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September 7,
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2011
TeleCo Corner
New employees, office for teleco
b y M arsh a Sp ellm an
Marketing <& 'Regulatory
Director, IVSTC
P ro gress on the W arm
Springs telecom continues at a
rapid pace.
With our newly remodeled
building nearing completion, new
staff hired, technology facilities
ordered and regulatory progress
made, we are getting closer to
the fall date of beginning to of
fer service on the reservation.
Service will begin with test
customers to ensure that once
offered to tribal members, all
problems will be worked out and
the telephone and internet ser
vices will operate smoothly.
New employees
Two newly hired employees
soon w ill be jo in in g Jo se
Matanane, operations manager,
as full time staff.
T ribal m em ber D anica
Greene, formerly the tribal ad
ministration Mail and Reception
supervisor, has been appointed
custom er service m anager.
Danica was responsible for the
trib es’ lan d-line and m obile
phone service.
Gabriel Walker, presently a
customer service specialist at T-
Mobile, will join Warm Springs
Teleco as the new sales and
m arketing coordinator. Gabe
was responsible for customer re
tention at T-Mobile.
W ith the help o f C orey
Clements and Dana Hurtado,
from Job Creation, a search to
fill the customer service man
ager position began in earnest
last month.
Fourteen tribal applicants
were interviewed for the posi
tion, with Danica being hired for
customer service and Gabe be
ing hired for sales and market
ing.
B oth o f them are highly
qualified with many years of
telecommunications expertise.
They w ill be on the front
lines of sales and service for cus
tomers and the face of the com
pany when you walk through the
front door of the teleco head
quarters.
New staff, including addi
tional customer services reps,
will continue to be hired over
the coming months. Positions will
be posted in the Spilyay Tymoo.
Central office
In addition to the new staff,
the new cen tral o ffice and
telecom headquarters is nearing
completion.
Located in the old apparel
factory in the industrial park, the
building has been transformed
into a beautiful facility that will
be the home o f the telecom
company.
The building will have three
main areas. First are the admin
istrative offices for the staff, in
cluding the accounting team.
Then there is the customer
service area that will enable cus
tomers to come into the build
ing to order new services, pay
their bills, or discuss problems
with their service with knowl
edgeable staff.
In addition to the administra
tion and customer service sec
tions, the building will house the
technology that runs the com
pany.
A new “soft switch” has been
ordered and should be installed
som etim e in O ctober. This
switch is essentially the elec
tronic brains of the operation.
Not only will it switch all the
telephone calls so that you can
call anyw here in the w orld
through these facilities, it also
processes data packets for ad
vanced services like Voice Over
IP.
We purchased a top of the
line switch so that this company
will be “carrier class,” competi-
Please, respect community garden
ETC certification m il
allow qualified tribal
members to receive
phone service at a very
big discount.
tive with any top telecom com
pany anywhere in the world.
Jose Matanane’s office and the
technology staff will be housed
in this section.
ETC certification
Last but not least important,
are the regulatory certifications
that are critical for this business.
It is definitely the part of this
project that is the least interest
ing for most people, but is es
sential.
A few weeks back we filed
for the “Eligible Telecommuni
cations Carrier” or “ETC” cer
tification, that when issued, will
enable us to receive subsidies
from the Oregon Universal Ser
vice Fund.
It will also enable us to offer
Lifeline/Link-up, so that quali
fied tribal members can receive
phone service at a very big dis
count.
This certification process is
well underway and no compa
nies have protested our applica
tion to date.
Later this week, a group will
meet with Oregon Public Util
ity Commission (PUC) staff to
answer questions before the ap
plication is brought to the Com
m ission for a vote. Fingers
crossed this all goes smoothly.
More on the Lifeline/Link-
up services once we hear from
the PUC regarding this certifi
cation.
As you can see, we are mo
toring along and will continue to
provide information as we get
closer to offering service.
The growers at the community garden are reminding people that the produce that is
growing at the garden is for the people who are working on the garden. To participate in
the gardening, call Edmund Francis, diabetes prevention lifestyle coach, at 541-553-
2460.
Art of Cake Decoration classes start Sept. 12
The Warm Springs Recre
ation Department will present
the Art of Cake Decoration in
September.
The class will be from 5:30-
7 p.m. on Thursdays.
The first class is Sept. 12, and
the agenda include: class regis
tration, introducing decorating
tools, cake recipes, icing recipes,
cake preparation (baking, level
ing, torting), filling the layers,
and icing the cake.
The second class is on Sept.
19 and the agenda is: review,
make buttercream icing, make
royal icing, practice m aking
flowers, practice making leafs,
practice making letters.
The third class is on Sept. 24
and the agenda is: review, make
decorations, cake preparation,
decorate a cake.
The fourth class is on Oct. 3
and include: review, make fon
dant, color fondant, make fon-
dant decorations, and cover a
cake with fondant.
The fifth and final class is on
Oct. 10, and the agenda is: re
view, decorate Halloween cup
cakes, receive certificate of class
participation.
The class will be taught by
cake decorator Yara Santos. To
sign up call Carol at 541-553-
3243; or 541-460-0939.
First ten to sign up; cost is
$10 per class to cover supplies.
HOPE diabetes program offers twice-monthly classes
The Warm Springs Diabe
tes Program is now offering
diabetes classes, Healthy Out
comes Promoted by Educa
tion (HOPE) two times a
month.
The same topics will cycle
every two months. Classes
are the second and fourth
Tuesday every month, from
11 a.m. to 12 noon with a
light lunch afterwards and a
short walk. Class topics:
Sept. 13: What is diabetes?
Complications of diabetes.
Sept. 20: Being active. Cop
ing with diabetes.
Oct. 11: Taking D iabetes
M edications. H igh and low
blood sugars, sick day manage
ment
H O PE G lucom eter class
every M onday at 2 p.m., in
cludes high and low blood sug-
ars education.
The D iabetes A w are
ness Dinner in September
will be on Sept. 20. The menu
will be: chicken stir fry with
brow n rice, frozen and
canned fruit and crystal tight.
Education topic: Fitness
at all levels, and how it af
fects diabetes, presented by
Ron B erry and E dm und
Francis.
Remembering Warren “Rudy” Sta-X o-Iai” Clements
(Note, this article was scheduled
fo r release on Dec. 28, 2010, but
due to my hospitalisation, it didn’t
happen. Anna.)
December 28, 2010 marked
the fifth anniversary of the late
atwai Rudy’s passing. The fam
ily, Anna, Shayla and Jake would
finally tike to share our feelings
and deepest appreciation and
sincere gratitude for the many
m em orials and tributes that
w ere given R udy by all the
people, friends and relatives ex
pressing themselves.
First of all, thank you KWSO
for remembering Rudy on Dec.
28, 2010, as I tuned in early that
m orning by comments, song
and tribute. The loss o f our
belo ved had touched m any
people, not just family. As many
o f you know, Rudy touched
and befriended many people.
Since his departure, the tremen
dous num ber o f people who
knew and cared about him have
come forward with condolence
cards, letters, phone calls and
comments, as we met in differ
ent places. There were so many,
it was overwhelming. I truly
thank everyone for their kind
and generous thoughts, and dur
ing the funeral for donations,
food, material items, financial
help, cooks, drummers and sing
ers. Thank you to the late Alvis
Smith Sr. for the 10 bell count,
a boxing trad itio n, as Rudy
boxed as a youngster. And many
wonderful words expressed by
many speakers.
Because he touched so many
people’s lives, many asked for
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Photo courtesy of Anna Clements.
special honorings and tributes
of him. Many of these special
honorings and tributes were as
follows, listed by year, date and
event.
Jan. 2006, Cascade Locks
Memorial Service. Thank you
to the community of Cascade
Locks and Mayor Hesgard. We
have been richly blessed by hon
oring Rudy in such a special way.
Welcome by Roger Freeborn,
remarks (wonderful words) by
Roger Wheatley, Sandra Kelly
and Carol York. Quartz Creek
Drum for honor/tribute song,
along with empty chair placed
with Pendleton blanket.
Feb. 2006, Billy Chinook
Days at Pelton Dam. Rudy
was remembered, as he was al
ways called upon each year as a
speaker and presenter of Indian
culture and traditional ways. We
would tike to thank the Wasco
dancers for the tribute.
March 2006, Round Butte
Dam Overlook Park, Eagle
Watch. We truly thank Paul
Patton, coordinator, a close
friend of Rudy’s, who paid trib
ute with wonderful and special
words and with an honor song
by Quartz Creek drum. Also,
thank you Paul for the gift of
an Eagle Watch jacket.
June 25, 2006, Kah-Nee-
Ta Resort. The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, and
the state o f O regon— Gov.
Kulongoski, Proclamation and
Resolution setting June 25 as a
“Remembrance Day of Warren
Rudy Clements.” This was over
whelming and one of the high
lights of special tributes. Gov.
Vic Atiyeh, a close friend of
Rudy’s, did the honors of pre
sentation with a very moving
speech. This was truly powerful.
A wholehearted thank you to
go vern ors
A tiyeh
and
Kulongoski, the state of Or
egon, the Confederated Tribes,
and other who paid tribute, hon
ored and rem em bered Rudy.
Thank you Carlos Calica for
drumming and singing the Eagle
D ance Song for W illiam
Clements, and Jake Frank for
special honoring and tribute to
Rudy.
Nov. 2006, Bend, All-In
dian Holiday Bowling Tour
nament. We the family spon
sored the b o w ling Ladies
doubles and men’s singles cham
pionships in loving memory of
Rudy and Trudee Clements and
Becky Quinn, as they had great
love and dedication to the sport
of bowling. Awards to winners
were: embroidered Pendleton
jack ets, $1,000 to Ladies
Doubles, $500 Men’s Singles.
W inners o f Ladies D oubles
were from Carson City, Nev.,
Sharon W ood; and from
Susanville, Calif., Marissa Hoff.
Winner of the Men’s Singles was
our local Don Bagley. We sure
appreciate all participants. Turn
out for the tourney was great.
The Special Honorary Award
went to two special people, one
lady and one man. The lady win
ner was Norene Greene. She
gave support and encouraged
Trudee throughout her growing-
up years. She received an em
broidered Pendleton jacket. The
winner of the men was the late
Biff Johnson. He was truly close
with Rudy as a friend and rela
tive. They called one another
cousin, bowled together many
times. Biff received an embroi
dered Pendleton blanket.
Feb. 7, 2007, Simnasho.
M em orial and M onum ent
(marker) Unveiling. Thank
you Vic Atiyeh, speaker, who
had the honor of unveiling the
m onum ent. Gov. A tiyeh re
ceived a Pendleton blanket.
T hank you Jo e and Keno
Tuckta for wearing and show
ing of Rudy’s traditional buck
skin outfit with War Bonnet and
Washat outfit during the memo
rial grand entry. This was a beau
tiful memorial with showing of
the DVD “Life of Rudy,” which
tells the story, beginning as a
baby, throughout his education
years, after graduation from
college, employment in different
areas, many activities, working
for his people. Thank you ev
eryone for the contributions of
food and help. Thank you to the
cooks, the Washat drummers
and singers, and the Quartz
Creek drum for the memorial
song.
Feb.
9,
Sim nasho,
Lincoln’s Powwow. Drum and
singing contest in loving memory
of Rudy and Trudee Clements.
Awards: $6,000 drum contest,
plus first-p lace received
Pendleton vests. Winners were
Wild Rose drum from the state
of Washington; and the South
ern Express drum from Calif.
There was also a War Bonnet
dance and ceremony to pay trib
ute and honor Rudy. Each of
the 12 participants received a
gift, beautiful and outstanding
bonnets and outfits; ladies shell
dress to honor Trudee. Each of
the 25 participants received a
gift. There was a good turnout
with a very colorful display of
dresses and hats. Thank you
Kenny Scabbyrobe as a speaker,
on behalf of the drum contest,
and receiving the Pendleton
blanket from the empty chair.
Wonderful words as usual me
morializing Rudy.
(Note: This remembrance will
continue in the next Spilyay.)
J