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Spilyay Tymoo October 21, 2020
Letters to the editor
Tribal Cares Act applications available until Oct. 30
W.S. 4-H
meeting
The Warm Springs 4-H
program is hosting a virtual
informational meeting on
Wednesday, October 28.
We will be discussing 4-H
programming and opportu-
nities; and will have time for
a live question and answer
session.
This virtual meeting will
focus on showing livestock
for the 2021 Jefferson
County Fair.
We are offering two dif-
ferent meeting times on Oc-
tober 28: At 12 noon, and at
5:30 p.m. Please attend
whichever time fits your
schedule.
Meeting information is
on the OSU Warm Springs
Extension website:
extension.oregonstate.edu/
warmsprings
And the Warm Springs
Extension Facebook page:
facebook.com/wsextension
Or for the link you can
email Ellise David:
ellise.david@oregonstate.edu
for the link.
If you cannot make either
of these times, please con-
tact Ellise David.
Birth
Rhylie Elizabeth Young
Jesse and Evangeline
Young of Madras are
pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter
Rhylie Elizabeth Young.
Rhylie was born at 8:24
a.m. on September 10, 2020
at St. Charles Madras.
At birth Rhylie weighed 9
pounds, 9 ounces, and was
20.5 inches in length.
Rhylie joins sisters,
Leilani, 8, and Oaklynn, 1.
The grandparents are
Shawn and Sue Young of
Metolius; Brad and Dora
Hood of Culver; and
Darlene Trimble of Warm
Springs.
Home grants
for veterans
NeighborImpact’s lending
program is now offering
$15,000 grants to veterans
purchasing their first home
on the Warm Springs Reser-
vation, in Jefferson, Crook
or Deschutes counties. In
order to qualify, applicants
must:
Provide proof of eligibil-
ity with a certificate of re-
lease or discharge from ac-
tive duty (DD 214)
Have a household in-
come below 100 percent
area median income. Com-
plete a Home Buyer Educa-
tion course, available
through NeighborImpact.
There are ten grants cur-
rently available. To learn
more or to apply for a grant,
visit:
neighborimpact.org/get-
help/help-with-finances/
lending/
YouthBuild
Heart of Oregon Corps
YouthBuild in October is ac-
cepting applications from
young people in the region.
Interested youth must at-
tend the information session
at YouthBuild in Sisters:
Tuesday, October 27 at 5
p.m.
If that date does not
work for your schedule,
please call the YouthBuild
number and individual ses-
sions can be accommo-
dated.
YouthBuild is a 12-
month, full-time program
designed to engage young
people ages 16-24 who wish
to complete their high
school education and learn
leaderships and construction
skills through building af-
fordable housing in Central
Oregon. The number is 541-
526-1380.
For Miller
Are you ready to vote for
a dynamic, smart, articulate
Native American woman
who has ser ved on the
Tribal Council of the Warm
Springs Reservation?
Are you ready to elect a
candidate who has the lived
and professional experience
to advocate for all rural Or-
egonians in Salem? Then
vote for Carina Miller for
Senate District 30.
We’ve met Carina Miller
and heard her talk several
times. We’re impressed with
her knowledge of the issues
and solutions.
She will stand for our
environment, passing policy
to address climate change
now, creating a more sustain-
able economy and making
sure we have just transition.
She’ll advocate for recov-
ery services, making sure we
are advocating for commu-
nities in rural Oregon who
need access to geographi-
cally available treatment,
mental health and in- and
outpatient programs.
Education is a priority for
her to ensure we are provid-
ing more educational oppor-
tunities to all communities in
Oregon.
This means more kinds
of learning options, like
bringing trades programs
back. She’ll back social jus-
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our of-
fices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm
Springs.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
M any tribal households
are making good use of
the Warm Springs Cares
Act funding. Tribal Coun-
cil this year made the fund-
ing available to the mem-
bership.
The Cares Act Emer-
gency and Disaster Relief
General Welfare Program
is designed to provide
non-taxable economic re-
lief—due to circum-
stances of Covid-19—to
enrolled members.
Applications are now
available, due by the end
of the day on Friday,
October 30.
Paper copies can be
picked up at the tribal ad-
ministration building, and
also at the Family Re-
source Center.
You can download a
copy online at:
war msprings-nsn.gov/
news/press-releases/
cares-act-emergency-di-
saster-relief/
The tribes’ Cares Act
relief program provides
tice programs, because it’s
important we have elected
officials who recognize is-
sues of systemic racism and
inequitable policies and
laws, and who take steps in
addressing them.
She’ll represent all the
people in her district, not
just the big economic inter-
ests.
She’s not a quitter. She
won’t walk off the job when
important legislation is at
stake like the incumbent
did.
She’s committed to
working with people of all
persuasions to make life bet-
ter for all the constituents
in her district.
Mar jorie and John
Thelen
D. McMechan/Spilyay
Martha Winishut sorts the Cares Act applications
at the Family Resource Center.
help with matters such as
housing, transportation,
food, water, medication,
medical care, utilities, and ba-
sic life necessities to help al-
leviate the financial hard-
ships endured from loss of
income and increased costs
due to Covid-19.
Cares is the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act.
Who can apply: The fol-
lowing persons who have ex-
perienced a financial hard-
ship due to the Covid-19
pandemic may apply for as-
sistance:
Warm Springs enrolled
adult tribal member who
has attained the age of 18
years may apply for the
Adult Tribal Member
Grant; and
A Warm Springs tribal
member who is head of
household, or qualified non-
tribal member who is head of
household, may apply on
behalf of a Warm Springs
enrolled minor dependent
tribal member for the De-
pendent Tribal Member
Grant.
Application Submis-
sion: Your eligibility will
be based on the informa-
tion submitted as of your
application date. No new
information will be ac-
cepted after your applica-
tion is submitted.
Submit by mail: P.O.
Box 455, Warm Springs,
OR 97761 Attn: Cares
Grant
By email:
cares@wstribes.org
In Person: 1233 Vet-
erans Street, the adminis-
tration building (outside
the building in designated
dropbox).
By Fax: 541-553-2236
For further assistance
regarding this Program,
please contact the Pro-
gram Administrator:
Isaac George, 541-553-
3476.
Lambing school
A lambing school is com-
ing up in January, hosted by
the Oregon Sheep Growers
Association. The school will
be all day on Saturday, Janu-
ary 16, 2021 at the Mont
Alto Ranch in Glide, Oregon.
The deadline to register
will be January 11. Class size
is limited, so first-come first-
serve. For registration infor-
mation call John Fine at 541-
673-0369; or email:
johnandpeggyfine@charter.
net
If you have information
you would like us to
share on the KWSO
Community Calendar,
email:
kwso@wstribes.org
Happy Halloween wishes from artist Travis Bobb.
Masking up
Happy Birthday Jo Hallam, member of the
Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland family since the very
beginning. Angela, and the Wallowa Nez Perce
Homeland family. (Jo pictured with Cece
Whitewolf at an earlier Tamkaliks Celebration.
Dear Tribal Leaders,
I hope you and your
loved ones are well. The
Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board has
some exciting news to share:
Our ‘Bigfoot Mask Up’ cam-
paign is nearly ready.
Our Covid 19 Commu-
nications Team has been
working on a campaign fea-
turing Bigfoot for several
months, encouraging every-
one to keep our tribal com-
munities safe, with mask
wearing and social distancing.
Each tribe will receive a
life-size, all-weather cutout
of Bigfoot with his own spe-
cially made mask. To accom-
pany Bigfoot, we will be send-
ing posters, yard signs, win-
dow clings, and ‘stand here’
floor stickers.
We expect all the materi-
als to be ready by the end of
October, and we were plan-
ning to mail them to the dia-
betes coordinator at each
tribe’s clinic. Respectfully
yours. Respectfully yours,
Sheila Hosner and
Victoria Warren-Mears, the
Northwest Portland Area In-
dian Health Board.