Spilydy Tym oo, W arm Springs, Oregon
Pgge 8
M ay 14, 2014-
Academy
Update
Some o f the focus at the
Warm Springs Academy has
turned to the outside areas o f
the school.
A major outdoor construc
tion project is the football
field and track. Construction
crews have been leveling the
ground, preparing the area
for sod. You can see the field
as you d riv e by on E a st
Tenino.
M ore w ork o u tsid e in
cluded the pouring o f side
walks around the classroom
buildings.
Meanwhile, cabinetry and
other furniture have arrived,
and are being installed. The
insulation is in, and the walls
are being painted.
July 18 is the construction
completion date. The teach
ers and other staff can move
in after that, in preparation
for the start o f school in Sep
tember.
The school is on 20 acres
at
E ast
T en in o
an d
Chukkard. The buildings are
80,000 square feet in total
size, roughly the size o f the
J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty M iddle
School.
C onstruction o f the $20
million W arm Springs K-8
Academy began last summer.
The picture at the top:
preparing the ground
for the new football
field.
At left above, a roller
flattens the running
track that goes
around the field.
Election day
on Tuesday
Tuesday, May 20 is elec
tion day in Oregon. Vote by
mail ballots need to be turned
in at the county clerk’s office
or put in an official drop box
by 8 p.m. on May 20.
A drop box is located in
Warm Springs on the campus
by the Fire and Safety house,
across from the Post Office.
A drop box is also at the
Jefferson County Clerk’s O f
fice at 66 SE D S treet in
Madras.
At right, the
basketball hoops
were installed
recently in the new
gymnasium. And at
left, workers install
the base for the
football field score
board.
Dave McMechan photos.
Fire & Safety
planning for
July Four
T he Confederated Tribes
o f W arm Springs“ Fire and
S afety D e p a rtm e n t has
started getting ready for the
Fourth o f July.
Fire and Safety needs to
raise $6,500 to have another
am azing July 4 firew orks
show. '
The department is asking
for donations. Any litde bit
helps. Checks can be made to
the Warm Springs Fire and
Safety Volunteer Association,
and dropped o ff at the sta
tion. For m ore inform ation
c o n ta c t F ire C h ie f D an
Martinez at 541-553-1634.
Business class
at COCC
Madras
Central Oregon Commu
nity Council’s Small Business
D evelopment Center is giv
ing a w orkshop for people
contemplating business own
ership:
Class I is on Tuesday, May
20 at COCC Madras Cam
pus from 6-8 p.m.
The tw o-hour “Business
Start-Up” session covers all
the basic steps needed to
open a business. Cost is $29.
Pre-registration is required.
CaU 541-383-7290 to regis-
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