Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
School district considers
budget for 2015-16
The Jefferson County 509-
J School District board on
Monday approved requests
for students to transfer to an-
other school district.
The Warm Springs Youth
Council made a presentation
on their upcoming participa-
tion in the Inaugural White
House Tribal Youth Gather-
ing and Unity Conference in
Washington, D.C.
The event is set for next
month. The school district is
contributing up to $2,200 for
expenses for the four district
students participating.
The school board also con-
ducted an open hearing for
the 2015-2016 school year
budget. The budget for the
year is $52 million.
There was discussion
about property owned by the
district off of Bean Drive.
The board heard a presen-
tation on 509-J transporta-
tion, with discussion about
buses stopping at designated
stops within the one mile limit
in certain areas.
The areas include Madras,
where students would have to
cross highway 97, and Warm
Springs, where there are two
designated stops in Greeley
Heights.
Next year’s bus schedule
will be out toward the end of
this week.
Sue Matters
Pi-Ume-Sha June 26-28
Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty
Days—marking 160 years
since the signing of the Treaty
of 1855—is coming up June
26-28 at the powwow
grounds in Warm Springs.
The 2015 Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days will also mark
the Forty-Sixth Annual indi-
vidual and team dance com-
petition. The powwow them
this year is, “Continuing on…
Our way of life.”
The Powwow Committee
has provided the following
contact information for the
various events:
Traditional Dress Pa-
rade—Contact Ramona
Baez, 541-553-2406(w) or
460-0077(c).
Stick Game Tour na-
Congratulations to my
granddaughter Brittany
Nichole Munson, for gradu-
ating from Mt. Vernon High
School, Mt. Vernon, Wash.,
on June 5, 2015.
Brittany was a starter for
the Varsity basketball team
for four years (co-captain se-
nior year) and took four years
of Choir. She plans to at-
tend Everett Community
College for two years and
transfer to the University of
Washington (Go Huskies!).
Her interests are Medicine
and/or Teaching. Her par-
ents are Jim and Colette
Munson.
We are so sorry we were
not there but we want you to
know we love you and are all
very proud of you. Love,
Kuthla, Nicki, Kirstie Bear,
Cristian, Domoniq, Aven,
Mikayla, Chris and Azhira.
ment—Sam Starr, 541-553-
1131(w).
Endurance
Horse
Race—Ricky Graybael, 541-
553-1161.
Rodeo—Cheryl Tom,
541-460-1454.
All Indian Fry Bread
Golf Tournament—Kah-
Nee-Ta Golf Pro Shop, 541-
553-4971.
Fun Run—Community
Center, 541-553-3243.
Boxing—Austin Smith,
541-325-2798; and Charlene
Moody.
Men and Women Soft-
ball—Sandra Greene/Jerry
Sampson, 541-553-6619, or
325-1866.
Museum Special Ex-
hibit—The Museum at
War m Springs, 541-553-
3331.
For general powwow in-
formation the contact people
are Isaac Mitchell and John
Katchia, co-chairs; and Cassie
Katchia, phone 541-325-
1573(c) or 553-2128(w); and
Louise Katchia, 541-460-
0224.
June 10, 2015
On agenda:
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Last week Tribal
Council adopted a resolu-
tion that moves forward
the proposed truck stop.
The truck stop will be
located on the Tribe’s
trust lands in the Madras
Industrial Park.
The resolution, pre-
sented by the War m
Springs Gaming board
and management, gives
the approval needed for
the enterprise to move
forward with securing
funding that will support
the new project.
The action also autho-
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Truck stop and Treaty Days
rizes the plan improve and
modernize the facilities at
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
The new travel center has
the potential to generate
more than $2 million per
year and create 40 to 60 new
jobs.
The truck stop will offer
fuel at competitive pricing,
eating options, a conve-
nience store, and some Class
2 gaming.
In my last report, I shared
that one of my priorities was
to provide tribal members
the opportunity to learn more
about the overall tribal bud-
geting process.
In the coming months, we
will be holding pre-budget
meetings so that tribal mem-
bers can better understand
how the Tribe develops its
annual budget. These meet-
ings will also provide an op-
portunity for input into the
budgeting process, and I en-
courage you to come pre-
pared to discuss the areas
within the government that
you think should be priori-
tized.
In closing, I encourage all
tribal members and the sur-
rounding communities to par-
ticipate in the many activi-
ties scheduled during the Pi-
Ume-Sha Treaty Days
Celebration.
These include the Pow-
wow, Parade, Stick Game
Tournament Endurance
Horse Race, Rodeo, Box-
ing Tournament, Fun Run,
All Indian Fry Bread Golf
Tournament, Softball
Tournament, and the
opening of the Museum
at Warm Springs exhibit
Royal Legac y, Honoring
Miss Warm Springs Past
and Present. I look for-
ward to seeing you there!
Thank you,
Austin Greene Jr.,
Tribal Chairman.
Two-day conference on community, youth health
A total of 90 community
members attended the Meth/
Suicide Prevention and Child
Initiative Against Violence
Conference at Kah-Nee-Ta,
May 28-29.
Native comedian Mitch
Factor was the highlight of
the two-day conference:
Laughter is healing, and there
was plenty of laughter both
days.
From the ‘full diaper race’
to the ‘puzzle race,’ Mitch
shared both jokes and inspi-
ration to his Warm Springs
audience.
Sarah Wolfe and Nancy
Seyler put together the two
day agenda. Radine Johnson
did opening and closing bless-
ings.
Annette Chastain shared a
fun ‘Conscious Discipline’
presentation. Caroline Cruz
gave a cultural diversity pre-
sentation.
Jean Stark and Sarah com-
pleted their first ‘Question,
Persuade and Refer’ Suicide
Prevention presentation.
Mitch ended the day with
the Rebuilding Strong Family
Foundation for Recovering
Families presentation.
Courtesy photo.
Myra Johnson-Orange addresses the conference.
Thursday evening there
was a Mitch Factor Comedy
Show at the Warm Springs
Community Center.
Over 100 people gathered
for a great meal prepared by
Teeny Tappo and family.
Mitch had a cash prize to the
funniest joke, which was won
by Mary Olney.
On Friday, Jay Wurscher
from state Department of
Human Services shared an
Oregon meth update.
Rosanna Jackson coordi-
nated the powerful Recovery
Panel, and Scott Kalama and
Anita Davis shared a message
on spirituality.
Drug investigator Barry
Wilson did a presentation on
drug paraphernalia.
Pharmacy student Karina
Potter shared a presentation
on pharmacology, and Dr.
Rachel Locker shared a pre-
sentation on the effects of
drugs.
Nancy Seyler gave a Jus-
tice Team update, and
Desirae Wallace shared an
update on Tribal Housing.
Door prizes were given to
participants. Many partici-
pants completed both the
evaluations and question-
naires. Warm Springs Com-
munity Counseling Preven-
tion staff will use the ques-
tionnaires to plan future com-
munity events/classes.
Thank you to all commu-
nity members, staff and vol-
unteers who made this a suc-
cessful community event!!
Warm Springs Outdoor
Market ~ 2015
Every Friday at the Campus
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
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