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Spilyay Tymoo P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Change Service Requested (Coyote News) April 23,1999"? Vol.24No.9 S OR. COLL. ""V lea J M U.S. Postage Bulk Rale Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 KNlri'IJ)KARV l2"V('NIVr-vnTv M - v '(Sll.! 4 W .M! """- ijK . i Coyote News In Brief Spilyay Tymoo Editor leaves many memories 1 Spilyay I'nawa mlsh'kaau Question:"What are feelings regarding the speed limit raised to 75 mph on Oregon Highway's? 2 A page dedicated to Donna Behrend Litefoot coming to Warm Springs on May 8 Language Lessons Sahaptin and Wasco language lessons are offered. Classes are also being offered. 6 and 7 Senior spot light: Five senior's from MHS and Milwaukee High JCMS activities announced 8 8 Hoops for Heart: Lorien Staconacollects $2 10 in donations 10 Deadline for the next issue of Spilyay Tymoo is April 30, 12:00 Noon Spilyay Tymoo once again has Date Logs. Call 553-3274 to get yours! Please inform Snilvav if your address changes we have to pay for returned papers. Birthday wishes (no more than 35 words) are $.50 and $1.00 with a photo. Spilyay Tymoo Editor leaves many memories Donna Behrend, April 15, Lee was born 1951, life long resident or Central Oregon, graduated from Madras High School in 1969, attended Central College, Oregon, Oregon in Bend, and ft ' 7 l"ueivea on ppilyay transferred to Portland State University. She was raised by her parents Zane and Norma Jackson, and married David Behrend where they have two fine daughters Dawn Marie and Darci, both of Madras, she also has , two grand children. I When the Lodge first opened at 'Kahneeta, in 1971, I Herb Moler was the I General Manager, David and Donna both were employed at the front desk, where she worked until Transferring to the agency area and worked for the Continued on page 3 Donna Lee Behrend Governor's Innovative Tourism Award Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling presented the 1999 Governor's innovative Tourism Development Award last week to a coalition of Oregon tribes for its "Building One Nation at a Time: project. The award was announced at the Governor's Tourism Conference in Coos Bay. The five tribes Umatilla, Cow Creek, Grand Ronde, Siletz, and Warm Springs p began the project in 1 996 with the desire to expand tourism opportunities and tourism marketing on each of their reservations. The Project strives to improve visitor services and facilities, develop products including marketing strategies and public relations materials, and generally promote coordinated tourism development among the tribes and their neighbori ng communities. A $ 1 79,000 grant from the Oregon Economic Development Department in 1996 provided the necessary funding to initiate the joint project. The first product from the effort is a full-color, multi-page brochure entitled, "Discover Oregon. One Nation at a time." It was completed in March and is being distributed throughout Oregon. "This project can serve as a model to pool resources, draw upon the common threads of tribal heritage, and open more economic doors for tribes around the country," said Paula Wallis, project manager and Tourism Coordinator in the Umatilla Tribes' Economic Development Department. She added that in addition to the five tribes, the project has enabled working partnerships with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation, Oregon Tourism Commission, Oregon Economic Development Department Multi Regional Boards and rural communities. Dave Tovy, Umatilla Tribe Executive Director, President of the ATNI Economic Development Corporation and past chair of the Northeast Oregon Alliance, had this to say: "The need fro employment opportunities and stronger economic stability on reservations have prompted many tribes to search for regional strategies that help strive for self-sufficiency while also supporting traditional values and cultures. Tourism certainly is one of these strategies that we have embraced at ATNI and here at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. We're pleased to be part of this successful project and hope to expand to other northwest tribes in the future. Past recipients of the annual Governor's Innovative Tourism Development Award include the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, Joe Hunkinf of the Southern Oregon Visitors Association, and the North Central Oregon Regional Strategies Tourism Committee. Team work successful in drug raid Four Arrested after drug bust In the early morning hours of Wednesday April 7, 1999 the Warm Springs Police Department, mem bers of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team and Madras Po lice Department executed a search warrant at 4324 Tommie Street in Warm Springs. Arrested in the raid were Isidro Perez, Sandra (Johnson) Perez, Vanessa Walker and a 1 7 year old juvenile. Five children who were re siding at the drug house were place into protective custody. Mr. Perez could face several charges in State Court as a non-Indian including: Possession of a Con trolled Substance I, Manufacture of a Controlled Substance I, Distribution of a Controlled Substance I, and Dis tribution to a Minor, all felony charges. The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case and should make a charging decision very soon. Tribal member adult face several charges including: Narcotics, Dan gerous Drugs, Hallucinogens and Deliriants (several counts), Child Neglect, Contributing to the Delin quency of a Minor, Receiving Stolen items and Possession of Stolen Items. All four subjects were lodged in the Warm Springs Correctional Fa cility and then arraigned on April 9, 1999. Drugs packaged for sale, cash, firearms, paraphernalia, and stolen items, including a speaker set which was stolen from the Warm Springs Community Center were among the items recovered during the raid. A homemade explosive devise was also seized from the residence and the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad responded to deal with it. Sandra Perez plead guilty to Nar cotics, Dangerous Drugs, Hallucino gens and Deliriants on Friday April 9, 1 999 resulting in a three month jail sentence to be followed up with su pervised probation. Vanessa Walker also plead guilty to Narcotics, Dangerous Drugs, Hal lucinogens and Deliriants and was sentenced to mandatory drug and al cohol counseling and supervised pro bation. Isidro Perez was indicted on April 15, 1999 on charges of Manufacture of a Controlled Substance I, Distri bution of a Controlled Substance I, Possession of aControlled Substance I, and Theft by Receiving in the Cir cuit Court of Jefferson County. All of the charges are felony's and could result in a prison sentence. Mr. Perez is also being held on an immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) hold and will most likely be deported. A subsequent search warrant was conducted at the same residence af ter Detective's learned that several trees and plants at the residence were stolen from Bi-Mart in Madras and then traded for drugs at the resi dence. On April 12, 1999 Laura Johnson was arrested in Madras stealing more of the trees and plants, which lead to the search warrant being executed at 4324 Tommie Street a second time. Detective recovered well over 1 00 plants and trees totaling more than $900.00 in value. The trees and plants were returned to Bi-Mart. "The Reservation clearly has a drug problem which we are dealing with, the community must under stand that these investigations are very manpower and resource inten sive and can take months. We are working on these cases and more raids are coming in the future. If your dealing drugs on the Reservation then we are coming after you." Detective James Cole, Warm Springs Police Department. Persons with information concern ing illegal narcotics trafficking should call Detective James Cole at (541) 553-1002 or leave a message on the tip line at (541) 553-2201. Resolutions for March 1999 The following arc Resolutions passed in March by the 2 1st Tribal Council. The Tribal Council determined that the general fund surplus for 1998 was $3,355,591. With the passage of Resolution No. 9679, the Secretary Treasurer was directed to put 10 ($336,0(K)) of the 1998 general fund surplus in the Tribal Revenue Reserve Fund. The money retains trust status and can be removed only through constitutional procedures. Seven Tribal Council members were present, with 5 members voting in the affirmative and the Chairman not voting. Resolution No. 9680 passed on March 2, 1999, by an affirmative vote of 5 Tribal Council members, with the Chairman not voting. Because of concern for the fishery resource, the Tribal Council decreed: Beginning April 15, 1999 and ending June 30, 1999 there will be no fishing conducted at the Shcrars Falls area. Monitoring of returns to the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery and Round Butte Hatchery will determine if there will be modifications. The Warm Springs River and all its tributaries are closed to Chinook salmon and Stcclhead fishing. On March 2, 1999, after being advised by the Fish and Wildlife Committee and the Natural Resources Department that the 1999 Columbia River spring Chinook salmon run destined to pass above Bonneville Dam is forecast to be the third smallest on record, the Tribal Council passed Resolution No. 9681. With passage of the resolution the Columbia River mainslcm platform fisheries, using either traditional scaffold fishing meth ods or hook and line angling is closed, effective immediately. The Resolution was passed by an affirmative vote of 5 Tribal Council members, with the Chairman not voting. On the 9th day of March, Tribal Council approved Resolution No. 9682, calling for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Natural Resources to develop a timber salvage project to address the recent blow down for this project through the normal timber sale approval process. The moratorium on the harvest of timber from the ponderosa pine timber type is lifted for the purpose of salvaging the blow down and damaged timber from this year's wind storm. The Resolution was passed by the affirmative vote of 10 members, the Chairman not voting. Resolution No. 9683 was passed by the Tribal Council on March 9, 1999. The Pelton Relicensing Working Group prepared a draft application for the Pelton Hydroelectric Project license with the Federal Energy Regu latory Commission. Through the Resolution, the Tribal Council approved the preparation and issuance of a draft application consistent with material elements approved by the Tribal Council. Council decreed that it may be distributed in accordance with applicable Tribal and Federal law. The resolution passed by the af firmative vote of 7 members, 1 member abstaining and the Chairman not voting. On March 9, 1999, Resolution No. 9684 was passed, with the Tribe joining the Columbia River Forum by signing the Memorandum of Agree ment. The Memorandum or Agreement establishing the Columbia River Basin Forum is a process whereby the four states, 13 federally-recognized Indian Tribes and numerous federal agencies involved in management, protection and restoration of the salmon and Stcelhead runs of the Columbia River Basin will come together in a single forum to discuss issues of common concern. The Tribal Council felt that joining the Columbia River Basin Forum was in the best interest of the Confederated Tribes, and will help ensure the protection of the Confederated Tribes, and will help ensure the protection of the natural resources that form the basis of the rights secured in the Treaty of 1855. The Resolution was approved with 8 members voting yes, and the Chairman not voting. On March 11,1 999, the Tribal Council approved Resolution No. 9685, certifying the results of March 10, 1999 election approved by Resolution No. 9675. The Referendum on Indian Gaming was approved by a vote of 696 yes, 80 against, and 17 void. On March 15, 1999, the Tribal Council reviewed the final revenue and expenditure levels and financial results of the Tribes' 1998 fiscal year and determined that a number of capital projects and reserve accounts weren't fully expended and the remaining balances should be made available for expenditure in fiscal year 1999. By passing Resolution 9689, the Tribal Council authorized the Chief Operations Officer and the Secretary-Treasurer to complete the capital projects and program initiatives, and also make every effort to implement the recommendations of the Public Safety Review Team. The Resolution passed by an affirmative vote of 5 members, the Chairman not voting. Resolution No. 9688 mandates the Secretary-Treasurer to negotiate and execute a contract to maintain, repair and construct a number of projects. Included are: Tribal Public roads system under projects for seal coat of Routes 8, 1 5, 79 and 3003. Re-surfacing of roads in the Miller Flat area. Guardrail installation on routes 3 and 9. Relocation of the Dry Creek bridge slab to the Water Treatment Plant access road. Relocation of the crosswalk on Hollywood near Shitike Road. Installation of monitoring equipment in the existing landslide on Route 8 below Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge. The Tribe requests a contract under authority of P.L. 93-638, to accom plish design and, or construct these projects. The Bureau and the Confeder- Continue on page 4 Missing person's report filed 1 L Jacques P. Martinez Jacques P. Martinez is the subject of a missing person's report filed with the City of Eugene Police Department on April 12, 1999. Mr. Martinez, a resident of Eugene, left the area for Reno, Nevada, on February 25. His last contact with family and friends was on March 5, 1999 when he called and requested bud fare from Reno to Eugene. The bus fare was sent but Mr. Martinez did not arrive in Eugene and there has been no further contact from him regarding his whereabouts. If anyone has had contact with Jacques or knows where to reach him, please contact the Eugene Police Department at (54 1 ) 682-5352 or the Warm Springs Police Department at (541) 553-1161. Please reference Eugene Police Department missing person report case no. 99-6805. V . (