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Letters to the editor
With the Senator
To displaced WSFPI workers
Attention workers
were laid off from the
Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries be-
tween April 12, 2015
and today: This is a no-
tice of potential pro-
gram benefit eligibility.
If you were laid off
from work due to lack
of work on or after the
impact date, and before
the expiration date, you
may be eligible for the
following benefits and
services under the Trade
Act program:
Re-employment as-
sistance. Training (on-
the-job, classroom or ap-
Cooking Matters
The Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center will host
free cooking classes in Sep-
tember and October.
The Cooking Matters
classes will be from 2:30-
4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
during those months, from
September 6 to October 11.
The classes are an opportu-
nity for community mem-
bers to:
Learn to prepare delicious
and affordable meals. Lean
to make healthy choices,
and shop smart at the store.
Practice recipes at home
with free ingredients.
Space is limited for these
classes. To reser ve your
sport, sign up at:
Hdffa.org/programs/
cooking-matters
Or call 541-390-3572.
Co-sponsors with the
Health and Wellness Center
are the Oregon Food Bank,
and the High Desert Food
and Farm Alliance.
Cooking Matters cur-
riculum is designed for par-
ticipants who are cooking
and shopping for their
households.
Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items on the Tribal Coun-
cil agenda this month (sub-
ject to change at Council dis-
cretion):
Tuesday-Wednesday,
August 15-16: Columbia
River Treaty meeting.
Monday, August 21: So-
lar eclipse event. Tribal gov-
ernment closed for the day.
Tuesday, August 22
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer with Michele Stacona
and Chief Operations Of-
ficer with Alyssa Macy.
prenticeship). Job search
allowances. Relocation
allowances. Additional
unemployment insurance
benefits in the form of
Trade Readjustment Al-
lowances. Wage subsidy
for workers 50 and older.
Health coverage tax
credit.
To learn more call 1-
877-639-7700.
The
Trade Act program in
Oregon is administered
by the Oregon Employ-
ment Department. The
Oregon Employment
Department is an equal
opportunity program /
employer.
10: September agenda/
review minutes with the S-
T.
11: Draft resolutions with
the S-T.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson of
Vital Stats.
3:30: Financial update
with with Alfred Estimo and
Dennis Johnson.
Thursday-Friday, Au-
gust 24-25: Meeting with
CRITFC.
Monday, August 28
9 a.m.: Elder Council
meeting.
10: Proposed 2018 bud-
get with Alfred Estimo and
Dennis Johnson.
1:30 p.m.: Meeting with
Idaho National Guard liai-
son.
Items for further con-
sideration: Government-
to-government meeting with
Burns Paiute Tribal Council.
Consideration of the Salem
inter-tribal casino proposal.
Central Oregon Intergov-
ernmental Council request
regarding transit program.
Community roundtable
on economic development.
Right-of-way workshop.
Timber LLC. Verizon lease.
Supplemental budget. Water
rights. Boise Valley-Bannock.
Note: All proposed reso-
lutions and ordinances, in-
cluding any attachments or
exhibits, are due by the first
Friday of each month by 5
p.m. by email for review
(Word form). No excep-
tions.
michele.stacona@wstribes.org
lynn.davis@wstribes.org
gal services to low-income
older adults living in Central
Oregon including the reser-
vation.
The services are provided
to adults 60 years and older
with preference to those in
greatest social and economic
need, with particular attention
to low income, minority and
frail individuals.
To schedule an appoint-
ment and to get more infor-
mation, call Louise Muir at
541-475-1148. The following
list of priority services will be
offered to seniors:
Income maintenance,
health care, food and nutri-
tion, housing and utilities. Ad-
ditional services may include
correspondence, negotiations
and preparation of legal docu-
ments. Appointments are
scheduled for one-half an
hour only. Criminal cases,
simple wills, fee generating
cases or conflicts of interest
cannot be handled through
this program.
Jayson Smith photos/Spilyay
During his town hall
in Warm Springs,
Sen. Wyden met with
the local Red Cross
team (above), who
were activated during
the Nena Springs fire.
Meanwhile Jo Ann
Smith and Myra
Shawaway joined the
Senator at the
Academy town hall
meeting.
Wishes...
Happy Sixteenth
Birthday to my son Tanu
(Tyler) Buck from the
Bennetts and James.
Happy birthday
Tatiana Bennett from
your husband and
children. We love you.
Happy belated birthdays
to our grandson Scotty
Scott.
At the club
The Warm Springs Boys
and Girls Club is open after
school with the start of the
new school year.
The club will also be open
for a full day this Friday, Au-
gust 18, and on Tuesday, Au-
gust 22, days when there is
no school. The Club will be
closed on the day of the
eclipse.
Market on Friday
The Warm Springs Out-
door Market vendors will be
set up outside of the casino
this Friday from 10 a.m.-8
p.m.
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team hosts the
market, and will provide a
table, canopy and chairs to
the first 12 vendors to show
up. All others will need to
provide own their own. For
information call 541-553-
3148.
Historic building lost to fire
Happy belated birthday
“Cowboy,” you’ve come a
long way from stick ball
competition to the real
thing , bareback riding. We
love you, from PaPa and
Unci Pourier.
The Nena Springs fire destroyed several buildings, including one man’s home.
Among the losses was this historic home, among the first in that area. A thank
you to Judy Charley, of the Community Health Education Team, for sharing this
interesting family photograph.
An apology
I would like to inform all
Native Americans who are
making a living on the res-
ervation that I am sorry for
my actions when I was
detoxed on July 18, 2017.
You, the community are my
people I live amongst every
day.
I apologize for showing
you all my negative side. That
bad side got in jail and I will
not want to drink on this res-
ervation. I would not like to
go where I have already been.
I apologize having a positive
BAC on Monday, July 31,
2017. It will not happen again,
and I will comply with the
Tribal Court. Ambrose D.
Meanus, aka Brose
Legal help
The Central Oregon
Council on Aging and Legal
Aid Services of Oregon are
working together to offer le-
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Heart of Oregon Corps reaches funding goal
Each morning the dedi-
cated group of young people
load up work their tools, and
travel to work sites up to 50
miles away.
They work on Heart of
Oregon Corps projects:
Building affordable homes
for low-income families,
maintaining beloved recre-
ational trails, managing for-
est lands for fire prevention.
As they gain skills, they
gain confidence in them-
selves and motivation to pur-
sue their goals.
With the support of the
community, Heart of Or-
egon Corps has reached a
capital campaign milestone
to raise over a half million
dollars for a new fleet of
work vehicles.
The new fleet will help
Heart of Oregon Corps sus-
tain programs, helping im-
prove economic and social
vitality in Central Oregon,
while increasing pathways
out of poverty for young
adults. A number of Warm
Springs youth have suc-
ceeded through this pro-
gram.
For the funding cam-
paign, corporate partnership
played an integral role. Spe-
cial thanks to the Aperion
Management
Group,
Robberson Ford, Mt. Bach-
elor and Deschutes Brewery.
The 100-Plus Women Who
Care Central Oregon group
helped purchase the indus-
trial wood chipper in the
spring of 2016.
Private foundations like
the MCM Fund, MJ
Murdock Charitable Trust,
the Ford Family Foundation,
the Collins Foundation, the
Eddie Williamson Founda-
tion, and several donor ad-
vised funds at the Oregon
Community Foundation also
greatly contributed to the
campaign’s success.
The Heart of Oregon
Corps board of directors,
individual community mem-
bers, and local business own-
ers also showed their strong
support of the mission by
providing donations and ad-
dition in-kind assistance.
Heart of Oregon Corps
is the local non-profit that
employs over 325 of young
adults each year. The mission
is to inspire and empower
positive change in the lives
of young people through
jobs, education and steward-
ship.
Heart of Oregon Corps
continues to empower long-
term positive change during
the most critical times of a
young person’s life.
Anyone interested in
more information on this
program can call 541-633-
7834.