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ö ö© i 7 ? ÖREÖÖH H IST O R IC A L SO C IETY 1 2 3 0 SU PARK AVE PORTLAND, OR 9 7 2 0 5 VOL. 7 NO. 10 May 24,1982 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 Tewee body recovered from Deschutes River Following an extensive 23- day search, the body of an e n ro lle d W arm S p rin g s member was recovered from th e D esch u tes R iver on Saturday, May 22. The body of Dale Tewee 25, was discovered by a group of rafters just below White Horse Rapids nearly 23 miles north of the area where Tewee went into the river. On April 30, Tewee was reported to have attempted to swim the Deschutes River at the Old Hiram Smith house located across from the Orchard Park. It was reported to the police that Tewee dove into the river and surfaced face up and companions realized something was wrong. They attempted to rescue him but the currents were too swift and Tewee was swept down river. A se a rc h co m m e n c e d th a t afternoon and continued until the recovery of the body on Saturday. Volunteers and police had continued the search daily of a 33 mile stretch of the Deschutes River from the Highway 26 bridge to an area near Maupin. The police received a call from the rafters on Saturday at 10:48 a.m. and a police search group recovered the body from the river shortly after. ■s Turnout high for primary The Portland Rose Festival princesses visited Warm many from our community. See pages 4 and 5 for more photos. Voters turned out in high numbers to mark their ballots, approving or disapproving This article was received by Spilyay Tymoo from the publication o f the BI A Indian News Notes. ballot measures and tax levies and voting for their favorite candidates. Jefferson county had a 55% voter turnout. On local issues, voters S E C R E T A R Y W ATT The Assistant Secertary for are sufficient to reimburse the approved the N orth Unit R u r u a l F ire P r o te c tio n APPOINTS TASK FORCE Indian Affairs, Ken Smith, governm ent’s app ro p riated TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR asked not to be named to the fund expenditures for Indian District’s new tax base of $187,781_, Voters disapproved TIMBER FEES PROBLEMS: task force because of his former timber adminstration. both the 509-J and Jefferson Interior Secretary James close association with the In response to BIA News county proposed tax bases W a tt has ask ed D ep u ty Warm Springs tribal timber However, voters favored the A ssista n t S e c re ta ry R oy industry. R e le a se ) W arm S p rin g s The opinion issued by S ecretary-T reasury, R alph Jefferson county transcient Sampsel to chair a task force occupant tax (motel tax). that will develop permanent Solicitor William H. Coldiron Minnick, indicated that the Incumbent Jefferson county and long-term solutions to the May 5 stated in effect that the Council is fully informed and problems raised by a recent Bureau of Indian Affairs has deeply concerned with the judge Herschal Read, who was Solicitor’s opinion on the use of for more than 60 years been problem surrounding the unopposed in the primary, will administrative fees from the incorrectly implementing a timber fees. He said that legal, run against Helmer Wallan for sale of Indian-owned timber. 1920 law authorizing the legislative and adminstrative the judge seat in November. collection of administrative re m e d ie s a re a ll b e in g Wallan, a democrat, led two fees in connection with the sales considered and vigorously other opponents for the of Indian timber. For the most prusued by Council. The total nomination. Democrat Kenneth Bicart part, the fees have been impact on Tribal funds, as a restored to the tribes as result of any Secretarial action, was nominated for county incentives for tribal involve is not fully understood but is commissioner and will vie for LOW MAY HI ment in the forestry programs being carefully researched and the position against republican o r re p a y m e n t o f tr ib a l that the Council is being Gordon Shown in November. Elaine Henderson and Cecil expenditures for the programs. updated as rapidly as any The S o lic ito r’s opinion c u r r e n t in f o r m a t i o n is Zemke were both unopposed. 42 77 15 concludes: “Accordingly, the available. R ight now fee 47 79 16 Republican Bill Bellamy and Bureau of Indian Affairs shall situation doesn’t look good and 48 61 17 democrat Bill Olsen will vie for immediately cease distribution 34 total effort on the Tribe’s part is 62 18 to Indian tribes of fees collected going to have to be undertaken the district 55 representative: 34 70 19 seat in November. For the: from sales of Indian timber and to stop this action. 40 79 20 .congressional nomination ini shall promptly cover such 56 Just recently, Chief Nelson |the second district, democrat: 82 21 monies into the U.S. Treasury. Wallulatum, councilman Zane 54 76 22 Willis was nom-- Additionally, the bureau shall Jackson and Rudy Clements Larryann 42 79 23 inated and will face republican im m e d ia te ly im p le m e n t traveled to Washington D.C. to Bob Smith. procedures to assure that discuss the 10% monies as well In the gubernatorial race, hereafter such fee collections as other matters of importance. incumbent Victor Atiyeh won the nomination and will face Timber monies scrutinized by BIA Weafher democrat Ted Kulongoski in November. Across the state, voters aproved using state bond proceeds to finance municipal water projects in communities with a population of fewer than 30,000. Voters also approved ballot measure #2 which makes money available to elderly people for housing. Ballot measures which failed were #3 (appropriating $60 million to construct or improve state, regional, county or city jails); #4 (increasing taxes on commercial and motor vehicle fuels); and #5 (giving the governor the power to appoint the chief justice of the Oregon supreme court). COCC’s A ballot levy was also voted down. Incumbent Verne Duncan received majority vote in the non-partisan race for state superintendent of instruction. Mary Roberts received the democratic nom ination for bureau of labor commissioner. She will vie against republican Mike Wooton for the position in November. For position 4 on the state supreme court, Bob Campbell received more votes than opponent Vern Cook. For position 5 on the Oregon court o f a p p e a ls , J o h n a t h a n N e w m a n o u t d is ta n c e d Stephen Walker. Sam Stewart received more votes than opponent Carl Byers in the race for judge on the Oregon tax court.
