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Warm Springs, Oregon
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Keane joins Small Business
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Gene Keane
The Warm Springs Small Busi
ness Center announced that Gene
Kcanc has joined their staff as a
counselor.
Keane will be the contact person
for anyone wishing to start a new
business. "My position includes
helping people develop a plan for
their business," Keane said. The en
rolled Klamath Indian has a diverse
business background that will allow
him to help prospective business
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Tribal land proposal of
concern to county
erty into trust would result in a rela
tively very small reduction in the county
tax base.
Also, there are benefits, such as the
county and the tribes working coopera
tively on coordinating services fire
and ambulance, for instance to the
property.
"We're hoping that there can be a
partnership between the different gov
ernments," Pitt said.
The issue, he added, should also be
considered in light of the fact that in
1855 the tribes ceded to the federal
government about 10 million acres,
much of which was later homesteaded
and became private property.
The Warm Springs tribes have other
trust property around the region. At
Shearar's Falls, for instance, the tribes
have 888 acres.
Also, the tribes have trust land near
Hood River, which has been mentioned
as a possible site for an off-reservation
Casino.
The county commission and tribal
officials are planning to meet again to
discuss the tribes proposal to bring these
additional properties into trust.
The county commission may go to
Warm Springs and visit with the tribal '
council. , , -V , ,
Apologies given
I apologize for being intoxicated
at the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds. Thank
you.
Dondi J. Hoptowit
I give my apologies to the Pi-Ume-Sha
Committee for being in
toxicated. Thank you.
Lorraine C. Hoptowit
I, James Katchia apologize for
being at the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds'
under the influence on the 25th of
June, 1999 adn so called alarming
and recklessly causing a risk on oth
Healing Circle a success, third one
, On April 23, 24, & 25, 1999 there
was a second annual Veteran's and
Family Healing Circle held at the
HeHe Longhouse in HeHe (Warm
Springs), OR.
On Friday , At the "Healing Circle"
there was a special fire built to start
off the healing circle where every
one gathered for drumming, singing
and prayers. At 7 p.m. everyone then
went on .into the Longhouse where
there were some presentations on the
activities, and speakers like Mr. Gar
land Brunoe who served in the "Viet
Nam Conflict" and other presenters
who were teaching on Saturday.
The presenters were Dominic
Wiebersch, Bob Colson, Cody Black,
Richard Morgan, and Larson Kalama
who did presentation on Post Trau
matic Stress Disorders and how they
had dealt with their own PTSD. Other
presentations like special guest and
VA representative Mr. Keith Baker
was also a Key note speaker.
Dinner followed the Saturday pre
sentations. The evening session be
gan with Mr. Larson Kalama, the
moderator and director of the Heal
ing Circle, introducing the panelists
which were Mrs. Wilma Picard, Mr.
Ross Kalama Sr., Mrs. Sarah
Weibersch and Autumn who was the
youth speaker. All panelist consisted
of a veteran's family or a veteran
$5.00
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people. He owned and operated a
motel in the Eugene area for a num
ber of years. Keane says, "My family
in Klamath Falls owns and operates
a cattle ranch and runs a timber busi
ness. After completing school, I ran
a Forestry Consulting business for
another number of years."
The new counselor has been em
ployed in Warm Springs for the last
18 years. He was employed with
Forestry and then assigned to the
Natural Resources branch. Keane is
excited about his new job. "Business
on the reservation is the same as
business anywhere else, except many
people sometimes don't recognize
that if you're running cattle, for in
stance, that too is considered a busi
ness," Keane stated,
"Before I came on board, it was
just the Director of the Small Busi
ness Center and the secretaries re
sponsible for giving support to tribal
members who wanted to start a busi
ness for themselves. These people
were looking for ways to gain tribal
grant's money or outside grant
money."
According to Keane, there are over
100 tribal members already in busi
Notice to Qualified
' Pursuant to Sec. 7 (b) of the Self
Determination and Education Act (25
U.S.C. 450e (b)
The Burns Paiute Tribe is prepar
ing bid documents for construction
of a sewer mainline that extends ap
proximately 3,200 lineal feet. There
are additional laterals and work that
will be described in the bid docu
ments'. The construction will be in the
city Jimits of Burns, OR. Burns is
located in southeastern Oregon. Con
struction will provide sewer service
to The Old Camp Casino and sur
rounding area. It will be connected to
the City of Burns sewer system.
Funding for this project is a HUD
community Development Block
Grant award for infrastructure. Pur
suant to requirements of the funding
Spiritual alternatives need to replace drugs & alcohol
To the editor,
' Greetings to all the good people
of the Warm Springs Rez! I send this
letter with only good intentions.
Please receive with an open mind.
What I say is from my experience
and mv heart. We cannot chance the
"past; but we. can change for a better ,
future. I've made probably the big
gest mistaice possioie in me. ao now
I serve my time. While I' ve lost a few
years of my life, someone else has
lost a loved one for good. Parties
were meant to be fun weren't they?
So why is it that we find it so hard to
love one another as Native's, as rela
tives? Why are we so jealous of our
own people? Each life taken was
Native at the hands of another Na
tive. There's something wrong with
this picture ! Our ancestors were killed
off by whites, now we are the leading
threat to ourselves,
, ;l.'Ahh yes.. .beer, whiskey, and now
drugs! These are the "All American
pastimes". Key ingredients to sure
disaster; not only for self, but for a
themselves.
Larson also called on Mr. Foster
Kalama to play his flutes and also
recognized his aunt Iris Smith as a
wife of a veteran from World War II
with a piece of his art, Throughout
, Friday and Saturday, the Sweat lodge
leaders, Mr. Randy Smith and Mr.
Ross Kalama had the sweat lodge
going. All together there were ap
proximately 125 participants from
Washington, Montana, California
and Oregon, all veterans of World
War II, Korea Conflict, Viet Nam
Conflict and Desert Storm.
Although unforeseen problems
weren't expected, security was avail
able to help maintain the grounds.
Security entailed of Mr. Neil Blessed
Sojourner, Mr. Tom Tull and Mr.
Dan Page. The meals were prepared
by Denise Smith (head cook), Wilma
Picard, Lucy Gadbury, J'Dean
Kalama, Sonja Scott, Lisa Smith and
Mrs. Morgan. Denise was also hon
ored by the committee for her dedi
cation toward this conference and
gifted with a jacket.
A raffle was held on Saturday
night with items donated by mer
chants from Redmond, Madras and
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs. Following is the list of mer
chants, Safeway of Redmond,
Canned Food Center of Redmond,
Coupon
553-2521
Center team-
ness or participating for a grant to
start their own business with the as
sistance of the Small Business Cen
ter. "There are different organic
tions that are in the business of sup
porting people that fall on tough
times, so there's always the search,
for moneys to keep a business go
ing." Keane went on to say that the
Small Business Center is here to help
people with that type of assistance;
when they need it the most. "There's
been a change on the rules just lately
that makes things a little fairer. We
have what we call a micro grant.
That's for people who might only
need up to $2,500 or less to start their
business plans and maybe test the
waters. There are also persons that
are just looking for specific moneys
or something like that and we help
them obtain that kind of funding too,"
Keane said. The Small Business
Center assists people get loans on or
off the reservation.
The Warm Springs Small Busi
ness Center has become an office for
many of the participating business
people. The Center provides phones,
secretarial help, mail boxes, coffee
machines, and computers with ex
Indian Owned Contracting Firms
agency the Tribe is complying with
the Indian Preference requirements,;
and is seeking responses from quali-,
fied Indian owned contractors. If the;
tribe received certifiable Statements ',
of Intent, the tribe will advertise for;
bids only between the qualified In-,
dian owned contractors who submit;
Notices of Intent.
Indian owned enterprises is de-J
fined as follows: "Any Indian-owned
commercial, industrial, or business;
activity established or organized for
the purpose of profit, provided that!
such Indian ownership and control;
constitute not less than 51 of the!
enterprise." And Submission of a;
certifiable Notice of Intent to Bid by
an Indian Owned firm or Tribal Or-;
ganization, the bidder must submit!
the following information: ' J
whole Ration ! Does the word GENO-;
CIDE mean anything. How about the
phrase "The only good injun is a
dead injun". Well guess what ! ! These
same ideas are alive & well in "In
dian Country". Oh!! You did know.
Well yep, us Springs are not alpne,
, this seems to be a Nation wide trend.
Ain't that something!? The white
man is still killing us & he don't even
lift a finger. i
So maybe some scientific studies
could tell us that we drink too much
or maybe we could follow the teach
ings of our people & walk in har
mony with life. We need to pick up
our spirituality (no mater which one)
and find alternatives to replace the
drugs & alcohol.
Some might say "We just need
more police", but not all the police in
the world is gonna stop this "lifestyle"
we so easily choose. Or the results of
its side effects. This is not an issue of
money, but of determination & sin
cerity. If you want something done, you
in the works
Erickson's Bakery of Redmond,
Erickson's and Safeway of Madras.
From Warm Springs, Charlotte
Herkshan, Margaret Buckland,
Eunice Esquiro, Leminnie Smith,
Indian Head Casino, Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort, DMJ Automotive, The Mu
seum At Warm Springs and Veterans
and their families. A special thanks
to Mr. Ricky Arthur, Erwin Stwyer
and Guy Wallulatum for their sing
ing and drumming.
The committee members were
Larson Kalama, Sr., Wilma Picard,
Ross Kalama Sr., Randy Smith,
Dominic Wiebersch, Cody Black,
Leminnie Smith and Foster Kalama.
They thank everyone who contrib
uted in any way toward the Veteran's
Healing Circle. This event proved to
be a great success and received many
positive compliments from the visi
tors who attended. There will be a
third annual healing circle in the com
ing Spring, this event will be called
the "Whale of the Children". The
name came to Mr. Glen Blacketer,
from Nisqually, WA who had vi
sioned this by looking at a log poking
up out of the ground directly across
the fire pit. He met with the commit
tee members and felt the next circle
should be held for the children who
also picked up PTSD from their
grandfathers, fathers and or relative.
$5.00 :
$5.00
cess to the web for tribal members
who arc selling their art work.
Gene Keane said, "On an average
day, as the Small Business Coun
selor, I see 3 people or more who
cither have a business already, or
have an idea for a business."
The Small Business Center is also
associated with the Native American
Business Association of Oregon,
which is quite successful. "Between
us and them, we offer business classes
to interested tribal members." Keane
said his goal is to keep supporting
tribal members with their new busi
ness ventures.
"We're presently trying to reform
an organization that was here before
called the Warm Springs Business
Association.
We feel that's going to help the
small business person here and
maintain a healthy environment. We
also encourage people to become
active in that organization."
For more information about your
new business or idea, please stop by
the Small Business Center or call
Gene at (541) 553-3592.
By Bob Medina
1. Name of Company & license.
2. Documcnt(s) that provide in
formation regarding status of the firm:
(a) Tribal affiliation and enrollment
number(s) of the 51 owner(s). (b)
Letter from the certifying agency that
designates the firm as being an In
dian owned enterprise.
3. Proof the enterprise is able to
post bid and performance Bonds,
4. A list of no less than three
firms, corporations andor tribes as
references.
Notices of Intent will be received
until the close of business on the 1 7th
of September, 1999. . .
Please direct your reply to Jim St.
Martin, General Manager. Should
you have questions call Jim St. Mar
tin at (541)543-2088.,
gotta do it yourself. So what is our
council doing about this? We should
fly to D.C. to find out from white
people how to help native troubles.
Now that isn't a solution, the solu
tion lies in our lifeways. It's in our
hearts, each & every one..
Our Longhouse is a place for gath
ering (open to all members) seems to
be a perfect starting point. So why do
we only use it for funerals & the few
gatherings a year? Lot of young broth
ers & sisters (including myself) know
nothing, if little at 511 about such a
sacred home. Is drugs' & alcohol more
important?
I respectfully submit this to let my
voice be heard. May the Great Spirit
guide & protect our people to a more
loving and beautiful future.
A voice in the Seventh
Generation,
Casey D. Smith
P.S. To all that may laugh, you
laugh only at your ignorance! Only
love can conquer hate.
Agency Plains Fire Burns 70
The Warm Springs Fire and
Safety, the Bureau of Indian Af-,
fairs, along with fire crews of
Crooked River Ranch Fire Dis
trict, and the Redmond Fire De
partment assisted the Madras and
Culver of the Jefferson County
Rural Fire District as they battled a
Mona Smith and
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would like to announce the
Jefferson Co. School District 509-J
Bus schedule for 1999-2000-approximate
arrival at school-8:30
am; departure from school-3:30 pm
Wurm Sprints locul and to Ma
dras Schools
7 6:05 am Start Run I -Depart
WS Clem, to Sidwaller Flats
6:35, Butte Rd-7;I5 to WS Elem.
cal'eteria-7:25.
7 7:30 am Start Run 2
Tenino Apts.-Dcpart WS cafeteria
to Kot-Num Rii. to Eagle Way
(Tenino Apts.)-7:37 to Deer Loop,
to F.Ik Loop to Kalama Ln.-7:40 to
ECE,. to Longhouse back to Holly
wood Trailer Court to Kuckup-7:45
to Otis Loop to Sr. Building to WS
Elementary-7:55.
7 7:55 am Start Run 3
Greeley I leights. Depart WS cafete
ria Elliott Heights-8:00 to WestEast
Spur, to Ml. Jeflerson-8:05 to Sun
rise, to Look i sh (around lop of loop)
8:09 to WS Elementary-8:I5.
9 7:00 am Start Run I -Jackson
Trail, Seekscekqua
9 8:00 am Start Run 2-Hwy
26, Walsey Lane
9 8:05 am Start Run 3-Miller
Heights, Upper Dry Creek, George
St., Beaver Dr.. 1 12 mile past end
of Upper Dry' Creek Rd. back to
; Tommie St., turn Left, complete loop
down Tommie St. to WS Elemen
tary. 40 6:50 am Start-proceed to
Simnasho, stop at Hwy 9 (before
Simnasho)-6:50, Left at Simnasho
Fire Station. Proceed to Right on
Hwy 3-6:57 (first stop) to Road 300
7:04 to Road 120-7:06 to Schoolie
Flats-7:07 to Hwy 3-7:1 1 to Miller
Heights-7:40 to Warm Springs Caf-etcria-7:45
Leave campus to Madras
Schools. High School-8:10 to Jeff.
Co. Middle School-8: 15.
17 7:25 am Start-Leave Warm
Springs bus yard, Right on Paiute,
Left on Warm Springs, Right on
Hollywood Road, right on Tenino
road, Right on West Hills Road, stop
at Bray-7:32, stop at Tao Shuh, stop
at Poosh and turn around, stop at
Kalish, stop on other side of Tao
Shuh, stop at Shepherd, Left on
Tenino, Left on Hollywood, check
, to see if Bus 34 is at campus for
pick-up. Leave Warm Springs-7:45
and proceed to Madras schools. High
School-8:05 to Jeff. Co. Middle
School-8: 10. .
13 7:25 am Start-In front of
Warm Springs Elcmentary-7:25 to
Warm Springs Community Center
7:30, Left on Hollywood, Right on-Kot-Num
Rd to Kalama Rd-7:37,
Right on Eagle' Way-7:38, Left on
2nd Elk Loop-7:40. Stop before Stop
sign to pick up high school students
7:49, (at this stop Bus 41 comes in
after 13 to pick up Middle school
students only) to Otiz Loop-7:50
Right to Hollywood, right on Hwy
26 to Madras schools. MHS-8.15,
, Madras Elem.-8:17,JCMS-8:25.
24 7:20 am Start-pick up on
Upper Dry Creek to end of Tommie
St., turn around and make loop back
on Tommie St. to right on Upper Dry
Creek to Beaver St.-7:37, Return to
Upper Dry Creek Rd., picking up
students along the way-7:42 to 7:45,
to Madras Schools. MHS-8:08, Ma
dras Elem.-8:10,JCMS-8:15.
fire that destroyed 70 tons of hay.
Besides the hay valued at $3,500,
no other property was damaged.
The high winds drove flames
from an escaped field burn across
30 acres of sage and juniper. The
fire started M) provided air support,
including a helicopter and three
Tom Strong exchange wedding vows
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Mona & Tom
Martin, Sissy & Alvis Smith, Jr.
along with
Brad, K-Lei & Tom Strong, Sr.
marriage of Mona & Tom on August
25 7:l5amStart-Hwy 26 WS
bus lot, leave bus lot-7: 1 0 to Wasco,
to right on Paiute, Left on Warm
Springs St.. Right on Hollywood
Blvd. to right on West Tenino Rd
first stop: 1539 W Tenino-7:l5. last
stop: 1513 W Tenino-7:32 to WS
clem. cafetcria-7:36, to Park Ridge
Rd & West Hills Dr.-7:43 to Tao
Shuh & West Hills Dr.-7:45 to Poosh
& West Hill Dr.-7:47, to HS-8: 1 2 to
Madras Elem.-8:15 to JCMS-8:20.
41 7:25amStartnickupatWS
Elem. Campus-7:25 5lh grade
ONLY. Proceed Right on Paiute, Left
past Macy's Store, Right on Holly
wood, Left on Tenino, Right on Quail
to Lookish St.-7:33, to West Spur to
Junipcr-7:36, Right on Mt. Jefferson
.(o SunRisc-7:37, to Lookish-7:43,
Left on Quail Trail, Left on E. Tenino,
.Left on Hollywood around to Otiz
loop-7:49, to JCMS-8:I5.
37 7:15 am Start-Proceed to
Warm Springs via Hwy 26 to Can
yon Court Trailer Park-6:55, con
tinue to WS cafeteria-7: 15, wait for
Bus 7 until about 7:28, Proceed
right on Hollywood Blvd., to Left on
E. Tenino to corner of Elliot Heights
Rds & Tenino-7:30, Right on Quail
Trail to corner of Quail Trail &
Lookish-7:32, to W Spur, to Juniper
St. to right on Mt. Jefferson St.-7:40,
to corner of Jefferson & Lookish at
Stop sign-7:45 to Left on Lookish to
stop at Quail Trial & Lookish-7:50.
Proceed to Hwy 26 to Madras
schools. Westside Elem.-8:I0, HS
8:15, Madras Elem.-8:16, JCMS
8:22 30 7:00 am Start-Proceed to
WS via Hwy 26, take right turn to
Kahnceta, right on Hwy 3 to Culpus
Bridge, right at stop sign to Hwy 8,
turn around at end of Hwy 8 to stop
at bridge-7:00continue to Wolf point
7:15, Left on Hwy 3-7:20, Left to
Sunnyside at 7:40, proceed to Miller
Heights-7:45, continue to Madras
school. HS-8: 1 0, Madras Elem.-8: 1 5,
JCMS-8:20.
8 6:50 am Start Run 1 -Leave
WS Elem. to charley Canyon-6:50,
to Hamlets-6:55 to Culpus Bridge
7:02 to Wolf Point-7:08 to
Sunnyside-7:26 to Lower Dry Creek
Campground-7:33 to Lower Dry
Creek-7:35 to WS cafeteria-7:40.
8 7:52 am Start Run 2-Re-turn
to West Hills to Foster & Sherer
1 7:52 to Foster & Bray corner-7:55 to
. Shepherd Ln-7:58 to WS Cafeteria
s' 8 8:09 am Start Run 3-to
Tao-Shuh-8:09, to Kalish-8:12 to
Poosh-8:14 to WS Cafeteria-8:20
34 7:40 am Start-proceed to
WS via Hwy 26 to campus (fire hall)
7:40. Leave Fire Hall at 7:45 and
proceed to HS-8:20 to JCMS-8:15
(5th grade ONLY to JCMS).
: 19 6:40 am Special needs bus
please call bus barn for bus 19's
routing schedule.
1999-2000 school year mid-day
routes for Kindergarten
Note: 1999-2000 school year
kindergarten routes will be submit
ted for publication after the school
year begins and the new Kindergar
ten enrollment is determined.
tons of Hay
planes. The Crooked River Grass
land responded with one engine.
A total of 34 personnel, six brush
engines and two water tenders took
part in the response. There were no
injuries.
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