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Spilyay Tyro December 26, 2012 Coyote News, est. 1976 P.0. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECRWSS 'ostai Patron Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave- Portland OR 97205 V ol. 37 D ecem ber- Neh’¡-An - Winter-Yiyam 5 0 cents Change in 2013 at Utilities T he tribes’ solid waste program in 2013 w ill see an im p o rta n t change, due to the financial challenge facing the tribes. Because o f the loss o f a garbage truck driver position, the depart m ent will no longer be able to serve residential routes at no cost to the customer. This change is to take place at the start o f the new year. - Garbage pickup will continue on th e existing com m ercial ro u tes where customers pay for the ser vice. Commercial customers who do not pay for pickup can pay for the service, but otherwise will no longer be served, said Nancy Collins, tribal Sanitarian. Also, residents w ho wish to pay for garbage pickup service should call the Sanitarian’s office at 541- 553-4943. Staring in January, there will be ten additional dum psters placed around the reservation. People who do n o t w ish to pay for garbage Dave McMechan/Spilyay Tony Wergen and Gordon Scott check out a new sanitation truck. pickup can use these dumpsters; or take garbage to the landfill or trans- fer station, which is free to tribal members. This also applies to all de partm ents that do n o t currently pay for service. T he following are the com mercial rates that will apply: $49.50 a m onth for a three- yard container with once a week service. $85.50 a m onth for a 10-yard container w ith once a week ser vice $24.75 a m onth for a 96-gal- lon tote w ith once a week ser vice. Each additional pickup is $10 per service. Existing Commercial accounts do n o t need to do anything to co n tin u e service, unless they w ould like to stop service. Residential rates are as fol lows, according to the Sanitarian: $18.50 a m onth for a 96-gal- lon tote w ith once a week ser vice. C o llin s c o m m e n te d th a t eliminating the driver position was the only way her department could reach the budget reduc tions required for 2013. Priority items on Council Jan. agenda Tribal C ouncil in January will m eet for consideration o f several “We need to put sòme strategies in place, as a kind o f recovery plan,” said secretary-treasurer Jody Calica. “We can’t continue the way we have been operating. We are potentially going to dep lete all reserves by ! im p o r ta n t m atters ,< ~ .2014.” .. W ith the Tribal Council election coming up in the spring, the cur rent Council needs to consider the transition from the Twenty-Fifth to the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council: Tribal enterprises for the m ost p art are pro v id in g n o dividend.- E ventually, th e p er cap ita fu n d w ould be depleted, w hich w ould have a domino effect at tribal Credit, By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo S. Postage 'RSRTSTD .....yo, OR 97761 among other repercussions. Council set the Jan. 24-25 m eet ing dates aside for consideration o f the tribes’ finances and the organi zation structure. There will also be consideration o f the idea o f having the TribalC ouncil positions as,paid positions. C urrently, m em b ers w h o are elected to Council keep their previ ous jobs, while still serving on Coun cil. T he decisions facing the tribes will require the undivided atten tion o f the leadership, Calica said. A possible way to achieve that w ould be by having the Council positions as paid employees of the tribes. Also in January: T h e tribal A ppeals C ourt, and recom mendations from the judi cial selection committee, is on the Tribal Council agenda on Jan. 14. ’ See C O U N C I L o n p a g e 5 School safety increases Jefferso n C ounty School D is trict 509-J took im m ediate safety precautions last week following the Sandy H o o k E lem entary School tragedy. Jefferson County schools were cancelled on Friday, Dec. 21, as a precaution; and there will be a two- hour late start w hen students return on Monday, Jan. 7. “The school closure allowed stu d e n ts, s ta ff an d fam ilies som e added peace-of-m ind during this difficult time,” said district superin tendent Rick Molitor. District leaders then m et with the schools safety team for careful re view o f the current school safety plans. Over- the break, school dis trict staff will m eet w ith law en forcem ent and fire departm ents to make any plan adjustments that may be needed to ensure student and school staff safety. During the two-hour late start on Jan. 7, school officials will update teachers on new and existing safety protocol. School closure last Friday was prom pted in part by rum ors that proved to be unfounded. N everthe less, “These rum ors created a sig nificant interruption to our schools and m ade it difficult to have an ap p ro p ria te ed u c a tio n a l se ttin g ,” M olitor said. • ...... As safety is a priority for the dis trict, school was cancelled that Fri day, the last day before Christmas break. — Dave McMechan 2012 Year in Review K-8 school, casino, Telecom among top news I k e WasCo people chose a new chief in 2012, C hief Alfred Smith. The tribps dedicated a new in- lieu fishing site at D allesp o rt in 2012. This was the thirty-first, and last, o f the sites to be constructed by the Corps o f Engineers under the treaty fishing access site program. O ver the summer, tribal N atural R esources released m ore Rocky M ountain goats at Mt. Jefferson. Meanwhile, the N ’Chi W anapum C an o e F am ily m ad e th e 2012 Canoe Journey, to Squaxim Island on the Olympic Peninsula. In 2012 m igrating fish m ade their way up past the Pelton-Round Butte dams, the first time the fish h ad m ig rated up th e re in generations. T his was the w ork m ainly o f P ow er an d W ater Enterprises, P G E and tribal Natural Resources. T he year 2012 saw roadway im provem ent work around the Holly wood-Tenino intersection area. A nd Spilyay photo. Students and tribal leaders break ground during a July ceremony at the new school building site. the Community Counseling building was renovated, ready now for staff to move back in. Early in 2012, two tribal enter prises held grand openings. F irs t, in Jan u ary , th e W arm Springs Telecom welcomed the com munity to its new offices at the in dustrial park. T he Telecom is m ak ing available high-speed Internet and telephone service to tribal house holds and businesses. T hen in February, the new Indian H ead Casino held its grand open ing. This was the busiest day and evening in W arm Springs in recent memory, as the grand opening saw a tre m e n d o u s p u b lic resp o n se. Parking lots at the casino and m u seum were full, with cars eventually diverted to the parking lots at ad ministration, the community center and longhouse. Still, the single biggest news event o f 2012 for many in the com m u n ity w as n o t th e casino o r th e Telecom, despite their obvious sig nificance. Instead, 2012 may be re m em bered m ost as the year w hen the tribes moved forward with a new school. T he idea had been around for decades. T he current W arm Springs Elem entary School is a great place for the students, b u t the location by the highway is not ideaL A nd the local student population is outgrowing the current elementary school. T he school district was aware o f the situation, and asked district vot ers to fund half o f the construc tion o f a $20-million kindergarten th ro u g h eig h th -g rad e sch o o l in W arm Springs^ This measure passed district-wide, and the m em bership agreed by referendum. T he school will be located on Tenino Road at the intersection with Chukar. T he School is scheduled to open at the start o f the 2014 school year. T he tribes currently are work ing to Secure the funding, and help ing to finalize the design. Construc tion is expected to start in the spring. W hen the new school opens, W arm Springs middle school stu dents will no longer have'the long bus ride to school. And all the Warm Springs k-8 students and family will have new school facilities located in the local community. — Dave McMechan WILD WINTER SPECIALS! More than $30,000 in cash prizes’ See page 10 for details. C A S IN O Highway 26, Warm Springs
