PO Box 489 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECR WSS SpilyaySpilyaySpilyay TymooTymooTymoo Postal Patron U.S. Postage August 28, 2019 - Vol. 43, No. 18 PRSRT STD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Coyote News, est. 1976 August – Shatm – Summer - Shatm Back to school time Report T he 2019-2020 school year will School Barbecue this Thursday, Ms. Van Dyke is originally from see changes in the school district, August 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Walla Walla, later moved to on Kah- like a new principal and assistant Warm Springs Academy. Gresham, then Myrtle Beach, principal at the high school, and a Principal Van Dyke comes to South Carolina, and Montana. new principal at Bridges. At the Warm Springs from Montana, She arrived in Warm Springs Nee-Ta Warm Springs Academy the new where she was principal at the St. just last Sunday evening, and was principal is Bambi Van Dyke. Charles Mission School, located at work at the Academy the fol- Tribal Council, Management You can meet the new princi- by the Crow Reservation near lowing morning. The first day of and Finance are preparing the pals at the Warm Springs Back to Billings. school is Tuesday, September 3, so 2020 budget proposal for presen- tation to the membership at the October district budget meetings. Management and Finance plan to have a proposed budget for Council in early September. The Tribal Council for the rest of the month will then meet with the de- Warm Springs Academy partments and enterprises to hear principal Bambi Van Dyke their individual budget updates. At the end of the month Coun- Ms. Van Dyke is having a busy cil will then approve a proposed week getting to know the staff budget number that cannot be ex- and preparing for the start of ceeded for expenditures during the new year. the following year. Meanwhile in some other The current year budget was developments: The Academy approved at $18.4 million. For is talking with the Warm next year a preliminary estimate Springs Boys & Girls Club to foresees a budget of $14.8 mil- locate the club at the school, lion—a decrease of approxi- giving the students easier ac- mately $3.5 million. Some reasons cess to the club activities. And for the decrease: the Academy continues to work The Timber LLC is seeing a with Culture and Heritage to reduction in its timber revenue Dave McMechan photos/Spilyay bring language, tradition and of $1.5 million. And the Carbon Kindergarteners, here enjoying their breakfast, returned earlier in August to the Warm Springs Academy. culture lessons to the school. Sequestration (Warm Springs Geo Visions) dividend payment for the current year was close to $2.5 million, for 2020 the num- ber is greatly reduced. New school year at Early Childhood Education Other enterprises—in particu- lar Power and Water, Indian Head C asandra Moses is the new starting soon at Head Start. Ms. There will be a Back to Casino and Credit—are project- director of the Early Childhood Moses has two boys—Murrary, School open house at the Early ing greater dividends for the next Education Center. She started 10, and Izeyah, 13—who will be Childhood Education Center year, though their increases would at ECE this summer. Her pre- at the Warm Springs Academy. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tues- not be enough to offset the re- vious job was as the behavioral And her eldest daughter is Savan- day, September 3. duction. health specialist with the Op- nah, 20. The open house is a A possible approach will be for portunity Foundation in Ms. Moses is a board member chance for parents to meet the organization as a whole to ab- Redmond. of the Central Oregon Disability the teachers and other Head sorb the $3.5 million reduction or The day care at ECE is now Support Network. A goal for the Start staff, and to visit the to increase revenues by $3.5 mil- open, and the Head Start stu- future at ECE is to bring in a classrooms. lion, said Michele Stacona, Sec- dents return on Tuesday, Sep- speech pathologist, making the ser- Learn more about enrolling retary-Treasurer/CEO. tember 3. ECE is taking appli- vice much more convenient for your child by stopping by cations for Head Start and local families. Right now there is Warm Springs Early Childhood Early Head Start. no speech pathologist in Central Education, or call 541-553- Ms. Moses has a 3-year-old Oregon. 3242. Water update of her own, Jolee, who will be Casandra Moses Earlier this week there were re- ports of water outages and low water pressure in the Greeley Heights area. Enterprise updates at district meetings The apparent cause has been the rate at which the water treat- The Seekseequa and Agency part of the annual tribal govern- report, Indian Head employs 158 cent discount in the store side ment plant has been able to fill up districts have heard recent up- ment budget process. people. The breakdown is as fol- only. the reservoirs. dates from the tribal enterprises. Revenue for the tribal budget lows: Tribal members, 53 percent. The tribal member gas credit The tanks were continuing to At the Agency meeting on Mon- comes from enterprise profits, Married into the tribes, 6 percent. has been over $125,000 for be filled as Tuesday of this week. day evening this week, about 60 plus the timber revenue, invest- Other Indian, 11 percent. Non- 2018-19. While the boil water notice was tribal members were in atten- ment income, permits, taxes, fees, Indian, 30 percent. And there are Warm Springs Composite lifted two weeks ago, tribal Utili- dance. and settlements. several open positions. Products reported on its expan- ties and Management continue to The enterprise representa- In September the Tribal Coun- The Travel Plaza employs 53 sion into another plant, happen- encourage water conservation. tives reported on their opera- cil will also meet with all of the people: Tribal members, 44 per- ing this year. The rate of consumption has tions, including employment, enterprises, and the departments, cent. No MITs. Other, 18 percent. All Composite product lines been high in recent days, leading and their financial forecasts for as Council develops a budget pro- Non-Indian, 38 percent. And few are expanding, and the enter- to the low reservoirs. 2020. posal for membership review in open positions. prise created 19 additional jobs Tribal projected revenue for October. Some other items from Indian over the past year, their report next year is significantly lower Indian Head Casino, which is Head: September-October will see says. than for the current year (see re- projecting an increase in its divi- an ATV Giveaway. Power and Water, Credit, lated story on this page). dend, reported on the employ- Jackpots are up in 2019, the Warm Springs Telecom, Ven- Projecting the amount of ment situation at the casino and report says. At the Plateau Travel tures, the Timber LLC gave money each tribal enterprise will the Plateau Travel Plaza. Plaza tribal members get 5-cents additional reports at the recent contribute to tribal operations is According to the August 2019 off per gallon of gas, and 10-per- district meetings. Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon August 28, 2019 Deschutes Bridge Work Ventures board positions Warm Springs Ventures is the economic develop- ment enterprise of the Confederated Tribes. The Tribal Council is seeking to fill the positions on the Ventures board of directors. Here are the details: The board consists of five directors. Classifica- tion and terms of office: The board is divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Class I consists of two individuals, one of whom shall be a member of the Confederated Tribes, and one of whom shall be a non-member. Terms ending December 31, 2019. Class II consists of two individuals, one member Dave McMechan/Spilyay and one non-member. Terms ending December 31, The Oregon Department of Transportation last week gave the Deschutes River Bridge a 2020. new surface. Rena Shippentower (right) was the traffic controller for the project. Class III consists of two individuals, one member and one non-member. Terms ending December 31, 2021. Directors are eligible for reappointment. General KWSO hostiong appreciation barbecue this Friday powers: The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and controlled by the board. KWSO is hosting a com- station, said Sue Matter, sta- not provided by any other local business and support Regular meetings of the board are held on the first munity barbecue this Fri- tion manager. outlets, “because our lens is from KWSO listeners Friday in the months of February, May, August and day, August 30 at the Fri- For local news and infor- local,” Ms. Matters said. through the membership November. Meetings are for reviewing the preceding day Market area by the mation about what’s going on KWSO operates with program. 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