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Spilyay Tymoo Coyote News, est. 1976 District meetings this week The district meetings for the 2024 proposed tribal budget are starting this week. The Seekseequa meeting, at first planned for this Tuesday, was being rescheduled at press time for this pubilcation. The Simnasho District meeting is this Wednesday evening, October 18 at the Simnasho Longhouse; and the Agency District meeting is this Thursday evening, October 19 at the Agency Longhouse. Tribal Council posted a proposed general fund tribal budget for 2024 on the first of this month. The pro- posed budget has a projected in- crease of $2.234 million from the 2023 approved tribal budget. The change in revenue from the 2023 budget includes increases from In- dian Head Casino, Power and Wa- ter Enterprises, a Kah-Nee-Ta fee, and cannabis tax. Decreases are seen in timber revenue; the Ameri- can Rescue Plant Act (ARPA) rev- enue loss request; and from Com- posite Products. As stated in the budget statement: The 2024 proposed budget will provide for the following catego- ries: Operations, community assis- tance, debt service, enterprises (quasi), capital projects, and trans- fers to other sources for the tribal government organization. When the Tribal Council takes action to finalize the 2024 tribal budget, proposed expenditures will not increase beyond this pro- posal. The Tribal government will balance the essential community needs with the revenue base, and will continue services to tribal members. Tribal Budget continues on 5 School district meeting at Academy A public meeting of the Jefferson County School District 509-J is coming up this month in Warm Springs. The meeting will be at the Warm Springs Academy to discuss the evaluation of current programs and plans for future educational pro- grams. The gathering will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 26. Dinner will be served with the meet- ing to follow from 6-7 p.m. The district annually affords its patrons, specifically Native Ameri- can parents and guardians, the op- portunity to offer comments and make recommendations relative to the District programs, District out- comes, and offer feedback for all programs. If anybody wishing to attend the meeting has a disability requir- ing assistance, please advise Tessa Bailey at 541-475-6192 about spe- cific arrangements that may ac- commodate your participation in this meeting. October 18, 2023 - Vol. 48, No. 21 October – Anwicht’ash – Fall - Tiyam PO Box 489 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECR WSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRT STD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Clinic at 30 looking to the future The Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center is in its thir- tieth year of operation, having opened in 1993. Working with the tribes, the clinic is now look- ing toward a major expansion, and renovation of the existing facilities. The expansion part of the project includes construction of a new building on the vacant area between the existing park- ing and Kot-Num Road. With the additional building, there will be a renovation of existing space for better efficiency of health service and patient con- venience. After three decades so far, “We’ll be ready for the next 30 years,” said Hyllis Dauphinais, clinic chief executive officer. This work will also include a drive-through for the Pharmacy, and a separate and better delivery roadway area, so trucks and emergency vehicles avoid going through the parking lot, among the improvements. The planning for this began a few years ago, interrupted for a time by covid. In 2021 the clinic conducted the initial public outreach, collect- ing community input on the pro- posal, regarding design and location, for instance. The project now is about 30-percent through a final design and development phase, and input is still welcome. From the IHS Power Point on the project. Most recently, Mr. Dauphinais has been working with Tribal Council and Land-Use toward a new 20-year lease to include the expansion site, The overall plan: The top section is the pod C floor plan for specialty care, imaging and lab services. At left, pod D plan for the pharmacy. And at right pod E for primary care. a requirement before moving for- ward with final design and construc- tion contracting. Clinic continues on 2 Coming up in Warm Springs for Halloween Travis Bobb David McMechan/Spilyay Warm Springs Prevention hosted the pumpkin giveaway, getting ready for the Great Pumpkin Party this Wednesday, October 18, hosted by Recreation at the Community Center. These are some of the Hal- loween activities coming up around the community over the next couple of weeks: This Wednesday, Octo- ber 18: Recreation hosts the Great Pumpkin Party at the center Social Hall. Carving begins at 5 o’clock, judging at 7. There will be NDN burgers, fry bread, mummy dogs, and homemade chili. Carving catego- ries are: Cutest: Casper’s kitty Lucky. Spookiest Uncle ghost. Best Casper. Best silliest: Wendy the Good Witch. Best NDN Zombie. For more information call Carol at Recreation, 541-553-3243. Spon- sored by Recreation. Monday, October 23: Spooky Indian Nite Out & Drummers Jam session at the Warm Springs Community Center. Evening includes the Clown Dance Contest, and fun! Tuesday, October 31, Hal- loween: There will be Trunk-or- Treating at the ball fields behind the Warm Springs Community cen- ter. And Recreation hosts the Halloween Carnival on Hal- loween afternoon at the Com- munity Center Pi-Ume-Sha fields. Booth set-up is from 3 to 3:45 p.m., and the fun and games begin at 4. Everyone is welcome to set up a booth. Set-up for Trunk-or-Treat on Halloween night will start at 3 p.m., and Trunck-or-Treat start- ing at 4 p.m. There will be first-, second- and third-place prizes awarded in each of the categories: Best Casper the friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Witch—A Magical Hal- loween; and the category Best Clas- sic Halloween. For more informa- tion, call Recreation. Tribes join OSU-Cascades for Native people’s celebration Oregon State University- Cascades at the Bend campus this month recognized Indig- enous Peoples Day. In part the event was to recognize the significance of the university’s ‘Land Acknowledgement,’ the OSU statement for which says: “ Oregon State University recognizes the impact that its land grant history had on In- digenous communities in Or- egon. Through the Morrill Act of 1862, which established land grant universities in the U.S., the federal government seized nearly 11 million acres of land from 250 sovereign tribal nations, with little or no compensation. The October Indigenous People’s Day events at OSU- Cascades were in partnership of the Confederated Tribes of Scenes from Indigenous People’s Day, OSU-Cascades in Bend. Warm Springs. Leona Ike, OSU- Cascades Tribal Liaison and Cultural Advisor, coordinated the effort for the tribes. The weekend event, Oc- tober 6-7, featured tribal the artistry, traditional dance and drum perfor- mances, including the Black Lodge Singers; speakers from the tribes, and tribal histories. More on page 7 Photos courtesy OSU-Cascades
