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Spi'ly3y Tymoo, Wqrm Springs, Oregon
February 19, 2004
Sahme joins FCC advisory group
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
Sal Sahme has been appointed
to the committee that advises
the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) on inter-governmental
issues.
Sahme, enterprise develop
ment director for the Confed
erated Tribes, will represent
tribal and rural perspectives on
the FCC Intergovernmental Ad
visory Committee.
Sahme served for three
years on the Oregon Telecom
munications Coordinating Coun
cil. Recently, he and others in
the tribal organization, through
a 530,000 Central Oregon Re
gional Investment Board grant,
worked on an assessment of
telecommunications needs of
the reservation.
This effort then led to the
awarding of a telecommunica
tions development grant to the
tribes in the amount of
$700,000. The funding will en
able the tribes to bring broad
band telecommunications access
onto the reservation. Another
key element of the project is the
creation of a telecommunica
tions community center, hous-
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Dave McMechanSpilyay
Sal Sahme has been appointed to the FCC Intergovernmental
Advisory Committee.
ing 24 desktop computer stations
connected to high speed
Internet.
There are other telecommu
nications projects the tribes are
considering, including the pos
sibility of a closed-circuit tele
vision station on the reserva
tion. Together there are about
$20 million in telecommunica
tions projects the tribes would
like to pursue.
So gaining access to funding
is important. Sahme's appoint
ment to the I'CC Intergovern
mental Advisory Committee
should help in that area. The
appointment requires Sahme to
travel to meetings four times a
year in Washington, D.C. The
Lower John Day Regional In
vestment Board will provide
funding for this travel, so tribal
money is not required, said
Sahme.
The meetings in Washington
Twenty-five years ago this week
From the February 16, 1979
edition of Spilyay Tymoo.
Police Dept.
gets its positions
Four positions requested by
the tribal police department in
their 1979 budget were "re
leased" Feb. 5, after being held
in abeyance by Tribal Council
for four months.
The key that unlocked the
positions was the formulation
of a joint patrol plan by the
police and the natural resources
department.' As, a result, one,
patrolman has been assigned to
cover Simnasho, Schoolie,
Sidwalter, McQuinn Strip area
with the added responsibility of
range and game protection.
A concern of the Tribal
Council throughout the budget
negotiations has been the inter
face of the police department
with other programs, particu
larly social services and natural
resources.
Smith withdraws
from running
After meeting with assistant
Interior Secretary Forrest
Gerard, the tribes' general man
ager Ken Smith "reluctantly"
had his name taken off the list
of candidates for the post of
Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs. In so doing, Smith closed the
door he had left open since
three months after the project
was scheduled to be completed.
Students take weekly jaunt to
church
Every Monday afternoon,
"The U.S. began with
trade and commerce built
on a collaborative and
relationship with
Tribal Nations."
Sal Sahme
will provide Sahme the oppor
tunity to represent the tribes'
interests in telecommunications,
and also to learn of potential
funding sources.
In his statement of interest
to serve on the I'CC Inter-governmental
Advisory Committee,
Sahme said, "1 believe future
rural interests in telecommuni
cation depend on a shared vi
sion. This includes our ability to
attract and retain industry, and
our capacity to work together."
The statement continues,
"The U.S. began with trade and
commerce built on a collabora
tive and government-to-government
relationship with Tribal
Nations. We share a history of
economic adaptation and stra
tegic partnerships. Today tribal
governments play a significant
role in their respective regions'
economies. We all want access
to affordable high-speed broad
band telecommunications ser
vices and infrastructure."
Two positions open
on Housing Authority
The Tribal Council is an
nouncing two vacancies on the
I lousing Authority Board of
Commissioners. A commis
sioner may be a member or a
non-member of the tribes,
and may be a member or non
member of the Tribal Coun
cil. The term of office is four
years. The board shall have
authority to exercise, by ma
jority vote of those present
and voting, any and all pow
ers delegated to the Authority
by the Housing Code. The
meetings of the board are at
regular intervals as designated
by the chairman of the board.
Emergency meetings may be
held up 24 hours actual no
tice and business transacted,
provided that four or more
members concur in the pro
posed action.
Anyone interested, please
submit a resume and a letter
of interest before Feb. 27 to
the Tribal Council office: at
tention Doris J, Miller, P.O.
Box 1299, Warm Springs, OR
97761. The resume should in
clude information on back
ground, such as education,
work, training, etc. The letter
of interest should state you are
interested in serving and which
board you are interested in. It
is important you provide this
information.
Dental program available
1 lerc is advice, plus some
good news, for new mothers
of the Warm Springs commu
nity. Cavities in your child s teeth
start as infections passed from
your mouth to your baby's, be
cause of the close contact you
have with your baby.
Your health care center is
treating new moms with a new
dental coating to try to prevent
your mouth germs from in
fecting the baby, and to try to
avoid cavities in your child.
Call Lila Martinez to learn
more about this program, 553
2462. Costs will be paid for those
participating. Reimbursement
will be made after finishing the
first phase.
All appointments will be
scheduled at a time convenient
to you.
This is a message of the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center.
November, when Gerard first . over 100 Warm Springs grade
approached him with the job.
Smith offered several reasons
for his decision to withdraw
from the running. The new job
would have meant "taking a
whack in my personal finances,"
he noted. But more importandy,
Smith questioned the effective
ness of a commissioner coming
aboard halfway through the ad-'
ministration.
Housing officials
get 60-day extension
The U.S. District Court of
Oregon granted a 60-day exten
sion to HUD and the local hous
ing authority to respond to a
complaint filed by Marshall N.
Dana Construction Inc. in mid
January.
That gives attorneys and
housing officials until the first
week of April to prepare their
defense.
Marshall N. Dana was termi
nated as the general contractor
for the 50-unit HUD project in
September, 1978, more than
school children trek to the Pres
byterian Church for the "Good
News Club," sponsored by the
Child Evangelism Fellowship
program. Several volunteer
teachers travel weekly to all
Central Oregon grade schools to
teach the "good news" to nearly
1,600 children in the area who'
are enthusiastically attending the
sessions with parental permis
sion. Social workers focus
on attendance,
program improvement
Poor communication and
coordination among the schools
has prompted the Johnson
O'Malley Parent Committee to
hire two social workers to help
program be more effective.
The social workers are Papo
Cruz, who works primarily with
junior high students, and Sammy
Colwash, who works with senior
high school students. Both so
cial workers also work with el
ementary students.
Seventeen-ycars-old Prenincia Van Pelt
is the proud daughter of Levi and Pearl
Van Pelt.
As it is her last year in school, Prenincia
has found her niche. in Leadership, which
. also happens to be. her favorite class. And
she has grown closer to George Talman, a
teacher favored by many students. For fun,
at school that is, she likes to get involved
in school activities such as Homeoming,
Spring Fling and sports.
The main reason for Van Pelt's
assertiveness is she simply wants to be suc
cessful. With a shout out to all those listen
ing Van Pelt says, "If you try your hardest,
you're not a failure."
After Van Pelt is finished with high
school, she plans on attending college. She
is considering Portland State University,
Haskell, Arizona State or the University
of Oregon.
She is thinking about majoring in crimi
nal justice or biology. When asked what
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Prenincia Van Pelt
she plans on doing in the future Van Pelt
stated, "I want to be successful in what
ever I become."
Help needed with study
The tribal Fish and Wildlife
On-Reservation Committee is
seeking the assistance of any
and all tribal member fisher
menwomen. The assistance is
needed in conducting the food
comparison study, traditional
and non-traditional foods.
Please contact Chris Gannon,
tribal environment office, 553
2020, or Nancy Collins, IHS
sanitation, 553-4943, to give
them the following information:
Your name and contact num
ber. Name of areas you fish,
such as, mouth of the Colum
bia, Warm Springs River,
Sherars Bridge, etc.
Species of fisheels that you
catch, amount of fish you catch
at each site, percentage eaten,
regularly, seasonally.
This information will be for
tribal membership only. Any
types of cancer or any other ill
nesses caused by various foods
will be a comparative factor to
this study. The Fish and Wild
life On-Reservation Committee
is happy to answer questions you
may have. Committee meetings
are the second and fourth
Wednesdays of each month.
Contact number if 553-3257.
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