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PACE 2 Januarys, 1993 Warm Springs. Oregon Spilyay Tymoo: Photos show progress, achievements, development.. i . .V. ; t 7 . .1',' -s. z.r - . 1 , ,i. i I 4 I .It 4. ..r. v,"- I jCjL .. . 77k neH' Ew7y Childhood Education Center opened its doors in May to reservation children between the ages of six weeks and 14 years. f 1 : - 1 ' . i .' ' Ground was broken in July for the new $5 million Health and Wellness Center. rAe Commodities Program, open in January, has distributed food to hundreds of Warm Springs individuals. ' if. , F f . - p , - i ' v i . j. V"' fiM Portland Area Office director Stan Speaks (left) and Warm Springs Tribal Chairman Raymond Calica approve Integrated Resource Management Plan with signatures during ceremonies in June. Community members presented a petition to the 509-J School Board of Directors requesting the reopening of Simnasho School, closed in 1982. Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA BOISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Ouroff ices 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) 553-1 644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. -$15.00 SPILYAY TYMO0 1992 Growth, achievements noted in 1 992--continued from page 1 and paths and borders Shitike Creek across from the Warm Springs Com munity Center. The State of Oregon, at the insis tence of the Tribes, closed the winter fishery on the Deschutes River bor dering the Reservation. Trout fish ingcloscdOctobcr31 while steclhcad fishing continued until December 31. Opening is scheduled for April. The Museum at Warm Springs is ncaring completion with a grand opening date set for March 13. A total of $6.5 million has been allo cated or raised toward construction and operation costs-the Tribe allo cated $3.2 million and the balance has come in the form of grants and private donations from foundations, corporations and individuals. A new general manager was hired at Warm Springs Forest Products In dustries. Rick Saunders, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, began work October 5. Tribal Vital Statistics began con ducting a census among all tribal members in June. Records show tribal membership is now at 3,405. There were 18 deaths and 82 births in 1992 among tribal members. Warm Springs membership is approxi mately doubling every 20 years. Fifty-one percent of the tribal mem bership (1 ,746) is 2 1 years of age or younger. Reservation population is approximately 3,500. The Tribe and the State of Oregon worked throughout the year on the Deschutes River Management Plan. The Plan was finalized and adopted in mid-September at a meeting in Madras. In November, Warm Springs and Simnasho residents signed a petition requesting that the Simnasho school, closed in 1982, be reopened. Peti tioners noted that travel time to school may be cause for poor attendance and felt that Impact Aid Monies could be used to reopen and staff the facil ity. The 509-J School District cur rently receives about $2.6 million from the federal government in lieu of property taxes to offset the cost of educating tribal member students. The Tribe learned in early De cember that a $207,500 Oregon Community Development Block Grant had been awarded to upgrade the Greeley Heights water system.. Jefferson County will administer the project while the Tribe will provide engineering and inspection services. This by no means is a complete review of 1992. Hopefully, it will jog the memory and help us recall the better times of the year.