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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1985)
Warm Springs News OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1 2 3 0 SU PARK AVE PORTLAND« OR 9 7 2 0 5 001279 U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, O R 9 7 7 6 1 S p ily a y T y moo » £ WARM SPRINGS, OREGON JULY 5,1985 Activities planned for Fourth of July F o r most, it starts with a bang—-for: some, ft begins w ith a ringing alarm clock. A nother fourth of July has snuck up on us, meaning a day filled with fun and excitement. The Fourth may keep us on a fast pace all day! The first of the activities beg ins at 10 a.rri. with the Fourth of July Parade. Those who d o n ’t take advantage of their paid holiday might want to take part in'this„colorful event. Following the parade, there •will be a .noontim e barbeque, and in the afternoon, games for t he c h i 1 d r e n . ' F o lio wing the- games, the grown-ups may wish to sit on the bingo game held aV the1 Com munity Gepter. The F ourth w ouldn't be the fourth w ith o u t, the exploding stars in the dusk. Fireworks will begin at dusk, marking the near end to another lively fourth. After the fireworks, a dance may be held at the Com m unity Center. If all goes well, this Fourth could be one of the. best that W arm Spiings may ever expe- rience. : Parents may wish io super vise children usirig?‘rtfeworksv due to the amount©! fifes in the W arm S pri rigs afeaX-T- Governor makes annual visit G overnor Vic Atiyeh made his yearly visit to W arm Springs during Pi-U me-Sha, to visit with TKEfl TTEtEftd.^ 'and? dtì^STEàihh ysaff a few days d u ring his vacation to spend, here with the people of Warm Springs; W hen asked what brings him back each year, he answered. “It’s' the nice warm atm osphere and the great, hos p ita lity given by the W arm S^pririgs people, th at’s something for anyone to be thankful for.” This year à form al dinner was given in hi’S honor at the Kah- Nee-Ta Lodge by the Tribal Council, where he was met with, gifts and a big welcome. D uring the short program Andy Lucas sang the L ord’s Prayer while C éna and A nga P o lk w ent through thè sign language. T ri bal Council Chairm an, Zane Jackson made the opening re marks and introduced the coun cil members. Dennis K arnopp, Tribal A ttorney, made closing remarks. Rudy Clements acted as Emcee. Thè following day Atiyeh was treated with a cook-out and a fishing trip a t “Whiskey D icks,” along thè Deschutes River, near the White Horse Rapids. The Governor was pretty handy with the rod and reel as he displayed a'v e ry good catch during bisr time at ithe w ater's edge,,| A lso am ong honored guests at the cook o ut was M r. Jo h n E lloriaga o f th e U .S.-N ational? Bank, where all the trust funds are handled, and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smith, former A ssistant Secretary of the I nterior. Indians notto be taxed Pi-Ume-Sha, 1985, activities began with daily grand entries. Station work rolling along The development of radio sta- ion KW SI is progressing on chedule, with the completion^ f construction set for September 8th. KWSI will begin broad- WEATHER byLeno-Baker JUNE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 HI 84 80 85 : 90 101 99 87 92 9Ò 71 73 80 90 88 90 78 84 LOW 56 52 44 50 56 64 54 50 54 ■ 47 39 41 48 66 56 56 : 48 casting o p era tio n s T uesday, O ctober 1. W ork schedule for July will take place on Eagle Butte, with' the transm itter building being constructed, and footings and concrete anchors being poured for the 200 foot tower. The to w e r w ill be s ta n d in g by mid-August» 1 KWSI S tation M anager, Nat Shaw, said, “ response from tri bal members applying for train be* highly effective in helping ing in the broadcast field has people set career goals and to been very good.” So far over 20 screen applicants. | people have applied and inter Shaw said he has been very ests appears to be high.” Rudy impressed with the attitude and Clements an d his staff will ini helpfulness of Tribal depart tiate an Employee Development ments in all phases, of the con and Assessment plan to screen struction process. Shaw com applicants. This process is sche mented on the value of the duled for Ju ly with the dates to com mercial license of the Tribe be set soon. Clements said this citing as an ex am p le the recent is a new approach by his de sale in P ortland of a 5,000 watt partm ent, and he thinks it will AM staion for $ 1S million. Certain fireworks banned on reservation The F ourth of July is a time for picnics, celebration arid fa mily, fun. D on’t let fireworks turn your holiday into tragedy. There have a 1 r ea dy bee n several fires, this sum m er caused by illegalarid uncontrolled fireworks. By Tribal Council Resolution #6492, dated June 28, 1983, only fireworks sponsored by the F ourth of July committee ano those approved by the Fire and Safety Chief are allowed. drily sparklers, caps, snakes and o th er sm all sm o k e-p ro ducing devices are allowed. No other firew orks are approved. The approved type must be used under adult supervision and must be used in a “fire safe” area (flavetrient, sand, gravel, bare I ground, green grass or other places cleared of burnable m a terials). U nauthorized-use will result in confiscation of the fire works and may result in prose cution. We are in a critical, high fire danger period. P leasedo all you can to make this F o u rth of July season safe for everyone. The good news from the 1985 taxes. U port hearing this decision, a O regon legislative assembly for all non-m em ber Indians who group o f representives from live and work on the Warm W arm Springs and Umatilla S p rin g s re se rv a tio n or any Tribal Councils, Oregon Legal Oregon reservation is th at their Aid Native American division: income will riot be subject to and the Oregon Comriiission on tax. W ith the passage of Senate Indian Services met with the bill 156, m any Indian-people Oregon Department of Revenue. will soon be able to file adjust At that time they presented their ments to their taxes -for the view on why they felt all feder years 1979 through 1984 and ally recognized Indians should receive theirback Oregon taxes. be exem pt from states taxes. G overnor Atiyeh is expected to The state said they would take a sigh the bill, into effect .very closer look at thé la tv and make a ruling. Atiyeh also met with soon. P rio r to the passage of 156, the Indian leaders and said that Oregon law. stated th at only he would back any legislature enrolled Indians living on their they would present which would own reserv atio n s and m any be in the best interest of the non-mem ber Indians failed fo people. The state agreed to hold pay stkte taxes. T hat law had off on the total enforcement of never been strictly enforced. their tax law until June, 1985, However, in 1984, the Oregon giving Indians time to introduce State Tax Commission moved le g is la tio n a m e n d in g O R S 316.777._ to enforce the law. . Indian people who did pay Instructions iricluded in 1983 tax forms explicitly stated that taxes while living and w orking an enrolled rriember residing on on an In d ian rësèrvation in i hjs own reservation was exempt Oregon, arid who did ridt receive 1 but th at non-m em ber Indians all those state taxés back can wei;e required to pay. If, in fact, now file an amendment for those the state did enforce the tax law, years (beginning ôn of after m any n o n -m e m b e r In d ia n s January 1, 1980 and prior to would be required to pay back January 1, 1985).
