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Pgge 2 C o m p o site adds core com ponent M eanwhile, the p la n f o r a new building f o r Com p osite Products is on hold. B y Dave M cM echan Spilyay Tymoo In the past, Warm Springs Composite Products relied on an outside company to produce the core of its fire-rated doors. The core is a light-weight m aterial th at— w ith the C o m p o site’s sign ature Tectonite— helps to make the door fire-proof. For 20 years or so, Compos ite Products has been research ing and testing material in order to produce the core in-house. Recently, Composite Products earned certification, by the Brit ish Standards, for its own core product. The British Standards apply in many areas of Europe, the Middle East and Asia; so the certification is significant. “This is a huge step for us,” said Duane Darnell, Composite Products chief executive officer. “We no longer have to rely on the outside company. Now it’s our own product.” Darnell, speaking with Tribal Council last week, said his hope is that the new core product will help Com posite Products in 2011. Last year, he said, was a difficult one. “We did our best to keep everyone working,” he said. Still, he said, there were no Dave McMechan/Spilyay Jake Coochise shows a sample of the new core product. new hires at Composite, as the domestic and global construc tion markets, like the economy in general, were down. Jake Coochise, Composite Products director of global busi ness, said sales in previous years were making up between 33-35 percent of Composite’s busi ness. That figure dropped to EPA scraps biomass rule change B y Terri H arber Spilyay Tymoo E nvironm ental Protection Agency plans for a rules change regarding bio-mass energy pro duction have been postponed. This is welcome news be cause the Warm Springs Tribes plan to build a 35-megawatt bio mass plant in 2013. It’s to be located on a 100-acre site near the landfill. Last month, more than 30 Democratic and Republican fed eral lawmakers protested the EPA’s plan to reclassify bio-mass as a no n-ren ew ab le en ergy source. This would have put it in the same category as coal, oil and various other fossil fuels. There was concern that the change w ould have affected production costs by boosting the price of operating permits, for exam ple. It also m ight have stalled or stopped the project because tim e-sensitive grant documents would have required revisions. So the change o f heart is January 26, 2011 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon “good news,” said Ellen Grover, an atto rn ey w ith K arnopp, Petersen LLP. Grover’s law firm represents the tribes on this matter and is based in Bend. “Now we can move forward with the existing process.” If the rule ultimately ends up the way it has been proposed and the project stays on its cur rent timeline, the facility already should be operating if the EPA goes ahead with the change af ter the moratorium ends. The rem aining concern is how the EPA decides to deal with existing facilities—if any rules changes are directed to ward existing facilities, she also said. “Hopefully this three-year re prieve, w hile very w elcom e, does not cast a shadow of un certainty that threatens to curb investment and job creation. I will continue to watch the EPA carefully to ensure that the new econom ic opportunities that woody biomass offers for rural Oregon has the opportunity to move forward,” said Rep. Greg Walden, in a written statement. Walden is on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Industrial bio-mass can be grown from a variety of plants and trees. The tribes’ mill would supply a significant amount of dry wood fuel to the biomass plan t under an agreem ent forged earlier this year. Opponents of it say it can be non-sustainable and damaging to ecosystems. They also say it can also cause air pollution, consume large amounts o f water, and produce net greenhouse emis sions—which is why the EPA wanted to group it with fossil fuels. The Union of Concerned Scientists stresses that biomass is a “critical” as the U nited States transitions to a clean en ergy future. It also points out that not all forms of bio-mass are the same and that the im pact of their creation and use can vary widely. A website about the tribes' plan is up and information is bein g po sted to it. V isit: wsbiomass.com about 25 percent in 2010. The South Korean economy, he said, was hit hard by the re cession. “We don’t know when that market will come all the way back for us,” he said. Darnell said, “It’s going to be touch and go for us for the next six months or so.” Meanwhile, the plan for a new building for Com posite Products is on hold. The com pany, a tribally-owned enter prise, would fund the building, and is not in the position right now to commit to it, Darnell said. C ouncil C hairm an Buck Sm ith asked about the company’s ballistics component. Darnell said the ballistics pro gram is still going forward. Com posite Products is working with the company Lockhead Martin on possibly developing bullet proof products, he said. Composite Products revenue figures for 2010 were not avail able at the meeting last week, as auditors were still working on them. Check out the Spilyay Web site: wsnews.org To dancers and cooks Kah-Nee-Ta will be hold ing two meetings to discuss the 2011 schedule for its sum mer salmon bakes. The resort is asking tribal members in terested in cooking and danc ing to attend one of the two meetings. The meetings are set as follows in the HeHe Room at Kah-Nee-Ta: Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 10am; and Saturday, Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. There are chances to dis cuss the 2011 salmon bake season, and to fill out all nec essary paperwork. In order to be on the 2011 salmon bake roster, individuals must at tend one of these meetings. Refreshments provided. For more information, please call Heather Cody, convention services coordinator at 541- 553-1112, ext. 3436. Lifeguard Class At Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino Class dates: Feb. 4-6 and 12 American Red Cross C lass w ill sta rt at 9 a.m . Feb. 4 Course Description: In this course, you will learn about the duties and the responsibilities of a lifeguard and how to carry them out in a professional manner. You will also learn a number of life guarding techniques, such as how to use surveillance techniques, how to use rescue equipment to help rescue a distressed swimmer, an active drowning victim, and a passive drowning victim, and how to manage a suspected spinal injury victim. Full class requires a minimum of 32 hours - Must attend all classes to be certified. Cost of the class is $150 per person. Cost includes materials, and Red Cross certification in Lifeguarding and C P R forth e professional rescuer. Pre-requisites: Must be 15years of age or older on or before the final scheduled session of this course. Partici pant must successfully complete the following: Swim 300 yards consistently using front crawl 100 yards, breast stroke 100 yards, 100 yards front crawl or breast stroke in that order. Swim 20 yards retrieve a 101b brick from a depth of 7- 10feet and swim back to starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps within 1 minute, 40 seconds. Call 541-553-1112 ext. 3458 to re g is ter for the class. A sk fo r D avid or Natasha. r Located at the corner of Warm Springs St. and Hollywood Blvd. Open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 S h o p fo r y o u r S w e e th e a rt & Find that Special Unique Gift Í ì u J iv v -x , M ■ A - • T v -- Monday, , February 14 10 a.m. - 6 p.m . Community Wellness Center Social Mall - First come first serve vendors (one table p er person) For more information and sign-up call Carol at 541-553-3243 • A il Products Prepared Fresh Daily V 'S V « • ‘cm Jh • Entrees Roasted Daily • Featuring Hand Cut U S D A Choice Steaks A dvertise in the Sp ilyay Tymoo If you are interested in advertising in the Spilyay Tymoo, call Yvonne at 541 - 325 - 1089 . Or email yvonne. iverson@wstribes. org L BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER A ll Major Credit Cards A m aahiaA Served All Day • Senior Menu * Children's Menu * Daily Specials 237 S.W. 4th Street, Madras • 475-6632 OPEN 6 am -1 0 pm DAM
