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r n Spily^y Tymoo, W^mo Springs, Oregon Page 5 August 10, 2011 New administrator at ECE Legal Aid moves to Action Team office Candice Percia started work this week as the administrator of Warm Springs Head Start and Early Head Start. Percia brings the experience and background that the tribes want for these programs, said Chief Operations Officer Ur- bana Ross. “Candice has ad vanced degrees and experience, and she’s young, so she’ll relate to our parents,” Ross said. Percia has a Bachelors de gree in Psychology, Human Development and Family Stud ies from the University of Ne vada at Reno. She has a Mas ters degree in Counseling from the University of Phoenix. She was a director of a pre-school in Nevada for five years. Her hope, Percia said, is to give students the best possible education experience at Warm Springs Head Start and Early Head Start. P ercia is o rig in ally from Redmond. People may recognize her as part o f the H awaiian Dancers, who have performed around the region. She and her family, pardy of Hawaiian de scent, formed the traditional dance group. Candice and her husband have two children, boys, ages 8, and 14 months. Legal Aid Services o f Or egon has changed locations in Warm Springs. Legal Aid, which provides free assistance to low-income residents in many civil cases, is now located at the Warm Springs Community Action Team build ing, 1136 Paiute Ave, Warm Springs. A service representative is there during drop-in hours: 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month. Or call 385-6944 Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (at lunch from noon-1 p.m.) Growers: litigation began 11 years ago (Continued from page 1) In order to become a claim ant, a person must have farmed or ranched (or tried to). They must be an enrolled member, or they must provide a statement that shows their connection to a tribe. And they need to have complained about the discrimi nation. “That could be written or verbal, and the complaint could have been made to either the USDA or tribal government.” Dillon, who is an enrolled Cherokee, said the discrimina tion was widespread around the country. “It has taken 11 years for the government to settle,” she said. If you believe you may meet the qualifications of a claimant, you may file by phone by call ing 1-888-233-5506. Or email: questions@indianfarmclass.com. V isit the K ee p s e a g le case website at indianfarmclass.com. Library: artists invited to showcase work (Continued from page 1) “We’re looking at topics such as diabetes and depression, self- help titles,” he said. “I’m working with Commu nity Counseling, asking them which tides their clients might enjoy. I’ve spoken with doctors at IHS for recommendations based on some of the elements that they have seen in our com munity.” Tribal member artists who are interested in showcasing their work at the library are invited to stop in to visit with Graham. “We’re also interested in find- ing an artist who would be able to paint a mural,” he said. Library hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children must have parental supervision. For more informa tion, call 541-553-1078. — by Duran Bobb Dave McMechan/Spilyay Candice Percia is the new administrator of Warm Springs Head Start and Early Head Start. Teleco: Many have helped with project (Continued from page 4) Having this group in DC was instrumental in getting future funding which is now being used to build out the telco. They con tinue to champion the telco. They have been instrumen tal in building out the Motorola Canopy wireless network. They are a busy group, and have done a lot to make the tribes telecom munications work well. Tribal administration Two wom en who handle, among other things, the telecom needs of the tribes are Lynn and Danica. T hey negotiate contracts, work with providers, make sure that the phones work, and es sentially make sure that the tribal telecommunications needs are met on a day to basis. Lynn Davis also serves as the actin g S ecretary-T reasu rer, when the tribal S-T is out of town. As such, she has worked with tribal telecom projects to get projects approved and grants signed when Jody Calica is un available. Both Lynn and Danica have been dedicated participants on the Telecom Steering Group. Warm Springs Telecom munications Company Jose Matanane, operations manager, is the number one guy at WSTC. As the new operations man ager, he is the first full time staff person and is responsible for en suring that all the technology plans are implemented and the new central office is built to spec and on time. As num ber one, he w ill shortly have some companion staff when we fill the customer service manager, controller, and IT manager positions. Once these key managers are hired, additional staff will fol low P revio us to his m ove to Warm Springs, Jose served for 14 years as the general manager for the Ft. Mojave Telecom in Arizona and Neveda, a tribal telecom company. Department Contributors This group includes Fire Chief Dan Martinez; Lt. Oswald “B ear” T ias o f the W arm Springs Police Department; Sue Matters, KWSO manager; Don Courtney, Public Utilities man ager; Paul Young, BIA agency supervisor; and Michele Miller of IHS. They have been the “regu lars” at the Telecom Steering Group, and leaders in helping to identify and move tribal tele communications forward as we build out the telco as well as public safety radio and improved cell service. With each agency having par ticular issues and needs, the people representing these tribal agencies have come together as a team to meet the needs of the tribe as well as the individual agencies. With this group, the public safety radio has been upgraded, including the new Miller Flats tower. Eagle Tech At Eagle Tech, Todd Stum and Alex Bland lead the tribal IT enterprise, responsible for ensuring that the tribes’ comput ers, networks and applications are fully functional. Teleco consultants The firm is Converge Com m u n icatio n s, w ith m yself Marsha Spellman, and Adam Haas. Converge, a women certified small business, is a telecommu nications consultant company that has been the tribal telecom consultants of record for the last five years. Adam has been working with the tribes for more than 10 years now. Lloyd Phillips contracted with Adam to do the original needs assessment when Adam was principal for WH Pacific, an engineering company out of Portland and Bend. After the needs assessment, Adam was rehired to work on a strategic plan and also wrote the Community Connect grant that brought the first broadband net w ork to the ad m in istratio n buildings and the Teepee Deli. After leaving WH Pacific and forming Converge, Adam and Marsha have been working on a range of telecom projects for Warm Springs, including the cre ation o f the W arm Springs Telecom Company. Adam and I both have many years in the telecom industry. Adam built and operated cable companies in Portland and in England. He is now the interim gen eral manager for WSTC. I have spent many years do ing telecommunications regula tory work with the Oregon Cable TV Association and other firms, and continue to do so on be h a lf o f the W arm Springs Telecom Company. 910 SW Hwy. 07 Suffit 203 Madras ¿¿(Pastries ^C a ke s 541*460-5020 ^SrPies ^ C o o k ie s ûaaCandy WÏÜ do fiptclcd GIVE OUR KIDS A BREAK SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL Warm Springs Do you want to make a difference in our childrens safety? The Community Safety Tearn is recruiting volunteers for the W arm Springs Crossing G uard Program for the 2011-2012 school year. If you are interested in serving as a crossing guard please contact June Smith at 541-553-2323 or Ashley Aguilar at 541-553-2204.
