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Spilyty Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon February 19, 2004 Page 3 r f3 2nV t Councilman Buck Smith is sworn into office by BIA Warm Young. Smith replaces Zane Jackson on the Council. Campus planning meeting set Oregon State University Cas cades is hosting a scries of com munity forums as part of its stra tegic planning for the future of the campus. The group will be holding a forum in Warm Team is By Shawnell Surplus Community Advocate As anyone who has lived or worked in Warm Springs knows, transportation is an issue for all, especially those in poverty. Perhaps it is not obvious at first, but how many people do you know who, without reliable transportation, offer others a full-tank or dinner out in ex change for a ride into town to do grocer)' shopping? ; What might normally only cost a few dollars in gas for a trip to town costs many in our community in upwards of $20 each trip they make. These people usually are, of course, the people least capable of af fording that kind of expense. Because the Central Oregon Partnership - as well as the Warm Springs Community Ac tion Team (WSCAT) and the Madras area Community Action Team (MaCAT) - early on rec ognized the importance of transportation - the ability to get where you need to go - MaCAT began researching the possibil ity of a rural transportation project for Jefferson County and Warm Springs. As the project developed, WSCAT, Central Oregon Inter governmental Council and the Oregon Department of Trans portation got involved. And fi nally the project was submitted to the Governor's Office. Hobby corner RC trucks, planes Model's, paint Model Railroads Rockets .1t It Pays to Advertise In Spilyay Tymoo Call Sam Howard at (541) 923 :r f,".) i if i 4 Kv y - p v - ( Mil 7 -.. x i Springs at the Community Cen ter Social I lall on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The goal at this meeting is to get suggestions from the com munity on the direction they tackling At the group's January meet ing, facilitator Pam Curtis ex plained that Gov. Kulongoski has designated this project as an "Oregon Solutions Project." Oregon Solutions uses a com munity governance approach to develop sustainable solutions built through the collaborative efforts of local businesses, non profit organizations and govern ment. This approach ensures effi cient use of public and private investments and accelerates the pace of solutions, Oregon Solu tions Projects are implemented through a community gover nance approach comprised of five elements: A problem is defined by the community - ours is transpor tation; A neutral convener is ap pointed by the governor to lead a team to address the problem, "Fireman Bob" Sjolund is our convener; A team of local businesses, non-profits and citizens along with local, state and federal gov ernment entities is put together to contribute to the solution. This project has brought to gether quite a showing from Jefferson County and Warm Springs; Through a facilitated process, an integrated solution is identi fied that leverages the resources of the team; and Computer Sales, Service and Repair Computer Accessories Palmain Internet Server $19.95 unlimited access - 3128, or 749-0424 (cell) and ''Ami- - Dave McMochaiVSpityay Springs superintendent Paul would like to see higher educa tion going in Central Oregon. For further information on the meeting, contact Marty Beidler at OSU Cascades, 322 3161. issue of A "Declaration of Coopera tion" is signed committing team members, their resources and time for an integrated and action-oriented solution. All mem bers will be asked to contribute to the solution and sign the dec laration. Also at the January meeting, the group identified the problem(s) they want to address: There is a lack of mobility options for residents to partici pate in the needs of daily living, such as jobs, education, healthcare, services, etc. Re sources that do exist are: not coordinated, inequitable, and focused toward traditional solu tions. As a result, the group devel oped the following Project Goal: Create a sustainable system of transportation options for the Warm Springs Reservation and the Jefferson County high way 97and 26 corridor that is responsive to the community and provides access to daily liv ing needs through coordination of existing resources and ef forts, and accessing additional resources needed. With the problems and a goal identified, the group met again this month to discuss what an ideal transportation system would look like while meeting our goal. The group came up with a number of options and identified what was needed to put your dollars to work New plan for managing By Bill Rhoades Spilyoy Tymoo Tribal members are being asked for their input on the is sue of vegetation management on the forest and rangeland of the reservation. The Natural Resources Branch will host a scoping meet ing to discuss vegetation man agement from 1 to 3 p.m., on Wednesday, March 3, at the Warm Springs Wellness Center. Employees from Natural Resources will provide informa tion regarding vegetation man agement on range and forest lands during the meeting. The meeting is being held to gather input from tribal mem Meetings focus on range, livestock The Range and Agriculture Department and the Natural Resources Conservation Ser vice will host a scries of six meetings to discuss issues per taining to tribal grazing plans, USDA programs, range im provements, the annual horse livestock sale, and the noxious weed management plan. These meetings will provide grazing groups with an oppor area transportation It is so exciting to see Warm Springs turning out in such force to help determine one element of our transportation future... make these things happen. At our next meeting we will begin prioritizing what we want in our ideal transportation system and we will begin addressing the needs we have. In addition to this exciting project, I am thrilled with the wonderful showing from Warm Springs. While some invitees have not been able to attend to date (but we still expect to see them at future meetings), we have had a great turnout from Warm Springs, including Elton Greeley and Lucille Schuster, represent ing the Seniors; Gayle Rodgers with Social Services; Corey Clements and Verleen Kalama from Workforce Development; Julie Quaid representing educa tion, and the Warm Springs Community Action Team; Carol Funk from High Lookee Lodge; Officer Bob Hornbuckle from the Warm Springs Police Depart Statpk fife bers. The new vegetation manage ment plan will replace a docu ment approved in 1994, which recently expired. An addendum was added to the original plan in 1998, The updated document will cover management activities for the next 10 years. Goals and objectives adopted under the original plan will re main the same. Standard oper ating procedures will be re viewed and some guidelines may be altered during the ongoing process. The technical staff will ex plain current management prac tices and seek comments from the tribal public to guide future tunity to comment and raise concerns regarding any of the issues listed above. Members of the Natural Resources technical staff will be on hand to field the comments. The first meeting will be held for the Boulder Grazing District from 5 to 8 p.m., Feb. 18, at the Warm Springs Wellness Center. Three meetings are scheduled for 5-8 p.m. at the Fire Man ment; LeRoy Smith and Laurain Hintsala who are working on tribal member employment and Kah-Nee-Ta; Catherine Kamau also representing the interests of Kah-Nee-Ta; Gerald Danzuka, president of the Warm Springs Chamber of Commerce; Trudy Brunoe of the Small Business Center; and Joe Surface with High Desert Taxi. It is so exciting to see Warm Springs turning out in such force to help determine one el ement of, our transportation future in Warm Springs. In fact, that is what the Warm Springs Community Action Team is all about: Community members and agencies coming together to take hold of our own destiny. Sovereignty in action! While the voting membership of the transportation meeting Glenn, Sites, 205 S.E. 5th Street, (sale ends Feb. ' Swtnitwte, 6LJ.V. 525 S.L 5th Sheet, Jladxa, m 97741 (541)475-2578 vegetation activities. Comments received during the scoping meeting will be used to develop an updated version of the original plan. Some of the major issues being considered under this plan include prescribed burning, manual weed control, herbicide spraying and biological control of weeds. For those who are unable to attend the meeting, written com ments may be submitted to the Range and Agriculture Depart ment, which is located in the Natural Resources Building. Refreshments will be served during the March 3 meeting. agement training room. The first will be held Feb. 25 for the Tenino Grazing Group, the sec ond on Feb. 26 for Mutton Mountain Grazing Group, and the third on Feb. 27 for the Sidwalter Grazing Group. The Simnasho Grazing Group will meet March 15, 5-8 p.m. and the Mctolius Grazing Group will meet March 16, 5-8 p.m. at lo cations to be announced. has been defined already, these meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend if you have an interest in trans portation for Jefferson County and Warm Springs. The next meeting of the Transportation Project Team is from 9 a.m. to noon on March 17 at the firchall in Madras. If you'd like to become a part of what WSCAT is doing (either with transportation or one of our many other projects), join us the first and third Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. for our meetings. Or call 553-3148. Advertise on the reservation - Cd 553-3274 & Reeder LLP Madras General Law Practice Madras, 475-2272 29)
