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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo February 1, 2017
Letters to the editor
Thanks, men
My dear Warm Springs
family, I am writing to say
thank you to all those men
who came to my rescue on
Thursday, January 12. The
men from Utilities solved the
problem of getting my live-
stock
watered.
Mike
Emhoolah got the snow off
my half-mile long driveway.
What a blessing to not be
snowbound!
Thank you very much.
Gladys Grant
From Clinic
It is not too late to get your
flu shot: A yearly flu vaccine
is the first and most impor-
tant step in protecting against
flu viruses.
Flu season is often the
worst between now through
March.
Everyone six months or
older should get an annual flu
vaccine. The Warm Springs
Clinic still has some flu vac-
cine available for adults and
children; so you can still pro-
tect yourself and others from
influenza A/B illnesses.
Other things you can do
to prevent the spread of flu
and flu like illnesses is to take
preventive actions.
· Cover your cough.
· Wash your hands fre-
quently.
· Stay home if you are
sick.
Please come in today a flu
shot if you or someone you
care about has not had a flu
vaccine after September of
2016.
KNT discounts
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort has
changed the discount it of-
fers to Warm Springs Tribal
members.
The change, taking effect
March 1, will be 25 percent
off the prevailing rate for the
type of room the member
wants to book.
There are no blackout
dates for this room discount,
and all room types are avail-
able. Room rates change
with the seasons and occu-
pancy. Our reservationist will
be happy to help you make
reservations.
Food and beverage dis-
counts are now 15 percent,
matching the discount given
to tribal members at the In-
dian Head Casino.
With this discount we are
selling food and beverage
items to tribal members at
the cost of operating the
food outlets.
You just need your tribal
number to receive the dis-
count. These discounts do
not apply to catered events.
The crew at Kah-Nee-Ta
look forward to seeing you.
Jim Bankson, resort gen-
eral manager.
To district 509-J
parents, students
The Jefferson County
School District 509-J Board
of Directors approved my
recommended calendar
changes to cover our lost in-
structional time this winter.
The following is the newly
adopted changes to our cur-
rent school calendar:
Friday, February 3 will be
the new end of second quar-
ter non-student day.
Monday, February 13 will
remain a non-student day.
Friday, March 3 is a full
student day.
Monday, March 13 is a
full student day.
Friday, May 26 is a full
student day.
Monday, June 12 is a full
student day.
Tuesday, June 13 is a Full
student day.
Wednesday, June 14 is a
full student day.
Thursday, June 15 is the
last full day for students.
Madras High School
graduation activities will not
change, and remain as sched-
uled.
What does this mean for
you? In short, we added
back seven instructional
days, sending a message that
our instructional time is im-
portant.
We lost two student days,
two professional develop-
ment days, and one parent
conference day.
The new calendar extends
many of our classified em-
ployees to Thursday, June 15.
This allows many classified
employees to make up seven
lost paid days.
Our certificated employee
year is extended to Monday,
June 19. However, for this
year, June 19 will be a day
certificated staff may flex to
be able to leave on Friday,
June 16.
Staff will work this out
with their principal or super-
visor.
Finally, this calendar also
gives us continued flexibility
if we have more closures.
Barring some catastrophic
event, we do not plan on
making up additional days if
needed.
I realize some staff mem-
bers may have extenuating
circumstances that will require
some flexibility with this cal-
endar change.
We will connect with those
impacted staff to find a
workable solution.
If you fall into this situa-
tion, you need to contact your
principal or supervisor imme-
diately to set up an appoint-
ment to discuss your specific
situation.
Thank you for being flex-
ible. Take care and remain
safe.
Rick Molitor, district su-
perintendent
Elder council
The interim Elder Coun-
cil continues to advocate the
need of members by en-
couraging Tribal Council to
carry out the request as pre-
sented at the December 27,
2017 Tribal Council meeting.
Elders Neda Wesley, Geri
Jim and Eliza Jim have had
meetings with members and
listened to their comments.
At the last meeting on De-
Heart of Oregon graduates
Courtesy Butch David/509-J
Congratulations to the recent Heart of Oregon graduates. The students
completed the one-year program, graduating during a ceremony in January.
Graduates include Leionah Scott, Alyssa Culps, Kris Howtopat, Roman Silva
and Rodger Jack (clockwise from upper left).
cember 26 an interim Elder
Council was formed to help
carry their message. Volun-
teers of the interim Elder
Council are:
Simnasho District—Eliza
Jim and Sam Kentura
Seekseequa District—
Willie Quinn and Geraldine
Jim
Agency District—Grant
Clements Sr. and Uren
Leonard
The attendees asked Mike
clements to serve as chair/
administrator to assist the in-
terim Elder Council.
Since the formation of
the interim Elder Council,
they have led a series of
meetings to work toward the
desired outcome. Corre-
spondence has been sent to
the Tribal Council with con-
cerns and stated comments
expressed by members at
meetings. The interim Elder
Council met with the Tribal
Council on December 27,
2016 and shared the informa-
tion. The concerns of elders,
list of member thoughts, and
supportive signature sheets
gathered were shared with the
Tribal Council.
It is a further goal of the
interim Elder Council to see
a Warm Springs Elder Coun-
cil formed as a way to include
the elder members input. This
will be discussed with the el-
der members in all districts
and a survey conducted to
see if this is desired.
2017 is another year in our
history we look forward to.
Take care and Gold bless all!
Respectfully,
Mike
Clements, chair/administra-
tor interim Elder Council
Family, friends
Dear family and friends,
I wonder how you all are do-
ing? I’m doing all right. Just
looking for some pen pals
and trying to get my address
out there to anyone who
wants it. I’ve got seven more
years. I’m still fighting my
case so I might get to come
home sooner. I am currently
over here in Pendleton at
EOCI.
It would be nice to hear
from some of you. So if
anyone wants to write, here
is my address. You all take
care now. Sincerely,
Damon David, sid
#18641384, EOCI, 2500
Westgate, Pendleton, OR
97801.
Indian Business Talk
Business advice on finding a mentor or advisor
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
In the early 1950s my fa-
ther would share stories
from Reader’s Digest with our
family at the dining room
table.
One of them was about
a man walking through a cem-
etery who saw a headstone
with a message that he then
replied to with his own com-
ment in chalk.
The message was:
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are
located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
Friend passing by, as you
are now so once was I;
As I am now, soon you will
be;
So prepare yourself to fol-
low me.
All I could remember for
the next 40 years was the
comment in chalk:
“To follow you I’m not
content, until I know which
way you went.”
I always considered that
last part as pretty good ad-
vice. Still, I wanted to know
the first part.
As luck would have it, my
BIA boss sent me from
Chiloquin to Umatilla for
some meetings in the early
90s. Thanks Greg.
I had to stop at Shaniko
for gas on the way back.
When I went inside to pay I
saw one of those big card
racks that spin around and
I found the rest of the story
in one of the cards.
Did I buy the card? Heck
no! I was having a Scottish
moment and my buffalo
wouldn’t burp. I memorized
it.
Now, I wish I had pur-
chased it. It would be dis-
played in my office for all
to see and contemplate.
Contemplate? What?
How about staying in the
game, for one? It took me
40 years to “remember”.
And I was too young then
to blame forgetfulness on
old age.
Another thought: Don’t
discount luck, chance, or
whatever in determining or
explaining success or failure.
I gassed up and found my
missing story in Shaniko.
Why did I wait so long to
gas up?
And finally, for a
businessperson or wannabe
businessperson, it’s helpful
to be careful when select-
ing an advisor or mentor.
There are many who will
provide that service for a
fee. There are others who
will do it for free?
For example, your
friendly bank lender usually
won’t make specific recom-
mendations about how to
run your business. They
don’t want to be blamed or
sued if the business fails.
They might say some-
thing like, “You are having
trouble collecting your re-
ceivables. That needs to be
fixed.”
Unfortunately, they won’t
tell you how to do that.
A professional analyst
should be able to tell you
not only how to fix the prob-
lem, but also how to limit
or eliminate the problem for
the future.
They charge for that ser-
vice. They are in business.
The Service Corps of
Retired
Executives
(SCORE) is one of those
who will help for free. Here
is a bit of what they say
about their mission:
SCORE is a nonprofit as-
sociation dedicated to helping
small businesses get off the
ground, grow and achieve their
goals through education and
mentorship. We have been do-
ing this for over fifty years.
Because our work is sup-
ported by the U.S. Small Busi-
ness Administration (SBA),
and thanks to our network of
11,000-plus volunteers, we are
able to deliver our services at
no charge or at very low cost.
We can provide:
· Volunteer mentors who
share their expertise across 62
industries.
· Free, confidential business
mentoring in person or via
email.
· Free business tools, tem-
plates and tips here online
· Inexpensive or free busi-
ness workshops (locally) and
webinars (online 24/7).
I know some of their
people. They have “been
there and done that.”
They have met with our
Indianpreneurship classes,
and I hope we can schedule
some workshops with them
for our local business com-
munity.
I recommend them
highly.
I can and am happy to
refer a businessperson to a
SCORE representative.
I am also available, will-
ing and happy to discuss
business problems and pos-
sible solutions. I will do that
for any business. They don’t
have to be my clients. That’s
part of my job here.
I’d much rather help
someone stay in business
and be profitable than to
watch them fail.
Our phone here at Tribal
Credit Enterprise is 541-
553-3201. My direct line is
541-553-3512.