Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon '
October U, 2004
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Election includes swimming pool proposal
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
Voters in the 509-J school
district, including Warm Springs
and surrounding areas, will vote
in November on the Madras
aquatic center proposal.
The $8 million center would
be located on four acres near
the Jefferson County Middle
School.
The center would be an en
closed facility, open year-round,
and would include a multi-lane
lapcompetition pool, a leisure
pool with water features, sup
port offices, locker rooms, and
a commons area.
"This is going to be a real
benefit for youth," said Dr.
Carlos Kemper, an advocate of
the aquatic center. "There are
going to be swimming lessons
starting in the third grade, and
through high school."
There would be competitive
swim teams, and safety lessons.
There would be job opportuni
ties, such as lifeguarding, as the
center would create between 30
and 40 part- and full-time jobs.
Kemper said the Madras
Aquatic Center would have no
negative impact on use of the
Kah-Nee-Ta pool. "We're con
fident there would be no affect
on Kah-Nee-Ta, which is mainly
a tourism destination."
The land for the aquatic cen
ter would be donated by the
Bean Foundation of Madras.
The foundation is also commit
ting $50,000 toward swim les
sons for Jefferson County youth.
Funding for construction of
the pool would come from prop
erty taxes within the 509-J dis
trict. "It is expected that the
aquatic center will be the single
most positive-impacting project
in the Madras area for the next
ten years, because it will directly
and indirectly affect more
people than any other," accord
ing to the Madras Aquatic Cen
ter. "The list of activities and
their ancillary benefits is a long
one - water babies safety for
toddlers, youth swimming skill
development, lifeguard oppor
tunities, high school swim teams,
lap swimming, open swim times,
leisure pool activities, structured
instructional classes such as
scuba or kayak, water aerobics,
etc."
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Ike on ballot for county commission
Leona Ike of Warm Springs
is the Democratic candidate for
position 3 on the Jefferson
County Board of Commis
sioner. The three-member
county board of commissioners
sets governmental policies and
laws of Jefferson County. Ike
would be the first Native Ameri
can to serve on the county
board.
In describing her political phi
losophy toward county govern
ment, Ike has said that protec
tion of water and other natural
resources is a priority.
Ike has said she feels that the
Confederated Tribes need a
more direct voice in county gov
ernment because the tribal and
the county governments often
Leona Ike
work closely together on issues
of great importance to both ju
risdictions. Education and law
enforcement are examples of
areas where the two entities are
vitally connected.
As a county commissioner,
Ike said she would work toward
a better and more cooperative
relationship between law en
forcement of the county juris
diction and that of the reserva
tion. Ike is the Parole and Proba
tion Supervisor of the Confed
erated Tribes Public Safety
Branch. She has done this job
for 11 years. She has also
worked as a police officer, legal
and administrative secretary, and
in the Education Branch.
She is the proud mother of
three sons, Jonathan, Mario and
Julius.
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Law proposes to improve Indian jails
(AP) - The U.S. Senate will
consider legislation aimed at
helping American Indian tribes
repair, run and even replace jails
on reservations.
The proposal is intended to
address concerns regarding In
dian jail funding, and often dan
gerous conditions at many facili
ties. ;
Recent reports and a video
produced by a former BIA law
enforcement official have docu
mented problems such as over
crowding, lousy plumbing and
decrepit buildings. Federal legis
lation intended to address the
problems was introduced by
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.
Baucus' plan would allow
tribes to issue tax-credit bonds
and give tribes a way to begin
addressing jail problems imme
diately, Baucus said.
"This bill isn't meant to fix
all the problems we have with
Indian jails but it should really
help," he said. Because the Sen
ate was scheduled to adjourn,
the bill will not likely be passed
until next year.
The bill would allow a tribe
to issue bonds for proposed jail
work, with an investor paying
the tribe for the bonds and get
ting tax credits in amounts set
by the Treasury Department.
The tribe would put the
money it received into interest
bearing treasury bonds. The in
terest would be put toward the
work, Baucus' office said.
The interest would provide
tribes a "steady stream of in
come" for keeping up and staff
ing jails, Baucus said.
A report released last month
by the Interior Department's
Inspector General found there
were at least 1 1 fatalities, 236
attempted suicides and 631 es
capes over the past three years
in Indian reservation jails. The
report, which followed a year
long assessment, noted the con
dition of the majority of jails
visited as "abysmal" because of
extended neglect and failure to
do timely maintenance. The re
port also raised concerns with
staffing levels and training.
Officials visited 27 jails, re
viewed records and held over
150 interviews with BIA and
tribal officials and others, the
report said.
Baucus said he consulted
with Montana tribes before in
troducing the proposal, which he
said would not affect how BIA
operates the facilities.
Caleb Shields, chief of staff
with the Fort Peck Tribes, said
that while tribal officials haven't
seen the bill, they support the
concept.
"If the tribes had to wait for
federal funding through Con
gress to build new facilities, re
place old ones, renovate, we'll
be waiting another 50 years," he
said.
"So, rather than waiting, and
these conditions getting worse
and worse, bonds would be a
more efficient way to get these
much needed facilities."
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