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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon February 1, 2017 KWSO launches new podcast · Austin Smith Jr. talking about the Marines, school and hunting. · Scott Kalama talking about Native Hip Hop, life and staying positive. · Gordon Scott talking about cars, automotive train- ing, and plans for his mobile mechanic business. · Truman Merrifield talk- ing about college, Forestry and wildland fire fighting. · Valiant Clark talking about Legends Casino, drum- ming and video. A podcast is a digital au- dio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscrib- ers automatically. KWSO’s Brutis Baez is always seeking answers to questions so he started The Indigenous Avenue podcast featuring interviews with people, talking about them- selves and what they do. The podcasts are available on KWSO’s SoundCloud ac- count. The first playlist, Indig- enous Avenue 1.0, includes: Courtesy KWSO The logo for the Indigenous Avenue Podcast. Head Start: Rating jump from 3 to 5 (Continued from page 1) Early Childhood Edu- cation program have made a great effort to assure that the students and fami- lies of the Head Start and Day Care programs are re- ceiving the utmost in care and educational develop- ment. War m Springs Head Start program has main- tained its status in the Or- egon Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for several years, with a minimal rating of 3. Over the past year the rat- ing has jumped to 5. QRIS is a method to as- sess, improve and commu- nicate the level of quality in early care, education and after-school settings. Oregon’s QRIS person- nel qualifications standards are based on the Oregon Registry. The Head Start employees worked very dili- gently to retrieve and com- pile documentation and proof that all staff training and education was met, sub- mitted and registered with the Oregon Registry. This was a major accom- plishment that has been rec- ognized not only through QRIS, but by the noted in- dividual staff levels re- corded for the state licen- sure and compliance. In November of last year the Office of Head Start implemented new pro- gram standards, replacing the 1998 standards, reduc- ing bureaucratic burdens by cutting the 1,400 previous standards by 30 percent. The new standards build on the strengths of local communities by fostering local partnerships and giv- ing programs flexibility to meet the specific needs of local children and families. At the same time these stan- dards set a high bar for safety and quality for all Head Start children. They also align Head Start requirements with new federal child care require- ments, such as background checks and health and safety trainings. There is a new state ap- plication for the background checks that now have a fin- gerprint requirement for all staff who work in Head Start or Day Care programs. The background check through the Oregon Regis- try can still be obtained online; however, the rate in- creased from $3 to $35. To complete the required fin- gerprint process you must pay an additional $60 to EMTs made safety checks. Overall it was a group effort involving many people throughout the tribes. There have been some vehicles that were stuck in snow, but no serious injuries. One of the Utilities garbage trucks got stuck in the snow for a week, putting more of a burden on the remaining trucks. “We had some tired em- ployees,” said Don Courtney, Utilities manager. This was especially true because of staffing cuts at Utilities over the years, he said. Utilities, like police and fire safety, is an essential service, so there were no days off, even when the organization was closed in mid January. The secretary-treasurer, chief operations officer, and tribal emergency manager coordinated the tribal re- sponse to the winter condi- tions. Emergency manager Dan Martinez would start his day at 3:30 a.m., contact- ing public safety and BIA Roads. By early morning the recommendation would be made to the S-T on whether the organization should open or not, at which point he Free spay, neuter clinic on Sunday The free spay and neu- ter program for dogs re- turns to Warm Springs. Clinics are planned the first Sundays of the com- ing months. The next clinic is this Sunday, February 5, at the Warm Springs Com- munity Building, 2775 Quail Trail in the Greeley Heights neighborhood. Pet owners are asked to arrive at the building with the dog at 7:30 a.m. (Do not feed breakfast, water is okay.) The service includes free rabies vaccines, if needed. A local shelter worker will be on hand if there are dogs that need to be surrendered for adoption. A dog that has been spayed or neutered is a healthier dog. This helps with the dog over-popu- lation problem. No more unwanted puppies and messy heat cycles. And have a better behaved dog. This is project through the Bend Spay and Neuter Project. Learn more at bendsnip.org Or at: info@bendsnip.org Ice skating trip with Recreation $100, depending on where you go. The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office has been identified as the location set up by the state for the local area. Their cost is currently $65. The Head Start program is a family oriented program. “We encourage parent and family engagement with the children during the time they are involved in our pro- gram,” Cheryl Tom said. “Feel free to volunteer in your child’s room, join them for breakfast, lunch or a snack. Share your cul- tural knowledge, teach your Native language, sing songs, count, tell stories—there is no limit to what families and community members can teach to our own chil- dren.” Snowpack: challenge was clearing outlying driveways (Continued from page 1) As it turns out, many tribal elders live in outlying areas of the reservation, as opposed to, for instance, the Warm Springs community, said Caroline Cruz, general manager of Health and Hu- man Services. This made clearing their driveways a challenge. Most of all the early part of January saw a coopera- tive effort by the community. Forestry and the Senior Pro- gram made sure elders had firewood. Health and Hu- man Services provided food and water at the warming center, set up at the Agency Longhouse. Police and the Page 3 would then contact KWSO for the public announce- ment. The tribes have an emer- gency response plan, in place since 2015. The plan did not come directly into play as there was no declaration of emergency. Tribal Coun- cil makes this determination. The situation never reached an emergency level. Instead, people for the most part stayed off the roads and for the most part they drove safely. Warm Springs Recre- ation is planning a field trip for kids: The trip will in- clude ice skating at the Pavillion in the Old Mill District in Bend. Kids six and older can get signed up for the trip, sched- uled for Monday, February 13. The bus will leave the community center at 10:30 and return between 4:30 and 5. Parents or guardians need to fill out consent forms at the community center office. Entry fees of $5 will be due at signup. Kids also need to bring sack lunches and extra spending money, if you choose. Community notes... Recreation’s annual Sweetheart Sale is on Friday, February 3 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Community Center social hall. Vendors should con- tact Carol at the Commu- nity Center to reserve a table, 541-553-3243. Tune in to KWSO 91.9 FM on Tuesday, February 7 for Madras White Buffalos basket- ball. The varsity boys will host Molalla. Listen live beginning just before the 7 p.m. tipoff. Then tune in for the varsity girls game on Fri- day evening, February 10, starting just before the 7 p.m. tipoff. The Central Oregon Far m Fair & Trade Show is this Wednesday and Thursday, February 1 and 2 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The fair is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. It is free and open to the pub- lic. Lunch and refresh- ments will be provided both days. It is an opportunity to hear about issues affect- ing farmers, ranchers and the agriculture indus- try in central Oregon, and a chance to see ven- dors with new equip- ment, products and ser- vices. The Pathways Home seven-week home-ownership course will begin on March 7. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7:30 at the Credit enterprise building. To sign up for the course, call 541-553- 3148. This course is re- quired for everyone in the IDA Program for home ownership, but is open to anyone who wants to learn how to become a successful ho- meowner.
