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Dec. 29, 1999 Vol. 25 No. 1 S OR.COLL. 75 , .568 W.J Departments I V1 X' ! mini mm i mi iiimiiimn n Members of the Warm Springs Interagency Hot Shot Crew split firewood donated by The Warm Springs A program to assist Warm Springs Senior Citizens has been made pos sible by the Branch of Forestry and Warm Springs Forest Products. Forestry Superintendent Boddie Shaw, and Warm 'Springs Forest Products, Harvest Operation and Log Yard Manager, Mark Jackson, have Warm Springs seeks funding The Confederated Tribes of Warm 1 Springs intends to access federal funds to upgrade the waste water treatment facility on Shitike Creek. A loan and grant application is being processed through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service ( formerly known as Farmers Home Administration). Grants are also anticipated from the IHS and EPA for the project. The facility upgrade is needed to comply with tribal and federal envi ronmental laws, and to support the community's ongoing growth. Total cost of the project is ap proximately $3 million. Grants should total over $ 1 million. The low interest loan would be in the 3 to 4 range. For information about the pro posed project, contact the Planning or Engineering offices. Tribes purchase The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, through funds provided by the Bonneville Power Administra tion, have purchased the 25,000-acre Pine Creek Ranch in Wheeler County east of Clarno. The ranch was pur chased this past fall for $5.6 million as mitigation for fish and wildlife habitat flooded by Columbia River dams. Some Wheeler County residents have been concerned about impacts to the local tax base. These concerns were alleviated when the ranch taxes were paid in full on November 15, 1999 and tribal representatives an nounced their intent to continue paying taxes on an annual basis. The goal of the Confederated Tribes is to manage the newly ac quired property as a watershed res toration project that will emphasize the enhancement of fish and wildlife resources. Cultural resources, threatened and endangered species, geological features and educational opportunities will be other important Spilyay (Coyote join to assist community senior citizens " rtrrr - ir "" "'' - ' - paired up to assist the Senior Citi zens Program. The two departments ioi ned dur ing the month of December and are donating, splitting and delivering firewood to needy senior citizen's of Warm Springs. According to Mark Jackson, the CODE executed search warrants Narcotics Search Warrant De cember 16 On December 16, 1999, the Cen tral Oregon Drug Enforcement Team (C.O.D.E.), with assistance from the Prineville Police Department's K-9 unit, acting on information from Officers of the Warm Springs Police Department, executed a search war rant at 2301 Hollywood Boulevard in Warm Springs. Seized as a result of the warrant was approximately two ounces of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Arrested were Joe Scott, Jr., age 19, of Warm Springs, charged with possession of Marijuana. Carmela Scott, age 41, of Warm Springs, charged with possession of Marijuana. 25,000-acre Pine elements that Rnnne management Hi- elements that shape management di rection. Employee of the tribes' Natural Resources Branch, with assistance from other agencies and area resi dents, are gathering baseline infor mation on a variety of resources con tained within the ranch boundaries. Data collected through interviews with knowledgeable individuals and thorough surveys of the property will be used to formulate a management plan for the ranch. Hunting rights for the ranch are currently under a lease agreement with the former owner. The lease does not expire until March 31, 2000 so public access is prohibited at the present time. However, a strategy to manage public access is being de veloped and a limited number of hunters may be allowed on the property during the next fall season. For the past several decades the ranch has been managed primarily for livestock grazing. Intensive Tymoo News) 1 iMmjtumtAmM) ..VauuNik' iWW..! wf1.. a-xir.. ,...- 1 firewood has been donated by the Warm Springs Forest Products. The labor of splitting and delivering the firewood, was provided by Warm Springs Fire Management's Interagency Hot Shot Crew. The Warm Springs Interagency Hot Shot Crew, began splitting the Narcotics Search Warrant De cember 17 On December 17, 1999 the Cen tral Oregon Drug Enforcement Team (C.O.D.E.), with assistance from the Prineville Police Department's K-9 unit, executed a search warrant at 1 202 Park Heights in Warm Springs. Seized as a result of the warrant was asmall amount of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, drug records, and $1374.00 in U.S. Currency. Arrested were Deanna LameBear, age 32, of Warm Springs, charged with Possession and distribution of Methamphetamine and Child Ne glect. Anthony Gonzales, age 26, of Warm Springs, charged with Proba tion Violation. Creek Ranch craind nressnre ha altered nlant grazing pressure has altered plant communities and degraded the over all condition of the watershed. For these and other reasons livestock grazing will be discontinued contin ued until resource professionals de termine that grazing can be used as a management tool to benefit fish, wildlife and watershed restoration. The Confederated Tribes will develop all plans or Pine Creek Ranch resources through an interdiscipli nary approach, which takes all perti nent issues into account. While fish, wildlife and cultural resources are among the key components, manag ers will also consider water quality, soil stability, native plants, geology, aesthetics, vehicular access, recre ation, environmental education and other related issues in all manage ment objectives. For more informa tion about Pine Creek Ranch write to Terry Luther, co Fish and Wildlife Department, P.O. Box C, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761, or call 541-553-3234. P.O. Box 870 Wurm Springs. OR 9776 1 Change Service Requested ...... ;v"--: ..;.-Tr;v;v-:- l :.7Vlr4 v , zip 1. Forest Products firewood December 8, and started delivering the wood later during the month. A list of seniorcitizens' names was provided by the Senior Citizen's program to assure the wood was distributed properly. Title IX to meet Jan. 18, 2000 The Title IX Parent Advisory Committee has cancelled it's Public Hearing Meeting until further notice, but it will meet at Warm Springs Elementary Library on Tuesday, ; January 18, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. for its , regular monthly meeting. !r, Title IX meetings are open to all .' members of the public. The commit tee meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Warm Springs Elementary Library on the second Tuesday of each month except for this month. If you have a dis ability, please advise the District 509-J Support Services office about special arrangements that may allow you to fully participate in the meet ing. Please call Georgia Sosa at 475-6192. DemoBuy Down offered to tribal members The Warm Springs Housing De partment in conjunction with the Warm Springs Credit Department would like to announce the "1999 DemoBuy Down Project. The 1999 project will assist 10 qualified tribal member families by providing a $10,000 grant that will be used as a down payment for purchasing a new home. Financing will be provided by the Warm Springs Credit Depart ment. In 1996 the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Deter mination Act (NAHASDA) was passed by Congress. As a NAHASDA requirement the Warm Springs Housing Department submitted an Indian Housing Plan (IHP) which was approved by HUD in October 1999. Within the IHP $ 1 00,000 was budgeted for "Buy Down" activities. Applications will available at the Credit Department starting Decem ber 1 , 1 999. If you have any question regarding the "1999 DemoBuy SIKIAI-SPUT. KNIOirrUlWAIrt' IMUNlVI-RSlPfWOMliON Responding to Community interests By Charles "Jody" Calica Reorganizing governmental ser vices to improve their efficiency and accountability was once compared to making as much sense as rotating bald tires. "No one cares or listens!" "Its just more business as usual!" Being desk bound and hiding behind obscure work-rules must be replaced by true outreach and more enterpris ing efforts to get results for the com munity. The 1998 Public Safety budget referendum focused a great deal of needed attention on community safety andquality of life issues. Chief Heath asserted very correctly that focusing on only one set of services will not improve community living conditions for our people. "We ap prove funding for many other ser vices that are supposed to help our people, but they arenft accountable." The Tribal Council approved a set of priorities to set clear expectations for this three year term. Deadlines were set for the Organization to implement strategies and proposals to achieve that direction. Chairman JP Patt commented, "The Organiza tion has set the bar for themselves where there is no challenge. The bar needs to be set based upon the inter ests of the community and see if the Organization can to rise to that ex pectation." Restructuring public safety ser vices focused on increasing the at tack on drug trafficking with mea surable results. Community policing became more apparent; response to domestic abuse improved dramati cally, and juvenile crime revealed that 28 youth were responsible for EDUCATION SERVICES BRANCH Adult & Community Education Essential Education Services Department Wendell Jim OSU Extension Culture & Heritage Work Force Development WIAJTPA Vocational Rehabilitation Adult Basic Ed & GED Distance Education HUMAN SERVICES BRANCH Family Services Department Jim Quaid Mental Health Services Childrenfs Services Alcohol & Drugs Allied Health Services Health Education Physical Therapy EAP PUBLIC UTILITIES BRANCH Public Utilities Department HerbGraybael Plant Management H & W Facilities Sanitarian Fleet Management Facility Standards, Planning & Desig Water & Waste Water Waste Management Project Administration Maintenance & Repair Down" project you may contact the Housing Department at 553-3250 or the Credit Department at 553-3201. "DemoBuy Down" Project Project Goal: Assist 10 Tribal member families purchase homes. Tribal member families may be eligible for a loan and the "grant" if they meet all the following require ments: 1 . Do not have an adequate home. 2. Do not exceed FY 1 999 National Income Limits (NAHASDA re quirement) 1 person, $33,500 2 person, $38,250 3 person, $43,050 4 person, $47,800 5 person, $51,625 6 person, $55,400 7 person, $59,300 8 person, $63,125 3. Have adequate and dependably available income to pay all debts, family living expenses and home loan payment Have been steadily and U.S. Postage Bulk Raie Pcrmil No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 4- 42 of the criminal activity. Public Safety services have improved, but more work ts needed. Education, health, housing and jobs are needed to make a meaning ful change in (he quality of live avail able to our people. The services of fered by the Organization must be delivered in ways that preserve the self-esteem and dignity of our people. Very simply, these services must be much more user friendly and move our people to greater levels of self reliance. Our services arc not very client centered and too fragmented to pro duce measurable results. While changing leadership in three branches for 60 ft 90 days has produced some improvements, there are obvious gaps in our services that need to be fixed. Youth service, family preservation, K-12 supportive efforts and work force development represent a few areas that need a more concerted and focused effort to implement better strategies. The following restructuring will be in effect for the next six months. It is an effort to improve the quality of services to the community by focus ing more attention to specific clients and their needs. As well, our people and families are not made of sepa rately serviceable parts so our ser vices must be better able to recog nize and respond to their unique situ ations. Within that six months fur ther evaluation and community input will decide the best long-term orga nization of these services and the skills needed to lead those opera tions. These changes will take effect January 1,2000. Department Julie Quaid Head Start Child Development K-12 Boarding Schools Higher Education Career Development Social Services Department Willie Fuentes Senior Services Welfare Assistance Commodity Foods Recreation Assisted Living Tribal Housing Department Chester Van Pelt Jr. Tribal Housing Department Rentals Administration Project Administration Maintenance & Repair n HUD Planning & Administration Rentals Administration Continued on page 5 gainfully employed for not less than two years. 4. Have a credit history that indi cates a reasonable ability and will ingness to meet obligations as they become due. 5. Must be legally married if signing jointly (Tribal Requirement) and custody of at least one minor child (HUD requirement). 6. Must be able to pay premium for first full years fire insurance on home. 7. Homes will be built on Tribal owned land with lease on file in BIA Portland Area Office. 8. Homes built by valid building contractor (must meet Tribal Pur chasing Department standards). Site plan approved by appropriate au thorities prior to construction start up. Applications may be picked up at the Credit Department. Application deadline is December 31,1 999.