Spilygy T ym oo, W arm Springs, .Oregon
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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.
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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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