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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Hoping to reopen in August
Like the tribal organiza-
tion, the Museum at Warm
Springs has once again
closed. The tentative re-
opening date is Tuesday, Au-
gust 4. This date may be ex-
tended.
The museum reopened
on July 7 after being closed
since mid-March. During
the closure staff has rou-
tinely and thoroughly
cleaned and sanitized the
entire building.
The museum has been fol-
lowing strict guidelines for
public facilities, which have
been regularly updated and
closely monitored by the
Warm Springs Covid-19 Re-
sponse team.
Following the museum’s
possible reopening to the pub-
lic on August 4, admittance
to the museum’s main exhi-
bition area will be limited to
10 people with no more than
five in the gallery at one
time.
Visitation to the Museum
Gift Shop will be limited to
two people unless the visitors
are in one car or unit.
The Confederated Tribes
of War m Springs Tribal
Council will require all mu-
seum visitors and staff to
wear masks while in the
building.
A number of other health
procedures have already
been established at the mu-
seum, all designed to keep
Free vegetable kits are
available today starting at 11
a.m. at the Warm Springs
Community Action Team on
Campus.
They are partnering with
the ‘Sisters Seed to Table’
project to provide more fresh
produce options to the com-
munity, encourage food sov-
ereignty and support Tribal
agricultural development.
The Warm Springs Ho-
listic Health Center, lo-
cated on campus next to the
courthouse, is offering lim-
ited physical therapy and acu-
puncture services.
They are open 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday thru Friday.
Appointments are required.
You can call 541-777-2663
to learn more. The center is
located in the building across
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The Museum at Warm Springs staff is hoping to reopen August 4.
the public and museum
staff safe.
“We will get through this
together, and are looking
forward to once again
opening our museum’s
doors, but only when it is
absolutely safe to do so,”
said Elizabeth Woody, mu-
seum director.
“The public can be as-
sured that we will be doing
everything possible to en-
sure visitors have a safe
time and enjoyable time
while they are at our mu-
seum,” Ms. Woody said.
The Museum at Warm
Springs new exhibition is
titled The Path of Resilience.
This will be on view
through Saturday, Septem-
ber 26.
Community notes...
The Warm Springs Tribal
Council is advertising for
the following board posi-
tions:
The Warm Springs Tribal
Employment Rights Of-
fice, TERO, has one tribal
member position.
War m Springs Ven-
tures, the economic develop-
ment enterprise of the tribes,
has two positions.
The tribal Credit enter-
prise has three positions.
The War m Springs
Telecom has two non-mem-
ber positions.
The Water Board has one
position.
The War m Springs
Housing Authority has two
positions.
There is also a vacancy on
the Warm Springs Court of
Appeals.
The deadline to apply for
any of these positions is Au-
gust 3.
Submit a letter of inter-
est and resume to the office
of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO: PO Box C,
Warm Springs, 97761.
July 29, 2020
from the courthouse.
The 509-J school district
Summer Meal Program
for youth 1-18 years of age
offers free, grab-and-go
meals, on weekdays through
the summer.
Meal distribution takes
place Monday thru Friday
9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Warm
Springs Academy. Delivery
goes out to pick up points in
outlying areas as well.
For medical advice out-
side of War m Springs
IHS regular hours, you can
call the Registered Nurse
Health Advice Hotline 24
hours a day. The number is
at 1-866-470-2015.
Beaded bag acquired by
Althea Rowe in 1982.
Featured are beautifully
beaded objects, woven
treasures and various items
selected
from
the
museum’s permanent col-
lection and archives de-
partment.
If you missed any of our
Distance Lear ning
Eagle News segments
this spring , you can hear the
Eagle News Podcast on the
KWSO website, kwso.org
Click on ‘Eagle News.’
If you want to catch our
Summer Reading stories, go
to the website and click on
the stor ybook cover.
The theme of the
Jefferson County Library
Summer Reading Pro-
gram this year is Imagine
Your Stor y!
On Monday, Summer
Reading Program kids are
distributed at the 509-J Free
Meal sites. The kits will
contain a book or craft kits.
Learn more online at
jcld.org
Beaded bag acquired
in 1974 by Lillie Heath,
part of The Path to
Resilience exhibit.
For more information and
updates,
please
visit
museumatwarmsprings.org
And the museum’s
Facebook page.
The Central Oregon Inter-
governmental Council and re-
gional partners have emer-
gency grant funds for
small businesses and non-
profits impacted by the eco-
nomic downturn caused by
the spread of Covid-19.
Eligible businesses and
non-profits can receive from
$2,500 to $25,000 in grant
funds, depending on number
of employees and other fac-
tors.
A complete list of program
guidelines and a link to the
grant application can be
found at COIC’s website:
coic.org
The grant program closes
Monday July 20.
AmeriCorps at Heart of
Oregon Corps is a 3 month
program for youth 17-24. Call
Wayne Miller at 541-553-2235.
Jeremy Takala and family.
For the first time ever the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission swore in its new chairman
by teleconference.
The new commission chair is Jeremy Takala
(Yakama). Mr. Takala was sworn in by teleconfer-
ence by outgoing chair Jeremy Red Star Wolf.
The commission officers rotate among the four
member tribes on an annual basis.
The other 2020-2021 officers are: Vice chair Ferris
Paisano (Nez Perce), secretary Ryan Smith (Warm
Springs), and treasurer, Jeremy Red Star Wolf
(Umatilla).
CRITFC provides the tribes and region with valu-
able biological research, fisheries management, hy-
drology, and other science to support the protec-
tion and restoration of Columbia River Basin salmon,
lamprey, and sturgeon.
The vision is to reverse the decline of salmon,
lamprey and sturgeon, and rebuild their numbers to
full productivity.
This work is guided by the holistic principles out-
lined in Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit (Spirit of the
Salmon), the tribal salmon plan that addresses rec-
ommended restoration actions in every phase of
the salmon’s lifecycle from stream to ocean and
back.
Notice to tribal fishers
This tribal fishery
announcement ap-
plies to all of Zone
6:
Out of an abundance
of caution for the safety
of tribal fishers, and
lower than expected
catches, the tribes have
opted not to set another
commercial gillnet open-
ing this week. The plat-
form fishery, however,
will remain open for both
subsistence and com-
mercial use.
The tribes urge fish-
ers to stay healthy, ob-
serve social distancing,
wear masks, and prepare
for the upcoming fall sea-
son commercial fishery.
If you have law en-
forcement or safety con-
cerns please contact Co-
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
Enforcement in Hood
River at 1-800-487-3474
or 541-386-6363.
For information on
marketing tribal caught
fish, contact Buck Jones,
Salmon Marketing Spe-
cialist at 503-238-0667.
For CRITFC text
alerts: Subscribe by
sending the keyword
“critfc” in a text message
to the number 503-
555-888.