Spilyay Ty moo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 21, 2002
Composite
Warm Spring Composite
Products this week presented
a check for $250,000 to the
Tribal Council. This is the first
dividend that Composite Prod
ucts has paid to the tribes.
The money goes to the gen
eral fund. Composite Products
began in the early 1990s, and
initially produced a diverse
range of products.
In more recent years, the
enterprise is focusing on pro
duction of Tectonite cement.
The Composite Products
plant, employing 25 people, is
located in the building that
previously housed the Warm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries plywood mill.
At the Tribal Council meet
ing on Monday of this week,
Composite Products board
chairman Robert Macy pro
vided an overview of the fi
nances of the enterprise. The
council congratulated Com
posite Products for having a
profitable and productive year.
Loan program for Indian farmers, ranchers has new liaison
Roberta Kirk serving
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo staff
Agriculture loans have been
available to Native American
farmers and ranchers through
the national Farm Service
Agency (FSA).
In the past, however, tribal
member growers have not used
this service very often.
To address the situation, the
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Products gives $250,000 to tribes
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Composite Products supervisor
Chairman Olney Patt Jr.
Oregon tribes
FSA, working with the Na
tional Tribal Development
Association, recently began an
outreach program.
Roberta Kirk Was hired as
the Outreach Liaison for the
tribes of the State of Oregon.
Kirk has her main office at
the Vernon Jackson home at
the campus area of Warm
Springs.
She will be working closely
computer disk format at the
" Spilyay office, 1100 Wasco"
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97761. Fax number is 553
3539. Please feel free to call
if you have story ideas, ques
tions or comments. The
number is 553-3274.
Dave McMechan
Selena T. Boise
Tina Aguilar
Bill Rhoades
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Jake Coochise presents a check
with farmers and ranchers of
the Warm Springs Reservation,
but her job will also require
her to travel to the other reser
vations around the state.
She is available to provide
information to tribal member
growers who may be interested
in seeking credit through the
FSA.
Credit applications can be
complex, and Kirk will be
helping farmers and ranchers
through the process.
The formal title of the pro
gram is the National FSA
American Indian Credit Out
reach Initiative.
The program first began
. among the tribes of Montana,
and proved to be ( very success
ful, said Kirk.
Based on the success in
Montana, the FSA is expand
ing to other states, including
Oregon. Kirk is the outreach
initiative liaison for all of the
tribes of Oregon.
A summary of the outreach
initiative is provided in a bro
chure publication from the
FSA and the National Tribal
Development Association.
The summary states:
Gang awareness
forum set for April
A gang awareness and pre
vention forum is scheduled for
April 12 and 13 at the Agency
Longhousc.
Guest speakers will
Waunetta Lonewolf, Kevin
Cox and W'ali Murrary.
For more information, call
Char I Icrkshan at 553-3205.
More information on the
forum will be in the next edi
tion of the Spilyay.
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From the March 18, 1977
edition of the Spilyay Tymoo.
Attention. Grand Opening.
March 23 will be the official
grand opening of the Informa
tion Center and (Jift Shop.
In other news: The fate of
the proposed Simnasho
Schoolie Mat water system is
uncertain at this point, since
the pre-application for a IILT)
(Housing and Urban Develop
ment) grant was turned down
last month.
And in other news: Satch
Miller was voted into the
iloopa Basketball Mall of
I 'nine on March 12.
Miller was chosen on the
basis of his record as a ball
player and his contributions to
his community through the
years.
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Roberta Kirk
This project is a creative
approach designed to address
the unique agriculture credit
needs of the American Indian
community.
The project incorporates
outreach, education and loan
application preparation ser
vices to ensure American In
dian farmers, ranchers and
youth have access to the full
range of FSA credit opportu
nities. As outreach liaison,
Roberta Kirk is ready to assist
potential American Indian
borrowers in the development
of a complete loan package.
This program has a proven
track record of meeting the
agriculture credit needs of
American Indian farmers,
ranchers and youth by using
Each month an outstanding student Is selected by S09-J tribal liasons to appear In
this ad. Students are selected on the basis of outstanding performance at school.
University breaking ground
on Native American Center
A ground-breaking cer
emony for a new Native
American Center at Port
land State University (PSU)
is scheduled for Friday,
April 5. The event will hap
pen on the PSU campus at
SAV. Broadway and Jackson
Street in Portland.
Tribal members are in
vited to attend and partici
pate in the day's events.
The Portland State Na
tive American Center will
be the only facility of its
kind in the Portland area,
home to approximately
14,000 Native American
people.
The Native American
Center will offer a variety
of learning and cultural op
portunities for the commu
nity. The center will serve as a
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Kirk is ready to assist
potential borrowers in
development of a com
plete loan package.
individuals from the Native
American community to pro
vide the specific credit services.
The ultimate goal of this
project is to establish a coop
erative working relationship
with the local FSA service pro
viders to guarantee adequate
resources are accessible to this,
as well as future generations of
American Indian agriculture
producers.
Roberta Kirk can be
reached at 553-0101; or over
the internet at the following
address: rkirkcoinet.com.
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Sallie Polk-Adams is a freshman at Madras
High School, where her favorite teacher is
Ms. Serena Langley. Her favorite subject is
physical education and her favorite
activities are cheerleading and leadership.
Leadership allows her to take an active
role on committees, and help prepare for
school dances, along with other student
body projects. She was selected as
student of the month for March, because of
her positive, energetic attitude in and out of
school. Sallie's future plans are to become
a comedian or choreographer. She Is
particularly fond of dancing. Sallie will
receive a $5 gift certificate to Dairy Queen
and a $5 gift certificate to Hollywood Stars
Video courtesy of Warm Springs Power
Enterprises.
cultural home for Native
students, supporting their
enrollment at PSU, and en
riching their academic stud
ies. The center will also pro
vide a resource room
equipped with computers
for students, meeting and
conference spaces for tribes,
and an opportunity for all
who visit the center to learn
about Indian people, their
history as well as contempo
rary Native American is
sues. The April 5 ground
breaking begins at 10 a.m.
with a blessing ceremony,
followed at 1 1 a.m. by grand
entry and ground-breaking
program.
For more information,
call Rose Hill at (503) 725-5348.
How the
initiative helps
How does the outreach
initiative help the poten
tial borrowers? In the fol
lowing ways:
By providing trained
outreach liaisons who will
help during the FSA loan
process.
By providing the bor
rowers with up-to-date in
formation about the avail
ability of Farm Service
Agency agriculture credit
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By offering one-on-one
credit application prepara
tion assistance.
By accompanying the
potential borrower to the
FSA county office to help
facilitate communication.
(For the Warm Springs
area, the office is in
Redmond.)
By bridging those cul
tural barriers that exist
between American Indian
borrowers and the FSA.
By providing on-site
presentations to schools
and other youth organiza
tions about the availabil
ity of the FSA Youth Ixan
Program.
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