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As an elected conunitie member
of the Jefferson county Farmer
Committee (ISA) Warm Springs
tribal member Irene Towe's duties
are a vital link in the effective
administration of the farm programs
within the County. Towe and other
members of the County Committee
urc responsible for carrying out
programs in full accordance with the
regulations, national and State
policies, procedures, and instructions.
As committee members, they are to
ensure farmer understanding and
wide program participation. The
committee must see that County
office operations are farmer- oriented
and that farmers receive quality
service. Committee members must
also give balancecd attention to all
programs and carry out their
responsibilities effectively,
efficiently and impartially. We would
love to get farming back on the Warm
Springs Reservation, says County
Excessive Director Sam Brown.
People who own or lease their land
arc encouraged to take advantage of
this project programs by the I SA.
Brown will be working closely with
Dave Smith and Towe out of the
Range and Ag office in Warm
Springs. We are willing to help in
anyway they can, with the assistance
of the new and old pragrams that we
have to offer, says Towe. Other
Committee duties include:
I. Serve
supervision
under the general
of the State FSA
Committee.
2. Employ a qualified county
executive director to carry out
committee decisions and policies and
to direct day-to-day operations of the
County Office.
3. Meet regularly to make policy
Metolius River
About 20 tribal members and
planning officials gathered at The
Museum at Warm Springs on
January 22 for a public hearing on
the draft Environmental Impact
Statement(EIS) for the Metolius
Wild and Scenic River
Management plan.
The nighttime session was the
second of two hearings held on
the plan that day. 11 different
issues are identified in the draft
plan. They cover a broad scope,
including the protection of cultural
resources and management of
recreation in the Metolius River,
j The Metolius River forms the
southern boundary of the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation. On
the Deschutes National Forest side
are acres of lands ceded to the U.S.
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decisions on program administration
in the county, to act on cases involving
individual farmers, and to review
office operations to ensure that
administrative funds are being used
efficiently and for the purposes
intended.
4. Unsure farmer and public
understanding of I SA programs
through an effective public
information program which includes
public meetings.
5. Develop and carry out an active
outreach program. Work actively
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Irene Towe, right was recently elected to the Jefferson County Farm Service Agency committee.
Shown with Towe left to right are Jim Boese, Dave Smith and Sam Brown.
hearing held in Warm Springs
Government by the Tribes and
Bands of Middle Oregon through
the Treaty of 1855, as stated in the
Metolius River draft EIS
document.
Resource planner Rod
Bonacker, of the USPS Sisters
Ranger district, started the Warm
Springs meeting off with an
overview of the issues. He has
been involved with the Metolius
River interdisciplinary team for
two years. Tori Roberts, also with
the Sisters Ranger district, joined
Bonacker during the presentation.
The draft EIS statement
contains five alternatives for
varying methods of managing the
Metolius River. Only the preferred
alternative was reviewed during
the meeting.
Tymoo
Sid Miller
Donna Behrend
Selena T. Boise
Bob Medina
Warm Springs, Orixion
local farmers
with farm, agribusiness, civic, and
communications leaders and
community committee members.
6, Promote good working
relationships with other agriculture
agencies serving the county.
7, Supervise ISA Committee
elections as prescribed by regulations
and procedures.
8. Discuss plans with FSA district
director periodically on policies and
problems.
9. Make recommendations to the
State FSA Committee on needed
One option under the preferred
alternative would be toclosesome )
roads along the Metolius River.
Roberts stood up, while pointing
at a six-foot tall map of theJ
Metolius River, to demonstrate!
where the proposed closures;.'
would be. There are three main)
road closures. One would be from!'
the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery to
Road 99. The second would go ,'
from Candlecreek downstream to.
the 1499 road, a distance of nine
miles. The third would be to gate
off the road by the Monty
Campground, near the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Eyerly property. Access
would stillbe available forprivate
landowners in the area.
The time came for Warm
Springs tribal members to speak
at the hearing. Delson Suppah
voiced his concern for protection
of the habitat, saying, "If we're
going to do what we're talking
about there... we need to give the
fish their home and shut some of
these activities down." His
comments came about after a
discussion on boating activities
on the Metolius River.
Leslie Bill felt the Metolius plan
was forcing some restrictions onto
the tribes as how to how to manage
the reservation.
Lyle Rhoan spoke in favor of
shutting off access with the road
closures, and stated his main
concern was the ceded area and
watershed area within the
Metolius River basin.
Other discussion points at the
Metolius River hearing included
concerns over trespassing, and the
leases of 108 summer homes along
the river.
Other hearings on the Metolius
plan have been held in Bend,
Sisters, Camp Sherman and
Wilsonville. Written comments
can be mailed in until February 16
to the Sisters Ranger District.
Copies of the plan can be obtained
by contacting Brian Cunningham
at the Tribal Natural Resources
office, 553-3548.
Chemawa has
new principal
Jack W. Fry, of Omak, Washington
was named he new principal of the
Chemawa Indian School, located near
Salem, Oregon.
Fry will replace Gerald Gray, who
has headed the school for the past 13
years. Fry has served as principal and
superintendent of Paschal Sherman
Indian School near Omak, and is a
member of the Col ville Indian Tribe, in
Eastern Washington. He will take over
at Chemawa in February.
Chemawa is a boarding high school
that has served the Indians of the north
west for many years, and is one of the
oldest Indian boarding schools that is
still in operation.
Today Chemawa is a Indian Board
ing high school that serves about 400
students from around the Northwest
and other parts of the Western states,
and is operated by the Bureau ot Indian
affairs.
with efforts
changes in programs and their
administration.
(). Conduct hearings and reviews
as needed or requested by the Stale
FSA Committee.
. For more information, contact the
Range and Ag office at (541) 553
3362 or 553-3363. To contact FSA
County Director Brown call (541)
473-3869 at his Madias Office.
Brown will be woiking out of the
Range and Ag office in Warm Springs
once a month.
Third annual show
Museum calls
Tribal artisls arc reminded that
the deadline for submitting artwork
for the third annual Tribal Member
Art Show at The Museum At Warm
Springs is Friday, April 26, 1996.
The show is scheduled to run form
June 3 through September 20, 1996
in the Museum's Changing Exhibit
Gallery and all tribal member artists
18 years of age and older are
encouraged to submit their work.
The judge for the 1996 show is
Catherine Windus, director of the
Central Oregon Arts Association and
of Mirror Pond Gallery in Bend.
Kah-Nee-Ta makes donation,
Resort board,
-managment meet
to take care of
business
Things were hopping January 18
at the Kah-Nee-Ta Juniper Room
even though there was a howling
snow blizzard going on outside.
Resort management and Kah-Nee-Ta
Board Members attended a
luncheon that was held, in part, to
dedicate the newly remodeled and
qjegant Juniper Dining Room.
The dinning room was remodeled
losing real juniper trees. Long dip
riots hang from the walls and salmon
ate poised beside them, as if traveling
up stream. The dining room has been
enlarged, featuring additional seating
t( accommodate 80 more guests.
Additional windows feature views
of the Warm Springs River and of
Kah-Nce-Ta Village.
4 Wilfred Jim and family members
were honored to perform the blessing
ceremonies followed by an award
presentation for Richard Macy who
has served on the Kah-Nce-Ta Board
of Directors for the past five years.
Richard Tohet was appointed by
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Mark Hammon, Director ofThe Museum At Warm Springs accepts a $2500 check from Steve Whitiker,
General Manager of Kah-Nee-Ta and Gordon Shown, Kah-Nee-Ta Board member.
AISES sponsors essay contest
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The American Indian Science and
Engineering Society (AISES)
announces a new program planned
for 1996 that will result in the
conferring of a prize for an American
Indian high school student, grades 7
1 2, who best describes, in 200 to 500
words, the values that will guide their
adult lives.
These Creator- and God-given
inspired values arc those most often
verbalized by the Native American
person when he or she reflects on the
religious and cultural traditions,
wisdom and life of their relatives,
leaders, ciders and ancestors. These
values arc like the spokes of a wheel
which give strength to our inner and
outer circle of life.
The essays will be read by elder
members of AISES. In the evaluation
of the essays, there is no single correct
answer or statement. The student
whose essay most clearly expresses
(he moral, ethical and spiritual
responsibilities by which a person
lives will be awarded a $1,500
scholarship plus a $500 personal cash
award. The chosen essayist and a
family member will be invited to the
1996 AISES National Conference in
Salt Lake City to receive the award.
he essay, along with a short
biography on the essayist, will be
published in the AISES Winds of
Change magazine and other AISES
opens June 3....
for tribal member artwork
The three award categories
include:
The Judge's Choice Award: A
prestigious award that is given to the
most outstanding work submitted as
selected by the judge. The chosen
work will be used as the primary
publicity piece and will be featured
on the invitations to announce the
show's opening reception.
Honorable Mention Award:
Will be selected by the judge as
outstanding work.
The Timberline Purchase
Award: Recognizing that a career in
art may be difficult, Timberline Chief
Executive Officer Richard L.
Kohnstamm created the Timberline
Lodge Purchase Awards to provide a
financial incentive to artists to pursue
their craft. Kohnstamm will select
and purchase pieces for resale in the
Timberline Lodge gift shop. Works
selected for this category must be
available for sale.
Following are the Tribal Member
Art Show guidelines:
Tribal Council in November as the
board's newest member. His first
meeting with the Board was in
December 1995.
Kah-Nee-Ta also donated $2,500
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Newest Kah-Nee-Ta Board member, Richard Tohet is welcomed
by outgoing Board member, Richard Macy.
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media. Additional essays chosen for
publication will receive an individual
$250 award.
The essay will need to state the
student's name, address, telephone
number, name of high school and
current grade level. The student's
signature and date on the essay will
confirm that this is the student's
original work. If the student's essay
is chosen, the student will further
need to supply a copy of their tribal
enrollment or certificate of Indian
blood. The postmark deadline for
submittal of the essay, in duplicate
(two copies), will be Monday, April
15, 1996.
Starting February 1, 1996, essays
and the supporting information
should be sent to:
Circle of Life Essay Program
PO Box 1992
Scottsdalc, AZ 85252-1992
FAX, Attn: Circle of Life Essay
Program
(602) 994-2648 or 994-8392
The Plaza at Warm
Springs will have retail
space becoming
available April 1, 1996.
The retail shop is 600
square feet with all the
modern retail amenities.
For leasing information,
drop by the Small
Business Development
Center at 2 107 Wasco
Street (on Campus) or
call 553-3592.
1. Applicant must be 18 years of
age or older and must be a member of
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
2. Applicant may submit no more
than five slides or photographs of
their work. The slides must be
numbered and labeled with name,
title, media and dimensions. If slides
or photos are unavailable, please
contact Roxanne Casey at The
Museum so other arrangements can
be made.
3. All entries must be no more
than five years old and have not been
exhibited in any other shows at The
Museum At Warm Springs.
4. Submitted works must remain
in the show for the duration (June 3,
1996 through September 20, 1996.).
5. After the jurying, artists will be
notified which of their pieces have
been selected and when to bring them
to The Museum.
Applications are available at The
Museum. For more information
contact Casey at The Museum at
(541) 553-3331.
dedication
to The Museum At Warm Springs.
Museum representatives were at
hand to receive the check from Steve
Whitaker, General Manager of Kah-Nee-Ta.
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