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VOL 7 NO 20___________________________________ WARM SPRINGS. OREGON 97761_______________________________OCTOBER 25, 1982
V o ters approve
a d o p tio n of 28
by Donna Behrend
Tuesday, October 12, was
the day that eligible Warm
Springs voters cast their ballots
on th e la te s t a d o p tio n
referendum. Voters approved
the adoption of 28 of the 48
adoption candidates.
The referendum narrowly
passed as there were 639 votes
tabulated—637 were required
to make the vote valid.
Approximately 170 of the votes
were absentee ballots.
Because the referendum was
the largest in the history of the
tribe, it took counters 101
hours to count the ballots.
The results were presented to
T rib al C o u n cil T uesday,
October 19—a week after the
vote. “It was a big ballot...it
was difficutl to count,” said
V ita l S t a t i s t i c s o f f ic e r
Madeline Queahpama.
Council passed resolution
#6322 ratifying the referendum
results.
T h o s e a p p r o v e d fo r
adoption were: Charlie Chee,
J r ., C h ris to p h e r C hee,
Lawrence and Geraldine Polk,
Yvonne Earl, Keegan Kalama,
May Ann Kirk, Lena Mitts,
Joseph, Bo Gene and Michael
Ortiz; Carol, Rachel Arnetta,
Terry and Michael Saludo;
Jacob Spino, Loni and William
Strong; Oswald, Vernon and
Martha Tias; Mariam Tias
S ouers, Cim m eron T ufti,
Lalani and Tiffany Wolfe;
Tamara Yallup and Easton
Yallup.
Those not approved for
adoption were: William, Karla
and Donald Bagley; Theodore
Barney, John Marcum, Jerry
Allen, Kimberly P h ilp o tt,
P h o eb e L aR o se, T erri
Philpott, Paul and Redeana
C ran e; R ussell G rah am ,
Deserie, Elana, Raymond,
Dana Hurtado; Eric and and
Tama Langnese; Francina
S anders and Sapaghesese
McCloud.
Candidates, Issues. . . .
Vote November 2
A utumn leaves are an indication that winter is just around the corner. But until that time there’s no
sense in avoiding the pleasures of the season. To 2 year-old Mark Stevens, Jr. fallen leaves arefun to
kick around, roll in and throw into the air.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
Members express concerns at agency mtg.
T e m p e rs f la re d a n d
emotions were high at the
Agency district meeting held
October 21 at the Agency
Longhouse. About 100 people
attended the meeting.
For the first time in history,
the proposed budget was
discussed prior to a general
council meeting. Members
were also given the opportunity
to review the 1982 budget and
see how it stands as of the first
part of October.
W a sc o C h ie f N e ls o n
W a llu la tu m o p e n e d th e
m e e tin g by s ta tin g th e
importance of the Tribal
Constitution and By»Laws.
“The Constitution provides a
broad framework to run our
t r i b a l g o v e r n m e n t. We
establish procedures according
to the Constitution,” said
On November 2 registered
Oregon voters will cast their
Ballots to decide major issues
and select their favorite
candidates in the 1982 general
election. Of great importance is
the gubanatorial race among
Democrat Ted Kulongoski,
Repubblican incumbant Vic
A tiy e h an d L ib e r ta r ia n
candidate Paul Cleveland. (See
pages 6 and 7 for interviews
with Atiyeh and Kulongoski.)
Also appearing on the
ballots for local races are
.Republican Jefferson County
Judge J. Herschel Read and his
Democrat opponent Helmer
Wallan. Vying for Jefferson
County commission seats are
Democrat Kenny Bicart and
Republican Gordon Shown.
Democrat Diane McDonald is
a write-in candidater for the
commissioner’s seat. Democrat
Cecil Zem ke is ru n n in g
unopposed for county assessor
a n d D e m o c r a t E la in e
H e n d e r s o n is r u n n i n g
unopposed for the county clerk
position.
Wallulatum.
He continued, saying, “Some
things in the Constitution are
not spelled out, such as how the
money is to be spent. It’s up to
our discretion,” how the money
is to be distributed for the
annual budgets.
Three directors positions are
After the 1982 budget was
read, the floor was opened to vacant for the Jefferson
questions. Louie Pitt, Jr. C o u n ty Soil an d W ater
District. Andrew Morrow is
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running for the zone two
position, Charles Forman is
running for the zone four
position and Doug Middle-
stetter is seeking the “at large”
position. All are running
unopposed for the four-year
terms.
On the nonpartisan judiciary
ballot are Wallace Carson Jr.,
running for judge of the
supreme court, position six,
Michael Sullivan, running for
district attorney of Jefferson
County.
O n e th e s t a t e le v e l,
Republic Bill Bellamy and
Democrat Bill Olsen are trying
for state representative for the
55th district.
In addition, there are six
measures to be considered.
Measure N o.l, “increases tax
base when new p roperty
construction increases district’s
values,” according to the
O regon V o ter’s pam phlet.
Measure No. 2, lengthens the
governor’s time for post-season
veto or approval of bills.”
Measure No. 3 would be
“constitution real property tax
limit preserving 85% district’s
1979 revenue.” Measure No. 4
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