Spílydy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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February 20, 2013
Finances
W S F P I: current and future upgrades
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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
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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