P.O. Box 870
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District meetings to address 2014 budget
with n o reductions, then the re
serve funds would be completely
depleted in 2015,
There has been reduced rev
enue to the tribes for a num ber
o f years, while spending contin
ued mostly unchanged. For ex
ample: I
Tribal dividend revenue in
2009 was $14,665 million, among
all the enterprises. For 2014 the
pro ject enterprise dividend is.
$1.75 million. Power and Water
shows a dividend o f $1 million,
and Composite Products shows
a dividend o f $750,000. T he
casino-resort, Credit, and Ven
tures show n o ■ dividend to the
tribes: .
W ithout revenue sources pro
vided in 2014, services and dis
tributions m ust be reduced to
balance the budget.
Cover Oregon sites serving tribes
You can learn more about Cover
O regon and the Native Health In
surance Exchange at two locations
in W arm Springs,
Both sites have assistors who can
help you learn more about w hat in
surance you may qualify for. They
can also help individuals apply for
coverage, such as for expanded
A t the Health and Wellness Cen
ter, check in at the reception desk,
and at the Family Resource Center,
check in at the W arm Springs Li
brary.
The online aspect o f the Cover
O re g o n p ro g ra m is still b e in g
worked out at the two sign-up loca
tions. However, the IHS assistors
with written applications, said Phyllis
Shawaway, IHS assistor.
“It’s been going pretty good,” she
said, “We’re seeing many people
come in to sign up.” :
T he assistors are also making
house calls to homes, as part o f the
community outreach. Each outreach
trip results in six or seven sign-ups,
Medicaid.
have already helped several people
Phyllis said.
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Tribal Operations will take a cut
of about 30 percent under the pro
posed 2014 tribal budget. This
would be the largest single-year re
duction for the tribal general fund
budget.
A reduction o f this size will nec- .
essarily impact all services provided
by the tribes.
T he Tribal Council is working
with the community in determining
how best to minimize and alleviate
these impacts.
District meetings, each Starting at
Yvonne Iversori/Spilyay
7 with dinner at 6 p.m., are sched
Council
members
meet
with
members
regarding
the
2014
budget.
uled on the 2014 budget proposal
as follows:
Simnasho, Wednesday, Oct. 23,
Employee layoffs and reductions
Seekseequa, this'Thursday, Oct.
at the Simnasho Longhouse.
in workforce, and a reduction in the
17, Seekseequa Fire Hall.
Tribal Council has proposed a per capita payment, are all on the
Sidw alter, M onday, O c t.-21,
2014 tribal budget that calls for a table in the 2014 proposal.
Sidwalter Fire Hall.
The problem facing the tribes is
Agency, Tuesday,. O ct. 22, the decrease o f m ore than $10.5 mil
lion from the current year budget.
this: I f operations were to continue
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The computers at the library
sign-up station are expected to
be in operation this week, said
Craig Graham, administrator o f
the Community Health Resource
C enter. T h e library also has
charts and inform ation explain
ing the qualifications for ex
panded Medicaid.
Member
art show
opening
The Annual Warm Springs Tribal
Member A rt Exhibit will be unveiled
on Thursday, O ctober 17. A n open
ing reception will be held from 5:30-
7:3.0pm at the M useum at Warm
Springs.
For the reception there will be
lig h t re fre sh m e n ts, th e A rtists
Awards ceremony, and the Tradi
tional Wasco dancers.
The reception is free and open
to the public. “We hope to see ev
eryone here to support the local art
ists,” said N atalie Kirk, m useum
curator.
For the M ember A rt Exhibit this
year, there are two Judges Choice
awards: O ne in the Contem porary
category, and one in the Traditional
category.
T he 2013 Judges Choice award
for a Contemporary w ork goes to
Reynoldo Greystar, for his beaded
vase.
T he 2013 Judges Choice award
fo r a T rad itio n al w ork goes to
Shayleen Macy, fo r h er beaded
bag.
This is the Twentieth Anniver
sary o f the Tribal M ember A rt E x
h ib it at th e M useum at W arm
Springs. You can reach the museum
at 541-553-3331.
Perseverance is key to success for store manager
L
alani Wolfe began working at
the Dollar Tree store in Madras
a little over seven years ago.
She started as a cashier and
freight handler,, b u t w ithin a
short time the störe manage
m ent saw she had the initiative
to do more. A nd they could see
she wâs great at working with
the public. Six months after first
starting she w asprom oted to as
sistant manager.
Lalani continued to take on
more responsibilities, working
hard and learning all aspects o f
the running the store. T hen
earlier this year, she spent two
m onths working at the Dollar
Tree in Prineville, in the m an
ager training program.
She returned to the Madras
Dollar Tree in July, as the store
manager. She w orks w ith 11
cashiers, and has three assistant
managers. Apparently, Lalani is
the first N ative A m erican to
manage a store in the chain.
L alani grew u p in W arm
Springs. H er first job was work
ing with the Summer Youth pro
gram w hen she was 15. She
worked for a time at Kah-Nee-
Ta, in the gift shop and in house-
Dave McMechna/Spilyay
Lalani Wolfe, store manager of the DollarTree in Madras.
keeping. T hen she worked for four
years at the Early Childhood E d u
cation Center.
“I love kids,” Lalani says, “I
have nine grandkids.” .
She liked working with the stu
dents at E C E , “b ut w hat I really
enjoy doing is working with the pub
lic,” Lalani says.
She moved to Texas for a .time,
to be with her m other who was sick.
She Worked part-time in retail while
she was there. W hen Lalani
came back to Central O regon
in 2006, she applied at the
Madras Dollar Tree.
She was" hired as .cashier-
freight after a series o f three
interviews. Since that time she
has been working her way up.
Lalani lives in Madras now, ■
as she is on-call at the store six
days a week. B ut her love and
concern for the W arm Springs
community remain strong.
“It. saddens my . h e a rt to
know there are people w ho are
losing their jobs,” she says.
Lalani is always ready to
w ork w ith W arm Springs on
donation projects, such as the
Back to School Barbecue, and
holiday d o nation program s.
T he D ollar Tree helps w ith
community projects throughout
the region, she says.
For people on a budget the
Dollar Tree is a great place to
shop, because everything is $1
or less. T he store is open 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. M onday through Sat
urday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on
Sundays.
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