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Spilyay Tymoo October 23, 2019
Letters to the editor
Developments at
Early Chilhood
Education
Dear Parents, Guardians and
Community,
The Early Childhood Edu-
cation Center has had many
changes recently that we
would like you to be aware
of.
We have had some change
in staffing, and we are expe-
riencing a shortage of teach-
ers and teacher aids.
You may see different
teachers or aids in the class-
rooms: This is to ensure we
are meeting the required ra-
tio to adequately serve the
children and ensure their
safety.
You are always welcome
to volunteer in classrooms.
If this is something you
would like to do, please con-
tact the front office for more
information.
We are currently in the
process of gathering infor-
mation required to apply for
a new facility, construction or
major renovation funding
through Head Start and
Child Care Development
Fund.
This process will take time
and we are working with our
Education general manager,
Tribal Council liaison, funders
and Utilities general manger
on acquiring the correct
documentation to continue
this process.
Until this process is com-
plete please understand we
are doing everything possible
to maintain the building for
health and safety of the chil-
dren.
We have contracted
Jefferson County plumbing,
who has already started work.
We have also contracted
Adams Flooring to do repairs
in certain rooms, and we
have a contract in place with
monthly maintenance on pest
control through Sprague.
For health and safety rea-
sons the kitchen is still not
being used. Simple meals and
snacks are being prepped and
served from the G-pod area.
Tribal Environmental
Health Specialist Russell Gra-
ham and our state licensing
specialist have both been to
the prep area and approved
this arrangement.
We are in compliance with
Child and Adult Food Pro-
gram, who reimburses the
tribe for the meals we serve.
Our meals follow the USDA
guidelines and are reviewed
by a licensed nutritionist to
meet all required components
(dairy, meat, etc.).
Upcoming renovations in
G-pod are expected to start
in November. We have a
signed Memorandum of Un-
derstanding with the Central
Oregon Disability Support
Network, who has written a
grant to provide services
such as speech pathology,
occupational therapy and
physical therapy to many of
the children in our commu-
nity.
The Disability Support
Network has collaborated
with others to make this hap-
pen, and the grant will help
provide roof and room re-
pairs to G2 and G3.
If any parents, guardians
and community members
would like to see any of our
recent reports—such as the
Fire Marshall report, Air
Quality report, and state re-
ports—they can be found at
the front office of ECE.
We would like to thank
everyone who is working
hard at helping maintain our
building, finding resources
and collaborations.
Most of all thank you
for your patience and under-
standing through all of this.
If you have any ques-
tions or concerns, you can
contact the Early Childhood
Education Center at 541-
553-3241. Warm Regards,
C a s a n d r a M o s e s,
Manager, Early Childhood
Education.
Indian-
Preneurship
starting soon
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team and
Tribal Credit are getting
ready for a new series of
Indianpreneurship—A Na-
tive American Journey into
Business.
This is a chance to learn
the basics you will need to
start your business.
Indianpreneurship will
present business informa-
tion for community mem-
bers with varying experi-
ence, current or prospective
business owners.
Are you unsure about
what type of business you
want to start, or if you want
to be in business?
Indianpreneurship will help
answer these and other
questions.
To register call the Com-
munity Action Team at 541-
553-3148. Or email:
Dustin@wscat.org
The first series of classes
will be on Saturday, No-
vember 2; and the next se-
ries will be on the following
Saturday, November 9. For
the first classes the topics
are:
The Journey Begins.
Creating Your Story. Good
Scouting. The Road to Dis-
covery. Getting Ready for
Market. Find your place.
The November 9 topics will
be:
The Quest for Order.
Tracking Dolllars. Listen-
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Resources. Dreams Into Ac-
tion. Graduation.
Classes will be from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the
above dates, lunch is pro-
vided. Classes will be at the
Community Action Team
office on campus.
Employee
Benefits
meeting
Attention all employees
of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs and tribal
enterprises:
The Annual Health Ben-
efits meeting is coming up
on Tuesday and Wednesday,
November 5 and 6. The
meetings will be from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the Community
Center social hall. All are
encouraged to attend (see sched-
ule below).
Tribal Human Resources
staff and partners will be
taking applications for the
following health and supple-
mental coverages for 2020:
Health Comp, employee
medical benefits. UNUM,
supplemental insurance,
medical and life insurance.
Allegiance: FSA Flexible
Spending Account (childcare
and medical).
You may also learn and
enquire about the 401k plan
with Milliman, 401k admin-
istrators; and RV Kuhns,
401k investors.
There will two sessions
each day—9 to 10:30 a.m.,
and 2 to 3:30 p.m.:
Health Comp: 9-9:15
a.m., and 2-2:15 p.m.
UNUM: 9:15-9:30 a.m.,
and 2:15-2:30 p.m.
Allegiance: 9:30-9:45
a.m., and 2:30-2:45 p.m.
Milliman: 9:45-10 a.m.,
and 2:45-3 p.m.
RV Kuhns: 10:15 a.m.,
and 3-3:15 p.m.
If you have questions,
please call Human Re-
sources at 541-553-3262.
The staff are Cheryl Tom,
HR director. Kasheena
Stevens, office manager.
Lois Lesarley, Personnel di-
rector. Carol Funk, Comp
and Benefits administrator.
Janaiya Rowe, Comp and
Benefits coordinator.
Halloween
at ECE
The Early Childhood
Education Center will host
the Annual Lil’ Pumpkins
Parade on Halloween morn-
ing from 10:30 to 11:30.
ECE is asking for dona-
tions from departments and
enterprises, and the commu-
nity. Some of the things to
keep in mind for donations:
No peanut products: ECE
is a peanut free building due
to allergies. Please respond by
October 25 by calling Jodi,
Raisa or Paulette at 541-553-
3242.
Welcome donations:
Pre-packaged
healthy
snacks—nothing homemade.
Prevention or promotional
items, and material appropri-
ate for preschool aged chil-
dren. Decorations for tables
are also welcome.
Halloween Dance
The Jefferson County
Disability Advisory Commit-
tee will host a a Halloween
A Halloween greeting from artist Travis Bobb.
Dance at the Jefferson
County Senior Center, 860
SW Madison Street in Ma-
dras. The dance will be Hal-
loween evening starting at
5:30 p.m. Costumes are en-
couraged, as there will be a
costume contest.
This is a family friendly
function. There will be a
photo station, and pumpkin
paining. Members of the In-
tellectual and Development
Disabilities (IDD) will be on
hand. IDD members get in
free. Otherwise $3 entry.
For more information
contact Sam Robinson at
503-990-1325; or email:
sam.robinson@advisory
committeejco.org
The Nammys
will be offered in Spanish at
5 p.m., an optional $15 pork
taco dinner begins at 6, and
the program in English
starts at 7.
This is at Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center in
The Dalles. This Oregon
Humanities Conversation
Project event is open to ev-
eryone. Admission to this
program is free, but a $5
donation per person is ap-
preciated. For more infor-
mation, call (541) 296-8600
ext. 201, or visit:
gorgediscovery.org.
to come and sell crafts and
other items.
We have several 8-foot
by 10-foot booths still avail-
able. In addition we’ve low-
ered the cost of the booths
from $95 to just $75.
And I have created a dis-
count code just for the Ma-
dras show. At check out the
buyer would put in the dis-
count code, and receive $5
off.
The code is
‘madrascofm’.
See you at the market!
Thank you.
Greg Miller
Free legal
services to
members
Birth
The Native American
Music Awards are coming up
on November 2. Hosting
this year is actor Wes Studi,
and WWE superstar and
country singer Mickie James.
Ms. Studi—among whose
many movies are Dances
with Wolves, and Last of the
Mohicans— will be inducted
into the NAMY Hall of
Fame, and this year becom-
ing the first Native Ameri-
can to receive an Oscar.
Local musicians nomi-
nated for awards this year
are: Kalliah Jackson who
sings with Corey Rae White
on Dimmer, nominated in the
Best Independent Recording
by a New Artist Single Re-
lease category. Other local
nominees:
Blue Flamez for Best Rap
Hip Hop Music Video for
Stand Up, and Bigg B Fea-
turing N8 is up for Best
Music Video Recording for
Deep End. You can check
out nominations online at
Native American Music
Awards dot com where there
is also a link to voting.
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team is host-
ing the Native American
Program—Legal Aid Ser-
vices of Oregon.
The program is a state-
wide, non-profit law firm
promoting equal access to
justice: They offer free civil
legal services for eligible
tribal members. These are
the upcoming dates when
the service will be available
at the Community Action
Team office, 1136 Paiute
Avenue, Warm Springs (all
sessions available from 10
a.m. to noon):
Tuesday, October 29.
Wednesday, November 13.
Tuesday, December 3 and
Wednesday, December 18.
Walk-ins are welcome
during the above times and
dates. You may also arrange
an appointment by calling 1-
800-546-0534 or 503-223-
9483.
If the Native American
Program cannot help with
your legal need, they may
provide you with another
legal resource as available
and appropriate to your
need.
Our diversity
Flea market
The Columbia Gorge
Discovery Center presents
Recogniz ing the Di versity
Among Us with Miguel An-
gel Herrada. The presenta-
tion will be on Thursday,
October 24. The program
It is Flea Market time
coming up at the fair-
grounds in Madras. The
market will be on Sunday,
November 17.
I am reaching out to the
Warm Springs community
Sheree Elsiemae Johnson
Thomas Johnson and
Amanda Johnson of Ma-
dras are pleased to announce
the birth of their daughter
Sheree Elsiemae Johnson,
born on October 15, 2019.
Sheree joins brother
Kyle, 4, and Troy, 2.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Alden
Johnson of Wapato, Wash-
ington, and Leila Totus of
Toppenish.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Kyle A.
Cheney of Harrah, Wash-
ington.
At the Landfill
Warm Springs Sanitation
landfill hours are 7 a.m. un-
til 1:30 p.m.: After that gates
are locked.
After 1:30 everyone is
asked to use a transfer sta-
tion.
Please do not do illegal
dumping outside the landfill.
Also: Tires and batteries are
no longer accepted.
If you have questions
about the landfill, contact
the tribal Sanitarian at 541-
553-4943.
T h r e e Wa r r i o r s
Market fall and
winter hours: Mon-
day
through
Thursday, 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Fridays,
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Weekends, 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m.