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llgHlMQMgglilN(pqi PACE 2 October 2, 1992 Warm Sprinas, Oregon Spii.yay Tymoo D.E. Project to host open house October 8 -v...---I"-m '?"' - J"L'J"'"" I"""W"r"' ' j m ' The Business and Economic De velopment Divisionof the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs invites all tribal members to attend the D.E. Manufacturing Enterprise Open House on Thursday, October 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the old plywood plant building of Warm Springs For est Products Industries. The purpose of the open house is to inform Warm Springs community members what the product is about and what is has to oiler to the com munity. The proposed manufacturing fa cility would be located in the WSFPI plywood plant and be 100 percent owned and operated by the Confed erated Tribes. The products to be manufactured there are fire-rated door cores for commercial use and thermally insulative refractory blocks for fur ber preference basis. This translates to an estimated annual payroll of $1.6 million. With the growing concern in the depletion of the tribes' limber lands, the D.E. Manufacturing Enterprise will enable the tribes to conserve these natural resources for future generations. For further information, video tapes on the D.E. project can be viewed at the Administration Build ing, Senior Citiens Center, Com munity Center, Macy's Market and HIS. Copies of this video may also be check out free of charge at the Burger Inn for viewing at home. If you have additional questions, contact Lori Nathan-Smith at 553-3-168. We look forward to seeing you at the D.E. Manufacturing Enterprise open house on October 8. -4 V. I Incumbant Secretary of State Phil Keisling visited with Warm Springs Tribal Council members recently during a campaign swing through Central Oregon. Keisling, as Secretary of State, is responsible for government financial accountability. CPS awarded $55,000 BIA Indian Child Welfare grant Warm Springs Children's Protec tive Services is pleased to announce the award of a grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Child Welfare Act grant program. The award is for $55,000 and will provide specialized treatment for adolescents who arc experiencing trouble at home with the law and courts; or at school due to drugs or alcohol; violence, behavioral or emotional problems or in need of specialized treatment services. The grant will fund the newly formed Juvenile Services arm of Children's Protective Services. This will allow CPS to more fully serve families in need of special services to prevent out of home placement of adolescents or when necessary, to speed the placement of juveniles into treatment. The overall "philosophy of the program is to strengthen families in accordance with the CPS mission to "protect children by strengthening Code); in need of supervision (drug alcohol use, truancy, violate curfew, etc.), or who may be beyond parental control. The goal is: (1) To serve 15 families per year in need of services and at risk due to delinquency; (2) Thirty families per year in need of supervision due to alcohol drug related problems or related be haviors; and (3) To prevent the placement of adolescents out of their home into cither long-term or short-term treat ment. This is accomplished by hiring a juvenile services specialist to carry a fulltimc caseload. In addition CPS will acquire about $10,000 for resi dential treatment for delinquent ju veniles. For more information, please feel free to contact Jon Grant, CPS Di rector at 553-3209. St. Pat's Cowdeo October 17, 18, 1992 Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds Kids 6-14 are eligible Registration is now open through October 10, 1992 Contact Kathryn Bain at 475-2130 to register naces in the aluminum and other in dustries. Diatomaccous Earth, or D.E. is a natural organic material that is com prised of silica from the skeletal re mains of Diatoms, microscopic ma rine creatures from prehistoric limes. The most significant characteristics of this material are its incredible insulative properties and fire rctar dant capability Proprietary, patent pending formulas have been devel oped utilizing diatomaccous earth as a component in the plant's products. The markets for these products are worldwide and sales are in the billions annually. The D.E. Manu facturing Enterprise of fcrs the Warm Springs community the opportunity to enter these markets with lower cost, earth friendly products which are superior to those currently on the market. The new industrial concept would provide new employment opportu nities for tribal members and would generate profits. Approximately 68 permanent hourly positions within 12 months of production start-up would be available on a tribal mem I I fj ft v b, - .. A D.E. Project employee prepares refracctory block form at the facility located in the old plywood plant at Warm Springs Forest Products Industries. I-B . famiiiesbyprovidingacasemanager i noai i-amny preservation program recieves qrani 10 connnue local services for families to heln cnorrfinnipn wr- a w r vices to adolescents in need of ser vices." The focus of the Juvenile Services Program is adolescents who are de linquent (broken Tribal La w & Order Children's Protective Services is pleased to announce an award of $200,000 to continue the Family Preservation Services Program. This project is funded under a grant from Information Center closure set for fall After 16 years at the Information Center, manager Faye Wahcncka will be relocating at the new Museum gift shop when it opens in March of 1 993.' The Information Center will be closed this fall and Wahcncka is cur rently marking down many items in the shop to reduce inventory. Many of the unique items will be transferred to the Museum gift shop when it opens. 1 Local artisans and craftsmen are looking at the Information Center building as a place to work and dis play their art. At this time, however, its use in the future has not been decided. the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. The Family Preservation Services Program began as a project of the CPS Director, Jon Grant, to help re duce the number of families being broken up due to substance abuse related neglect. The first year of the grant will end September 30, 1992. The start up of the project began December, 1991, with the program beginning to see families April 1, 1992. Since that time 24 families have been referred; 18 families are or have been served; 4 are pending; and 5 have been screened out for various reasons. !- ; .. . ; . vr ; - " '.'" ' f J ' , ' 4 i, "V 1 Many hydrants tested regularly According to Bob Sjolund, fire and safety prevention and training officer, fire hydrants within the com munity are tested at least once a year. However, due to shortage of man power, only half of the near 400 hydrants have been tested, Sjolund said. Many of those tested do not have adequate water pressure to run them. One reason for low pressure can be attributed to the fact that the community hydrants are directly connected to the domestic water supply and when the system is being heavily used through watering lawns, flushing, showering, etc., pressure drops substantially. The one hydrant in question was tested just over a year ago and was found to operate adequately. The Family Preservation Services Program is an intensive home-based services program designed to serve high risk families whose children may be or have been removed by Tribal Court. The level of services is based on the needs of the family and the safety of the children. The pro gram encourages families to draw upon their own strengths and avoids Jabcls on being detrimental to strengthening families. In explaining the program, CPS Director Jon Grant states, "families have their own special wisdom and strengths. Fam ily Preservation seeks to help fami liesdiscover their strengths and build upon them. It is the belief of the CPS that children are best protected when families are strong." In addition to direct services and family services, Family Preservation Services coor dinates services from other agencies such as Community Counseling and encourages the growth of spiritual and family support systems. The program began with Family Preservation Specialist Nellie Hall who was largely responsible for the program development. Nellie has since left to work on her home res ervation. Carol Wewa joined Family Pres ervation as the Family Treatment Coordinator in February, 1992. Carol is a tribal member who is a lifelong resident of Warm Springs. Carol has since taken over the Family Preser vation Specialist position. Suzanne Leecy joined Family Preservation Services in August, 1992. Suzie is a Warm Springs tribal member who transferred from legal aide. She has an extensive back ground in legal services, working with families and providing coun seling. Suzie is the Family Treatment Coordinator and her main responsi bility is development and operation of the day treatment center for families. Jeffcry "Luke" Sanders joined Family Preservation Services as a Child Specialist under the Family Treatment Program. Luke is a Warm Springs tribal member who recently returned from college. Under the new funding for 1993, an additional position was created to help fill a service gap. This entailed the creation of the new Family Intake Coordinator. This position was re cently filled by Roxannc Langncsc Cascy, a Warm Springs tribal mem ber. Roxannc joins CPS from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She recently returned from Idaho where she completed her bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and social work. Koxannc will be responsible for providing emergency crisis intervention to families helping families find treat ment services, and assisting CPS and Family Preservation identify families in need before they get out of hand. Family Preservation is a service of Children's Protccti ve Services. For more information, please contact Carol Wewa at 553-3575 or Jon Grant at 553-3209. Fire Prevention Week October 4-10.... Organization helps develop secretarial skills Vhat makes a great secretary? First and foremost, a good secretary must have command of all the basics typing and word processing, impeccable language skills (a secretary can 't say, "I ain't got no...), office procedures such as telephone skills and message taking, and basic math. In fact, many companies now feel that basic math skills arc a reliable indicator of secretarial success, citing a logical, rational thought process as essential to the position. If all of these basic qualifications arc met, you still don't have a great secretary. Command of the basics is only a start. Next, comes experience. Nothing teaches like experience. Along with experience, goes the knowl edge of business conventions business law, economics, accounting and communications.. Given that a candidate has all of those skills as well, you still don't have a great secretary. You want someone with outstanding human relations skills working with and relating to people; someone who is good at public relations; who is adaptable, flexible, and has good old common sense. Find someone with all of that, and then you have a great secretary! If you are looking for a way to expand your career opportunities, to keep current on trends in the office and in the work place, to grow both personally and professionally, then you should join and support your local Professional Secretaries International chapter, Mt. Jefferson. For membership information, please contact Tricia Courtney-Ike CPS, 553-3225. Campaign focuses on smoke detectors, home safety Information Center manager Faye Waheneka takes inventory. Information Centerwill be closing thisfall with Waheneka moving to the Museum gift shop when it opens in March 1993. As Fire Prevention Week runs October 4 through 10, Warm Springs Fire and Safety is targeting a press ing, tragic problem that affects at least one-third of the homes in Amcrica smoke detectors that don 't work due to old or missing batteries. The fire serves have seen count less cases where people perished in fires in homes that had smoke detec torsbut the smoke detector didn't work. You can imagine the pain a family must feel when they realize they could have prevented their child Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST 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 basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 15 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Within U.S. $9.00 Outside U.S. $15.00 SPILYAY TYMOO 1992 Is Vour Smoke Detector Working? More Americans have smoke detectors than ever before. But nearly half don't work. Without a working smoke detector as an early warning device, fire can spread unnoticed through the household, blocking escape routes and filling rooms with deadly smoke. Make sure you're protected. Start a lifesaving habit this October 25. When you change your clock from daylight-saving time, change the batteries in your smoke detectors. A message from your fire department e 1902 tncipat Btwnri Imrmxreai Anocumx rf Fin Oartt 4 from dying is they had simply re placed the battery in their smoke detector. As part of Fire Prevention Week, Warm Springs Fire and Safety is issuing a challenge to Warm Springs residents to help ensure that every home has a working smoke detector, or simply added one to the residence. Fire prevention officials say many Americans have a false and dan gerous send of security about smoke detectors. While more than 85 percent of American homes have a 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 inju ries that occur each year in home 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. AH resi dents are encouraged 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 pub lic education program called "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery". The program encourages people to make a habit of changing the batter ies in their smoke detectors every fall when they change their clocks back to standard time. For 1992, the date of the time change is Sunday, Octo ber 25. The program is sponsored nation ally by the International Association of Fire Chief and Encrgizer batteries. The percentage of American homes that have working detectors remains less than 60 percent. There has been little progress in 13 years, when half of American homes had smoke de tectors. The difference today is that the number of households with non working detectors outnumber those with no detectors at all. According to Warm Springs Fire Prevention Officer Bob Sjolund, re placing the batteries in a smoke de tector can double a person 's chances of surviving a fire. Watch for special fire prevention events at Warm Springs Elementary!
