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n E Coosh EEWA: The w3y it is Some serious questions The tribal budget process this year could prove to be one of the more challenging in recent years. The proposed budget, posted by Council on Sept. 28, includes a deficit of $1.64 mil lion. This means more cuts or revenue are needed before the final posting. Some have already met on the 2012 budget situ atio n , w ith S p ilya y about 45 m em S p ea k s bers attending the Y____________________ y “ O ur P eo p le’s Meeting” last week at the Agency Longhouse. Members from each district organized the meeting. Some budgetary topics discussed were: Travel expenses, the Senior Citizens Pension Fund, the tem porary casino, the hiring of non- Indians in certain positions not affected by the current hiring freeze, and spending from the rainy day fund. Council members likely will hear about these matters at the district meetings coming up this month. At the “Our People’s Meet ing,” other subjects came up as well, including the Early Child hood E d uction C enter, Childrens Protective Services, and a recent petition calling for the tribes to do away with the inclusion of chiefs as political figures on Tribal Council... Serious questions in these se rious times. TOE NESS... Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging o f how grea t their fath ers are. The fir s t one says: “Well, my fa th er runs the fa s t est. H e can fir e an arrow, and start to run, I tell you , he gets there be fo r e the arrow. ” The second one says, “H a! You think th a t’s fa s t! M y fa th er is a hunter. H e can shoot his gun and be there before the bullet. ” The third one listens to the other two and shakes his head. He then says: ‘You two know nothing about fast. M y fa th er is a civil servant. He stops working at 4:30 and he is home by 3:45!” Why does it take fiv e Irishmen to change a lightbulb? One to change the bulb; fo u r to remark about how gra n d the old bulb was. D id y o u every wonder why the person who invests a ll y o u r money is called a broker? sss sss sss B&G Club We truly appreciate the par ents, various individuals, volun teers and community partners who have been working with us throughout the school year and summer. Because of you, our program has remained success ful in serving over 50 youth on a daily basis. At this time we would like to personally thank Warm Springs Fire Management for thinking of the Boys & Girls Club kids. Also thank you to the indi viduals who delivered all the items. Your donation of the left over fire camp item s (food, drinks, plastic bottles and tables) has helped us tremendously. It means a lot to the kids and staff. We are continuously strug gling like many, and every little bit helps. We are very grateful to have people like you in our community. Sincerely, June A. Smith, club man ager. Recent fire I heard and know of the ter rible fire in September on the reservation. I really thank all the trib al m em bers o f W arm Springs for volunteering to help put out and get in control of the terrible fire. I heard there w ere m any v o lu n teers who helped put it out. Prayers are very helpful and powerful. Amen. Evette Patt, 50 Kourt Dr. no. 3, Eugene OR 97404; ph. 541-461-3375. Getting ready for Halloween Team ‘No Fear* Courtesy photo. Team members are (top row from left) Cheryl Lohman, Melissa Benson, Pam Keo-Oakes, RaNeva Dowty, Carol Sahme and Shawna Jackson; (middle row) Linda Porter, Earlynne Squiemphen, LeeAnn Wermy, Oliva Sanchez and Juanita Simpson; and (kneeling) Lynn Graybael. The 2011 P ortland to Coast Walk Relay was held in conjunction with the an nual Hood to Coast run on August 26-27, 2011. The overall finish time for our team, Team N o Fear. 32:27:15— Compliments to the team! I would like to personally say, these ladies did an awe some job during this walk despite a few blisters along the way-—They all deserve a big round of applause for giving it their all. Especially the newbies who didn’t know what to expect, but can you believe it, after the race was done they came to the con clusion, “It was fun.” And this is what it’s all about: Fun and adventure all the way to Seaside. Great team spirit and camaraderie! A very special thank you goes out to: B runoe L o ggin g, DE Composite Products, and the Museum at Warm Springs for your donations in help ing our team. Also, Kah-Nee- Ta for the gift certificates and pool passes— the ladies will enjoy them. C ongratulations to the other teams who participated either in the Portland to Coast Walk or the Hood to Coast Run. Great job every one! Again, thank you to every one for helping to support our team. Earlynne Squiemphen, team captain. Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb reminds us that Halloween is fast approaching! The Community Wellness Center and Recreation De partm ent w ill present the Employee Halloween Cos tume Contest on Monday, Oct. 31, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Community Center so cial hall. There will be a fight lunch. Costume categories are: Most original/best home made costume; scariest witch character; spookiest Dracula character; and the strangest Halloween character. Community Wellness and Recreation will also present the Halloween Carnival on Oct. 31. Booth set-up starts at 3:30 p.m. Fun and games begin at 7 p.m. There will be Bingo and door prizes. There will be a costume contest for adults and chil dren, judging begins at 7:30. Categories: Most original, best home made, scariest scarecrow, wickedest witch. For more information, call 541-553- 3243. Com m unity W ellness C enter and R ecreation Department Indian Business Talk Wishes... The power of positive thinking—I can and I will H ap p y b irth d ay to Sh annon! I hope you B y Bruce Engle h ave a Loan officer g o o d one W.S. Credit E nterprise on your d ay, an d A couple weeks ago many of the nationally known economists be g o o d ! were acknow ledging a 50-50 B O E a l- chance of going into a double w a y s dip recession. Now, some of the S.h .m .i.l.y? H appy birthday on H al loween to Ju n e and Ju lian e S m ith ! From Sue an d KWSO! Happy birthday to Jaden! Love from Uncle Dave. H ap p y a n n iv e rs a r y to Cheryl-Ten years is not so long a tim e! Love, Dave. Spilyay Tymoo CCoyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter: Duran Bobb Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, RO. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: 541-553-2210 Advertising: 541-553-2307 or 541-325-1089 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. 4 Spilydy Tymoo October 5, 2011 Letters to the Editor Next deadline fo r letters is Friday, Oct. 14. Thank you fo r writing! L Pdge 4- same economists are saying we are in one. So what’s new for us? Much of Indian Country hasn’t come out of the last one. What can we do now to get through this one—More of the same or something new? What works? Moving in with relatives or friends is often a first option. The key is that the combined incomes of the “new” house hold must cover necessary ex penses better than the previous separate household incomes cov ered necessary expenses at the separate home locations. Compatibility of occupants is also a consideration. That is a social and economic solution. A strictly financial solution is to have a job, hunker down, don’t take on new debt, pay down old debt, put some sav ings away for emergencies, and keep on building your retire ment account. Sounds simple? It is! But, it isn’t easy. A living wage job is a must. Two jobs can help even more, unless all the income from the second job goes to travel, pro fessional clothing and child care. Moving elsewhere for a job works if jobs are available there and you can get one that will pay well enough to make the move worthwhile. Being hired before moving is wonderful. Sometimes the solution is to stay at home and start a new business. That isn’t easy in the best of times. Most new busi nesses fail in the first year. Good planning can help to avoid that calamity. There are a lot of questions you would have to ask and an swer about yourself as a poten tial businessperson, about the business you w ant to open, about the local economy and about your ability to finance the business. You will need a business plan. The Community Action Team can help that. They are set up to do the same kind of business planning and counseling as was available at the previous Small Business D evelopm ent Center. T heir number is 541 553-3148. Ask for Lonnie. He knows business. Will the local economy sup port you, as an employee, or as a businessperson? W.S. economy Developing and maintaining a vibrant local economy isn’t easy. Many elements have to be brought to the task. Among them are investment capital and human capital— and humans with capital. We call those last ones “buyers.” The investment capital can come from savings, loans, or investing “partners.” The human capital includes an “I can and I will” mind set; the energy and drive to succeed; and the skills and abilities that are developed at home with the family, in schools, at trainings, and in the business community. Access to capital depends upon a favorable analysis of the business applicants “hum an capital,” his or her proven abil ity to successfully run the busi ness. This is the way it works in the real business world. The assessment of the busi ness person’s human capital al ways comes before the decision about the fe a sib ility and fundabifity of the deal. Investors and lenders think o f the process as putting the horse before the cart— both pointed in the same direction. Helpful mind sets If stores and shops that are not now in Warm Springs are to be here and are to succeed, it is important for tribal members to make a personal and a com munity commitment to shop in Warm Springs as much as pos sible when the stores are here. Think of that commitment as part of the necessary infra structure for businesses to suc ceed in Warm Springs. Infrastructure always comes before stores open. It includes more than land, sewer, water, power, com m unications, and buildings; it includes a customer base— the buyers. But know this, most member- owned retail stores that might be started at Warm Springs will be small and, being small, will not be able to buy in sufficient volume from suppliers to get the best discounts. Therefore, their prices will have to be somewhat higher than what you will see at Bi-M art, W al-M art or any of the other big-box stores. H opefully, the savings in trav el costs to M adras, Redmond, Bend, and the Port land area will offset the higher per unit prices for the same purchases in Warm Springs. The tribal population is small and spread around the reserva tion. Therefore, a fair amount of driving for some members is necessary just to get to Warm Springs. Getting to Madras ups the cost of everything by the cost of fuel, tires, maintenance, re pairs, etc. A lso, the trib al-m em b er- owned store will be trying to make its living from a popula tion that is much smaller than the M ad ras-p lu s-trib al, or R ed m o n d -p lu s-M ad ras-p lu s tribal populations, or the Bend- plus-R edm ond-plus-M adras- plus-tribal population. The tribal store owner will have to consider that when he does his pricing. He will have to do that well if he is to stay in business for himself, his family, and his cus tomers. T hat’s okay when jobs are created and everybody is doing better at home. More mind-sets sayings Many years ago a world class athlete was known to respond to tough situations by saying, “I can and I will.” The “can” referred to ability that had come from years of vigorous and focused training to develop his game and a thor ough study and understanding of both his and his opponents’ games. The “will” was his deter mination to succeed. 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