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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.
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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
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