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VOL. 18 NO. 25
Coyote News
in brief
Senior Outlook student
profile
Page
Early Childhood
Thanksgiving Mini
powwow pictures
Page 3
Affects of drug and
alcohol use
Pages 5-6
Campers learn outdoor
survival
Trade Agreement passed
Page 7
Local sports
Page 8
OSU Extension news
Page 9
Deadline for the next
Spilyay Tymoo is
Wednesday,
December 15,
5 p.m.
Due to Christmas
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Over the Thanksgiving weekend the Housing Office was damaged due to the sprinkler systemfreezing and breaking. The Insulation in the
walls need to be removed, as well as the ceiling. Water damage ruined about three to four feet into the walls. The preliminary estimate of
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Training sessions for first come!
The Training Department will be
offering training in 1994 in three
areas:
1. FrontlineWorking Training
2. Increasing Human Effective
ness 3. Total Quality Management
(TQM)
The following training programs
will be offered:
Frontline Training is for the Su
pervisory level and builds general
supervisory skills as well as the ba
sics of leadership behavior by focus
ing on the fundamentals of interper
sonal communication, employee
coaching, team building, building
collaborative relationships, manag
ing organizational change, fostering
innovation and problem solving. This
training will be offered one time only
in 1994,. The training will only take
20 participants on a first come basis.
Bobby Weisbord will be the instruc
tor for this training. Classes will be
conducted every other Wednesday
starting March 9 through June 29,
1994.
Working Training is for line em
ployee level and it focuses on en
hancing organizational performance
by building skills in interpersonal
communications, taking initiative,
resolving conflicts, dealing with
changes, and being a team players.
This training will be offered two times
in 1994. The training will only take
20 participants for each session on a
first come basis. Bobby Weisbord
will be the instructor for this train
ing. Classes will be conducted every
The Warm Springs Health and Wellness
Center Dedication and Grand Opening is
December 10, 1093. Festivities begin at
9:00 a.m. Agency Longhouse. Everyone
invited!
Lunch will be provided, so bring your
appetites. Come and see the new facility
and witness a part of natural history.
Spilyay Tymoo
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P.O. BOX 870, WARM SPRINGS, OR 97761
other Tuesday starting March 8
through July 12.
Increasing Human Effectiveness
II Training is for employees at any
level to explore ways to achieve per-
sonal and professional goals for
themselves. This training will be of
fered every other month. The train
ing will start on February 14. This
training lasts for three and a half days
for each session. This training will
take up to IS participants for each
session on a first come basis. Rudy
Clements will be the instructor for
this training.
Total Quality Management
(TQM) Training focuses on ways to
increase organizational quality, pro
ductivity and customer satisfaction
by analyzing team processes and
functions that create redundancy , re
work and waste. Team members are
encouraged to attend this program
together or by departments. This
course will be offered four times in
1 994. Two sessions will be offered in
February, the first session February
14 through 1 7 and the session Febru
ary 21 through 24. Each session can
take up to 24 participants on a first
come basis. Bob Norris will be the
instructor for this training.
If you are interest ion any of the
above training programs, call Mary
Tohet-Ocampo at extension 3298 or
Irene Wells as 3485 in the Human
Resources Training department.
Remember, you must be inter
ested in training for yourself. Your
job is your future and you need to
decide if you want or need this
training to help with your employment
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Jefferson County Receives Federal
Funds for food and shelter
Jefferson County has once again
been awarded federal funds under
the Emergency Food and Shelter
National Board Program.
Jefferson County has been chosen
to receive $9506.00 to supplement
food and shelter programs in the area.
The selection was made by a na
tional board that is chaired by the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and consists of na
tional representatives from the Sal
vation Army, American Red Cross,
Council of Jewish Federations,
Catholic Charities, USA, National
Council of Churches of Christ in the
USA and United Way of America
which will provide the administra
tive staff and function as fiscal agent.
The Board was charged to distribute
funds appropriated by Congress to
help expand the capacity of food and
shelter programs in high-need areas
around the country.
A local board made up of county
Judge Dan Ahern and the local United
Way Board, will determine how the
funds awarded to Jefferson County
are to be distributed among the emer
gency food and shelter programs run
by local service organizations in the
area. The local board is responsible
Application being accepted for
Business Development grants
The Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Warm Springs Agency, is now ac
cepting applications for Indian Busi
ness Development Grants. The pro
gram provides grant funds for the
establishment of new businesses,
expansion of existing business or the
purchase of a business.
Applicants need to locate seventy
five percent (75) of their needed
funding from sources other than the
Bureau. The Bureau can then make
available grants of up to twenty-five
percent (25) of the needed fund
ing. The Portland Area has been allo
cated $247,500 for the FY 1994
program. There will be an open sea
son until January 7, 1994 to accept
grant applications. For more infor
mation on this program and applica
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funds available under this phase of
the program,
Under the terms of the grant from
The National Board, local Govern
mental or private voluntary organi
zations chosen to receive funds must:
1) be non-profit, 2) have an account-
ina svslf.m and r.nnrlnct an annual
audit, 3) practice non-discrimination, Any non-tribal memberemployec
4) have demonstrated the capability wishing to cut z tree must obtain their
to deliver emergency food and or Christmas tree tag from the branch of
shelterprograms,and5)iftheyarea Forestry. An individual will not be
private voluntary organization, they permitted to pick up tags for another
must have a voluntary board. Quali- employee. This tag must be stapled
fying organizations are urged to ap- or nailed to the base of the tree after
ply the tree is cut. All employees must
Last year, emergency housing, also comply with all laws and regula
food and utility assistance was made tons governing the Warm Spnngs
available by: Jefferson County Food
Bank, The Jefferson County Minis
tcrial Association and Madras Meals
on Wheels, each of which were par
tially funded through the F.E.M.A.
Funding.
hurther information on tne pro
gram and requests for consideration
for funding, may be obtained by con-
tacting: Jefferson County United
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tion, contact Karmen Blake, Reser
vation Programs Office, BIA, Warm
Springs Agency, PO Box 1239,
Warm Springs, OR 97761 or phone
(503)553-2429.
Tribal member input is needed
The Natural Resources Department is developing a Project
Assessment for controlling Noxious Weeds and Competing
Vegetation on the Warm Spnngs Reservation from 1994-2001.
We need Tribal Member input on the Issues, Concerns, and
Opportunities (ICO's) which need to be addressed in the Project
Assessment (PA).
If you have comments that you would like to see addressed by
the PA Team, please submit your comments, in writing, to Jason
Smith, Natural Resources Department or Terry Shand, Branch
of Forestry by January 3, 1994.
U.S. Postage
Bulk Raw Permit No. 2
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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Open for
emergencies
The Grand Opening for the new
Health and Wellness Center will oc
cur on December 10, 1993. Due to
the ceremony the center will be lim
ited except for urgencies or emer
gencies. Please plan routine visits to the
clinic, such as prescription refills
prior to December 10, 1993. A lim
ited number of medical staff will be
available at the Health and Wellness
Center in the afternoon for emergen
cies and immediate health care needs.
This group will either treat the
problem at the clinic or, arrange for
treatment in Madras.
Please call 553-1195 if you are
unsure as to whether your medical
problem requires immediate atten
tion. Annual Christmas
bazaar set
The 1993 Christmas Bazaar will
be held December 11, 1993, at the
Community Center from 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Do not park in entrance
ways.
Vendors can call Carol Allison to
sign up. Cost is $5.00 for community
members, $10.00 non-community
members. Set up will be at 8:00 a.m.
and vendors must be out by 5:30 p.m.
Areas must be clcaned-up before
leaving. No propane stoves allowed
and allconcessions must have food
handlers certificate. No floor solicit
ing allowed.
Christmas tree
cutting permitted
for Departments
The Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, in the spirit of Christmas, is
allowing BIA, tribal, IHS, post of
fice employees and Warm Springs
Springs churches to cut Christmas
trees.
Cutting is limited to one tree per
family orchurch.Trees will be cuton
tribal lands only. Trees should be cut
along BIA system roads.. All live
branches must be removed from the
stump. Cutting of trees larger than 1 2
feet in height is not permitted. Trees
should not be cut that do not have
another tree growing within 12 feet
of the tree to be CUt.
reservation.
Trees may be cut from December
6 through 24. Information on tribal
land location and road conditions
may be obtained from the branch of
Forestry when you pick up a tree tag.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Lnrr,Q Hoorrotinn
nOme deCO rating
contest set
I he 3th Annual Home Decorat-
ing Contest is open to all Jefferson
County residents. Contestants must
register before December 13 at the
Madras Pioneer Office, 241 SE 6th
Street or the Pacific Power Office,
274 SW 4th Street
Check your lights...Focus on
safety...Get ready for fun.
For more information call the
Madras Pioneer Office at 475-2275.