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Letters to the editor
From VOCS
The Warm Springs Vic-
tims of Crime office would
like to thank the following
for donating items to our
Seventh Annual Hands
Around the Courthouse
event held in April 6:
The Warm Springs Be-
havioral Health Center. Kah-
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort
and Spa. Warm Springs
Power Enterprises.
Museum at War m
Springs. DMJ Automotive.
Warm Springs Composite
Products.
Indian Head Casino.
War m Springs Market.
Warm Springs Tribal Credit
Enterprises.
Warm Springs Housing
Authority.
Erickson’s
Thriftway. Ding-Ho Family
Restaurant. Cash & Release.
Thanks to our volunteers
who assisted in making this
possible.
Our event was very suc-
cessful, and we will look
forward to your continued
donations in our future
events.
Thank you from the Vic-
tims of Crime staff:
Michele Gonzales, ad-
vocate supervisor; Vera
Thomas,
advocate;
Tanya Tewee, advocate;
and Renee Miller, vol-
unteer.
Scholarship
Congratulations to
Kaliyah Iverson, 2018 Ma-
dras High School graduate,
on receiving a Bend Sur-
gery Center Foundation
scholarship award.
Kaliyah is planning to
pursue a career in Dentistry.
She was one of three
Tribal Health Scholars this
year, working at the Indian
Health Ser vices War m
Springs clinic.
Founded in 2009 as a
not-for-profit, the Bend
Surgery Foundation pro-
vides financial support to
Central Oregon high
school graduates who dem-
onstrate a commitment
and desire to pursue fur-
ther education in the
healthcare field.
To date, BSCF has ap-
proved $212,000 in schol-
arship funding, supporting
155 students from Central
Oregon.
Great cause
Indian Head Casino will
host the Relay for Life En-
chilada Plate sale this Friday,
June 8. The plate includes
two cheese enchiladas,
beans, rice and soda.
The sale, benefitting the
Relay for Life-American
Cancer Society, will start at
10 a.m., and last until the
plates are sold out. The sale
will be at the Indian Head
Casino human resources pa-
tio area.
Contact infor mation:
Peggy Faria, 541-460-7726.
Sorry, no call in order or de-
liveries.
Please help War m
Springs Casino Enterprises
fight this fight. With your
help, we aren’t just fighting
one type of cancer, we’re
fighting for every birthday
threatened by every cancer
in every community. Thank
you.
Canyon Camp
The 2018 Canyon Ranch
Kids Camp is coming up,
June 15-17 for the boys and
June 18-20 for the girls. This
is a privately owned Christian
camp, hosted by Gladys
Grant, for kids 8-13. Regis-
tration sheets are available at
Macy’s Market and at the
Warm Springs Academy.
Boys should sign up at
least by June 14. The students
will arrive on the first day
between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.
The camp this year again
will feature performances by
the Freedom Team, strength
demonstration group. Some
other camp activities:
Fireside devotions, hiking,
swimming, climbing, nature
watching, Bible time, field
trips, memory verses, meal
preparation and gardening.
Upon arrival, check in
with Gladys for your child’s
teepee assignment. Please
turn in all medications and
dosage directions with the
camp medic.
The camp is located past
the Pelton dam store on the
right. If you need to call
Gladys, her number is 541-
325-2650; or Sue Harrison at
541-475-3103.
Gladys is also the sponsor
of the Herbie Ross Memo-
rial Scholarship, now in its
forty-third year. This is the
only scholarship in the 509-J
school district bearing the
name of a tribal member.
W.S. service
Rain gutters re-
moved and hauled
away from home resi-
dence in Warm Springs.
Please leave a mes-
sage for Phil Smith
541-325-3016.
Jefferson County Middle
School to hold a free iInvent
camp for incoming sixth-
through eighth-graders.
Students will learn about
the invention process
through hands-on experi-
ence. Students will apply sci-
ence, technology, engineer-
ing and math concepts to
develop their creativity,
problem solving skills, and
leadership and teamwork.
The camp will be in Au-
gust, Monday through
Thursday. The website is
precollege.oregonstate.edu/
iinvent-summer-camps
Please return
I need my fire gear, tools
and two saddles back. Please,
no questions asked, and no
charges. Thank you, You
know who you are!
Wendell Eagle Greene,
4302 Tommie Street.
3 homes
brostmia@hotmail.com
We have property in
Three Rivers that has three
manufactured homes. We
would like to give these
homes away to anyone who
can haul them off our prop-
erty.
They are in need of res-
toration, but someone could
fix them up to live in. Con-
tact me at:
brostmia@hotmail.com
Mary Ann Brost
To vendors,
performers
Madras’ newly formed
Downtown Park and Play
organization will present the
first event in a series of sum-
mer events, kicking off this
Thursday evening, June 7.
The events will bring live
music, performers, food, and
retail vendors to the down-
town area of Madras on the
first Thursdays of the month
from 5 to 9 p.m., June
through September.
The entertainment will be
held along Fifth Street from
C to E streets. If you’re in-
terested in being a vendor or
performer at the events, or
just want more information,
visit the website:
DowntownParkandPlay.com
Deer Ridge grad
iInvent camp
Reaching out to Warm
Springs students and families:
Better Together and the
Central Oregon Stem Hub is
collaborating with OSU and
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An inmate at Deer Ridge
Correctional Institution just
earned Central Oregon
HHS welcomes new office administrator
Rachel Storkel brings
years of office experience
to the War m Springs
Health and Human Ser-
vices Branch. Her job as
Health and Human Ser-
vices office administrator
is also a change of pace
for Rachel.
She worked previously
for her own tribe, the
Chickasaw, in their Hu-
man Resources Branch,
where she was an execu-
tive assistant, and office
coordinator.
The Chickasaw tribe
has about 50,000 mem-
bers, and 13,000 employ-
ees—a much bigger orga-
nization that War m
Springs. So her new job,
Rachel says, “Is a very
Community College’s Walter
G. Coombs Distinguished
Achievement Award.
The annual commence-
ment honor is bestowed on
the COCC student who earns
the highest scholastic aver-
age with the highest number
of credits, among students
receiving a one-year certifi-
cate.
The certificate is in weld-
ing.
COCC provides educa-
tional services to inmates
under a contract with the
Oregon Department of Cor-
rections.
This includes adult basic
education classes, GED test
preparation, and a college
credit program in welding.
For more information
contact Janet Narum, edu-
cation director for Deer
Ridge Correctional Institu-
tion, Central Oregon Com-
munity College, 541-325-
5613.
nice change of pace.”
Asked about her favor-
ite part of work with Warm
Springs, Rachel says, “I like
being able to help people,
with skills I acquired work-
ing for my tribe in Okla-
that can be used as fire tools.
You may need to fight small
fires before emergency re-
sponders arrive. Select
building materials and plants
that resist fire.
Defensible space is a
buffer you create between
a building on your property
and the grass, trees, shrubs
or any wildland area that sur-
rounds it. Two zones up to
100 feet of defensible space:
Zone 1: Extends 30 feet
out from structures. Remove
all dead plants, grass and
vegetation. Time trees regu-
larly to keep branches a
minimum of 10 feet from
other trees. Zone 2 extends
up to 100 feet from struc-
tures. Cut or mow annual
grass down to a maximum
of 4 inches. Create horizon-
tal spacing between shrubs
and trees. For more infor-
mation, call the War m
Springs OSU Extension,
541-553-3238.
John Brunoe, Extension.
From Extension
A safety message from the
OSU Extension War m
Springs office:
Many people on the res-
ervation live in rural wood-
land and other rural areas.
And these residents are in an
increased danger from wild-
fires. These are tips for be-
ing safe, and planning ahead:
Make sure that fire ve-
hicles can get to your home.
Clearly mark all driveway
entrances and display your
house number or address.
Identify and maintain an ad-
equate water source outside
your home, such as a small
pond, cistern, well or swim-
ming pool.
Set aside household items
Summary of Tribal Council
May 30, 2018
1. Roll call: C h i e f
Delvis Heath, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chief Joseph
Moses, Chairman Eugene
Greene Jr., Vice Chairman
Charles Calica, Ronald
Suppah, Carina Miller,
Brigette McConville, Lee
Tom, Valerie Switzler, and
Raymond Tsumpti. Phoebe
Joe, Recorder.
2. Land Buy Back pro-
gram appraisal report Wave
II update.
3. Warm Springs landfill
update.
4. Draft resolutions:
Rachel Storkel
· Motion by Charles
adopting Resolution No.
12,492 approving proposed
commercial crayfish harvest
regulations with noted edits.
Second by Carina. Question:
10/0/0, Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
· Motion by Carina
adopting Resolution No.
12,493 approving Tribal
Council supporting the
HUD’s Imminent Threat
grant application to com-
plete the necessary water
treatment plant upgrades
with noted edits. Second by
Brigette. Question: 10/0/0,
Legion sale
The American Legion
Post 48 is having a food
fundraiser this Friday, June
8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
the Warm Springs Market
parking lot.
Proceeds will go toward
expenses for Post 48 partici-
pation in the 2018 national
convention.
homa.”
Rachel grew up in Or-
egon, at The Dalles. Af-
ter school she moved to
Oklahoma, then moved
back to Central Oregon
a month ago.
She will soon be joined
by her husband, Joseph,
who works with HVAC
systems, and engineering.
They have been married
for 18 and a half years.
Rachel moved her
first, as Joseph stayed in
Oklahoma so their chil-
dren could finish up the
school year. Their kids
are Gavin, 15, Madison,
13, and Aiden, 10.
Rachel’s office is in the
Family Resource Center.
mer program for Native
American high school stu-
dents in Central Oregon.
The goal of the program
is to provide cultural and
academic support, and give
young Native students lead-
ership skills. Strive is free.
Students must have a 2.0
GPA in high school, and be
incoming freshmen to se-
niors.
For more information
contact Kathy Freeman at
541-330-4369. Or Michelle
Car y, at 541-318-3782.
Emails: kfreeman@cocc.edu
mcary@cocc.edu
Casino car show
The Third Annual Car
Show at Indian Head Casino
is coming up on Saturday,
June 16, from ten o’clock in
the morning until 3 p.m. All
ages are welcome.
There will be a DJ, raffle
prizes, a covered food
court, and it’s going on rain
or shine.
Proceeds benefit the
Boys & Girls Club. For pre-
registration call Monte or
Karen Strand 503-789-
8973.
Apology
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College will host Strive
at their Bend Campus June
28-July 2.
Strive is a residential sum-
Dear Warm Springs
community,
I apologize for my
actions on May 7,
2018. I want to say
I’m truly thankful for
yet another opportu-
nity to stay here in
War m Springs with
my family. I’m so
thankful for another
chance to change my
ways.
Warner Jim.
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Motion by Charles
adopting Resolution No.
12,494 approving War m
Springs Community Action
Team to apply as the lone
representative of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs for funding from the
Spirit Mountain Community
Fund’s 2018 Oregon Tribal
Grants program. Project to
move, renovate and oversee
design and construction pro-
cesses necessary to complete
the business incubator
project, with noted edits. Sec-
ond by Valerie. Question: 8/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
5. April financial update.
6. Update on Essential
Understanding Advisory
Council.
7. Timber LLC memo-
randum of understanding
with Forestry.
· Motion by Charles
adopting Resolution No.
12,495 approving the MOU
and directs BNR Forestry
and the Timber company to
execute the MOU and
implement it in good faith,
with noted edits. Second by
Valerie. Question: 7/0/3,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
8. With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
at 3:14 p.m.
Strive in June