P.0. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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F e b ru a ry 6, 2 0 1 3
Coyote News, est. 1976
to crown the 2013 M iss Warm
Springs. The pageant was on Janu
ary 23 at the Agency Longhouse.
Norene Sampson demonstrated
her traditional talent, answered -
questions from the judges, and
danced. She was named Miss Warm
Springs 2013. Here is her state
ment to the community:
Greetings my W arm Springs
people,
I am p ro u d to be a tribal
m em ber o f the C onfederated
Tribes o f W arm Springs, and
honored to represent our tribe
as the 2013 Miss Warm Springs.
This is an opportunity that
many young ladies look forward
to. I ’m excited and looking for
ward to a memorable year.
Carroll Dick, a special thanks
to you and your contribution. I
will wear your beautifully-made
crow n and banner w ith great <
pride.
I want to say thank you to
Kah-Nee-Ta for the nice jacket.
T hank you to the M useum at
Warm Springs for the Huckle
berry G ift Basket, and thank you
Indian H ead Casino for the gift
card. Thank you to a form er
M iss W arm Springs 2013 Nprene Sampsqn
Counseling Center
reopens after remodel
New offices
T he P revention P rogram em
ployees now have their offices in the
downstairs o f the Counseling Cen
ter. Alcohol and D rug counseling
services are on the ground level
floor and on the second floor, which
also houses mental health services.
Before the remodel, there was no
central reception area at Counsel
ing. T he ground-level floor now in
cludes a reception area just inside
the main front doors. T he handicap
access is m uch better, both leading
up to and inside the building.
Thè new air conditioning system
is a great improvement. Each floor
now has its ow n tem perature
control. The air conditioning was the
single most expensive part o f the
project.
The remodeling w ork included
new p aint and carpeting, and new
restrooms. T he old dormitóry-style
restroom s were rem oved and are
now additional office space.
T he Counseling C enter build
ing is the old girls dorm . T here
were some health and safety issues
th at had to be addressed during
the re-model, including rem oval o f
som e asbestos and lead paint.
T h e rem o d elin g was fu n d ed
through a grant and through Indian
H ealth Services. C ost was about
$600,000. There will be a public
dedication ceremony in late Febru
ary or in March.
Cobell vs. Salazar deadline on March 1. See page 9 for details.
Bidding process begins
for WS k-8 construction
Tribal and school district offi
cials conducted a pre-bid m eet
ing for general contractors inter
ested in the $20-million Warm
Springs k-8 school project.
Ten general contractors at
tended the meeting, held at the
C redit E n terp rise conference
ro o m . T h e c o n tracto rs w ere
from the Central Oregon region,
and two from Portland.
The meeting was to provide
them with a scope o f the con
struction project, said Laurie
Danzuka, school district board
chairwoman. Construction on the
school is set fo r May, and is
scheduled for completion by the
start o f the 2Q14 school year.
In other recent school news,
the district and tribes hosted a
th re e -d a y v is it by R ich ard
DeLorenzo, an education consult
ant who has success with school
improvement in Alaska districts.
D e L o ren zo v isite d th e high
school, middle school and Warm
Springs Elementary School.
H e m et w ith teachers and
students, and also w ith Tribal
Council and m anagem ent, the
E d u c a tio n C o rtim ittee, and
school district board members.
H e attended the Y outh A rt E x
hibit opening at the M useum at
W arm Springs.
The school district may be in
terested in working m ore with
DeLorenzo, Danzuka said. “We’ll
continue to talk With him, and
decide in February w hether to
move forward,” she said. “H e has
had great success with schools in
Alaska, and we asked him to take
a look at our schools.”
The idea would be to build on
the work the schools have been
doing for student performance,
n o t to begin some new program,
Danzuka.
An approach that D eLorenzo
advocates is a transferring o f
learning from teacher to student.
Ninety-percent o f students who
Were u n d e r-p e rfo rm in g have
shown progress through the ap
proach, D eLorenzo reported.
In o th er district news: T he
Madras High School ROTC pro
gram will represent the state o f
O regon schools at the Seventy
Year Commemoration o f the D -
Day invasion in France in 2014.
The event is in 2014 in Franch.
— Dave McMechan
1st Anniversary Giveaway!
y i D A r e w r n d iw w n
or $9,000 cash!
Drawing on Saturday, February 9 at midnight
See page 12 for details.
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50 cents
for the beautiful necklace. These
gifts are wonderful and will make
this reigning year forever a last
ing memory.
A huge thank-you to all who
have shared words o f encour
agem ent. To all fo rm er Miss
W arm Springs, I hope to speak
with you and learn about your
experiences; som e “ d o ’s, and
don’ts” for pageants—-especially
during the Gathering o f Nations.
My goal is to represent our
tribes 110 percent. As a young
adult, I understand the tribes’
financial situation, b u t I will en
deavour to n ot let that deter me
and my representation, ThereL
fore, I’m willing to w orkhard to
raise additional funding for travel
expenses. I have already gathered
items for a raffle which I will
start selling tickets for at the
Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow. I will
be having fundraising events
such as lu n ch eo n s and bake
sales, as well as taking orders for
Wing dresses, contemporary pow
wow outfits— yep, I love to sew.
I hope you will support my ef
forts by purchasing raffle tick
ets or attending any o f my up
coming fundraising events.
I strive to and will be the best
ambassador I can be in repre
senting Warm Springs. I plan to
represent the tribes at as many
powwows and events as possible.
I will carry myself in a humble
and respectful m anner as your
2013 Miss Warm Springs! Thank
you for your support.
N o re n e S am p so n .
Ti>e community gathered recently
T he sta ff o f the C om m unity
Counseling Center moved back to
their newly-remodeled building last
week. The move took about three
full days.
The staff had been working at
various locations around the cam
pus for the past year or so, while
the building was being remodeled.
The move last week was big, as there
are several employees in the depart
ments at the center.
D uring the move, all the office
equipm ent had to be taken from
storage and from the tem porary
offices to the new ones.
Tribal Utilities, some limited du
ration workers, and inmates assisted
with the work.
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Miss Warm
Springs
2013
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
Important
dates for
election
The deadline to change voting
districts for the Tribal Council elec
tion is Thursday, Feb. 14.
In order to change your voting
district, contact the Vital Statistics
D epartm ent, located at the admin
istration building.
These are other im portant dates
for the upcom ing election o f the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council o f the
C o n fe d e ra te d T ribes o f W arm
Springs:
March 4: Nominations— All dis
tricts.
March 5-8: Verify candidate eli
gibility and prepare ballots.
March 11: Approval resolution
setting election date. Mail absentee
ballots.
Tuesday, April 16: Election date.
April 17: Certify election results.
April 19: Deadline for challenges
and appeals.
Monday, May 6: Installation o f
the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council.
Powwow
at Simasho
The Thirty-Sixth Annual Lincoln’s
Birthday Powwow is this Thursday-
Sunday, Feb. 7=.lCLat the Simnasho
Longhouse.
Thursday is Round Dances1 start
ing at 6:30 p.m. Friday at 5:30 sharp
is for new and re-joiners; G rand
Entry is at 7:30.
The Saturday G rand Entry is at
1 p.m. T here will be a supper break,
no evening grand entry, Sunday
G rand E ntry is at 1:30 p.m. Spe
cials:
H onoring “Charlie Tailfeathers.”
C ontact information:
Men’s All A round Special, con
tact Mackie Begay at 541-553-9330.
Youth H and D rum Contest, con
tact Evalene Patt, 541-553-5605.
One-M an H and D rum Contest,
contact Kyle Queahpama, 541-553-
6908.
W om en’s All A round, contact
Austin Greene, 541-5^3-1953.
Powwow questions, email:
Gnv82098@aol.Com
O r call 541-553-9230 after
p.m . V e n d o rs, c o n ta c t S an d ra
Greene-Sampson, 541-553-6619.
Special rate at K ah-N ee-T a if
attending powwow: call 1 -800-554-
4Sun.
Casino ’s first year
Indian Head Casino will celebrate
its First Year Anniversary at its new
location this Saturday, Feb. 9.
Opening invocation and remarks
will be at 1 p.m. in the casino lobby
(must be 21 and over). See page 12
fo r more on the anniversary celebration.
Indian Head
C A S IN O
Highway 26, Warm Springs
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