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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 2013)
Spílydy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 3 February 20, 2013 Finances W S F P I: current and future upgrades (Continued from page 1) WSFPI installed the power plant at the mill in the 1970s, purchasing the equipm ent from a company Fairbanks, Alaska. The major components o f the plant— boilers, turbine generators^ the switchboard, etc.— date back to the 1920s, “If you maintain the equip-, ment, it Can last a long time,’’' said John Katchiajr., mill op erations manager. A new boiler was installed in 2005, as air-emissions from the old boilers no longer met EPA standards. Additional im provements were needed, but remained unfunded until last year with the ARRA grant. The project at one point was in jeopardy o f losing the ARRA funding, as the tribes a couple o f years ago decided against a larger bio-mass plant proposal. ' This larger pow er plant would have been located away from the mill, o ff Highway 3; and would have required a m uch greater amount o f bio mass fuel. T h é fuel re q u ire m e n t, truck traffic and air-quality, and lack o f tribal m em ber em ploym ent preference at the proposed plant, were con cerns that resulted in Tribal C o u n c il c an cellin g this project. A revised grant,, for (Continued from page 1) A t Council last week, Mike Collins, finance director, said a goal is to increase the level o f in-direct revenue to the tribes. In-direct costs happen w hen federal o r o ther ser vices are run from tribal prop erty. Over time, the in-direct cost to the tribes has gone down, and the goal is to re store the rate to its previous level, Collins said. T h e fram e w o rk in the Waterfall Plan can be used to actively engage the trib al membership in discussing and prioritizing future revenue and spending on'a m ore con structive and proactive basis. John “Sky” Katchia Jr. inspects the new grating in the boiler. T h e W aterfall Plan sets four tasks to be com pleted over the next month: Develop an implementa tion team; Finalize the budget frame work, identify all unobligated revenues, and develop an in direct cost rate strategy; Complete a Tribal Coun cil Waterfall exercise, proposed for M arch 5. A t this stage, items in the list o f services can be moved up or down the tier, chart. Management will then re p o rt back to Council. T he p ro p o se d date fo r th is is March 18. i f work at the power plant at the mill, was resubm itted, and approved last year. Work on the power-plant upgrade will continue for the n e x t several m o n th s. A, completion date is'set for late September. Also looking to the future at the mill: Other upgrades T he'10-year W SFPI op eration plan calls for instal lation o f a $1.4 million m i cro-m ill to handle sm aller logs. This is planned for this year. A later project is involves in stallatio n o f e q u ip m en t called an end-dogging lineal Open Wednesday thru Saturday The control panel of the turbines has served for several decades, dating back to the 1920s. feed (E D L F), costing $2.7, million. W SFPI plans to use the 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. federal new market tax credit program to acquire a loan to fund improvements. Ph. 541 -553-1041 At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. Logs for the next several weeks of operation; and (right) work on an aspect of the power plant project. Thank You Community Partners! JCMS Family Night a huge success JCMS teachers help students reach for the stars Students rave about elective enrichment classes Students at Jefferson County Middle School who are meeting or exceeding grade level in math, social studies, reading and science have amazing opportunities to challenge themselves through elective enrichment classes. These classes are interactive, so students are constantly engaged in hands-on activities. The 7th grade “Empires” social studies enrichment class teaches students about ancient civilizations through a game where they are able to role play and learn about clans, religion and commerce. “It’s like a giant monopoly game,” said Madalyn Breach, 7th grader at JCMS. “It makes you feel like you’re in the past, but without the violence,” added Jefferson County School District Jacey Hagenbach, also a 7th grader at JCMS. JCMS offers several enrichment elective classes for both 7th and 8th graders. “I enjoy seeing these kids excited about learning,” said Maria Crowley, 7th grade social studies & Empires enrichment teacher.” According to JCSD Superintendent Rick Molitor, the enrichment classes offer an extra challenge for students who are ahead of the curve. “We offer support classes for students who need extra help, and we also work to challenge advanced students to stretch their learning opportunities,” said Molitor. Thanks to everyone who showed up for Jefferson County Middle School Family Night on Feb. 6 and joined in on the community fun. We were excited to have such a big turn out - between 300-400 students, families, teachers and staff came! Another shout out to the students who put together the KWSO radio commercial advertising the event. From the volleyball, . soccer and basketball games to the free dinner with friends and family, it was a blast! What are title VII funds? Each year, the Federal government provides Title VII, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), funds to assist school districts that serve American Indian families. The , goal is to use these funds to help meet the unique academic and cultural needs of all of our students. In Jefferson County, the school district partners with Warm Springs representatives to decide how these funds should be used to support the education of our children. Stay tuned for updates about Title VII. For more information, contact Rick Molitor at (541) 475-6192 or rmolitor@509j.net or Danni Katchia at herkshanfamily@gmail.com. 445 SE Buff Street, madras, OR 97741 (541J4 75 -6 1 92 JCSD would like to thank the following community partners-for their generous donations to our schools. Lee Baggett arid Baggett Inc., donated services and equipment for installation of the new access road behind Madras Primary, the Bus Barn area; and Metolius Elementary. Major League Baseball Players Association donated funds to support the Madras High School baseball program. The donation was designated on behalf of Jacoby Ellsbury for winning the 2001 American League Comeback Player Award. Cath Brown, President of Teachers Inspiring Problem Solvers donated 30 TSI graphing calculators to the Math Department at Madras High School. Mike Weber of COSI is working with Athletic Director Rory Oster to give the interior of the Madras High School gym a “facelift.” COSI is generously donating funds to purchase new wall mats, banners and re-painting the gym floor. Jefferson Countv School District Calendar February Wednesday, February 20 2-Hour Early Release www.jcsd.k12.or.us
