12 July 3, 1999
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Job openings-
The following job openings as of
June 28 are currently being adver
tised by the Human Resources de
partment. If interested call Amelia
Tcwce at 553-3262. If you want job
details, call the contact person listed.
Education Coordinator;
HeadstartECE; Nancy Seyler 553
3241 Substitute Teacher Aide; ECE;
Sue Matters 553-3241
Secretary III; Community Cnslg
Ctr.; Jim Quaid 553-3205
Wellness Coordinator;
Communty Wins Ctr.; Eugene
Greene Jr. 553-3243
Forest Crew Member; Fire
Mgmt.; Luther Clements 553-1 146
Fire Fighter; Fire Mgmt.; Vernon
Tias 553-1146
Engine Operator; Fire Mgmt.;
Vernon Tias 553-1 146 i
Children Mental Health Spe
cialist; Communty Cnslg Ctr.; 'Jim
Quaid 553-3205
Adolescent Substance Abuse Tx
Specialist; Community Cnslg Ctr.;
Jim Quaid 553-3205
Legal Aide Advocate; Legal
Aide; Raymond Gene Smith 553
3269 Corrections (4); Public Safety;
Charlcne Smith 553-3272
Maintenance; Utilities; Cecil D.
Brunoe Jr. 553-4962
Engineer Technician; Utilities;
Randy Wallace 553-3246
Engineer; Water & Waste Wa
ter; Herb Graybael 553-3246
Surveillance Observer; Gaming
Commission; David Thcrricn 553
4890 Executive Director; Museum;
Michael Hammond 553-3331
Les Scwabs Tire Center Ap
prenticeship; WEDD; Carlos Calica
Hamilton Greeley 553-3324
The 4-H office is looking for 2
cook assistants; 1 craft person; 1
recreation director and 2
Affordable apts. for rent
Secure, peaceful, affordable liv
ing at Madras Estates. These subsi
dized units offer spacious 1 -bedroom
apartments, elevator, pets welcomed
(some limitations apply), laundry
facilities, security system, handicap
accessible, on-site management,
emergency call system, activity cen
ter with kitchen, SeniorHandicapped
bus available and much more,
A complete application puts your
name on the waiting list, "liberal
income limits do apply. Refundable
$ 1 50 security deposit required at the
time of move-in. Guardian Manage
ment is committed to Equal Housing
Opportunity.
For more information and appli
cations please contact: Madras Es
Thank you all
To the editor,
Hello! My name is Woody Jr. I
want to write to say thank-y ou to a lot
people that was with or called about
my mom Sadie. She was really sick
in the hospital long time.
Thank you to my grandma
Marella, my grandpa-Dad Roberta, a
BIG BIG Thank-you to my G-ma
Eliza for staying with them in Ma
dras and Bend. Thank you Billy Joe
and his wife Wanda Berry and Brian
Renfro. For all the prayers and com
ing to Bend. And most of all, the Big
thank you goes out to my Grandma
Itta. I love you, thank you for putting
up with me, Jeleah and Thomas.
To my mommy, I am glad you're
OK and that you are home because I
missed you alot and I love you mom.
From,
Woody Picard, Jr.
Poster contest open to children of
Greetings Warm Springs
Community! I would like to
respectfully request a little of your
time. I am coordinating the Fire &
Safety and Home Safety Poster
Contest for the Warm Springs
Housing Authority. I am seeking
contestants, ages Kindergarten
through the 8th grade.
The Poster Contest is to allow our
students to send a message to be Fire
Safe in their homes. Amerind Risk,
Inc., whom we carry our home
insurance with, hold a Nationwide
poster contest for all students K-8.
The Warm Springs Housing
Authority is very honored and proud
of Warm Springs regional champion
winner for 1997 (Shayla Smith). We
are very proud and confident that we
have other students who can go just
as far.
The deadline to turn all posters in
is July 2, 1999. Entries should not
exceed 11" x 17" in size. Amerind
recommends that posters be drawn
horizontally on letter size paper (8.5"
x II").
The first place winner will be
awarded $25.00 and there will be
other prizes and awards. See
contestant rules and entry form. All
entries must be original and created
by the child using crayons, markers
or paint. Posters drawn in led pencils
will not be accepted.
If you should have any questions
regarding the poster contest, please
stop by the office and ask for Suzie
Moody, or call 553-3250.
Suzie Moody
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swmthou.se leaders (1-femule & 1
male; need to teach young people
about the sweathouse etc.) for more
information, contact Arlene Boileau
or Deanic Johnson at 553-3238.
House SupcrvisorKN; CNA
Insturctor; SpeechLanguage
specialsit; A.R.T; Float RNLPN;
Surgical Svcs RN Mgr.; Spanish
Teacher; Math Teacher, Home Arts
Teacher; Language Arts Teacher;
Special Ed Teacher; Special Ed
Teacher; Special Ed Teacher; Spe
cial Ed Techcr; 6th Grade Teacher;
Migrant Resource Teacher; Execu
tive Director; Educational Assistant;
Aerobic InslCoordinator; Teller;
Cashier; Office Assistant-Trai; Bar
tender; Receptionist; Line Cook;
Certified Nurses Aide; Patrol Deputy;
Janitor; DitchriderMuint.; Grounds
Maintenance; Farm Hand
Groundskcepcr; Auto Mechanic;
Window Repairer J; Auto Mcch.
Helper JP; Welder-shop helper JP;
Fence Builder; Bldg Maint.Land
scapc; Truck Driver; Service Station
worker; Tire Repairer-training; Cut
terFinger Jointer; CutterFinger
Jointer; Maintenance and Rock Pol
isher all in Madras.
Mental Health Specialist; Sub.
Abuse Specialist; Education Coordi
nator; fisheries Tech.; Exterior
Painter; Elementary Teachers; Wait
ressWaiter; Line Cook; Jockey
Horse Trainer; & Water Plant Engi
neer in Warm Springs.
Park Naturalist; Conservation
Aide; & WaiterWaitress in Culver.
Mower Operator; Stackcr&Truck
Driver in Lower Bridge.
Water Tank Dri ver & Dump Truck
Driver throughout Oregon
Farm HandGroundskeeper in
Bend.
Journey Electrician in Central
Oregon.
Interested candidates need to con
tates, Lorraine Ustermiller-Resident
Manager; 242 SW 3rd Street; Ma
dras, OR 97741 (541) 475-1969.
Court notice
To: Mcliiaa Silversmith
Warm Springs, OK 97761
Juniper Auto
Madrai, OR 97741
Notice of Informal Hearing
Case No. IN61-99
An informal hearing hat been scheduled with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court on the 26th day of
July, 1999, at 1:30 p.m. This hearing has been
scheduled at the request of Juniper Auto for the
following reasons: Overdue Account.
You are hereby required to appear at this time
on your own behalf. It is important that you attempt
to resolve this issue, in order to prevent further
action against you in a State Court. If you fail to
appear at the scheduled time, the presiding judge
may issue a wurrant for your arrest and require you
to post bail to guarantee your appearance.
Dated this 1 4th day of June, 1999.
Wilma Ann Picard
Judge, Warm Springs Tribal Court
Tribal member
To the editor,
To my friends and family. I'm
sorry I haven't wrote back to anyone.
The girls have been writing to every
one. The reason why I haven't writ
ten to anyone is because I've been
taking classes since September. Right
now I'm taking two classes but the
hours are kind of long. Two days out
of the week I go to class from 3 to
7:30.
The land down here is really nice.
There are a lot of fruit trees. There
are a lot of black berry bushes.
The girls have been picking cher
ries lately. They will be starting sum
mer school next week. I forgot to pay
my phone bill so my phone will be
shut off for about one week. One day
the girls came back from school and
said the whole school couldn ' t go out
Amerind Risk Management Corporation 1999 National Fire
Safety and Home Safety Poster Contest
Contestant rules
1 . Entry form must be filled out completely and attached to the back of the
poster.
2. All submitted posters must illustrate a "fire safety or home safety"
theme.
3. Children in Kindergarten through 8th grade during the 1998-1999
school year are eligible to participate (only one entry per child).
4. All entries must be original and created by the child using crayons,
markers or paint. Posters drawn in lead pencils will not be accepted.
5. Entries should not exceed 11 " x 17" in size. Amerind recommends that
posters be drawn horizontally on letter size paper (8.5" x 1 1").
For more information contact Warm Springs Housing Authority, 1238
Veterans Street, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761; 541-553-3250.
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Amerind Risk Management Corporation
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entry
Contestants name:
Tribal Affiliation:
I ParentLegal Guardian:
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Home Phone Number:
Housing Authority: Warm Springs
Contest Coordinator: Suzie Moody, Resident Service Specialist j
The poster will be disqualified if the entry form is not completely I
filled out and attached to the back of the poster.
All posters become the property of Amerind Risk Management i
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tact the Madras Employment office
(541)475-2382.
Jrlman Co. 50?-JS(hQvlPinL
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Language Arts Teacher at the
Jefferson Co. Middle Sch.
Interested candidates should con
tact: Jefferson Co. Sch. Dist. 509-J;
445 SE Buff Street; Madras. OR
97741 or phone (541)475-6192.
Indian Head Casino Employment
Accounting clerk. Experience re
quired. Both GL adn AP experi
ence will be considered. Must have
10-kcy and spreadsheet skills. Please
obtain an application at Indian Head
Casino HR department, or call 553
4889. Qther job opportunities
Approximately the middle to the
end of June, 1999, the city of Port
land Parking Enforcement Division
will begin accepting applications for
PARKING ENFORCEMENT
DEPUTY, $ 1 3.24 per hours at entry
to $17.01 per hour after 3 12 years.
Official announcements and appli
cations may be obtained from: Port
land Bureau of Human Resources
Application Center; Portland Build
ing, 1120 SW 5th Ave. Lobby
(503)823-4573 (job hotline) or
www.ci.portland.or.usjobs.
Executive Director for the Indian
Human Resource Center in San Di
ego, California. Closing Date, Fri
day, July 9, 1999; Interested parties
should contact: Indian Human Re
source Center, Inc.; 4040 30th Street,
Suite A; San Diego, CA 92104 or
call (6 1 9) 28 1 -5964 Fax (619) 281
1466 Project Crew, Fire Crew, and En
gine Crew for the Mt. Hood National
Forest,
if interested please apply by send
ing resume to: David Gross; Mt. Hood
National Forest; 780 NE Court St.;
Dufcr, OR 97021 or call (541) 467
2291. Help offered
Attention Tribal Members
1. Have you been taken to Tribal
Court for an Informal Hearing?
2. Was there a warrant issued for
your arrest for an Informal Hearing?
3. Did you spend time in jail on a
warrant issued by the Tribal Court
for an Informal Hearing?
4. Did you or do you have a gar
nishment of wages from an Informal
Hearing Judgment order from the
Tribal Court?
If the answers to the above men
tioned statement is "Yes", your rights
were violated by invalid procedures
of the court. If you want more infor
mation regarding these issues, you
can contact me at Bruce and Barbarsj
Jim residence, 6608 Wolf Point Road,
Warm Springs, OR. ,,
Please note: All appointments to
be made after 5 p.m. or any time
during the weekend.
says hi
to recess today because there was a
bear in the tree by the school.
Boss and Eva, if you come down
within the two weeks, then let me
know. Wishbone said he was coming
down and never did.
Anyway, I would just like to say
hi to Bobb & Eva, Chopper, Eric and
Gerri, Virgil and Pat, Jeri & Jeremy,
Alice and Kids, Chum and Jamie. I
know I must have forgot some people
and I'm sorry.
I'm always calling and asking for
your addresses but I'll be calling
again because I lost my address book.
When I get my phone turned on,
please don't call me at 3:00 in the
morning (Chopper). Eva called me
as early as 7:30 a.m. and that was
fine. Anyways, Take Care.
Love you all
Rosanna Jackson
Warm Springs
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The Indian Warrior-The Veterans
Comer-lnformationTips For Vets
Service-Connected Compensation
How Disability Compensation Works
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Service-connected disability
compensation, or "comp," is a
available to veterans with physical
and mental disabilities (which VA
often "conditions") incurred during
their military service or made worse
by their service. The compensation
process can become complicated, We
nave therefore devoted a large section
of our guide to help you file a claim.
A service-connected disability
does not have to be combat-related, it
just has to be connected in some way
to your time in service. Your disability
must be recognized by VA as service
connected before you can receive
compensation benefits. Income and
assets do not affect the amount of
money received for service
connected disability.
There are five ways to obtain
service-connection for your
disabilities.
You have a condition (disease
or disability) that can be linked to an
injury that happened during service
or a disease you suffered from in
service.
You suffer from a disease
with symptoms that began shortly
after discharge, usually within one
year, and VA considers that disease
to have begun during service.
Center For Minority Veterans
More than just Caring
The Center For Minority Veterans
(CMV) was established under Public
Law 103-446 on November 2, 1994.
The goals and objectives of the Center
are;
0 To promote the use of VA
programs, benefits and services by
minority veterans,
To evaluate current programs
and make recommendations on how
the VA can better serve minority vet
erans. Mission
The Center for Minority Veterans,
as acenter for excellence, will assist the
Department of Veterans Affairs in its
efforts to address the unique circum
stances and special needs of minority
veterans.
Who We Serve
African Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Native Americans, including
American Indians
Alaskan Natives
Native Hawaiians
Pacific Island Americans
What We Do
Serve as principal advisor to the
Secretary of veterans Affairs
Assist minority veterans in their
efforts to access benefits and services
offered by VA and other federal and
state agencies.
Assist VA in the administration of
benefits and provision of care to mi
nority veterans.
Promote medical research on ill
ness most prevalent among minority
veterans.
Sponsor demographic studies and
analyses.
.Analyze and evaluate issues and
concerns raised by minority veterans.
Work with other federal, state and
private agencies to address the needs of
minority veterans around the country.
Hazel Loretta Scott Seyler, age
84 passed away June 26, 1 999 at the
Mountain View Hospital in Ma
dras, Oregon from natural causes.
Mrs. Seyler was born October 5,
1914 in Warm Springs to parents
James and Ethel (Holliday) Scott.
She was an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs and a lifelong resident.
Seyier had worked at various
You have a condition that
existed before service that became
worse while you were in service.
You have a disability caused
or aggravated by another service
connected condition.
You suffer from a disability
that might have begun many years
after you were discharged but was
caused by something that happened
in service or something you were
exposed to in service, (For example,
lung cancer caused by exposure to
asbestos).
VA should treat an injury or
aggravation of an injury as if it were
service connected if:
1 You have a disability or
aggravated it as the result of VA
medical care or involvement in a VA
vocational rehabilitation program.
2 You have loss, or lose use of,
one of pair of organs (such as kidneys,
lungs, eyes or ears) or extremities
(such as hands or feet) that is service
connected and the other organ or
extremity becomes disabled as the
result of a non-service connected
condition.
If You Were In Combat
The law requires VA to accept a
veteran's statement about what
happened to him or her while in
combat. This means you can write
your own letter documenting your
combat experience.
Non-Service Connected Pension
Non-service-connected pensions
are available to veterans who served
during a period of war, who are
permanently and totally disabled and
who have established financial need.
Generally, you will be considered to
Issues Currently Under Re view and
Analyses
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) in minority veterans.
Compensation for minority veter
ans with service-connected disabili
ties. Access to medical care.
VA's promotion of the Direct
Home Loan Program for Native
Americans.
Homelessness among minority
veterans.
Minority Veterans Pro
grams Coordinators (MVPC)
Focus on the needs of minority
veterans in the local community.
Assigned to each VA medical
center and regional office (over 300
MVPCs throughout VA).
Assist medical centers and re
gional office directors in their efforts to
address the needs of minority veterans.
Inform veterans of VA benefits,
services and programs.
Identify barriers and create amore
accessible environment for minority
veterans (Contact your local MVPC
through the facility operator).
Our Service to You
The Center for Minority Veterans
is part of the Office of the Secretary.
The Center assists eligible veterans in
their efforts to receive benefits and
services from VA. The Center acts
only as a mediator and facilitator As
such, the Center does not process
claims, handle equal employment
complaints,, oremployee related prob
lems. The Center is dedicated to ensur
ing that all veterans are aware of ben
efits, services and programs offered by
VA.
The Center for Minority Veterans:
More than just Caring...
Advisory Committee on Minority
Veterans
Howlak Tichum
Hazel Loretta Scott Seyler
positions with the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, but most
dominant was the 27 years she
worked as a credit officer. She en
joyed sewing and fishing as ( r p '
times.
Preceding her in death are par
ents, husband Ahin Seyler, lour
brothers and three half sisters.
Survivors include sons Cr.u' s
. (Yvonne) and Norman (Judy 1 N i ' i
have served during wartime if you
had 90 continuous days of active
duty and at least one day was during
an officially defined period of war.
For the Vietnam War, the wartime
service dates are Feb. 28, 1961,
through May 7, 1975. For the Gulf
War, the official start of wartime
service was Aug. 2 1 , 1 990; a closing
date has yet to be set.
Unlike disability compensation,
f:nsion benefits are based on need,
our income, combined with the
income of your spouse and dependent
children, averaged over 12 months,
is deducted dollar for dollar from the
maximum pension amount. Your
assets also will be considered in
establishing need. Do not understate
your income. VA can match what
you tell them against your Social
Security and Internal Revenue
Service records.
For some veterans, pension
benefits will pay a higher monthly
benefit than compensation benefits.
To keep things simple, VA is required
to consider a claim for compensation
to double as a claim for pension and
will pay the greater of the two
amounts as a benefit. You cannot
collect both VA compensation and
VA pension.
Established under Public Law 103
446 and appointed by the Secretary.
Advises the Secretary and Con
gress on VA's administration of ben
efits and provision of care to minority
veterans. i
Prepares an annual report for the
Secretary and Congress. '
Comprised of 1 8 veterans, meets
at least twice, annually.
Made over 90 recommendations
since its first meeting in June 1995.
CMV Outreach Efforts:
Business seminars for minority
veteran business owners to highlight
contracting opportunities with VA and
other federal agencies,
Conference calls with community
based minority veterans organization
to discuss new programs and issues
requiring VA's assistance
Establish priorities for medical re-,
search on disparities in the provision of
medical care to minority veterans.
Assist in the establishment of Vet
Counseling Centers on Indian reserva
tions. Initiate medical sharing agree
ments to provide more accessible health
care to Native American Veterans.
The Center's Major Initia
tives: Medical research on minority vet
erans' health issues.
Bi-monthly phone conferences
with over 150 veterans groups.
Veterans information forums and
conversation with veterans.
Evaluation of VA programs with
regard to utilization by minority veter
ans. Studies and analyses of benefits
and health care programs.
8 1 0 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20420
Office: (202) 273-6708 Fax (202)
273-7092
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