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June 4, 199JW Vol. 23 No. 12 S OR. COLL. y X S68 L J J yA !''"'' Coyote News In Brief Committee members needed If you're interested in assisting the Tribe by serving on a committee, now is the time to get your resume' in. Spilyay I'nawa mish'kaau Question: If you had a majic wand, and could have our community look any way 20 years from now, how would it look? 2 Beware of cell phone fraud Norma Smith found out the hard way that hackers have a sneaky way of using your cell phone services. 3 Caiica takes job with Deschutes County Floyd Caiica is currently working for the Deschutes Count Sheriffs office. Moody studying to be CNA Keith Moody changed his career choice and is now working to attain his CNA degreo. 5 Sahaptin and Paiute language lessons are offered. 6 and 7 What's important Forty proven points to ensure a young person's success. iiiMWiii Simnasho students perform Simnasho students performed stories, songs and dances taught to them by language instructor Susie Slockish. 9 Fire fighters keep in shape Warm Springs Hot Shot Crew members do duty at the Community Center to help get them into and keep them in shape for the upcoming fire season. 10 Deadline for the next Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, June 12, 1903 Spilyay ( Coyote ' .-.-,.C-y"-- Symphony Trio perform at Symphony Trio Encore from left Blumberg (cello). Warm Springs welcomed back Oregon Symphony Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin, members of the Oregon Symphony orchestra and Conducting Apprentices Tim Hankewich and Itai Daniel for concerts and educational . . community activities, May and .. early June as part of the Symphony's first "mini tour." The Symphony presented a free community concert in Warm Springs (June 3) and youth concerts in Redmond (June 4) and Madras (June 4) as well as pre-tour educational community activities (May 26 and 27). Hospital Idea Sharing Fifty people attended the Idea Gathering Forum sponsored by Mountain View District Hospital at the Madras Senior Center May 19. The purpose of the meeting was: "To create an interactive forum involv ing those served by Mountain View Hospital District, the Board of Di rectors, Medical Staff and other health care providers, to share ideas on building a sense of ownership and partnership between communities through the services that Mountain View Hospital District provides." Mountain View District Board Chairman, Tom Kirsch, welcomed those in attendance and introduced hospital employees, Board members and Medical Staff present. The Chair man gave a brief history on current issues at hand and stated that the Board accepted full responsibility for issues with Warm Springs and other communities served by the District. Garland Brunoe gave an opening prayer followed by Clint Jacks, from the OSU Extension Office, introduc ing ground rules for the meeting. Three sub groups were formed with each group having a facilitator. Orthelia Patt, Ron Suppah and Julie Lopez were the facilitators. Each groups was asked to respond to three questions which were: From your perspective what are the weak nesses of Mount View Hospital Dis trict; What are the strengths of MVHD; and, What are the opportu nities that MVHD has for improve ment? some of the comments regarding weaknesses were as follows: Ac counting problems and inconsisten cies; lack of awareness of the Warm springs community historical, po litical, cultural; and lack of physi cianspecialist choices. Comments on strengths included: Wonderful nurs ing home facility; community out reach wellness education and cor porate citizenship; quality of Board members willingness to take re sponsibility and adapt to change. There were a number of encouraging responses to the question of what opportunities are available for im provement. Respondents felt there was an opportunity to resolve weak nesses and implement solutions. One suggestion that had support was form Tymoo News) to right, Peter Frajola, (Violin Connie Mini-tours are designed to enhance the impact of the Symphony's Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT)NEA Regional Tour Program, which takes the orchestra to each of three established zones in the state and region on a three-year rotational basis.: This first mini tour is co-presented by the Museum at Warm Springs and ' by Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. t On May 26, at 12:20 p.m. Sidlin, along with Principle Horn John Cox and Trio Encore (Naomi Blumberg, cello; Connie Whelen, viola; and Peter Frajola, violin) conducted a range of educational activities, beginning ing hospital community advisory groups; anther was reaching out more to all communides, and having more of a presence in those communities; increasing opportunity for ethnic groups to be involved in leadership positions such as the Board of Direc tors. Rob Fuller, Director of Commu nity Relations for the hospital, said, "It was a tremendous beginning for communication to be more open be tween the District and the communi ties it serves. The Board of Directors A ' . 'j t ; iHir". ;;, i : ; Indian Head Casino out-performs itself.... again- Nineteen ninety seven was Indian Head Casino's most successful year ever. The enterprise is becoming more secure with each passing month. Indian Head Casino General Man ager Jeff Ford says, "Be assured, there is no letdown to the pace it has established for itself." The first quarter of 1998 ended with gaming revenues exceeding pro jections for the quarter by $297,626. Careful attention to expenses during the first quarter meant savings of $91,552, adding significantly to the bottom line. "We continue to see favorable results at the casino, results that are consistent. And I think it's going to continue for a long time," commented Chairman of the Board of Directors Rudy Clements. "We have dug our selves out of the hole we were in, we've managed to establish a reserve cash account, we continue to up grade the facility and our gaming product. In April, we will pay back over $2900,000 that is owed to the Tribe on the inter-company account. That, by the way, will be the final payment on a balance that was origi nally $690,000." So what were the actual first quar ter result? Revenues for the first three months were $1,583,925. Expenses totaled $1,084,399, creating a net profit of $499,525. "The same thing took place the last quarter of 1997. Our low season months have been a really nice sur prise," Clements said. "Come sum mer, we have some pretty big num bers to meet. But if this is any indica P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested ' 3 Kah - Nee - Ta Resort and elementary school- Whelen, (Viola) and Naomi with a band clinic for 70 seventh-grade students at Jefferson County Middle School. On the evening of May 26, at 6 p.m., the Trio Encore presented a special performance at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. The Trio Encore, also performed for elementary students at Warm ' Springs Elementary on " Wednesday, May 27. Following a 30-minute performance, the students were invited to participate in an Instrument Petting Zoo, which allowed them to touch and play the musicians' instruments and ask questions of the ensemble members. Forum deemed a success is very committed to being more open and responsive." Fuller said that Clint Jacks should be commended for his leaders in facilitating the meeting. "Clint and the others did a very good job in collecting information from the people in attendance." Fuller mentioned that the Board Chairman, Tom Kirsch, showed a great deal of leadership in his opening comments to the group, apologizing for not be ing more responsive to the concerns of Warm Springs in the past. "I en joyed working with Garland and tion, I think we'll do it." When you compare the first quar ter of 1998 to the same period in 1997, the numbers jump out. The net result is a gain of $184,861 over last year's first quarter;l a 59-percent improvement. "There are a couple of programs we are thinking of initiating. One is designing a competency-based train ing program for department heads and supervisors at Indian Head Ca Project Assessment of herbicides amended The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Warm Springs Agency proposed to amend the existing Project Assess ment for Controlling Competing Vegetation and Noxious Weeds on the Warm Springs Reservation, ap proved in January 26 of 1995, by adding several herbicides that will increase the effectiveness of current treatment efforts on the forest land, range land, the roadsides and in the community areas of the Reservations. Additionally the herbicide atrazine is being deleted from the list of pre vious approved chemicals. Based on the Final Project As sessment. Controlling Competing Vegetation and Noxious Weeds. Warm Springs Reservation. Oregon Apnl25.1993 as well as public com ments gathered during the period of January 17,1998 through April 15, SERIALS DEFT. KNIQ IT LIBRARY 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE. OR 97403 IN r.v.i University of Oregon Library Received on: 06-16-98 Spilyay tymoo. Besides the music, kids enjoyed Sidlin conducted the full Oregon Symphony orchestra in a free community concert at the Warm Springs Community Center Wednesday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. The classical program Managed Care in this project, and I also thank them for their assistance in putting together a purpose state ment for this meeting," Fuller said. "The hospital appreciates their in volvement in this process. Brunoe was pleased with the turn out, but noted that invitations had been set to local clergymen in the communities or Warm Springs, Ma dras, Metolius and Culver. "There was no presence of them at the meet ing." Brunoe said, "I think that the ideas that were generated was a start sino. The second is a program that may not be novel, but is very impor tant. Discussions have been held about implementing our own gambler's anonymous program,. This program would benefit tribal mem bers and others who may have devel oped gambling related issues," says Ford. Currently Indian Head Casino employs 62 people, of which tribal members compose 37-percent. An 1998, we have determined that the proposed action does not pose a sig nificant impact upon the human en vironment. Preparation of an Envi ronmental Impact Statement as cited under Section 102 (2)(c) of the Na tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 USC 4223 (2)(c) is there fore not required. Factors Supporting a Finding of Np Significance; Atrazine, a chemical of concern that is under study by the Environ mental Protection Agency, due to possible leaching into water supplies is removed from the list of approved chemicals. It should be noted that none was applied since 1995. All new chemicals will be used according to label instructions and EPA approved uses by licensed applicators. U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 in mmmmmimmmmm If- I the petting zoo also. will feature Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and "Swan Lake" Suite, Beethoven's "Egmont" Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espanol," Bela Bartok's "Rumanian Dances" and Jean Sibelius' "Finlandia." and I look forward to the Idea Gath ering Forum taking place in all the communities." the Mountain View Hospital Dis trict Board of Directors, along with the current hospital administration, will review all of the comments and ideas suggested at the forum. Plans are to have additional Idea Gathering Forums in the communities within the district. If you have any com ments or suggestions, you may reach Community Relations Director Rob Fuller at 475-3882, extension 2370. other 23-percent are tribal affiliates and 40-percent are non-Indian. The Warm Springs Gaming Commission and Surveillance department employs an additional 10 people, the majority being tribal members. The Casino maintains a tribal member hiring pref erence and an affirmative action hir ing policy. Individual interest in employment at the Casino should contact the Human Resource Depart ment for job information and avail ability. All BMP's (best management practices) and standard of the Inte grated Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment-Forested Area adopted June 26, 1992 will be applied to protect the water resource of the Reservation. A Hazmat Response Protocol will pro tect human health, water and soil resources to the maximum extent possible, should a spill of herbicides occur. This decision will be implemented after the expirations of seven calen dar days of the signing of this docu ment. Approval: May 21, 1998 Gordon E. Cannon Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs Warm Springs Agency 1 . I If I K LAI I