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Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon December 5, 2018 Member Art Show Doll by Sandra Danzuka, Honorable Mention Award. 2018 Tribal Member Art Show Grand Opening is at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday, December 6 at the Museum at Warm Springs. Quilt by Mane Knight ~ Judges Choice Award - Contemporary. Photos courtesy the Museum at Warm Springs Year in Review ~ 2018 ~ February In a disturbing development, the Agency Longhouse has been con- taminated by methamphetamine. As a result, the longhouse will be closed at least into March. Executive Management closed the longhouse after at least two ar- eas inside the building tested posi- tive for the presence of meth resi- due. Additional areas were tested, including kitchen area, and results were positive. The level of contamination in- dicates that the person or people had been using the drug in the longhouse for some time. Cost of clean-up is expected to exceed $100,000. Elsewhere this month: Tribal Council and the Branch of Natural Resources met for a two-day summit with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, discussing the condition and future of the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery. There are fundamental ques- tions facing the hatchery, as well as significant recent improvements to the facility. The facility is on the Warm Springs River a few miles from Kah-Nee-Ta. Because of the loca- tion, water temperature at the hatchery is an ongoing issue. The temperature issue has come to the forefront in recent years: In 2014 the summer heat required emergency removal of fish to a cooler facility, as the water tempera- ture in the Warm Springs River at the hatchery site reached the mid 70s. The following year the fish were moved in order to allow workers to upgrade and expand the cooling system at the hatchery. Then last year the work involved a major electrical system expansion. Another recent improvement at the facility is the development of lam- prey passage. In other news from February: Both the Madras White Buffa- los varsity boys and girls basket- ball teams have post-season games in the next few days. March These are busy days at the Pla- teau Travel Plaza—busy and ex- citing as the 70 employees are get- ting ready for the opening. The employees are running through all facets of the opera- tion—from the kitchen and dining area, to the convenience store, fuel stations, gaming area, security, main- tenance and more. Grand Opening is set for March. Elsewhere: The Warm Springs baseball fields are in need of extensive renovation. And once this work is done, the new fields will need on- going maintenance. Young players, (Continued from 7) and adult softball teams, require this amenity here in Warm Springs. Tribal executive management and community development an- nounced a detailed plan that would accomplish the goal, bringing the fields up to a highest quality stan- dard. As the health of tribal youth is a community priority, the Tribal Council by resolution this month endorsed the plan. The endorsement allows man- agement and community develop- ment—with Warm Springs Recre- ation as project sponsor—to pur- sue the necessary funding for the work, which will extensive. One immediate source of fund- ing—one prompting the recent Council resolution—could be the Oregon Parks and Recreation. The Parks and Recreation grant would be in addition to the tribal match, and other potential sources. The Council resolution states the need for action to restore the fields, noting: “The existing 41- year-old ball fields complex is due for extensive renovation and re- development…” In other March 2018 news: Twenty-five years ago this month the tribes celebrated the opening of the Museum at Warm Springs. That spring saw the realization of a vision—a museum preserving and honoring the tribal history, culture and traditions—first conceived in the 1960s. Some ensuing milestones were Tribal Council approval of the char- ter, and membership approval of the referendum. To celebrate these first 25 years—the Silver Anniversary—the Museum at Warm Springs is host- ing a powwow, and the opening of a new exhibit. The new exhibit is Twanat—Cel- ebrate Our Legacy. There are commemorative gifts, door prizes and refreshments. Miss Warm Springs was be on hand. The new exhibit is a celebration of the tribal culture and the mu- seum. Items on display are rarely seen items from the Museum at Warm Springs Permanent Collec- tion. (Review continues in the next Spilyay.)
