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“I Spi lyay Tymoo 'A / „ „ P.O. Box 870 c ™nn<; OR 97761 Acquisition Dept./Serials Knight Library 1299 University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403-1205 '.oyote News, est. 1976 June 29, 2011 Voi. 36, No. 13 PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents June - Atixan - Summer- Shatm Tribes, school district agree to 5-year plan Housing Fifty years ago the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the BIA, and Jefferson County, School District 509- J signed a lease agreement. This agreement has allowed the dis trict to provide educational services to Warm Springs Elementary School chil dren on tribal property. As the agreement comes to a close this year, the Tribal Council and the school district board of directors have been discussing options and opportu nities. As a result of these discussions, the parties have agreed to partner on a short-term plan to create a K-8 educa tion system in Warm Springs, with a long-term goal of expanding to a K -12 system. “It is important that we have the pieces in place to provide a good edu- cation system that also honors our his tory and our values,” said Tribal Coun cilman Scott Moses. “We believe that we can build a stronger education sys tem in Warm Springs if we partner with the school district over the next sev eral years.” The tribal and school district lead ers say they are not satisfied with the existing education system serving the reservation, and they want to ensure success for all students at a higher level. With this in mind, the tribes, the school district and BIA this week came to the agreement to work towards a short-term goal of creating a K-8 sys tem for Warm Springs’ families. Eventually K-12 The long-term goal would be to The first priority will he to obtain funding fo r a new K-8 building in Warm Springs at a cost o f ap proximately $18 million. eventually create a K-12 system on the reservation. This system would better meet the needs and desires of all stu dents and families of the 509-J school district, the leaders agree. The parties agreed to a more col laborative plan in which they will work together to design a gradual transition that ensures the success of all students throughout the district. “This is a very positive step in the partnership between the tribes and the district,” said Brad Holliday, school board chair. “We know we can do more for all o f our stu dents if we work together to make this happen.” The first priority will be to ob tain funding for a new K-8 building in Warm Springs at a cost of ap proximately $18 million. The goal is for the tribes, the dis trict and the BIA to each contrib ute towards the new building. Once funding is in place, the groups plan to work together to de sign a K-8 education system that meets federal, state and local edu cation requirements and needs. Then the long-term goal of build ing a new system to eventually in clude grades 9-12 can begin. Parade, BBQ fireworks on Monday The Confederated Tribes and Warm Springs M arket are presenting fire works, a parade and barbecue, canoe races and other games on Monday, the Fourth of July. The July 4 activities this year are in honor of Vietnam veter ans. The parade preparation starts at 9 a.m. at the parking lot area o f the Warm Springs Elementary School. The parade line-up and judging are at 10 a.m. (See page 4 fo r more information) S p ilya y s ta ff photos. The tribes hosted the 42nd Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days, June 24-26. See pages 8 and 9 for more pictures. Truck wreck closes highway Highway 26 was shut down for two hours yesterday after a truck veered off the road and burst into flames at milepost 109, on the grade between Warm Springs and Madras. A column of black smoke was visible for miles and OSP issued an advisory around 8:45 a.m. The driver was killed in the accident, according to report. Police began stopping traffic just before 9 a.m., telling motorists that the highway would be closed for at least two hours. Some drivers with business in Warm Springs were escorted over the river on back roads. Witnesses said Tuesday morning that there were no skid marks on the pave ment leading up to the crash site. is back on track By Duran Bobb Spity ay Tymoo Warm Springs Housing Authority" has closed nine of ten findings identi fied last year by the Northwest Office of Native American Programs, and ex pects the one remaining finding to be resolved in a matter of weeks. Back in September 2010, HUD said in a letter of intent that it would adjust some o f or all of the tribes’ future Indian housing block grants if the find ings were not remedied. HUD also intended to lim it the tribes’ availability of IHBG payments, and the tribes would only be allowed to access funds for projects or activi ties not affected by its failure to com ply with program requirements. The findings revealed showed travel expense reports that were not submit ted in accordance to travel policy, the self-monitoring system was not in com pliance with regulations, the inspection and maintenance systems were in non- compliance, the admissions and occu pancy policy was not being enforced, contracts were not adequately managed, documents were not on file to confirm that units were tested for lead-based paint, and the labor system was not in compliance. The one remaining finding to be closed deals with inspection and main tenance systems. “The last finding will be closed in the next few weeks after an agreement with HUD,” Moses said. “Tribal attorneys are working in coop eration with their attorneys. Basically, it’s going to be closed with an agree ment between them.” With the findings resolved, WSHA is in no danger of losing any funding. “Really, the only thing that is going to change now is how often a tenant will see us in and out of their homes. It’s been that way for the last six months. They might be upset, but maintenance of the units is our responsibility.” Moses took over the Housing Di rector position in November of 2009, when it was known that the department had issues which needed to be resolved. “Nobody was working on these find ings when I got here,” Moses said. “Since then we’ve submitted a ton of docu ments. My tribal member employees, they did a great job of stepping up.” (See HOUSING on page 5) Relatives of the late Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum rode in the powwow parade. Fire damages 6 resort rooms Fish return a hopeful sign fo r restoration By Duran Bobb S pilyay Tymoo Hot embers from a barbeque were the cause of a fire that dam aged six room at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge last Thursday, June 22. D am age w as estim ated at $ 20 , 000 . ' Guests in room 408 were cook ing when hot embers caught the balcony on fire around 8:15 p.m., Warm Springs Fire & Safety Chief Dan Martinez said. “Several attempts were made by the guest to control the spread,” Martinez said. “Em bers caused the exterior walls to catch fire. That spread rap idly to the upper deck and caused i_ extensive damage to the exterior walls of three rooms and the bal cony.” Rooms on that level were evacu ated, as security used a fire extin guisher to control the fire. Five fire fighters and two en gines from Warm Springs arrived within five minutes, and the blaze was declared under control at 8:45 p.m. Jefferson County Fire District responded as mutual aid. Also re sponding were two ambulances with Jefferson County ambulance stand ing by. Two rooms were declared unsafe and will remain closed. Four other rooms were smoke damaged. Guests were allowed to return to their rooms at 9 p.m. University of Oregon Library Received on: 0 7 -0 6 -1 1 Spilyay tymoo By Dave McMechan S pilyay Tymoo Adult spring chinook salmon, re leased as juveniles in 2008, returned this year to the Pelton Round Butte Dam— a good sign that could mean more fish returning in 2012. In 2008, before operation of the fish tower at the Round Butte dam, biologists with the tribes and Portland General Electric released several hun dred juvenile spring chinook. A small percentage of these fish— three of them— made the three-year journey downriver to the ocean, and then back again. The tribes and PGE began operat ing the juvenile fish collection tower at Round Butte dam in 2009. Through the tower, many more ju venile fish were trapped and then re leased downstream. This time next year will be an inter esting time for the upper Deschutes fish restoration program, said Jim Manion, general manager Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprises. It is possible that the number of returning adults w ill be higher, he said. A next step in the process will be the release of the returning adults up stream past the dam, he said. As part of fisheries restoration on the upper Deschutes, the tribes and PGE have implemented various pro grams, including habitat restoration and release of the juvenile fish. The single largest part of the restoration— physi cally and cost-wise— is the water intake tower at the Round Butte dam. The tower, 273-feet tall, draws in water at the surface while allowing the opera tion of the hydro-electric portion of the dam. The surface current guides the juveniles downstream in the lake. Before, there was no surface current and the juveniles did not migrate down stream. There have been no migrating fish spawning above the Round Butte dam in decades. Operation of the intake and collec tion system could reopen 226 upstream miles to salmon and steelhead migra tion, which has been blocked since 1972. Total cost of this project has been over $100 million. '-.V A
