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Spilygy Tymoo C oy o ie News, est. 1976 October 30, 2013 Vol. 38, No. 20 October - Anwicht’ash - Fall - Tiyàm K-8 project providing economic boost the school district board decided o n th e n am e, “T h e W arm Springs K-8 Academy.” The construction is going very well, said Darryl Smith, 509-J di rector operations. The school is on schedule to open for the 2014-15 school year. The Warm Springs k-8 school— with the new name o f the Warm Springs K-8 Academy— is provid ing several much-needed jobs for tribal’members. Tribal employment at the con struction site is close 50 percent. “And we are working on increas ing the percentage, as the framing subcontractor gears up,” said project m an ag e r D av e F ish el, o f th e Wenaha Group. In the spirit o f keeping the busi ness local, the Warm Springs Forest Products Industries mill is provid ing lum ber for framing the class room walls. “We have a great team ,” said Laurie D anzuka, school d istrict board member. “T here’s been great com m unication am ong everyone involved.” The WSFPI mill generally cuts board to a metric scale, as much o f the lum ber is exported. T he mill workers, though, converted to the U.S. standard for the school project. These economic benefits did not happen by accident: “This is the re sult o f a m onths o f hard work and dedication from everyone involved in the project,” Dave Fishel said. (See S C H O O L on page 7) Courtesy of Dave Fishel Gary Villa (right) at the K-8 school project, preparing WSFPI lumber for the classroom walls. Clint Bruised Head (below) covers a utility line leading to a future classroom area. School name T he school district and tribes asked tribal members for. sugges tions fo r the nam e o f th e new school. Thirty-four names were submit ted. After reviewing the submissions, Dave McMechan/Spilyay Inspiring artwork at the exhibit T h e Twentieth Annual Tribal M ember A rt Exhibit at the Mu seum at Warm Springs features. some great works o f art. The show features beadwork, paintings, regalia, and o th e r works by local artists. The judges faced the difficult task o f picking two o f the top pieces, one contem porary and one traditional. The Judges Choice winners this year are Shayleen Macy and Reynoldo Greystar. Shayleen w on for her beaded basket, with images o f an elk, eagle, flower and a salmon. Shayleen is a Wasco m em ber o f the Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs. She is a-stu dent at the University o f O r egon, working on her B achelor o f Fine A rts degree in P rin t Making. A t college she has also b e come interested in business and Indian language. Reynoldo has a very interest ing story o f overcoming chal lenges. H e uses beadwork for inspiration. His beautiful beaded vase won P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECRWSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 50 cents IHS, tribes present health report H ealth officials presented the Annual H ealth System R eport to Tribal Council this week. T h e re p o rt p ro v id es gen eral health inform ation about the com munity mem bers w ho are served by the W arm Springs health system. T he inform ation helps to guide policy decisions affecting the health care services on the reservation. The report indicates that diabe tes is an increasing health concern on the reservation. A t the end o f 2012 (the m ost recent year covered by the report), diabetes was the leading cause o f death, followed by accidents, then cancer and. cirrhosis, and stroke. This is a change from the previ ous year o f study: A t the end o f 2011, the leading cause o f death among tribal members was cirrho sis, the first time that had been the leading cause o f death. T he inci dence o f cirrhosis saw a fairly sharp decrease from 2011 to 2012. D eath by m otor vehicle accident ha^/also been declining in recent years, especially since 2001, with the passage o f the Tribal Seat-Belt Law. Analysis in the report says: “Ac cidental deaths had been the lead ing cause o f death since in the 1950s. Rates o f accidental death are declining.. Meanwhile, “Rates o f death re lated to cirrhpsis, cancer and stroke are climbing.” ■ Even with the decline in cirrho sis from 2011, “death from cirrho sis remains m ore com m on among the W arm Springs people than for other Americans. Cirrhosis is also a major contributor to early death. Alcohol abuse and Hepatitis C in fection are m ajor contributors to this disease.” Diabetes is a growing concern: “The majority o f patients with dia betes died from related heart dis ease or kidney failure. This remains an area that needs emphasis for our local population. We can combat this th ro u g h h ealth ier diets an d in creased physical activity, reducing the number o f overweight and obese people in our community.” —- Dave McMechan District meeting These beautiful Items won the Judges Choice awards at the Museum at Warm Springs Tribal Member Art Exhibit. The beaded bag by Shayleen Macy won in the Traditional category; the beaded vase by Reynoldo Greystar won in the Contemporary category. the Judges Choice award in the con- tem porary division. ' Reynoldo lives at High Lookee Lodge, where he does his beadwork. Stop by the m useum and check out these and other great pieces. Re- m em ber the m useum is on win- ter hours, and is closed Saturdays through Mondays. The Agency D istrict meeting to discuss the 2014 Tribal B udget is scheduled for this Wednesday, O c tober 30 at the Agency Longhouse. D inner is at 6, the meeting at 7. I t w ill be b ro a d c a s te d live o n KWSO.
