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. I. 35c V . , mo. 7 Apt (., 1 0 '"i 1 1 P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs. OK 97761 Address Correction Requested l.S. Fmtagr Bulk Katr Pfrmil No. 2 Warm Spring, OK 97761 003179 SERIES SECTION News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation At if I 1 APRIL 6, 1990 P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761 Coyote News In Brief Veterans program offers couseling Vietnam veterans and their families can receive the benefit of counseling through the Veteran's Outreach Program. Page 2 Veteran's Conference set "Healing from the Trauma of Wars" is the theme for the quarterly board meeting of the Portland Area Indian ' Health Service and the Northwest Indian Vete rans Association set for April 17-19 in Portland,-Oregon. Page 2 Programs added to KWSO New music and informa tional programs are fil ling the KWSO airwaves. Blues, country and reg gae music can be heard along witrj Native Ameri can news, music and cul tural information. Page 3 Celebrate the Earth Earth Day 1990 is set for April 22. Take time to do something for the planet on which we live. Page 5 Take care when exercising Many common exercises may be risky. Page 6 Save money with fun projects Projects that don't cost money can be fun. Stretch your money by reading, bartering and exchanging goods and services. ' Page 7 Deadline for the next issue of Spilyay Tymoo is April 13, 1990 New mill processing small logs 3to,os' r - -' .. ...... t 4 i, " I 1 - ' " X" i 1 -r-tt-! , o -Hi ; ; 1 ' i I 4 ' - t EarlSquiemphen operates the End Dogging Log Feed system at the new small log saw mill. The EDLF is the primary log breakdown system at the mill. 5 I ft.. . .9. K V - Ki. "4 V n in si rx W .... ..; I i J i I j If I ii i ' ' i if mi.ni iiiii.ii in. ni.1 ii ri mi . i i ' i - """I The first few days of operation of the new small log sawmill at Warm Springs Forest Products did not go without a few glitches. So it goes with anything new. Mechanics, employees and electricians scrambled as circuits blew and lumber got hung up on the new machinery. But WSFPI general manager Bob Macy is optimistic about the future. "It's going to come up to speed faster than a lot of people expected." The new sawmill started up Monday, April 2, a full month in advance of the projected schedule. The mill is designed to process all species 13" and smaller in diameter. The mill is currently processing white fir. When the bugs are ironed out and the mill is running at full capacity, 1 10,000 board feet of logs per day will be processed. More than 20 employees will work at the new $12 million mill, which Macy says is the most modern small log facility in central Oregon. The new mill, says Macy, is "going to work better than we predicted. We're firmly convinced the new mill will meet or exceed our projections." VOL. 15 NO. 7 Topics of discussions varied Though the tables weren't exactly round, the first-ever roundtable discussions held March 29 and 30 drew numerous community mem bers and tribal employees to meet informally with Chief Executive Officer Ken Smith. There were no set agendas to follow and attendees mentioned subjects ranging from communications to law enforce ment and from natural resources to the employee merit rating system. "Our organization isn't com municating," said Smith at the Thursday evening session scheduled for community members. "We want to develop a better way to com municate." He said information is available through Spilyay Tymoo, KWSO and KWSI, but to com plete the two-way communication cycle, community input is impor tant. And, because some people may be uncomfortable speaking at larger district and general council meetings, the roundtable discus sions may provide a more relaxed atmosphere through which they may offer input. Smith urged "bet- rer Communication, 'not only for ourselves, but for our children, too.. .Any decisions made today have an affect on the future." Smith presented an update on tribal projects. Groundbreaking for for the Early Childhood Education Center, set for this spring, and the museum, set for June 3, 1990, will kick off year-long construction projects. Property along U.S. High way 26, from the Deschutes Bridge to just northwest of the campus area, has been zoned commercial. The possible construction of a bank building, also to house the tribal credit office, may be first part of the commercial area. Two items to be included on a referendum, possibly a early as this May, will be the new Wellness Clinic and 20 additional housing units. (See related article on this page.) Smith said he would like to con duct a meeting at which the finan cial results of 1989 could be re viewed. The meeting would also include planning for 1991. Citing the difficulty in getting into speak with Smith, Shirley Sanders stated, "I like this idea." Smith will encourage tribal general managers to conduct small meet ings as well. "1 would like to hold this type of meeting on a monthly basis," said Smith. Prunie Williams said, "people are left in a gray area. People are scared and they mistruct people. But get them in small groups, and they 11 open up." Community mem bers feei"lefl behind as we do busi ness," she added. Assistant tribal prosecutor Irene Wells spoke of the high number of child abuse and neglect cases and how little is done for the "devas tated" families. "If we're going to take a family apart, we should have something available to help put them back together. We must be prepared. If not, it's senseless to go to court." Continued on page 2 Purchasing Conference planned: After leaving the EDLF, planks go to the resaw. The new operation manufactures wood products efficiently. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, in cooperation with the Purchasing Management Associa tion of Oregon, is sponsoring the first annual Northwest Native American Purchasing Conference. The Conference will be held on May 6th, 7th and 8th at the Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in Warm Springs, Oregon. This, first of its kind, conference will offer two days of workshops focusing on the unique aspects and needs of purchasing and contact ing among Native American organizations. The goal of the conference is threefold: 1. To assist Native American governmental organizations and enterprises in developing and improving their purchasing, con tracting and property management programs; 2. To stimulate ongoing cooper ation, communication, education and resource development among Native Americans organizations and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 3. To establish a basis for the creation of a Northwest Native American Purchasing Association as a means of maintaining ongoing education and support. A special guest of the conference will be Mr. Donald F. Asbra. Chief of the Federal Division of Con tracting and Grants Administra tion in Washington. D.C.. Mr. Asbra will present the keynote! address during the May 7th ban-', quet. t Representatives from Native American government and enter prise organizations as well as the Bureau of Indian Affairs offices -are encouraged to attend. How- ever, space is limited and interested ; persons are urged to register early. For additional information regarding conference registration: contact: Oregon, Purchasing depart-: ment, PO Box 1 1 69, Warm Springs, OR 97761. (503)553-3254. Ceremonies set The cornerstone setting and groundbreaking ceremonies for the tribal musem have been scheduled for Sunday, June 3. A full day of activities have been planned, begin ning with Washut service at 9 a.m. ; at the museum site along Highway 26 just south of Warm springs. : A memorial parade around the : site will follow the services and the actual cornerstone setting ceremo-; nies will be held at 1 1 a.m. Special 1 guests will speak prior to the sal mon bake that will be held at the site beginning at 1 p.m. Entertain ment, including a powwow, will begin at 3 p.m. and the day's activi ties will conclude at 5 p.m. Senator Bob Packwood will attend as will Governor Neil Gold Continued on page 2 Weather Confederated Tribes considering clinic, housing referendum MAR. HI LOW 18 64 46 19 69 40 20 66 37 21 70 31 22 64 38 23 40 36 24 46 36 28 ' 56 26 27 66 28 28 66 29 29 68 30 30 74 32 31 76 38 APR. 1 78 39 The need lor a larger and more modern Indian Health Serviceclinic and additional housing in Warm Springs is apparent. The Warm Springs clinic sees nearly 30,000 patients a year and there are cur rently 80 families and individuals on the tribal housing waiting list. These factors have prompted Tri bal Council to consider the con struction of a new health clinicand 20 housing units. Both projects w ill appear on one referendum this spring. Tribal Council will decide April 1 7 the date of the referendum. In a lengthy briefing paper that was part ol Senate Appropriations Hearing testimony presented in March, the Tribe stated the $5.2 million Wellness Clinic will "im prove the health status of the popu lation" and reduce future health requirements. The proposed clinic will house health facilities as well as tribal programs such as WIC, MCH and CH R. insurance, health education and promotion and health department administration. The new clinic will replace the existing 55-ycar-old, 9.000 square foot facility and, if approved, will be over 35.000 square feet, or almost half again as big as the tribal administration building. It has been proposed to build the new facility on the old rodeo grounds south west of the Agency l.onghouse. The current plan is to finance one-fourth of the project through tribal appropriation. The remain ing will be financed through the best available rates from private or public financing sources along w ith any available grants. The housing portion of the ref erendum will allow construction of 20 units, cither 20 single-family units or 10 duplexes. All units will have either three or four bedrooms and two bathrooms Thr homes w ill have double-car garages while the duplexes will have single-car garages. The units will include ranges, refrigerators, woodstoves and mini-blinds. All will be land scaped. The new housing w ill be located near the Tcnino Apartments. Rent will be determined through Tribal Housing Ordinance 60 which re quires that the monthly rental rate be .006 percent of the appraised alue. (If a unit is appraised at $60,000. monthly rent would be $360.) Estimates show that, no matter wh'ch type of housing is selected. the project will cost less than $1.5 million. Single family units will be slighty more expensive to build than the duplexes because of site development. "The project will result in relo cating families currently living in rental units,"said Ed Manion. pub lic works general manager. "How ever, the project w ill open up other housing units for those on the wait ing list." Watch Spilyay Tymoo for addi tional information on the referen dum. Also, KWSO 91.9 FM will carry information concerning the referendum.
