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Page Spilyay T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon 16 Progress with k-8 project By Dave McMechan . ■ Spilyay Tymoo The Jefferson County School District is hosting an o p e n h o u se th is Wednesday, March 6, on the upcoming school dis trict improvements. This is a subcontractor and vendor open house, a chance for all interested p arties to learn m o re about the upcoming school projects. “We encourage anyone who is interested in work ing on any p a rt o f the p ro ject to attend,” said Laurie D anzuka, o f Jo b C reation and D ev elo p ment, who also is chair woman o f th'e school dis trict board o f directors. L ab o r, heavy eq u ip m ent operators, flaggers and other jobs will be in v o lv ed in th e sch o o l projects, both on and o ff the reservation. T h e o pen h o u se in Warm Springs begins at 5 p.m . M arch 6 at th e Agency Longhouse. E ar lier in the day, at 3 p.m., an open house on the dis trict projects will be held at the district offices .on Buff Street in Madras. - j Subcontractors, vendors and other interested people are invited to attend either or both meetings to learn about the bond and tribally-funded projects. T he meetings will include a review o f the scope o f the projects, the schedul ing, and preliminary bid in- formation. T he school district has hired Skanska, a leading con struction and developm ent group, as general contractor for the school improvements o ff th e reserv atio n . T his work includes the perform ing arts center that will be built at M adras H ig h S ch o o l, among other projects at the high school. The school district voters last spring passed a $26.7 million bond levy to fund the improvements, including new sports facilities at the high school. The Warm Springs k- 8 project is the single-largest aspect o f the improvements, with the performing arts cen ter second largest. The tribes last year passed a $10 referendum for h alf the cost o f the $20 million k- 8 school, to be built on 20 acres a t E a st T en in o and C hukar roads. T he tribes have conducted an environ m ental assessm en t o f the project, as part o f the USDA loan process. The assessment is available from the Natural Resources Branch (official no tice of availability on page 11.) A new water tower will be built to serve the school, which will be approximately 80,000 square feet, with ca pacity for up 650 students. A decision on the general c o n tra c to r fo r th e W arm Springs k-8 project was pend ing at the time o f this publi cation. Construction work on the Warm Springs school is now set to start in July. The school will open for the 2014- 15 school year. For more information on the March 6 open house, con tact Rob Quaempts at: robq@wenahagroup.com Other school news School board m em bers are meeting this week with the BIA regional officials, Body Shaw and Stan Speaks, to update them on the latest dis trict developments. This is a reg u lar an n u al m eetin g am ong th e b o ard and the BIA. M eanw hile, th e sch o o l' « board is considering the idea o f w orking fu rther with education consultant Richard DeLorenzo. The board is contacting districts in A laska w h ere DeLorenzo has seen suc cess with student perfor mance. He is the founder o f the Re-Inventing School Coalition (RISC); “a na tional nonprofit founda tion established to trans form education systems around the world and pro d u ce d ram atically im proved learning environ m ents and achievernent results for all children.” A sum m ary sta te m e n t o f RISC is as follows: “We are com m itted to re-inventing schooling as we know it so that all stu dents are su ccessfu l in school and life, regardless o f th e ir b a c k g ro u n d , their culture, their hom e life, or their previous edu cational experiences.” The essential ingredi ents o f a RISC system are student engagement, m o tiv atio n , ow nership, leadership, and responsi bility.” A NAYA Spring M arketplace Join Native small business vendors and artisans from around the Pacific Northwest as they display their goods, including beadwork, regalia, fine jewelry, pottery, woodwork, and more. Native ^American vendors are encouraged to register The Chief Opera tions O fficer and general managers are hosting a com NAYA Marketplace Details: • The Marketplace will be held Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the NAYA Family Center at 5135 NE Columbia Boulevard in Portland, Oregon; • Table Display Contest: $100 first place prize and a $50 second place prize awarded to the vendors with the most creative and visually appealing ven dor table display; • Registration starts Monday, March 11. For more information and to register, please contact: Ryan Parker, Micro Enterprise Coach at 503-288-8177, ext. 288 or email: ryanpa@nayapdx.org UPCOMING MARCH PROMOTIONS • Egg Bank Roll Cash Drawings - Win up to $777 Fridays at 9pm, 10pm, 11pm & midnight • Lucky 7 Cash Drawings - Thursdays at 9pm, 10pm & 11pm • Bring your kids to visit the Easter Bunny at the Cottonwood, Brunch served from 9am-3pm. Budget, k-8 meeting Thursday munity input meet ing this Thursday, March 7 for the pur pose of discussing the 2013-14 tribal budget. There will also be an update on the k- 8 school project. The meeting will be at the Community Center Social Hall. Light dinner at 6 p.m.; meeting at 7. M arch 6, 2013 Coat class at Noree’s Plume N oree’s Plum e has a coat class scheduled for March 9. Prepayments are being ac cepted now for reservations for this class. I f you prepay before March 1 you will re ceive a 15 percent discount. You can contact Noree at the store 541-615-0282. Computer class for employees There is an Interm ediate Word com puter class being provided for Warm Springs tribal employees on March 12-14h from 9 to noon at the COCC Madras Campus. P re -re g istra tio n is re quired by calling Job Creation and Development at 541-553-; 3324. Weavers this year in Toppenish The Second Annual Weav ers Teaching Weavers bas ketry workshops this year will be in Toppenish, Washington, June 27-28. A discounted rate is available fo r those who pre-register by June 7. F or m ore inform ation, call E th el G reene at 208-843- 7409. Art camp for Native students The Journeys in Cre ativity pre-college art camp for Native American teens will be held June 16-29 at the Oregon College of Art & Craft in Portland. Youth have until April 2 to sub m it applications. Twelve teens will be selected to at tend at no cost. For more in fo rm a tio n go to the website: ocac.edu Veterans Gathering in April The Veterans and Fam ily Healing Circle G ather ing will be held April 25- 28 at HeHe Longhouse. T he w eekend will in clude healing ceremonies, speakers, talking circles, e ld e rs’ w isd o m , sw eat lodge, healing touch treat ments, raffles and fun, N o fees o f any kind are being charged. Contributions of food, volunteer time and raffle items are greatly ap preciated. Thursday, April 25, the long h o u se will open at noon for campers, healing touch treatm ents, sweat lo d g e, m usic and storytelling. F riday o p en in g c e r emonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday will be filled with ceremonies, a silent auction, raffles and music by David Currey. Sunday the closing cer emony will, be at .10 a.m. For more information com tact LeM innie Sm ith at 541-325-1531. W ARM SPRINGS TELECOM March Mania! Win a 2013 Ford Fusion SE or $15,000 Cash! Easter Sunday, March 31 at 5pm
