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Spilyiy Tytnoo, Wqt-m Springs, Oregon December 27, 2001 New $3 million plant now in operation Project built mostly with tribal workforce T Construction sites KJjITT t V. A new $3 million treat- rV X ' rl ssriJ tJzz -rr.-rH?! I SKlig SSr Si&-' - I 25 years ago in the Spilyay In an effort to clarify the question of authority and limitations given to various committees and to improve communication among committee chairmen and the Tribal Council, an informal meeting was held in the Council Room at Kah-Ncc-Ta. According to Tribal Council Chairman Zanc Jackson, the purpose of the meeting was to exchange ideas be tween committee chairmen and the Council at the request of Roger Suppah and Nelson Wallulatum. Apparently, there is concern because committees feel somewhat in the dark as to what their authorities arc. Also, the Council feels the need to have a better knowledge of what the committees are doing to eliminate overlapping and wasted effort. The Tribal Council has called a public meeting regarding site selection for the proposed Warm Springs Shopping Center. A new concept is being tried in the study hall program- it tht'Gomrmmif'y" Center this year. The weeknight study halls, engineered by Satch Miller and Mike Clements, will be largely staffed by high school students. This experiment partly results from the lack of adult response to the open tutoring positions, but is more importantly viewed as a challenging innovation, accord ing to Clements. In search of some helpful ideas and in an effort to learn how, other tribes arc organized, a three-man delegation from the Crow Reservation paid a visit, to .the . Warm Springs Reservation. ,,, Driving all the way from Montana were Donald Deernose, Wayne LaForge, and Larry Pretty Weasel. Though the men spent only one day at Warm Spring, . they made good use of the time managing to meet with quite a number of people to discuss a variety of subjects. The Crow Reservation, with 6,000 tribal members, is presently it) the process of restructuring and developing ordinances that will better meet the needs of their people. Toward this end, the three visitors were authorized by their Tribal Council to seek ideas of the Yakima and Warm Springs Reservations. They also planned to make a stop at Lapwai on their way home. Aurplyn Srwyer, daughter of Harold and Neda Greene, was chosen by a panel of four judges to represent the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 1977. This ride, conferred by Miss Warm Springs 1976 Sarah Greene on the evening of Dec. 17, enables Miss Scwyer to compete in such contests as Miss Indian America and Miss NCAI. ; ' Sponsored by the Stenopool, Aurolyn will be ex pected to participate in a variety of activities and events in both Ind iand and non-Indian communities as "a proud representative of the Warm Springs Reservation." Sports . PZl 1 i. arm Springs wins ;'.;:.;,,. L. Team Trophy , t;HHr " '' ! i" - mum mm . v, ,., - -' '"i f j m 4 Umiu mm M.m V"' - n k' W ' ' ' " ' ?' tm i m a w.U ytna . f V Holiday ; ; ) I fo ; : All Indian Bowling - : f Tcuriiarcent : r.'trVV B ' w f ijt - .-r,"-.".rr r.r; Kfly; I. i LaX liiirtl L-Vl6tf r3rtr3' - s SixLs .rrsSijsSs'S Ttmhn Kit ftmtf Wfcn W M. .4 i . t MM - . - Despite a smaller than expected showing, the boxing tournament Dec. 18 turned out to be a winner... literally for Warm Springs. The local boxing club took the team trophy with 92 points, mote than double the number of points scored by the second place crub. Yakima came in second with 43 points, Burns third with 26 and Lummi fourth with 17. The Warm Springs Athletic Association will hold the Warm Springs all-Indian Bowling tournament with men and womens handicap on Dec 31 to Jan. 2, ABC sanctioned. i mcnt plant serving Warm Springs recently began op eration. The new wastewater plant, employing recent technology, replaces the older system. The new plant is expected to accom modate new growth in the community for 20 to 30 years, said Del Towell, di rector of Warm Springs Construction. In recent testing, the new treatment system ex ceeded the regulation stan dards, said Towell. "We were all a little shocked by that," he said. An aspect of this project that Towell is par ticularly proud of is that his de partment relied to a great ex tent on the tribal member workforce. Members of the Confeder ated Tribes, with some local 1 anil LT , "-jft X a I A Aft a -7 Del Towell (left) meets with people inspecting the new treatment plant. members of other tribes, made up 85 percent of the workforce on treatment plant project, said Towell. This is important not only in providing the jobs to the -. '5 tribal members, but also in keeping the money local, rather than having the salaries go off the Warm Springs Res ervation. Towell estimated that jvuu.uuu in wages stayed on the reserva tion through the use of the local workers. In working on the project, tribal members received 1,538 hours of various kinds of training related to the project, said Towell. Work on the new treatment plant began in February 2001, and lasted through the month of December. The project was funded by USDA Rural Utilities, and Indian Health Services. The engineer was Tetratech KCM Engineers, and the lead ' engineer was Ron Bush. The lead contractor was the ' Warm Springs Construction Enterprise. The largest subcontractor was EC Electrical, and other ' large contractors were Twin Rivers Plumbing, and Bend Tarp and Lining. Final inspection of the plant' happened Dec. 12. Inspectors on hand were from the Envi ronmental Protection Agency, ' Indian Health Services, Warm Springs Utilities, and Warm ' Springs Construction. Also, Tetratech AC Engi-' -neers, and USDA Rural Utili-' ties. A nrmm nf incnaotrre Irnm iarlmic nntornmont annnrioc n 1 WUp VI II IUWWHII II Wl 1 1 lUMVMW V lllllbl II uyui IUIVH,;N, including tnose 01 me uonreaeratea 1 riDes, inspected ana then gave approval to the new Warm Springs Wastewater . Treatment Plant, complted during the month of December. Spilysy Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher: Executive Editor: Management Successor: ReporterPhotographer: ReporterPhotoflYainer: Media Advisor: Secretary: Sid Miller Mike Van Meter Selena T. Boise Tina Aguilar Dave McMechan Bill Rhoades Trude Queahpama-Clements Christmas break college interns: Jerry Brunoe and Reina Estimo Established in March 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confed erated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1 100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. 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