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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 2009)
Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts W.S. grand opening Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon is looking for youth and adults o f Warm Springs who are interested in becoming a part o f the pro gram. Warm Springs Fire Chief Dan Martinez was among those who attended the grand open ing of Big Brothers Big Sisters last week in Warm Springs. “I see a need for the program in the community. We need role models for our young people,” said Martinez. The community needs alter natives to the gangs and other self-destructive influences, he said. Martinez said the adults who volunteer for the program can accompany the youth during all kinds o f activities— fishing, tra ditional dancing, cutting fire wood, going to the movies, any activity that would interest the youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters is for youth ages 6 to 15. The goal of the program is “to empower the youth to achieve their highest potential through meaningful one-on-one relationships with caring mentors.” Page 5 July 16, 2009 Spily^y Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Road closure for Seekseequa water project A portion of the M-300 Road, lo cated in the Seekseequa watershed, will be closed from July 25 through August 28, 2009. The closed segment is be tween the M-300’s junction with the M-200 and its junc tion with the M-310. The Tribal Environmen tal Office will be working on the second of four phases of a project intended to improve water quality in the Seekseequa watershed. During this phase, four miles o f the M-300 will be resurfaced with 1.5 minus rock from the Twin Buttes Quarry. A dditional aspects o f the project include culvert cleaning and repair, one new culvert in stallation, catch basin and headwall restoration, ditch repair with erosion controls, and improved culvert out flows. During construction, traf fic on Tenino Road is ex pected to increase, as crews travel to and from the work site. Ralphs Furniture & T.V 525 S.E. 5th Street Madras, OR 97741 Dave McMechanZSpilyay Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon program coordinator for the area Nancy Dodge-Diaz at the grand opening last week at the Warm Springs Community Center. The adults who volunteer have to pass a background and a driving check, said Nancy Dodge-Diaz, the program coor dinator for the area. People who are interested can reach Dodge-Diaz at 541- 280-5793. Her office in Warm Springs is in the E ducation building. Grant helps train more Native American teachers The University o f O r egon has received a $345,000 grant to train Native Ameri can teachers and education administrators. The grant is part o f nearly $3.8 million in federal grants th a t will be distrib u ted among seven states including Oregon. “These professional de velopment grants will help us find, train and retrain the very best teachers and administrators within American Indian com munities,” said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The $3.8 million grant award is part of the Office of Indian Education’s program develop m ent program , which trains qualified individuals to become teachers and administrators in Indian communities. More information about Indian education is available from the Office o f Indian Education at www.ed.gov. The seven states selected for the grants are Oregon, Arizona, Minnesota, Mon tana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Foster care review board is seeking volunteers T here are currently more than 5,400 children in foster care in the State o f Oregon. Many have been abused O r neglected. Their families need services to allow them to safely return home in the shortest time pos sible. If that is not possible, they need another permanent home in which to safely grow up. The cases of these children are reviewed by volunteers on citizen review boards through out Oregon. The volunteers give of their time to ensure children, youth and families in the child welfare and juvenile justice system get the support and services they need. Boards usually meet one day a month. Board members re ceive information on each case before they meet. At the review, they hear from all parties to the child’s case. They look at services being provided to the parents; the parent’s progress; the education, health, and wellbeing o f the child; the treatment plan of the youth offender, etc. They hold parents, youth of fenders and state agencies ac countable. After the board reviews the case, it makes findings and rec ommendations and sends them to the agencies, the parties, and the court. 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