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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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