PAGF 4 JULY 8, 1977
Editorial
E COOSH EEWA:
(The way it is)
Indian Commission Plans
Meeting with Warm Springs
The Commission on Indian
Services is planning a series of
m eetings throughout Oregon
during the next eight months
to .assist the „Commission in
understanding the needs of In
dians ih the sta te for state
services and to develop recom
mendations for adftiinistrative
and-or legislative solu tio n ^
The Commission is an aJ-"
visory agency to the Oregon
L egislature and Governor,
whose members include Indian
representatives from each res
ervation in the state and from
five non-reservation areas and
two legislators.
The first meeting will be
held a t Warm Springs at the
Community Center Social Hall
on Tuesday evening July 19
beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mem
bers of the Commission will be
present to provide information
¿bout the Commission’s work
durings its first year and to
receive suggestions from inter
ested individuals and organiza
tions on areas in which the
Commission should be involv
ed.
In addition, m em bers of
the Oregon L egislature from
the Warm Springs area have
been invited toparticipate.
During the day of July 19
Commission
representatives
will be meeting with the Tribal
Council and tribal sta ffs to
learn m ore about their pro
grams and concerns.
If you are aware of any
problems in existing services
to Indians or believe that new
or improved programs should
be established, the Commission
would welcome your comments
and recommendations.
For further information
contact Rudy Clements, Chair
man of the Comm ission on
Indian Services, at the Munici
pal Manager’s office in Warm
Springs; or call the Commis
sion office in Salem at 378-5481.
From Senator Ken Jernstedt
There has been a great
deal of media criticism of the
current legislative session as a
do-nothing one w h i c h has
w asted tim e w aiting for the
people’s decision on Jason
Boe’s safety net school finan
cing proposal; on overthrowing
House Speaker Phil Lang; on
bigfoot, Kelpie the Coyote, bed
sheet length and square dan
cing measures.
A ctually there have been
some steps forward made, al
though at times it has seemed
that for every three forward
we have gone back two.
Some important bills which
have now been, passed or are
under final consideration in
clude: SB 570, land-use law;
HB 2278, compensating victims
of crime; HB 2196, field burn
ing, SB 1048, 1049 and 1050, the
workmen’s compensation pack
age; HB 2040, homeowner-
renter property tax refund; HB
5009, the state will provide 34
per cent of schools’ operating
costs for 1977-78.
Two of my four commit-
The Ways and Means Com
m ittee com pleted work last
week on the tax-related por
tions of President Carter’s En
ergy Program . U llm an is
Chairman of the Committee.
“ We m ade s e v e r a l
changes, but the result speaks
for itself,” Ullman said. “The
plan that emerges is not only a
more practical design for ener
gy savings, but also carries a
better guarantee for enact-
Letter to the Editor
Dear Steno Girls:
A special “Thank you,” for
the beautiful Beaded R osette
we received for our entry in
the Annual Fourth of July
Parade, our theme, “Happiness
is Heritage.” The Rosette will
be a special momento for our
family. Thank you for the time
and effort that was needed for
this event.
Thanks to Andy Lucas of
Kah-Nee-Ta, Walt Quinn of the
A.A. Program, for their don
ated time for the Parade.
Thank you to the Judges
that awarded us the ribbon and
donated their tim e for the
annual event.
L ast, but certain ly, not
le a st, Thanks to the People,
who cam e out to support the
P arade. For su rely without
you, w e could not have a
parade.
We were invited to enter
the Prineville Parade July 9,
1977. We are glad to be one of
the floats to be representing
the Warm Springs Tribe up
there.
Appreciatively,
Leona, LaVena, Lena, Ty, and
Daisy Ike
To the Editor
Now that the dedication of
our beautiful new Administra
tion Building is over m ay I
exp ress m y feelin g s. It does
not amaze m e that we were
not prepared to feed the nice
crowd that cam e to w itness
this timely event. The commit
tee could have consisted of one
Senior Citizen with experience
in planning for an event such
as this. The speakers were fine
but not one little whisper of
the dreams and plans we are
receiving praise for. The per
son who in my mind should
have gotten just 10 seconds of
silen ce in his m em ory, no
other than the la te Vernon
Jackson. It is my dream to see
a monument dedicated to our
loved one who in my mind will
never be forgotten.
Signed,
Neda Greene
ourselves on more and more
conference committees. These
committees are the result , of
the failure of one house to
agree on amendments placed
on a measure by members of
the other cham ber. It takes
some real work sometimes to
arrive at a suitable comprom
ise. I have been on four of
these compromise committees
within the past ten days.
With so many bills being
handled by both the House and
Senate in prolonged sessions,
an extra heavy burden is being
placed on the staffs of many
different state a gen cies. For
instance, the State Printer has
to have all the bills reprinted
with their proper amentments
on very short notice. The be
hind the scen es volum e of
work is tremendous. The tax
payers are not the only people
in the state that are glad to
see the legislatu re adjourn.
Many state agencies breathe a
big sigh of relief when we go
home.
Airport Master Plan
Energy Plan Designed
«. Salem, Ore. - Energy pro
posals approved by the House
Ways and M eans Comm ittee
should encourage Americans to
revise wasteful energy habits,
Oregon Congressm an A1 Ull-
man said.
“We’ve devised a program
that provides in cen tives for
conserving fuel; frugal use will
benefit most Americans,” Ull-
man told the East Salem Lions
Club.
tees are no longer m eeting.
This does not preclude, how
ever, a special meeting called
by the Chairman to handle a
House Bill sent to that partic
ular committee by the Pres
ident. State and F ederal Af-
fairs and R ules never shuts
down until the session is over.
Its makeup is such that a
variety of bills are sent to it,
especially during the .last days
of any session. I have served
on this committee every ses
sion except my first one in the
Senate, so I have some idea
what to exp ect. These last
days of the ¡session w ill be
very interesting, indeed!
At this stage we have to do
a lot of extra work getting
prepared to carry bills on the
floor. This means that we are
assigned the tast of presenting
the a ffirm a tiv e sid e of the
measures heard in our various
com m ittees. It m eans extra
study to learn more about the
measure because of the pos
sibility of questions or outright
opposition. We are also finding
ment.”
Ullman was the sponsor of
energy legislation in the last
Congress, portions of which
were adapted by the President
in his energy plan submitted in
April.
“ The new ta x es w ill not
require m assive changes in the
life sty le of A m erican s,” U ll
man said. “But they will re
quire more thought be given to
using energy and waste elimin
ated.”
“Oil is just one shortage
we are fa cin g ,” the Oregon
Democrat said. “Here in the
W est, w e’re learning how to
liv e with a w ater shortage.
That’s how the American peo
ple will need to think about
oil.”
The Ways and Means pro
posals also encourage develop
ment of alternate energy re
sou rces, such as geotherm al
and solar.
“Geothermal exploration is
of particular im portance to
Oregon where there appears to
be a vast potential for the use
of underground ste a m ,” U ll
man said.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee approved a 10 per cent
depletion allowance for explor
ation and development of geo
thermal resources and a de
duction for intangible drilling
costs.
U llm an said substantial
work remains in shepherding
the legislation through Con
g re ss, along with the other
portions of the President’s en
ergy plan.
Ullman is a member of the
House Ad Hoc Energy Commit
tee, which w ill pull together
the various pieces of the legis
la tiv e program before it is
considered by the full House
later this summer.
Notice
of Public Hearing
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
July 19, 1977
at 7:30 p.m.
Warm Springs Agency
Longhouse
PURPOSE: To consider
the Economic, Social and Envi
ronmental effects of the pro
posed Warm Springs Airport
and its consistency with Com
m unity Planning Goals and
Objectives.
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs recently ap
proved the Final Draft of the
Warm Springs Airport Master
Plan and Environmental Asses
sm ent Report and intend to
apply for F ed eral funds to
carry out the following Devel
opment at the proposed Warm
S p r in g s A ir p o r t , W a r m
Springs, Oregon:
Designate 418 acres within
Section 19 on the Butte North
of the Warm Springs Mill and
East of the Fire Control Center
as Airport Property; Construct,
P ave and Light a Runway
3,800 feet by 75 feet; Construct
and Pave an Aircraft Parking
Apron 200 feet by 300 feet to
accom odate about 20 to 25
aircraft; Construct and Pave a
connecting Stub Taxiway 213
feet by 40 feet; Provide a
graded and drained safety area
around the Runway 150 feet by
4,200 feet; Construct an Admin
istration and. Operations build
ing about 2,200 square feet
including Utilities; Construct
an entrance road about 8,450
lin ear feet and auto parking
area for about 50 to 60 cars;
Install a rotating beacon,
lighted Wind Cone, Segmented
C ircle and V isual Approach
Slope Indicator (VASI-2); Con
struct about 2,500 linear feet of
stock fencing with cattleguard
and 1,200 linear feet of security
fencing with gates and; Con
struct a residence with Utilities
for a resident Caretaker-Man
ager.
Copies of the Final Draft
of the Airport Master Plan and
Environmental Assessment are
now available for review in the
office of the Warm Springs
Planning Department, Admini
stration B u i l d i n g , Warm
Springs, Oregon. The Docu
ment summarizes the impact
which the proposed project is
expected to have upon the
Environment and is available
to any person for review dur
ing normal working hours prior
to the hearing date.
- All interested persons are
invited to attend the Public
Hearing on July 19, 1977 at
7:30 p.m. in the Warm Springs
Agency Longhouse for the pur
pose of considering the Eco
nom ic, Social and Environ
mental effects of the Airport
location and its consistency
with the Goals and Objectives
of such Urban Planning as has
been carried out for this area.
Eugene Greene
Tribal Council Chairman
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reserva
tion
Ken Smith
General Manager
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reserva
tion.