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r f SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon June 5, 1997 7 News from the The Jefferson Counly Farm Service Agency Committee members share information from their newsletter. 1997 Crop acreage reports It is now time to certify or report your 1 997 crop acreage's to our office as soon as you have everything planted. Accurate and timely reporting is essential for ensuring compliance with FS A farm programs to determine eligibility for benefits. All producers participating in the 7-year Agricultural Market Transition Act (AMTA) Program, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Catastrophic Insurance (CAT) Program or the Noninsured Assistance Program (NAP) are required to certify their crops by the June 30 deadline or all benefits will be lost. Certification will be done by appointment again this year. Please call 473-3869 as soon as possible to reserve a date and time as over 300 farms must be completed by June 30. It is very important to certify accurately to avoid penalties. Measurement service is available if you don't want to measure the fields Rainbow Service Station upgraded After onc-and-one half years of planning, organizing and getting the okay from the State, Jefferson county and coming up with the financing, the Rainbow Service Station has gotten a brand new, improved look. According to owner and tribal member Roxanne Mclnturff, "in or der to meet all of the federal rcquire mcntsof underground tanksby year's end 1 998, the new station has removed the old tanks and has installed self monitoring state of the art tanks that give utmost protection regarding the environment." Along with the brand new look the pumps and all the lines have been replaced with equal quality. "In doing so, we also rcpaved the parking lot, the Rainbow Service Station has be come a Shell service station and of fers regular unleaded gas, plus unleaded, super unleaded, diesel and propane." You can be sure that Roxanne Mclnturff, and all of the employees of the Rainbow Market and the new Shell service station feel that the business will do their best in offering quality service and goods at a reason able price to the Warm Springs com munity, while showing good "face" to the tourists. "According to Oregon Department Of Transportation, during the sum mer months over 8,000 cars cross the Deschutes River Bridge daily," con cludes Roxanne. Class of '97 To our graduate, Marissa, on your 18th birthday! Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge HIM and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5 & 6 We are very proud of you & love you very much. Love & Prayers, Dad, Mom, John, Tim, Marie, Titus, Simeon & Graceann Congratulations & Happy Birthday to our niece: Marissa Kalama Keep your eyes on the Lord, He will never leave you. Our prayers & love, Curtis & Sarah Thompson Happy birthday Danny Lawrence June 9 From Mom, Dad and the rest of the Family Happy 6th birthday to Maureen From Carol, little brother Tyrone and Daniel 7 A M Farm Service yourself. CAT fees due Producers with a carry over catastrophic insurance policy who are planting the insured CAT crop and wish to continue their coverage must pay the $50 per crop annual Ercmium by June 30, 1997. RP Early land preparation Producers with CRP contracts expiring on September 30, 1997, may destroy the grass cover on certain acreage beginning May 1st if maintaining (he cover through June 30 would inhibit normal planting of a fall-seeded crop. The following special CRP provisions apply to CRP participants: Obtain an approved conservation plan from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Submit requests on form CRP 1 G to the FS A office to destroy cover before July 1, 1997. Receive written approval from the FSA office before destroying any CRP cover. Between May 1 , 1 997, and June 30, 1997, the payment reduction normally assessed is being waived. Certain acreage is not eligible II II . - ivr- .iii? Mm The Rainbow Service Station is now f ?v,. .Ii.iiii..in.i l.,i)i...liii1.i.i.i,.iiLl..il.M.Mii n Ik? .... .a, p f' 77 If f X. Louie Pitt, Warm Springs Governmental Affairs director, greets guest during Tribal Information Fair at the State Capitol May 22. Warm Springs joined other Oregon Indian tribes to enhance understanding among all state residents. m . vj ,j y ' -Sn Maria Lopez buckles tribal elder Elvina Switzler into newly acquired van. Agency newsletter for this special provision. After July 1, 1997, cover may be destroyed on expiring contracts by obtaining a conservation plan from NRCS. Continuous CRP sign up Agriculture Secretary, Dan Glickman, announced a continuing signup for producers willing to enroll lands in the Conservation Reserve Program. The following special provisions apply: Eligible acres must have been cropped 2 years between 1 992-1 996. Applications can be offered at any time. NRCS determines the acreage that is eligible. Only environmental priority practices such as field windbreaks, grass waterways, shallow water areas for wildlife, contour grass strips, shelter bells, filter strips and riparian buffers. Annual rental rates are based on the 3 predominant soil types. Agricultural loans Funds are available to eligible agricultural producers for farm operating loans, farm ownership Mini Cash or Serve Credit a Shell Station. W - I-. -J I i loans, beginning farmer loans and emergency loans. Important dates June 30-Last day to report 1997 crop acreage. June 30-Last day to pay for CAT insurance. July 4-Independence Day. Office closed. Non-dlscrlmlnatlon The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA, Office of Communications at 202-720-2791. To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, Washington DC, 20250, or call 202-720-7327 (voice) or 202-720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Burger Inn located on Highway 26 next to the Texaco Service Station and a Retail Shop located at the Plaza at Warm Springs have become available. Any tribal member interested in obtaining a commercial lease for either of these buildings need to submit a business proposal describing their proposed use of the buildings to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) by the closing date of 61 3 97. For further information, call the Small Business Development Center at 553 3592 or drop by the SBDC at 2107 Wasco Street. New van approved for CHRs After two years of trying, the Community Health department now have their own van with a wheelchair lift to transport patients to and from the Health and Wellness Center. They received word from Tribal Council to order their van in December 1996. The van was custom made to be higher for the wheelchair patients. The van was delivered to them recently and their firsi patient rode in the van Monday, June 2. Elvina Switzler was transported from Mountain View Nursing Home to the Health and Wellness Center to see the optomitrist. When asked how her ride was she said, "It was good." Before receiving their own van they were using the Senior Citizens van that has a wheelchair lift. The Senior Citizens van wasn't always available because it was being used. Across the Wire.... Bums-Paiutes plan to build casino BURNS (AP)-Poor. nearly lundlcu and o long way from anywhere, the 2 KQ member Burnt Paiulc tribe it banking lit forluncs on a casino ainidsl l he sagebrush and jatkrahhili. They don't envision anyihing fancy al first a prefab building with tome slot ma chine!. If things go at planned, a ii million facility would replace il. But only about 7,000 people live within 100 mitei of the reservation and il isn't even visible from U.S. 20. So far the tribe has not been besieged with investors. The only other venture here is an ulfalfa field that brings in less than S 1 5,000 a year. Seasonal unemployment lops SO percent. "If we don't do something, we're going to link with the boat," said tribal chairwoman Wanda Johnson. "We realize we won't do the business other tribes have," said Jim St. Martin, the tribe's general manager. "We've had studies done conservative ones and if it's a well run operation, il will give us prom." "We don't have any natural resources. There is right now no way we know of to give us money to operate." Previous efforts have not gone well. A wood pallet operation fell as limber prices rose. A frozen-onion plant also failed. "Can we afford lo become $3 million (in debt)?" St. Martin asked. "What do we know about gaming? There are a lot of unanswered questions. The alternative is lo do nothing and hope that federal dollars improve." The tribe, viewed as hostile by the mili tary in the 1 9th century, lost a 1,7-million-acrc reservation. They scattered around the West. Those who returned patched together modest acreage through donation and federal programs. In 1972 Congress recognized it as reservation. But they were still loo small lo win fed eral housing grants or to compete with larger New Mexico Indians claim SANTA FE (AP) Indian tribal leaders in New Mexico made it clear to Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt they are not happy with the gambling compacts approved by the state Legislature this year. During a 90-minute meeting Friday with Babbitt in Santa Fe, tribal leaders expressed concerns and displeasure with the gaming compacts, which they can begin signing with the stale June 20 when the gaming law lakes effect. If the tribes sign the compacts, which they contend ore flawed, the agreements then must be approved by Babbitt under terms of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, or IGRA. Indian leaders stopped short of asking Babbitt to reject the compacts, but said there are plenty of problems. "The recommendation was to review IGRA and see how the compacts compare to the regulations," said Steve Juanico, vice chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act governs gambling on Indian reservations. Juanico said Acoma Pueblo Gov. Ron Shutiva told Babbitt tribes had no say in what went into the compacts approved by the Legislature this year. "It wasn't really negotiated, it was leg islated," Juanico said in an interview later Friday. Happy Belated Birthday to my pretty girl Courtney! And Happy 1st Birthday to my sweetie Elizabeth. Love, Mommy lb ilL Drawback Alcohol ripping and tearing my soul, A mind twisted toll I owe for life, No second chance on a sacrifice. I was riding on top of the clouds with innocent sunshine, Colorful as new rainbows in the sky, To quickly to have died with a lost feeling in time. My emotions no favor or flavor of class, I've chosen these ones too many times in the past, Alcohol ripping and tearing my hear inside fast. From madness to sadness in a split second, Flashbacks to when there seem to be no end with friends, Telling true honesty couldn't even save my common sin. Now in touch with the full consequence, When will I ever learn, for when comes the text turn, Alcohol ripping and tearing, and ready to burn. Top the other person that was naked, Time didn't even get a chance to get created, I wanted so much than get related. There was magic, fire, beauty and breath taking passion, On the very first day it all started to happen, Hypnotized into fearless reactions. Then came the walls of deception, Feeding evil thoughts, doubts, lies and back into our lives, Alcohol ripping and tearing you far away from being mind. I bow down and pray again somebody-someday. Please keep me away from the denial that I hate with rage, I bow down and pray again somebody-someday. The alcohol still ripping and tearing in my eyes as a child. Here it comes again to bring joy and misery to follow. Alcohol ripping tearing on people, strangers, lovers, but most of all to a significant equal. James Grttley PO Box 222 Warm Springs, OR 97761 tribes for dollars. Bui an infrastructure has been built. Bu reau of Indian Affairs funding and other grants pay for a four-person police force, court, housing subdivision, administration building and its 29 person government. The tribe recently lunded $442,479 to build a health center, moving patients out ol condemned trailers thai have little privacy. This summer the tribe hopes to replace up to 23 aging houses with federal money and has applied for a grant lo develop a writing system for the Paiute language, still spoken by elders. The casino will be liny compared lo other Indian gambling operations in the stale. The tribe, however, says it can be a part of economic growth in the area. Attracting casino investors has not been easy. Those interested lend to back off when Ihcy find where Burns is. "It blew their minds," St. Martin said. "Usually you don't hear from them again." Early this year the tribe solicited man agement proposals and settled on Wolf Gaming LLC from Colorado. If all goes as planned, tribe officials say, the tribe will hire the firm as a consultant, setting up a temporary casino this summer. The tribe then will then negotiate a manage ment contract with Wolf. The tribe then hopes with financing from Wolf investors to build a permanent casino. The tribe hopes lo draw truckers and tourists headed to Idaho, Nevada or the nearby Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Even if things work out, nobody has agreed on what to do with the money. There are ideas. A market. A laundry. A gym for pow wows. A senior center. A larger reservation. Money lo record the memories of the tribe's elders. compacts flawed The tribes oppose a provision in the com pacts that requires Indian casinos to pay the state up to 16 percent of their net take from machines. And they contend that if requiring them to pay fees based on the number of gaming tables and machines amounts to illegal taxation of one government by another. If Babbitt signs the compacts, the tribes would be left with terms most do not find acceptable. The tribes, meanwhile, are also waiting to see whether the U.S. Supreme Court will agree to hear their appeal of federal court rulings that found compacts which were more favorable to the tribes were illegal because they were not approved by the Legislature. Tribal leaders also complained to Babbitt that there is lack of communication between them and the Interior Department. SantaClara Pueblo Gov. Walter Dasheno released a to the media a copy of his remarks to Babbitt. Dasheno told Babbitt the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, of which he is the chairman, has repeatedly tried to communi cate with Babbitt and been rebuffed. "We send you letters. We passed resolu tions," Dasheno said. "I don't know any other way that we can communicate with you." Babbitt promised tribal leaders he would meet with them for a longer session at a later date. Kalama receives Employee of Month award The Warm Springs Composite Products would like to take this time to recognize our Employee Of The Month. This award went to Sterling Kalama. Sterling has been selected for the Employee of the Month award by the following criteria: Safety in the work place; Quality of work; Production Quantity; Attendance; Personal Ini tiative; Attitude and Cooperation with fellow employees, lead people, su pervisors and management. Happy 'Birthday!! "Jake" May 24th May you have many more!!! "WLots of Love, Jrom a friend 4 m m m