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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Garbage pick-up trucks down,
service temporarily interrupted
Warm Springs Police are
asking for information in the
investigation into vandalism of
the historic Seekseequa
Church. The incident
apparently happened in early
August. A black pickup truck
with a non-Native driver was
reported to have been seen at
the site around the time of the
incident.
The Seekseequa Presbyterian
Church is a recognized tribal
historical and archaeological
resource. Built in the 1880s,
the church was in service into
the 1930s. The building
contains much tribal history.
For instance: In the early
days Charlie Wewa would
translate the sermons into
Paiute, while Elijah Miller
would translate into Wasco.
Anyone with information about
who may have vandalized the
structure, please contact the
Warm Springs Police
Department, 541-553-1171.
Warm Springs Sanitation informs the community that, recently,
both of the garbage trucks and back-up garbage trucks were down.
Garbage service had to temporarily suspended.
During times when the pick-up service is temporarily down,
Sanitation asks for residents to not pile garbage around their tote,
as this will tempt animals to scatter litter and attract critters that
can be harmful to the household.
If the totes are full, or have more garbage, residents can take
their bagged garbage to the landfill bins. Checking on our neigh-
bors, and elderly and disabled family is always appreciated by all.
Sanitation apologizes for the inconvenience; however, this could
not be avoided. The situation may be resolved by the end of the
week. Thank you so much for helping. W.S. Sanitation.
Work on admin main doors Thursday
This Thursday, August 12, the
main doors at the administration
building, by the Tribal Council area,
will be closed.
A crew will be working on up-
grading and installing a touchless
Curriculum redesign at Bridges High School
For years now the Bridges High
School—a Career and Technical
Education high school of the 509-
J district— has been a great alter-
native for students wanting to
graduate.
The district now plans to build
on this success
The Jefferson County School
District is building upon the Bridges
successes, planning a redesign of
the school.
The purpose of this redesign is
to give students the opportunity to
get more hands on, real world edu-
cation steeped in opportunities.
“Bridges will provide numerous
opportunities to students so they
can engage in thematic learning that
will have real world application,
smaller classes, flexible scheduling,
and hands on learning,” reads a
recent district letter to familes.”
Any 509-J district junior or se-
nior looking for an alternative
choice can apply to attend Bridges
High School. Applications to attend
Bridges this fall are available very
soon.
In the redesign, Bridges is grow-
ing its teaching staff: In years past,
the school has had two direct in-
struction teachers while the rest is
online learning. Starting in the fall,
Bridges will increase the teaching
staff to better serve the needs of
students. There will be a mixture
of both online and in-person
classes offered to students.
“We are looking to shift towards
a more student-centered approach
that prepares students for life af-
ter high school at Bridges without
also abandoning who we’ve been,”
said Principal Jay Weeks.
“Students have left our school
feeling accomplished and proud of
what they’ve done over the course
of their high school career,” Prin-
cipal Weeks said.
In addition to the increased al-
ternative education opportunities,
Bridges will also still be offering
credit recovery opportunities. This
can help students learn at their own
pace and prepare them for a suc-
cessful life post high school.
“The students at Bridges are
what make it an amazing place to
work and learn,” said Bridges
Counselor Seth Burke. “The dis-
trict is excited to serve students
more opportunities to flourish in
life.
“When students leave here, they
are built up, they’re experiencing
that positive environment and cul-
ture and they have that hope.
“When they have that hope
they’re able to dream, and when
they’re able to dream, then they
can dare to dream, and dream to
Covid safety
to be covid tested within five days
of return.
· Community members, non-em-
ployees and those who travel out of
state for personal reasons or vacation
are recommended to test within five
days of return for community safety.
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If food is served it needs to be
takeout, or a limited amount of
people serving, depending on num-
ber of those attending; and use of
paper and plastic throw away prod-
ucts. Servers must wear a mask
and wear gloves. No serving your-
self.
· Buildings no longer will be
closed when there is an exposure.
Each case will be reviewed and
evaluated separately and sections
will be sanitized.
· Those who use tribal vehicles
or their personal vehicle as part of
their job, and have passengers, then
masks are required at all times. If
alone no need to wear a mask.
· All who travel out of the area
for work need to be vaccinated. All
requests will be reviewed individu-
ally by general managers and direc-
tors for approval, then forwarded
to Secretary-Treasurer. If travel is
out of state, upon return and em-
ployee shows no symptoms, he or
she can return to work but needs
August 11, 2021
succeed.”
Jefferson County School District
also offers a robust Career and
Technical Education program at
Madras High School, with courses
in Agriculture Sciences, Business
Construction Technology, Graphics
Technolog y Health Sciences,
Manufacturing Technology, Natu-
ral Resources and Early Childhood
Education.
system for the main doors. The
work is estimated to take all day,
from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Au-
gust 12. On that day, visitors are
asked to use the doors by Human
Resources.