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■ 7b 4 .5 6 8 V. 32 Ino. 18 I August ¡3 0 , 2007 Spilyay Coyote News, est. 1976 P.O.Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 AC^ttUbra<yPUSena'S August 30, 2007 Voi. 32, No. 18 RWSS U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD * Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents General Councils to convene N ew C O O ready to m eet challenges By Dave McMechati Spilyay Tymoo he said. “My philosophy is we need to focus On the basics. Go back to your depart ■* Gerstld Smith is back home in Warm ment mission statements, evaluate your Springs. He had been working and liv performance, and justify your funding,” ing away from the reservation since he said. 1992, after wards he became manager The tribes’ current financial situa of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, i tion requires a strong justification for Smith returned to Warm Springs this- tribal government expenditures, Smith summer, and is now the Chief Operari said. tions Officer (COO) o f the Confederi“ Continuing the trend of the past few ated Tribes of Warm Springs. budget years, the Confederated Tribes The Tribal Council earlier this sum need to cut $1 million iri 2008. Smith mer chose Smith from among several said his hope is to meet the budget re applicants As the COO, Smith has over quirements without cutting anyjpbs that sight o f six tribal branches: Public are occupied. Safety, Utilities, Human Services, Edu The tribes need to consider any rea cation, Natural Resources and High sonable options in meeting the budget -• Lookee Lodge. ■ requirements, either through cutting The branches employ about 400 costs or generating revenue. For in people, and provide many essential ser stance, Smith said, tribal members pay vices to the tribal membership. no fee for domestic water use, and The tribal government organization there may be instances where a house has somewhat o f a management foun hold is wasting water, or using more dation, in that the policies and proce than its fair share. dures are in place, Smith said. “But they See SMITH on 9 need to be cbnsistendy implemented,” Tribal Council has set two General Council meetings during the month of September. The first will be on Monday, Sept. 10, and the second on Tuesday, Sept 11 . Both meetings start at 7 pm . at the Agericy Longhouse. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. The Agenda items for the Sept. 10 meeting include:. Kah-Nee-Ta High D esert Resort and Casino, the Credit Enterprise, and Warm Springs Ventures. The Agenda items for the Sept. 11 meeting include: Warm Springs Forest Products In dustries, Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprise* and Warm Springs Composite. Back to school next week It’s back to school time for students o f the 509-J school district. The first day of school for students o f the Wa£rn Springs JE^einentary S cho olrT e £ School and grade 9 at Madras High School, is Friday, September 7. The first day o f school for Madras High School students in grades 10-12 is Monday, September 10. Kindergarten and new students must provide proof o f birth date (must be 5 years old before Sept 1). Proof o f immunization will be re quired for students. (For a list o f school supplies, please see page 2.) »v, V..V«.». «w j^oxidlity of the Bear Dave McMechan/Spiiyay High Lookee anniversary Ravonne Johnson sings a gospel song at the anniversary party for High Lookee Lodge. The lodge last week celebrated its Seventh Anniversary with a lunch, and a mini powwow featuring the 4-H Dancers, and kids from the Early Childhood Education Center. The weather was nice for the anniversary event, so lunch was served out on the lawn area by the lodge, where the dancers gave their performances. Between 100 and 125 elders attended the event. ther .study of the risks arid rewards of moving forward with, the possible Bear Springs project. The Tribal Council adopted two reso lutions on August 15 relating to the potential project The first resolution adopted a posi tion p ip e r on Use and occupancy projects on the Reservation. Use and occupancy projects are those in which non-members are al lowed to use and occupy a designated portion o f the Reservation. The resolution also created a team Tech center features Tepee Deli & Espresso By Leslie Mitts Spilyay Tymoo Hungry com munity members have a new option to explore in Warm Springs. T he Tepee D eli & E spresso opened recently as part o f Eagle- Tech Systems’ technology center, Louisa Fuentes began working as the Food and Beverage Manager at the deli last month. Currently the deli employs six people, Fuentes said, and all are tribal members. So far they’re averaging about 150 orders per day, and Fuentes said they hope the number keeps grow Leslie Mltts/Spilyay ing Deli employees Louisa Fuentes, Jenny VanPelt, Trissie Fuentes, Allee Many tourists passing through Tewee, Tina Spino, Rittni Clements and Marta Queavas (from left). have especially show n interest. “We’ve been getting a lot o f traffic working steadily to make improve on. from the highway,” Fuentes said. In addition to tourists, Fuentes ments in order to attract more busi Besides expanding the m enu, Fuentes added, they hope to create a said, they’ve also gotten plenty of ness. Fuehtes said they also hope iso be menu full o f healthy food choices for business from the comrtiunity. Warm Springs Forest Product Industries able to expand the menù—and that’s the community. || They do not deep-fry any items and has purchased lunches as an incen-, something they’re already working to none o f the menu items contain trans rive for their employees, while the wards. While the menu currently features a fats, she said. deli has, also catered several office It’s something that Fuentes believes lunches as well as a meeting for wide variety o f sandwiches, she said, “We don’t want it just to be Classified in personally after attending culinary Tribal Council. school and working in nutrition at According to Fuentes, “It’s really as a sandwich shòp.” ’« JLast week, for instance, they began OHSU. yI want to promote healthy exciring to see that the confederated tribes wants to support our business.” offering a lunch special o f lasagna. lifestyles through eating,” she said. In fact, currently Fuentes is work Though the deli only opened last Fuentes said they hope to Continue to June, Fuentes said, they’ve/been add foods to the menu a£ time goes ing to team up with the Diabetes Pro gram to create m enu items for people seeking healthy alternatives while eating out. That may expand to even include organic ingredients, she said. w While they strive to offer healthy alternatives, Fuentes said they have considered adding fry bread to the menu— but only once a week. “Fry bread is really good, but it should be enjoyed in moderation,” Fuentes explained. In keeping with the native influ ence, she said, they are also consid ering adding huckleberry items to the menu. Promoting Native American busi nesses is something else that is im portant to Fuentes and the other employees, she said. The espresso they use even comes from a Native American cdffee roaster. According to Fuentes, the deli will bring various benefits to the com munity in addition to creating an em ployment opportunity for tribal members. She said, “The benefit, I believe* is that we’re a healthy option to eat ing. We’re not fast food, we’re good food. Quality ingredients are what I stress.” The deli does not use pre-pack aged ingredients and all menu items are made fresh daily. See COUNCIL on 9 Springs project to be chaired by the Chairman an d /d f Vice^ GfeairlKari Of the Tribal Council, and appropriated $25,000 to support the team. The Bear Springs project envisions a resort at the Bear Springs in the McQuinn strip area Of the reservation. An initial report indicates that the project would create hundreds o f on- reservation jobs, and generate substan tial revenue for the Confederated Tribes. See BEAR SPRINGS on 9 M useum festival features acclaimed entertainer The Museum at Warm Springs in vites the community to an afternoon o f great entertainm ent at the First Anneal Tribal Arts and Entertainment Festit|tl.'The festival will be held on Sat urday Sept. 8 beginning at 4 p.m. at the museum. Kpidlining this event is Arigon Starr, who tfon a prestigious Native Ameri can Music Award for Best Independent Recording with her first CD. In 2001, the Native American Mu sic Awards chose Arigon’s song, “Jun ior Frybread,” a# the Song o f the Year from her second release. Arigon is a singer, writer, actor and comedian. In addition to the perform ing arts and humanities, this event sup ports health, prevention, cultural and tribal initiatives. Departments and enterprises are welcome to disburse educational infor mation about their programs at this event. Please call the museum by this Friday, Aug. 31, at 553-3331 to reserve a table. The Museum at Warm Springs First Annual Tribal Arts and Entertainment Festival is free and open to the public. The evetit is part o f the official clos ing o f the “Remembering Celilo Falls” exhibition in the museum Changing Exhibits Gallery. “Remembering Celilo Fills,” commemorating the 50th year since the inundation o f the falls, closes September 9. U n iv e r s i t y o f Oregon L ib r a r y I R eceived on: 0 9 -0 4 -0 7 I S p ily a y tymoo
