Spilygy Tymoo, Warm
Lake celebration, cleanup on
Lake Billy Chinook Day, part
cleanup event and pan cultural
celebration, is offering its unique
blend of experiences for the
tenth consecutive year. Lake
Billy Chinook Day is this Satur
day, Sept. 20, at the Cove Pali
sades State Park.
A special Tenth Anniversary
commemoration will kick off
the event in the park's Crooked .
River day-use area at 9 a.m.,
before volunteers scatter to
clean up the lake. The cleanup
- of the shore and canyon rim
on both sides of the lake - starts
at 10 a.m.
The 9 a.m. opening ceremony
will feature representatives from
the three main sponsors: the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Portland General Elec
tric, and the Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department.
Entertainment, exhibits and
other festivities are from 1 to 4
p.m. in the Crooked River day
use area. Displays and informa
tion will be open to visitors start
ing at 1 1 a.m.
Parks and Recreation orga
nizer Paul Patton said the pri
mary focus of Lake Billy Chi
nook Day remains the same as
Casino: plans
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"Part of what we looked at
in making the final determina
tion is the potential for a long
term relationship with the con
tractor," said Clements.
The new casino, he said, will
be built in phases, so having the
contractor nearby is impor
tant. "Andersen will be accessible
as we build the facility," said
Clements. :
The casino at the Columbia
is expected to cost more than
$100 million to construct. The
tribal membership approved the
project by a wide margin in
May of 2002. Since that time,
negotiation and planning for the
casino have moved forward at
a steady pace.
Earlier this year, the tribes
hired the architectural firm of
ASGC to design the casino.
Forests: WSFPI comments
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Shortly after the president's
visit to the region, the House of
Representatives Committee on
Resources conducted a hearing
in Redmond on the proposed
Healthy Forests Restoration
Act.
Ralph Minnick, chief finan
cial officer of Warm Springs
Forest Products Industries, was
among the people who provided
testimony to the committee.
Minnick focused on a provi
sion of the bill that would pro
vide for the removal of biom
ass, or excess woody material
from national forests. The ma
terial could be used as fuel to
generate power for sale.
The collection and process
ing of this material could cre
ate additional jobs for the
tribes.
The Warm Springs mill, said
Minnick, is the last one still op-
Budget: same
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In this scenario, agree
ments would be negotiated
with II IS and BI A that would
improve coordination be
tween tribal and federal ser
vices at Warm Springs, as well
as result in an overall increase
in contract support revenues
to the tribes. Jackson re
minded the Council that the
Business center
The Small Business Dcvclop
ment Center is sponsoring
ONABEN: Oregon Native
American Business Entrepre
neurial Network. Classes are
Springs, Oregon
The symbolic Lake Billy
Chinook Day emblem (right)
shows a human figure
standing in water. In the
water is a fish.
The three lines below the
human figure's arm are the
three rivers that flow into
Lake Billy Chinook: the
Deschutes, Metolius and
Crooked rivers, of the rivers
as they enter the lake.
The sun above the human
figure has three rays, also
representing the three
branches of Lake Billy
Chinook. The human figure
has three fingers raised on
it was ten years ago: instilling
stewardship ethics through par
ticipation while building aware
ness of the diverse natural fea
tures and cultural history of the
area.
Registration for the cleanup
begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Parks and Recreation will re
ward cleanup volunteers by
waiving the Cove day-use fee,
providing one night of free
camping, and serving a free hot
dog lunch.
For the eighth consecutive
steadily moving forward
Tribal Council is plan
ning to review a prelimi
nary architectural design
of the new casino in
October.
ASGC, based in Anchorage, is
the largest Native American
owned architecture and design
firm in the U.S. ASGC has been
working closely with the firm of
Walsh Bishop, based in Minne
apolis, which specializes in ca
sino design.
Also earlier this year, tribal
officials and the architects gath
ered community suggestions for
the design. The suggestions have
been incorporated into the ar
chitectural and landscape plan
of the new facility.
A preliminary architectural
'With this difficult
financial picture we are
actively exploring other
potential sources of
revenue."
Ralph Minnick
WSFPI chief financial officer
crating in north Central Oregon.
He said the operation, which
provides 135 full-time jobs, is
under economic pressure.
"With this difficult financial
picture we are actively explor
ing other potential sources of
revenue," said Minnick. "With
our boiler-generator power plant
and the proximity of several
national forests, we have been
closely examining die potential
for biomass generation at Warm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries." In the past, he said, WSFPI
per capita
tribes already contract for
sizeable portions of BIA and
IMS services. The proposed
budget will be posted toward
the end of this month, and
tribal members will receive a
copy of the proposal by mail.
District meetings will follow
in October. The Tribal Coun
cil will appropriate a final
2004 budget before Dec. 1.
sponsoring ONABEN classes
Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30
p.m. through Nov. 20 at the
SBDC, 1134 Paiutc St. Call
553-3592 for information.
This intensive 10-week class
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his right hand, representing
the three main cultures of the
region: Native American,
Hispanic and white.
And the three fingers on the
left hand represent the three
tribes of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
year, Lake Billy Chinook Day is
a part of the worldwide cleanup
effort coordinated by "Clean Up
the World," based in Sydney,
Australia.
" Clean Up the World provides
organizational support and pro
motion for hundreds of cleanup
events and activities around the
globe, and is affiliated with the
United Nations Environment
Program.
Lake Billy Chinook Day is
also a featured event of the
Tenth Annual Oregon Archae
design of the new casino is
scheduled for review by Tribal
Council in October.
Began In 1950
Andersen Construction was
founded in 1950 by H.A. "Andy"
Andersen. The company at first
was a small operation, but has
grown over the years.
Andersen now builds in Or
egon, Idaho, Washington and
Alaska.
Since building the Museum
at Warm Springs ten years ago,
Andersen Construction has
maintained a close relationship
with the Warm Springs commu
nity. .
'Stephen Andersen, for in
stance, serves on the museum
board of directors and the
board of regents.
Last year Andersen donated
a new van to the museum.
on biomass
has sold electricity to Pacific
Power. Factors such as cost of
power generation have made
this unfeasible lately.
Through biomass electrical
generation, power production at
WSFPI could become a source
of revenue and jobs for the
tribes, he said.
Minnick said he supports a
provision in the proposed law
that would provide assistance to
biomass generators.
"Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts Industries and the Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs
strongly support HR 1904's ef
forts to facilitate biomass gen
eration," said Minnick.
Also during his testimony,
Minnick said he was in favor of
granting Indian tribes preference
in stewardship contracting on
national forests and BLM for
est lands that border Indian trust
forestland.
Blanket sale
For sale: Queen size fluffy
blankets with animal or floral
designs for memorial give
aways, funerals, name givings,
etc.
You may preorder these
blankets for $32 by contacting
Bruce or Barbara Jim at 6608
Wolfepoint Road, 553-3475
(work).
Also, there are satin blankets
for $27.
helps avoid costly mistakes com
mon in small businesses.
It provides the framework
for a successful business startup-
.
September 18, 2005
Saturday
ology Celebration, a month-long
observance beginning Sept. 13.
Displays and information on a
variety of related topics focus
ing specifically on the Lake Billy
Chinook area will highlight the
significance of cultural re
sources and historic events in
Central Oregon.
The second annual "Pleis
tocene Games," an activity fea
turing competition in the three
early-American life skills will
coincide with the archaeological
event.
Tony Dentel, park opera
tions manager for Portland Gen
eral Electric, stressed that vol
unteering for the cleanup phase
of the day is not a prerequisite
for celebrating the rich natural,
cultural and recreational re
sources of the lake.
The afternoon's celebration
will include the third annual
kayak sprint races, a High
Desert Museum live birds of
prey program, flint napping
demonstrations and artifact and
replica displays. The Quartz
Creek dancers and drummers
are part of the live entertain
ment. More information is avail
able by calling 923-7551.
Museum to host
reception for
tribal art show
The Museum at Warm
Springs this Saturday, Sept.
20, is hosting a reception for
the Tribal Member Art Ex
hibit. The reception is from 3 to
5 p.m. in the museum Chang
ing Exhibits Gallery.
This is the Tenth Anniver
sary of the popular Tribal
Member Art Exhibit.
This year the exhibit is en
titled, "Visions of Our
People."
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Dedication
Since 1997, the Confeder-
ated Tribes has operated a
natural resource branch office
in the John Day Basin.
Through this office the
tribes continue to participate
in many natural resource re
lated activities such as water
shed restoration projects, re
source planning, biological re
search, and the management
of Conservation Areas.
Recently, the tribes in co
operation with Bonneville
Power Administration (BPA)
concluded two land acquisi
tions as mitigation properties
for BPA in Grant County. The
properties are the Forrest Con
servation Area near Bates and
Parent meeting is Sept. 23
The next meetins? of the Title come active members of the
MI Parent Advisory Committee
is set for Tuesday, Sept. 23, at
5:30 p.m. at the Warm Springs
Elementary Library.
Dr. Steve Nelson from the
Northwest Regional Educational
Lab will be on hand with an end
of the year report. Title VII is
also looking for interested mem
bers of the community to be-
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Read program invites community
Members of the Jefferson
County Community Read pro
gram this month and in Octo
ber are reading and discussing
the book, Life Is So Good, by
George Dawson and Richard
Glaubman. This is a true story
of a man who learned to read
at 98. Through the read pro
gram people in the community
read the same book at the same
Story idea?
Call Spilyay Tymoo
553-3274.
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ceremony set
Prairie City, and the Middle
Fork Oxbow Conservation
Area near Bates.
The tribes' John Day Ba
sin office will be dedicating the
Forrest Conservation Area in
the name of the previous
owner, Mr. John Forrest, on
Thursday, Oct. 2.
The tribal Natural Re
sources Branch would like to
invite members of the com
munity to this dedication cer
emony. Anyone interested in
attending should call the John
Day office at (541) 820-3568.
Please call as soon as possible,
as an accurate count is needed
for meal count and facility set
up. Parent Advisory Committee.
Title VII meetings are open
to all members of the public.
If you have a disability, please
advise the District 509-J support
Services office about special
arrangements that may allow
you to fully participate in the
meeting. Please call Georgia Sosa
at 475-6192.
time, and then get together one
night a week for discussion. The
author Richard Glaubman will
visit the group at the meeting
on Oct. 11, at 7 p.m.
The read group meets at the
Jefferson County Library An
nex, at 7 p.m. on Thursdays. All
of this is free to the public. Call
Willow Creek Books for infor
mation, 475-3131.
Car for sale
1995 Saturn,
nice car.
$3,500.
Call 475-6255.
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