U.S. Postage
Bulk Rale Permit No. 2
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Jan. 25, 2001
Vol. 26 No. 2
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News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
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Meetings
held for
millworkers
The layoffs of 65
workers at the Warm
Springs Forest Products In
dustry (WSFPI) announced
on December 1,2(XX) will
take effect on February 2.
Currently depressed prices
in the lumber industry
coupled with high prices
for raw logs necessitated
the mill's cutback to one
shift a day - a measure de
signed to cut costs and in
sure future profitability of
the plant. '
In anticipation of that
date, WSFPI executives are .
working with Tribal and
State Agencies in an effort
to assist displaced workers.
WSFPI is not the only Cen
tral Oregon timber prod
ucts company to recently
announce layoffs. Conse
quently state agencies such
as Central Oregon Inter
governmental Council are
involved in the search for
governmental funds to aid
in training and relocation
of workers. .
f '; An informational
rrieeting was held at
WSFPI on January 25,
2001 for employees facing
termination. Agencies in
attendance,- -theipfecom--mendations
and contact
numbers will be reported in
the next issue of Spilyay.
What's
inside
Tribal Council
Chairman's
speech to Gov.
John Kitzhaber,
Page 9.
Bowling,
basketball and
other sports,
Page 10 and 11.
News from the
OSU Extension
Service, Page
11.
Children's art
show opens at
museum, Page
3.
Veterans' news,
Page 12.
Spilyay speaks,
Page 5.
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Attentive audience: Students at Warm Srpings Elementary School listen to "Cinderella" from the
Portland Opera Company. Story and photos, Page 9.
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Spilyay moves into new quarters, adds staff
The new year has launched
a buzz of activity at Spilyay
Tymoo. Last week the staff,
with the help of the Utilities De
partment, moved the paper's
headquarters to the trim white
house at 1100 Wasco Street
which had formerly served as
the EAP Office. The new offices
are not only bright and airy com
pared to the paper's old space,
but are also wired with the com
munications lines necessary to
run a top-flight operation.
The staff received some
welcome moving help from
Marvin Meanus, Jimmy Wesley,
Lee Johnson, Levi Greene, Paul
Veath, Cecil Bruno, Charlie
Strom, Austin Smith, and Kenny
Sahme. No sooner were the
boxes unpacked than Russ
Winkler, Jim Weatherby and AJ
Atencio of OIS arrived to set up
the computer networks.
In addition to Spilyay vet
erans Sid Miller, Selena Boise
and Tina Aguilar, Mike Van
Meter has joined the staff as its
executive editor. Mike's back
ground includes reporting for
Bend's Bulletin and teaching
journalism at Central Oregon
Community College. Martha
Lawrence, author of Lightship
Baskets of Nantucket and
Scrimshaw, the Whaler's
Legacy, will assist with report
ing and photography assign
ments. Bill Rhoades will con
tinue as media advisor.
Selena Boise, who began
her career with the Spilyay in
1990, will continue her role as
publisher-in-training.
The Spilyay will also begin
a program of for journalism in
terns in coming months.
Under the guidance of
Rudy Clements, director of
tribal relations, the Spilyay staff
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Spilyay's new offices located at 1
looks forward to maintaining the
paper's goal of comprehensive
coverage of the reservation's
governmental and tribal activi
ties as well as introducing new
features that will provide in
depth treatment of stories of in
terest to tribal members.
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100 Wasco and Winter Street.
The group is also creating
a fresh look for the publication
to enliven its appearance and
readability.
In addition to providing a
more effective form of commu
nication within the Warm
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Springs community, one of the
editorial goals is to produce a
competitively contemporary
publication that will attract the
advertising revenue of local
businesses as the paper moves
toward its vision of eventually
becoming self sufficient finan
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Although still in the
middle of unpacking boxes, the
staff hopes that people w ill drop
by to say hello and check out our
new facility.