Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
March 13, 1997 5
Reservation firewood cutting
regulations changed
Eight complete comprehensive office skills training
Several changes have been
implemented to the regulations
governing firewood cutting on the
Reservation.
Starting March I, 1997 valid
firewood tags must be affixed to the
back of any load of firewood, posts,
poles, rails etc. cut and hauled on the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
This is a change from previous years
when only firewood cut for resale
required tags affixed to the back of
the load.
A new Free Use permit for senior
andor disabled tribal members is
available. This permit allows tribal
members 62 years of age or older or
disabled tribal members to designate
another tribal member to cut 1 0 cords
of free use firewood for them. Free
use permits will be valid for the entire
year and each tribal member is
entitled to a maximum of 10 cords of
free use firewood each year.
Resale permits are still only valid
for three months with a maximum of
30 cords per year. Additional cords
can be cut if a request is granted by
the tribal Timber Committee.
The area for firewood cutting will
include as much of the reservation as
possible. However the following
areas will be excluded from firewood
cutting: All allotments, conditional
use areas, active timber sales, visual
zones along major highways and
roads, riparian zones along streams
and springs and the northwest corner
of the reservation. The northwest
corner of the reservation is off limits
to wood cutting because of the high
value of the trees in this area and also
to make law enforcement easier,
especially for apprehending outsiders
cutting wood on the reservation.
Areas outside of the designated wood
cutting areas will not be granted on
an individual basis. However, later
this year, Forestry plans to designate
and mark other areas for wood
cutting.
Maps of wood cutting areas and
complete regulations are available at
the Forestry office. Only tribal
members will be issued a wood
cutting permit. To obtain a permit
you must present either a tribal ID or
photo ID (i.e. a driver's license).
Money orders are required for resale
permits and the amount is ten dollars
for 1 0 cords of wood. To obtain either
a free use or resale permit, go to the
front desk at the Forestry office or'
call 553-2416.
Office Practice and Procedures
(secretarial training), sponsored by
the tribal Personnel Training
department and administered by
COCC, celebrated the graduation of
eight students March 6. The group
completed 201 hours, or 1.5 credits,
of college-level work compressed
into approximately four months.
Key participants, which started
on October 2 1, I996and successfully
completed their training March 6,
1997 include Janet Bobb, Pat Brown,
Martha Heath, Ron Gibson, Celestinc
Brunoc, Tina Spino, Minnie Charley
and Sandra Miller.
During their training, the students
received 104 hours of computer
application, 15 hours of 10-key
calculators, 15 hours in filing, 16
hours in writing fundamentals, 24
hours of Accounting FundTribal
Accounting practice, three hours in
tribal hiring procedures, six hours
office etiquette, 12 hours Office
Correspondence and six hours
resume writingInterview Skills.
The selection of the students was
achieved through assessment testing
to establish ability to be successful
and a personal interview with a
Graduating students accept their diplomas for completing the Office Practices and Procedures training.
selection panel. Space was made
available to other members of the
Warm Springs community for a
nominal fee. Approximately fifty
people have taken advantage of this
opportunity.
The classes were held at the
Iulucation building with the
assistance of Irene Wells and Lois
Lcsarlly of the tribal Human
Resources and training department.
Eagle Watch a success; thanks
Lady Vols do well in Mission tournament
To the Editor,
The Lady Vols 15 and Under Girls
basketball team traveled to Mission,
Oregon on February 1 5 and 1 6, 1 997.
They played five games which
included a forfeit in the first game to
Wilma's of Pendleton. We received
the wrong information on our game
time and showed up late.
We next played and defeated
Toppenish, Washington by nine
points; the game was real rough but
the girls kept their cool and won. We
played Candice's of Pendleton and
defeated by nine also. We played
Wilma's and defeated them by 60
points. The championship game was
against Charlie's of Pendleton and
we won by a very narrow margin of
46 to 42. The girls came through the
back door and won the tournament in
a real team-oriented fashion..
Along with the first place plaque,
the team also won three all-star
awards: Amy Suppah, Shamona
Charley and Blanche Mitchell. Most
points in single game: Lutah
Wallulatum with 44 points; and
youngest player, Myrtle Suppah. It
was an excellent tournament and I
appreciate all of the girls and their
team effort! I sincerely believe that
all of the hard work that they do in
their practice sessions and the
conditions they are in really helped
them in this tournament. I look
forward to the next two months which
will be real busy with tournaments
locally and as well as Ft. Hall, Idaho,
Pendleton, Reno and Yakama.
The team members are Amy
Suppah, Shamona Charley, Blanche
Mitchell, Billie Suppah, CeCe Polk,
Hester Scott, Crystal Smith, Lutah
Wallulatum and Myrtle Suppah.
Coach,
Ron Suppah
Miller retires from locksmith business
To the Editor,
On behalf of everyone involved
in coordinating Eagle Watch '97, we
thank you for donating one of the
prizes for the raffle at this new annual
event. The raffle generated $187.20
for the Oregon Eagle Foundation,
Inc.
This second annual Eagle Watch
was very well received and even
more successful than we liad dreamed
it would be. It sas good to see an
increased participation over 700 for
the weekend with many more
children this year.
Eagle Watch is definitely a step in
the right direction toward developing
awareness and appreciation for the
Lake Billy Chinook resource and the
various raptors species which it
mihius. ii is nopeu mai awareness
and appreciation of natural resources
and wildlife in other areas as well
will benefit from our efforts.
Once again, we thank you for
helping make Eagle Watch '97 so
successful
Paul Patton, Visitor Services
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department
To the Editor,
After 24 years in the locksmith
business, I have decided to retire and
sell my business.
During these past years, I have
grown with Madras and its wonderful
people. I have had the opportunity to
raise my children, Melissa, Stephen
and BonnieMorgan, in Madras. They
are all doing well in life and I have
Madras to thank for that.
It seems as though it is the right
time to move on. My husband Mark
Miller has also retired and we have
purchased property in Baker City,
Oregon. We plan on enjoying the
many outdoor facilities Baker City
has to offer.
It is important to us that we find
someone to purchase the business
that will carry on the tradition of
doing what is right for the customer
at a fair and honest value. During the
past 24 years, I have had very few
complaints about my work and those
have been recent due to the confusion
of my retirement, so it may be time.
Thanks so much to all of you for
your kindness, patience and most of
all your patronage. My success has
been because of Jefferson County,
the Confederated Tribes and its
citizens.
Most sincerely,
Jean Morgan Miller
Morgan 's Lock and Key
Bids open for chip hauler
Warm Spring Forest Products In
dustries is soliciting bids for hauling
wood chips to purchasers in the Port
land area. Approximately 300 tons
per day (6,000 tonsmonth) are pro
duced at the mill. If you are inter
ested in further information regard
ing this four year contract, piease
contact Rick Saunders at WSFPI
(541)553-1131.
Tribal member preference per
Tribal Resolution 8363A will be
utilized in awarding this contract.
Closing date for submitting a bid for
this contract is March 17, 1997.
Indian Head Casino holds March Madness Giveaways
Indian Head Casino has a new and
improved floor layout. The third
floor, where table games use to be,
now consists entirely of slot ma
chines. The main floor has slot ma
chines and six Blackjack tables. Also
on the main floor is a new poker
room, with three tables. The first
floor, or Garden Level is closed. The
casino deli has relocated to the Pinto
Grill. The Pinto Grill has a much
broader menu selection and is a popu
lar choice for casino guests.
The new floor layout is part of
some new and exciting changes that
are happening at Indian Head Ca
sino. All of the changes happening
resort wide will make for an exciting
1997 season.
March Madness Giveaways
March marks the anniversary of
Indian Head Casino's Grand Open
ing. Indian Head will be celebrating
all month long with giveaways ga
lore. We will have our usual week
end cash giveaways, plus four grand
prizes. March 8 we are giving away
$2,500, March 15 a trip for two to
Las Vegas plus $500, March 22 a 46"
screen Sony TV, and on March 29
$5,000.
Ways to qualify for the weekend
and grand prize drawings are a fol
lows: Any $50 or more single jack
pot win on slots (must be verified at
slot machine), in poker any full house
or the winning high hand and in
Blackjack a suited Blackjack, dealer
has a suited Blackjack or a 6,7, 8
combination of 21. Remember also
that Tuesday's and Thursday's are
double entrv davs at Indian Head
Casino. All you have to do is play to
win, Lucky You.
Indian Head Casino Highway 3
clean up
Believe it or not, March marks the
anniversary of Indian Head Casino's
Grand Opening. After thinking long
and hard about how Indian Head can
best celebrate the anniversary, a com
mon theme has arisen. We at Indian
Head Casino would like to give some
thing back to the community. This
we feel will be best accomplished
through an act which all employees
of the casino can contribute to. There
fore, Indian Head Casino employees
will clean up Highway 3.
Casino employees will take two
Saturdays in March to complete this
task. The two scheduled days for the
Clean Up are Saturday March 22 and
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Youth and Adults enjoy story telling night held last Monday night March 3, at the Warms Springs
Elementary gym.
Cost going up for repairing road signs in community
Recreation to offer Spring Break activities
March 17-21
Monday sign ups
9:00 a.m. Paint Playground 2:00 p.m. Golf
10:30 a.m. Pool Tourney 8-5 Game & AC Room
1 -3 p.m. BaskeballSoftball Thursday
clinic 12:00 p.m. Hiking at Smith
3:00 p.m. Cookie Making Rock
8-5 Game Room 1 :00 p.m. Spelling Bee
1-5 AC Room 2:00 p.m. Remote Races
Tuesday 9-11 Spring Break Sock
1 0:00 a.m. Field Beauty Hop
1 :00 p.m.Roller Blading 8-5 Game & AC Room
3:00 p.m. Movie at 6:00 p.m.CHET Movie
Redmond Night
8-5 Game Room Friday
1-5 Carol's Room 10:00 a.m. Basketball Play
Wednesday Day
10:00 a.m. Video Games 10:00 a.m. Home Made Ice
1 1 :00 a.m. Baking for Boys Cream Making
11:00 a.m. Mohawks & 1 1:00 a.m. Golf
Moccasins Makeovers 12:00 p.m. Night Court
6:00 p.m. Penny Carnival, Lunch
Baking contest, Lil League 3:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social
In recent years the reservation has
been vandalized in many ways-road
signs, graffiti, damaged and
destroyed property throughout the
community.
Road signs are put up for the safety
of drivers, construction workers,
surveyors and pedestrians in the
community. Surveyors and
construction workers place signs on
the road so that traffic can moves
safely. Drivers often choose to ignore
safety signs, therefore placing not
only themselves in danger, but others
as well.
Road signs have been vandalized
and pushed over throughout Warm
Springs. The BIA Roads department
is responsible for replacing these
signs for the safety of drivers and
pedestrians.
What if someone doesn't stop at
an intersection where there used to
be a stop sign and an accident occurs?
Who gets the blame? People say,
"Roads was supposed to put up
signs." The Roads department gets
the blame while the person who
knocks over the sign or takes the sign
goes unpunished.
Roads has to put up signs all year
long to replace signs pushed over
and taken away. Some are left where
they were standing and they arc able
to replace only the post for that sign.
In the past people used to take them
after they were pushed down. They
were taken and dropped in a river at
one time.
The cost for one complete sign to
be replaced is approximately $70.
That includes $ 1 6 an hour labor, $ 1 2
for transportation, $40 for a sign and
$ 10 for a post. The price for signs has
gone up from year to year.
A total of 208 hours were spent
repairing signs in 1996. Total cost
for labor was $3,410 and total cost
for equipment was $4,005. In 1995
total hours of labor was 168, labor
cost was $2,678 and total equipment
costs were $3,065. The money to pay
for this comes from the BIA but what
if the Tribe should contract this
department? The money would come
from the tribal budget, and who would
feel the loss? The Tribal members.
With the Simnasho Fire in 1996
the Roads department lost $40,000
worth of signs and they are trying to
work their way back up from their
loss. Their inventory of posts had
gone down and some signs were put
back up with the same posts. The
signs were just shorter. Although the
signs are required to be seven feet
tall the Roads department had no
other alternative but to use the same
posts, short or tall.
Roads department has been busy
repairing flood damage for 1996 and
are now back into their regular
routine. The signs will soon be
repaired and put back into place.
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Speed limit sign damaged with
bullet holes
This stop sign was pushed until it leaned and was also shot with a rifle
and scraped at.