January 24, 2002
Administration building tested for air quality
Jr. Miss Warm Springs
Pageant set for Feb. 2
The Confederated Tribes
Administration Building was
closed for half a workday last
week.
There had been some con
cern of a possible health issue
regarding mold from under the
building.
Extensive testing was sched
uled for this week, said Dan
Martinez, chief of Warm
Springs Fire and Safety.
Initial testing of air quality
from the administration build
ing indicated that no potential
problem existed from mold,
said Martinez.
This initial testing, of air
samples taken at the adminis
tration building, was con
ducted at a lab in Medford.
To ensure that no problem
exists, air samples were being
further studied at a laboratory
located in Seattle, said
Martinez.
Several weeks ago, the
tribes' print shop facility was
closed due to a report of po
tential health hazard from
mold.
The Education Building of
fices, above the print shop,
were evacuated for a short
time.
Following an extensive
cleansing process, the print
shop may again be open for
business in the near future, said
Danny Martinez.
Basement areas adjacent to
the print shop may remain
closed, he said.
. The Junior Miss Warm
Springs Pageant will be held
on Saturday, Feb. 2.
The pageant, held at the
Warm Springs Community
Wellness Center, will include
a full day of family events.
The event, for girls 3 through
17 years old, begins at 9 a.m.
with breakfast.
Grand Entry is at 10:30.
Judging will begin at 11:30.
Events include traditional
exhibitions. Intertribal
Dance with everyone wel
come, and photo taking of
the contestants. The day will
conclude with a meal.
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GIS: office has potential to make profit
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The employees generate in
formation - in the form of
computerized maps, including
3-D interactive mapping sys
tems - that is useful in many
ways.
For instance, people in all
areas of natural resources -from
wild land fire fighters to
big-game biologists - rely on
GIS services.
As an example: The GIS
office, using data beamed from
a satellite, can instantly pin
point the location of a fire
caused by a lightning strike.
The usefulness of this infor
mation was proven last year,
when the GIS office directed a
Warm Springs Fire Manage
ment crew to lightning strike
fires that were part of the
Olallie Butte Fire complex.
The crew was able to douse
some the lightning-strike
blazes, helping contain the
spread of the fire.
Another example: Some of
the bighorn sheep that were
released recently into the Mut
ton Mountains have radio col
lars. The GIS system is helping
track the whereabouts of the
wild sheep. In time this will
create a long-term view of the
animals' seasonal movements.
GIS technology can be use
fully applied to almost any
field, from natural resources to
the health industry, from eco
nomics to transportation, said
Jim Crocker, director of the
Confederated Tribes' GIS pro
gram. Besides generating fascinat
ing and useful maps, the GIS
system provides a way to
present information in a spa
tial format.
This can make complex
subjects accessible to everyone,
and can lead to recognition of
long-term trends, to name just
two uses.
"There is a real need for GIS
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analysis. People are just now
getting a feel for what we can
do," said Crocker.
Because of its potential to
fill a growing market demand,
the GIS office of the Confed
erated Tribes will likely see
some changes in the near fu
ture. The change will involve ex
pansion, requiring new em
ployees, and the generation of
new revenue for the tribes.
"I think there is real poten
tial here, and I think this will
be good for the tribes," said
Crocker.
The change at GIS will in
volve operating the office for
profit, similar to the existing
tribal enterprises. GIS would
generate revenue through con
tracts with government agen
cies, businesses and individu
als. The tribes' GIS office is the
best in all of Indian country,
and one of the best in the na
tion, said Crocker. "And I
think we're ready to grow," he
said, "because of the compe
tency of the staff."
In changing to a for-profit
enterprise, GIS is working
with the Warm Springs Eco
nomic Development Corp.,
formed last year by the Tribal
Council.
Tom Henderson, chief ex
ecutive officer of the corpora
tion, feels optimistic that the
GIS office can become a suc
cessful venture for the tribes.
"Demand for gco-spatlal
technology services is growing
World-wide at an unprec
edented rate," said Henderson.
'We currently maintain one
of the finest GIS departments
in the country. Our goal now
is to further develop this en
terprise, and offer these ser
vices to other governmental
agencies and the private sec
tor." In.the future, as GIS ex
pands, some interesting new
jobs will become available for
tribal members.
"There is always something
new to learn," said Marissa
Stradley, who has worked at
GIS since 1985. "The com
puter hardware and software
never stay the same."
Museum:
director hired
after year
long search
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In February of last year, the
previous museum director re
signed. Manion at that time
assumed the role of acting di
rector. "This has been interesting
and very rewarding," Manion
said of his time as acting mu
seum director.
The Museum at Warm
Springs Board of Directors
employed a New York firm,
Opportunity Resources, in the
search for a new permanent
director.
Opportunity Resources
specializes in hiring searches
for professional management
positions such as library direc
tors and museum directors,
said Manion.
The hiring firm screened
the initial candidates, and nar
rowed the field to four.
The museum board of direc
tors then considered these fi
nal four before making a final
choice.
Last month the board de
cided to offer the job to Leone,
who has accepted; said
Manion. .. j
Burglary: youth injured
Parent Advisoiy Committee to meet
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After being taken into cus
tody, the youth was trans
ported to the hospital, where
was treated for the head
wound, which required several
stitches.
The youth was charged
with several crimes, including
juvenile In possession of in
toxicants by consumption;
breaking and entering (of a ve
hicle); theft, assault, trespass,
and juvenile in need of super
vision, according to police.
The incident happened at ap
proximately 2 a.m. Monday,
Jan. 2 1 , on the 2500 block of
Looksh Road at the Grcely
Heights.
Ncv burn
permits
If you phn to do any
burning this year don't
forget to come In to Fire
Management to the Dis
patch OZcc and tt your
new burn permit. Your
2001 permit hes expired
Fire Man2rmcnt i
opcn.TCifcmto4:30pm
Monday thru Fridzy. The
staff at Fire Manzrment
wishes you a safe and
Happy New Year.
The Title DC Parent Advi
sory Committee will meet at
the Warm Springs Elementary
library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
5.
There will be an election of
officers for the new year and
Dr. Steve Nelson, third party
evaluator, will be here to give
his mid-year report.
Title DC meetings arc open
to all members of the public.
The committee meets at 7 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Elemen
tary Library on the second
Tuesday of each month, except
for this month. Ifyouhavca
disability, please advise the
District 509-J Support Services
office about special arrange
ments that may allow you to
fully participate in the meet
ing. Please call Georgia Sosa at
4754192.
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They must also have some
regular source of earned In
come and must be residents of
Warm Springs.
In addition, all program par
ticipants take part in a 12-part
personal finance and money
management workshop series
designed to help IDA find the
money for regular savings de
posits and prepare for asset
ownership.
This personal finance work
shop scries Is presented with
assistance from Economic lit
eracy Partner.
Information about IDA
Program, including detailed
eligibility information, Li avail
able from the Small Business
Dcvcfopmcnt Center.
VCe arc In the process of ad
vertising the IDA Program on
the Tribal owned radio station
(KWS0 91.9), and the Small
Business Development news
letter. For more information con
tact Jack Qulnn-IDA Program
Coordinator at 553-2542.
Tribal Relations InUrn Temp, part or full-time 6 month position.
Coordinate and lead a public relations campaign. Must be reliable
, have project mgt. & meet deadlines. $10 Hr. Submit application
to Personnel by Jan. 25
2 Research Interns Temp, positions. Assist Data Analyst with
data collection. Work with tribal departments & Data Team. Need
experience with Microsoft Ottice & good Interpersonal skills. $10
13 hr. Submit appl. to Personnel by Jan. 25
New Homes
$499 down to $999 down
Programs now available
For more information call 548-3221.
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Katherine Quaid is a fourth grader in John
Nelson's class at Warm Springs Elementary
School. Her favorite subjects are math,
reading and geography. She also likes to
play basketball, Softball and volleyball.
Another one of her favorite activities is
Smile Club and judging by her photograph
she Is an active participant within the group.
Katherine was selected as student of the
month for January, because of her
accelerated reading points, which indicates
she's been doing a lot of reading. In the
future Katherine would like to attend the
University of Oregon and travel to Japan.
As a final note she adds, "I want to grow old
with my friends." Katherine will receive a $5
gift certificate to Dairy Queen and a $5 gift
certificate to Hollywood Video courtesy of
Warm Springs Power Enterprises.
Each month an outstanding student Is selected by 509-J tribal Masons to appear In
this ad. Students are selected on the basis of outstanding performance at school.