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Letters to the editor
New grant
funding
available
Warm Springs Tribal So-
cial Services and the Oregon
Housing Community Ser-
vice Department are an-
nouncing that grant funds are
available for mortgage pay-
ments (up to three months),
home repairs up to $5,000;
and utilities including electric-
ity, phone, internet service
and reconnection fees.
To apply for mortgage
assistance payments, apply at
the Tribal Credit office.
Speak with Bucky Cochran
or Lori Fuentes, 541-553-
3201.
To apply for home re-
pairs, or assistance paying on
utilities, apply at the Tribal
Social Services office. Talk
with Jacqueline Minson, 541-
553-4955.
Requirements for eligibil-
ity: Warm Springs tribal
member. No financial limi-
tations. Paid off home
qualify. Short two-page ap-
plication. Help with applica-
tions is available.
W.S. Red Cross
recruiting
The Warm Springs Red
Cross will have a community
meeting to recruit new vol-
unteers who would like to
join the Warm Springs Red
Cross.
The Red Cross will also be
taking sign-ups for persons
needing smoke detectors.
And there will be discussion
on preparing evacuation shel-
tering, should there be any
wildfires in our area.
The meeting will be held
Tuesday, March 14 at the
Family Resource Center.
Lunch will be provided.
Thank you.
Rosemar y ‘Mushy’
Alarcon, 541-777-2785
work and 541-527-9114 cell.
Winter tribal
fishery
The Four Columbia River
Tribes set the following fish-
ery, and the Columbia River
Compact concurred:
There is a commercial
setline fishery from the
present time through 6 p.m.
on Thursday, March 9.
The area is The Dalles
pool only. Gear: Standard
setline gear including no
more than 100 single-point
hooks per setline and a mini-
mum hook size of 9/0.
Sanctuaries: Closed areas
include standard closed areas
applicable to setline gear
Allowable sales: Sturgeon
from 43 to 54 inches fork
length in The Dalles pool
may be sold or kept for sub-
sistence purposes. Fish landed
during the open periods are
allowed to be sold after the
period concludes.
The Zone 6 platform and
hook and line fishery remains
unchanged at this time.
Vaccines and boosters
work and are safe. Get vac-
cinated and boosted to help
protect you, your family, and
your tribal community. One
Community Health is the
tribal health partner in the
Columbia Gorge. Call them
at 541-386-6380 to schedule
your free vaccination or call
your tribal clinic to get it be-
fore heading to the river.
If you have any fishing
enforcement problems or
need assistance or informa-
tion, day, or night, contact the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fisheries Enforcement Of-
fice, 4270 Westcliff Drive,
Hood River. Phone 541-386-
6363 or toll-free 800-487-
FISH (3474). Show pride in
your Tribe’s treaty rights by
carrying your tribal ID. Please
consult your tribal Fisheries
Department for additional
details on tribal regulations.
Please wear your life jackets
for safety, and avoid overload-
ing your boats. The Colum-
bia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission.
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Elite Cheer great at State competition
Photos courtesy Martha Alvarez/Recreation
Shelter staff
I am writing to thank the
Shelter staff for all the help
and respect they show and
give. They sure can put a good
meal on and I really respect
that. It makes me happy to
get a meal and a smile. They
know when a regular person
misses a meal or two.
Hey, It’s not one, it’s all
the crew. Keep up the good
job, stay and warm, and
thank you all.
Wendell E. Greene,
Hu-lish-Qwat-knot.
Movin’
Mountains
Warm Springs Commu-
nity, the tribes, Indian Health
Ser vices and Jefferson
County Public Health this
month are hosting the 2023
Movin’ Mountains Slim-
down Challenge. This year
Movin’ Mountains features
new incentives and activities.
For participants, check your
email for weekly updates. Or
call 541-475-4456.
Birth
Montclair Win Petersen
Michael Win Petersen of
Madras is proud to an-
nounce the birth of his son
Montclair Win Petersen,
born on February 20, 2023.
Montclair joins sister
Congratulations to Caroline White (above left) and Juliet Warner, of Madras
Elite Cheer, for their performances at the recent state cheerleading
competition in Salem. Both girls, students at the Warm Springs Academy,
took home awards.
Juliet Warner is a member of the team Rec Youth - Small, and Caroline is a
member of the team Rec Juniors - Small. Both girls also hold state and
national titles.
Mahara Rose, age 2.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is Pamela Mur-
ders Alire.
Lino Xisiu Smith
Juan Smith and Savan-
nah Holliday of War m
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their
son Lino Xisiu Smith, born
on March 1, 2023.
Lino joins brother Juan
Jr., age 4.
Community
notes...
Warm Springs Victims of
Crime Services provides sup-
port and services to women,
men, elders and children that
are in abusive situation.
Everyone deserves to feel
safe. If you or someone you
know could use assistance,
please call 541-553-2293 dur-
ing the work day, or call Warm
Springs Police Department dis-
patch at 541-553-1171 in the
evening or on weekends and
ask for a Victims of Crime
Services advocate.
The High Desert Mu-
seum Creations of Spirit is
Courtesy photo
Shirley Allen opens the presentation by Aurolyn Stwyer,
with an explanation of the Land Acknowledgement of
the Paiute tribe in multiple states.
on display now until Octo-
ber. The exhibit features six
Native Artists, including four
from Warm Springs.
Artworks commissioned
for this exhibition are being
used in artist’s communities,
interactive, celebratory, vari-
ous mediums, full of
stories, and created for spe-
cific purposes and people.
The High Desert Museum
is south of Bend on Highway
97. Learn more at:
highdesertmuseum.org
Health Fair
The 2023 Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days will include the
popular Health Fair. The
Health Fair will be on June
21, the Wednesday before the
powwow.
Wyden town hall at high school Performing Arts Center
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
will host a town hall in
Jefferson County this Friday,
March 10. He will also be
in Deschutes County the
following day for a town hall.
The town hall in Jefferson
County will be at 1 p.m. at
the Madras High School
Performing Arts Center, 412
S.E. Buff Street.
The Deschutes County
event will be Saturday,
March 11 at 11 a.m. at the
Central Oregon Community
College White Hall.
Wyden has already held
13 town halls so far through-
out Oregon in 2023. He has
held 1,040 town halls over-
all statewide in fulfillment of
his pledge to hold at least one
town hall each year in each
of Oregon’s 36 counties.
“These open-to-all town
halls in central Oregon are
all about public service and
being available for anybody
to ask me any question and
share any idea,” Sen. Wyden
said. “I’m very much looking
forward to these upcoming
town halls—and encourage
Oregonians living in
Jefferson and Deschutes
counties to attend and partici-
pate in the ‘Oregon Way’ of
working together on solutions
to challenges facing our com-
munities.”
Talk with representative about health care coverage changes
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
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The following is an important
u p d a t e f r o m t h e Wa r m
Springs Health and Wellness
Center :
The Oregon Health Plan
on April 1 will be complying
with the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act of 2023. This
law includes various Medic-
aid and Children’s Health In-
surance Program provisions,
including significant changes
to the continuous enrollment
condition.
The continuous enroll-
ment condition will end on
March 31 of this year, and
states must return to normal
eligibility and enrollment op-
erations.
Some states will be able to
terminate Medicaid enroll-
ment for individuals no
longer eligible beginning
April 1.
The state of Oregon an-
nounced they are commit-
ted to Maintaining Cover-
age. The state will be re-
evaluating recipient’s Med-
icaid eligibility and renewal
information will be sent out
to all currently on the Or-
egon Health Plan.
Question: To avoid in-
terruptions in benefits, what
actions should American
Indians and Alaskan natives
take?
Answer: American In-
dians and Alaska Natives
with Medicaid or CHIP—
Children’s Health Insurance
Plan—coverage should:
1. Update their contact
information with their State
Medicaid or CHIP program;
and
2. Look out for a letter
from their state about com-
pleting a renewal form.
Question: Who can help
you with your application?
Answer: The War m
Springs Health and Wellness
Center has a Contact Repre-
sentative Team. This team
consists of:
Victoria Katchia, Paula
Miller, Veronica Baez from
the IHS Business Office; and
Rhonda Green from the
CTWS Purchased and Re-
ferred Care program.
Team members are certi-
fied Community Partners
with the Oregon Health Au-
thority and:
· Are authorized to assist
you in completing your appli-
cation.
· Will confirm your infor-
mation and have you sign an
authorization to allow them
to process an application on
your behalf.
If you have questions
please bring in any paperwork
you may have received from
the Oregon Health Plan to
the Warm Springs Clinic and
seek out a contact represen-
tative to discuss your options.
You may also call the clinic
at 541-553-1196 and ask to
speak with a contact repre-
sentative.
You may obtain more in-
formation at the following
website
www.ihs.gov/coronavirus/
medicaid-unwinding/