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* SCA OrColl E P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 75 . S68 V. 31 n o . 10 May 11, 2006 Spilyay Tymoc Coyote News, est. 1976 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I University of Oregon Library Received on: 05-16-06 Spilyay tymoo Mgy 11, 2006 Voi. 31, No. 10 By Dave McMechan “It was a project that the late Rudy Clements was working on, and it’s fi nally been approved,” said Jody Calica, secretary-treasurer. Tribal Council, he said, set aside $200,000 for the building. KWSO has budgeted additional funding for the p ro je c t, u sin g som e o f th eir Community Service Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. H aving the radio station and the newspaper in the same building will improve both media, and effective com- Tribal Council has set aside fund ing for construction of a media cen ter that will house KWSO and the Spilyay Tymoo. The plan being looked at envisions a building near the Industrial Park off Highway 3, at the top grade from Highway 26. The idea for a media center has been around for several years, and in recent weeks has been taking shape. Branch. Work could begin on this project in the summer. Another building project is that o f BIA Fire M anagem ent. This project is in the early stage of de velopment, said Trey Leonard, Fire Management director. Fire management is in the pro cess o f securing property for the building, he said. The design phase would follow. Funding through BIA has been made available for this project, said Leonard. munication within the community is a Council priority, said Calica. The media center project is in the very early planning and design stage. The project has not yet gone to the Land-Use Committee for review. A pro posal for the final location will be pre sented to the committee, which will review the plan and then make a rec ommendation to Tribal Council. There are two other building projects that are in the works. One is a new building to house the tribal Credit Reviving the 4-H pastures By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo The 4-H Club pastures on the res ervation had not been used for about 15 years. During those years, weeds had grown up instead o f grass. The situation has improved re cently, as the Rockin’ 4-H Club and its supporters have m ade some needed improvements to the pas tures. They did this in preparing for the re-introduction o f cattle to the pas- tures. The project will involve about 40 head of cattle, said Jason Smith, of the Range and Ag Department, who is the 4-H leader. The plan is to introduce the cattle to the Tenino 4-H pasture, move th em la te r in the y e a r to the Sidwalter pasture, and then move them back to Tenino for winter graz ing. There are about a dozen young people who participate on a regular basis in the 4-H group, said Smith. They are Johnny and Jasper Smith; Johnny, David and Ellery LeClair; A nth o n y, M iran d a and K elly Blueback; Tyson Greene and Ashton Bruised Head. The group is looking for cow-calf pairs to graze in the pastures, said Jason Smith. Anthony Blueback and David LeClair Jr. are members of the Rockin’4-H Club. The project will teach the 4-H club m em bers the techniques o f cattle ranching. They’ll learn grazing rotations, vac- cinations and brandings, different breeding strategies. Part of their education is also finan- cial, an essential part of a successful cattle operation. The club members have worked with the Farm Services Administration (FSA) in securing loans to purchase the cattle. The loans will be paid back through the sale of the livestock. ^ e FSA has done an excellent )°b w orking w ith the kids, said Smith. See PASTURES on 7 Photos courtesy of OSU Extension and 4-H. Group photo of the club which includes more than 10 active members. Tribes welcoming visitors on Honor Seniors Day Honor Seniors Day is this Friday, May 12 at the Agency Longhouse. Honor Seniors Day is one o f the most popular events on the reserva tion. As many as 1,000 visitors can be expected to attend. Those who have already confirmed they will attend include assisted living residences in Bend, Crooked River Ranch, Ft. Bidwell, Calif., Nixon, Nev., the Nez Perce Nation, and Nooksack, Wash., among others. The theme o f Honor Seniors Day this year is “Rockin’ and Rollin’ to Old ies but Goodies.” m n m MNM The fir s t H onor Seniors Day was in 1991, when 300 people attended. People from the Warm Springs Se n io rs D ep artm en t w ill be at the Longhouse as early as 6 a.m. on Fri day, as the guests begin arriving early. Registration begins at 7 a.m. The E arly Childhood E ducation Center is at 10 a.m. The powwow in cludes a kids’ giveaway to the elders. This is followed by a buffet lunch, and then fun, games and laughter in 50 cents ■ H H H H H i New buildings are in the works Spilyay Tymoo Warm Springs, OR 97761 the afternoon. This year there will also be surprise entertainment, to be announced on the day of the event. Honor Seniors Day concludes with a salmon dinner. The employees of the Seniors De partment, and the Honor Seniors Day Committee work hard during Honor Seniors Day. There are many volun teers who also join in to make the day fun and memorable for everyone in volved. Honor Seniors Day is free to every one who comes. It is a way for the el ders o f the reservation to welcome other seniors to Warm Springs. The first Honor Seniors Day was in 1991, when 300 people attended. The event has grown in popularity ever since. Because Honor Seniors Day has become an all day event, starting early in the m orning and ending after dark, many groups stay overnight, either the night before or the night after the event. ■ Anyone wishing more inform a tion about Honor Seniors Day, or if you are interested in helping as a vol unteer, call the Senior Center at 553- 3313. Nez Perce join in support The Nez Perce Tribe has expressed its support for the Cascade Locks ca sino proposal o f the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. “We’re very pleased with their sup port,” said Jody Calica, secretary-trea surer. The Tribal Council delegation from Warm Springs gave ah excellent effort in gaining the Nez Perce sup port, said Calica. The delegation that visited the Nez Perce included Tribal Council Chair man Ron Suppah, Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath, Paiute Chief Joe Moses, and Councilman Reuben Henry. The Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee took action through a reso lution of support of the Warm Springs’ casino proposal. Nez Perce Executive Committee Chairwoman Rebecca Miles then forwarded the resolution to Stan Speaks, the regional director o f the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The resolu tion states in part: “Whereas the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has carefully followed the Indian Regulatory Act requirements during the compacting process with the state o f Oregon; “Whereas the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has worked diligently to comply with all zoning, environmen tal and other requirements imposed upon them; and “Whereas the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs followed the letter of the law as they proceeded with plan ning and the compacting process; “Now therefore be it resolved that the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Com mittee does hereby support the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs in its efforts to develop and build the Bridge o f the Gods Columbia River Resort Casino in the Cascade Locks area along the Columbia River.” Gov. K ulo n go ski approved the Bridge o f the Gods proposal on be half o f the state o f Oregon. The pro posal is now pending federal review and approval. Federal legislation The U.S. Senate and House this sum mer may also consider legislation that would amend the Indian Gaming Regu latory Act (IGRA) o f 1988. The bills sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., and Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Ca- lif, would eliminate the IGRA two-part determination test that Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs have followed in developing the Cascade Locks pro posal. The McCain bill includes a “grand father clause” allowing the Cascade Locks project to go forward. The clause is fair, tribal leaders have testified before the Senate In dian Affairs Com m ittee, because o f the time and m oney the tribes have spent over years on the Bridge o f the Gods plan. The McCain bill may come before the full Senate this sum m er, said Howard Arnett, tribal attorney. Paper delay The next edition o f the Spilyay Tymoo will be delayed by a day; so instead o f receiving the paper in the mail on Thursday, readers will re ceive the paper on Friday. The delay is due to an unexpected and temporary staffing shortage at the paper. We apologise fo r any inconve nience. «fSfKK
