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June 14, 2001 Vol. 26, No. 12
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Artist's rendering shows school that is planned for hill above the ECE center and the
School referendum
I ;or the second time in just more than a
month, tribal members will vote June 21 on
a referendum asking whether to build a new
elementary school on the reservation for
kindergartners through fifth-graders.
The school is to be located south of the
F.arly Childhood F.ducation Center on a hill
that overlooks the center.
The question for voters reads:
"Shall there be appropriated from avail
able funds including the Revenue Reserve
Fund of the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (Tribe)
and shall the Tribe be authorized to borrow
all or any portion of such funds by issuing
tribal bonds or by. any other , means, up to
S8 million for the purposes of designing and
constructing a kindergarten through fifth
grad public elementary school, with
Jefferson County School District 509-J re
imbursing the Tribe over a 20 year period,
for one half of the total cost of Financing
and constructing the school?"
Several informational meetings have been
held, and a General Council meeting is set
for 7 p.m. Monday, June 18, at the Agency
Longhouse for questions about the proposal
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to be answered by tribal officials. Dinner will
be at 6 p.m.
The May 16 referendum fell 45 votes short
of being a valid election. Of 2,129 eligible
voters, 667 turned in ballots; 712 would have
been needed to meet the one-third turnout
requirement for a valid election.
Of those who made it to the polls or
turned in absentee ballots, voters were over
whelmingly in favor of spending up to S8
million for designing and building a 600-stu-dent
school up the road from the F.arly
Childhood F.ducation Center. There were
541 yes votes to 123 no votes.
The quick turnaround with a new elec-
tion was in part, because of construction
deadlines, with officials hoping to have a
school open by 2003.
Julie Quaid, F.arly Childhood Education
director and one of those whose efforts have
been central to the proposal, says campaign
efforts are focusing on voter turnout.
"We're just trying to leave no stone
unturned," Quaid said.
"I think people have to understand we
can afford this project," Quaid added, "and
every family has to get together and say, 'we
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Photo by Mike Van Meter
What happens when osprey nest in a man-made object (left)? You build another
man-made object (top left and above). The birds' mass of sticks and baling twin
threatened to blow out power to the Warm Springs domestic water treatment plant
up Dry Creek. Gary Clowers of Madras (wearing bush hat and sunglasses, above)
built a platform out of fire-hardened juniper that was placed by crews from Pacific
Power between the water treatment plant and the water. Platforms such as this
are homes to several pairs of birds on the Lower Deschutes River.
Wellness Center.
June 21
really have to vote.' "
The new elementary school, which has
been in planning stages for several years,
would be designed to accommodate up to
600 students. '"
The current school was built in stages and
holds only kindergarten through fourth
grades. Fifth-graders from Warm Springs
now attend Jefferson County Middle School
in Madras. Beginning in fall 2001, Warm
Springs students will be the only fifth-graders
in the district not at their own elemen
tary school.
The size of the proposed school would
allow for several years of growth, and would
create a building that cojild be used for com
munity events.
In April the Tribal Council and the 509
J School Board met at Kah-Nee-Ta and
signed a memorandum of understanding to
make construction and funding of the school
possible. The agreement calls for the school
to be built on lands designated by the Tribe
and to be owned by the Tribe. The school
district then would make lease payments on
the school for 20 years, after which time the
agreement could be reviewed.
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Pi-Ume-Sha promises
festivities for all
Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days, June 22-24, promise a bit of something
for everyone.
The Traditional Dress Parade, as usual, will be held Saturday, with
dozens of other events including boxing, a fun run, rodeo and endur
ance race.
The powwow will be held on Pi-Ume-Sha Field, behind the Com
munity Center, with approximately $18,000 paid out in prize and
daily money.
For more information, contact Isaac Mitchell or John Katchia, co
chairmen, at 553-8826.
For vendor and powwow information, contact Cassie Katchia at
553-7015 (home), or 553-2128 (work).
Several of the sporting events are listed on Page 3 of this edition of
the Spilyay Tymoo.
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Photo by Selena Boise
Madras marker honors Jefferson County veterans who died in wars.
Memorial stone honors
sacrifice of veterans
For the past year Jordy Brown has con
centrated on a dedication to veterans who
never came home. A memorial stone was
set for those veterans on June 3 at the
Friendship Park in Madras.
At this ceremony Brown thanked all in
dividuals and organizations for their con
tribution to this monument. On the side
walk in front of the monument is a list of
names of those individuals and organiza
tions that contributed. A brick is etched
with those names of individuals and orga
nizations and set in cement.
Known history of those from the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs are:
Benjamin Dick was listed as killed in
action on October 4. 1945. He died in
action on the island of Okinawa.
Roscoe Dick was listed as killed in ac
tion on October 19, 1944. He died in ac
tion in the Philippines.
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Elliott Palmer was listed as killed in ac
tion on November 7, 1943. He was in the
Tank Corps and died in action in Africa.
As he was the first member of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs that
died, the Warm Springs VFW Post was
named after him.
Gilbert Yahtin was listed as killed in
action on January 14, 1945. He was a para
trooper in Germany and died during a
combat drop. He was reported to have
died, still in his parachute, before he
reached the ground.
Others listed were George Campbell,
Virgil Dcgner, Ben O. Gedney, William
L. (Bill) Kinkade, Ralph Frederick Klann,
Howard K. Read, Daniel J. Tabbaboo,
Phillip C. Symons.
All names were read in a moment of
silence to honor and remember these veterans.
Spilyay tytoo.