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Spino shares joys of graduation M om bor posos QUGStions
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they be be from
assured th at the jo b they leave these apd other issues need to
To the Graduating Class of 1985: we c o m p le te d 12 y e a rs o f
., W as the m isprint in my pre w ithjn the T ribal O rganization be addressed before we can ju s
schooling, whether it came easy
vious letter intentional or Was be held available to them upon tify a wage increase for T ribal
C ongratulations! We made or rough. W hen I had to move
com pletion of their term on Council.
this, in fact, an honest error?
it! I ju st wish I could be back away w ith my family during my
As p a rt of our to p m anage
Tribal Council?
;
I
asked
for
guidelines,1
goals
hom e with the class I started grade school days, I promised
7. T ribal Council Com m uni m ent and considering the ex
and
objectives
from
the
Tribal
out with sharing the excitm ent, myself that I would return home
Council, This reflects my con- cation to Tribal M embers—A. trem e im p o rta n c e o f T rib a l
joy, happiness and honor that and graduate with my class.
cern for planning, short range Will G eneral Council Méetings Council duties, I believe T ribal
be increased? B. Can General Council Members should receive
and long range.
Therefore.: it would be neces Council M eetings be set on a top m anagem ent pay. Because
they deal with highly com pli
sary to ask the following ques regular m onthly basis?
8. W hen Will we, as à Tribe, cated local, state and nation,
tions:
wide issues which effect us now
All those of you, w ho are
1. Tribal Council Employ become “ self-sufficiept?” ,
near your family (grandparents, ment—A. If T ri bai Council Mem
There are many more ques and the generations to come.
aurtts, uncles,; etc.) are all’ so bers became salaried employees, tions T ribal M embers would
Respectfully,
lu c k y .I would have done any will they h av ejo b descriptions? like answered, these are only a
Radine Kirk-Moses
thing to be near them to share B. As salaried employees, who few.
Tribal Member
the joy and happiness with them. will direct Op,supervise them?
I look forw ard to a response
They megn the w or|d to us!
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2. T ribal C ouncil T raining—
D uring my ju n io r year, my J*A. A s.top-level managem ent,
b ro th er and I had to pay $20.00 will T ribal Council participate
Editor’s Note: The following with the registered voter’s list.
each per day to go to school. in o n - g o in g m a n a g e m e n t
There were times when we were training?’B.Tf training is taken, letter is reprinted due to a typo And, it w asn’t noted in the letteTt
alm ost expelled from school for how will it be decided for Tribal graphical error, which accord mailed to us with th e V otefl
sikipping a few p ay m en ts!/ do Council? C. If tra ilin g is taken, ing to the author, changed the R egistration F orm or the Spi--
ÿüs
not know if there is anybody who will detèrm ine training for context o f her letter. The error lyaÿ Tymoo.
In the April 26 issue of the
was in no way intentional, it
else Who had to go through the T rib al’Council?
3. Has T ribal Council set was a mere oversight on all our S p ilyayT ym oo there was little
rough times as We did.
parts during layout. We apolog said ab o u t the T ribal Council
goals and objectives?
s; A s;a result of th at, I a m glad
4. T rib al M anagem ent -vs- ize and regret any inconven Pay Increase Referendum. The
to say I have realized the value T rib a î 'Ç oiïpcil-—A. S h o u ld ience the error may have caused. only issue m entioned was the
o fa good educationand do plan T ribalM anagem ertt be On T ri
hardships felt by Tribal Couricil
M embers totally dependent bri
to continue, ¿as this is not the bal Council? B. Is this a conflict To the Editor,
stopping point—this is ju st the of interest?/"
Tribal CoUhcil pay.
beginning. »
I w ant to th an k the Tribal
I would like to see soriie guide
5. Tribal Council Members
lines, and goals and objectives
C o u n c il fo r a ll th e y h av e
H
olding
Two
Jo
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s—
1
A.
Should
I would like to encourage w *
set by Tribal C o u n c ilto better
those still in school to finish and Tribal Council M embers be al achieved, their dedication and
th e ir effo rts in m ak in g p u r justify this proposed pay in
experience the joy, happiness lowed to hold tw o jobs? B. Will
Reservation a better place to crease. I would like to knqw if
and honor we all have for accom holding two top-level m anage
live,
regardless of their low wages Tribal Council intends to im-
ment
jobs
effect
the
efficiency
plishing a great endeavor. So
prove'’ cfefbrbunicatiorts 'w ith
no benefits.
come on. my brothers— R oy of the T ri bài Council Mem be rs? and I would
have participated in Tribal Members such as more
and Jam es—“If I can do it, you Gi A re we allow ing th o se top-^
level m anagem ent jobs to stiffer thy, recent election regarding General C o uncil M ee tings.
can!”
. T ribal Council’s wage increase,
W ith more specific inform a
through
part-tim e attention?
I hope to see all of you when I
however, I was unaw are of a tion from T ribal Council for the
6.
Tribal
Council
Leave
of
return home for the summer. 5
voter’s registration deadline and proposed wage increase I believe
My graduation was on Friday, Absence W ithin Tribal O rga
registered tp late. N othing was; the T ribal Council will then
May 31, 1985 a t 8:00 p.m ., Jo h n n iz a tio n — A- S h o u ld T rib a l I said
ab o u t a voter registration receive their well-deserved pay
Council
M
embers
who
are
em
G ia s F ie ld h o u s e , B em idji',
deadline. It w asn’t posted along increase.,
ployed
within
the
Tribal
O
rgan
M innesota.
Radine Kirk-Moses
ization be required to take tem*
Love, porary leave while serving on
Sheila Rae Spino graduated this year
Sheila Rae Spino
To the Editor,
I wpuid like to take,this time
to th an k my parents,, Rob anti
Rosaline M oran and family for
encouraging me to k e e p going
to school and drilling it into my
head “the im portance of a good
education.’’¡'W ithout them , .1
would have npt been ab,le to
graduate. W ith their love,under
standing and support, I had the
courage to m ake it.
Letter reprinted
Da vid sees dream come true
Warm Springs Tribal Members: tory. I ’d be able to sit on the
sharpest, hottest and hardest
A dream th a t came tru.e will rock with my eyes'closed tight
never be surpassed by any other and picture all the Old fisher-
Current event; I ’m: referring to men. Just picture yourself, walk
Saturday; M a^ 1 1, 1985, the ing the rocky shores with: ut-
m em orial d in n e r a t S h erars tawhy Plut-tee; ut-tawhy Walter;
U t-ta w h y A lex; u t-u ta w h y
Bridge.
At one time, I dream ed that S hanko or the many more" of
we’d have a gathering of elders our fisherm en, w ith h sack of
at Sherars Bridge that would fish over yOtir shoulder.’ Those
turn b ack m any pages in his days will never be relived- but
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/The m inister forgot the nam es of the couple he.was going to mapry
so he said from the pulpit. “Will those wishing to be united in holy
m atr im ony please come forward after the sepyice.” Aftep the service
thirteen old .maids came forw ard. . . YIKES
A rookie cop was asked by his Sargeant, “ How w ould you gq
about dispfersing a erow d?” “I ’d start taking up a collection,” he
said “T hat does it .everytime.” YIKES
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“Y ou’ve been acquitted on the charges of bigamy,” said the judge.
“You are free to go home to your wife.” “Thank you your h o nor,”
said the guy. “W hich one?” YIKES4
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President R eagan’s proposal for federal tax reform is said to
benefit the very rich an d the poor. However, it will become benefi
cial to the middle incom e class group. • .w hen they become
poor. YIKES
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them em ories Will never d ie /
O ur tribal officials and our
constituents will probably hèver
appreciate the true ^ e a ’riing of
our fndianness: EVfen the Taw,
as'Tt* is interpreted, is fPr 'thè
sake of our nOn-belieVers, e g.
Councilmeri; committeemen, tri
bal,attorneys, the U.S^Fjsh, and
Wildlife Services. We Sherars
Bridge fishermen have many
upw rittenjpw s. th at pertain, to
the understandable and boni
fiedfishermen. The many unwrit
ten laws pertain to all fisherman
who want to understànd them
but if yoù d o n ’t—p o n /t come to
the river and try to be a know-
it-all. ,
My grandpa and dad gave me
many rules to follow and obey.
I hope your parents or elders
w ilf give yqu tpe sapie .educa-
/tio p tha.t I was taught. T he first
.rule was respect for the river
an d scaffolds, atieast it’s a start,
The many fishing sites are avail
able to all put the histopc^l fish
ing sites still must be recognized.
I must tyke this .time tó thank
ell o f you m any kind, generous
and' unselfish friends, relatives,
aunts,, uncles and most of all,—£
our elders. We did if for our
begotten loved ones in hopes
th at one day, we m ay’also be
remembered for being at Sher
ars Bridge. "
Mr. & Mrs Phillip G. David
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Queahpama
sets record
To the Editor,
'
The Calvin Q ueahpam a fam
ily of P o rtlan d and Sim nasho
has established a new N ational
H o t R od A sso ciatio n S tock
Class record with his 1966 Che-
velle. r
Calvin raced at the N .H .R . A.
West Coast Division W inston
drag racing point series in Fre-
m o n t,1 C alifornia the Weekend
of M ay 18!
, Queahpama clicked off.a quar
ter-mile tjme of ,13:46 seconds
at a speed of 97.86 m ph to better
the old.P-stock autom atic class
standard of 13.64.
Queahpama Family
Home for Sale
For Sale: Two-bedroom trailer
for sale with 3!4 fenced acres
including sw eathouse, cofrah
storage shed, garden acres rind
lawn for $23,000. Flexible terms
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Tribal Council Agenda
June 10,1985 Tribal Council Meeting
1. 9;00 a.m. Business
2. 10:00 a.m. BIA B udget/T opash, Jackson ï
June 11,1985 Tribal Council Meeting
1. 9:00 a.tn. Business
2. 9:30 a.m. Deschutes C rossing/R . Macy
3. 10:30 a.m. EES. F o resi Service
4. 1:30 p.m. H ousing Ordinance ,
Hydro Hearing
June 12 Tribal Council Meeting
1/9:00 a.m /B usiness
2. 10:00 a.m. Sherars Bridge Re BLM Land
3. 1:30 p.m. P rpsanna Williams, A ttorney
4. 3:00 p.m. Range Issues/M ax Jackson
June 17 Tribal Council Meeting ;
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M M f f ,
1. 9:00 a.m . Business
2. 10:00 a.m. D onations Policy
3. 1:30 p.m Fire G rant ,
4. 3:00 p.m. Pi-Ume-Sha ,
Water Conference TC Dinner, Agency Longhouse, 6
p .m .
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17-28—Water Conference, Kah-Nee-Ta
June 18 Tribal Council Meeting
1 .9:00 a.m. Business
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2. 10:00 a.m. 1986 Budget
June 19 Tribal Council Meeting
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1. 9:00 a m. business
2. 10:00 a m. fSmail Business Development
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, ^,T. ,l:3Ö‘p/m. C redit/B ob Finch
June 21 Governor Atiyeh Lunch (12 noon)', dinner ( i p.m.),
Kah-Nee-Ta
June 22 Governor Atiyeh Cookout, Whiskey D ick’s, 5 p.m.
June 24 Tribal Council Meeting
1. 9:00 a.m. Business
2. 10:00 a.m. Enrollm ents ,
3. 1:30 p.m. W arm Springs Power Enterprises
4. Cham bers PA System/ Chairs
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