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A p ril 17, 2013 Spilyay -Tymoo, W arm Springs, Oregon Page 8 Fire training starting KNT remodel T he 2013 Fire M anage ment training classes are start ing next week. Supervisor training/single resource training is Monday through Wednesday, April 22- 24, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at th e F ire M anagem ent Training Room, 4226 Holiday Lane. For inform ation, contact Bob Medina or William Wil son at 541-553-1146 or 553- 2413. This training wdll be set up for all camp crew supervi- The area that once housed the Indian Head Casino is being remodeled at Kah- Nee-Ta Resort and Spa. There will be a restaurant in the ground floor space (right). An enclosed area is being created for Class II gaming machines. Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Warm Springs Honor Seniors Hay Recreation hosting Penny Carnival this evening ! The Warm Springs Recre ation Department will present th e P en n y C arn iv al th is Wednesday evening, April 17, at th e C om m unity C enter gymnasium. B o o th set-u p sta rts at 3:30 p.m . T he carnival is from 5-7 p.m. Come celebrate the Week of the Young Child! There will be Bingo and concessions at the carnival—^ Family fun for everyone. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive — who is Youer than y o u ...” Dr. Seuss. The more that you read, sors, squad bosses and single resources. Cam p crew o rien tatio n classes for the selected seven crews will begin the week o f M onday, May 13 th ro u g h May 17. The last two days will be open for interested com munity members. Each crew m ust have IF personnel crew members in cluding the supervisor and squad boss. An additional five person nel per crew will be included for crew alternate Est. Friday, May 10 the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll g o ...” Dr. Seuss. For m ore inform a tion, contact Carol at 541- 553-3243. „ Till! n i l fm 11HniS The Agency Longhouse Feds recommend removing dams from Klamath River Aquatic Center softball leagues now forming T h e MAC R e crea tio n District’s softball leagues are now forming, and registration is now open. Two d iv isio n s, m e n ’s league and co -ed , will be fo rm e d th is sp rin g , an d people wishing to sign up a team may do so at the Ma dras Aquatic Center until the deadline, April 29; The cost is $500 per team, or players can sign up individually for $40 and be placed on a team later. There will a be a 6-team minimum for both leagues; if the minimum is not met, all fees will be refunded. Game nights are Tuesdays for m en’s league and Thurs days for co-ed. The league will run from April 30 to Aug. 29, and the MAC is currently looking for volunteers to help assist with the program and umpire. For more information on the league, and how to help, contact Carolyn H arvey at the MAC, 541-475-4253. (AP) — The federal gov ernm ent is recom m ending that all four aging hydroelec tric dams should be removed from the Klam ath River in southern Oregon and N orth ern CaHfornia to help strug gling wild salmon runs, and nearly $1 bilEon should be spent on environmental res toration. The final environmental im pact statem en t m aking those recommendations was posted last week on a U.S; D e p a rtm e n t o f I n te rio r website. Howlak Tichum USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact: K-8 School T he USDA Rural D e ve lo p m e n t (R D ) has received an appli cation for financial as s is ta n c e fro m th e Confederated Tribes of the W arm Springs fo r their proposed K- 8 New School Con struction Project. The proposed project was d e s c rib e d in th e USDA RD Notice of the A vailability of an E n v iro n m e n ta l A s sessment. This pub lic notifce w as pub lished in the Spilyay Tym oo on March 6th and 20th, 2013, with a 30-day com m ent pe riod. No com m ents were received. As required by the National Environmen tal Policy Act, RD has assessed the poten tial environmental im pacts of this proposed project and has deter m ined that the pro posal will not have a significant effect on the hum an environ ment. Therefore, RD will not prepare an en v iro n m e n ta l im p act statement for this pro posed action. This de term ination is based on analysis that indi cate s th a t th e p ro p o s e d p ro je c t w ill have no s ig n ifica n t im pact to im portant land resources, cul tural resources, bio logical resources, wa ter quality, or other ar eas of environm ental con cern . U S D A is publishing this notice in a cco rd a n ce w ith S e ctio n 106 o f the NHPA review. W ilford W illiam S ooksoit Jr., (T ux-akul-us), 1957-2012 W ilfo rd W illiam “Wiggy” Sooksoit Jr., was b orn in R edm ond, O r egon on August 15,1957 to WEford Sr. “Winbuck” an d A da (M oses) Sooksoit. Wiggy passed to be with his Creator on Novem ber 2, 2012 at St. Charles Medical Hospital in Bend with his family by his side. Wiggy was' a Efelong resident o f Warm Springs and attended in schools in W arm Springs and M a dras. H e was recognized as a champion fancy and traditional dancer during Copies of the Envi ro n m e n ta l A s s e s s ment are available for review at U.S. Depart m ent of A griculture, Rural Developm ent, Attn: State E nviron m ental Coordinator, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 801, Portland, O R 97232-1274, or lo cally at the Tribal N a tu ra l R e so u rce s Building, 4223 Holliday S tre e t, W a rm Springs, OR 97761. For further information c o n ta c t C h a r lo tte Rollier, State Environ m ental CooVdinator, his youth and teenage years, traveling to many powwows with his family throughout Indian Country. Wiggy also was- taught by his elders and m o th e r th e W ashut and Medicine singing worship and p a rtic ip a te d in m any longhouses. With his founda tion, he made many friends and was close to aU his rela tives, near and far. Wiggy had a curious na ture about him, aEowing him to gain knowledge o f Indian ways in other tribal customs and traditions. H e traveled long distances and was happy to share what he found and an d b ro th e rs M arcus Sooksoit, Charley Strom; aunts AdeEne MiUer, and family, EEeen Spino and Phyllis Strong, Lucinda Green and family, Roma Cartney and family, uncle EUison (Alley) David and family, numerous cousins, nieces-, n ep h ew s and grandchildren. H e was p reced ed in death by his parents, sis ters MarceEne (Charley) Johnson, D eanna (Char ley) T hom pson, brother W illiam S o o k so it and daughter Ursula Edna. Madras Campus UPCOMING for the month ahead Spring 2013 \ Getting Started Sessions: April 30, 5:30 p.m. USDA Rural Develop ment, 503-414-3356. May 14, 5:30 p.m. May 28, 5:30 p.m. ' USDA Rural Devel opm ent is an Equal O p p o rtu n ity lender, p ro v id e r, a n d e m ployer. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to: USDA, Di rector, O ffice of Civil Rights, W ashington, D.C. 20250-9410 learned. Wiggy was especiaEy to talk about the many people he m et along the way! His sense o f hum or made his sto ries fun and interesting and made people laugh. D u rin g his adult years, Wiggy was recognized and respected to be asked, by his elders, to fulfiE the duties of W hipman for the longhouse, which he accepted. He served for many years until his death. Wiggy will be missed, not only by his friends, but espe- ciaUy by his family. He is sur vived by his sisters, Barbara Poncho and family, N ancy Sooksoit, Wilma Sooksoit; For More Info: 541.550.4100 www.cocc.edu Location: Room 116 Community Learning Classes Computer Essentials II How to Start a Business Team Building for Greater Productivity Et advance o f College events, persons needing accommodation o r transportation because o f a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe è Viola: 541.383.7775. For accommodation because o f other disability such as hearing im pairm ent, contact Annie W a lk e r: 541.383.7743,
