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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1986)
( Vaav 2 April II. 1986 WAin! SPKINGS, OKKGON 97761 SlMLYAY TYMOO MmXvj f '-1 f :iL ':LJ; - jj V i , r . The Warm Springs Power Enterprise Board of Directors held their first meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta A pril 1. From left to right are Board members Bart Bartholomew, Charles Luce, Rclph Minnick Secretary Treasurer of the Board ana John tlloriaga, chairman oj ine uoara. ueioeri trank, Sr., not available for a photograph, will serve as the Board's vice-chairman. Tribal members to vote on three referendum items Iribal voters will go to the polls April 29 to determine the fate of three different referendum items proposed by Tribal Council. Those eligible members 21 years of age and older or married are eligible to vote in this referendum. Letter to the People To the People of Warm Springs, With the major portion of Tribal Council elections behind us, it is time to congratulate those who were re-elected and those who are new to Tribal Council. We are anticipating success at working together on future endeavors of our Tribe. We must also express our gratitude to those who will not be returning to the Council cham bers as elected representatives. We are deeply appreciative of your many years of service to our people. We are currently in the process of discussing the western wear proposal presented to us by Wayne Jenkins of Denver Manu facturing. Also being discussed is the $6 million scholarship trust fund and the $5 million Senior Citizen Pension Fund. All three items will be presented to tribal voters in a referendum set for April 29. In conjunction with the proposed scholarship fund, we will soon be reviewing recommended changes in the existing scholarship program. The Warm Springs Power Enterprise (WSPE) Board of Directors held their first meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge April 1. Officers of the Board are John Elloriaga, Chairman; Delbert Frank, Sr., Vice-Chairman; and Ralph Minnick, Secretary Trea surer. Charles Luce and Bart Bartholomew are also Board members. It is the Board's respon sibility to oversee the operations of the Pelton Hydroelectric pro ject as well as other power related projects. Mr. Elloriaga is chairman of the board for U.S. Bancorp. Charles Luce is a former Bonne ville Power Administrator and Chairman of Con-Edison, Mr. Bartholomew is a retired vice president of Pacific Power and Light. Mr. Minnick is the former Spllvnv Ty moo Staff MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER fat Leno-Baker TYPESETTERCIRCULATION Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published hi-weck Iv by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written mate rial to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161. Ext. 274. 285 Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year The three items to be presented will be a proposed $5 million Senior Citizen's Pension Fund, $6 million scholarship trust fund and a request for funding and authority to borrow for the pro posed western wear apparel factory, Warm Springs Apparel tribal SecretaryTreasurer and Delbert Frank is currently first vice chairman of Tribal Council. Mike Clements was re-elected president of the Inter-Tribal Timber Council at their annual meeting held at Kah-Nee-Ta March 31 to April 4. I I C is represented by 44 member tribes from throughout the United States, including Alaska. The Justice Service Adminis trator and Natural Resources department have been working to improve the enforcement of tribal fish and game laws. Their recommendations were presented to the Tribal Council April 8 for consideration. A two-day workshop was held April 9 and 10 to discuss the budget ordinance to consider suggestions gathered at the pub lic meetings held the last few months. Hopefully a final draft of the ordinance will evolve from the workshop. We are currently considering options on the Oregon State gasoline tax. The Tribe currently pays state tax on gasoline but could be exempt. The lease for Jefferson County 509-J School District is due for renewal this year. We are current ly considering recommendations made by Jody Calica and tribal attorney Howard Arnett. The lease includes the elementary buildings and grounds. Acting Secretary Treasurer Larry Calica was asked to review the operations of the Appeals Court. He will submit a report to Tribal Council. Again, congratulations to the incoming Tribal Council and our deepest appreciation to those who have served us so well during the past three years. Sincerely, Warm Springs Tribal Council Plant. The Senior Citizens Pension Fund will be set up to ensure that there will be adequate pen sion funds for tribal members as they grow older. It is estimated that by the year 2000 there will be 1 88 tribal members age 60 or older. Currently, tribal members who are 60 years of age receive a $220 monthly pension payment. That amount is increased in $5 increments for every of age until 70 when the maximum monthly payment is $270. The $6 million scholarship trust fund, originally proposed at $5 million, will also make for a more stable future. Tribal officials expect that there will be a greater demand for scholar ships in the future with increased population, thus the need to dedicate these funds now. By the year 2000, there will be 526 tribal members between the ages of 18 and 25. Both the senior citizen trust fund and the scholarship trust fund will be set aside specifically for their stated purposes. The to discuss the referendum. Supper funds cannot be used for any will be served at 6 p.m. with the other purpose. And depending meeting to follow at 7 p.m. Utility helps reduce school's cost The Jefferson County School District will receive $28,000 from Pacific Power as the first step in a two phase project to reduce energy costs in district schools. The grant by Pacific is one of eight such awards being made by Pacific in the new two year Institutional Building Program administered by the Oregon De partment of Energy, said Dick Laudahl, manager of Pacific's Madras District. The grant awarded the Jeffer son County School District will be used to reimburse the district the cost of hiring a professional consultant to determine which energy efficienty and weatheriza tion techniques would prove cost effective in reducing future energy costs for the district. The consultant's report recom mended a total of $127,000 in improvements. Of this. Pacific Power will pay $103,000 under Committee extends deadline The Health and Welfare com mittee has extended their deadline to April 15 on the two JTPA homes, one in Simnasho and one in Greeley Heights. If you are interested, pick up an applica tion from the Health and Welfare Secretary, Rowena Begay, in the Tribal Council Office. Clinic instrument returned About two weeks ago this paper ran an article concerning the loss of a valuable piece of equipment from the Clinic. It was a small instrument used to listen to the heartbeat of the fetus. It was missed very much during prenatal clinic. Last week it was returned to the clinic. Tc rt-iff as well as the prenatal patients want to express sincere thanks to the person who came forward and arranged for the return of the doppler. 10th Annual The tenth annual Intertribal Timber Council held it's tenth annual meeting here at Kah-Nee-Ta, on March 31, April 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1986. The tenth annual National Indian Timber Symposium marks a decade of Indian forest manage ment, where all Foresters, Tribal leaders and BI A personnel gather to share new visions of Indian timber management. The past ten years has brought many tribes together and with all their expertise have accomplished much in Indian country. Each year the Indian Timber Symposium is held at a different location. Last year it was held at the SeaTac Airport in Seattle, Washington, where many new? ideas were developed and dis- cussed and have made good progress as was reported here t this year. One was a trade mission f Continued on page 3 on how the money is distributed, either by using just the interest so that the original amount deposited remains on account, or by using the principal and later depositing additional funds, accounts are projected to last from three to 19 years. The proposed $1.1 million western wear factory will be a joint venture between the Tribe and Denver Manufacturing. The Tribe will provide the labor force, building and equipment. Denver Manufacturing would provide the management, train ing, sales, design and advertising. The profits would be shared among Denver Manufacturing, the Tribe and the employees. The April 29 referendum will include a $400,000 appropriation and a request to borrow $750,000 for the purpose of buying, con structing, equipping and operat ing the facility. General Council meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 and 22 at the Agency Longhouse provisions of the Institutional Building Program, said Laudahl. The eight institutions qualify ing for the program are among 20 Oregon governmental units that had applied for assistance in a similar program offered by the Bonneville Power Adminis tration. However, their applica tions were not accepted because they were served by Pacific Power. Following an agreement between the various parties in volved in 1985, the Oregon Pub lic Utility Commissioner approved a new program to cover those not qualifying for BPA's program. In addition to the eight grants now being awarded, seven other requests from Pacific Power Oregon Service area are in the process of being evaluated, Lau dahl said. , ' . V1 The annual Easter Pageant and services were held Saturday, March 28 in the park area located across the road from the Community Center. Members from the Warm Springs community took part in the event. Following the pageant and services an egg hunt was held at the Center for children. ITG brings groups together A 11 but one officer will remain as Mike Clements, Warm Springs was re-elected as President; George Bowechop, Makah, Vice President; George DuCharme, Flathead, Secretary; newly elected as treasurer Ron Wolfe, Tlingit and Haida Central Council. Board members include Joe DeLaCruz; Quinault, James Erickson, Colville; Allen Steele, Passamaquoddy; Robert Olney, Yakima; Rutger V anil out en, Nez Perce; Lawrence Waukau, Menominee; C. Dexter Gill, Navajo. This year the Earl Wilcox Memorial award went to the late Truman Picard of Colville. Wilkinson to be present at Apportionment meeting Y ' v.- ViHr )V.,Vf ' i ,'Hl ir-ift ' illimiiTift T ll ' till in w mmi-nirl tdv nil- inini -irnrtJ Charles Attorney Charles Wilkinson will be answering legal questions regarding apportionment during April 24 educational meeting to be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse. Charles Wilkinson, a graduate of Stanford Law School, engaged in private practice with firms in Phoenix and San Francisco for five years before serving as a staff attorney at NARF from 1971-75. He then joined the faculty of the University of Ore gon School of Law, where he is Professor of Law. He has been a visiting professor at the Univer sities of Minnesota and Colorado and in 1986 will visit at the University of Michigan. Wilkinson is co-author of the MM .Hi 7i it v vt X It r xvri lh'v -,,.JU .in Hillt huh :!!!!! ill' Wilkinson standard law texts on Indian Law and Federal Public Land Law. He also was Managing Editor of the leading treatise, Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law (1982 ed.) A noted writer and lecturer on western resources law and policy, Wilkenson has written numerous articles on such diverse topics as Indian treaties, Indian history, Pacific salmon, the United States Forest Salmon, water law and policy, and the public trust doc trine. In early 1986, Yale Univer sity Press will publish his book Of Times and the Law-Historical American Indian Rights at the Bar of the Supreme Court, an analysis of the Indian Law deci sions in the Supreme Court between 1959 and 1985: 1 i iiiiS! A V jjL .!
