Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 23, 2019
Veteran to give keynote address
J ohnathan Courtney is
to lead suicide prevention
efforts in his community.
He credits dialectical behav-
ior therapy (DBT)—a cog-
nitive behavioral therapy—
and counseling with saving
his life.
Mr. Courtney will be the
keynote speaker at the up-
coming Veterans and Mili-
tary Suicide Prevention
Conference 2019.
The conference, hosted
by Lines of Life, will be
November 20-22 in
Clackamas. You can regis-
ter to attend up till Novem-
ber 1.
the chairman of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars De-
partment of Oregon Veter-
ans and Health and Wellness
Committee.
A member of the Con-
federated Tribes, Mr.
Courtney works at Best
Care Treatment. He is a
graduate of Oregon State
University. Mr. Courtney
served nine years in the U.S.
Army, as an Infantry and
Military Intelligence Officer.
Johnathan has survived
post-traumatic stress disor-
der, alcoholism and suicide
attempts. His life experi-
ences have motivated him
Courtesy photo
Employment
The following jobs
were advertised re-
cently with the Warm
Sp r i n g s H u m a n R e -
sources Department.
Applicants are encour-
aged to attach cover
letter and resume with
completed application.
Questions regarding
application process can
be directed to 541-553-
3262. For full job descrip-
tions see: warmsprings-
nsn.gov
Maintenance – Limited
duration
Laborer
Maintenance.
Wildlife biologist
Home visitor
Prevention coordi-
nator
Fisheries secretary
Fish biologist
Patrol lieutenant
Wastewater plant
chief operator
Probate/Vital Stats re-
ceptionist
Health coordinator
Limited duration – On
call
Officer manage
Telecommunications
officer
Assistant juvenile
prosecutor
Budget-contract and
grant analyst.
GIS specialist
Corrections officer
(three positions)
Fisheries depart-
ment manager
Education coordinator/
coach.
Range & Ag man-
ager
Family/child service
coordinator
Biologist
Community health ser-
vices driver
Security officer (three
Warm Springs Veteran
Johnathan Courtney
positions)
Fuels monitor techni-
cian (two positions)
Native plant nursery
project leader
Day care substitute
Medical
social
worker
Chief of police
Fish Tech I
Tribal veterans repre-
sentative
Lead custodian
Indian Head Casino
The following are posi-
tions advertised with the
Indian Head Casino:
Players Club host -
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Seniors’ Halloween
The War m Springs
Senior Program is host-
ing a Halloween Senior
Party on Halloween. The
party will be at noon at
the Senior building.
Community notes
The 2020 Census on the
reservation is coming up
soon. Earn extra income
while helping the commu-
nity. Learn about Census
jobs
online
at
2020census.gov/en/jobs
A thunderstorm event
on August 10 this year
caused flash flooding that
Contact Naomi Shy - 541-
460-7777 ext. 7734.
Slot keyperson (3 full-
time positions) - Kyle
Schackmann - ext. 7724.
Server Heathy Cody -
ext. 7710.
Sous Chef - Peggy
Faria - ext. 7726.
Line cook - Peggy
Faria ext. 7726.
Server (2 part-time) -
Heather.
Tule Grill attendant
(1 full-time 1 part-time) -
Alex Manzano or Chris-
tine Brunoe ext. 7725.
Tule Grill cook - Alex
or Christine.
Cage cashier (2 full-
There will be a Cos-
tume Contest for Scari-
est, Most Original, Fun-
niest and Best Dressed
Male and Female Cos-
tumes.
may have washed out live-
stock fence.
Producers suffering sever
fence damage due to this
storm event may be eligible
for assistance under the
USDA Emergency Conser-
vation Program. To request
assistance contact the Cen-
tral Oregon FSA office at
541-923-4358. Sign up is
through October 30.
time) - Wyval Rosamilia -
ext. 7737.
Security officer (2 full-
time) - Tim Kerr ext.
7749.
Plateau Travel Plaza
The following positions
are advertised with the
Plateau Travel Plaza
in Madras:
Server (part time) -
Esten Culpus, 541-777-
2817.
Cashier/Fuel atten-
dant - Darrell Jones - 541-
777-2815.
Custodian - Darrell.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Thursday, October 24
Snack Attack for youth
is Tuesdays and Thurs-
days at the Community
Center Social Hall from
3:30-5 p.m.
Functional Fitness is in
the Community Center So-
cial Hall at lunchtime to-
day.
The Senior Wellness
Center is having Senior
lunch at noon. On the
menu: Roast Beef and
Mashed potatoes. Seniors
60 and older eat for free, 59
and under are $5 and youth
under 13 are $3 at the Se-
nior Wellness Center.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting to-
day at noon at the Behav-
ioral Health Center, and a
Narcotics Anonymous
meeting at 6 p.m. at the
Shaker Church.
A reminder to those en-
rolled in the Wellbriety
Celebrating Families
class for parents only: To-
day from 9 a.m. until noon
on the third floor of the Be-
havior Health Center. This
week’s topic is: Our
Uniqueness and a Celebra-
tion for completing the
course.
Friday, October 25
Senior Fitness is today
at 10:45 at the Senior Cen-
ter. After class, partici-
pants can eat a meal.
Today’s meal will be
meat ball subs with moz-
zarella. Functional Fitness
is today at noon in the
Community Center Aero-
bics room. Pilates Yoga
Class is also at noon at
the Health and Wellness
Center.
There is a Behavior
Health Walk-In Clinic to-
day. Appointments are
available between 1 and 5
p.m.
At Behavioral Health
Center the group On Sec-
ond Thought will be
meeting from 10 to 11 a.m.
Childbirth Education
Class is Wednesdays
from noon to 1 p.m. at the
Family Resource Center.
Saturday, October 26
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at the Be-
havioral Health Center.
Sunday, October 27
Warm Springs Chris-
tian Fellowship meets
this morning at 10 at the
Senior Center.
The Warm Springs Bap-
tist Church has Sunday
School at 10 this morning,
and Worship Service at
11.
The Warm Springs
Food Bank is located at
the Presbyterian Church.
They are open from 11:30-
1:30 today after services.
All food banks and pantries
do take donations of non-
perishable food or cash
Monday, October 28
The Individual Indian
Money office for the Bu-
reau of Indian affairs Warm
Springs Agency is closed.
If you need assistance,
you can call the Trust Ben-
eficiary Center at 888-678-
6836 or call Kevin Moore
at the Umatilla Agency at
541-278-3786.
Senior Fitness is today
at 10:45 at the Senior Cen-
ter. Participants are invited
to eat a meal after. On the
menu today: Turkey ba-
con avocado grilled cheese
sandwich.
Functional Fitness is
today at noon in the Com-
munity Center Aerobics
room. Just a reminder
that Fusion Fitness class
is Tuesday and Thursday
mornings at 6 a.m. at the
Community Center.
It’s a late start Monday
for Jefferson County 509-J
schools. That means the
school day starts 90 min-
utes later than usual.
There is Women’s
Prayer Group at the Pres-
byterian Church from 12:15-
12:45 today. All women are
welcome.
At the Behavioral
Health Center today:
Women’s Talking Circle
from 2 to 3 p.m.; Adolescent
Substance abuse education
from 4 to 5 p.m.; and After-
care Continuing Care from
5:30-6:30 p.m.