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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Popular business conference returns in spring
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team this
spring will host the Small
Business Conference 2020,
continuing the popular con-
ference that began last year.
The 2019 conference saw
over 100 participants.
The 2020 conference will
be an opportunity to
jumpstart or expand a suc-
cessful business in Warm
Springs, and to network with
professionals. Learn what it
takes to open a business; gain
an understanding of business
concepts including basic
bookkeeping, obtaining
funding, marketing your busi-
ness and more.
Lunch will be provided by
Twisted Teepee, and drinks
from Medina’s Coffee.
The Warm Springs Small
Business Conference 2020
will be on Saturday, May 9,
from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m at
the Agency Longhouse.
Dustin Seyler is the
Warm Springs Community
Action Team small business
program manager.
You can reach him at
dustin@wscat.org
Call to register for the
conference at 541-553-
3148. Or stop by the Com-
munity Action Team office,
1136 Paiute Ave. Cost of
attending the conference is
$3 for tribal members, $5
for non members.
Another business note
from the Community Action
Team:
The Small Business Legal
Clinic provides legal support
for your business. SBLC helps
new low-income business
owners get started on the right
foot, and existing owners to
take their business to the next
level. Contacts are
Phone, 503-768-6940; or
503-768-6540.
Email:
sblc@lclark.edu
Head Start, Early Head Start community assessment
The tribes and Warm
Springs Head Start-Early
Head Start is conducting a
community assessment.
This can be filled out
online, or at the Early Child-
hood Education Center.
The purpose of the as-
sessment is to gather com-
munity information that will
help the tribes and Early
Childhood understand the
needs of the community re-
garding Head Start and
Early Head Start, and the
children and families who
rely on this service.
Your participation is
greatly appreciated. Please
submit your assessment no
later than March 31. Here is
the website:
f o r m s . g l e /
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Clinic recovery programs presentation next week
The Warm Springs In-
dian Health Services clinic
provides many substance
abuse recovery programs.
You can learn more about
these programs at a session
next week hosted by the
War m Springs Opioid
Mental Health Initiative.
The program will be at the
Community Center social hall
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 18. Stop
by and learn about tobacco
cessation, alcohol abstinence,
Naloxone (Narcan) distribu-
tion, and medicated assisted
treatment offered through
IHS.
Meet and greet with the
Pharmacy staff, along with an
inter-active game. Dinner will
be served at 5:30, presenta-
tion to follow. There will be
Get ready for W.S. Youth Summer Work
Tribal youth are invited
to the 2020 Summer Work
program. Spring break will
be first opportunity to com-
plete the application and re-
sume requirements. More
opportunities for these re-
quirements, plus additional
required sessions, begin
March 31.
Summer Work is hosted
by Tribal Youth Work,
Health and Human Ser-
vices, the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act,
Supplemental Youth Ser-
vices, and the Warm Springs
Youth Corps.
Through Summer Work,
youth can earn money, gain
experience, and help the
community. For informa-
tion contact the War m
Springs Workforce Educa-
tion Development Depart-
ment at 541-553-3324
All first-time workers
need to attend application
and resume sessions, and
additional sessions, to qualify,
as explained below:
The application work-
shops will be in the morn-
ings during spring break,
March 23 through 27. The
resume workshops will be
on the same days in the af-
ternoons. These will be at
the Education building, held
by WEDD.
After spring break, stu-
dents can attend an after-
school application and re-
sume session, starting at
4:30, on March 30, April 6,
13, 20 or 27; and May 4,
11 or 18.
Additional sessions are
on Communication and
Customer Ser vice; the
Youth Work Handbook;
Interviewing; and Hiring
and Payroll Processes.
These are all after school
at 4:30 p.m. at the Educa-
tion building.
Communication and
Customer Service sessions
are on March 31; April 7,
14, 21 and 28; May 5, 12,
19 and 26.
Youth Work Handbook
sessions: April 1, 8, 15, 22
and 29; May 6, 13, 20 and
27.
Interviewing: April 2, 9,
16, 23 and 30; May 6, 14,
21 and 28.
Cascade East asking for
Warm Springs input on
Route 20, transit plan
Cascades East
Transit is taking
public input to-
ward updating the
CET regional mas-
ter transit plan.
Cascade East
is updating its
plan from 2013,
making sure the plan fits the
priorities of what the pub-
lic needs.
The process asks the pub-
lic about the important pieces
that would make a truly suc-
cessful transportation ser-
vice.
The public transportation
system in Central Oregon
gives people access to health
care, jobs, education, and
the list goes on, Ashley
Hooper, of Central Oregon
Inter-Governmental Coun-
cil, which operates Cascade
East, funded through the
state.
“We want to
make sure that the
investment that we
are making in
transportation ac-
tually serves the
community,” Ms.
Hooper said.
To take the survey in
order to help Cascade East
and COIC with planning,
go to:
cettransitplan.com
Once completed, you will
be entered to win great
prizes.
Route 20 of Cascade
East Transit serves Warm
Springs, providing service to
Madras, where further ac-
cess to other locations is
then available.
For information call
541-385-8680. Or see:
cascadeeasttransit.com
Hiring and Payroll Pro-
cesses: April 3, 10, 17 and
24; May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.
Dan Martinez, tribal
Emergency Management di-
rector, will present the
Emergency Preparedness
trainings at Emergency Man-
agement. These sessions are
scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon
on March 24; and same
hours on March 25.
About Summer Work
This is an opportunity for
paid summer jobs for stu-
dents enrolled in high school,
alternative school, GED or
college.
The program also serves
young people who are out-
of-school, and committed to
enrolling in school, alterna-
tive school, Job Corps, or
other educational entity; so
as to obtain GED or high
school diploma in the fall of
2020, or enlist in the military.
Again, the number to call for
infor mation is 541-553-
3324.
door prizes raffled to partici-
pants.
For more information con-
tact Jaycelene or Antonio at
541-615-0035.
March 11, 2020
Warming shelter hours
Due to below freezing temperatures pre-
dicted in region in the coming days, the
Warm Springs warming shelter will ex-
tend its closing date from March 15 to
March 22 at 8 a.m.
The shelter, operated by Prevention and
tribal Health and Human Services, is lo-
cated at Prevention, the former elemen-
tary school.