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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 2013)
Spílygy Tym oo, W arm Springs, O regon August 7, 2013 Telecom expanding service with new towers Cooperation with Public Safety means better service for all B y A dam H aas Converge Communications H ave you noticed new tow ers going up on the Reserva tion? H ave you w ondered what was going on? By the end o f this sum- rfier, four new communica tions towers will be installed or-upgraded throughout the reservation to help bring better phone and internet ser- , vice to homes. The new towers will also improve two-way radio cov erage for first-responders in S eekseequa, S im nasho, Schoolie Flats and Sidwalter. Made possible through a series o f D e p a rtm e n t o f H om eland Security grants, these projects will im prove inter-operable radio commu nications in and around the reservation. In addition to the funding received from H omeland Se curity, ' W arm S prings Telecom will be able to ex pand its service area, as it com pletes its $5.6 million American Recovery and Re investment Act project. M ore good news is that Warm Springs Telecom and the Public Safety Branch are working closely together to com bine their funding re sources for the benefit o f all tribal members. for the installation o f a ra dio equipment shelter at that location. Both were installed last month. W ith in th e n ex t tw o m onths, the Public Safety Branch will install two new radio repeaters at Sidwalter L o o k o u t. W arm S prings Telecom plans to have their new service available around the same time. N e w to w e rs WS. Telecom installed two new tow ers ju st this p ast month. The first, a 120-foot tower located on Schoolie Flats, will serve homes in Schoolie Flats an d Sim nasho w ith fixed- wireless phone and internet service. The second tower, located above the Pelton Dam, will provide similar services to residents along the Deschutes River and to additional resi dents in the Warm Springs agency area. The Telecom will activate service at those two towers by the end o f September. Also in the spirit o f shared resources, a federal H om e land Security grant paid for the installation o f an electri cal system for the existing Sidwalter Lookout Tower. (( We are also going to work on install ing a fib er optic link from Warm Springs to Madras to attract more high tech opportunities to the tribes...” Lonny Macy, planner S ee ks ee q u a p ro je ct Courtesy W.S. Telecom New Seekseequa tower and Radio Shelter, a jo int project of W arm Springs Telecom and the Public Safety Branch. The grant was to the tribes’ Public Safety Branch, while Warm Springs Telecom paid Meanwhile, tribal mem bers living in Seekseequa may have noticed recently that a new tower has been installed above Seekseequa Junction. This 140-foot tower was funded through a Homeland Security grant and will house radio repeaters for the po lice and fire departments. For this site, the Warm Springs T elecom ; covered the cost o f a radio shelter, which will eventually house the tribal Telecom’s equip m ent for residential phone and internet service. Jose Matanane, Telecom general m anager, said o f these joint projects, “The sharing o f telecommunica tions infrastructure between the Public Safety Branch and Warm Springs Telecom is re ally u n iq ue w ith in In d ian Country, and cotild serve as a model for other tribal na tions. M atan ane ad d ed , “ By pooling resources, both orga nizations extend their capa bilities and leverage each dol lar invested for the benefit o f all tribal members. This is an other example o f our com mitm ent to serve the entire reservation w ith advanced communications.’’ According to tribal plan n er, L o n n y Macy, th ese p ro jects are the resu lt o f many years o f planning. ‘W e have taken a phased approach to building out the public safety radio network,” Macy said, “with a total o f seven grants being im ple mented since 2007.” W arm Springs Telecom! has leveraged its installations, j funded through their federal! stimulus dollars, for the ben-; efit o f Public Safety. “This; helps everyone on the reset-! vation,” Macy said. H e also acknow ledged! that there is still more work! to be done. “These new installations! won’t improve cell phone cov erage, and we know that wider! c e ll p h o n e coverage is a! strong need for tribal mem-j bers,” Macy said. “That’s something we are talking to the cell phone pro viders about. We are also go ing to work on installing a fi ber optic link from W arm Springs to Madras to attract more high tech opportunities! to the tribes, part o f the next) development phase o f Warm Springs Telecom.” The Warm Springs Telecom-\ munications Company is a trihally\ chartered enterprise whose mission is to bring advanced broadband ser vices to the Warm Springs tribe r, including voice, data and video. Warm Springs Community TO Calendar — ' "ä|@| W Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM W ednesday, A ugust 7 The Inaugural Jim Pep per Native Arts Festival will be held August 7-10 at the Parkrose High School Per forming Arts Center in Port land. P erform ers include tivities held every day at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the gym. Friday, August 9 The deadline to apply for W arm Springs Head Start is today. Head Start is a free preschool program for children 3-5 years old. A p plications are available at ECE. Today in C arol’s Room at the Com m unity Center - kids will w ork on arts and crafts projects and then it’s Friday Popcorn and a Movie tim e at 2:30. T h e re is a d a ily fitn e ss program fo r youth at 9 a.m. in the gym. Joy Harjo & the Arrow Dy namics Band; The P tira Fe Quartet, John Trudell & Bad Dog, and more. R e c r e a tio n ’ s F a m ily Ja m b o ree Day is tod ay from 2-6 p.m. behind the W arm Springs Com m unity Center. A “Positive Brain Injury” Support G roup for survi vors will m eet W ednesday from 4:30- 6 p.m. at 124 SW 8 th S tre e t in Redmond. FMI: Nancy 541- 330-4428. All Warm Springs Higher Education students should a tte n d th e C o o kin g fo r College class from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m . at th e E ducation Building. Sunday, A ugust 11 W arm Springs Com m u nity Counseling has Adult Drop-In C enter every M on day, W ednesday and Fri day. Adults are w elcom e to sto p by b e tw e e n 8 and 9:30am fo r a light snack, conversation and an activ ity. FMI: Rick Ribeiro 553- 3205. Thursday, August 8 There is Thursday Night team roping pra ctice at the W arm Springs Rodeo Arena, Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. To learn more call 541- 325-2026. The next W ellness o f W arm Springs Lunch will be on today at noon in the Large Conference Room at the Fam ily Resource Cen ter. The topic will be Vision & Hearing and Lunch Will Be Served to Participants. Arts & Crafts are on the agen da all day to d a y at W arm Springs Recreation. In th e ‘ga m e room - it’s Throw back Atari Thursday from 1-2 p.m. and W ii from 2:15 til 4:15. There are ac Monday, A ugust 12 Kids at Recreation to day will check on the pump kin patch this m orning and then go back to the center fo r B rea kfast around the W orld - they are having a w affle party. It’s craft tim e th is afte rn o o n in C a ro l’s Room. It’s “X-Box M onday” in the gam e room from 2 til 4:45 p.m. Daily outdoor ac tivities from 1:30 to 3:45 in clude badm inton, archery and croquet. W a rm S p rin g s T e e n P re ve n tio n C o n fere n c e for youth 13 and older will be held today at the Com m unity Center Social Hall. R egistration w ill begin at 8:30 a.m. and sessions are from 9 til 4. A free concert for all participants will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 13 Today at Recreation - they w ill be playing big board gam es from 10am until noon and there will be w a te r play this afternoon from 2 til 4. T here are ac tivitie s held every day at 10am and 4pm in the gym. The IHS Diabetes pro gram w ill have a Diabetes S elf Care Session on A u gust 13 from 11 til noon and lunch after in the Health & W ellness C enter Kitchen C o nfere nce Room . T hey w ill talk about being active and coping with diabetes. T h e re ’s a Food Handler’s Class on August 13 from 2-4 p.m. in the IHS atrium. T here w ill be a W arm S p rin g s C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e m e e tin g on T u e s d a y at 5 :3 0 at th e C o m m u n ity A ction Team office on Campus. W ednesday, A u g ust 14 Today at Recreation - “Art-bration” a Celebration o f A rt w ill be happening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. An Ic e C re a m S o c ia l is p la n n e d fo r to d a y to o . the W asco County Fair Au gust 16-17. M ost offices in the tribal organizations will be closed fo r business this Friday. There is a daily fitness pro gram for youth at 9 a.m. in A potluck dinner and prayer gathering for the the gym. W arm Springs C h ristian c o m m u n ity w ill be at 6 p.m. at the High Lookee Lodge Tribal Room . You are invited to unite in prayer fo r th e c o m m u n ity , c h u rc h e s a n d fa m ilie s . This com m unity gathering takes place the third Sat urday of each month. Thursday, August 15 There is Thursday Night team roping practice at the W arm Springs Rodeo Arena, Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. To learn m ore call 541-325-2026. R ecreatio n w ill take kids on a M ystery Trip to day. In the gam e room - it’s Throw back Atari Thursday from 1-2 p.m. and W ii from 2:15 til 4:15. Daily outdoor activities from 1:30 to 3:45 include badminton, archery and croquet. Friday, A u g ust 16 T h e S p in o M em orial W ild h o r s e R a c e - in memory of Ronnie Morning Owl, Lowell Spino and Earl Spino - w ill be held during Saturday, A ugust 17 tf) Monday, A u g ust 19 Kids at R ecreation to-; day will check on the pump-! kin patch this m orning andj then go back to the center fo r B re a kfa st a ro un d the! W orld - they are having a! pancake party. It’s craftj time this afternoon in Carol’s! Room. It’s “X -B ox M onday” in the gam e room from 2 til 4:45pm. There are activities held every day at 10am ancj 4pm in the gym. 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