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j SCfi i O rC oll 1 E Í 75 I -S 6 8 u.o. rosiage Coyote News, est. 1976 June 7, 2007 PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Voi. 32, No. 12 50 cents Congratulations, Graduates There are 48 tribal members in the Madras. High School Class o f - .2007. Several other tribal members are graduáting from other high schools, colleges, and post-graduate schools. The graduation ceremonies at j Madras High School begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 9. • The tribal member graduation banquet for high school, college and ECE graduates is set for Wednes day, June 20 at the Warm Springs Community Center. The banquet this year will also honor three tribal members who have recently earned post gradu ate degrees. (See pages 8 and 9 fo r more on the g r a d u a tes j Leslie Mitts/Spllyay Tribal members of the Madras High School Class of 2007 Council hears improvement plans erit initiatives^ hone of the presenters were asking for, Council action on spe cific recommendations. ‘But that didn’t stop Council from (groups w orking to im prove the Warm Springs tribal government and getting straight to work. ,The group’¡ojf economy went before Tribal Council leaders listened attentively to back recently to give outlines of their projects ' ground reports oh governance and ad ministration, but it was economic strat and the status of each one. ’ “The purpose .of -today’s meeting,” egy that really sparked As presented, thatiStrategy centers CHntJaçks,.meeting facilitaor, explained in liis introduction, “is to give the around so-called “Plan B” projects for Twéhty-Fourlh Council an overview of land use and occupancy;! (“Use and what the Twenty-Third Council com occupancy” means dedicating certain missioned. It will be up to you to make reservation lands through- leases fo r i these projects your own, tp the extent use in resorts or housing develop ments.). v you wish to do so.” Economic analysis has shown that The presentations dealt with gover nance issues tackled by the Twenty- after “Plan A,” i.e. the Bridge q f the Third Council* the administrative re G ods -Casino, use an d o ccupancy structuring plan developed under that projects hold the most-.promjse for Council but not yet adopted, and pros bringing in large revenues. Moreover, pects for economic development on the unlike the casino, such, projects would involve tremendous growth in on-res- reservation. As general overviews o f the differ- ervation jo b !1 l' < B y M aren Cohn Warm Springs Ventures “We’ve been talking about this for a lo ng tim e,” 'said one o f the chiefs •f5We’re in a crisis, we’re' already there, fwe’re cutting millions o f dollars every year. When ate we going to move on Plan B?*"*1' Several Council members addressed the need tq act, and act quickly, to im- pypYC conditions for the membership. “We heed something as ¿oon ¿s' pos sible,”' said one member. “And building something on the reservation is going to be a lot easier than off the reserva tion.” \ Discussion focused on the tribes’ valuable resource base, including some o f the best land in Central Oregon and perhaps the best water rights in the nation. “J see a lo t of opportunity for this tribe,” said Ken Smith. “We’re hurting for money, hurting for jobs.” See COUNCIL on 13 No funding for proposed Willow Creek high school The 509-J School District Bud get Comriüttee voted unanimously td-adopt a proposed budget on May 31 and present it to the board of directors in a meeting this month. v The proposed budget does not allot fuitds.for the Willow- Greek Community High, School; the alter native high school that had been scheduled to opep next year with 60 new students. In terim su p erin ten d en t K ay Baker told the board members and crowd of concerned students and family members that she does hear an agreement in the community that th e a lte rn a tiv e h igh sch o o l is needed. “What I doh’t find is the funding source that’s there,” Baker added, With the funding for WCCHS as w ell as other expen ditures, the school district would have faced a budget shortfall o f $1.8 million. One student asked the board members why the school board had agreed to fund the school and then later had to reject their funding. Chairm an Steve Eafiriesf' slid , “That’s really a question hot for this budget committee but for the board o f directors.” That board will be meeting in June, he added. The budget also includes several elim inated teaching positions o f teachers that have retired or resigned. According to Chief Financial Of ficer Dan Chamness, “The key is that we -re-work the school district between now and when we re-work the budget next year.”’ ,, N8TV Adventures offers river boarding, kayaking B y L e slie M itts ■ Spilyrpj fym oo J Few business people-have the op portunity to spend a summer experi encing the thrill d f the outdoors full tithe. But for Randy N athan and Brenda Williams, this summer will be the first o f what they hope will be many sum mers they can spend doing just that. Nathan and Williams started their new business, N8TV Adventures-, at the beginning of May. v This summer they’ll offer guided kayaking tours as well as guided river boarding trips. In addition to supplementing their work with Nathan’s Business Services, it’s a general love of adventure and the outdoors that prompted the two to start lip the new business. Since they spend the winter in an office w orking on taV preparation, bookkeeping and payrolls, Williams said* it benefits them to spend their summers pursuing the new business. “We have the two extremes,” Will iam s explained— going from office work to outdoor recreation. “This is a great balance for us to be outdoori during the summer,” Williams said. “It is so peaceful and calm. You feel like you’re in heaven when you’re in the water.” ‘‘They don’t have very many guides around,”- N athan said. W hile river u boarding is extremely popular in Eu rope and .other areas, he added, it’s only become big in the United States in the past feV&years. ” But the ability to. travel down the river with your face at that level, Nathan Brenda W illiam s said, makes it much more extreme than other water sports. It’s something that Williams em braced wholeheartedly after trying it the water .through the calmer sport of for the firs t time. | ;i kayaking, but are still able to spend time - Ip her opinion, it’s'a sport that dif on the water. fers completely from kayaking. . “They still get the adventure,” Will : * “Kayaking is calm and serene,” she iams explained. said.1 In the future, Nathan hopes they submittedphiio i As fo r river hoarding, W illiam s- can use their river boarding skills and added, ‘Y ou get this whole sense of train to complete swift water rescues. the force o f nature.” W orking w ith search and rescue ing tours with maximum safety and as f ! “You’re thrilled and excited and teams, they will then be able to offer little environmental impact j.s possible. scared at the same time,” she said. their services when needed, Nathari InNathan’s opinion, “Being soelbse said. ' They also hope to introduce the rela tively new sport of river boarding lo and low to the Water--—it’s just huge.” According tp Williams, “It’s, a way cally. Waves look a lot bigger at face level o f us also giving to the community.” “River boarding is getting on what than they do Otherwise, he added. Kayaking tours w ill be launching looks like half a surfboard with handles “T hey’re not little,” »Nathan ex from Indian Park. All tour participants and going down the rapids,” Williams- plained. “They re 10 times bigger than w ill be equipped with proper safety said. yotrcan imagine seeing them from the equipment, Nathan added. For river N athan and W illiam s': o rigin ally road. It’s exhilarating to get that water boarding that includes a wet suit and a learned about river boarding during the splashing in your face.” hetoict Oregon River Games event. A fter In fact, it’s that reason that led them While river boarding is a full-day trip, meeting an experienced guide, Nathan to offer both kayaking tours as well as they also offer half-day kayaking tours. said, he agreed to demonstrate the sport river boarding tours. See N8TV ADVENTURES on 13 and train them. That way, people are able to enjoy We’re notjust looking fo r tourists. It’s a good way fo r local people to get out on the water. Randy Nathan on the river. Plus, if’s n ota bad way to spend their time. ; “ItVreal rough,” Williams joked. Their enjoyment of outdoor recre ation has also led them to corisitjer-ex panding their fledgling business. $ * “We’re actually going to try tp ex pand into all different kinds of recre ation,” Nathan added. Eventually, Nathan added, their goal is to lead ATV tours and perhaps even dbg sled fours in the winter— but that’s something that would requite working with land use committees, he added. In general, their goals include lead Él |g U n iv e rs ity o f Oregon L ib ra ry Rece*ved on: 06-18-07 1 Í h || S p ily a y tyaoo
