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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 2013)
Spilyay Tymoö, Warm Springs, Oregon October 16, 2013 Page 5 Telecom hires senior technical manager Warm Springs Telecom G e n e ra l M anager Jo se M atanane announced the a p p o in tm e n t o f J o s h R ichesin as M anager o f Engineering and Operations for the Telecom. In this senior technical role, Josh has overall respon sibility for ensuring a high ievel o f perform ance and reliability fo r the W arm Springs Telecom network. He will help bring technical stability and network expan sion to the growing com pany. ' Josh brings 13’years o f telecommunications industry experience to WST. A fter starting his career in 1996 w ith Palm ain In te rn e t, a dialup Internet startup, he later joined Bend B road band as their Senior N et work and Systems Engineer, In .that role, Josh- provided high level technical leader ship to ensure full reliability and functionality o f Internet and Voice over IP (VoIP) services. Josh successfully devel oped and implemented pro cesses for disaster recovery, maintenance, email security and designed the network to support all residential and com m ercial V o IP and Courtesy of.Telecom Josh Richesin, Warm Springs Telecom manager of engineering and operations. Internet subscribers. In 2006, Jo sh m oved to' Q uantum Comm unications to become their Network O p erations Manager, then their Network Solutions Architect, responsible for design, devel opm ent and maintenance o f networks. H e was also re sponsible for analyzing and evaluating financial data and - business solutions to ensure profitability. In the following year, Josh was prom oted to D irecto r o f O p eratio n s at Quantum. Commenting on the récent appointm ent o f Josh, WST G e n e ra l M anager, Jo s e Matanane- said: “This is a strategic hire designed to take us to the next phase in our developm ent. Jo sh has a deep technical knowledge that advances our capabilities and ensures that we will m eet the technical needs,of our customers now and'into the future. I think that we and our customers are really fortunate to have Josh on board.” I R egarding his new role with WST, Josh commented that “there are just not that many opportunities like this in Central Oregon, where I can have such a big impact. I like the challenge o f deliv ering quality telecommunica tions services to a rural com munity.” - In addition, Jo sh had a number o f offers from other teleco m co m p an ies, b u t w anted to com e to W arm Springs. “I ’ve always appre ciated th e . W arm S prings Dental appointment, emergency hours The Dental Office would like to share our new ap pointment system and how to m ake your dental appoint ments. T he w alk-in em ergency times are 8 to 9 a.m. on Mon days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; and on Wednes days from 1 to 2 p.m. The cEnic hours are Mon days, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m .; an d on W ednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. I O ur new call-in time has changed to Wednesday morn- ings at 8:30 a.m. We do book appointment o ut for three,w eeks.-If the line is busy, h ang up and please try again, as we only have one phone and one com puter. Every Wednesday we open up a new week to schedule fu tu re ap p o in tm e n ts. We highly recom m end you caU Wednesday mornings—-this is the best way to get a appoint m ent before we fill up. Regarding the emergency w alk-ins, em ergencies are classified as the foUowing: j Food drive at Health and Wellness The Warm Springs Health and W ellness C enter E m ployee Appreciation Commit tee is having a food drive through December. There are donation boxes placed throughout the cEnic for any one w ho’d Eke to donate non- perishable food items for the Warm Springs community. Toothache, trauma to the mouth, swelEng to the face or gums. D ental em ergencies are seen as soon as possible dur ing walk-in cEnic hours. Pa tients w ho cannot make an appointment may come in as a walk-in and will be seen as a same-day appointm ent as the schedule wiE aUow. Wednesday mornings from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. the entire clinic will be closed for equipment and ad m in istrativ e needs-. Phone calls wiE be answered to rnake appointments. The Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club will be open Mon day thru Friday from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. On non-school days, club hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The club will be closed on designated tribal holidays, reduction In work hour days and during In clement weather delays or closures. /DONATE YOUR CAR . tribes,” he said. “When I was in high school, I was a life guard at K ah-N ee-Ta, and also volunteered on the Warm Springs Fire Department. It’s g reat to be back after, so many years.” J osh Eves in Redmond with his wife SheUy and his 8-year- old daughter, Gracee. H e also has a Step son Anthony. Josh loves doing anything in the outdoors and spending time with his family. vehicle qualifies Community Radio 91.9 FM 877-411-3662 H ig h j j j Lookee 1—o d e 'e A n n iv e rs a rie s In related Warm, Springs Telecom news: Matanane noted an im por tant staff milestone marking the two-year anniversaries o f b o th D anica G reene, Cus tom er Service Manager, and G ab riel Walker, Sales and Marketing Coordinator. “I t’s hard to beEeve that Danica and G abe joined us two years ago,” Jbse said. “T h ey w ere o u r first tw o staff members and came on board before we had a build ing or any customers. I t’s amazing what they’ve accom plished. I ’m so p ro u d o f them and our entire team.” / . 'Q G ,1 \ A and help support Warm Springs A s s i s t e d L i v i n g D a c ilit t ) ; t A Rez Rover taxi offers s e rv ic e in W arm Springs. 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