Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 13, 2015
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New principal for Eagle Academy
The Jefferson County 509-
J school board approved the
hiring of Ken Parshall as the
new Warm Springs K-8 Acad-
emy principal.
His current position is that
of assistant superintendent in
the Salem-Keizer School Dis-
trict, the second largest dis-
trict in the state with over 60
schools.
This is an exciting hire for
the academy and 509-J over-
all, said district superintendent
Rick Molitor.
“We are fortunate,”
Molitor said. “He reached
out to us about this opportu-
nity.”
Before his job as the Sa-
lem-Keizer assistant superin-
tendent, Parshall was princi-
pal at McNary High School
and McKay High School.
He has an expertise in
school performance improve-
ment.
He oversaw school per-
formance improvements that
lasted after he had moved on.
“He left a system in place
that maintained success,”
Molitor said.
Parshall was in War m
Springs last week, meeting
with the academy teaching
staff and community.
An informal survey after
the visit showed great support
for his hiring, among the
teachers and the community,
Molitor said.
Ballots due on May 19
He said the district is for-
tunate in this hire in that
Parshall has outstanding quali-
fications for the job, among
the very best in the state.
Parshall’s official job title
is Warm Springs Academy
Principal and School Im-
provement Coordinator.
He takes over for the
2015-16 school year from
Glenna DeSouza, who is re-
tiring.
Wedding
bells ring
at Honor
Seniors Day
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team, in part-
nership with the War m
Springs Tribal Credit Enter-
prise and War m Springs
Housing Authority, invites as-
piring homeowners to partici-
pate in Pathways Home, a
course in how to find, finance,
TERO director
The Warm Springs Eco-
nomic Development Corpo-
ration (Warm Springs Ven-
tures) is advertising for the
position of director of the
Tribal Employment Rights
Office (TERO).
The TERO will report to
Ventures chief executive of-
ficer. The TERO director’s
office will be at the Ventures
office in Warm Springs.
Starting salary is $75,000
annually. The benefits in-
clude the standard Warm
Springs Ventures fringe ben-
efits (accrue two week va-
cation leave, accrue sick
leave, eligible for health in-
surance, 401k, pension).
The TERO director will be
purchase and maintain a
home, from May 26–June
30.
The course will be six ses-
sions long, on Tuesday eve-
nings at the Tribal Credit
building. For more informa-
tion, please call us at 541-
553-3148.
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Geraldine and Koko’s wedding at Honor Seniors Day, officiated by Don Courtney.
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Two positions at Warm Springs Ventures
(Warm Springs Ventures,
the economic development
corporation of the Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm
Springs, is advertising to fill
two positions. The following
are brief descriptions of
these positions. For the full
description contact Ven-
tures, 541-553-3565.
county fire district, Culver
School District, Jefferson
County Education Ser-
vice District, among oth-
ers.
If you have not re-
ceived your ballot, call the
county clerk at 541-475-
4451.
For the school board
positions the candidates
are:
Sue Matters, incument
Brad Holliday, Gustavo
Rico and Courtney Snead
(position 4).
Foster Kalama, Sara
Puddy, and Stan Sullivan
(position 5).
‘Pathways Home’ starting soon
T he Twenty-Fifth Honor
Seniors Day turned out to
be a most memorable one
for Paul ‘Koko’ Martinez
and Geraldine (Polk)
Martinez.
The couple were at the
longhouse, and were plan-
ning to leave for the casino
to get married.
Before they could
leave, though, Wilson
Wewa and Lucille Schuster,
from the Senior Program,
talked them into getting
married at the longhouse.
Married couples at Se-
niors Day formed two
lines, and Geraldine and
Koko walked through to
the front of the longhouse,
where Don Courtney, or-
dained minister, presided
over the wedding cer-
emony.
Two positions on the
Jefferson County 509-J
School District Board of
Directors are up for elec-
tion.
The ballots in the spe-
cial district election are
due by 8 p.m. on election
day, Tuesday, May 19.
There is a 24-hour
drop box located by the
fire hall, 2112 Wasco St.,
Warm Springs.
Along with the two
school board positions,
the election will determine
positions on these boards:
St. Charles Madras, the
Aquatic Center, the
responsible for ensuring
and monitoring compliance
with the Warm Springs
Tribe’s Tribal Employment
Rights Ordinance (TERO).
Work closely with contrac-
tors, other tribal depart-
ments and non-tribal orga-
nization to meet the man-
dates of TERO.
For a full description of
this position, contact
Warm Springs Ventures,
PO Box 1186, Warm
Springs, Oregon 97761.
You can reach Ventures at
541-553-3565.
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Business development
and marketing manager
The Warm Springs Eco-
nomic Development Corpo-
ration (Warm Springs Ven-
tures, WSV) is advertising
for the position of business
development and mar-
keting manager.
The manager will report
to Ventures chief executive
officer. The manager’s office
will be at the Ventures of-
fice in Warm Springs. Start-
ing salary is $65,000 annu-
ally. The benefits include the
standard Warm Springs
Ventures fringe benefits (ac-
crue two week vacation
leave, accrue sick leave, eli-
gible for health insurance,
401k, pension).
The business develop-
ment and marketing man-
ager will work to improve
WSV enterprises market
position and achieve finan-
cial growth. The manager
defines long-term organiza-
tional strategic goals, builds
key customer relationships,
identifies business opportu-
nities, negotiates and
closes business deals and
maintains extensive knowl-
edge of current market con-
ditions. The manager works
in a senior sales position
within WSV. The manager
works with the internal
team, marketing consult-
ants, and other managers to
increase sales opportunities
and thereby maximize rev-
enue for WSV.
For a full description of
this position, contact
Warm Springs Ventures,
PO Box 1186, Warm
Springs, Oregon 97761. You
can reach Ventures at 541-
553-3565.
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