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Resolution 9839
approved.
Fish hatchery fish would
not count towards the
112 adult Chinook
salmon cap for the fall
season fishery at
Sherars Falls.
Draft Management
plan available for
review
The draft plans contains
issues related to natural,
cultural, social and
economic resources.
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Halloween oartv held
at the Community
Center
Photos share fun and
laughter from a night of
games and activities.
Red Cross offers
safety tips
Trick-or-Treaters offered
safety tips for a safe
night of Trick-orf 7
Treating.
Celebrating the
Family conference
Conference Information
offered. Attendees will
learn about togetherness
of families.
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Language lessons
continue
Sahaptin, Kiksht and
Paiute language lessons
are offered.
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Tribal Court notes
accomplishments
As part of the
Comprehensive Plan
update, this branch
relates activities since
1983.
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Indigenous Games
winners awarded
A banquet was held to
honor these
accomplished athletes.
Twenty second
annual Fall Run held
Eighty-two runners turn
out to compete in the
10K and 2.0 mile run
October 18.
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Deadline for the next
Spilyay Tymoo is
Friday,
October 31, 1997
Spilyay
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After five minutes tickets were checked four times for winning tickets.
Warm Springs Elementary had plenty of help.
Resolution signed
Aftera decade of talk and planning
a joint agreement was made between
509-J School District and the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs to construct a new elementary
school in Warm Springs.
In a 1985 Memorandum of
Understanding both parties stated
their commitment to financing a new
school on the reservation, but action
was not taken for another 1 2 years.
The 509-J School District and
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs have agreed to jointly fund
the construction of a $7 million,
60,000-square-foot elementary
school with a capacity to house 600
to 650 students. A resolution of intent
to build was signed at the October
13, 1997 meeting of the 509-J Board
of Directors.
"This starts the wheels in motion
and moving toward
accomplishment," said Board Chair
Jim Manion.
Warm Springs Elementary
Tymoo
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to build new elementary school in
Principal, Dawn Smith, adds, "When
I came here 23 years ago I was told
they were going to build a new school,
and now it's finally going to happen."
Saying she and everyone at the
school was excited, Smith credited
current leadership.
"I'm really encouraged by the
support and current leadership of the
district and Tribal Council. This
Tribal Council has been dedicated to
seeing it happen, the time is right,
and it's going to happen," Smith
commented.
The resolution noted 509-J's
student enrollment has increased for
I I consecutive years, and Warm
Springs Elementary is the only school
in the district still using modular
classrooms to ease its crowding. The
school currently has four double-wide
and one single-wide modulars in use.
The 509-J district receives $4,500
perstudent from State School Support
money. On top of that, 509-J receives
approximately $2 million per year in
federal Impact Aid funds (based on
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
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enters "Scratch
Columbia River Gorge Discovery Center.
Warm Springs
Elementary School
staff members
traveled to The Dalles,
Oregon to participate
in Oregon Lottery's
"Scratch-It for
Schools," program
f October 14, 1997
against Hood River
iri Middle Srhnnl After
live rmriuies oi
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scratching lottery-
tickets, Warm Springs
Elementary's Scratch
Team totaled $2,522.
Community Liaison,
Helena Jackson,
cratched a $500
icket during the five
linutes.
Warm Springs
lementary
iheerleaders" were
the number of tribal students."
Over a 15 to 20 year period, the
district has been able to build up a
cash reserve with some of the Impact
Aid money.
"Next year he said 509-J will put
$1 million into a reserve fund, with
$800,000ofthatdedicatedtobuilding
the Warm Springs school. Continuing
that practice for two more years
should give the district its half of the
funding," Brannen said.
The Tribes will be working on
how to raise their half of the money,
and some assistance will come from
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
"The BIA will help with site
preparation and running
infrastructure (roads, power, water
and sewer lines) to the site, and the
land won't cost us anything,"
Brannen noted.
He said the Tribes will donate
land south of U.S. Highw ay 26, away
from the highway where the present
school is located. Student safety has
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asked to assist in
checking tickets for
winners. They were to
be checked four times.
Missing deadline for
the first competition,
in June, Principal
Dawn Smith entered
Warm Springs
Elementary in the
second competition
held October 14 at the
Columbia Gorge
Discovery Center.
After being drawn for
this competition,
Warm Springs
Elementary staff
members entered their
names a drawing to be
one of eight "Scratch
Team" members to
scratch tickets. Staff
names drawn were
Warm Springs
always been a concern with
playgrounds right next to the
highway.
The present elementary school,
built sometime in the 1940s, has 435
students in 39,735-square-feet of
space, which includes the modulars.
"We felt it would be better to put
money into a building fund than
putting it into maintenance on the old
building," Brannen said.
Jefferson County Middle School
will also be affected by the
construction of a new elementary in
Warm Springs. Plans are to move
fifth graders out of JCMS. Tribal
students would attend the new
elementary in Warm Springs. This
would help ease crowding at JCMS,
which is now at capacity with nearly
1,000 students.
It will take a year to iron out the
509-J Tribal funding agreement and
do architectural planning, and another
year for construction. Brannen
estimated the school could open its
doors by 1999 or 2000.
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Helena Jackson with $500
winning ticket she scratched.
Kevin Rodin, Renee
Rodin, Kristen
Sprecher, Ron
Osterbaan, Nancy
Smith, Helena
Jackson, Michael
Craig and Mary Beck.
Warm Springs
Elementary Team did
not win the $500
bonus offered to the
highest scorer, but
they scratched $2,522
worth of Oregon
Lottery tickets for
their school. They
were presented a
check and will receive
the actual check in
the mail in about
three weeks. Oregon
Lottery will scan the
tickets again for any
winners that may
have been missed.
Agency District Meeting
Topic: Budgets
Agency Longhouse
October 28, 1997
Dinner at 6:00
Meeting at 7:00
Fall sports meeting
Attention all student athletes and
parents. There will be a winter sports
meeting to be held October 28, at the
Madras high school gym. This meeting
is for students interested in basketball or
wrestling. Each student and their parents
need to attend this informational meeting.
The meeting will start out with a
general information session and than each
coach will hold a session to discuss the
specifics of their sport.
For more information call Margaret
Sturza at Madras High 475-7265.
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