A p ril 17, 2013
Spilyay -Tymoo, W arm Springs, Oregon
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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. „
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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
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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,