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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 2009)
Spilygy Tym oo, W grm Springs, Oregon Suppah to meet with Pres. T rib al C ouncil C hairm an Ron Suppah and other leaders fro m In d ia n C o u n try are in Washington, D.C., this week to m eet w ith P resid en t B arack Obama. Pres. O bam a is hosting the W hite H ouse Tribal N ations Conference this Thursday, N o vem ber 5, as p art o f his sus tained outreach to the Native American people. T h e c o n feren ce w ill give leaders o f the 564 federally rec ognized tribes the opportunity to in te ra c t directly w ith the President and representatives from the highest levels o f his administration. Each tribe has been invited to send one representative to the conference. Chairman Suppah is representing the Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs. Discussion topics will include public safety and housing, eco nomic development, natural re sources, education, health and labor. P resid en t O b am a said, “I look forward to hearing directly fro m th e lead e rs in In d ia n Country about w hat my Admin istration can do to n ot only meet their needs, b ut help im prove th e ir live an d lives o f th e ir peoples. T his conference will serve as p art o f the ongoing and im p o rta n t co n su ltatio n process P^ge 9 N ovem ber 5, 2 0 0 9 th a t I v a lu e , a n d f u r th e r strengthen the N atio n -to -N a- tion relationship.” The W hite H ouse Tribal N a tio n s C o n fe re n c e w ill b e stre a m e d live at w w w .w h ite h o u s e .g o v /liv e Thursday, N ovem ber 5, from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific. P resid en t O b am a has d e clared N ovem ber 2009 as N a tional N ative American Heritage M onth, calling upon Americans to com m em orate this m o n th with appropriate programs and activities. T he president has also de clared N ovem ber 27 as Native American Heritage Day. Homeland Security grants fund towers B y B e tty O d e n of the Daily Journal of Commerce T he U.S. D epartm ent o f H o m e la n d S ecu rity has aw arded the C onfederated T rib es o f W arm S p rin g s three grants to undertake a m ulti-phase project to u p grade and expand the current public-safety radio system th at supports the needs o f first responders, A fourth H omeland Secu rity grant for 2009 was re- cendy subm itted and condi tionally approved. T his pro ject was bid in June, b u t due to unforeseen factors affecting the scope o f w ork and costs, the bid had to b e can celed an d re a s sessed. CASINO * The condition o f the access road is a crucial factor for this project, and potential bidders must take this into consideration w hen preparing bid tasks and costs. T he tow er site is near W arm Springs o ff o f Highway 26, accessible by 4-wheel-drive vehicles on a four-mile, unim proved dirt road. The first phase, which is fully funded ■with grant money, con sists o f furnishing and install ing a 120-foot, freestanding c o m m u n ic a tio n s to w e r o n M iller Flat, above the W arm Springs Agency area. The tower will be designed to accom m odate a future 20- foot extension and will be p ro vided w ith w orking and rest platform s, vertical waveguide ladder, waveguide ice bridge, 60LF ♦ clim bing ladder w ith anti clim b cover, m o b ile an d p a ra b o lic a n te n n a to w e r mounts, and lightning rod as sembly. L a te r p ro je c t p h a se s, which will be issued in sub sequent requests for bids, may include equipping the Miller Flat tower with radio repeaters, adding additional repeater sites and installing microwave links between the tower sites. A certification process has been im plem ented, so bid ders are asked to review all inform ation provided. T he project has an Indian Prefer ence Provision, and the use of. Indian labor is encour aged. This project is subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates. LODGE ♦ SPA A NIGHT OF COUNTRY MUSIC AT Duran Bobb/Spilyay The new Warm Springs Head Start/Early Head Start Parent Policy Council for 2009- 2010 took office last week. The committee members are (front left to right) Talia Holiday, Betty George, Louise Katchia, (back row left to right) Bucky Cochran, Alvis Smith III, Rose Ball, Nancy Seyler, and Aldo Garcia. Museum hosting Art Market Nov. 28 T h e M useum at W arm Springs will have its Native American Heritage A rt Mar ket in their lobby on N o vem ber 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m ., an d o n N o v em b er 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. jo in the holiday spirit, find local hand- JOSH GRACIN craftèd item s an d N ative A m erican originals. F p r m ore inform ation and regis tration, call: 553-3331. ACOUSTIC TRIO FRIDAY. NOVEMBER F A T 9PM More birthday and other wishes... Happy belated birthday to my baby girl, Azsure. H appy 2nd birth day from your dad, who always and fo rev er is keep in g you, brother and sister and mom, at heart. You are all my fam ily and I love and miss you all. Hope to see you all soon at a v isit. Love, D ad, Francis Spino Jr. Thanksgiving, love always, Col leen Kalma, aka Krazie Babie. Happy birthday to the Becerras. Be good, and know that people are thinking about you and wishingyou well. Myrna Frank & Family. Happy Birthday to my class mate, Lil Man. Much Love, Big Sexy. I would like to wish my fam -. ily and friends a H appy Thanks giving. I f anyone can take the time to write me, that would be great! I would love to hear from you. I would also like to wish my m om , Tina A., a happy birthday. To m y S h iap u Boy an d my amigos, love you and miss you m uch. H o p e you’re all being good angels. I know you guys are. A nd m ost o f all, I would like to wish my handsom e and ador ab le so n , D a m itri E a s to n Kuckup Kalama S. a happy be lated birthday. 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