Dec. 29, 1999
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.