Spilyqy Tytnoo, Wjrro Springs, Oregon
July 8, 2004
Transportation project is moving forward
By Dave McMechun
Spilyay Tymoo
The goal is an ambitious one:
To have a shuttle service run
ning between Madras and Warm
Springs five times a day, five
days a week. This goal is part
of the Jefferson County and
Warm Springs Reservation
Transportation Project.
Many people, government
agencies and private organiza
tions have worked toward mak
ing the goal a reality. The plan
and wide-ranging support are
now in place - the first big steps
toward making the shuttle ser
vice happen.
The people who have been
working on the transportation
coordination project gathered at
the Museum at Warm Springs
recently to celebrate the
progress. The gathering was a
large one, showing how many
different groups are part of the
project.
The Central Oregon Partner
ship, funded by the Northwest
Area Foundation, is a key player.
The work of the Partnership is
carried out by community ac
tion teams in the region, includ
ing the Warm Springs Commu
nity Action Team, and the Ma
dras Community Action Team.
These two teams are repre
sented by Shawnel Surplus and
Angie Madden.
They were among the speak-
Davt McMactwvSpHyay
Shawnel Surplus of the Warm Springs Community Action Team speaks to the gathering of
people involved in the transportation project. The event was held at the Museum at Warm Springs.
ers at the recent gathering at the
museum. Fireman Bob Sjolund,
Madras City Councilman, was
the master of ceremonies. Greg
Wolf was on hand representing
Gov. Kulongoski.
The governor has recognized
the Jefferson County and Warm
Springs Reservation Transpor
tation Coordination Project as
an Oregon Solutions project.
The designation means that
Camp Sap-Si-Kwat in July
The Tenth Annual Camp
Sap-Si-Kwat (to teach and learn)
is July 19-23.
The camp will be from 8 a.m.
till 5 p.m. at Elmer Quinn Park.
There will be tribal arts and
crafts, family activities, fun and
games. There will be a continen
tal breakfast and lunch provided.
No registration fee.
For more information call
Char Herkshan at 553-3205.
Language Immersion
Camp is July 27-29
The Second Annual Lan
guage Immersion Camp will be
held July 27-29.
For registration and details
call the Language Program at
Culture and Heritage, 553
3575, and ask for Deannie.
Or call 553-3290 and ask
for Anna.
25 years ago this week
From the Juj 9, 1979 edi
tion of the Spilyay Tymoo:
The temperature climbed into
the 90's as tribal religious lead
ers opened the dedication cer
emonies at the new tribal admin
istration building on Tuesday,
June 28.
The formal blessing of the
center included a symbolic cir
cling of the building by tribal
elders who sang and prayed that
all work done inside the build
ing would be of benefit to the
people.
Though a brisk westerly wind
played havoc with hair-do's,
speakers' notes and flag stands,
most agreed that without it the
heat would have made the out
door ceremony almost unbear
able. And most of the approxi
mately 400 who attended the
dedication said they were glad
the ceremonies were performed
with tradition in mind rather
than in the usual modern man
ner. The Tribal Council has called
for a referendum vote, tenta
tively set for August 9, to deter
mine if the tribes want to spend
$360,000 for a Simnasho
Schoolie Flat domestic water
system.
A smokey haze blanketed
Warm Springs and a crimson
glow could be observed for
miles as the Warm Springs Vol
unteer Fire Department and
mill crews battled a three-hour
blaze at Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries on June 28.
The alarm was sounded at
8:03 p.m. after sparks from a
burn pile reportedly ignited
bundled scrap-wood material
near the dry shed causing an
estimated $3,000 damage.
A trend in powwow dancing
is sweeping through Indian
Country these days, and the re
cent Pi-Ume-Sha celebration
reflected the movement.
More and more dancers are
returning to the traditional or
"straight" war dance and leav
ing their fancy gyrations be
hind. For the first time in the eight
year history of their powwow,
the Pi-Ume-Sha Committee held
a traditional war dance contest
for men and women. And the
crowd - bigger than ever -loved
it.
To further confirm the
trend, a trio of traditional danc
ers came away with a first place
in the men's team dance contest,
which had previously been
dominated by fancy dancers.
But, as ever, the crowd at the
powwow savored the climactic
last event - men's fancy war
dance. It was of little surprise
to anyone that Warm Springs'
Jim Macy won that popular con
test.
A dawn fire on July 6 de
stroyed the duplex at 37 Poosh
Street in West Hills, leaving no
one injured but several people
homeless.
The duplex was a HUD unit
and was fully insured However,
families lost most of their be
longings and have had to find
other lodging.
more funding sources become
available.
Projects that qualify as Or
egon Solutions are those that
bring people together in a com
munity or region to develop cre
ative solutions to particular
problems.
For Warm Springs and
Jefferson County, transportation
is in need of improvement,
which has led to the Jefferson
County and Warm Springs Res
ervation Transportation Coor
dination Project.
Those involved in the project
defined the problem as follows:
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 solutions.
The group also arrived at the
following long-term goal for the
project:
Create a sustainable system
of transportation options for
Warm Springs Reservation and
the Jefferson County highways
97 and 26 corridors that is re
sponsive to the community.
The shuttle between Madras
and Warm Springs is a part of
that.
The benefits for Warm
Springs residents of more trans
portation options could be sub
stantial. For instance, Warm Springs
has very high unemployment.
Meanwhile, large employers in
the county - Bright Wood Corp.,
Keith Manufacturing, Mountain
View Hospital, grocery stores,
and most of the school district
- are in Madras. Most of the
147 potential employers in the
county are in Madras.
At the museum gathering
Greg Wolf of the governor's
office said that the Jefferson
County and Warm Springs Res
ervation Transportation Coor
dination Project is one of the
best Oregon Solutions projects
that he has seen.
"You've engaged so many
people from different sectors.
This is an example of what can
be done to solve problems."
Greyhound
cutting service
in Warm Springs
(AP) - Greyhound's plan
to cut bus service to 34 Or
egon towns, including Warm
Springs, is drawing concern
from transportation advo
cates.
Besides Warm Springs,
planned Oregon cuts include
stops in Madras, Redmond,
Klamath Falls, Government
Camp, among the other
towns.
"For people who have
cars, have jobs, have good
insurance, it's not a big deal,"
said Sharon Schreiber, direc
tor of the Interfaith Care
Community of Ashland and
Medford. "But everything is
a huge cliff when you're dan
gling off the edge."
A spokeswoman for
Greyhound Lines Inc. said
that the company carefully
researched profitability be
fore deciding to close 260
stops between Chicago and
Seattle in a cost-cutting measure.
Greyhound previously
raised fares on longer trips,
canceled an order for 200
buses and cut about 20 per
cent of management and su
pervisory employees. The
changes will result in about
150 layoffs and elimination
of about 100 buses from the
firm's fleet.
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Jefferson County Fair Complex
Cowboys
and
More in 2004
Jefferson County Fair & Rodeo
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Coltrain
WEDNESDAY, July 21
9-1 0:30 p.m. Teen Dance
THURSDAY, July 22
6 p.m. Cow-Horse Contest (Corwin Arena)
FRIDAY, July 23
8 p.m. NPRA Rodeo (Corwin Arena)
9 p.m. Valley Boys (Les Schwab Stage)
Classic Rock & Roll
SATURDAY,July24
8 p.m. NPRA Rodeo (Corwin Arena)
9 p.m. Coltrain (Pavillion) Western Dance