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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.
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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. '
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Deadline for the next
issue of Spilyay Tymoo
is April 13, 1990
New mill processing small logs
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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
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Weather Confederated Tribes considering clinic, housing referendum
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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.