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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 3 June 12, 2013 Fire & Safety to step up fireworks enforcement Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Warm Springs Elementary held their annual spring, music program last week. This was the last program for Ethos music teacher Blythe Olson, who has been teaching music in the district for the last two years. Parents and families were able to enjoy the kids performance in person. The winter program was only aired on KWSO due to increased school security following the Sandy Hook Tragedy. Rules and regulations Public hearing at ECE T here will be a public hearing on the Child Care an d D e v e lo p m e n t F u n d block grant on Thursday, Ju,iie-27y-at 7 p.m. at., the Early Childhood Education center. A meal will be provided W ith July 4 coming up, W arm S prings F ire and Safety announced this year the department will be stricdy enforcing the rules and regu lations on fireworks. E nforcem ent will focus on the sale o f illegal fire works, sales to children ages 12 and under, and fireworks sales without a permit. Fire and Safety enforces these regulations each year, but this year is making people aware o f an increased en forcement effort on the res erv atio n , said F ire C hief D an Martinez. T he illegal sale o f fire works can open the seller to crim inal liability if a fire breaks out or someone is in jured, Martinez said. A p e rs o n u sin g fire works— whether legal or il legal— causing a fire can be ■held financially Hable as well, Martinez said. Last year there were sev eral fires th a t h a p p e n e d around the reservation as a result o f fireworks, he said. To apply for a perm it to sell fireworks on the reser vation, a person should con tact the tribal Nancy CoUins, tribal Sanitarian. The perm it process then also involves Fire and Safety. by ECE, so please come and show your support. For more inform ation please contact M ayAppe,¡M itchell, acting day- care J ad m in istrato r; or Edna Campuzano, health co o rd in a to r. T h ey can be reached by 541-553-3240. Exhibit opens June 27 The Museum at Warm Springs in June will open the new exhibit, Indigenous Elements: T h e lffe & A r t o f A p o Ionia Susana Santos. H er exhibit will also be the first in the newly re modeled Changing Arts Gallery, T h e re w ill b e n ew carp et and wall co v er in g b y th e J u n e 27 opening. • Martinez wants people to have a fun F ourth o f July, but also a safe and incident- free hoUday. H e advises ev eryone to follow closely these rules and regulations regard ing fireworks: There she be no sales to children under the age o f 12 years old, unless; accom pa nied by a parent or ¡written parental permission slip. N o firew orks shall be used within 150 feet o f thé fireworks sales stands desig nated areas. There shall be a fire ex tin g u ish e r, m in im u m 10 pounds, placed on the side: o f each stand and visible at aU times. There shaU be no use o f fireworks which are explosive or noise making in the resi dential areas or near resi dences between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. F irew orks shall n o t be thrown at or in the direction o f any p erson, groups or passing cats. N o fireworks shaU be ex ploded or used within any building nor where there is a g ro u p o f p eo p le c o n g re gated. Fireworks will not be used in any area w here the use would constitute a fire haz ard. N o firecrackers may be: sold or used which are over 1 and a half inches long, such as MIOOs, Silver Salutes,, Cherry Bombs, and all other: illegal fireworks that W arm’ Springs Fire and Safety deter mines to be illegal. N o fireworks shaU be sold o r used w hich have been banned as hazardous sub stance by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, or by Fire and Safety. All o f these rules pertain ing to the operation o f fire work stands will be strictly enforced, and any violations o f these rules may result in revocation o f permits. All tribal ordinances re garding the Public H ealth and Welfare will be in effect and will be enforced in tribal court, W arm Springs.-Fite and Safety, and the Warm Springs Pohce Department. READ to SUCCEED! More literacy. More choices. Leadership Comer fl message from Rick molitor Superintendent Happy summer Jefferson County friends and families! I would like to end the school year with a thank you to our amazing teachers, staff, students, families and community members. It’s been another year of progress and challenge. We are excited to be moving forward with the construction projects funded by the school bond. Our state test scores continue to show improvement and we are actively looking for new ways to help our students succeed and flourish. Keep an eye out for construction work taking place this summer and don’t hesitate to call if you have questions. I look forward to seeing you next fall. C e le b ra tio n o f M usic, D a n c e & A rts Thanks to support from local volunteers and sponsors, JCSD students and families enjoyed a special Arts in the Park Day to promote the performing arts in our community and celebrate the new Performing Arts Center (PAC). Thanks to our sponsors: Bright Wood Corporation; The Madras Pioneer; Incredible Events; Jefferson County School District 509-J; Black Bear Diner Madras; Mail Copies and More; Dance Arts of Madras; Great Earth Natural Foods; Identity Zone; Garden Depot; and KWSO. So many volunteers and local musicians came out to make this day a huge success. Thank you to Dance Arts of Madras; La Luna Folkloric Dance Team; KWSO; JROTC; National Honors Society/National Junior Honors Society; Kiwanis; Three Quarter Short; Box Canyon Bluegrass; Triur Amadan; and Grupo Ritmo Caliente. USDA Approves Funding for Warm Springs K-8 Last month, we received notice that the USDA has approved the remaining funding needed to build our Warm Springs school. With support from our communities, the Tribes and the District together have secured the funding needed to create a better learning environment for our children. “In addition to serving our children, this project will create new jobs and improve the surrounding community,” said Urbana Ross, CTWS Operations Dept. Assistant. “We will be expanding roads and making them safer as well as creating new walking paths.” For construction questions, call (541) 475-6192. fferson County School District S SE Buff Street, madras, OR 97741 Making Reading Fun! Last month, more than 275 first-grade students from JCSD celebrated reading at the second annual Gift of Literacy event. This year, the children welcomed special guest author Nina Laden. Laden’s book, The Night I Followed the Dog, was the JCSD students’ first choice in hard bound books. The event is part of JCSD’s ongoing “Read to Succeed” literacy awareness program and is designed to encourage a love of reading in children and increase the literacy rates of students in Jefferson County. A special thanks to the sponsors who made this day possible: Jefferson County Rotary Club with support from The Bean Foundation; Bright Wood Corporation; CHS Inc.; Central Oregon Community College; Columbia State Bank; Identity Zone; Jefferson County School District; Les Schwab Tires; Madras Education Association; OSU Jefferson Open Campus; Pacific Residential Mortgage; Payne West Insurance; Rocky Ridge Excavation; Warm Springs Power Sc Water; and other community donors. uiu>w.jcsd.kl2.or.us
