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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
First Park & Play
E arlier this month Madras
hosted their first Downtown
Park and Play. The event, hap-
pening on the first Thursday of
the month through the summer,
features live music, performers,
vendors and food on Fifth
Street, between C and E streets.
Shops stay open late, ven-
dors are selling merchandise,
and there is live music and
dancing at various locations
along the street. Park and Play
is organized by downtown Ma-
dras businesses.
The Park & Play organizers
are hoping to promote economic
development in Jefferson
County by providing a fun, safe
place for people to bring their
families.
Hundreds of people came
out to support Downtown Park
and Play in June. The food
trucks sold out, and people
were pulling off the highway to
watch dancers perform.
From Warm Springs we had
James Greeley playing the flute,
Pamela Louis selling ceramics,
Ruben Clowers selling frybread,
and Lori Switzler selling Krispy
Crème Donuts.
Downtown shop owners of-
fer special prizes and promo-
tions. In June, businesses do-
nated items to be used in a
bingo raffle. Community mem-
bers walked to all the downtown
businesses with bingo cards.
Once they had stamps from
every business, they turned in
their cards for a chance to win
some awesome prizes.
Council resolution
regarding water plant
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reser-
vation of Oregon; and,
Whereas Tribal Management
and Operations staff were alerted
in January 2018 to numerous
pumps and systems failures at the
main water treatment plant facility
on Dry Creek road next to the
Deschutes River, causing tribal lead-
ers to inspect and assess the poten-
tially critical situation of not being
able to provide water to the main
population of tribal members; and,
Whereas Indian Health Ser-
vices, Office of Environmental
Health and Engineering staff were
requested to inspect and ascertain
all water treatment systems and
pumps to determine the extent of
needed facility water treatment and
delivery priorities, concerns and is-
sues to provide a third party review
and verification, so that the tribes
could prepare a grant application to
the Indian Community Develop-
ment Block Grant (ICDBG) Immi-
nent Threat Program; and,
Lillian Pitt exhibit at Sisters
T he artwork of Lillian Pitt will be
on display at the Ravens Make
Gallery in Sisters, this Friday
through Sunday, June 22-24.
Several new works will be un-
veiled.
Lillian will be on hand for the
exhibit. She was in Washington,
D.C., last week, serving on a jury
for the Smithsonian’s Museum of
the American Indian.
The jury is selecting the monu-
ment to honor Native Americans
who have served in the United
States military, from the Revolution-
ary War to the present. Lillian also
has work in the Smithsonian mu-
seum.
Her works are also in the Port-
land Art Gallery, Maryhill, Warm
Springs, Burke and High Desert
museums.
by Leah Guliasi,
W.S. Community Action Team
June 20, 2018
Portland State University be-
stowed Lillian an honorary Ph.D.
in 2008.
Her career as an artist spans
over 40 years. She works in seven
different mediums.
The iconic petroglyph She Who
Watches has been incorporated
into a number of Lillian’s works,
and is regarded as her signature
motif.
Lillian’s status as the pre-emi-
nent Native American artist of
Oregon is unquestioned.
Now in her 70’s, she remains
at the peak of her career, and the
demands for her personal time
and works are at its greatest.
She will be holding an artist’s
reception from 4-7 p.m. on Fri-
day, and a presentation on Satur-
day from 1:30-2:30 p.m. All events
will take place at Raven Makes
Gallery, Sisters.
Courtesy WSCAT
James Greeley was among the
musicians who performed at the
first Park and Play in Madras.
Each month there will be a
different activity for families to
participate in, while exploring
downtown Madras.
It’s not too late to be in-
volved. Downtown Park and
Play is still looking for ven-
dors.
If you have art, food, dance
or music and want to get in-
volved, go to:
downtownparkandplay.com
Each month the website will
be updated with participating
local business names, sponsors,
musicians and performers.
Events this summer will take
place on July 5, August 2, and
September 6.
Whereas the Water Treatment
Plant was constructed in 1980 and
is now 38 years old with aging wa-
ter treatment systems, major pumps
that are difficult to replace and up-
grading computer operating sys-
tems to be adapted and retrofitted
to operate older technologies until
such time as a new water treatment
plant facility could be constructed
to provide water in the future; and,
Whereas the Indian Health Ser-
vice, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office in Portland, and the U.S. De-
partment of Housing and Urban
Development have been willing to
offer financial aid and support in
responding to the tribes needs for
emergency finances to remedy de-
ficiencies and provide capital im-
provement upgrades to an aging
water treatment facility and finish
pump systems that deliver water to
more than 4,000 Warm Springs
residents and visitors; and,
Whereas there is an annual
funding opportunity suggested by
the Federal government through
the HUD Northwest Office of
Native American Programs, which
is titled the ICDBG – Imminent
Threat Program, wherein the tribes
Resolution of Tribal Council
Commissary
Whereas the Tribal Council is
the governing body of the Con-
federated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon;
and,
Whereas the Tribal Council of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Or-
egon manages the economic af-
fairs of the CTWS and recognizes
the need to strengthen the small
business economy of the Reser-
vation; and,
Whereas the Twenty-Seventh
Tribal Council passed on the 5 th
day of December, 2017, Resolu-
tion 12,404 assigning the Warm
Springs Community Action Team
a 10-year renewable lease of the
Commissary Building, from Janu-
shall compete for limited funding
and must justify the need or threat
to rehabilitate existing water treat-
ment systems and replace expen-
sive and hard to find finish pumps
to safeguard the tribes against wa-
ter system breakdowns and inabil-
ity to provide essential water to
people; and,
Whereas tribal managers and
IHS engineers have inspected and
provided their input and assess-
ment of identified water treatment
plant and water treatment system
component items to include the fol-
lowing;
1) Filter bed depth and condi-
tion needs evaluation.
2) Raw water wet well and
transfer pumps need replacement.
Electrical systems controlling wa-
ter pumps and mixing are not func-
tioning properly.
3) Finish Water pump 2 is not
functional and needs replacement.
4) SCAD/PLC computer con-
trol that operates water systems is
not functioning properly.
5) Water filter media is insuffi-
ary 1, 2018 – December 31, 2027
to accomplish the above steps and
to manage the Commissary Build-
ing as a small business incubator,
Whereas the Twenty-Seventh
Tribal Council directed that the
Community Action Team, in part-
nership with the Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO of the Tribal Coun-
cil and her designee, take further
steps necessary to develop the
Commissary Building, including
fundraising to pay for moving and
renovating the building, oversee-
ing the design and construction
processes necessary to complete
the project, and ensuring that ap-
propriate, fair processes exist to
determine who will utilize the
space; and,
Whereas the Twenty-Sev-
enth Tribal Council voted unani-
mously, 5-0, the Chairman not
voting on the same day, to ap-
prove WSCAT’s request to ap-
ply for 2018 funding from the
Spirit Mountain Community
Fund’s Oregon Tribal Grants
Program; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to Article V, Section 1
(f),(l),(n), and (s) of the Tribal Con-
stitution and By-Laws, that
WSCAT may apply as the lone rep-
resentative of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, for fund-
ing from the Spirit Mountain Com-
munity Fund’s 2018 Oregon Tribal
Grants Program to move, reno-
vate, and oversee design and con-
struction processes necessary to
complete the project. Resolution
no. 12,494.
cient in depth and needs replace-
ment for cleaner, better tasting wa-
ter.
6) Carbon Dust enclosure needs
enclosure to mitigate hazards.
7) Stainless steel water intake
screen where water flows into Wa-
ter Treatment plant from an oxbow
channel of Deschutes River is dam-
aged and needs replacement.
8) Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning (HVAC) controls are
not functional and need to be re-
placed for safety of personnel and
protection of specialized equipment
in an enclosed work environment.
9) Backwash settling ponds (2)
are leaking and need to be relined
and re- plumbed with shut-off
valves to prevent future leakage.
10) Combined sewage and sam-
pling drain-lines are overloading
septic system and causing seepage
problems, especially drain fields
near water intake screens. All sewer
and drainage water needs to be re-
directed and have separate disposal
systems; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon, pursuant
to Article 5, Section 1 (a),(l)and(u)
of the Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws, that the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs is a formally con-
stituted Government entity, gov-
erned by its Tribal Constitution and
By-laws, support the preparation
of HUD’s Imminent Threat grant
application to justify a request for
emergency funding to rehabilitate,
replace and renovate existing wa-
ter treatment facilities, that would
provide water system benefits and
meet the current needs of the
tribes by continuing to process sur-
face water for water treatment and
water delivery; and,
Be it further resolved that the
Chief Operations Officer and des-
ignated Management staff shall
prepare and submit an ICDBG
Imminent Grant application in
competing for up to the maximum
amount of $450,000 with no re-
quired match funds, and combine
with other federal funds totaling
$870,000 to complete the neces-
sary water treatment plant up-
grades to an ageing facility to hope-
fully keep it operational and pro-
viding water for the next few years,
as future alternatives for develop-
ing a new water treatment facility
are being considered; and,
Be it further resolved that
Tribal Council directs and autho-
rizes the Secretary-Treasurer/
CEO, to carry out the submission
of the ICDBG Imminent Grant
application, and to make applica-
tion for, on behalf of the Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon. Resolution
no. 12,493.
Jobs at Housing
Assist with developing and ad-
minister the Warm Springs Hous-
ing Authority’s property asset sys-
tem and maintain the overall opera-
tions of the Warm Springs Hous-
ing Authority Warehouse. High
School diploma or equivalent.
The Warm Springs seeks to hire
a maintenance worker, and an as-
sistant property/warehouse man-
ager.
For information about either of
these positions, please contact
Robin Smith, 541-553-3250. Or
stop by Housing.
Regarding the maintenance
position: Provide routine and
emergency repairs required within
the tribal and HUD rental units.
Preventative maintenance and
emergency repairs.
Regarding the assistant prop-
erty/warehouse position:
Warm Springs Geo Vi-
sions is advertising two
open job positions: A Cultural
Resources Principal Investi-
g a t o r, a n d a C u l t u r a l R e -
sources Manager. For a full
job description or additional
information contact Laurie
Danzuka at 553-3565. Re-
sumes can be sent to her at
laurie.danzuka@wstribes.org
Positions close June 29.