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is expected to relocate to a dif
ferent site, which raises the ques
tion o f w hat w ould then hap
pen to the rest o f the resort.
November
The W arm Springs and Ma
dras communities last Saturday
w e lc o m e d
h o m e Ja c o b y
Ellsbury, star outfielder for the
W orld C ham pion B oston Red
Sox. Ellsbury grew up in W arm
Springs and Madras.
The day started w ith a parade
in Ellsbury’s honor, followed by
a large gathering in the Madras
H ig h S c h o o l g y m n asiu m .
E llsb u ry sp o k e o f his 2007
baseball experience, which by all
standards was truly amazing.
Ellsbury m oved from D ouble-
A to Triple-A and then up to the
R ed Sox just in tim e fo r the
World Series, where he was a star
player. Elsewhere:
L ucinda T orrez has a new
job, but she’s no stranger to the
Recreation D epartm ent. Torrez,
21, took over as Arts and Crafts
Coordinator for the Recreation
D epartm ent after the former co
ordinator, Carol Allison, retired.
Com m unity mem bers had a
chance to learn about hide tan
ning w ith a class offered by The
M u se u m at W arm S p rin g s.
R o b erta W illiam s tau g h t the
class and said she w anted to be
sure to pass o n th e skill she
learned from her mother.
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Junior Miss Warm Springs Kiyana Yellowman (left) and Soraya Mendez in the 2007 Pi-Ume-
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p o s itiv e tr e n d in th e 509-J
school district.
Officials w ith the school dis
trict said th e data-—regarding
items such as grade-point aver
ages, absenteeism and suspen-
s io n s ^ is the b est it’s been in
years. W ithin the district, Warm
Springs Elem entary School has
m ade several notew o rth y im
provem ents, according to the
data. School prin cip al D aw n
Smith said the teachers and staff
have been working for years in
various areas to im prove student
achievement. Elsewhere:
T h e local library m ay be a
w ork in progress, b u t plans for
the future are quickly expand
ing. Julie Q uaid works as the li
brarian for the library located
in the Family Resource Center.
A lthea H enry w orks as the li
brary aide.
brary w ith Je ffe rso n C o u n ty
Public Library in M adras and
the D eschutes C ounty Public
Library in Bend,
year since 2000, w ith ju st one
Specifically, the library carries
Judges C hoice A w ard fo r B est
profitable year in th at period,
w hen lum ber prices h it a- cycli
cal h igh d u rin g th e h o u sin g
boom . C ouncil is concerned
about the ability o f the mill’s
board and m anagem ent to de-
yelop and im plem ent strategic
business options. In other news:
N ew data is dem onstrating a
books relating to children’s lit
erature, N ative A m erican cul
ture and history, and K -12 edu
cation (materials like reference
books and study guides). Cur
rently library staff mem bers are
w o rk in g to catalo g 700 new
books in preparation for a m uch
larger project——linking the li
in Show this year at the Four
teen th A nnual Tribal M em ber
A rt Exhibit. In other news:
Tribal Council and the K ah-
Nee-Ta H igh D esert Resort and
Casino Board o f D irectors m et
to discuss the long-term future
o f the resort. In the future, the
casino portion o f K ah-Nee-Ta
R ecen t co n cern s o v er th e
perform ance o f W arm Springs
F o re s t P ro d u c ts In d u s trie s
prom pted Tribal Council to meet
in executive session to discuss
the mill and investigate its pro s
pects. T he session resulted in a
directive to Secretary-Treasurer
Jody Calica to assess the mill’s
board, m anagement, and oper
ating results over the past two
years. T he purpose o f the as
sessm en t's to see w hat can be
done to preserve the mill’s vi
ability as a revenue source for
the tribes.
W arm Springs Forest P ro d
ucts Industries (WSFPI) losses
have averaged $1.4 million per
October
Cascade
Exchange
j
W arm Springs Ventures per
sonnel brought two years o f in
tense labor to fruition by com
pleting the sale o f C ort Soft
w are, a B end-based com pany
o w n ed by th e C o n fe d e ra te d
Tribes. The sale o f Cort, which
designs and sells payroll soft
w are, is expected to reap ap
proximately $3 million for the
tribes, including interest, license
fees, and oth er aspects o f the
deal. Elsewhere:
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