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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 24, 2013)
Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrrn Springs, Oregon Page 9 July 24, 2013 A fond farewell Friends, family, students and co-workers gathered at Abtyy’s P izza last Thursday to celebrate the 18 yea^rs th a t F o ste r Kalama, served as Com m unity L iason for the 509-J school district. Foster’s position was b ased p u t o f M adras High School, while other Raisons < are based at the elem entary and m iddle schools. F o ste r w orked w ith and helped many Native stu d en ts th ro u g h high school. Flute student Wyle Yazzie said, “I feel closer to my Native culture be cause o f Foster.” C o -w o rk ers sh ared sto ries o f th e ir tim e w o rk in g w ith F o ster. They all say they will miss having !him at the high Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Friends, family, students and co-workers held a retirement party for school liaison Foster Kalama. school. Mrs. W hitcomb rem em bers when she first came to work at MHS. “His presence made me feel Rke I belonged there,” she said. - P aren ts also a tte n d e d Foster’s retirement party, to show their appreciation o f the work that he did. N ancy Collins thanked F o ste r fo r allow ing h er daughter to take part in the Culture Club, “H e made her life m uch b etter,” N ancy said. Foster Kalama is moving on to enjoy his days of re tirement, and plans on go ing fishing. The Community Liason position has n ot been filled by the 509-J school district at this time. — Yvonne Iverson Site readied for school construction Dave McMechan/Spilyay Heavy equipment operators have been at the school construction site, levelling the ¡ground. A GPS-satellite system is used to determine when the ground is level. A person monitoring a computer communicates the information to the machine operators by radio. Several tribal members are among the heavy equipment operators. Emhoola Trucking, for instance, is among the crews. The Warm Springs k-8 school is scheduled to open in about a year. The teachers and other staff will move in next summer; and the school is scheduled to open for the 2014 school year. More News from Inctian Country Company’s plan to open horse slaughterhouse faces setbacks ALBUQUERQUE— A New Mexico company’s hard- fought attempt to convert its cattle plant to a horse slaugh terhouse was dealt a series of new blows ¿Monday, with the state denyihg its wastewater p e rm it add a c to r R o b e rt R edford, form er Gov. Bill Richardson and the state at torney general announcing plans to intervene in a law suit seeking to block a return to domestic horse slaughter. T he N ew Mexico E nvi ro n m en t D ep artm en t told Valley Meat Co. of,RosweU, which has a lapsed discharge perm it, that it w on’t renew the perm it w ithout a pubhc hearing because o f extensive comments already received. Valley Meat Co. attorney Blair D unn said the lack o f a perm it would not prevent the p la n t fro m o p e n in g as planned Aug. 5, but it would increase the cost o f doing business because the plant would have to haul its waste. D unn accused the state o f unfairly targeting a small, fam ily-owned business. H e noted that many dairies are operat ing aro u n d th e state w ith lapsed permits. H e said the state ignored Valley’s request for a renewal until the horse slaughter de bate became so divisive and Gov. Susana M artinez an nounced her strong opposi tion. The denial came the same day th a t R e d fo rd an d Richardson joined the fray, announcing formation o f an animal protection foundation whose first act was to seek to join a federal lawsuit filed by The Humane Society to block the planned Aug. 5 opening o f Valley Meat and another re c e n tly ap p ro v e d h o fse slaughterhouse in Iowa. Indian reservations in the West are contending with se rious unclaimed horse over p opulation, as th ere is no market for the animals. Attention all Warm Springs and Simnasho Schoolie Flats water users: As a public water system, we are required by the United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to publish the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). Cop ies are available by calling the water treatment plant at 541-553-1472. Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assis tance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Phone Legal Aid Services of Oregon to schedule an appointment to speak with an attorney on the first Mon day of the month (excluding Holidays) at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 Paiute Ave., Warm Springs. Call (541) 385-6944 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings between 10 a.m. and noon, or on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
