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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Candidates for 509-J school board
(from page 1)
Jamie Hurd has served
on the 509-J board for almost
four years. Ms. Hurd is a
former wildlife biologist with
the tribes’ Natural Resources
Branch.
She and her husband Jeff
are raising three young boys.
Jamie has ser ved on a
number of community
boards, including the Ma-
dras Aquatic Center, Every
Child Matters, the Madras
Runners, among others.
“I’m running for re-elec-
tion to the school board be-
cause I love our children. I
want them to come to school
engaged and excited,” Jamie
says. “So when they leave our
buildings they’re ready to face
the world. If they’re thriv-
ing, then our community ul-
timately is going to be strong.
They are our biggest invest-
ment in the future.”
Lorien Stacona is a Tar-
geted Case Manager for the
Health and Human Services
Branch of the Confederated
Tribes. In her job she works
with people from diverse as-
pects of the community, help-
ing them improve their lives.
Ms. Stacona has three
children, the youngest being
a 1-year-old. Her two older
kids are active with powwows
and sports here in Warm
Springs, and in youth athletic
and education programs in
Madras and the region.
A strength Lorien would
bring to the school board is
listening: Listening to the
parents, students, teachers
and staff from all of the dis-
trict. Rather than saying, ‘I
know everything, here’s the
policy,’ Lorien says, the mean-
ingful solutions will come
from listening to determine
the best way forward.
Howlak
Tichum
lated to a fall.
A lifelong activist, Ms.
Furse championed the rights
of Native Americans, help-
ing five Oregon tribes to re-
gain federal recognition.
She was a frequent invited
speaking guest, working on
legislative matters with the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, and served,
for instance, on the Kah-
~ Elizabeth Furse ~
Elizabeth Furse, who
represented northwest
Oregon in Congress for
three terms in the 1990s,
died peacefully at home
on Sunday at age 84
from complications re-
WSHA taking rental
assistance applications
The Warm Springs Hous-
ing Authority is taking appli-
cations for the Covid-19
Emergency Rental Assistance
program.
The WSHA Emergency
Rental Assistance program is
open to all members of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, regardless of
where they live in the U.S.
The program is also open
to all federally recognized
tribal members residing in
Jefferson, Wasco, Gilliam,
Hood River, Clackamas and
Marion counties. In addition:
All community members
who reside within the bound-
aries of the Warm Springs
Reservation are eligible, re-
gardless of race or ethnicity.
Rental Emergency Assis-
tance is available to house-
holds with income not more
than 80 percent of the Area
Median Income. For example:
In the Jefferson County area
of the reservation, a house-
hold of three with an annual
income of $44,240 or less
could qualify.
The applicant must attest
in writing to being financially
impacted by the pandemic.
Impacts may include:
Loss of employment or
reduced hours; having to stay
home from work because of
no day-care for children; in-
creased utility bills because
of more people staying
home all day, and so forth.
The program can assist
with past bills going back to
April of last year, said
Danielle Wood, executive di-
A Memorial will be
held for Frank Fuiava,
Kendrick and Agnes
Arthur, and Kalista
Howtopat. There will be
a Prayer Service on Fri-
day April 23 at 2 p.m.
at the Community Cen-
ter Pavillion, and Ser-
vices at the Agency
Cemeter y on Saturday,
April 24 at 9 a.m.
rector of the Warm Springs
Housing Authority. The bills
may be rent, power, water,
sewer, garbage, and any
source of heating. Payments
are made directly to the party
owed, be it the landlord, the
power company, etc.
The program is open only
to renters, and runs through
September. Ms. Woods en-
courages all qualifying tribal
and community members to
apply:
Applications are available
at the Housing Authority of-
fice, 1238 Veterans Way. For
more information call 541-
553-3250. You may also re-
quest an application via email
by writing to:
era@wsha.us
A downloadable copy of
the application is available
through the Housing Au-
thority.
April 21, 2021
Community notes...
Mushroom permits are available at the tribal For-
estry office weekdays during business hours. A per-
mit is required for tribal members who will harvest,
possess or transport more than a gallon of mushrooms.
Jaylyn Suppah
Jacob Struck
Lorien Stacona
Jamie Hurd
Nee-Ta Resort board of di-
rectors.
Ms. Furse worked to ad-
vance the rights of women,
children and farm workers,
and advocated for peace and
nuclear disarmament and en-
vironmental regulation and
land use rules.
Her work on tribal issues
dated to the 1970s.
In 1992, running as a
Democrat from Washing-
ton County, she was
elected to the U.S. House
of Representatives with-
out ever having held
elected office.
After leaving Congress
at the end of 1999, she
became founding director
of Portland State Univer-
sity Institute for Tribal
Government.
The Warm Springs Head Start and Early Head
Start programs are doing their annual Community As-
sessment. They seek to gather information about our
community, about families, children and what local
resources are known to those who live here as well as
what local resources are being utilized.Their survey
can be done online at the site:
https://sites.google.com/wstribes.org/wsecehs/home