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Warm Springs, Oregon
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The Warm Springs Rodeo Association is raffling a 1986
Ford Escort in March 1995. Tickets can be purchased
from any member of the Rodeo Association including
Sherry Olney, Delvis Heath, Sammy Bruisedhead,
Vesta Johnson, Ginger Smith, Sammi Squiemphen,
DMJ Automotive, Rosie Bryant, Evaline Patt, Suzie
Slockish or Rita Squiemphen. Tickets are $1 each.
Umatilla tribe sets opening
for gaming resort
The Wildhorse Gaming Resort
announced recently the details of
their 10-day grand opening of the
Umatilla tribe's multi-million
dollar gaming resort. Festivities
will begin on Friday, March 10
beginning at 3 p.m. when the re
sort officially opens.
Joe O'Neill, general manager
of the Resort commented, "We
have planned these exciting events
for the entire family which will
be highlighted by our Free Out
door Laser Light extravaganza
March 18 at 7 p.m. Organizers
feel the light show will be a once
in a life time event.
Other events include free
bingo, live music and dancing
and a special drawing for an all
expense paid trip for two to Ireland.
Friday, March 10
p.m.
Sunday, March 12
Monday, March 13
Tuesday, March 14
Wednesday, March 15
Thurs. March 16
Saturday, March 18
Noon
12-7:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
7-7:15 p.m.
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Sunday, March 19
Noon to 6 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
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Wildhorse Gaming Resort opens at 3
Drawing for 1995 4-W Drive Honda
Passport at 4 p.m.
Ireland contest begins; tickets will be
given to patrons as they enter facility
Free Bingo Session...Win part of
' $1,000; beginning at 6:30 p.m.
More Free Bingo
More Free Bingo
Ribbon Cutting
Live music by Legacy
Special Bingo Ten $1,000 games
Laser Light Show set to music
-simulcast on 107.7 KUMAFM
Livemusic by Five Guys Named Mo
Live music by Legacy
Bingo matinee. Win up to $8,000
Drawing for Ireland trip
Special bonus: Free Pendleton merchants coupon book worth $200
given to each patron leaving the facility during grand opening events.
Also, a free shuttle from various locations in Pendleton will run from 1 1
a.m. to midnight March 18.
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Housing referendum put before voters in March 7 election
Inadequate housing on the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation contin
ues to be a thorn in the side of many.
According to statistics, multiple
family households continue to create
overcrowded living conditions which
magnify health, social and sanitation
problems. Intensifying these con
cerns are the levels of household
income, unemployment and popula
tion growth.
To address the critical housing
shortage, the Warm Springs Tribal
Council approved a housing referen
dum to be held Tuesday, March 7,
1995. The $12,145,000 referendum,
if passed, is divided in two parts: one
for appropriation and one for bor
rowing authority.
, The appropriation portion, to
taling $6,645,000, will be split as
follows:
Modular Housing Plant $950,000
Subdivision Development Funds
$250,000
20 Tribal Member Lease Option
Homes $1,280,000
Agency Wastewater Treatment Im
provements $500,000,.
Simnasho Lagoon's Third Cell
$125,000
Water Treatment Plant Improve
ments $390,000
30 Rural Housing Road Grants
$150,000
Home Loan Funds for Credit Depart
ment $3,000,000
The borrowing authority portion,
totaling $5,500,000, will be divided
as follows: '
Operating Capital for Modular Plant '
$500,000 '
Reservation-wide Infrastructure
$5,000,000
It has been estimated there is a
need for 168 housing units on the
reservation. This total includes 17
homes for singles, 32 for couples,
113 for families and six for senior
citizens. The 1992 Tribal Census in
dicated that 510 tribal households
were "homeless". The tribal defini
tion of homeless is: "a tribal member
at least 18 years of age who did not
reside in independent shelter." Many
of these were young, unemployed,
and single. Several were students and
most were living with their families.
Many homes on the reservation
are in need of repair. A 1994 HIP
report indicated 270 housing units
have "serious structural deficiencies"
and 344 have "moderate structural
deficiencies." Fifty-four housing
units should be replaced. Recent HUD
grants will expand the rehab program
in assisting private homes, rentals
and public housing renovation needs.
It has been estimated that 30
homesites should be developed on an
annual basis to maintain housing
needs. Additional homesites, a total
of 270 lots, will be needed over the
next five years. Development pres
sure will continue to increase on res
ervation lands. Alternative housing
locations need to be identified and
developed. Tribal members have few
options for obtaining homesites.
Tribal enrollment is projected to
increase at a rate of two percent per
year, or 70 tribal member births each
year. Over 70 percent of the tribal
membership resides on the reserva
tion, indicating an ongoing housing
need that reaches into the future.
The 1992 Census showed a reser
vation unemployment rate of 38
percent. This figure included all tribal
members 18 years of age and older.
Unemployment is still a severe prob
lem which directly impacts housing
needs and opportunities. Unemploy
ment will gradually decrease as edu
cational achievement improves and
new jobs are created.
Approximately 20 housing units
are needed for "key" non-tribal em
ployees which includes teachers and
medical staff.
Currently, there are approximately
900 housing units on the reservation
including the following:
Individual ownership 47 1
HUD-assisted individual owner
ship 68
BIA509-JKah-Nee-Ta rentals
72
Mobile homerental spaces 68
Individual rentals 5
Tribal rentals 125
HUD rentals 100
As indicated in the referendum
financial breakdown, a total of
$1,450,000 will be needed to build a
modular housing construction plant
on the reservation. Not only will this
provide affordable housing to tribal
members, say tribal officials, the plant
will also employ about 18 people
within the first year of operation.
Tribal officials are concerned that
many tribal members are not able to
purchase homes. The modular hous
ing plant would provide affordable
housing for those not currently able
to buy homes. Home ownership has
historically been one of the most
important dreams of most families.
For those who are ready and able to
make a home purchase, there are
several options. Home ownership
rates have decreased over the last ten
years, especially for those under 45
years of age.
Today's modular and manufac
tured homes offer energy-efficiency,
comfort, safety and affordability.
These home are built in factories
under strict guidelines to ensure
quality control, economics of scale
and are the only housing option built
to a national code.
There are may advantages to
building modular homes locally. The
current site-built construction efforts
could be supplemented with modu
lar homes. These homes would pro
vide new employment and training
opportunities throughout the year.
Other benefits include high quality,
low cost homes, short completion
period, build 12 months per year,
provide employment, training and
apprenticeship programs, provide
revenue to the Tribe and integrate
modular plant with products pro
duced by other tribal enterprises and
tribal member businesses.
The plant would consist of a
25,000 square foot metal structure,
located on two lots in the Industrial
Park. The factory would produce
three models totaling 40 units in year
one, 50 units in year two and 60 units
in year three. The homes would be
constructed in pieces and moved to
permanent locations by trailer.
Also included in the appropria
tion portion of the referendum is $3
million for home loan funds for the
credit department. This money would
be moved from the tribal general
fund to the credit fund, in chunks
totaling no less than $1 million at a
time, for the sole purpose of housing
loans.
According to Vital Statistics, 603
voters are needed to validate the
March 7 election. Polls will be open
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Commu
nity Center. Voters must be at least
21 years of age andor married to be
eligible to vote.
Support Group Meetings in Warm Springs
Monday
4:30-6:30 p.m Youth Aftercare, Community Counseling
Center ,
7:00-8:30 p.m 12 Step book study
Tuesday
5:30-7:00 p.m Women's Support Group, Community Center
(babysitting provided)
5:30-7:00 p.m Parenting Classes, Community Counseling
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Wednesday i;
4:30-6:00 p.m Youth Support Group, Community Counseling
Center " '
6:00-7:30 p.m Women's Support Group, Community
Counseling Center
7:00-8:30 p.m Wednesday Night Candlelight AA Meeting,
Community Counseling Center
Thursday ' ;,: ' :v;. '.'
4:15-5:30 p.m...-. Adolescent ,GJrs , Group . (.. 13 years &, up),
. Community. Counseling Center (3-5 during
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7:00-8:00 p.m AA Meeting, Community Counseling Center
Friday i
6:30-8:00 p.m AA Meeting, Simnasho Longhouse
4:30-6:00 p.m Youth AA, Community Counseling Center
Saturday r-
7:00-8:30 p.m AA Meeting, Community Counseling Center
Support Group Meetings in Madras
Sunday
7:00-8:30 p.m AA Group, Jefferson Co. Recovery Center,
639 D Street
Tuesday
8:00-9:30 p.m. Tuesday Night AA GroupAlanon, St. Marks ,
Episcopal Church, 5th & F Street
Martes
8:00-9:30 p.m AA Meetings in Spanish, Juntas de
Alchoholicos Anonimos en Espanol. Jefferson
County Recovery Center, 639 D Street
Thursday
8:00 p.m Thursday Night AA Group (non smoking),
Lutheran Church, 1225 C Street
Labor Pool offers four jobs
2. Pass pre-employment drug test
and maintain compliance
3. Reliability
4. Motivated and energetic
5. Willingness to learn
6. Increase knowledge and skills
7. Likes working outdoors
8. Able to meet physical work
demands
9. Able and willing to follow
instructions
10. Willing to work with others as,
a team
For more information contact
Emerson Squiemphen, Labor Pool
Supervisor, 553-3324 or Eunice
Esquiro, WEDD Assistant Director,
553-3324.
Warm Springs Labor PoolAdult
Corps is now recruiting four Warm
Springs tribal members for Work
Experience and Development
training. Worksites will be the
reservation area and community,
headquarters are the Work
Experience & Development
Department Office.
Toapply: Pick up a job application
at Work Experience & Development
Office located at the Education
Services Building, and attach a
personal letter explaining why you
want to be on a crew. Applications
will be accepted until openings are
filled.
Selection criteria:
1 . Warm Springs tribal member
AIDSHIV testing available
In these days when HIVAIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)(Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome) are in the forefront, people are faced with looking at
their own personal lifestyles and practices.
FACTS
1) HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. 2) A diagnosis of AIDS may occur 1 to 10
years after infection by the virus. 3) HIVAIDS is recognized as a sexually
transmitted disease. 4) You can protect yourself from this deadly virus. 5) We
emphasize safe sex practices and discuss ways to prevent blood to blood contact. 6)
Some clients are simply curious and would like a test, perhaps due to having multiple
sex partners in the past. 7) HIV testing is offered to anyone with a diagnosis of a
sexually transmitted disease, to those entering drug or alcohol treatment programs
and to pregnant women. 8) The HIV test is strictly voluntary. 9) Test is
CONFIDENTIAL. 1 0) HIV Test results are not given over the phone. 1 1 ) Nurses or
Primary Providers (Doctors, Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners) must
counsel clients who request testing.
Counseling is an important element to assess the clients knowledge and
understanding of the disease and personal risk factors. An appointment within one
week for follow-up post test counseling is also necessary. At this session, the nurse
or provider discusses the results, reviews risk factors and assesses whether further
testing is necessary.
If you have any question or requests for specific information in future articles,
please contact Christine Burnell, R.N., HIVAIDS Coordinator at the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center, 553-1 196 Ext. 4632.
Long-time employees, Anderson and Phelps, resign
On a clear sunny day a hawk rests on top a juniper tree along
Jackson trail road.
by Selena T. Boise
Long time employees, John
Anderson and Normandie Phelps,
have resigned from their jobs in
Warm Springs. February 28 was their
last day of work as full time
employees, then they will work part
time to train their successors.
Anderson resigned as part of the
successor program, the program
designed to help tribal members
succeed into higher positions through
training on the job, side-by-side. He
has been training Lorraine Hintsala
to take his place, and will continue to
train her until she can take full
responsibility. During this time
Anderson will also work part-time
with Passport Software in Portland
developing and programming
software for travel agencies.
Phelps resigned as the Education
Coordinator, a position she held for
seven years at the Early Childhood
Education Center. She wants some
down time to spend with her grandson
and Mom, basically some family
time. She will also take this time to
regain her vision for the future, which
holds many possibilities for her.
Anderson, who is originally from
the Mid-west, has been working with
computers as a career choice. His
knowledge comes from working
directly with computers, hands on
training. He never went to school to
learn about computers.
He used computer knowledge to
develop programs for critical lab and
insurance billing at doctors offices in
Eugene, Oregon with three other men.
He did this type of work until he
came to Warm Springs in October of
1986, answering an ad in the
Oregonian for System Analyst at
Office of Information Systems (OIS).
He was the System Analyst for
three years at OIS until he transferred
to Human Services branch as the
John Anderson
System Analyst He worked directly
with computers, support computers,
computer applications and helped
teach and use computers in the
Human Services Branch.
Anderson helped with the
installation of the new phone system
in the tribal organization. He also
worked on the First Complete Health
Status Report for Health, Research,
and Planning.
He enjoys the people of Warm
Springs, where "everyone has a clever
sense of humor." He said there are
very intelligent people in Warm
Springs, he felt everyone was related
and was a part of an ownership in the
organization. Anderson likes being
part of another culture in Warm
Springs and thought it was wonderful
experiencing life in a society where
people realize that social problems
involve the whole community. He
gave the example of drug testing.
The community is wrestling with the
problem of solving employee
problems dealing with drugs.
Another event he will never forget
is being chosen to enter the wannabee
contest during Pi-Ume-Sha
Powwow. He felt "embarrassed out
there but it was fun."
Normandie Phelps received her
Bachelors degree in Science
Education at Oregon State
University, decided she would like
to do something else in education
field and went to get her Masters
degree at Portland State University
in Special Education.
She then worked at North
Clackamas School District as a
Learning Specialist at an elementary
school for ten years, mainly working
with children with special needs.
She then decided she would like
the opportunity to work directly with
adults and accepted the job at Warm
Springs as Education Coordinator.
At this job she worked with the
teachers at ECE to become better
teachers using her education
background. She set up in-service
training for teachers to help teachers
have knowledge of child abuse
prevention, first aide, CPR, and keep
current about new ways to teach
children.
Phelps also developed curriculum
for the children and saw that there
were enough supplies to do the
curriculum that was set up. She also
set up a schedule for special projects
and made sure each staff member
(out of 100 staff members) was
prepared to do the special projects,
as far supplies, knowledge of
activities.
She also did needs assessments
for teachers to find out what their
training needs were.
She had the opportunity to work
with Dawn Smith, Warm Springs
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Normandie Phelps
Elementary Principal and the
elementary school kids, and she
taught college courses in reading and
writing. She had fun working with
different groups in Warm Springs.
Phelps will miss the teachers,
parents, and kids and the people she
worked with. She enjoys being in
Warm Springs, it helped her to learn
and appreciate what she is, as far as
her background, Scots-Irish. She
maintains respect for herself and
others in their culture and
background.
Anderson and Phelps have both
been part of the Warm Springs
Reservation Runners Club, they
enjoyed helping with running events.
Anderson enjoyed running, hiking,
birdwatching, and occasionally
entering Joey's biathlon. Phelps
enjoys participating in the Runners
Gube vents and "that kind of hanging
out"