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.
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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
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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.
T h e N a tiv e P e o p le ’s
C irc le o f H o p e W a rm
Springs C a n c er S u p p o rt
G roup m eets from 5-7 p.m?
at the Education Building.
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