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Transportation projects outlined
T rib al p lann er Lonny
M acy presented to Tribal
Council the planned trans
portation projects on the res
ervation.
Four large projects and
three smaller ones are sched
uled for 2013, with a total
budget of $1,175 million.
The single-largest item will
be a trail along West Tenino
Road, at a cost of $460,000.
A Warm Springs-Simnasho
Road.chip-seal project is also
set for 2013, budgeted at
$339,000.
A grav el p ro ject on
K ishwalks is budgeted at
$177,000, with ongoing mis
cellaneous maintenance ac- .
counting for $196,0Q0.
The projects are priori
tized by the Transportation
Committee and the Trans
Dave McMechan
p o rtatio n Im provem ent
Tenino
will
see
improvements
in
2013
and
2014,
as
the
new
school
will
bring
more
Plan, Macy said.
traffic to the road.
The construction of the
new School, for instance,
made the trail work along
West Tenino, and along East
nance.
venting the rocks from fall
frastructure.
Macy said work on that ing into the roadway.
Tenino in 2014, a higher pri
Project budgets, planned
area is included in the sched
C ouncilm an Raym ond
ority, Macy said.
for 2015:
uled projects.
Work in 2014 will also in
Tsumpti mentioned there is
New housing streets off of
Councilwoman. Evaline a washboard-effect happen
clude further work on the
Jefferson St.: $550,000.
Patt said an area of road be ing at places along Simnasho
W arm Sp rin gs-Sim n ash o
Trails from the school to
tween Simnasho and High Road.
Road chip seal, at $487,000;
community center: $425,000'
way 26 needs attention.
plus vehicle access work at
C ouncilm an K ahseuss
O n-going m aintenance:
Macy said the plan is to Jackson asked if there has.
the new school site, at
$200,000.
do this work when the new been talk o f usin g some
$341,000.
— Dave McMechan
New housing streets off
wafer line is installed from tran sp o rtatio n m oney in.
Jefferson Street are sched
the H igh w ay 26 area to im plem enting the D own
uled for 2014, budgeted at
Simnasho. An issue has been town Plan.
$81,000.
rocks falling from the steep
M acy said that the first
I Councilman Carlos Smith
hillside by the Beaver Creek w ork to be down on the
grade. A solution could be downtown project would be
m entioned the grade on
the installation of a chain- the rem oval and replace
Highway 3 near Kah-Nee-Ta
is sinking and needs mainte-
link fence on the hillside, pre- ment of die underground in-
Concern about land
exchange proposal
Tribal Council mem
bers- last week heard an
update on a proposed fed
eral land exchange involv
ing areas of Ceded Land
in Jefferson County.
T he lan d exch an ge
would create the Cathé
d ral R o ck an d H orse
Heaven W ilderness ar
eas.
To create these areas,
the BLM would exchange
land with'two private par
ties, the Young Life M in-,
istry and Cherry Creek
Ranch.
Young Life is located
at the Big Muddy Ranch,
fo rm er site o f the
Rajneeshee commune.
A concern for the
tribes is the possibility of
tribal cultural sites on'the
4202
H olliday St.
BLM land proposed in
the exchange.
- “If we need to state
our o p p o sitio n m ore
clearly, then we should dp
that,” ' said Councilman
Raymond Tsumpti.
The tribes protect cul
tural sites for future gen
erations, he said.
Through the proposed
legislation, introduced by
Sens. Wyden and Merkley,
the BLM w o uld trade
about 14,124 acres o f
federal land for .10,182
acres 'o f private land.
The tribes heard the
update on the proposed
legislation from their fed
eral contact in Washing
ton, D.C., Matt Hill.
— Dave McMechan
Call 541-
615-0555
WARMSPRINGSTELECOM
Pi-Ume-Sha health fair, set-up this week
’..The annual Pi-Ume-Sha
Health Fair is happ ening this
Wednesday, June 26, at the
C om m unity C enter. The
health fair started at 9 a.m;
and lasts until 1 pm .
M eanw hile, the set-up
work continues at the pow
wow grounds.
Utilities is setting up the
necessary electrical equip
ment and sanitation facilities..
There will be a Pi-Ume-
Sha meeting this evening at
6 p.m. at the grounds.-
A ssign m en t o f trib al
member vendor space will be
a topic o f discussion at the
meeting.
Vendors are scheduled
for set-up on Thursday June
27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., if
the grounds are ready.
Pepsi d eliv ery’ and ice
trailer are also expected on
Thursday.
Powwow organizers re
mind guests and -residents
that the Museum at Warm
Springs will host the open
ing o f the Susana Santos
exhibit oh Thursday, with
the opening reception from
-5:30-7:30 p.m.
The outgoing Pi-Ume-
Sha Royalty this year are
Q ueen M ary O lney and
Princess Eva Katchia.
The schedule for Friday
calls for continued vendor
set-up, camp set-up, teepees
and tents.
Stickgame M em orial is
scheduled for 12 p.m. at the
Stickgame shed, according
to the Pi-Ume-Sha schedule.
On Friday at 3 p.m. regis
tration opens for dancers.
6 p.m. - New Joiners and
Rejoiners Dancing.
6:30 p.m. - Registration
open for drumming.
In tro ductio n o f judges
(Friday only) by the Pi-Ume-
Sha Committee. ,
Little Girls Open Dance (6
years and under);
Litde Boys Open Dance, (6
years and under);
Little Girls Open Dance (7.
-1 1 years old);
Little Boys Open Dance (7
- 11 years old).
T he E nd u ran ce H orse
starts at 8 a.m. o n Saturday
m o rn in g at the Sh aker
Church..
Traditional Dress Parade
line-up on Saturday is at the
elementary school. ffi
Beads, Native American Gifts,
Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice,
Fishing Permits, Western Union,
Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and
Much More!
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O ver500 com panies can be p a id through our check-free service
including: Pacific Power, D irect TV, Verison, and Qwest.
Horses
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“We do not have fund
ing available to sterilize
large numbers o f horses
and if we did, they would
still be overgrazing for an
other human generation
until the sterilized horses
died. We do not have the
.25-plus years to w ait
around and see if a failed
‘third party’ alternative will
solve the nation’s problem.
“Thé trust responsibil
ity o f the whole United
States government must
be lived up to. Badly in
form ed policy (i.e. the
2007 inspections ban) has
had ‘unintended conse
quences.’ and must not be
repeated.”
Help wanted at CRITFC
D ispatcher/C om -
munications Officer:
This position is located
in Hood River.
The dispatcher is di
rectly responsible for
the operation of all of
fice radio/telephone
c o m m u n ic a tio n
equipment,maintaining
a close watch on patrol
activities in the field,
and for the general of
fice needs o f the
agency.
The vacancy Closes
July 15, 2013. For a
fu ll-v a c a n c y
an
nouncement and “how
to apply” instructions,
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