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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
August 10, 2000 I
Vol. 25 No 17 y
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Governor Kitzhaber meets
Governor John Kitzhaber met with
representatives from local and state
governments and agencies August 2
in Prine ville to discuss economic and
community development issues in
Central Oregon. The Central Oregon
Regional Community Solutions
Team sponsored the meeting.
Kitzhaber visited Prineville as part
of his statewide Regional Community
Development Forums held this week.
The governor opened the meeting
by acknowledging Central Oregon's
role in the state's economy.
"Central and Eastern Oregon are
economically important to the whole
state," Kitzhaber said. "A healthy
state economy isn't generated just by
the Willamette Valley but by all of
Oregon. I am committed to being an
advocate for the development of
. communities in Central Oregon and
building their infrastructures."
Representatives who spoke at the
meeting voiced several common
concerns-transportation, telecom
munications, infrastructure and
housing.
Ric Ingham, Economic Develop
ment Manager for the Central Or
High Lookee Lodge holds grand opening ceremonies
After years of planning, the High
Lookee Lodge Assisted Living Facil
ity for Warm Springs tribal members
had its grand opening ceremonies
Tuesday August 1, 2000 at the new
High Lookee facility. It is located
near the senior housing project at
2321 Ollallie Lane in Warm Springs.
The 40,000 square foot building
is equipped with 36 apartments. The
facility has 17 two-bedroom apart
ments, 8 one-bedroom apartments
and 1,0 studio apartments and 1 Hos
pice room. All the apartments are
oversized in comparison to standard
nursing facilities.
Cost to stay in the facility starts
at $l,100month, which does not in
clude the percentage that Medicaid
would cover, financial aide is also
available. The cost to stay in the fa
cility depends on the amount of as
sistance that the occupant needs.
Some of the basic assistance and
amenities provided include: hygiene
assistance, like bathing, toileting, and
dressing, medication monitoring,
transportation coordination, the facil
ity does not provide transportation but
they help line up rides for the occu
pants, 3 meals per day, housekeep
ing, laundry and activities.
Activities that will be provided
are on the discretion of the tenants
that are staying in the facility. Some
activities in consideration are art
classes, exercise classes, bingo,
scrabble and field trips and other outings.
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busy during the extreme warm weather in Warm Springs.
egon Intergovernmental Council
(COIC), led the discussion by pre
senting the work COIC and its part
ners have done in developing the
region' s first Community Investment
Plan. The plan serves as a blueprint
for identifying the area's community
development needs, and has been
adopted by Crook, Deschutes and
Jefferson counties, the Regional In
vestment Board and the COIC Board
of Directors.
Ron Garzini, Assistant City
Manager of Bend, spoke on the city's
three top prioritiesitransportation,
affordable housing and sewer im
provements. Garzini discussed the
need for an intercity transportation
system and the city's concern for
highway safety, as well as finding
solutions to the city's future demands
on its sewer system.
Crook County Court Judge Fred
Rogers, chairman of the Central Or
egon Area Commission on Trans
portation, also addressed Central
Oregon ' s growing need for improved
transportation-related projects, in
cluding maintaining rural streets and
highways, truck traffic in Redmond
Extra expenses that aren't cov
ered are medication and telephones,
which are optional. Residents are also
responsible for furnishing their own
apartment, so they are able to furnish
it as they please.
The hospice room is a special
room, made for the care of terminally
ill patients. The purpose of the room
is to keep the occupant comfortable
in the sad situation. The room is not
rented out like other apartments, it
remains open until it needs to be put
to use.
High Lookee Lodge is the only
known elder care facility to tailor to
the physical, spiritual and social needs
of all three tribes - the Warm Springs,
Wasco and Paiute. A modern-day
sauna is available to the residents in
place of a traditional sweat lodge. A
salmon pit it located outside of the
facility for salmon bakes and gather
ings. There is also a "Tribal Room"
for traditional ceremonies, situated
according to the compass point that
also uses natural light from elevated
skylights and heavy timber beams.
Stones in the fireplace, outdoor
pit and courtyard were taken directly
from the Warm Springs Indian Res
ervation. All the materials used to
construct the outside are native, cul
tural and maintenance-free materials.
Each room features kitchen
stovetops and mini-fridges for
occupant's personal stash of food and
beverages.
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Roy Chamberlin, Central Oregon
Regional Housing Authority, told the
governor that a recent housing needs
assessment survey looked at housing
needs for the entire region, from
LaPine to Warm Springs. The survey
concluded that 10,000 households in
this area are burdened by the high
cost of housing and that one-third of
households spend more than 30 per
cent of their income on housing.
Jefferson County Commissioner
Janet Brown representative the
Community Investment Board and
reminded the governor that while the
three counties work well together,
they do face some separate issues.
She added that improved access to.
fiber optics would help the region's
telecommunications needs.
Susan Mayea, Deschutes County
Vice Chair of the Central Oregon
Investment Board, reinforced
Brown's concerns and also asked
Kitzaber for continued support or
transportation for seniors and people '
with disabilities.
Lookee also has is the Adult Daycare,
which was basically created for thosa
in need of supervision during the day;!
The Adult Daycare would run for
basically $ 100 per day, without Med-:
icaid.
Some of the basic policies that
High Lookee sustains are no smok-,
ingdrinking, pre-approved overnight
guests and small pets are allowed, as
long as the occupants are able to take
care of the pet themselves. Visiting
hours will be from 9a.m.-9p.m. but
tenants are able to come and go as
they please.
There are three rooms that are
currently reserved in the facility. The
first occupant moved in August 7,
2000 and the others are expected to
move in soon. High Lookee expects
a slow fill-up at first, so the staff count
right now is 14. That includes eight
caretakers, two cooks, one mainte
nance man, one activity directorad
ministrative assistant, one house
keeper and one registered nurse.
Unlike nursing homes the High
Lookee Lodge does not provide 24
hour nursing but it employs a part
time ,'on-call RN for when one is nec
essary. An open house is planned for the
month of August but the date is still
pending. Any questions about High
Lookee Lodge can be answered by
calling the facility at (54 1 ) 553-1 1 82.
The mailing address to High Lookee
Lodce is: PjO. Box 6, Warm Springs,
Orer97761.
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The governor concluded the
meeting by saying that he appreci
ated everyone's concerns and thai
forums like these help him become
more aware of those concerns. He
said it is "easier to address problems
if the region speaks as one voice."
Kitzhaber said he will "personally
look into the fiber optic problem"
and that "wiring" rural Oregon will
be as important now as rural electri
fication was in the past.
The governor said this type of
regional forum reinforces his desire
that the Regional Strategy Team "is
not just running programs, but find
ing solutions."
The Central Oregon Regional
Community Solutions Team com
prises six State agencies: Department
of Environmental Quality; Oregon
Department of Transportation; Or
egon Economic and Community
Development Department; Oregon
Housing and Community Services
Department; Department of Land
Conservation and Department; and
Oregon Department of Corrections.
Museum
seeks
artifacts
The Museum At Warm Springs
collections Accession Committee
will meet August 1 and November
13 to consider artifacts for the per
manent collection. Tribal members
may bring their materials for con
sideration by July 25 for the August
meeting and by November 7 for the
November meeting.
The materials that receive the
highest priority for the permanent
collections at the time are: Corn husk
bags, corn husk hair ties and barrettes,
mini-corn husk necklaces, corn husk
side purses, cedar root basket ear
rings, old shawls and old blankets,
bone and dentallium chokers, needle
bags, beaded floral dresses and vests,
proposal sticks, side purses with belts,
wampum, pine needle baskets, top
quality, finely made beaded medal
lions and watch bands and
mini-basket necklaces and earrings.
For the archive, the Museum is also
seeking photos from the late 1800s
through 1950 and historical docu
ments. If vou have any questions, call
Mary Ellen or Beulah at the Museum,
553-3331.
Construction holds logo contest
The Tribal Construction Depart
ment is seeking local artist input in
our search for a logo. We are offering
a $100.00 cash prize to the person
who comes up with what we judge as
the best logo.
The logo, to be used along with
the Tribe's three teepee logo, is an
effort to establish a recognizable
symbol in the construction industry
and to promote pride within the de
partment. We would like the logo to
Former boarding school teacher,
Hazel Pete, to visit Warm Springs
Hazel Pete a teacher at the Warm
Springs Boarding School in the
1930's will be visiting Warm Springs
13-15. Her stay will include a visit to
The Museum at Warm Springs where
she will share some or her history
with the Museum. On Monday Au
gust 14, at 2:00 p.m. there will be a
reception in the Musuem conference
room at which time Ms. Pete would
Jam Fest begins
To tribal member artists and
vendors,
You are invited to participate in
the 1st Annual Jam Fest 2000. Jam
Fest is designed to share your talent
and skills with the community by
expressing your talent through the
arts. We encourage you to participate
with other tribal members on this fun
and unique day.
Showcase your skills through
various formes of traditional and
contemporary dance, music and
drama as well as fine Arts and Crafts.
Share the feeling of accomplishment
displaying your completed, finely
detailed beadwork; or by demon
strating your skills in making your
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Self-Determination Featured
At Tribal Conference
Fair fax, VA The workshop
'Self-Determination and Self-Government'
is nearing its capacity for attend
ees at Falmouth Institute's Governing
in the 21" Century conference. The
annual conference will bring tribal
band chairs, council members, admin
istrators, attorneys, finance directors,
operations directors, managers and
more to San Diago on August 20-23,
2000. Each year the conference show
cases a multitude of workshops and
nationally known speakers and in
structors that focus on new challenges
for the tribal leaders. This year, there
are three tracks, Indian Law, Tribal
Operations and Economic Develop
ment that are offered as tools to build
strong tribal governments and com
munities. A team of experts in the
field will discuss the latest govern
ment regulations and economic de-
velopment practices.
Coffee and Andrews
District Court
On July 25, 2000 Tamera Coffee
was taken into custody by detective's
of the Warm Springs Police Depart
ment on a federal arrest warrant for
Murder in the Second Degree related
to the death of her foster son Andres
Saragos. On July 13, 2000 Mrs.
Coffee brought Andres, 4 years of
age to the Warm Springs Police De
partment where he was pronounced
dead. Investigation revealed thatMrs.
Coffee had left the child in her vehicle
parked at the Tribal Administration
building for several hours. The in
vestigation was conducted by the
Warm Springs Police Department
and the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation with the assistance of the Or
egon State Medical Examiner's Of
Public Notice
The telephone receptionists are moving to their own
office in Administration, room 20 pod A.
Patient Registration, A Branch of the IHS business
office will move into the main reception area.
The business office staff will be notifying the public
about a new innovative approach to improve our direct
serv ices to the community.
represent each area of our depart
ment including heavy construction,
engineering and home construction.
All entries can be submitted to the
Tribal Construction Department or
sent to P.O. Box 1168 in Warm
Springs. The contest deadline is
September 1, 2000 with the judging
taking place on September 5, 2000.
. Feel free to contact the Construction
department with any questions at
553-3207.
like to visit with community mem
bers and past students. Tuesday,
August 15th, Ms. Pete is looking
forward to having lunch with the
Senior Citizens at the Senior Center.
Hazel will be traveling with her
children who have come together
from several states for this trip. She
looks forward to visiting with her
Warm Springs friends.
August 26, 2000
By joining other tribal members,
you will give the community youth
and other adults a chance to realize
they too can be creative. The day we
have selected for you to showcase
your talent is August 26th. Spaces
will be designated for craft vendors,
craft demonstrations and a schedule
arranged groups doing performance
exhibitions.
There are limited food vendor
spaces available you must be signed
up by June 30th. For more informa
tion about Jam Fest 2000, or to reg
ister your booth or vendor space,
contact the Community Health
Education Team at 553-4922. As time
approaches look for more information
in the Spilyay Tymoo news.': r '
The 18 new and revised work
shops will also include topics such
as Overview of Indian Land & Ju
risdiction, Indirect Cost Concepts,
Tribal Court Procedures, Gaming
Law and Compliance Issues, Enroll
ment, Elections, Revising Constitu
tions, Access to Capital in Indian
Country, Budgeting for Results, The
Economic Benefits of a Tribally
Owned Bank, and more.
The Falmouth Institute, Indian
Country's oldest and largest training
firm, is also the publisher of Ameri
can Indian Report, Native American
Law Digest, The Manual of Indian
Gaming Law and Casino Crime Di
gest. For more information about the
conference, speakers or registration,
;oease call 1-800-992-4489, and ask
for Dept. GOV.
arraigned in U.S.
fice.
On July 26, 2000 Mrs. Coffee was
arraigned in United States District
Court in Portland, Oregon. Mrs.
Coffee was released pending her trial.
On August 1, 2000 Carmel
Andrews was taken into custody by
detectives of the Warm Springs Po
lice Department on a federal arrest
warrant for Assault with Intent to do
Bodily Harm resulting from a stab
bing incident in October of 1999.
Carmel is alleged to have stabbed
two persons with a knife at 9070
Tenino Road. Ms. Andrews was ar
raigned in United States District
Court in Portland, Oregon on August
2, 2000.
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