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Letters to the editor
The Reservation Walkers
24th Member
Art Show
The Twenty-Fourth An-
nual Tribal Member Art Ex-
hibit is coming up soon. The
opening is October 19.
Tribal adult artists are in-
vited to submit their work
in the traditional or contem-
porary categories. The last
day to submit is this Friday,
September 29. Talk with
Natalie Kirk, museum cura-
tor, for more information,
541-553-3331.
Meanwhile, there is still
some time to check out the
Celestial Visions exhibit.
This runs through Septem-
ber 9.
Quilt Time
Learn how to make a
quilt, or finish one of your
projects: Quilting Time with
Sheilah begins on Monday,
October 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Com-
munity Center.
Quilting Time—continu-
ing Mondays, same time and
place—is limited to five par-
ticipants. To sign up call
Carol at the Warm Springs
Community Wellness Center
office,
541-553-3243.
Quilting Time with Sheilah
is hosted by Warm Springs
Recreation.
For Buffs
Enjoy and support the
Madras Football & Abby’s
Pizza Monday Night Foot-
ball Dinner, from 5 to 8
p.m., October 2. Enjoy the
legendary pizze, salad and
breadsticks while watching
the Monday Night Football
game, Washington at Kansas
City.
A portion of proceeds
collected during that time
will go toward the Madras
High School football pro-
gram. A big thank you goes
to Abby’s Legendary Pizza.
N7 Fund
I wanted to share with
you all the N7 Fund grant
cycle announcement:
The N7 Fund is Nike’s
long-term commitment to
bring sport and all its ben-
efits to Native American and
Aboriginal communities in
North America, with a focus
on youth.
We believe that kids are
made to play, and through
sport, Native youth can un-
leash the power of their gen-
eration. We believe in the
unifying power of sport to
empower communities to
take on some of the great-
est challenges that Native
American and Aboriginal
youth face, such as diabetes,
obesity, suicide, and low
graduation rates.
N7 embraces the Native
philosophy: “In every delib-
eration we must consider the
impact of our decisions on
the next seven generations.”
Through N7, Nike pro-
vides opportunities for Native
American and Aboriginal
youth to play, get active, and
become forces for positive
change in their communities
for generations to come.
To date, the N7 Fund has
awarded more than $3.5 mil-
lion in grants to 185 commu-
nities, schools and nonprofit
organizations across the U.S.
and Canada, reaching more
than 350,000 youth as part
of Nike’s Global Community
Impact work. The N7 Fund
partners with CAF America
to provide due diligence and
grant disbursement for its
annual funding cycle.
The N7 Fund grant cycle
will open 2017-2018 N7
Fund grant cycle will open
Monday, October 2. The
grant cycle will be available
for six weeks, closing Novem-
ber 13.
If you have any additional
question you may reach out
to:
JackieBlackbird@jackie.
blackbird@nike.com
Kindly,
Trish Chee, N7 Project
Specialist, l-503-532-1375
Museum
Harvest
The Museum at Warm
Springs will host the annual
fund-raiser Huckleberry
Harvest on Saturday, Octo-
ber 7.
The Huckleberry Har-
vest will be from 4:30 to 9
p.m. at the museum.
Guests will be immersed
in the beauty of the culture
and traditions of our Tribes.
You will experience a tra-
ditional salmon bake,
cooked over smokey alder
wood, accompanied by de-
licious fluffy fry bread and
huckleberry jam.
We will have drumming
and singing, tribal art dem-
onstrations and story telling.
You can work on a tra-
ditional art project which
you can take with you.
The Huckleberry Har-
vest is a benefit dinner. To
our supporters, your contri-
butions and attendance are
vital. You help us raise funds
so we may continue to share
our culture and history,
teach traditional arts, and
preserve our artifact and
archival collections.
The Museum At Warm
Springs is dedicated to the
people of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs,
whose vision, generosity and
wisdom have created a
legacy for our grand-
children’s grandchildren.
The Museum at Warm
In the fall
The fall weather reminds
us that the holiday season is
just around the corner. Rec-
reation is getting ready, plan-
ning for the Happy Hallow-
een Spooktacular, Tuesday,
October 31.
The Trunk-o-Treat, Car-
nival, costume contest and
vendor booths will be at the
community center. If you’re
already thinking of a cos-
tume idea, here are the cat-
egories in the contest:
Best Loony Tune squad
member. Meanest monster.
Silliest Granny. Best Michael
Jordan. Cutest Baby Tune. .
You can sign up for a booth
at Recreation, or call 541-
553-3243.
At Recreation
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Center hours are now
as follows:
Mondays through Thurs-
days, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fri-
days, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On no school days, the
hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information call
Recreation at 541-553-3243.
War m Springs Rec-
reation.
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
This Thursday, Sep-
tember 28 is the last day
students can register for
fall ter m Basic Math
GED classes in Warm
Springs and Madras. For
Warm Springs, go to top
floor training room at the
Education Building from
1-4 p.m. In Madras,
from 5:45-8:45 at the
Madras COCC campus.
Courtesy Val Squiemphen
2017 Portland to Coast — Team Reservation Walkers: Saphronia Coochise,
Norene Sampson, Susan Jim, Karla Hawes, Val Squiemphen, Mary Iwamoto,
Kecia Florendo, Julia Culpus, Victoria Katchia, Samantha Gomez, Melissa
Benson and Marceline Smith (from left). Official time: 36 hours, 11 minutes,
17 seconds.
I t is with great pleasure
that I submit this picture
of our 2017 Portland to
Coast team, Reservation
Walkers. These ladies did
an awesome job!
My teammates were
Mary Iwamoto, Melissa
Benson, Susan Jim, Kecia
Florendo,
Norene
Sampson, Saphronia
Coochise,
Victoria
Katchia, Julia Culpus,
Marci
Smith
and
Samantha Gomez.
Our official time was
36 hours, 11 minutes 17
seconds—well under the
estimated time that Hood to
Coast figured out for us.
This year we had some
challenges, but we overcame
and still finished ahead of
our anticipated time. I’ve
got these wonderful gals to
thank for that!
The Hood to Coast/Port-
land to Coast was held last
month. There were at least
six teams from War m
Springs that participated in
Portland to Coast, and one
in the Hood to Coast.
Congratulations, teams!
We would like to thank our
sponsors:
Warm Springs Com-
posite Products, Brunoe
Logging, Warm Springs
Power & Water Enter-
prises, and Indian Head
Casino. We couldn’t have
done it without them.
As always, thank you
to the families and
friends of each of our
walkers—Without your
support we couldn’t
have done it without
each you.
Looking forward to
next year!
Val Squiemphen
in the Atlantic. We don’t
know when, or if, Oregon
will have a hurricane or not,
but in case we do, we all will
know when and where. Al-
ways be aware of the out-
side weather. Have a safe
and happy fall season, Warm
Springs.
Evette Patt, RHCC,
1075 Irvington Dr., Eugene,
OR 97404
New board members
The weather
I now live in another nurs-
ing home. The one I’m now
in is also in Eugene. A few
of us who are here listen to
the activity director read the
Eugene Register Guard daily
if she has it with her.
We all like to know if
there’s anything of impor-
tance happening in Eugene
at that moment.
Right now Hurricanes are
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Urbana Ross, acting BIA superintendent, reads the Oath of Office to new board
members Todd Stum (Telecom board), Gerald Danzuka (Ventures), Lonny Macy
(Telecom), and Douglas Williams (Ventures). Other new board members, who
were sworn in later, are Don Sohappy (Composite Products), and James Halliday
and Sue Matters (Telecom). Gerald Hendrickson is also joining the Water Board.
Employee benefits fair, open enrollment in October
The government of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs is charged
with securing and protecting
the perpetual health and
prosperity of the Confeder-
ated Tribes.
The government fulfills
its mission by preserving and
strengthening the sovereign
status of the Confederated
Tribes, protecting the treaty
and legal rights and interests
of the tribes, and creating a
community and economic
environment which affords
every member the opportu-
nity to attain good health,
self-sufficiency, pride and
self-esteem.
Employee Benefits
Fair and Annual
Open Enrollment—
Mandatory atten-
dance
The Employee Benefits
Fair will be on Wednesday
and Thursday, October 4 and
5, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Com-
munity Center gym.
The event offers the op-
portunity for all permanent
full-time employees to learn
more about benefit options,
meet vendors face to face,
and listen to benefits presen-
tations.
This is also the start of
the open enrollment period,
which means that all perma-
nent full-time employees
who qualify for benefits ef-
fective January 1, 2018 can
sign up for coverage, if they
missed their opportunity
during the new hire season.
If you already have cov-
erage, this is also your op-
portunity to make any
changes or renew your flex-
ible spending pledge for
2018.
All changes and new en-
rollments will be effective
January 1, 2018.
During the Benefits Fair
and Open Enrollment, pre-
sentations will be made
throughout the day.
Attendance is mandatory
for tribal government em-
ployees. Contact the Com-
pensation and Benefits with
any questions about the fair
at 541-553-3327.
Personnel Policy up-
date
Tribal Council adopted
the revised Personnel Policy
Manual this summer, fol-
lowing more than a year’s
worth of work by tribal man-
agement and staff.
The purpose of the
manual is to be used as an
outline of the basic person-
nel policies, practices, and
procedures for the organi-
zation.
The intent is to assist
management to manage,
and for employees to un-
derstand their rights and re-
sponsibilities.
To ensure that all em-
ployees have received and
read the updated policy, all
employees are required to
sign the acknowledgment
form at the end of the
policy and submit the com-
pleted form to Human Re-
sources.