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350 P.O. Bo 170 Warm Springs OR 97761 Address Correction Requested U.S. huge Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Spring OR 9771 , A VOL.17NO.15 Coyote News In Brief Tiles available Donations to mural mosaic at Early Childhood Center will enable contributors to have their names on a tile. Page 2 Thirty homes planned Housing and Urban Development funding will make new homes available to Warm Springs residents. Page 2 Donations needed The Jefferson County chapter of the American Red Cross requests donations for victims of the fire at the Woody Smith residence. Page 3 IRMP becomes effective Two years of work by resource managers has resulted in a comprehensive Integrated Resource Management Plan for reservation forested areas. Page 3 Public Information campaign planned Programming to provide information on the harm of drinking alcohol while pregnant will be aired during August by KWSO. Page 5 Department weaknesses revealed A recent employee survey points out weaknesses in tribal departments. Page 5 Jefferson County Fair runs July 23-26. "Harvest and Heritage" is the theme for this year's Jefferson County Fair and Parade. Page 7 j Deadline for the next issue of Spilyay Tymoo is j August 31, 1992 Budget Workshops July 23 Simnasho Longhouse July 23 & 30 Agency Longhouse at 7 & 2:30 p.m. respectively Offer your suggestions to help set priorities for I next y earl a ' v 1 Coby Tewee beats the heat with a cool Atir4 nn tit to tijsrc Awsxtmltt Public access above locked gate topic of Deschutes River meetin The Deschutes River continues to be the topic of concern among fisher men, rafters, tribal members and private landowners. Currentdiscucssion relates to the Bureau of Land Management effort to gain access for public use of the road located through Deschutes Club property seven miles upri ver from Maupin. The Deschutes Homeowners As sociation maintains homes along the river at a place called Dent Behind the locked gate which blocks vehicular access, the club members maintain the land, as one homeowner explains, "We Voters approve Council pay raise Tribal members gave an approv ing nod to an increase in Tribal Council compensation at the July 1 3 Secretarial Election. Eighty-four voted in favor of the Constitutional amendment, while 40 voted against. There was one spoiled ballot. Sixty four cast absentee ballots. Approxi mately 43 percent of the 291 regis tered tribal members voted. The amendment went into effect after BIA Portland Area Office Di rector signed the document July 21. Tribal members who wished to pro test the election had three business days following the election to do so. Young Generation dancers to perform The Youne Generation Indian Club, 18 members strong, is cur rently in the process of raising money fora two-week August trip toCanadi On July 26, the Club will appear at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort as part of the Sunday performance. Uub members will perform at the Warm Springs Community Center Wednesday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge but I donations are welcome. Spilyay Tymoo Novvc fmm tho VVnrm Snrinnc Inrlinn Rocnrvnfir 57ioj 1 u a a vaaa aaav i P.O. BOX 870, WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761 . r ' , i. .. ' i. x - j I " ' ' " - - . ; s - y f. drink of water. Conservation of this valuable resource is particularly important I have been good stewards of the land. The homeowners allow foot traffic in the area. They do not want to open the road to vehicles. Most of the citizens who attended the July 14 meeting at Madras Fair grounds had similar feelings. When the BLM director Dean Bibles considered condemning the land to acquire it for public use, the ire of many citizens became apparent for tworeasons. Many people felt it was not necessary to open more .roads for access causing more degradation of a scenic area and the condemning of private property for the No such protests were received. Following is the approved amendment: "Tribal Council members shall receive as compensation for their services not to exceed $50 while in session for up to four hours per day and $ 12.50 per hour thereafter while in session, but not to exceed $ 100 per day total compensation, and mileage from home to place of meeting and return at a rate used by the federal government. Expenses shall be paid from available tribal funds. The Tribal Council may establish salaries of officers and committee members." On August 22 and 23, club mem bcrs will pcrtorm at trie Uratetul Dead concert in Corvallis. Numerous other performances are tentatively scheduled. resident oi tne Indian Uub is Gary S witzlcr and Secretary is Jolene Boise. For further information concern ing the Young Generation Indian Club, contact Charlie Tailfeathers or Bculah Calica. ' miiuiuii HWVI , Ml IIM..I .hum, 'Mf.r,.,.W- " . M " i'r""n . i access was not looked upon favorably by most citizens. The access issue became tied to jet boat use at a February meeting of the " If1 . . - I ' I ' ' Work on new Wellness Center Hopefully, by the middle of next summer, Warm Springs will have a new Health and Wellness Center. Gone will be the antiquated clinic, long too small to comfortably fit the needs of a fast-growing community. During groundbreaking ceremonies July 17 at the site, the former rodeo grounds, representatives from vari ous health-care agencies spoke fa vorably of the new venture, saying it was a step toward a healthier com munity and an undertaking of which all should be proud. Human Services General Manager Sal Sahme said that Warm Springs has long been the leader in improved health care programs, heralding the Drug Free Workplace Policy and the Smoke Free workplace policy. These policies are "all examples of leader ship commitment" to the goal of Warm Springs becoming the healthi est community in Indian Country by the year 2000. Construction on the new 37,200 square foot Wellness Center is scheduled to begin July 27, with completion expected in 12 months. Tribal voters.through referendum in February 1991, authorized appro priation of $1,250 million and the borrowing of up to $3,750 million. Construction is estimated to be $4.2 million, with an additional $800,000 going toward architects, engineer ing, mechanical, electrical and land scaping fees. General Contractor for the project is Donald Drake Con struction of Portland. Architect for the project is Frank Weiland. Sahme explained that the need for a new facility was made clear to Congress when Tribal Council rep resentatives made their appeal for a new facility several years ago. The "t . ftr, . f MIIV. JULY 24, 1992 Drought mandates conservation Given the fact that we're pres ently seeing the worst drought in history, water conservation should be on everyone's mind. Wells in outlying areas of Warm Springs have dried up and homeowners have had to find alternative water sources, namely hauling water. To help alle viate the extremely dry conditions in the future, we can only hope for an exceptionally hard winter with lots of snow. However, there are certain measures residents can take now to help reduce water consumption. Take short showers. Get wet, then turn the water off while you shampoo and soap up, then turn the water on again to rinse. Don't use the faucet or shower at full pressure. Turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth, shaving, wash ing vegetables or washing dishes by hand. A small tub or partially filled sink work great for rinsing veg etables. Check for leaks. For instance, put a few drops of food coloring in the toilet tank and wait 1 5 minutes. If Locals putting Futures training to use Local community members have participated in "Futures for Chil dren" training held at Kah-Nee-Ta in June. Those who received training have put to use those skills gained and have helped develop ways to motivate individuals to become involved in their community and special projects. The first of those projects are the mini-workshops sponsored by the Summer Work Program. The first segment of the four-week program, to be held July 23, will feature community members leading discussions on communications, cultural values, choices and leadership. All students employed by the Summer Work Program are required to attend the workshops, held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursdays. Topics of succes sive workshops include teaching youth to facilitate their own meetings, brainstorming with youth actuallyfacilitating the session and developing a Youth Council. Participants in the Futures For Children training also set as a priority involvement in the annual budget process. Those trained will serve as facilitators at the budget workshops Deschutes River Executive Review Board. The Board decided on a gradual motorboat ban upstream from Sherars Falls to be in complete effect three Tribe discovered that "if we waited for the government, it would be an other 15 to 20 years" before a new Center was built here, said Sahme. Council, IHS and Congress struck a bargain through which IHS will pro vide the additional manpower and equipment to adequately run the new Center and the Tribe will provide the building. IHS will be required to pay operating and maintenance costs connected with the portion of the building they occupy. Some tribal health-related departments will also move to the facility, including the : r s ... . 1 - . . J v . . . i i. )) ,-7 r- ' : , . ;l:uC y;..;' ,; . DIGGING VS-Sol Sahme, Human Services General Manager, Janice Clements, Health and Welfare committee member, IHS representative Roberta Queahpama and acting director of the Portland Area Office Tom Austin participated in groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Wellness Center July 17. Itai I color appears in the bowl, there is a leak. Water the lawn for longer peri ods of time but less often. This en courage the lawn to grow longer roots, which makes the grass more drought resistant. It is recommended to water the lawn long enough to penetrate the ground four to six inches once a week. Measure this by putung a tall cup in the area being watered. Water in the early moming or in the evening, preferably when there is little or no wind. High temperatures and wind cause evaporation. Don't let sprinklers run over night and always have a sprinkler or nozzle on the hose. Replace shower heads, toilets and other facilities with low-flow units. This can reduce consumption up to 75 percent. Water conservation measures will benefit the entire community now and for the future. Conservation is the least costly consumption reduc tion measure and represents the community's commitment to the fu ture and the environment. to be held July 23, 28 and 30. years after completion of the manage- ment plan. As part of this decision the ; Board directed the BLM to pursue ac- Continued on page 2 to begin soon CHR and WIC programs, Sanitarian, ' Health Educator, Compensation and Benefits and Human Services man- : agers. : Service Unit Director Russ Alger, through a letter read by Roberta Qucahpama, stated that the new fa-1 cility "is not a clinic it is a center' that forms a partnership with the peoplc.We celebrate with the com munity we serve and celebrate the Tribal support that made this day possible....We celebrate expansion of services. This groundbreaking signifies greater things to come."
