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W.S. Chamber discussing mission, future The Warm Springs Area Chamber o f Commerce will hold a brainstorming meet ing on Tuesday April 9. i The meeting will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Family Resource Center. The Warrh Springs Area Chamber o f Commerce vi sion currently is stated as fol lows: An organization that o p e ra te s as an advocacy group on behalf o f its mem bers. D u rin g th e u p co m in g meeting, the m em bers will discuss whether, or how, to expand the vision. The Chamber mission is stated as follows: Bring pri- vate business owner? together to pursue common interests. A t the meeting they will discuss whether to expand the mission. . T he Cham ber goals are: Self-sustaining; self-govern ing; unified voice; coordina tor o f training opportunities for business owners; commu nication hub and voice for private business development in our community. H isto ry : T h e W arm Springs A rea C ham ber o f Commerce evolved from the form er Warm Springs Busi ness Association, and was for mally established in 2003. Future: The Chamber ex ists for the benefit o f p ro spective and current business owners and depends com pletely on your participation. Come help guide the direc tio n o f th e ch am b e r and mold it to something you can call yours. Q uestions for 2013 and beyond can include: How do you visualize the chamber working? D o you see any benefits fro m p artic ip a tin g in the Warm Springs Area Chamber o f Commerce? Does the business commu nity see any benefit from the Chamber? I f so, w hat are those benefits? I f not, share and maybe we can develop and get bet ter. Possible groups to work w ith as a m em ber include: Membership, tourism, down town development, certifica tio n s, p ro jects, advocacy, fundraising, infrastru ctu re (physical an d legal), mentorship, youth, leadership, education, and marketing. Opportunities are available for anyone willing to partici pate in our private businesses on the reservation. Gerald J. Danzuka, Warm Springs A rea C ham ber o f Commerce president. Healthy Outing Courtesy photo. Thè Diabetes Preven tion Team would like to thank all o f those w ho m ade it to the recen t Bunny Run. “It was so good to see families out walking and run ning together,” said Stefanie Hurtado, Health Technician and Lifestyle Coach. The next run/w alk will be on April 27. For more infor m ation please call 541-553- 7718. Bunny Run particpants at the Diabetes Prevention Team- sponsored event. Legislature could alter mascot ban (AP) — The Oregon Board o f E ducation’s decision to ban N ative American mas cots is less than a year old but attempts are already be ing made to weaken it. The board last May gave O regon schools until July 2017 to comply or risk los ing state funding. The rule, one o f the nation’s strongest, requires 15 high schools, m ostly in small tow ns, to erase Native American logos from uniforms, sports fields, trophy cases and other items. Schools identified as the Braves, Indians and Chief tains also m ust adopt new nicknames. Schools called the Warriors are allowed to retain their nickname if they alter their mascot, Though the board’s vote was nearly unanimous, pub lic opinion was more evenly split and legislators have re sponded with a trio o f bills. Senate Bill 215 and House Bill 3397 would let schools keep their mascots if they get perm issio n from a nearby tribe. Senate Bill 501, mean while, would prevent the edu cation board from withhold ing m oney because o f the mascot issue. A t a public hearing, this Prized Hood River corridor protected Columbia Land T rust and H ood River County received 400 acres o f prized H o o d River w a terfro n t p ro p erty that is hom e to threatened fish species and a variety o f bird 4nd wildlife species. T h e p ro p e rty form erly owned by Portland-based util ity company PacifiCorp ex te n d s fro m th e site o f P a c ifiC o rp ’s fo rm e r Powerdale dam downstream 3.5 miles to the City o f H ood River. H ood River County will receive 101 acres to ta l at both ends o f the corridor. Columbia Land Trust’s prop erty comprises the less-devel oped middle portion o f the corridor. “We have conserved the very nature o f the N orthwest in b o th place and experi en ce,” said G le n n L am b, Vancouver, Wash.-based Co lumbia Land Trust executive director. “Just moments from the City o f H ood River, you’ll see soaring eagles and osprey, A pril 3, 2013 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 fascinating American dippers, or steelhead queuing up be hind rocks and riffles head ing home to spawn.” N o w C o lu m b ia L and T ru st and its partners will turn their attention to restor ing fish and wildlife habitat, maintaining recreation access, and w orking w ith adjacent property owners— including o rc h a rd o p e ra to rs an d M ount H o o d Railroad— to address potential impacts o f the transfers, said Ian Sinks, Columbia Land T rust stew ardship manager. Today’s property transfer from PacifiCorp to the two partners is the culmination o f a decade-long process that began with the utility’s deci sion th at decom m issioning and removing its Powerdale dam was in the best interests o f its customers. The project ceased generating in 2006, earlier than expected, due to severe damage caused by a flood event and was subse quently decommissioned. week, supporters o f SB 215 ( names out there, they become said giving O regon tribes a comm on and people take it ;say in whether schools keep for granted that it’s O K with their mascots is a reasonable everybody. I t’s n ot O K with said A rt co m p ro m ise. Reyn L eno, everybody,” tribal council chairm an for McConville, a Pendleton resi the Confederated Tribes o f d e n t an d m em b er o f th e Grand Ronde, said he is more Umatilla tribe. Sen. M ark H ass, D - concerned about how tribal h isto ry is b eing tau g h t in B eaverton, w ho chairs the schools than in the mascot S en ate E d u c a tio n and W o rk fo rce D e v e lo p m e n t debate. “ H ig h sch o o ls do n o t Committee, said the differing adopt derogatory figures and o p in io n s am o n g N ativ e slogans; they adopt admirable Americans leave many O r and inspirational figures,” he egonians feeling “a little bit flummoxed about w hat the said. Others testified that while right thing (to do) is.” A fter th e hearing, H ass leaders o f some o f Oregon's largest tribes may not object said he’s unsure if the bills to the m ascots, the N ative will advance out o f his com A m erican p o p u latio n as a mittee. “It’s difficult,” he said. whole is deeply divided on the “I think w e’ll let the issue b re a th e fo r a Couple o f issue. “W h en we h av e th ese weeks.” Poling place open 8-8 on Thursday T h e C o n fe d e ra te d Tribes this Thursday, April 6, will elect the Twenty- Sixth Tribal Council. The polling place at the Community Center will be open from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. O n the ballot there are 27 n o m in ees fo r th f Agency District; thirteen for Simnasho; and six for Seekseequa. Agency and Simnasho will elect three C ouncil m em bers, and Seekseequa v o ters will choose two. T he A gency D istrict n o m in ees are: C arlos Calica, Luther Clements, M ona Srqith C o ch ran , Lynn Tanewasha Davis, R eina E stim o , E ugene Greene Jr., Anita Jackson, Kahseuss Jackson, Louise K atchia, K im LeClaire, D an M artin ez, D a b id Rodriguez, Je ff Sanders S r., M ary S ando- E m hoolah, Alex Smith, Alvis Sm ith III, Carlos Smith, Claude Smith III, Jonathan Smith, Randy S m ith, R o b e rt S m ith, Ryan Sm ith Sr., W issy S m ith, L ola S ohappy, Marcia Soliz, Roy Spino, Gabriel Walker. T he S im nasho D is tr ic t n o m in e e s are: D u ra n B o b b , O rv ie D a n z u k a , R ay m o n d Moody, Evaline Patt, J.P. P a tt, R afael Q u e a h p a m a , C assie R h o a n , Sal S ahm e, E m erso n Squiem phen, Aurolyn Stwyer, D elson Suppah Sr., Ron Suppah, Raymond Tsum pti Sr. The Seekseequa D is tr ic t n o m in ees are: Reuben Henry, Wendell Jim, Scott Moses, Myra J o h n s o n O ran g e, Lee Tom, Wilson Wewa. As soon as the voting is confirmed, the results will broadcast on KWSO 91.9; and posted at the Post Office, the adminis tra tio n b u ild in g , and other areas around the community. Rally in support o f Indian Child Welfare Act RAPID CITY, S.D. — Ral lying supporters o f the Indian C hild Welfare A ct carried signs calling for an end o f human trafficking o f Indian children and waited in the cold for the historic filing o f a class action lawsuit against the State o f South Dakota. Oglala Sioux Tribal A ttor ney Bernice D eLorm e said that the unwillingness o f the state to comply with ICWA has surprised her. H aving worked in social services and as a tribal attorney in Wash ington for the Puyallup Tribe, D eLorm e expressed aston ishm ent at the Pennington County Court. “In Washing ton, the state developed its own ICWA law and worked with tribes from all over, in cluding Canada,” she said, noting that Washington was not the only state to have a state ICWA law. D e L o rm e said, -“T h e ACLU monitored Pennington County Court for a year and saw that the rights o f parents and-the children were being violated and they did n o t have an opportunity to be heard. In the last year, 700 kids, 90 percent o f w hom are Oglala, were removed from their home by South Dakota D epartm ent o f Social Ser vices.” Borja Landscape Maintenance LLC For all your landscape maintenance needs email:Rafaelb@cbbmail.com PO Box 121 Madras, OR 97741 FREE estimates Taking Pride in a job well done! OSCAR'S EXPERT AUTO REPAIR Complete Service Foreign & Domestic Serving Central Oregon Community * Warm Springs You need to get back on the road call Oscar’s Expert Auto Repair. Towing available...If you fix the car with us, we give you the towing for half price. Cali Oscar or Byron for more info 541-390-1008 821 S W 11th S t * Redmond 541-923-3554 www.autorepairredmond.com
