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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 2012)
Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland OR 97205 P.0. Box 870 Springs, OR 97761 Tymuu Coyote News, est. 1976 October 17, 2012 Spilyay Tymoo C o m m u n ity fo ru m s o n th e planned k-8 W arm Springs school are coming up in the near future. D uring the forum s, m em bers will be able to give their input on design and other aspects o f the school fa cilities. Recently, the tribes and school district agreed to hire BBT Archi tects o f Bend for the design o f the school. . BBT Architects have designed several schools, such as the LaPine High School and a num ber o f el ementary schools, and other public and commercial buildings, such as th e M t. B a ch e lo r W est V illage Lodge. T he tribes meanwhile are w ork ing to secure a lo an g u a ran tee through the U.S. D ep artm en t o f Agriculture. T he loan would be re paid over a num ber o f decades. T he tribes and the school district are each contributing up to $10 million for the new school. The project m anager for the k-8 school, and other school district im p ro v e m e n ts , is th e W en ah a G roup o f Pendleton. Dave < Fishel o f - the Wenaha G roup has been in the com m unity for the past several weeks. “I think this is going to be a tre m endous school,” Fishel said. “Thé U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Voi. 37, No. 21 50 cents O ctober- Anwicht’ash - Fall - Tiyâm Funding, other progress with k-8 school project By Dave McMechan ECRWSS Postal Patron Art Show Opening views at that location in each direc tion are great, and there will be great options for using natural lighting.” T he school will be o n 20 acres at the E ast Tenino-Chukar roads. T he a creag e w ill a c c o m m o d a te th e school buildings, sports facilities, parking and so forth. T he m ain school building will be 80,000 square fe e t, o r a b o u t th e size o f th e Jefferson County Middle School. Fishel said that over the course o f construction, lasting about 14 m onths, the school project will cre ate about 200 jobs, some lasting a short duration and others lasting through m uch o f the construction. A core value o f th e W enaha Group, he said, is to keep the money and jobs as local as possible. “T hat is an im portant priority for the tribes and the school district,” he said. T he W arm Springs k-8 school is scheduled to open at the start o f the 2014 school year. Construction is expected to begin in the spring o f next year. T h e m e m b e rsh ip p a sse d the school referendum in July, allowing the tribes to borrow up to $10 mil lion. T he m em bership adopted the referendum after the school district voters in May approved a $26 mil lion levy th at will fund h a lf the W arm Springs school, a perform ing arts center at the high school, new football facilities, and other dis trict-wide improvements. The Museum at Warm Springs is hosting the Nineteenth Annual Tribal Member Art Ex hibit. At the exhibit opening last week, the win ning artists were on hand to receive their awards. Winners (above) included Aurolyn Stwyer, C harlene D im m ick, C arrol Dick, Roberta Kirk, Mavis Shaw and Pat Courtney- Gold (from left). The Judges Choice-Contem porary Award went to the work “War Paint” (at left) by Charlene. The exhibit will be on dis play until January. The museum is open Tues day-Saturday, 9 a m,-5 p.m. Tribes hosting Veterans Benefits Fair at HeHe Fun, healthy time at farmers market vvarm Springs hosted a farm ers market last week at the cam pus park. T he m arket included farm stand products. C om m unity m em bers were also selling arts and crafts. B ob and Laura Cpblenetz’s Seed to Table Farm came w ith a v a rie ty of fall p ro d u c e , p estos, vinegars, oils, baked goods and natural beauty p rod ucts for people to browse and buy. Many folks stopped by to see w hat was happening and to buy the fresh, organic produce. A nice feature o f this m ar ket was the support it received from the C om m unity H ealth N utrition and OSU Extension teams. Both teams worked hard to provide samples o f dishes us ing the fruits and vegetables that could be purchased at the m ar ket that day, including roasted root vegetables, butternut and acorn soup and fresh apples and pears. T h e C o n fe d era te d T ribes o f W arm Springs in O ctober will host the U.S. V eterans A ffairs Tribal G o v e rn m en t R elations B enefits Fair. The keynote speaker will be Jody Calica, tribal Secretary-Treasurer. T he Benefits Fair will be at the H eH e Longhouse on Tuesday,,Oct. 30, from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. I f you need a ride, a bus will be available at the following locations and times: Senior Center, 10:30 a.m.; Com munity Center, 10:45 a.m.; W arm Springs M arket, 11 a.m.; and the Sim nasho Longhouse, 11:30 a.m. I f you have any questions, please call Randy T hom pson at 541-420- 8745; or Randy Boise Sr. at 541- 777-7864. Lunch will b e provided. Representatives from the follow ing organizations will be on hand at the Benefits Fair: Veterans H ealth Administration, Portland office; Veterans Benefits Adm inistration; National Cemetery Adm inistration; O regon State D e partm ent o f Veterans Affairs; Vet erans Integrated Service N etw ork Leadership, from Vancouver, Wash.; H ousing and U rban D evelopm ent, N orthw est Office o f Native P ro grams; and the Veterans A dm inis tration o f Tribal G overnm ent Re lations, from W ashington, D.C. Mill layoffs in November W arm Springs Forest Products Industries will lay o ff 93 full-time employees next m onth. T he lay-off is planned as tem porary, lasting about four m onths. T he mill meanwhile has to make som e substantial im provem ents, such as developm ent o f a m icro mill to handle smaller logs. Tribal Council last week heard reports regarding tim ber and the See FARMERS MARKET on 9 Minnie Yahtin and little Minnie Yahtin Cloud enjoyed the farmers market. Dave McMechan/Spilÿay mill from the N atural Resources Branch and W SFPI representatives. T he mill has indicated a need for m ore board feet o f tim ber than is sustainable from the reservation. O peration o f the mill w ithout ex ceeding the sustainable tim ber har vest would require purchasing logs from o ff the reservation. Council has requested that W SFPI develop a 10-year plan o f viable operation. SPOOKTOBER SPECIALS: MORE THAN $20,000 IN GIVEAWAYS! See page 12 for other exciting offers. 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