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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 7, 2015
Needed repairs at ECE building
The Warm Springs Early
Childhood Education build-
ing has experienced some clo-
sure days last week, as the
Utilities Department made
repairs to various aspects of
the building.
The boiler gas regulator
had to be replaced, for in-
stance, said Don Courtney,
Utilities general manager.
Then a pump went out, and
that had to be replaced.
Then the pump that cir-
culates water through the
building did not have ad-
equate pressure, which led to
an investigation as to why.
Utilities found a leak un-
der the administration area
of the building, and repaired
that. A short time later an-
other leak was found outside
the building, and this was re-
paired.
The ECE building needs
to have its heat pumps re-
placed, Courtney said.
The building is about as
old as the clinic, which had
its pumps replaced on a regu-
lar schedule, Courtney said.
The hope to begin replac-
ing the ECE pumps this year.
This will be a big project, as
each pump costs about
$5,000.
Utilities will be looking at
grant opportunities, and other
funding options for this
project, Courtney said.
ECE is a priority building
for Utilities, but there are
about 90 other buildings that
Utilities also takes care of.
WSFPI meeting with Council Monday
The board and manage-
ment of Warm Springs For-
est Products Industries is
scheduled to meet with Tribal
Council on Monday, Jan. 12.
WSFPI meanwhile has
shut down this week due to
the weather.
The recent warm tempera-
ture made the logging roads
unusable, so the mill had shut
down at least this week, said
John Katchia, mill operations
manager.
At the meeting on Mon-
day, the mill management
team is planning to present
Council with alternatives for
the future of the mill, Katchia
said. Developing alternatives
for future operation can be
complicated, as no one can
fully predict the future con-
dition of the lumber market,
he said.
There are over 100 em-
ployees at the mill. The fi-
nances of the operation, and
working within the annual al-
lowable cut of reservation
timber, have made for hard
times in recent years, in terms
of profitability.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Marcus Fowler installs new wiring at the old Warm Springs elementary school.
Some departments—Culture and Heritage, the ECE school age program, the
Boys and Girls Club, Community Health Education and Physical Therapy—will
be moving soon into the buildings.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Wednesday, Jan. 7
Community Counseling
has an Alcoholic Anony-
mous meeting Wednes-
day evenings at 7.
Starting today, Warm
Springs ECE is offering a
10-week
Nurturing
Parenting Class on
Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-
1 p.m. This class is spon-
sored by The Parenting
Education HUB and Fam-
ily Resource Center of Cen-
tral Oregon.
Warm Springs Tribal
Council is in session to-
day. On the agenda is the
Twenty-Sixth Proclamation
Implementation Plan.
Powwow dance prac-
tice is Wednesdays at the
Warm Springs Community
Center. For more informa-
tion contact Merle Kirk 541-
460-2788.
Powwow and Hoop
Dance practice will be
held today and every
Wednesday after school
from 5 until 7 p.m. in the
Community Center Aero-
bics room.
Thursday, Jan. 8
Community Counseling
has an Alcoholic Anony-
mous meeting at noon on
Thursdays.
An Alcohol Education
Support Group begins to-
day at Community Coun-
seling. This group meets
every Thursday from 3-4
p.m. at Community Coun-
seling.
The Recreation Depart-
ment has Snack Attack on
Tuesdays and Thursday
from 3:30-5 p.m. in the
Community Center Social
Hall.
There is a Narcotics
Anonymous
meeting
Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Shaker
Church.
Friday, Jan. 9
South Wasco County
basketball hosts Condon/
Wheeler at 5 p.m.
The Jefferson County Li-
brary Film Center is show-
ing the Australian film The
Last Wave at 7:30 at the
Rodriguez annex next to
the library in Madras.
Films are free and refresh-
ments are available.
Saturday, Jan. 10
South Wasco County
basketball
plays
at
Sherman in Moro.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting Sat-
urday mornings at 10 a.m.
at Warm Springs Commu-
nity Counseling.
Sunday, Jan. 11
The Warm Springs Food
Bank is located at the
Presbyterian
Church.
They are open Sundays
11:30-1:30.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is at 556 SE
Seventh Street. They dis-
tribute food on Tuesday Af-
ternoons. All food banks
and pantries do take dona-
tions of non-perishable food
or cash.
Monday, Jan. 12
Community Counseling
has their Aftercare Re-
lapse Support Group on
Mondays at 5:30.
The Jefferson County
509-J School Board
meets every month on the
second and fourth Mon-
days at 7 p.m.
School board meeting
locations and Agendas are
posted at the district
website on the Thursday or
Friday before the meeting.
They are meeting this
evening.
Pathways to Home
Ownership class is at
5:30. The topic is “Apply-
ing for a Home Loan.” The
Classes are co-hosted by
Warm Springs Tribal Credit
Enterprise and the Wasrm
Springs Community Action
Team.
Warm Springs Tribal
Council is in session to-
day. On their agenda are a
review of minutes and reso-
lutions and also an update
from the Warm Springs
Forest Products Bill Board
and Management.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Food Handlers Class
will be held from 2-4 p.m.
in the atrium at the Warm
Springs Health & Wellness
Center
Community Counseling
has an Alcoholic Anony-
mous meeting at noon on
Thursdays.
An Alcohol Education
Support Group is at Com-
munity Counseling. This
group meets every Thurs-
day from 3-4 p.m.
The Recreation Depart-
ment has Snack Attack on
Tuesdays and Thursday
from 3:30-5 in the Commu-
nity Center Social Hall.
There is a Narcotics
Anonymous
meeting
Thursdays at 6pm at the
Warm Springs Shaker
Church.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous Meeting Sat-
urday mornings at 10am at
Warm Springs Community
Counseling.
Monday, Jan. 19
Warm Springs Tribal
Council is in session to-
day.
There is no Head Start
part-day today at Warm
Springs ECE
There is no school on
Monday January 19. This
is for Martin Luther King
Day.
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Warm Springs Tribal
Council is in session to-
day.
Community Counseling
has an Alcoholic Anony-
mous meeting at noon on
Tuesdays.
The Recreation Depart-
ment has Snack Attack on
Tuesdays and Thursday
from 3:30-5 in the Commu-
nity Center Social Hall.
Pathways to Home
Ownership class is Tues-
day at 5:30. The topics are
Meeting you Financial Ob-
ligations and Protecting
Your Investment.
Friday, Jan. 16
South Wasco County
basketball hosts Horizon
at 3 p.m. Friday.
The Jefferson County Li-
brary Film Center is show-
ing the film The Fault in
Our Stars at 7:30 at the
Rodriguez annex next to
the library in Madras.
Films are free and refresh-
ments are available.
Saturday, Jan. 17
South Wasco County
basketball Plays at Ione
Saturday.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Warm Springs Tribal
Council is in session to-
day.
Community Counseling
has an Alcoholic Anony-
mous meeting at noon on
Tuesdays.
The Recreation Depart-
ment has Snack Attack on
Tuesdays and Thursday
from 3:30-5 in the Commu-
nity Center Social Hall.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Warm Springs Tribal
Council is in session to-
day. On the agenda is an
update from Indian Health
Service.
Community Counseling
has an Alcoholic Anony-
mous meeting Wednesday
evenings at 7.
Warm Springs ECE as
Nurturing
Parenting
Class today from 11-1.
There is a 2-hour early
release on 509-J schools.
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