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Page 3 Order your Val-O-Gram The Warm Springs Wel lness Committee hopes to promote healthy communication by pro viding hug certificates and Val-O-Grams for those who wish to send a caring message to others. Page 3 Students give advice Madras High School seniors Esther Lucio and Angie Selam encourage other stu dents to stay in school. It's worth it. Page 5 Potatoes make a hit With February being Potato Lovers Month, the Warm Springs Extension Service pro vides some ideas and recipes for the food. Page 7 Deadline for the next issue of Spllyay Tymoo is February 17, 1989 Weather January DATE HI LOW 24 49 28 25 41 24 26 47 22 27 50 24 28 49 29 28 62 31 30 44 28 31 36 23 February 1 62 28 2 32 4 3 8 -2 4 2-2 5 20 -10 6 21 -6 7 25 -5 t 23 -3 New tribal organization concept approved.... Ken Smith appointed Chief Executive Officer by Tribal Council - v. r 7 i : H ' 1, A - " " .- if I tarry Calica, left, will work closely with newly appointed CEO KenSmith while the organization goes through its upcoming transition period. Smith expects to be on the job full-time within three weeks. At the helm carrying the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs into the 1990s and the 21st century will be newly appointed Chief Executive Officer and Secretary Treasurer Ken Smith. Tribal Council appointed Smith to the position Wednesday, January 25, just two weeks after accepting the reorganization concept and planned resignation by current SecretaryTreasurer Larry Calica. The reorganization calls for streamlining and changes in management and supervisory positions from the top down, explained Tribal Council Chairman Zane Jackson to tribal managers and supervisors at a January 27 meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta. Jackson explained the Council has recognized the need for change for over a year and the decision to do so was based on data collected by Calica, with support from tribal attorney Dennis Karnopp and orgaizational consultant John Colosimo. Input was also obtained from past secretary treas urers. Tribal Council, at a January 12 meeting, unanimously accepted the proposal, agreeing that the reorganization was necessary. The first move in the new plan was to hire the CEO. "We're thinking about the people, not only now, but into the fut ure as isl!, said Jackson. He assured those present that "well keep everyone on the job." The new plan pares down the number of managers and supervisors within the organization, enabling employees to concentrate on services provided to the public. Functions will be consolidated, making better use of all employees. Calica told the group that he was "pleased with the decision...to reorganize and select a CEO took courage" on the Council's part. He explained that the organization plan is a "vision for the future." With the established and approved goals now the driving force of the tribal government, the government is charged with securing and protecting the perpetual health and prosperity of the Tribe and fulfills this mission by: Preserving and strengthening the sovereign status of the Confederated Tribes; Protecting the treaty rights of the Confederated Tribes; and, Creating a community environment which affords every member of the Tribes the opportunity to attain good health, self sufficiency, pride and self-esteem. Each organization of the Tribes is expected to contribute to this mission and to the following goals and strategies. 1. Maintain political governmental support for the interests of the Confederated Tribes; 2. Increase and maintain tribal government self sufficiency; 3. Develop and enhance the well being of individual members of the Tribes; and, 4. Provide a strong sense of identity for members of the Tribes. Continued on page 2 Help for those with medical pi oblems PUC adopts special payment rules Building needs to be discussed A new rule adopted by the Pub lic Utility Commission will allow residential customer of most tele phone companies in Oregon to make special payment arrangements to avoid disconnection of service if they or members of their house holds have a serious medical prob lem. A related rule allows residential customers to pay deposits or other installation-related charges in in stallments. The rules become effec tive February 8. Under the new medical certifi cate rule, a telecommunications utility may not disconnect local phone service for non-payment if the customer submits a statement from a licensed physician or nurs ing practitioner that disconnection would "significantly endanger the physical health of the customer or a member of the customer's house hold." The rule allows a customer with a medical certificate to pay the greater of S 10 or 25 percent of the balance owing. The customer must enter into an agreement to pay the remainder within 90 days, and must continue to pay subsequent bills. More liberal payment arrange ments may be provided by the util ity or required by the PUC, depend ing on the circumstances. "The medical certificate provi sion will allow customers with emergency medical problems more time to pay their bills if they are facing disconnection," said John Clay, PUC Consumer Services ad ministrator. The commission also expanded the interpretation of medical certif icates to make them available to customers who suffer from mental illness, but only if the illness en dangers the physical health of the customer. The related rule will make it eas ier for residential customers to es tablish or maintain service by al lowing time payment agreements for deposits and one-time charges such as installation charges. The rule allows applicants for service and established customers to pay required deposits in four install ments. Customers who agree to pay ment arrangements in connection with deposits or medical certifi cates may be disconnected if they fail to abide by the agreements. The new rules apply to phone companies regulated by the PUC. They do not apply to telephone cooperatives or associations, al though those companies may adopt similar procedures. The rules were adopted after several months of consideration that included public hearings and comments from organizations, phone companies and the PUC staff. The rule provisions were required by the 1987 legislature. The new medical certificate rule contains provisions similar to those already in place for residential cus tomers of PUC-regulated electric ity and natural gas companies. You must contact the phone company to make arrangements and you must comply with those agreements. Restricted use is avaial ble for those who have high bills and cannot control who uses the phone. Contact the phone com pany or Gayle Rodgers at 553 1161, Ext 291 for further information. The Warm Springs Elementary building facility needs will be dis cussed at a meeting Tuesday Feb ruary 2 1 , beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Warm Springs Elementary Library. The Johnson O'Malley Commit tee, Title IV Committee and Tribal Education Committee have been invited to the public meeting where building plans will be discussed. School District superintendent Darrell Wright encourages all interested community members to attend the informational meeting. Seniors stereo stolen A stereo and VCR were recently taken from the Warm Springs Senior Citizen's building. The theft was first noticed by Senior Citizen representative Wilson Wewa, Jr., who estimates the theft to have occurred at the end of January. Anyone with knowledge regard ing the theft is asked to contact the Senior Citizen's Center. The equip ment is necessary to provide learn ing advantages and entertainment for the Seniors. Ozone depletion poses serious problem High above our heads a fragile, invisible layer of ozone sheilds the earth's surface against dangerous solar ultraviolet radiation. The ozone layer has been there for eons. Indeed without it, life on dry land simply could not have gotten started. But now man is destroying this protective shield. Chloroflurocar bons (CFC's), halons, and other manmade chemicals are wafting up to the stratosphere, six to 30 miles overhead. There they break down, releasing chlorine and bromine atoms that destroy ozone. They convert it to ordinary oxygen, which is useless for screening out UV radiation. As ozone is de pleted, more UV radiation reaches the earth's surface. The danger is on a scale almost too large to grasp. The Environ mental Protection Agency predicted that more than 150 million more people would get skin cancer in the United States alone over the next 50 years if nothing were done to save the ozone layer. More UV radiation would cause cataracts and possibly, serious immunologi cal disorders. Enormous damage would also be done to the natural environment, ranging from billions of dollars in reduced drop yields to the potential collapse of the marine food chain. Even the climate would be altered. Ozone depletion is no mere the ory. The ozone layer has already been measurably weakened, and depletion is taking place at a rate higher than scientists previously predicted. We are facing a genuine global emergency. 1 The only answer is to end the use and production of ozone-depicting chemicals as quickly as possible. The Tribe and tribal members can do things to protect the ozone layer. Stop buying styrofoam beverage containers Promptly repair leaky auto air conditioners, dont just refill it; get it fixed properly Consider using paper and other packaging materials. Donl buy halon fire extinguishers for ordinary home ue Don buy CFC aerosol sprays From ttx itwrl Rnoarrct Dept.