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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____________________
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“ 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
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Spilydy Tymoo October 5, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Next deadline fo r letters is Friday, Oct. 14. Thank you fo r writing!
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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.
(See BUSINESS TALK on 5)
J