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Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Cooling shelter open as summer heats up The tribes’ Health and Human Ser vices has opened a cooling shelter at the Family Resource Center. The shelter will be open as long as tem- peratures exceed 90 de- grees, such as this week when highs are over 100 degrees farenheit. The cooling shelter is open form 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Fri- day; and weekends from noon to 8 p.m. Some conditions: No pets are allowed. No alco- hol, tobacco or drugs al- lowed. No violence, verbal or physical. Wearing a mask is required. Heat wave arrives In the coming days and possibly weeks, there will be potential record-breaking temperatures throughout Oregon, Northern Califor- nia and Washington State. This week is especially hot in Central Oregon, with a forecast on some days of near 110 degrees. There is the possibility that temperatures in Or- egon could reach their highest levels since last year’s deadly heat wave that killed hundreds of people across the Northwest. Rodeo: July 27, 2022 Coming up in September (from page 1) JE adds, “The young people need more things to do here.” Before anything else, the grounds were in no condition for rodeo action. First were the weeds, and now the paint- ing, and more projects before September: Hinges on the gates in need of repair, so the livestock can move through to the arena, as an example. The work shows pride in the tribes, the community and the rodeo. With JE, Alfredine and Kecia, helping with the project are Daniel Gilbert, Dustin Suppah, Butch and Elise David, Aja Maldanado, Hobo Patt, and other volun- teers. Anyone who would like to Spilyay photo Newly painted chutes at the rodeo grounds. help, the Ranch Rodeo Club is welcoming donations to help cover livestock costs, and for the prize money. For information on the scheduled events, see page 7 of this pub- lication. Dave McMechan Employment now at pre- covid level Employment in the re- gion, including the reserva- tion, has returned to the pre- pandemic level, which was near the record level of lo- cal jobs. In Jefferson County, including most of the reservation, the unem- ployment rate was 4.6 per- cent. According to the state Department of Employ- ment in its recent report: “Jefferson County has fully recovered from the pan- demic shock with the season- ally adjusted total nonfarm employment of 6,710 jobs, in line with the pre-pandemic peak.”
