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VOL. 15 NO. 8
P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
Coyote News
In Brief
Students encouraged to
enter Health Service
Scholarships are
available to students who
choose to enter health
fields.
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Estimo's art work wins
Jackie Estimo placed
first in the CHAMPS logo
contest. Her work will be
used on the cover of a
community resource
manual.
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Legal forums set '
Tribal Court judge Don
Costello has scheduled a
series of forums to
discuss tribal laws and
codes.
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ITC receives recognition
The Intertribal Timber
Council received a
citation from Secretary
of the Interior Lujan for
its conservation service.
Page 3
Remarriages create
special concern
Family meetings to
express and discuss
concerns are necessary
to ease anxiety created
in marriages where
children are involved.
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Round Table
:
discussions
Community Center
social hall
Thursday, April 19
7-8:30 p.m.
Community members
encouraged to attend
Deadline for the the
next Issue of Spilyay
Tymoo is April 27, 1990
Celebrate
Earth Day
April 22, 1990
Weather
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Forester Gene Keene instructs fifth grade students on the method of reading aerial maps while helping to increase their awareness of the
Reservation natural resources. Students are (left to right) Jason Tohet, Clifford Pamperein, and Ronnie C ulps.
Young people need "an under
standing and education toward
nature, says Natural Resources
department fisheries technician
Louie Pitt, Jr. 1 hat s the main rea
son the Natural Resources Educa
tion Committee has been created.
The team which is dedicated to
promoting environmental education
consists ot: Linda Langley, secre
tary for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs Range and Agriculture
office; Fritz Miller, Natural Re
sources department water resour
ces technician; Gene Keene. super
visory forestry technician with the
BIA Forestry office; Harry Phil
lips, Warm Springs Elementary fifth
grade teacher and Pitt.
Classroom presentations as well
as field trips are part of the curricu
lum. Many ideas can be taught in
the classroom but many concepts,
says Keene, "can more easily be
taught out of the classroom." Stu
dents can see the importance of
natural balances and natural cycles
by visiting forest and streamside
areas.
The committee hopes to be able
to set aside areas which will remain
in a natural state. Student then will
be able to observe these areas and
make comparisons to sites that
have been developed and altered in
various ways.
Keene sees the Natural Resources
Education Commmittee be
coming an important part of re
source management planning. He
would like to have it included as an
aspect of the Integrated Resource
Management Plan currently being
developed by Tribal and Bureau of
Indian Affairs agencies.
Pitt points out that Shitike Creek
is already used by students who
have been involved in replanting
grass along the streamside. Stu
dents can feel responsibility for
improving the areas, they can relax
and enjoy the area while watching
what happens there throughout the
seasons and they learn in the
process.
The structure of the experiences
and presentations will lead students
to gaining an understanding ot the
land and their environment. It will
increase their "stewardship con
cerns" and teach them to care for
their home," says Pitt. The stu
dents "will become part of the solu
tion" for natural resource concerns
on the Reservation, " rather than a
part of the problem," Pitt adds.
APRIL 20, 1990
Referendum date
not yet set
The Warm Springs Tribal Coun
cil has not yet set a date for the
referendum concerning the wellness
center and additional housing units.
As soon as Council sets the date,
further information will appear in
Spilyay and public meetings will be
held. Watch for signs in the com
munity announcing the meetings
and election date.
Buyers to
meet
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
Continued on page 3
District budget
information
reviewed
The following are major high
lights of Superintendent Darrell
Wrieht's 1990-91 budget message
delivered to the district's budget
committee at its tirst meeting
Tuesday, February 27.
Expenditures
The District is experiencing
moderate enrollment growth esti-
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Wiring repairs, financing available
Site blessing to be June 3
Pacific Power is introducing its
newest energy service in Jefferson
County: a home wiring safety
inspection program which features
no-interest financing for identified
repairs and improvements.
"With this program, the custo
mer gets a professional safety check
and an easy way to take care of the
what's needed,"said Anita Decker,
manager for the energy services
company in Madras.
Customers who decide to partic
ipate in the program will be referred
to licensed local electricians who
are cooperating with Pacific Power
to offer the service. Local electri
cians and companies involved in
the program include Allen Electric
of Madras, Chefs Electric of Red
mond and Cooper, Diamond and
Juniper Electrics of Prineville.
The electricians offer a standard
ized inspection for $59.95, which
may be added to the customer's
Pacific Power bill or paid separ
ately. Homeowners who decide to
have an electrician carry out the
needed repairs or improvements
can finance the work at no interest
lor up to 1 2 months through Pacific
Power.
"Many problems of faulty home
wiring can be hard to find and can
only be located by a trained wiring
expert," the manager said. "That's
were our participating electricians
come in."
Several factors may motivate
customers to request the new ser
vice, Decker said. Homes built
prior to the 70s often have electri
cal systems which were not designed
to support electrical applicances
and equipment which have since
come into common usage. Heat
pumps or zonal heating systems,
spas, home computers and micro
waves often require expanded panel
capacity or upgraded protective
equipment not typically found in
older wiring systems.
Other factors include do-it-yourself
wiring which doesn't meet elec
trical codes, or a desire to upgrade
the system to add more capacity
for convenience.
Wiring problems often noted in
the inspections or by the home
owner include fading or flickering
lights, circuit breakers or fuses
which trip repeatedly, and shocks
from outlets.
Further information is available
from Pacific Power's local office or
by calling toll-free 1-800-842-8458.
The Confederated Tribes and
Middle Oregon Indian Historical
Society is planning special activi
ties for blessing of the new museum
site and cornerstone setting, tenta
tively, scheduled for Sunday, June
3, 1990. All events will take place
on the grounds of the museum area
along Highway 26.
One ot tne puouc displays will be
a life-size photograph of as many
ot the tribal members as possible
dressed in traditional Indian rega
lia. This will be taken during the
ceremony.
The MOIHS Board requests all
tribal members to dress in ragalia
and become a part of the new
Museum array. In addition to dress
ing for this special undertaking, a
mini-powwow will be held imme
diately following the noon meal at
the Teepee encampment.
fake Pride in Clfa'rm Springs
Clean-up week! April 23-27
Pick up trash bags at Housing Office
Trucks will pick up bags left at curbside during Clean-up week
Potluck barbeque is set for April 30, 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center
Call the Housing Office to donate foods and drawing prizes