Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 14, 2015
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Tribes contracting for water meter study
Tribal Council heard a re-
port from tribal Utilities and
Planning on the water meter
project.
A current grant is paying
for an assessment and recom-
mendation plan for the tribes’
domestic water system.
This report will then be
used to apply for a larger
grant that would fund the
actual installation of water
meters on all residential and
commercial buildings that use
the water system.
This project could add sev-
eral years of use to the cur-
rent water treatment plant,
said Utilities director Don
Courtney.
A major upgrade of the
treatment plant will cost mil-
lions of dollars, so extending
its life would mean a signifi-
cant savings for the tribes, he
D. McMechan/Spilyay
The water meter project would add years to the life of the
treatment plant, located on the Deschutes River.
said.
The water meter project
will allow Utilities to monitor
where the water is going once
it leaves the treatment plant.
Some of the water is ap-
parently leaking into the
ground from broken pipes,
Courtney said.
A study found that the
treatment plant produces
about 39,500 gallons of wa-
ter per year per residential
hook-up. This would be about
five times the national aver-
age.
The average Warm Springs
household is most likely not
using this amount of water,
so there must be significant
leakage in the system,
Courtney said.
Making the water system
more efficient, and using less
water, would extend the life
of the treatment plant.
Roy Spino, water-wastewa-
ter engineer, said that about
200 residences in the Warm
Springs area have water
meters. But these are not
read on a regular basis, as
Utilities does not have the
manpower, and the informa-
tion would be of limited use.
The plan is install meters
on all of the approximately
1,400 connections, and pos-
sibly implement a rate system.
The meters will show
where leaks are in the system,
and the rate system would
encourage water conserva-
tion.
Spino said that over the
summer, when the treatment
plant was not at full capacity,
the tribes encouraged resi-
dents to conserve water. The
people responded well, giving
Utilities the time to fix the
treatment plant, Spino said.
Tribal Planner Lonny
Macy said the tribes are cur-
rently seeking requests for
proposals to carry out the
water system assessment.
Once this is complete, the
tribes can use the report to
apply for a USDA and other
funding to complete the
meter project.
Station,
advisory
board Oct.
meeting
KWSO will hold a
meeting with its Com-
munity
Advisory
Board on Friday, Oct.
23 from 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m., at the Media
Center
There will be a re-
port and an opportu-
nity for feedback to
help identify how to
engage the community
and provide public ser-
vice.
Anyone interested
in the Community Ad-
visory Board can con-
tact KWSO station
manager Sue Matters
at 541-553-1968; or
email:
sue.matters@wstribes.org
First compliance contract with Warm Springs TERO office
by Mar y Sando-Emhoolah
W.S. TERO officer
The Warm Springs Tribal
Employment Rights Office
is moving forward, getting
ready for construction work
on the reservation.
The War m Springs
TERO office has signed
their first compliance agree-
ment on a contract with
Walker River Construction,
a Native American company
located in Schurz, Nev.
Walker River Construc-
tion is doing work with the
Warm Springs Fish Hatch-
ery, replacing salmon ponds
and domestic water systems.
The first compliance fees
totaled over $70,000. These
fees support the TERO Of-
fice.
The main purpose of the
Warm Springs TERO office
is to get Native American
construction workers hired
for local construction
projects, on or near the
Warm Springs Reservation.
The office works to pre-
vent discrimination, gain
preference in contracting
and subcontracting for Na-
tive Americans, and to make
sure the Indian workforce on
the reservation is trained and
equipped for employment of
their choosing.
Walker River Construc-
tion is Native American
owned, and is employing Na-
tive American workers, satis-
fying the tribal employment
requirement.
The compliance agreement
with Walker River Construc-
tion is the first of many to
come for the Warm Springs
TERO office.
The office is gearing up for
the 2016 construction season,
which will include construc-
tion work on and off of the
reservation.
The Confederated Tribes
are in the process of finaliz-
ing an memorandum of un-
derstanding with the Oregon
Department of Transporta-
tion.
Once this agreement is in
place, with our TERO region
determined, any ODOT road
projects that fall within our
region will be subject to com-
pliance with TERO require-
ments.
Non-ODOT construction
work on the reservation is re-
quired to comply with TERO
requirements. This includes
work contracted by tribal en-
terprises.
Once we are ready to be-
gin referring workers to any
construction jobs, we will se-
lect workers to be dispatched
to contractors using a TERO
skills survey.
The Warm Springs TERO
office has skills surveys avail-
able for those interested in job
placement, once jobs are
available. The surveys are
used to match workers’ skills
with appropriate job oppor-
tunities requested by construc-
tion contractors.
The skills surveys will be
good for one year, being re-
submitted every January to
keep all information current.
A sign-in sheet will also be
used to track individuals in-
terested in construction jobs
on or near the reservation.
Job survey forms, con-
struction department job ap-
plications and sign-in sheet
are available at the front desk
of the Warm Springs Ven-
tures/construction office.
Also in preparation for the
upcoming construction sea-
son we have identified local
training opportunities avail-
able through various tribal
programs.
War m Springs Higher
Education will assist those
wanting to get vocational
training to learn to operate
heavy equipment, to drive a
truck, and get a CDL license.
Higher education will fund
vocational school one time.
Higher Education has a
July 1 deadline for applica-
tions annually. For more in-
formation about vocational
or higher education through
college, contact the Higher
Education at 541-553-3311.
IDA
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team has the
Individual Development Ac-
count (IDA) program. They
currently have a five-to-one
match through grant pro-
grams.
If you invest $25, they will
match it with $125, making it
easier to save to attend
school, buy equipment and
attend training for work
placement.
The program can also help
you save money to start a
business or buy a home. For
more information contact the
Community Action Team at
541-553-3148.
WIOA
The Workforce Innovation
Opportunity Act Program
provides assistance to Native
Americans who are unem-
ployed, underemployed, in
need of retraining due to lay-
off, or those who are low in-
come.
WIOA partners with Warm
Springs Vocational Rehabili-
tation for the employment
and life skills training acad-
emy, covering information to
get participants in the
workforce.
WIOA offers a variety of
job and educational services
to clients 17 and older. The
program also provides ser-
vices for youth ages 14–21.
For more information, con-
tact the Workforce Innova-
tion Opportunity Act pro-
gram 553-3324.
Voc Rehab
Warm Springs Vocational
Rehabilitation Program can
provide assistance with voca-
tional training, tools, equip-
ment and licenses, referrals
to substance abuse treatment
centers, job direction and as-
sistance in attaining job skills.
Vocational Rehabilitation
has eligibility requirements.
The program hosts orienta-
tion at 3 p.m. every Monday
at their office at the indus-
trial park. They also have
orientation on the first Thurs-
day of every month at the
Bestcare building in Madras,
and on the third Thursday of
the month at the NARA out-
patient building in Portland.
For more information call
541-553-4952.
COIC, COCC, Madras
employment ser vices and
other support services are
available to assist with poten-
tial barriers to employment.
As we move closer to the
beginning of the construction
work season, the War m
Springs TERO office will
have some trainings offered,
as well as a local jobs fair. For
more information stop by the
TERO office, or call 541-
615-0853.
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Toni Tail, Petitioner, vs.
Julia Haskins, Respondent;
Case No. DO98-15. TO: Toni
Tail, Julia Haskins, Paulette
Boise, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Elder Protection
Order has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 3 rd day of De-
cember, 2015 @ 10:00 AM
Toni Tail, Petitioner, vs.
Charlsse Haskins, Respon-
dent; Case No. DO97-15. TO:
Toni Tail, Charlsse Haskins,
Paulette Boise, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Elder Protection
Order has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 3 rd day of De-
cember, 2015 @ 9:30 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs.
Larry A Spino II, Respondent;
Case No. DO93-15. TO: Larry
A Spino II:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Name Change has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 5 th day of November, 2015
@ 11:30 AM
Fred M Wallulatum Jr., Pe-
titioner, vs. Billie J Suppah,
Respondent; Case No. DO92-
15. TO: Fred M Wallulatum,
Billie J Suppah, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Dissolution of Mar-
riage has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to ap-
pear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 30 th day of No-
vember, 2015 @ 9:00 AM
Farrell Lucei, Petitioner,
vs. Clarence Bryant, Respon-
dent; Case No. DO94-15. TO:
Farrell Lucei, Clarence
Bryant:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Filiation has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 3 rd
day of December, 2015 @ 9:00
AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs.
Victoria Medina, Respondent;
Case No. DO176,177-06. TO:
Toni Tail, Julia Haskins,
Paulette Boise, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an Review Hearing has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 4 th day of November, 2015
@ 3:00 PM
Michelle Charley, Peti-
tioner, vs. Allen Charley, Re-
spondent; Case No. DO82-15.
TO: Michelle Charley, Allen
Charley, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an Elder Protection
Order has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to ap-
pear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 21 st day of Oc-
tober, 2015 @ 11:00 AM
Michelle Charley, Peti-
tioner, vs. Allen Charley, Re-
spondent; Case No. DO83-15.
TO: Michelle Charley, Allen
Charley, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an Elder Protection
Order has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are summoned to ap-
pear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 21 st day of Oc-
tober, 2015 @ 10:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs.
Juliene Governor, Respon-
dent; Case No. JV73-10. TO:
Juliene Governor, Delino Tho-
mas:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Assisted Guardian-
ship Hearing has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 25 th day of
November, 2015 @ 9:00 AM
Harry Hisatake III, Peti-
tioner. TO: Harry Hisatake,
Elizabeth Hisatake; Case No.
DO79-15:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an Conservator Guard-
ian has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this no-
tice you are summoned to appear
in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 21 st day of OCTO-
BER, 2015 @ 10:30 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Dora
Valley & Antonio Madrigal,
Respondent; Case No. JV112-
10. TO: Dora Valley, Antonio
Madrigal, CPS and Juvenile
Prosecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an Review Hearing has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 18 th day of NOVEMBER ,
2015 @ 4:00 PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Dora
Valley & Ralph Aguilar Jr,
Respondent; Case No. JV111-
10. TO: Dora Valley, Ralph
Aguilar, CPS and Juvenile
Prosecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an Review Hearing has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 18 th day of NOVEMBER,
2015 @ 3:00 PM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Tera
Wallulatum,
Waylon
Weaselhead, Respondent;
Case No. JV121-07. TO: Tera
Wallulatum,
Waylon
Weaselhead,
Susan
Handsaker, CPS & JV Pros-
ecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a ASSISTED GUARD-
IANSHIP HEARING has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 30 th
day of NOVEMBER , 2015 @
11:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Sonya
Stor mbringer, Respondent;
Case No. JV118-07. TO: Sonya
Stormbringer, Alroy Zacarias
Sr., Kevin & Pam Hug, CPS &
JV Prosecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a ASSISTED GUARD-
IANSHIP HEARING has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 8 th day
of JANUARY, 2016 @ 9:00 AM
Gwendolyn Smith, Peti-
tioner, vs. Emerson W Smith,
Respondent; Case No. RO48-
15. TO: Gwendolyn Smith,
Emerson W Smith, VOCS:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Restraining Order
has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this no-
tice you are summoned to appear
in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 29 th day of October,
2015 @ 10:30 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs.
Anotnia Wahsise, Casey Gra-
ham, Respondent; Case No.
JV58-09. TO: Antonia Wahsise,
Casey Graham, CPS, JV Pros-
ecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an ASSISTED
GUARDIANSHIP REVIEW has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are summoned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 6 th day of JANUARY , 2016
@ 11:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner vs.
Michelle Gonzales, Respon-
dent; Case No. DO56,57-01.
TO: Michelle Gonzales,
Allard Thomas, Sandi Tho-
mas, CPS & JV Prosecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a ASSISTED GUARD-
IANSHIP HEARING has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 18 th
day of NOVEMBER , 2015 @
9:00 AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs.
Josiah Washington, Respon-
dent; Case No. DO117-00. TO:
Josiah Washington, Erica
Munoz, Leo Washington Jr, FP
& JV Prosecution:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a Modification has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are sum-
moned to appear in this matter at
a hearing scheduled for the 16 th
day of NOVEMBER , 2015 @
3:00 PM
Tina Spino, Petitioner, vs.
Jesse Greene, Respondent;
Case No. JV122A-05. TO: Tina
Spino & Jesse Greene:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a SHOW CAUSE
HEARING has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for the 18 th day of
NOVEMBER , 2015 @ 11:00
AM
CTWS, Petitioner, vs.
Myrtle Suppah, Theodore
Perez, Respondent; Case No.
JV49-13, DO88-09. TO: Myrtle
Suppah, Theodore Perez,
CPS, JV Prosecutor:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that a REVIEW HEAR-
ING has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this no-
tice you are summoned to appear
in this matter at a hearing sched-
uled for the 13 th day of NOVEM-
BER, 2015 @ 10:00 AM