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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1978)
PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER 22, 1978 Reduced 509J Budget Posses On Third Try by Sandy Rangila Jefferson County’s School District 509-J Superintendent Darrell Wright heaved a . “big sigh of relief” after voters approved the district’s reduced $2.5 million tax levy Tuesday. Okayed by a margin of nearly two-to-one, the levy Was passed in every precint in the district. The overall tally was 918 “yes” to 472 “no” votes w itha 34 percent tournout at the polls. But at Warm Springs where the vote was 67 “y es” and 9 “no” , only 19 percent of the eligible voters made it to the polls. County Clerk Elaine Hen derson said that there are 396 registered voters in Warm Springs. Metolius recorded the high est voter turnout with 44 percent casting their ballots. Superintendent Wright said that he felt “cautiously optimis tic” that the levy would pass on Tuesday, noting that this was the first time in the district’s history that the levy had to be put to the voters for a third try. The levy amount approved by the voters Tuesday had been reduced by about $1 million following two defeats, one in April and the second in June. Although the Warm Springs precinct supported the levy in all three elections, the voter turnout was too light to make a differ ence, particularly on the second . tryin June. Only 47. people voted in that effort. School Board member Evad- na Bartlett said that she felt the public was aware that the board had “made an honest effort to cut it (the budget)” , and that she had more or less expected it to pass. Wright said that he felt that the (actors contibuting to the passage of the levy this time included area newspaper, publi city, the distribution of a factual letter developed by the board» and a meeting with the Metolius PTA. There was also a vigorous campaign to get voters to the polls. Ib is involved phone calls to voters, radio announcements, and signs displayed in the win dows of area businesses. “Naturally, Darrell Wright is very happy with the outcome of the election,” remarked the County Clerk.- From the Tribal Council (Re: Federal Income Taxes) The Internal Revenue Ser vice has begun an attempt to collect what they consider back taxes. Several tribal members who have served on the Tribal Council and on Tribal Commit tees have received notices from the IRS claiming that income taxes are owed on Council pay, Committee fees and per diem. The notices from the IRS have characterized such pay ments as “dividends” . Part of the attempt to collect has consis ted of sending computerized letters and-or a computerized statement to every former and present Council and Committee person. Our tribal attorneys are negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service. All persons who have served on the Council or on Tribal Committees, and who have received IRS delin quent income tax notices, should immediately bring them to the Council office or contact Dennis Karnopp, Robert Nash or James Noteboom at Panner, Johnson, Marceua, Karnopp & Kennedy. Their office is located at 1026 N. Bond Street, Bend, Oregon 97701. Their telephone number is 382- 3011. Those of you who have already contacted the Tribal attorneys on this matter should do so again immediately because the attorneys need additional information. SPILYAY TYMOO STAFF Managing Editor Sid Miller Assistant Editor Sandy Rangila Photographic Specialist/Writer Cynthia Stowell Reporter/Photographers Roger Stwyer Priscilla Squiemphen Donna Behrend FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs R eservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P. O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274 . Subscription Rate $6.00 per year ........................... — Three lonely ladies, Wanda Cornett, Iris Smith and Frances Brunoe waited for the voters at Warm Springs’ Teen Center. But by noon only 15 people had cast their ballots in the 509-J school budget election last Tuesday. Warm Springs supported the levy 67 “yes” votes to 9 “ no”, but only 19 percent of the registered voters turned ont. County-wide, the levy was passed nearly two-to-one with an average voterturnoutof34j>ercept. Sandy RangilaPhoto While the upper Columbia : miles below the fishway to a River was temporarily closed to point one-quarter mile above the fishing, Indian fishermen flocked fishway, with the exception of 50 to the Spring Creek hatchery to feet around the hatchery en droptheir nets into a two-mile trance. ' stretch of river that opened at Each year, Indians are al noon September 20.' lowed to fish at the. hatchery The fishery at Spring Creek after the facility obtains its will close October 3 when the quota of spawners. The surplus salmon were regular fishery ends, and the same regulations will apply. The released from that site and are open area is along the Washing destined to travel no further, to ton shore from Tunnel No. 5, 1.8 die if not caught. Fifty-six nets have been. placed in the area, fewer than in . past years, said Michelle Ander son of the Columbia River inter tribal Fish Commission. The fish are “not exactly deluxe” , she said, meaning that their ad vanced stage of maturation make them of less merchantable quality than the favored “brights.” But the “tules” are teeming and are there for the taking. W idespofs Annual M ini-Powwow The Widespot singers are busily preparing for their annual powwow. This year the group decided to try something differ ent. They moved the powwow dates back a week, to December 1-3. In the past the powwow was usually held on Thanksgiving [¡weekend. At this writing the schedule of events for the three days are not known. Drummers from as far as Canada are expected to provide the music for the Mini Powwow. The different prizes to be raffled off this year include: Beef, a Mo-Ped bike, beadwork, and blankets. The raffle tickets are being sold now for $1 per ticket. They can be purchased from any one of the queen candidates who are as follows: Alfreda Mitchell, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Art Mitchell; Mariam Tias daughter of Wesley Tias of Pendleton and Carol Craig of Warm Springs; Bridgett Scott, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Scott; Donna Sutteriee, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fabian Sutteriee; Sherri Samson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Donny Samson of Yak ima, Washington. Sherri is pres ently staying with Mr. and Mrs. George Danzuka Jr. of Warm Springs. The last candidate is Virgilina Walsey, daughter of Richard Walsey of Yakima, Washington. For those who missed Vesuvius The burning of the wood pile that was once Alice and Jimmy Florendo’s house looked more like a volcanic eruption than the Greensville removal. Several houses and sheds have been demolished in the past two weeks and, only three families remain in the disappearing re sid e n tia la r e a .‘ ‘ CDS Photo
