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Spilygy T ym oo, W arm Springs, .Oregon Page 3 N ovem ber 9, 2016 Physical therapy center open The Warm Springs Man aged Care physical therapy program is now open. Holistic H ealth physical therapy is located on campus in the remodeled building by the courthouse. M anaged C are o p en ed the physical therapy center so tribal m em bers do not have to drive to Madras for their therapy sessions. The clients come by doc tor recommendation to treat a variety o f conditions. You can reach the center at 541- 777-2663. T he d irecto r o f W arm Springs physical therapy is N atalie Kiefer, a .Choctaw tribal member, and doctor of physical therapy. She works with physical therapist Trevor Groves. 509-J Impact Aid hearing in Nov. A public m eeting o f the 509-J school district board o f directors is com in g u p th is m o n th in Warm Springs. Discussion will include the Im pact Aid applica tion for fiscal year 2018, and other matters relating to Impact Aid. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. on Monday, N o vember 28 at the Warm Springs k-8 Academy. The district annually affords its patrons, spe cifically Native American parents and guardians, the opportunity to offer comments and make rec- ommendations relative to the application for and the use of Impact Aid funds. Meanwhile, a survey regarding Im pact Aid is p o sted on the district website at: jcsd.kl2.or.us Comments are taken until December 16. Anybody wishing to attend the Nov. 28 meet ing, and who has a dis ability requiring assis^ tance, please advise Cindy S tanfield at 541-475- 6192. Please specify "the arrangem etits that may accommodate your par ticipation in this meeting. Dave McMechan/Spilyay Physical Therapists Natalie Kiefer and Trevor Groves. Employee open enrollment Darkness to Light training in W.S. Darkness to Light: Stew ards o f Children training will be this m o n th in W arm Springs. Darkness to Light is dedicated to protecting chil dren from sexual abuse. Experts estimate tharone out o f every 10 children will be sexually abused before th eir eig hteenth birthday: The greatest risk to our chil- d re n /d o e s n ’t com e from stran g ers b u t from ou r friends and family—-93 per cent o f all victims know their abusers, T h e train in g in W arm Springs will be on Thursday, N ovem ber 17 at the Com m unity C enter social hall. D inner will be at 4:30 p.m., and the training is from 5 to 8. Please RSVP to Rosa at 541-350-5200. O r email: rcende j as@kids center.-org The three-hour interactive training program provides participants with five steps to better protect children from sexual, abuse. The training gives adults tools for recognizing the signs o f sexual abuse, responding to suspicions, and minimizing opportunities for abuse,.K - The training is ideal for any adult in our community who has interactions with chil dren. November Tribal Council agenda The following are some o f the items on the Novem ber agenda at Tribal Council (items subject to change at Council discretion)": I ! Monday, Nov. 14 9 a.m.: Review minutes and-resolutions with the S- T. 10 a.m.: Trailwest ROW proposal with Jim Manion, Pow er and W ater E n te r prises. '■ 11 a.m.: Health Services Carryover .plan with Alfred Estimo. and Caroline Cruz. 1:30 p.m.: Follow up dis cussion regarding Kah-Nee- Ta and Indian Head Casino with Alfred Estimo and Den nis Johnson. 2:30 p.m.: K ah-N ee-Ta budget request with resort management. Tuesday, Nov. 15 9 a.m: Im plem entation P lan u p d ate w ith A lyssa Macy. | 10 a.m,: Housing update with. Evaline Patt and- -Chet VanPelt. . 1:30 p.m.: Update on In cu m bent -Looal..E^,C'hange Carrier (ILEC) negotiation with Lonny Macy and Adam Haas; Wednesday, Nov. 16 9 a.m.: Finalize 2017 bud get with Alfred Estimo and Dennis Johnson. 11 a.m.: 501G3 update .with Alyssa Macy and Bruce Irwin. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 17 and 18: M eeting with Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission. Monday, Nov.- 21 9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea surer. update with Michele Stacona. 10 a.m .: D e c e m b e r agenda, review minutes with the S-T. . 11 a.m.: Draft resolutions. PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT 1:30 p.m.: Legislative up date calls. 3 p.m.: Enrollments with Lucille Suppach-Samson o f Vital Stats., - , ,,, G e n e ra l C o u n c il T h ere w ill be a G en eral C o u n cil m eeting on Tuesday evening, N o v em b er 15. - The meeting opens with dinner at 6 p.m., and d iscu ssio n at 7 p.m. The meeting will I be at th e A gency Longhouse. The main topic is the 2017 budget pro posal. T ribal C ouncil is planning to adopt a final budget for next year later this m onth. N ovem ber . 16 is a target date for final- , izing the budget, ac cord in g to th e cur- .. rent. T rib al,C o u n cil The Confederated Tribes’ open enrollment period is in . full-swing. This is for perma-, nent, full-time employees of the tribes and enterprises. O p e n e n ro llm e n t is a chance to either sign up for employee benefits, or make, any d esired changes for 2017. If you are already signed up and you do not. wish to make any changes, you do not have to complete any of . the attached forms, with one exception. I f you are inter ested in Allegiance flexible Spending, you must re-enroll every year. ; I f you have I IealthComp health insurance as o f Au gust 2016, and you did not pick up ydur new 2017 cards at the benefits fair, please contact your supervisor. The cards have been-delivered to. your branch and your branch manager will determine how they w ill be d istrib u te d . These cards are fo be used startin g Jan u ary 1, 2017. Please use your current cards through the end o f the'year. I f you are -m aking any changes to your coverage, or enrolling in new coverage, please submit all forms to the Compensation and Benefits d ep artm en t no later than N ovem ber 30. Please note, supplemental coverage from 'UNUM will be co m in g in, a sep arate packet, and will be delivered to you at a later date with a different due date. I f you have any ques tions please call the Comp and B enefits at 541-553- 3391 or. 541-553-3327 to speak to a Comp and Ben efits staff member. agenda. Tuesday, Nov. 22 9 a.m.: Annual Health Report with Caroline Cruz, C arol P rev o st and D ean Seyler. 1:30 p.m.: Cannabis and C arbon Sequestration up dates with D on Sampson. AU draft resolutions and ordinances, including any at tachments or exhibits, are due by the first Friday o f each m onth by 5 p.m. by em ail fo r review^ (W ord form). N o exceptions. Copy tor miclrelestacona@wstribes.oig ,lynn. davis@wstribes.org' Items for consideration: NEPA update. Wasco Co. rejects rail expansion The Wasco County Board o f C ounty Comm issioners voted last week to deny the proposed Union Pacific rail ex p an sio n p la n n e d , fo r Mosier. Friends o f the Columbia G o rg e, th e C o lu m b ia Riverkeeper, and Physicians for Social Responsibility had appealed the Wasco County Planning Commission deci sion to grant Union Pacific their perm it for a new track through Mosier. The Yakama Nation sepa rately appealed the decision due to the project’s Violations o f tribal treaty rights and the. N ational Scenic Area Act. The Confederated Tribes of W arm S prings have also been opposed to -the p ro posal. The county board o f com missioners based their denial o f the project on National Scenic Area laws prohibiting ad v erse effects to treaty rights. The Board o f Commis sioners is scheduled to meet this week to adopt a final or der denying the project, I The City o f Mosier is still recovering from the Union Pacific oil train derailment, spill and fire on June 3 that leaked 40,000 gallons o f crude oil and contaminated groundw ater in the small town. The Federal Railroad Ad ministration-released a report in June finding that Union Pacific was at fault for the accident because it failed to follow safety and rail inspec tion requirements. A rail traffic report found that increases in rail capacity froin this expansion could be far greater than Union Pa cific has claimed, potentially increasing rail capacity from about 35 trains a day to as much as 100 trains a day. 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