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PACE 2 October 18, 1991 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Youth needs, desires present to Council On October 1. 1991. adult volun leer ad vocatcs for youth made pre sentation lo ihc Warm Springs Tribal Council in support of a building to be used for talis and sober youth activitics.Concerns were shared that a place was needed by community youth that would offer alternative activities other than those presently , offered by tribal programs. Youth have expressed a need to have ac tivities that are oriented toward in volving the entire family and not always centered on sports or compctiiion.InicrcsLi have emerged 2 regarding the arts, rodeo, business operations by youth, bcadwork, per forming arts, tutoring, education or preparatory classes and many other Ideas. All ideas have been generated by . youth themselves, as they are excited . about having a place they can call . their own. During the presentation, Tribal . Council supported the prevention : team's efforts and the support being generated from the community to : team up with the youth in making a positive change in the community. Tribal Council has directed man agement to assist the community !;roup in finding a building location or a youth center. It is hoped that a building to house the youth center will be found soon. The Warm Springs Prevention Team, the adult and community vol unteers, and especially the youth that have waited all summer for a center, would like to thank the Tribal Council for their support If you are interested in becoming an adult volunteer to work with youth, or assist in the formation of a Youth Council, please contact Carol Wewa (553-3284) or Rick Soucrs (553 3301). The Youth Center will have a Youth Council, which will consist of one or two representatives from each youth group. Each youth roup in volved will be committed to pro moting safety and sobriety in the community. Adults are welcome to become part of the prevention team and to serve in an advisory capacity to the Youth Council. The Youth Council will oversee the function of the Youth Center, as well as respond to youth activity groups and their requests for funding assistance, ideas, support, etc. A potluck dinner will be held at the Agency Longhouse Thursday, October 24 beginning at 6 p.m. In terested community members are encouraged to help begin the planning for the Youth Council, development and approval of the Charters for the Youth Council and the overall de velo rnicnt of the Youth Center. November 1 at resort... Reunion to offer buffet, fun night Friday evening. November 1. will be a "fun" night for a number of Warm Springs and Madras people who attend the Mike Clements' R & R Banquet Buffet at Kah-Nce-Ta Resort. The Mike Clements' R A R Ban quetBuffet is the brainchild of Mike Clements of Warm Springs. Mike and some friends have talked about such an affair for years, and it will now become reality. The idea sets the stage for people to get together, Oregon's Indian population Increases PI i lei The number of Native American living in Oregon increased sharply between 1980 and 1990, according to census results. There are Indian families living in all but 13 of Oregon's 242 cities. There are Indian families living in every one of Oregon's 35 counties. Out of 38,496 Indians in the state, there arc at least 2 1 ,5 38 who are over the age of 18 and eligible to vote. Oregon's Indian population has a high proportion of youth. Approxi mately 45 percent of the total Indian population in the state is below the age of 18 years. Restated, it can be said that nearly 45 percent of Oregon's total Indian population is composed of those who are of school-age. Oregon ranks ninth in Indian population among the 17 western states. Oregon ranks 15th in Indian Emulation among the 50 states and istrict of Columbia. There was an Indian population increase of 11,182 in Oregon from 1980 to 1990. The percent of change was nearly 41 percent. Of the total 13,176 population in Jefferson County, 2,674 were Native American. have a lun night talking about old times, and be able to acknowledge people's efforts to improve the Warm Springs community. Why have a night devoted to such things? According to Clements, "We gctcaughtupinourcvcrydaylivcs,and don'ttaketimctoapprcciatc our friends and old acquaintances. This will give us a chance to relax and enjoy each other's company...This is a class re union of sons as we are inviting class mates form the 50s through the 80s." An ice breaker is scheduled to begin at 6 pjn. with a no-host bar and enter tainment The buffet will begin at 7 p.m. with a host of activities to follow including door prizes, 5050, and awards. Participants will cniov coldcn oldies and a mixture of traditional and cultural music blended in while share good food and conversation. The cost is $60 drag and $35 stag. Those who enjoy epicurean delights will feast on salmon and beef, fried bread, salads and desserts. For those wishing to take a break form their mundane world and turn back the pages of lime, you're invited to step in to Kah-Nce-Ta Lodge Friday, November 11 and experience a "groooooovy time." For more infor mation call 553-2566 or to register, send your check to Mike Clements' R & R BanquetBuffet PO Box 719, Warm Springs, OR 97761 Regional Strategies ideas needed Time capsule items wanted The Time Capsule will be buried at the Museum on or about Tues day, October 22. All community members who wish to have objects in the capsule should bring them to the Museum Office no later than Monday, October 21. These ob jects may be letters, photographs, or artifacts. So, if you would like to give the future a glimpse of your own history, bring something to the Museum Office on Kota Street. Call 553-3331 for information. The Jefferson County Regional Strategics Committee is seeking ideas regarding the three largest industries in Jefferson County those being agriculture, forestry and tourism. Oregon's Regional Strategics Pro gram is administered by the Oregon Economic Development Department and funded through lottery revenues. It is an important revenue source used to support local economic de velopment projects. The members of the committee want to hear both concerns about these industries as well as ideas on how to enhance and support them. The committee is required to choose a "key" industry and then assist in developing proposals for possible funding that targets the key industry. The deadline for determining the Vital Statistics notes department policy changes Penny Blake, left, president of the Madras Lions club, presented Middle Oregon Indian Historical Society museum executive director Michael Hammond, center, a $500 check recently. Jay Binder, right, also a Madras Lions member, was present as well. According to Hammond, the museum is scheduled to open in early 1993. Effective October 1, 1991, the Vital Statistics Department will start charging fees for copies of documents on file. The rates will be as follows: Birth Certificates: $ 1 .00 (the first one is free). Death Certificates: SI. 00 (the first one is free). On July I, 1991 the State of Oregon raised their fees for birth and death certificates to $13.00. Vital Statistics advises that any Tribal member born before 1973 to order a birth certificate because Vital Statistics does not have one on file for you. Name changes madethrough the Tribal Court do not stop with the. hearing, you will have to pay a fee to the State of Oregon to change your birth certificate to reflect the change you have made. The fee is $23.00 and if you would bring the ' fee to Vital Statistics, they will send for your certificate and pick up the expense for the money order. Paternity affidavits are available for parents that are unmarried but would like to have the fathers name on the certificate. The fee is $23.00 which includes a copy of the certif icate with the father's name added. Xeroxing documents from Vital Statistics files costs 25c per page. Xeroxing documents that you bring will be 10c per page. Vital Statistics will send for your social security card if you do not have one, or if you have recently married or had your name changed. These services are free to Tribal members. Please be aware there are companies that do charge for this service and may contact you offering to change your records with the Social Security Administration. Due to the heavy demand lor Tribal Identification cards the ID schedule will be strictly enforced. With exception to those employed or school children. The ID sche dule is: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00-11:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-4:30 p.m. The fee for your first ID for the year is $4.00 and any ID's that you purchase within the same year (duplicates) will be $6.00. Vital Statistics will accept cash or money orders. They will not accept per sonal checks, Visa or Mastercard, nor do they cash checks or extend credit. If you have any questions please call Carla Conner-Greene, Made line Queahpama, or Valerie Agui larat 553-3252. county's key industry is November 7, 1991. Jefferson County may qualify for as much as $1 10,000 in regional strategics dollars for the 1991-1993 period. The key industry requirement was the result of the passage of state legislation (House Bill 2340) during the 1991 session. Key industries are defined as "traded sector industries that make a major contribution to the economy of the state and in which Oregon has a com parative advantage and which shows potential growth in the near future in a specific region". Community members, leaders and groups are encouraged to share their ideas and assist with developing pro posals for funding by calling the members or writing to them through the county court house. The mem bers of the Jefferson County Regional Strategies Committee and their ini tial areas of research are Chairman, Ron Vincent (Day, 475-2449, Evenings-475-6633); Dave Harding (forestry, evenings 553-1065); Mickey Killingsworth (Agriculture, evenings 475-6776); Mary Krenowicz (tourismAg-eve-nings, 475-6505) Phonacelle Shapel (tourism, 923-7509). Regional Strategies projects can be interrelated, multiple projects that can include involvement from any part of the community, from private business, schools, civic groups, government, etc. Jefferson County will be joined by Crook County in comprising an "economic region" in order to apply for Regional Strategies funds. County officials have been informed that multi-county cooperation will pro vide more lottery funds to flow into the region. Many smoke detectors not in working condition During Fire Prevention Week, :;Warm Springs Fire and Safety tar :' getcd a pressing, tragic problem that ;. Time change occurs 2 a.m. October '',27. affects at least one-third of the homes in America smoke detectors that don't work due to old or missing batteries." There have been countless cases where people perished in fires in homes that had smoke detectors but the smoke detectors didn't work. As a part of Fire Pre vention Week, ' which ran from October 6 through October 12, Warm Springs Fire and Safety issued a challenge to Warm Springs residents to help ensure that every home has a working smoke detector. Fire prevention officials say many Americans have a false and dan gerous sense of security about smoke detectors. While more than 85 percent of American homes have at least one smoke detector installed, as many as one-third of them would not work in an emergency because of old or missing batteries. Inoperable smoke detectors contribute to many of the 6,000 deaths and 130,000 in juries that occur each year in house fires. It has been found that one of the most common reasons for residential fire deaths is the failure to have a working smoke detector. Warm Springs Fire and Safety encourages all residents to replace their smoke detector batteries annually and to check the operation of the detector monthly. To help fight the problem, Warm Springs Fire and Safety will be par ticipating in an annual national public i Spotted Owl-Continued from page 1 education program called "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery." The program encourages people to make a habit of changing the batteries in their smoke detectors every fall when they change their clocks back to standard times, this year on October 27. The program is sponsored na tionally by the International Asso ciation of Fire Chiefs and Energizer batteries. Less than 60 percent of American homes have working smoke detec tors. "We have found many homes with non-working smoke detectors," state Bob Sjolund, tribal prevention officer. "Yet the problem is simply remedied by replacing the battery in a smoke detector. This inexpensive untimely act can double as a person 's chances of surviving a fire." I; acres of Conditional Use areas, ; Council related that this would pro .': vide protection for the owl. The Whitewater Canyon area ad Joins federal lands which is main ; tained as Habitat Conservation Areas ; (HCAs). With special management of the Whitewater Canyon area a ; movement corridor for the spotted :owl and other wildlife populations : will be furnished.. ; Although land will not be set aside ; strictly for spotted owl recovery, ; caution will be taken when activities : take place in owl habitat areas during : sensitive times such as times when owls are nesting and rearing young. Study of the spotted owl will con tinue on the Warm Springs Reserva tion with a biological evaluation currently being written Under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the evaluation will analyze the amount of suitable owl habitat that is avail able and how activities will affect the owl. That information will provide data for management of areas occu pied by the spotted owl and other old growth species. Halloween lunch set for Seniors Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER . . SAPHRONIA KATCHIA TYPESETTERRECEPTIONIST SELENA THOMPSON FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the base ment of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Jyno should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.1&. Box 870, Warm S$ttnqt, OR 97761 PHONE: t 'V ' (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 Annual Subscription Rates: Within the U.S. $9.00 . Outside the U.S. -$15.00 A special senior citizen Hallow een luncheon will be held at 1 2 noon at the Agency Longhouse on Thurs day, October 31, 1991. The menu includes: Oven Fried Bat Wings (chicken), monster mashed potatoes, fresh goblin fruit salad, scarecrow corn on the cob, witches weird pie, witches brew (punch) and vampire french rolls. Coffee, tea and milk Diabetes awareness lunch scheduled The Warm Springs Clinic Dia betes Program will hold a Diabetes Awareness Lunch for patients with diabetes on Thursday, October 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the clinic conference room. Patients are en couraged to bring a family mem ber. The lunch will be held after the regularly scheduled diabetes clinic and will take the place of the break fast that is usually served on the fourth Thursday of each month. Someone from the Diabetes Program will present a short intro duction to diabetes, and staff will be available to answer any ques tions you may have. Please join the Diabetes Pro gram staff for a delicious, nutri tious lunch and learn more about diabetes at the same time! If you have any questions about the lunch or the Diabetes Program, please call Candace Reich at the clinic at 553-1196. will also be served. After the meal there will be games, prizes and a lot of fun. t w Fire burns. And matches and lighters make small fires that become big fires very quickly. Keep yourself from getting burned. Stay away from matches and lighters because FIRE STRIKES BACK! 1 1 1 t j-w-"-!" tS "'CHTCJQ? crz ' . in v V .i r ' J . ' . 1 Phillip Squiemphen (left) and Jacob Harding take their turn at folding three flags displayed at Warm Springs Elementary. Students art taught method used in handling flags at beginning of the fifth grade. 4