creek areas would probably be needed by tribal business people, with the campus bejng the place for community-oriented businesses such as a movie theater. Currently, there is not a designated area in Warm Springs for new businesses to be developed. is required for those interested in attending the banquet. Additional information includ ing registration forms, a tentative agenda, and conference poster can be obtained by contacting the Natio nal Indian Health Board; 50 South Steele, Suite 500; Denver. Colo rado 80209 Phone: (303) 394-3500. is how it can be spread how it is not spread who is at risk and who is not at risk what testing isavail able and how to receive it who should be tested etc. A video enti tled "Sex, Drugs and AIDS" will be shown as a part of the informa tional presentation. Some parents may feel this video not suitable for young viewers and parental gui dance is recommended. Time will be available at the end of the presentation for questions from the audience. There will be no charge for these sessions and residents of the Com munity are urged to attend. If you have questions, contact the Tribal Wellness Program (ext. 205) or the Office of Training Services (Ext. 298). an experienced Type I crew that's self-sufficient. "That's been accom plished. I've taught them how to handle themselves out there." Shot Crew, is on call 24 hours a day r'.)WWII.IMJBW .. .. MUllllW"! $ i A 1 'A ; i i lz