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Spilyqy Tyrooo, Wgi-m (Vbt following is tbe rest of tbt montb-by-montb mount of some of the news events that occurred on and around tbe reservation dur ing the past year,) August ) Tribal members traveled to Mount Hood Meadows ski area fofa day of huckleberry pick inff.T'hc ski area posted signs arocfrld 30 acres of the best potential huckleberry lands, re quest the public to honor the tradrtiorial gathering rights of tribal 'riicmbers. Elsewhere: j The Oregon Association of Broircfc'as'ters honored the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs' public radio station KWSO as the 2004 public or nJnr3irnercial Radio Station otL Jjar at its annual fall con ference in Bend. T.Jt Jefferson County School Djs'nct 509-J received a $iS.j)00 grant to improve stu- dclif reading skills. The grant h&J. school libraries, including lifeones at Warm Springs El- rf&ntary School, Jefferson Clunty Middle School, and Madras High School, i I ( September ) The month of September brought some good financial hews to the tribes. At this point in the 2005 budgeting process, there was cause for optimism, at least in comparison to the past few years, said secretary-treasurer Jody Calica. "We're feeling more optimis tic because of market conditions affecting Warm Springs Forest products Industries and Warm Springs Power Enterprises, and with the recent settlement of the HeHe and McQuinn lawsuits," said Calica. The tribes filed the lawsuits against the federal gov ernment over lost timber rev enue. Settlement of the cases gives the tribal budget additional revenue. The Confederated Tribes were well represented at the opening of the National Mu seum of the American Indian. There were more than 50 mem bers of the Confederated Tribes at the event. Among those who attended were 44 elders. They were among more than 20,000 Indians who were part of the procession that marked the opening of the Museum of the American Indian. And this news from September: Warm Springs Composite Products was recognized re cently by the Portland District Office of the U.S. Small Busi ness Administration. The re gional director of the SBA wrote to Robert Macy, chairman of the Composite Products board, that the enterprise had been named the SBA Minority Small Business Firm of the Year. October Warm Springs Forest Prod ucts Industries announced a new energy-saving program that serves as a model in the state. Through the recent improve ment, Forest Products Indus tries will save about $80,000 per year in electricity costs. The im provement work - costing about $294,000 - was paid for almost entirely through state energy efficiency incentives and a tax credit. Forest Products Indus tries will end up paying only about two percent of the total cost of the improvements. Diabetes prevention on the reservation received a large boost through a grant in the amount of $404,000 per year Springs, Oregon More tribal mews for the next five years. Clint Bruised I lead won the 2004 Indian Ail-Around World Champion cowboy and Indian World Champion Steer Wrestler awards. I le won two of Indian rodeo's most coveted titles in San Jacinto, Calif.., where he and seven other members of the Bruised Head clan competed in the Indian National Finals Ro deo. The tribal enterprise GeoVisions was recognized for business development by the Madras-Jefferson County Chamber, of Commerce. Long time GeoVisions crew leader Easton Aguilar accepted the award on behalf of the enter prise at the Chamber of Com merce awards banquet. The ban quet this year was at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Ca sino.. One of the main things GeoVisions does is provide sup port to fire agencies during wild fires. The support involves spe cialized computer technology that tracks the course of the fires. The mapping allows the fire crews to know precisely where the fire lines are. Construction of the new Culpus Bridge over the Warm Springs River near Kah-Nee-Ta is moving forward at a steady pace. Eight pre-cast concrete girders were recently placed on the two-lane bridge, which will set higher than the existing bridge. The concrete girders are in place, and the road on each side of the bridge now is being filled to even up the road with the bridge. November ) Gangs steal the lives of young people, and the Warm Springs Police Department will take unprecedented steps to stop gang activity on the reser vation, police chief Jim Soules said. Soules was among the speakers at the Imperative Gang Intervention seminar at the Warm Springs Community Wellness Center Nov. 16-17. Soules, who became police chief in July, said a four-officer task force of Warm Springs Police and Federal Bureau of Investi gation officers has been formed to combat a group of "30 to 40 known gang members" who may be part of one of at least five different gangs on the Warm Springs reservation. Soules said the aggressive stance his depart ment takes may be at issue with some residents of Warm Springs. "As we become more aggressive, people will accuse us of harassment," he said. "I've told Tribal Council, 'You will be overwhelmed with complaints about us.'" The gangs can recruit members as young as elementary-school age. The gangs are armed, and they are tied into the drug trade, particularly metham phetamine, along with alcohol and marijuana, he said. Veterans Day in Warm Springs saw the unveiling of a bronze plaque at the museum, honoring veterans of the Korean War. Residents of many areas of the reservation could have wire less broadband Internet in early 2005 - but it won't be free. Access will be available to resi dents and businesses within view of the radio tower on Eagle Butte soon after the start of the new year. If expected funding comes through, businesses and residents in the Dry Creek, Sunnyside, and Wolf Point ar- Janiqry ft wA Elders of the Confederated Tribes and staff of the Senior Department traveled in September 2004 to the opening of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian. eas, along with Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino, will have access in the spring of 2005. The Internet access has been made possible thanks to a $695,832 grant the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs received from the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture. In other news: Three people, including two juveniles, were arrested in con nection with the Nov. 8 break in and burglary of the Warm Springs Market. About $8,000 in product was taken from the market the morning of Nov. 8. Among the items missing were packs of name-brand cigarettes and chewing tobacco, BBs, and binoculars. Veterans Day in Warm Springs saw the unveiling of a bronze plaque at the museum, honoring veterans of the Ko rean War. The plaque is located by a grove of Ponderosa pine trees the Lions Club planted 10 years ago, also honoring Korean War veterans. The Lions Club also donated the plaque. Warm Springs Color Guard and other veterans were on hand for the dedication of the plaque. Washut Ceremony opened the occasion. December The 30 California bighorn sheep making their home in the Mutton Mountains of the Warm Springs Reservation got some company. Through a joint effort between three state agen cies and one private organiza tion, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs received 15 out of 110 sheep rounded up Buy ---"aw- if V I AM Anything of value: Jewelry, guns, Old West items. 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Under the settle ment of a lawsuit filed earlier this year in U.S. District Court in Portland, the agency agreed to make an initial decision by Dec. 20 on whether a yearlong review should be done on the status of Pacific lamprey, river lamprey, western brook lamprey, and kern brook lamprey. The lamprey is an important species to the Confederated Tribes. "This is our sacred food," said Tribal Councilwoman Bernice Mitchell. "We will never let it go." Jeff Sanders, a Warm Springs tribal member and a member of the Jefferson County 509-J School Board, was elected to the Oregon School Boards Associa tion as its secretarytreasurer.. After a year, Sanders will be come the board's vice-president, and then eventually president. DESKS LIVING ROOM X DINING ROOM v TABLES LAMPS w RECLINERS MATTRESSES BEDROOM DAYBEDS w SLEEPERS BUNKBEDS LEATHER AND MORE! Open 7 Day a Week 10-4 MorvS. 11:005 Surv 923-4155