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MAY 1, 1981 PAGE 3 SPILYAY TYMOO Patriotism highlights Hydro groundbreaking ceremony by Sandy Rangila event drew a KATU (channel 2) news crew, reporters from several newspapers, officials, tribal members and associates. Seated,on the patriotically- w rapped platform at the Reregulating Dam site were chiefs Nelson W allulatum, Amos Simtustus and Nick Kalama, all dressed in full regalia. The American flag fluttered to the right of the platform, and a traditional Indian flag was positioned to the left. project is financed* by $10 Members of the Tribal million of tribal funds, a low- Council along with tribal interest Congressional loan of attorney Dennis Karnopp, $5 million, and a $15 million engineering consultant Jerry loan from the State of Oregon. Dibble and Jack Carney, T he e x c a v a tio n and President of ASC Constructors installation portion of the Inc. also shared the platform. powerhouse is being done by The Tribes’ power plant, when finished in 1982, will ASC Contractors under an generate 81 million kilowatt- $11.7, m illio n c o n t r a c t . hours of electricity per year. Modifications will also be That is two-and-a-palf times of made to the existing fish ladder electricity now used per year on and fish trap at the dam site to provide for continuation of the reservation. Following the invocation by p ro p e r a n a d ro m o u s fish Amos Simtustus, Sr., Tribal handling. The flow,of the river Council Chairman Delbert will not be affected by the Frank, Sr. welcomed the installation of the powerhouse. Pelton Reregulating Dam guests, and Zane Jackson and Olney Patt, Sr. spoke of the was built in the mid-l950’s by importance of the project and Portland General Electric. how the whole thing came Power from the generating plant will most likely be sold to about. either Pacific Power & Light, M ain s p e a k e r N elso n P.G.E., or Bonneville Power Wallulatum noted that the facility will benefit not only the Administration. This is one of Confederated Tribes of Warm the largest projects ever undertaken by the Confeder S p rin g s, but the en tire Northwest community as well. ated Tribes of the Warm The $30 million generating S p rin g s R e s e rv a tio n of plant, which is the first Oregon. fe d e ra lly -lic e n s e d pow er Following the groundbreak project developed by an Indian ing ceremony, everyone there tribe, will be completed for .. . ........ . ; -«w. \.' ••'S’S»'.?:* : :•* >;• .<• testing by June 15, 1982, and in headed for a reportedly delicious barbeque at the dam The groundbreaking ceremony fo r the Tribes’ hydroelectric project at the Peiton Reregulating Dam operation by July, 1982. The site. April 22 began with the invocation by Chief Am os Simtustus (above photo). Below, members o f the Tribal Council prepared to dig in by the spillway. Photos by Behrend and Rangila C h ro m e -p la te d shovels glistened in the sunlight as the groundbreaking ceremony for the C onfederated T rib es’ hydroelectric project began Wednesday, April 22. The Racism B ill__:_____________ __ Aimed at intimidation by Marsha Shewczyk conduct places, or attempts to place, the other person in fear A bill has recently been of iminent physical harm; or C. introduced into the Oregon tampers with, interfers with, State legislature at the request dam ages or destroys the of G overnor Vic Atiyeh property of the other person.” making racial or religious The matter of intent is the harassment A, Class C felony issue. Oliver says it will be with a fine up to $2,500, up to difficult to prove. But if five year’s imprisonment, or malicious intent can be proven both. then “the crime is worthy of There are already laws aimed being called a felony.” In at harassment, intimidation, stating the terms of the bill violence and destruction of legislators w ant to make property, and laws against certain it does not call for assault, menacing and criminal limitations of free ' speech. mischief. But the “theory W hen in tim id a tio n a n d behind House bill 2479 is that violence is threatened the such activities take on a accosted person must have the right to seek protection particularly dangerous and socially disruptive character through the law. when they are motivated by In a written statement Oliver racial or religious bigotry,” says it this way: “It I threaten according to a statement made another person in a restaurant, by R o b e rt O liv e r, th e or strike him, or damage his Governor’s assistant. property because of a heated “Last year,” says Oliver, “the dispute over the merits of Governor became concerned various football players, for about a growing number of e x a m p le , o th e r p a tr o n s incidents of harassment and n o rm a lly w ill r e a c t by violence which appeared to be a tte m p tin g to quell the r a c ia lly o r r e lig io u s ly disturbance. If these actions are motivated.” The locations of accompanied by racial or the primary incidents were in religious slurs, tension is much Lavy Berman, age 25, night Salem and Portland involving m o re lik e ly to s p r e a d auditor at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort people who are black or people th ro u g h o u t the establish was fatally injured in a one car with Jewish heritage. ment—as compatriots of the accident on April 30 at 3:08 “ C e rta in ly In d ia n s are victim rally to his defense, and victims of discrim ination,” my compatriots respond in Oliver stated, “but not with as turn. Because such events intense feelings as among seriously threaten social order, “that expanding coverage of blacks.” He also stated that “it it is Governor Atiye’s view that the bill at this time will dilute is just as bad for a member of a they should be subject to more its effectiveness.” To cover m in o rity to h a ra ss and serious sanctions than apply to these areas House Bill 2703 was intimidate a member <5f the the casual wrongdoer.” introduced at a later date. m a jo rity fo r ra c ia l and A second bill was introduced religious reasons, as it is the Two other bills have been because it also was not included other way around.” introduced since the original on the original harassment bill. A summary of House Bill harassment bill. One bill seeks House Bill 2702 states that 2479 reads, “A person commits to include harassment because in tim id a te d perso n s may the crime of intimidation if, of a person’s sex, marital recover damages “for violence intentionally and with intent to status, sexual orientation or or intimidation stating that any in tim idate an o th er person age along with race and person that has been violated because of such other person’s religious - harassment as a has a cause of action to recover race, color, religion, ancestry criminal offense. Governor actual damages and to recover or national origin, the person: Atiyeh did not include these damages in the amount of A. causes physical harm to th e , distinctions - on his requested $5,000. Any , person recover other person; B; by word or bill because according to Oliver ing damages under'this section Accident fatal to driver p.m. He was alone in his car at He was removed from the car the time of the accident. His and transported by the Warm westbound car left the highway Springs Fire and Safety at milepost 104.8 near the department and taken to the WSFP1 approach on highway Warm Springs Clinic where he 26. His car struck a tree. died in the emergency room. A new piece of equipment received by the Fire and Safety shall be entitled to reasonable department on the thorning of attorney fees in addition to the accident, known as “the costs and necessary disburse jaws of life”, was used to assist ments. in removing Mr. Berman. The rescue crew was able to remove These bills are still pending. him in a matter of 15 minutes The original bill has gone enabling faster transporting to through one committee hearing and because of high interest by a doctor. Ray Rivero, Fire and Safety officer, said that without the public is expected to go the jaws of .life it would have th r o u g h o th e r h e a rin g s taken at least an hour for the although no further committee crew to get the victim out of the hearing is as yet scheduled. car. House Bill 2702 and 2703 have Sergeant Ray Calica said the been reviewed by the judiciary accident is under investigation. committee and no further hearings have as yet been scheduled.
