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1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205
P.0. Box 870
Springs, OR 97761
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October 17, 2012
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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
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Funding, other progress
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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.
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