Spilyay Tym oo
D e ce m b e r 12, 2 0 1 2
C oyote News, est. 1976
P.0. Box $70
Warm Springs, OR 97761
ECRWSS
Postal Patron
U.S. Postage
PRSRTSTD
Warm Springs, OR 97761
V o I. 37, N o . 25
D ecem ber- Nch’i-An - Winter - Yiyam
50 cents
Travel center update
Lights
Parade
Location
may be
by casino
By Yvonne Iverson
Spilyay Tymoo
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
D e s p ite the rainy cold weather,
event organizers estim ate that
over 500 comm unity m em bers
attended the Annual Christmas
Tree Lighting and Parade at the
Comm unity Center last Tuesday
evening, Dec. 4.
T he evening kicked-off w ith
a h o t dog or ham burger dinner,
then outside for the parade, sing
ing, and tree Eghting.
O v er 16 floats entered the
parade. T he H ousing D ep art
m ent took hom e the first place
trophy. (S4 complete list of the win
ners is on page 5.)
. A new addition to the event
this year were the make-and-take
craft activity tables that filled the
gym. “Everyone was able to leave
w ith som ething,” com m ented
M ichael M artinez, P rev en tio n
Coordinator.
Crafts and activities included
picture frames, Christm as tree
ornaments, pinecone decoration,
cake walk, mini tee-pees, color
ing and more.
Night Out on Monday
The Eighth Annual Christmas
Indian N ite O u t is on Monday,
Dec. 17 at the Comm unity Cen-
Yvonne Iverson 'photos.
*
g
ter gymnasium.
M aster o f Cerem onies, for the
evening will be Captain Moody. D in
ner is at 5:15 and the powwow be
gins at 6. Family fun and games in
clude “ Sw eep u r te e -p e e ,” and
“W hat’s in your wallet.” D oor prizes
and prizes for dancers in full rega
lia. Galling all dancers and drummers
for a night full o f fun.
For m ore inform ation please call
the Recreation Office at 541-553-
3243. E vent sponsored by W arm
Springs Recreation and the Com
munity Wellness Center.
Tribal Council met with economic
developm ent coordinator Kahseuss
Jackson last w eek to discuss the
travel center project. A fter hearing
the presentation, Council gave ap
proval for Jackson to continue p u r
suing the plan.
Jackson presented various op
tions regarding the travel center,
which w ould include gas and diesel,
and a convenience store and pos
sible fast-food restaurant.
Location was one o f the main
points o f discussion. T here was an
initial suggestion that the travel cen
ter be located along Highway 26 near
the Mill Creek Bridge. Preliminary
research, though, indicates that the
project w ould n o t w ork at that site,
Jackson said.
The m ost feasible location would
be near Indian H ead Casino b e
cause it w ould allow greater access
to the tow n o f W arm Springs and
casino patron markets, he said. A
site n ear the Mill C reek B ridge
w ould lim it access mainly to the
Highway 26 market, according to
Jackson,
See TRAVEL CENTER on page 5
available b efo re co n stru ctio n
starts, so we’re assembling a list
to see w hat job skill sets are out
there.”
By Duran Bobb
for the Spilyay Tymoo
T ribal m em bers m et recently with
the school design team, an architect,
the project manager, and tribal and
school district officials.
They discussed the design o f the
W arm Springs k-8 school. A bout 50
reservation com m unity m em bers
were on hand for the meeting, on
Dec. 3 at the Agency Longhouse.
The design team has planned sev
eral meetings to give project updates
as well as gain public input on con
ceptual site plans.
“We know community members
are very interested in w hat’s going
oil,” tribal chief operations officer
Urbana Ross said.
“We are doing a lot o f work.
T he architects are w orking closely
w ith th e s c h o o l b o a rd , T rib a l
C o u n c il an d th e d e sig n tpam ,
w hich is m ade up o f several com
m unity m em bers.”
i School district superintendent
Rick Molitor com m ented, “Every
step we take is a step to create an
environm ent that the children de
served A t these meetings, the plan
is to hear from the architects and
give some input on w hat we w ant
to see in the building.”
Design features
4 \Duran Bobb photos.
Members check out the design
drawings; at left, a conceptual
drawing of site.
Recruiting
Rob Q uaem pts is the co-owner
o f Wenaha C onstruction Manage
m ent, the W arm Springs k-8 school
p ro ject m anager. H e invited the
public to becom e involved.
“O u r goal is to bring on as many
people from the com m unity as w e
can ,” Q u a e m p ts said. “ S everal
weeks ago, we began strategically
recruiting. E ven if you don’t think
you have w hat it takes to become
involved, please fill out a form (with
the Jo b Creation and D eveloprnent
Program), This will help us iden
tify som e trainings and create a
toolbox o f skills.”
Jo b Creation is located on cam
pus at the co rn er o f Paiute and
Wasco streets. For m ore inform a
tion, call 541-553-3409.
“We’re working closely with tribal
members, getting them ready for the
c o n stru c tio n ,” L aurie D anzuka,
school district board chair. “T hem
are som e train in g o p p o rtu n ities
W enaha C onstruction M an
agement is providing consulting
services to tribes and school dis
trict, coordinating the initial plan
ning, budgeting and site selection.
T h ey also p ro v id e o n -site
project management and inspec
tion during the perm itting and
construction process.
Liz Hedrick, o f BBT Archi
tects o f Bend, presented a con
ceptual site plan, as well as a
rough1 draft o f the building lay
out.
“N o th in g is final,” Hedrick
said. “We get input every week
and We’re working closely with
the design team. It’s progressing
and getting better as we go.”
O ne idea for the site is to have
separate areas where buses and
parents will drop o ff their chil
dren in order to reduce traffic
congestion. T he main building
coticept features a central spine
which will create a direct view
and flow through the com m on
corridor.
See SCHOOL on page 3
WSFPI
presents
10-year plan
T he W arm Springs Forest P rod
ucts Industries Board o f D irectors
presented a 10-year plan o f opera
tion last week to Tribal Council.
T he Council was unable to take
action on the presentation, as key
aspects o f the plan rem ain pend
ing. F or instance, w hether the fed
eral governm ent goes over the fis
cal cEff at th e' end o f this m onth
will determ ine how an im portant
part o f the W SFPI mUl operation
plan w ould be funded.
T he plan presented to CouncE
caUs for instaUation o f a m ic ro -m ill
in 2013, and instaUation o f an end-
dog g in g lineal feed (E D L F ) in
2013-14. The micro-miU would cost
about $1.4 milEon, and the E D L F
about $2.7 milEon.
P art o f this funding could come
from a federal tax credit program;
how ever, w hether this w ould be
avaUable in 2013 is n o t yet known,
as the fiscal cEff discussion contin
ues.
I f no tax credit funding is avaU
able, then W SFPI could possibly
borrow tribal Business Investm ent
Revolving Fund money, mUl offi
cials said.
See WSFPI on page 5
WILD WINTER SPECIALS!
More than $30,000 in cash prizes!
See page 12 for details.
Highway 26, Warm Springs