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Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 Transit: route takes about an hour (Continued from page 1) Passengers w ho are on busi ness are able to pick up transit tokens at Warm Springs Mar ket, C om m unity Counseling, and Vocational Rehab. The tran sit fare is fifty-cents; however the elderly and those people with disabilities are typically n o t charged on the reservation. As yet, th e fa re fo r th e Warm Springs-Madras run has not yet been determined. The route would begin from the M adras DM V parking lot and would end up back on the reservation, Conroy said. Stops on the reservation would in clude W arm Springs M arket, V ocational Rehab, and K ah- Nee-Ta Resort. T his p ro p o se d ru n w ould begin at 6 a.m., with the last run at 7 p.m. Warm Springs transit route Typically, the present transit route through W arm Springs takes about an hour. But that schedule is flexible. The transit does make special door pick ups for the elderly and those who are physically unable to get to the bus stops. Individuals w ho require a door pick-up are asked to call Lori Switzler at 553-4952. Warm Springs Transit schedule Approxim ate bus stop times, Monday through Fri day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Top of the hour: Warm Springs Market. 5 minutes past the hour: Dry Creek. 9 minutes past the hour: Warm Springs Market. 15 minutes past the hour: Foster and Bray streets. 17 minutes past the hour: F oster and Bray (south end). 20 minutes past the hour: Poosh and West Hills. 25 minutes past the hour: “B ut again,” C onroy said, “we want to stress that door pick up service is only available for the elderly and those who are physically unable to get from the door o f their house to the bus stops.” New accessibility lab Conroy is also involved with the addition o f the new Acces sibility Technology Lab, which w ill have its g ra n d o p e n in g w ithin the next tw o to three Administration building. 30 minutes past the hour IHS building. 35 m in u te s p a st th e hour:Oitz and Kuckup St. 38 minutes past the hour Senior Center. 44 minutes past the hour Jefferson St. and Quail Trail. 48 minutes past the hour Deschutes Crossing. 52 minutes past the hour: Warm Springs Plaza. 55 minutes past the hour: Social Services. 58 minutes past the hour: Counseling Center. months. T he lab, located at Voc Re hab, will be helpful to elders and people who have special needs. “F or exam ple, one o f our work stations can be raised or lowered, if a person can’t sit and work for long periods o f time,” C o n ro y said. “We also have what’s known as JAWS software, which can blow up job notices for elders w ho aren’t able to see very well.” Voc Rehab will also be soft ware available for people with mobility issues. This software, called Dragon Naturally Speak ing, will type whatever is dictated into the computer. T he Accessibility Technology Center will be mostly funded by Vocational Rehab. T he Social Services delivery area is about 65 aerial miles from the reser vation boundaries, Conroy says. T h e ra te o f disabilities is about three times what it is in the off-reservation population. Social Services has a current caseload o f 170 individuals, compared to 20 a litde over two years ago. “We try to be responsive to areas o f concern,” Conroy said, “particularly if we are looking at program expansion or route expansion for the transit. We welcome public comm ents and we’re here to serve the people.” H e added, “Especially when we do something right, we like to hear about that, so we can keep doing things right. I know the bus system hasn’t always been perfect but the system as a whole, I think, is beginning to move forward. We are here To serve the people first and fore m ost, particularly with such a high rate o f unemployment on the reservation. We want to as sist people in any way we can.” Impact Aid: parents participating more (Continued from page 1) The tribes understand that the Impact Aid funds are pro vided to the school district for uncollected taxes on tax exempt lands, Katchia said. “For the record and pub lic notification,” she said, “the Confederated Tribes o f the W arm Springs R eservation o f O regon pays taxes from their joint ownership o f the Round Butte and Pelton dams, and o f the property purchased that has not yet been converted to federal trust land. Therefore, on record, it is to be noted that the Warm Springs Reservation pays taxes to Jefferson County.” L au rie D a n z u k a , sc h o o l board member, said she is ex c ite d th a t m o re co m m u n ity members are familiarizing them selves with the Im pact Aid fiind- ing. “I have four children in the school district,” Danzuka said. “I thought, ‘Why aren’t we more involved in this? Why aren’t we standing up and m aking our voices heard for our children?”’ She said, “As a board m em ber, I think it’s im portant that we assure parents th at these concerns are n o t going to go away ju st b ecause you d o n ’t NEED CASH? come to a meeting. I ’m glad this is coming forward, and I ’m glad that everybody is here tonight, as we continue to advocate for all students.” T he goals o f the b oard drafting the Im pact Aid ap plication are to demonstrate continual academic achieve ment, create a positive school climate, and maintain long term fiscal stability. December 3, 2 0 0 9 25 Year Recognition Photo courtesy of Gary Githens. On behalf of the tribes, Charles Nathan accepts the 25- year recognition award from FM Global’s Mike Witmere. Also on hand were FM Globa’s Scott Harbert and Barren Benson, and tribal chief financial officer Ray Potter (at right). The Confederated Tribes have had the same insurance company, FM Global, for the past 25 years, and the com pany recognized the anniver sary recently at their annual meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta. FM G lo b a l in su re s all tribal property, said Charles Nathan, the tribes risk m an ager, who accepted the rec ognition award on behalf o f the tribes. T he tribes began using FM G lo b a l, th e n called Arkw right, in 1984, as the tribes’ previous insurer had gone out o f business, said Nathan. T he FM Global representa tives came to Kah-Nee-Ta in the winter o f that year to m eet with the tribes, and the sides reached an agreement, said Nathan. A n in te re s tin g f o o tn o te , Nathan said, is that the company gave tribes flood insurance fot free. T hen in 1996, the reserva tion was flooded and Kah-Nee- Ta suffered over $1 million in flood damage, with the company covered, said Nathan. Public Meeting Notice L o w er J o h n D ay A rea Commission on Transporta tio n is scheduled to m eet Monday D ecem ber 7, 2009 beginning at 10:00 am, at Bob’s Texas T-Bone Restau rant, Rufus, 101 E Main St, Rufus, O R (541) 739-2559. The LJD ACT is made up o f Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler County’s and Con federated Tribes o f W arm Springs. F irst A genda item is to receive Public Comments on 2010-2013 Statewide Trans portation Im provem ent Pro gram (STIP). 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