December 12, 2012
Spiiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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
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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.
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