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Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
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Trujillo sworn in
as IHS director
Michael Trujillo, from theLaguna
Pueblo in New Mexico, attended
opening ceremonies for the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness Center
in December. There was talk of his
becoming director of the Indian
Health Service. That rumor became
fact recently as he was sworn in to
that position during ceremonies in
Billings, Montana during the fourth
regional meeting on health care
reform with American Indian tribal
government officials.
"There is a big job to do," Trujillo
noted. "And it can 't be done alone. It
starts with everyone working together
to build trust. Trust begins with
communicating with each other; the
employees of the IHS, the tribes and
the government.
"I am looking forward to working
with and for you," Trujillo said in his
concluding remarks.
Trujillo, the first full-blooded
American Indian to serve as director
of the IHS, was nominated for the
position by President Clinton. Senate
confirmation hearings were held
January 27 and he was unanimously
confirmed by the full Senate March
25,1994.
Indian health care topic of national forum-
In early February 1994, the first
in a series of Regional Forums on
Indian Health Care Reform was
conducted in Albuquerque, New
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PUBLISHER
EDITOR
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA T. BOISE
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER BOB MEDINA
SECRETARY TINA AGUILAR
FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
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Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo
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site of the Museum Village Retail Center, due to open later this year.
Oregon Health Plan to be explained May 5
The state of Oregon has contracted
with HealthChoice, Inc. to explain
the Oregon Health Plan.
HealthChoice, Inc. will be in
Warm Springs at 2:30 p.m. on May 5,
1994 at the Community Center to
explain to you how the Oregon Health
Plan works.
Are you eligible for the Oregon
Health Plan? If you answer yes to the
following questions, you may be
eligible.
Are you a US citizen? Do you live
in Oregon? Is your income less than
the 100 Poverty Level Column
below? Are you a pregnant woman
with income less than 155 FPL
column below? (Count your unborn
as a member of the family.) Or do
you have children under age 6 and is
Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guidelines
Until April 1995
Size of family 100 FPL (mo) 133 FPL (mo)
1 $613 $816
2 820 1,091
3 1,027 1,365
4 1,233 1,640
5 1,440 1,915
6 1,647 2,190
7 1,853 2,465
8 2,060 2,740 7
Mexico. Similar forums were
conducted at the annual USET
meeting in Washington, D.C. in mid
February 1994, in Portland, Oregon
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your income less than 133 FPL
column below? (Only children under
6 may be eligible)
Single men and women alike are
now eligible for the Oregon Health
Plan. If you are on the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) (Federal)
General Assistance (GA), you may
be eligible for the Oregon Health
Plan.
Any person who is interested in
the Oregon Health Plan and desires
an application may call toll-free 1-800-359-9517.
We offer assistance
in the application process. The
application is date stamped and needs
to be returned within 30 days of the
request with the proper
documentation or the start of your
in March 1994 and in Billings,
Montana in April 1994. The purpose
of the forums was to provide the
opportunity for tribal leaders and
Composite Products referendum scheduled for May 17
Come next month, eligible
tribal member voters will
have their say in a
referendum election that
could provide additional jobs
and revenue for the Tribe.
Tribal Council, earlier this
month, approved Tuesday,
May 17 as the date for the
referendum concerning
Warm Springs Composite
Products. The polling site
has been moved from the
Social Hall on the north side
of Community Center to a
room on the south side of the
Center to make it easier for
voters to get in and out of the
polling site.
According to vital statistics
numbers, there are currently
1 ,776 eligible voters. One
third of the voters, or 592,
must cast their ballots to
validate the election. Tribal
member voters must be 21
years of age or older, or be
married, to vote.
Following is the question
that will appear on the ballot:
"Shall there be
appropriated from the
funds of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon for
the purpose of building,
equipping, operating and
maintaining a manufacture
plant for the manufacturing
of fire resistant building
components and other
products utilizing
dlatomaceous earth and
other materials, the sum of
not to exceed one million
our hundred thousand
dollars ($1,400,000) with an
additional sum of one
by Bob Medina
It's springtime. Birds are
chirping, cats are yowling. And
heavy equipment is
moving....moving tons of dirt to .
make way for a new shopping area
adjacent to Highway 26.
Construction is underway for the
new MuscumVillage Retail Center
located across from the Museum on
highway 26. Included in phase 1 of
the plan is a restaurant, to be
completed in September of 1994,
several retail outlets, and a AMPM
service station to be completed
sometime late this year. Tribal
Council has agreed that the nine
single-dwelling housing units on
Walsey Lane will not be removed.
Full construction will begin in mid
May, including Walsey Lane
renovation and water and sewer
improvements, following the
preparation of the site.
Funding for the project is
coming from a $375,000 BIA loan
and another $373,000 Small
Business Administration loan.
coverage may be delayed.
Once approved for the Oregon
Health Plan, you are automatically
eligible for 6 months regardless of
income changes. You must be
recertified every 6 months.
You will be mailed a Medical Card
ID each month. Please bring in your
ID to the Health & Wellness Center
each month for xeroxing.
As a Native American, you do not
have to choose a primary care
provider. You will continue to receive
direct care services at the Health &
Wellness Center.
By law, the Tribal Managed Care
can not authorize contract health
services when alternate resources for
necessary medical services are
available and accessible to the
individual requesting the services or
would be available and accessible
upon application of the individual to
the alternate resources.
Tribal Managed Care (formerly
CHS) has limited funds available to
cover everyone's medical needs;
therefore, we encourage those who
might be potentially eligible to apply.
For more information, call the
Warm Springs Health & Wellness
Center Business Office at (503) 553
1196 ext. 4460 or Tribal Managed
Care Program at (503) 553-1 196 ext.
4494.
health care providers to meet with
Dr. Philip Lee, Assistant Secretary
for Health and senior staff members
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million dollars ($1,000,000)
to be provided by an
Economic Development
Administration grant and
shall the Tribe be
authorized to borrow not to
exceed $600,000 from
available sources for
additional working
capital?"
District and general council
meetings have been
scheduled to discuss WSCP.
The Seekseequa District will
meet Thursday, May 5 at the
Agency Longhouse while a
General Council meeting has
been scheduled for
Thursday, May 12, also to be
held at the Agency
Longhouse. Dinner will be
provided prior to the
meetings.
Warm Springs Composite Products crew
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Service awards given during
employee luncheon
The 1992 Employee Service
Awards Luncheon were held April
19, 1994, at the Agency Longhouse.
Over 100 tribal and Kah-Nce-Ta
employees received awards. The
following is a list of the awardecs.
Tribal Three Year
Ramona Bacz, Victims
Assistance; Darlcne Bailey, ECE;
Karla Bagley-Tias, Fire & Safety;
Carmcl Bcgay, Community Center;
Rosa Bill, Custodial; Paulcttc Boise,
Custodial; Selena Boise, Spilyay
Tymoo; Marcella Brunoc,
Community Counseling; Melissa
David, Housing; Lenora Doney,
Family Preservation; Margie
Ellsbury, ECE; Angelina Frutos,
Work Experience; Rhonda Greene,
IHS; Cecelia Greene, ECE.
Karen Guerin, Family
Preservation; Emma Harrington
Smith, Management; Ilona Lillie,
Dispatch; Sherri Olney, Fire
Management; Eileen Spino, Senior
Citizen; Tina Spino, Forestry;
Marissa Stradlcy, Forestry; Barbara
Yaw.EAP.
Don Bagley, Housing; Roland
Caldcra, Fire Management; Emerson
Culpus, Fire Management; Raymond
Grout, Water Treatment; Larry
Holliday, Police Dept.
Morris Holliday, Custodial;
Michael Lofting, Finance; Aldwin
Keo, Fire Management: Miles King.
Jr., Finance; Uren Leonard III, Fire
Management; Oliver Moses, Water
Treatment; Conrad Qucahpama,
Construction; Marshall Rash, Fire &
Safety; Jeffery Sandersjr. Fam
Preservation; Glenn Smith, Fire
Management; Thomas Strong, Bldg.
Oliver Kirk, right, receives his 20-year
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Walter Langnese deposits newspapers in the new recycling bin behind Macy's
store. All newspaper collected will be used at Warm Springs Composite. The
brightgreenbinswendesignedbythetribalutUiaesdepartmentandarebcated
at Macy s Shinke Creek and near the Agency Longhouse and Simnasho Fire
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members took time out to pose fort photo
Inspector; Thomas Wright, Fire &
Safety; William Stacona, Museum.
Kah-Nee-Ta Three Year
Irene Malfara, Dorothy Mason,
Margrct Schnitcr, Jackie Zacarias,
Tony Henry, Jerry Lavender, Kevin
O'Gara, Dan Pax son, Steve Whitaker.
Tribal Five Year
Ruth Adams, Tribal Court; Rosa
Bill, Custodial; Paulcttc Boise,
Custodial; Marcella Brunoe,
Community Counseling; Judy
Charley, Com. Hlth. Promotion;
Raneva Dowty, Fire & Safety;
Cecelia Greene, ECE; Valerie Lytic,
K Twins; Kathleen Marston,
Housing; Francclia Miller, Water &
Soil; Sara Scott, Victims Assistance.;
Dawn Osmond, Police Department.
Tina Spino, Forestry; Marissa
Stradlcy, Forestry; Donna
Wainanwit, K Twins; Theda
Whala witsa, W.S. A.I.; Barbara Yaw,
EAP; Orlando Doney, Natural
Resources; Oliver Moses, Water
Treatment; Leslie White, ECE.
Dolan Wahcncka, Utilities; John
Holliday, Former Employee.
Kah-Nee-Ta Five Year
Marella Sam, Randy Wallace,
Kevin Climcr.
Tribal Ten Year
Carol Craig, Housing; Raneva
Dowty, Fire & Safety; Annette
Hausingcr, Police Department Elina
Langncse, ECE; Rita Marchand, Mail
& Reception; Doris Miller,
Admin. Service; Rosaline Moran,
Admin.Service; Barbara Poncho.
ECE; Myra Shawaway, Mail &
Reception; Jeri Smith, Children
Protective Service; Joann Smith.
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Bob Medina
award from supervisor Jeff Sanders.
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