Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 7, 2017
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Outdoor Market kicks off
Approval to seek grants for
downtown campus work
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Lori Switzler (left) and other staff at the Warm Springs Community Action Team hosted the first Warm
Springs Outdoor Market of 2017, featuring a free barbecue. The market is every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. in front of the Re-Use It Store next to Warm Springs Market, showcasing locally crafted items and fresh
produce. For vendor information call WSCAT at 541-553-3148.
Will drafting, estate planning free to tribal members
Courtnee Grego is in
Warm Springs this summer,
helping tribal members with
drafting wills, powers of at-
torney, and other estate plan-
ning services.
This service is free to
members. Courtnee is a law
school student at Seattle Uni-
versity, working this summer
through the Center for Indian
Law and Policy at Seattle Uni-
versity School of Law.
Her Warm Springs office
is at the Community Action
Team building on campus, at
1136 Paiute Ave.
To schedule an appoint-
ment call 541-553-3148; or
509-460-0077 (c). To contact
by email:
gregoc@seattleu.edu
The Seattle University
Center for Indian Law and
Policy has sponsored the pro-
gram for more than decade
in Warm Springs. During
that time, many tribal mem-
bers have used the service.
Courtnee is working with
a supervising attorney to pro-
vide the estate planning ser-
vices to tribal members.
To make an consultation
appointment,
contact
Courtnee by July 28.
Tribal Council is looking
to fill a number of enter-
prise board of director po-
sitions:
War m Springs Com-
posite Products Board of
Directors: two non-member
positions. Class II ending
December 31, 2018; and
Class III ending December
31, 2019.
Warm Springs Power
and Water Enterprise
Board of Directors: one
non-member position, Class
II term expiring January 1,
2018.
For this board the pref-
erence is for individuals with
some expertise in the field
of energy—water, wind or
related. To promote the de-
velopment and utilization of
power resources of the res-
ervation for the benefit of
the members of the Confed-
erated Tribes, the state of
Oregon, the Pacific North-
west and the nation.
Warm Springs Tribal
Employment Rights Of-
fice Commission: two posi-
tions, terms expiring January
11, 2018.
Regarding the War m
Springs TERO: The TERO
commission is responsible
for conducting hearings on
tribal employment rights
matters in accordance with
the TERO code. Review
contractor applications to
certify the applicant is eli-
gible for inclusion in the In-
dian-owned business direc-
tory. Certify on-the-job train-
ing hours as recorded by
office staff for tribal ap-
prenticeship programs. The
commission may conduct
on-site visits if such visits
are a part their investigation
for decision-making for ap-
peals. Develop procedures
to implement the provisions
of the TERO code. Con-
duct annual review of the
code.
Warm Springs Tribal
Credit Board of Directors:
one non-member position
Class II, term expires Janu-
ary 1, 2020. The other Class
II board member is a tribal
member. The position re-
quires a candidate who is in-
terested in the social and
economic development of
the Confederated Tribes,
and who has expertise in the
field of credit or related pro-
fessions. Have a reputation
for industry, dependability,
honesty and integrity. An
on-going requirement is the
board member have no loan
with the Confederated
Tribes that is in delinquent
status.
For each of these board
positions, please submit a
letter of interest and/or re-
sume no later than June 23.
Please submit to: Emily
Yazzie, PO Box 1299,
Warm Springs OR 97761.
Or fax to 541-553-2241. Or
email:
Emily.yazzie@wstribes.org
All applicants will be re-
quired to do a criminal back-
ground check and credit
check. These will be con-
ducted by the Warm Springs
Police Department, and the
Good Hire Credit Agency,
respectively. The report will
be submitted confidentially
to the Secretary-Treasurer.
For information call 541-
553-3257, or -3258.
the “next steps” in the
downtown improvement
should be carried out “as
soon as possible, be-
cause of the failing in-
frastructure systems.
They also note “the
desire to establish an
economic business envi-
ronment that when
completed shall provide
numerous employment
opportunities for busi-
nesses and tribal mem-
bers.”
And both of the plan-
ning documents recom-
mend working with fed-
eral and state grant fund-
ing programs that will
assist the tribes to take
these next steps.
Planning and other
tribal staff have identi-
fied potential funding
sources, prompting the
recent Tribal Council
resolution approving the
development of grant
applications.
Grant helps W.S. Boys & Girls Club
Courtnee Grego
Council to consider board candidates
A long-standing infra-
structure project facing
the Confederated Tribes
is the downtown campus.
This is a potential eco-
nomic development area
for the tribes, but the un-
derground water and
sewer lines are obsolete.
New business cannot
develop there without
some significant work on
the infrastructure. Tribal
Council, through recent
resolution, approved the
pursuit of grant funding
to carry out this project.
The resolution notes
that the tribes over the
years have developed two
detailed plans for the fu-
ture of the campus area.
The first was the 2005
Downtown Campus De-
velopment Plan, and the
follow-up was the 2012
War m Springs Town
Center Property Sum-
mary.
Both of the plans say
Canyon Ranch
Camp in June
The Canyon Ranch Camp
is coming up later this
month. The camp for boys,
ages 8 to 13, will be Mon-
day through Wednesday,
June 19-21.
The girls camp, ages 8-13,
will be Monday through
Wednesday, June 26-28.
The camp is located about
4 miles south of War m
Springs, past the Pelton Dam
store on the right. For in-
formation call Gladys at
541-325-2665; or Sue
Harrison at 541-556-2368.
Boys should try to get their
registration forms in by June
17, and girls by June 24.
The Warm Springs Boys
& Girls Club received a grant
in the amount of $18,500
from the Oregon Community
Foundation.
The funding will support
the Triple Play-Healthy Hab-
its program at the club, pro-
moting nutrition and physical
fitness among the youth of
Warm Springs.
Also in Jefferson County,
the Madras Aquatic Center
received a $20,000 grant for
a community playground
structure and sand pit, pro-
moting healthy, active and
outdoor lifestyles for the kids.
These were part of
$365,000 in Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation grants in Cen-
tral Oregon, part of the state-
wide $8.9 million in grants.
Farming loan program adds commodities
The Farm Services Facil-
ity Loan program now cov-
ers alfalfa seed, clover seed,
grass seed and pears. This
applies in Oregon, including
the reservation.
The program provides
low-interest financing so pro-
ducers can build or upgrade
facilities to store commodi-
ties. Pinky Beymer, member
of the Central Oregon Farm
Ser vice Agency County
Committee, shares this infor-
mation as an encouragement
to producers on the reserva-
tion.
Through the loan pro-
gram, drying and handling
and storage equipment are
also eligible, including storage
and handling trucks.
Eligible facilities and equip-
ment may be new or used, per-
manently affixed or portable.
Loan terms vary from 3 to
12 years. For more informa-
tion please contact the local
FSA office, 541-923-4693.
Ich’inun Summer Jam
Powwow Slam
Tuesday, June 13 at the Warm Springs Academy
Salmon dinner at 4:30 p.m. ~ Grand Entry at 6