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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.
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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
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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.
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concludes: “Accordingly, the available. R ight now fee
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Republican Bill Bellamy and
Bureau of Indian Affairs shall situation doesn’t look good and
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democrat Bill Olsen will vie for
immediately
cease
distribution
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total
effort
on
the
Tribe’s
part
is
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to Indian tribes of fees collected going to have to be undertaken the district 55 representative:
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seat in November. For the:
from sales of Indian timber and to stop this action.
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.congressional nomination ini
shall promptly cover such
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Just recently, Chief Nelson |the second district, democrat:
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monies into the U.S. Treasury. Wallulatum, councilman Zane
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Willis was nom--
Additionally, the bureau shall Jackson and Rudy Clements Larryann
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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.