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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Outline for tribal housing at Columbia
Years ago, the federal law
that authorized the construc-
tion of The Dalles Dam rec-
ognized that tribal villages
would be flooded by the dam
reservoir.
For this reason the autho-
rization provided for the
construction of a replace-
ment village. This was back
in the 1950s, and construc-
tion of the replacement vil-
lage has yet to happen.
A team with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers is
now working to correct the
situation. They met last week
for government-to-govern-
ment consultation with the
Tribal Council.
There is a good chance at
the present time that fund-
ing for the project will be
available, as Northwest law-
makers are in support. Ad-
dressing of the tribal hous-
ing issues at the river, and
fulfilling the obligation from
the dam construction era,
are primary motivating fac-
tors.
An issue being worked out
is the location of the replace-
ment village, a main topic of
the talk last week with Tribal
Council.
The project began in ear-
nest in early 2016, when the
Corps of Engineers devel-
oped an inventory of 36 po-
tential sites for the replace-
ment housing.
Later that year the list was
narrowed to three, which are
the ones now being looked
at. All three are on the Wash-
ington side of the Columbia.
Wasco Chief JR Smith asked
about this aspect of the in-
ventory.
It just happened that the
three most suitable sites are
on the Washington side, the
Corps officials said, as there
was no preference as to state.
The guiding factors in
identifying potential sites
were the impact on cultural
resources at the sites; avail-
ability of acquisition; and
other public concerns.
The three sites are: near
Spearfish Lake, closest to
The Dalles; at Horsethief
Lake, a little farther up-
stream from Spearsfish; and
near Wishram, farther up the
river.
The U.S. Corps of Engi-
neers owns the first two
sites, which from that per-
spective would make devel-
opment easier. The Wishram
site is privately owned, but
for sale, and already with
some infrastructure.
Development of either
of the first two sites, both
located close to the river,
pose a high risk of distur-
bance to cultural resources.
The Wishram site poses the
lowest risk to cultural re-
sources due to its distance
from the river, the report
says.
The Horsethief site
would pose the most techni-
cal challenges for infrastruc-
Community Calendar
Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM
Thursday, Auguts 17
All youth are welcome to
eat free, nutritious meals
today at the Warm Springs
Academy. Breakfast is
available from 8-8:30, and
lunch from 11:30-1:30.
The Timber Committee
meets today at 9 a.m. in the
Forestry building.
Warm Springs jurors will
need to check-in at 9:30
this morning at Warm
Springs Tribal Court.
Today at the Behavioral
Health Center there is an
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting at noon. Family
Education is at 5:30, and a
Narcotics Anonymous
meeting will be at the
Shaker Church at 6pm.
Fitness
activities
scheduled for today at the
Community Wellness Cen-
ter: Functional fitness
class at 12:10 in the social
hall, and boot camp class
in the Aerobics room at
12:10.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors classes
are today from 1 to 3 p.m.
in the Prevention room at
the Behavioral Health Cen-
ter. The class is for adults
to participate in cultural-
based teachings, crafts
and activities.
There is Social Dance
class today from 4:30-6
p.m. at the Community
Center aerobics room.
Friday, August 18
Here are some fitness
activities happening today:
Senior Fitness class is at
10:45 at the Seniors build-
ing. At 12:10 there is Func-
tional Fitness class in the
Aerobics room and Pi-Yo
class at the clinic.
The Community Health
Program at the Health and
Wellness Center has a Be-
havior Health Clinic today.
Walk-in appointments are
available between 1 and 5
p.m. Services include
screening, assessment,
crisis intervention, refer-
rals to mental health, medi-
cal, substance treatment,
or other community re-
sources. Children, adoles-
cents and adults are wel-
come.
Saturday, August 19
The Madras Saturday
Market runs every Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
Sahalee Park.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at Commu-
nity Counseling.
The Diabetes Preven-
tion Program is having a
Huckleberry Walk at 9
a.m. this morning, starting
at its office on campus.
Sunday, August 20
Warm Springs Christian
Fellowship is this morning
at 9:30 at High Lookee
Lodge.
The Warm Springs Food
Bank is located at the Pres-
byterian Church. They are
open today from 11:30-1:30
today. All food banks and
pantries do take donations
of non-perishable food or
cash
Monday, August 21
The Boys and Girls Club
of Warm Springs is closed
today
Central Oregon Com-
munity College is closed
today for the eclipse.
Tuesday, August 22
The Warm Springs Boys
and Girls Club at the Youth
Center is open 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Fitness activities hap-
pening at the Community
Wellness Center today:
Functional Fitness class is
at 12:10 in the social hall,
and at 12:10 there is a Boot
Camp class in the Aerobics
room.
Tribal Council agenda:
S-T and COO Update; Sep-
tember agenda, feview of
minutes. Draft resolutions.
Afternoon: Legislative up-
date calls, enrollments,
and July financial update.
The Behavioral Health
Center has the following
groups and meetings to-
day: 11 a.m. is Aftercare
class. There is an Alcohol-
ics Anonymous meeting at
noon. The Men’s Group is
from 1-2:30. The Mending
Hearts Group is at 1:30.
Relapse Prevention group
is at 3:30; and at 5 p.m. is
the Alcohol and Drug edu-
cation class.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is located at
556 SE Seventh Street.
They are open for distribu-
tion this afternoon. All food
banks and pantries do take
donations of non-perish-
able food or cash.
Warm Springs Voca-
tional Rehabilitation has
orientation today at 3 p.m.
at the Behavioral Health
Center. If you or someone
you know has or may have
a disability that is a barrier
to employment or employ-
ment advancement, they
can learn about their op-
tions at an orientation or by
calling 541-553-4952.
Wednesday, August 23
Today’s fitness sched-
ule: There is a Fusion Fit-
ness class at 6 a.m. at the
Community Center. Water
aerobics is on their sum-
mer schedule: 9:15 to
10:15 at the Kah-Nee-Ta Vil-
lage pool. The Senior Fit-
ness class at 10 at the Se-
nior Center. And at 12:10
there is Functional Fitness
class in the Aerobics room.
Pi-Yo class is at the clinic
atrium.
Here are today’s groups
and meetings at the Behav-
ioral Health Center:
Women’s Group is from 1-
2:30; Anger Management is
at 3:30; Wellbriety is at 5:15;
and there is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting at 7.
Soaring Butterflies
Warrior Spirit meets today
from 4-5:30 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Academy.
There is Warm Springs
Christian Fellowship this
evening at 6 at High Lookee
Lodge.
Thursday, August 24
Warm Springs jurors will
need to check-in at 9:30 this
morning at Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
Today at the Behavioral
Health Center there is an
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting at noon. Family
Education is at 5:30, and
Narcotics Anonymous is at
the Shaker Church at 6 p.m.
Fitness activities sched-
uled for today at the Com-
munity Wellness Center:
Functional Fitness class is
at 12:10 in the social hall,
and boot camp class is in
the Aerobics room at 12:10.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors meet today
from 1 to 3 in the Prevention
room at the Behavioral
Health Center.
ture, not a problem at the
Spearfish or Wishram loca-
tions. The Wishram site is a
total of 62 acres, and could
include 53 homes.
The Spearfish site is 30
buildable acres; and
Horsethief, 25 buildable
acres.
The meeting last week
with Tribal Council was the
first of three planned gov-
ernment-to-government
meetings in Warm Springs.
The Corps team is also
working with other treaty
tribes on the project.
According to the timeline,
a final plan could be com-
pleted at the end of 2018.
August 17, 2017
First pledge drive at KWSO
KWSO is holding its
first ever pledge drive,
from now through Tues-
day, August 22.
The public radio sta-
tion, at 91.9 FM, is
owned and operated by
the Confederated Tribes.
The station has been on
the air for more than 30
years, serving the reser-
vation community and
surrounding areas.
The tribes have long
supported the local me-
dia outlet, and in 2004
KWSO became part of
the Corporation for Pub-
lic Broadcasting Commu-
nity Service Grant pro-
gram.
For an individual
membership, there is a
one-time annual fee of
$35. You can also choose
a sustaining member-
ship, and give a specific
amount of money
monthly, having it auto-
matically drawn from
your bank account or
credit card.
The pledge drive is a
chance for the commu-
nity, and visitors to Cen-
tral Oregon, to show
their appreciation and
support for War m
Springs Community Ra-
dio.