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December 12, 2012 Spiiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pdge 8 Quilters sought for unique literary display Quilters o f Warm Springs are invited to design quilts in spired by the books o f O r eg o n a u th o r W illiam L. Sullivan, and display them at the A rt Adventure Gallery in M adras fo r th e m o n th o f April, 2013. F urther public showings, including at Warm Springs, are also under dis cussion. Sullivan’s two books that will be featured— Tisteningfor Coyote: a Walk across Oregon’s Wilderness and Cabin Fever: Notes from a Part-Time Pio neer— are rich with inspiration from Oregon landscapes and the flora, fauna, geology and history. In Coyote, he nears Mt. Jefferson, travels dow n the M e to liu s a n d a c ro s s to Sm ith Rock. In Cabin, his family builds and lives in a Courtesy photo. Quilt by Janell Sorensen, the author’s wife. log cabin. The quilt proje'ct is spon sored by the 2013 Jefferson C o u n ty C o m m u n ity R ead Program for the April 19-21 visit o f the author, who will give a p resen tatio n at the Warm Springs Library. For quilters, three brain storm ing and work sessions facilitated by Sandy Feigner and Christy Abbe will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. On Jan. 16, Feb. 13 and March 6 in the annex o f the Jefferson County Library. A comm itment to partici pate will need to be made by March 1, and quilts will need to be delivered to the gallery the w eek o f M arch 18-22. Questions and answers: W hat kind o f quilts? Any inspired by the books. For thé bed or for thè wall? All are acceptable. W hat size? N o limitations. More information is avail able, including a real live per son to talk to. You can email or talk to M ary H aw es at 5 4 1 -325- 3996. O r email: mghawes@gmail.com She can also p ut you on a 1 list to receive email, updates , monthly. T h e W arm Springs and Je ffe rs o n C o u n ty L ib rary have u p -to -d ate copies o f m o n th ly n e w sletters, and books for sale or checkout. “Madeline Jim is a friendly and helpful cage cash ier, ” says Margie Fuckta, Indian Mead Casino Muman Resources manager. For her friendli ness and profes sionalism, Congratulations Madeline was ' Madeline! From all named the Indian Mead Fmployee o f you r customers and co-workers. the Month fo r November. New meals program at Warm Springs Jail T he inmates at the Warm Springs J ail will be eating bet ter meals starting soon. T hrough the new meals program, the tribes will also save about $30,000 per year, said Stan Suenaga, director o f tribal Public Safety. The jail will begin receiv ing meals prepared by inm ates, at the. D eer Ridge C orrec tional Institute near Madras. In the past the jail con tracted for meals with a cor rectional facility in Washing ton- The frozen meals arrived at the jail by semi-truck. The Deer Ridge meals pro gram offers a bigger selec tio n , and m o re n u tritio u s meals, Suenaga said. The de livery distance is much shorter from D eer Ridge, adding to thes savings. T he jail meals budget is about $105,000 per year. By contracting with Deer, Ridge for meals, the cost will be cut by a b o u t a th ird , said Suenaga, who presented the proposal to Tribal Council. ' Council unanimously ap proved the change. The Warm Springs Jail is a BIA facility, operated by the tribes. There are on average about 30 inmates housed at the jail. Madras Campus UPCOMING for the month ahead Governor calls special session Gov. John Kitzhaber says he’s calling the O regon Leg islature into session next week. The Legislature is due to m eet in its regular annual ses sio n b e g in n in g Ja n . 14. K itz h a b e r said in a b rie f statem ent the special session will convene next Monday, Dec. 16. According to reports, Gov. K itzhaber took the extraor dinary step to give the sports wear company Nike greater tax certainty. Kitzhaber said Nike plans to create up to 12,000 jobs in the state by 2020. Mean while, though, Nike is being recruited by other states to move its headquarters. Kitzhaber said Nike prom ised to stay in O regon if the state would sign an agreement that its current tax structure will not change for the fore seeable future, according to report. H e commented: “Nike is a growing com pany that is being heavily re cruited by other states. It is prepared to sign an agreement Earring lost at the Commu nity Center during the C hrist mas tree lighting. If you find the earring, please return to owner. Sincerely, Sonia Heath. 541-553-4955. now to stay here if we/give them certainty about the tax situation.” Nike committed to spend ing at least $150 million and creating at least 500 jobs in O regon— if the Legislature approves a tax-guaratifee!bill. C iting an independent eco nomic analysis, Kitzhaber said the eventual spin-off could b e 12,000 direct and indirect jobs over the next seven years and a $2 billion-a-year boost to O regon’s economy. Check out the Winter 2013 Community Learning class schedule online Find classes like For More Info: 541.550.4100 www.cocc.edu MsgcLancf Excel cocc.edu/ContinuingEd Register now! cocc.edu/continuinged <5 In advance of College events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viofcu 541.383.7775. For accommodation because of «h e r disability such as hearing impairmenl, contaa Anne Walker. 541.383.7743. READ to SUCCEED! More literacy. More choices. School Construction Update Two Design Guidance Teams are working hard on the plans for our new school facilities in all of our communities. These dedicated teams of district staff and community members are meeting every week to lead the charge. “There are two really terrific groups of people with great ideas,” said Dave Fishel, partner of Wenaha Group, the firm that is leading JCSD’s school bond design and construction projects. “We’re even visiting other districts and looking at similar buildings to understand what we need. We’ve really been digging into the details.” Several community meetings are also taking place to provide Jefferson County families and residents with a chance to share their input and hear how the projects are going. “It’s been very clear that, everyone really wants what’s heist for the kids in Madras and Warm Springs,” said Fishel, The next community meetings in Warm Springs will be: Thursday, December 27,2012 6:00 p.m. Seekseequa Fire Hall Thursday, January 17,2013 6:00 p.m. Simnasho Longhouse Local community members and JCSD staff gather with consultants to discuss district-wide construction projects resulting from the recent school bond passed by voters. projects,” said Rick Molitor, JCSD Superintendent. “Skanska is one of the world’s leading .construction groups arid they did an amazing job on Ridgeview High School in Redmond. We love ' having that level of international experience while working with people who live right here in our communities.” fft I Former Madras High School graduate Jacob Struck will be part of the local construction team:' working to build and improve JCSD schools. Construction A former student and MHS graduate, Jacob Struck (class of 20.05'), will be' coming back to our district as part of the construction management team funded by the school bond to help us build and improve our facilities. As part of Skanska, the general contractor hired this week to lead the district-wide construction efforts, Jacob will join four other Central Oregonians (including one who lives here in Madras) on the Skanska team to improve our schools. “We are really excited to have local residents, and one of our very own high school graduates, leading the construction Jefferson County School District 4 New 509J Chief Financial Officer! Calendar December Wednesday, 12/12 2-hour Early Release Thursday, 12/13 MHS Winter Concert (gym) - 7 00 p.m. Thursday, 12/20 JCMS Winter Concert (gym) - 7:00 p.m. Monday, 12/24 - Friday, 1/4 Winter Break - No School January 2013 Monday, 1/7 School Starts 445 St Buff Street, IDadras, OR 97741 (541)475-6192 5 Wé are proud tò introduce JCSD’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Martha Bewley who will be joining us tin January -' . 22nd. Bewleycomes to us from Mountain View Hospital where she has advanced from : controller to director of finance, then chief, financial officer within'six years.. N ot only is she a resident of Jefferson County, she is à former graduate of Ciilver High School and’ her husband is a graduate of Madras High •School. Bewley has a Master of Business Administration Degree from Oklahoma: Christian University. “It’s always a pleasure when former students come back to Jefferson County to pursue careers and contribute to our communities,” said Rick Molitor, JCSD Superintendent. “We truly had an amazing pool of qualified candidates for this position and we selected Martha because we Believe she brings the. perfect combination of expertise, experience and a genuine understanding of our school district and the families who. live here?’ Bewley will be stepping into her new; role as we wish Dan Chamness h wonderful retirement. Mr. Chamness. has provided ' invaluable guidance and support to our school district for more than six years and he will continue to guide us through December. Please join us in thanking Mr. Chamness for his dedicated service and welcoming Ms. Bewley to our team. wuRU.jcsd.kl 2.0 1
