WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
SPILYAY TYMOO
4 March 23,2000
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A SPILYAY STORY;
Many, many years ago the
Bridge of the Gods spanned the
ColumbiaRi ver. Spilyay said that
the Mountains were moving north
in a single file when Mt. Adam's
and Mt. Hood got into an argu
ment over a pretty Princess and
they were going to have a big
fight over her. It would have been
a real big rumble, perhaps a big
Volcano or something like that.
Spi ly ay had to stop the fight some
how, so he caused the Bridge of
the Gods, to crumble and fall, so
that the two mountains couldn't
get at each other. And that stopped
the mountains movement north
and they settled down right where
they are today.
Maybe today there are two
great powers trying to deal with one another. The Tribes and PGE,
are bargaining over the future of the power generating dams on the
Deschutes River, where the Tribes can gain greater portion of the
power industry in the future.
Looking down the winding road, this could be a big move for the
Tribes to consider very carefully, and a vote would provide the Tribes
to control all power generating sources here in Central Oregon.
We are always trying to find other means of income for the Tribes
and here is one way we can provide some means of support for the
Tribal members in the future. This will not happen overnight but in
the future we can realize the gains from this deal of today.
So maybe we shouldn't destroy the bridge this time and negotiate
with PGE for a sound future for our Tribes. We have had good
dealings with PGE in the past and we shouldn't hamper our good
relationship we have had in the past.
The deal might sound expensive but in a few years it can write it's
self off and all the loans paid off. We must realize that this will not
put Per-Capita in our hands today, but in the long run it can be most
beneficial for our Tribes in the future to where we will always have
a home base, gaining control of the Power Industry can light up our
future. '
"So let's not get left in the dark and Go-For-It." Let's all turn out
and vote on this important matter on election day. It is very important
to have a good turn-out no matter which way you vote, we must have
a valid election. Don't expect others to vote and sit behind, because
if things don' t go right you won ' t have any reason to gripe if you don ' t
vote. Yep! Your vote can be just like the click of the light switch for
a brighter future. I Say, "Vote For It."
Speaking of revenue for our Tribes, we will have another matter
to consider and that is the future of our gaming enterprise, the Indian
Head Gaming Center.
We do need to be situated in a place more accessible to the public
because its too far out of the way from the through traffic on high way
26.
Today it is located at Kah-Nee-Ta, a location where the public
passes it by. Many individuals have stated that they do a lot of
business in Central Oregon from the Portland area, but it's just a little
too far out of the way to stop off to relax a couple of hours at the
Casino.
There is suggestions of setting up in Madras, OR., and also there
are a lot of opposition to that location for several reasons.
We have several ideal locations here on the Reservation where we
wouldn't have to negotiate on State Taxes and other matters we
would have to face.
My dream location for a Casino, would be located just north of the
Kah-Nee-Ta turn off just north of Hee Hee, on the flat. We could
build the Casino there along with a gas station, motel, cafe, and have
a little settlement of its own, called Hee Hee Ville or something. This
area would catch the traffic going to and from Kah-Nee-Ta as well
as the traffic on highway 26. We shouldn't worry about ourselves
having to travel that far to get to the Casino, because it's not for us to
support our Casino, it's for the general public all wer want to see is
the income it will bring in.
Well this is just one idea of what we can do if we don't build some
other place, like Hood River, or another area near the Metropolitan
area of Portland.
There may be other locations people may have in mind and if you
do don't hesatate to mention it to your councilmen or bring it out at
the district meetings, we do need all the suggestions we could use and
who knows your idea might just be the winner.
Here in Warm Springs the location is a little crowded and un
handy because of the land situation.
Toe Ness
enjoy giving people advice, said the
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Tribal member against Madras as a Casino
To the Editor:
I DO NOT SUPPORT the idea of
building a casino in Madras. We need
more businesses in our community
of Warm Springs and we do have the
means to do so.
If not in the Columbia Gorge, then
our casino should be built east of the
museum or in the place of the old gift
shop and above it with added attrac
tions such as a public swimming pool,
movie theater, a Kid-Zone or Block
Party type business and foot-trails up
along the Shitike Creek to the mu
seum and on up to the community
center. Build a foot-bridge across the
Shitike Creek, like the one at the
Kah-Nee-Ta Village.
Casino work hours are terrible,
according to some employees. They
get a weekly schedule and their hours
often change week-by-week. Why
can't a casino employee have set
work days and hours, so they can at
least plan for future personal activi
ties. As it is, they have to "wait and
see" every week to decide if they can
plan anything for that week.
In addition, the casino should ro
Smith urges everyone to vote March 28
To the Editor,
Dear Tribal Members, I urge each
and everyone of you to come out to
vote on the Pelton Settlement Agree
ment referendum next week. I am
going to vote "yes" and encourage
you all to do the same.
This agreement is important for
us now and for our future genera
tions. We as a Tribe are most secure
when we control our own resources.
During my time serving in Tribal
Management, we bought the lands
on which Kah-Nee-Ta was built,
bought the mill from Jefferson Ply
wood, and bought almost all of the
fee lands owned by non Indians on
the Reservation. Now we have the
opportunity over time to buy a ma
jority ownership interest in the entire
Pelton project. This is the last major
resource interest on the Reservation
Thank you for support during the loss of
To the editor,
We the family of our beloved sis
ter Emma "Bunz" Brunoe would like
to take this time to thank all our
wonderful friends and relatives for
their support and donation during
our loss of our loved one.
Our appreciation goes to the Fire
& Safety EMTs for their efficiency
in transporting our sister "Bunz" to
the hospital. They were very profes
sional in their performance and ser
vices. They were called upon twice
for transportation.
Thank you Pastor Hunt for con
ducting the services and giving words
of encouragement to the family.
Louise Hellon and Ruby Reed for
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Happy 7th Birthday to my Pudge,
Mikayla
I love you very, very much!
You will always be my Baby Girl!
Hugs and Kisses,
Your Daddy
Happy 7th Birthday to Mikayla
Collins!
May your day be Blesses and
Special,
you little snuggle bug!
Love Decelia (Cecelia)
Happy Birthday to Our sister
Mikayla Bear!
You make our lives interesting and
fun!
We love you always and forever
Love,
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tate week-end shifts. What casino
employees get week-ends off?
Any bonus from the casino should
go to the "shareholders" first, then to
the employees. Shareholders are the
tribal members. Also, all casino em
ployees should get the same bonus
amount, if they are given a bonus.
I DO SUPPORT the proposal
Tribal Council has presented to tribal
members to buy in with PGE. Like
the mill, it would be self-supporting.
And, like any business venture, it's a
gamble. It's a darn good gamble.
One-third of the hydro-electric
dam is on tribal land. Presently, we
receive about $10 million in rental
fees for that one-third piece of land,
but those rental fees are predicted to
go do wn after 200 1 . Our tribal attor
neys say they will battle in court to
keep the rental fees up, but, tribes
may pay a pretty good price just to
keep a few million dollars. When in
fact (according to consultants) we
could be earning at least $20 million
a year from PGE profits.
This proposal is not something
our Tribal Council decided over
not controlled by our Tribe.
Without this agreement we will
have to continue spending millions
of dollars to compete with PGE for
the new license for many years with
no guarantee that we will get the new
license. Voting yes on the Pelton
Settlement Agreement means that we
can use those funds to address other
serious Tribal needs. Also, the agree
ment provides the opportunity to sta
bilize Tribal revenues in the next five
to ten years, and will secure greater
economic benefits that land rents over
the next 30-50 years license period.
The agreement with PGE and our
Tribe working together, is also the
best chance for us to try to restore the
salmon runs above the project. Rather
; than fighting each other, our Tribe
xiaid PGE have agreed to carry out a
concerted effort to re-establish
salmon runs in the upper Deschutes
1 abiding our sisters wish in dressing
her, as she wanted to be dressed. To
" all the wonderful friends and family
' who brought prepared meals. And a
1 big thank you to Kim LeClaire and
' her helpers for the well organized
; schedule in preparing the meals. To
all our families and friends for the
prayers, songs, comforting words and
- stood by us in the hospital in her final
hours. Our thanks and appreciation
goes to the Utilities Department,
' Cecil Brunoe Jr., Conrad Queahpama
and Marvin Meanus Sr. and all other
Utility staff for being very prompt in
keeping within your very best sched
't ule. We know you were also rushed
; due to a sad time for another family
at the same time you were helping us.
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, Happy Birthday to our baby girl!
We love you and miss yo all the
time!
i Have Lots and Lots of fun, okay?
, Auntie Kitty, Uncle Jason, Anthony,
i Jeremy, Charlie and Keesha
Happy Birthday to our grand-niece
Milkayla.
From Grandma Barbara, Grandpa
Bruce and all the kids.
Thank you to those
To the Editor
Hello, Warm Springs Community.
Some of you know how hard our jobs
can be, especially when it involves a
death. In this case it was a Motor
Vehicle Accident; Fatality on March
10, 2000 approx. 0915 hours, re
garding two non-Indians. All my time
as a patrol officer, this was the most
horrible MVA that I have ever seen.
But I would like to take this time and
say, this letter of appreciation goes
out to Bruce and Barbara Jim for the
use of their Sweat House and the
Medicine. (They invite us anytime to
use their sweathouse. Thank You).
We (Officer Sam Wolfe & I) than
you very much.
night. Tribal Council and other key
tribal management people have been
researching this project for several
years. They have weighed its present
and future revenues as well as its
present and future expenses our tribes
would be responsible for, if we choose
to become part-owners.
As for job opportunities, there
aren't many. We do have a couple of
tribal members working there now.
They should be considered for key
position placement. If they are not
qualified, we need to get them there
through education grants or what
ever it takes. And, get more tribal
members going in that field.
Although the hydro-power dam
may not provide many jobs, it will
provide revenue (money) needed to
develop other tribal services, such as
schools, roads, business and, hope
fully, better paying jobs. It would
add to funds needed to create more
businesses within our community.
I was especially concerned about
the possibility of the dam being torn
down if we were to buy in with PGE.
Dams are a major cause of our salmon
Basin.
In the early eighties, we built the
Re-regulating Dam to generate rev
enue and to gain the necessary exper
tise to assume control of the entire
project. The settlement agreement
that you will vote on is the reward for
all that effort.
Finally, I have heard concerns
about the amount of borrowing that
the referendum will authorize. From
a financial standpoint this agreement
is a very good investment. No money
from out Tribe's general fund is go
ing to be used. Out Tribe will borrow
the necessary dollars for the project.
The project profits will pay off the
debt and return to the Tribe hundreds
of millions of dollars over the next
fifty vears. The Tribes general assets
will not be put at any risk.
Vote "YES" for our future.
Sincerely,
Ken Smith
our loved one
We all want to thank you again
and if we did not mention everyone,
the family knows and appreciates all
our help, donations, prayers and
words of comfort.
From the family of Emma Lucy
"Bunz" Brunoe, our beloved sister,
cousin, niece and grandparent. May
God Bless and Be with you.
The Brunoe Family,
Priscilla Craig & family
Lupe & Robert Samuels & family
Mico & Ted Chase
Ruthie & Russell Smith
Onte Lumpmouth & family
Beulah & Ray Tsumpti & family
Lee Saunders & family
Ed Graham & family
Happy Birthday to our
grand-daughter
Mikayla Collins!
We love you and think of you
Always!
Grandpa Harry and Grandma
Dundee
Mountain View High School
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April 11,2000
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whole family. This new adaptation
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doing the right thing is what makes a
who assisted in Motor
"A Big Thank You" also goes out
to Margaret Boise for assisting in
taking care of the MVA scene and
the MVA car. I know when any one
of our Indian people passes on in this
way. There is always someone that
goes out to that scene and takes care
of things what need to be taken care
of. Officer Wolfe & I felt that some
thing needed to be done for these two
non-Indians who died so horribly in
this MVA. Also, I would like to say
Thank You to Dave Malkin (Public
Safety DirectorActing COP) for your
understanding of our ways and our
beliefs. We know we have to handle
each incident as best as we possibly
sight
mortality. However, fish have never
passed the Pelton Dam since its con
struction in 1956, because water
waysfish ladders were never built
for them. It seems that for this rea
son, the Pelton Dam would become a
major issue in our salmon restora
tion. But, it has not become an issue.
And, our tribal council has deter
mined that it will not become an
issue. Therefore, the tribal Pelton
Dam will never be in jeopardy of
being torn down. I would question
the motives of anyone who was to
attempt to make this an issue at this
late date.
In order to dissolve this proposal,
some tribal members may choose to
ignore the up-coming vote on March
28. But, what if we do have enough
tribal member interest?
I hope this won't be another missed
opportunity, through lack of tribal
member participation.
Redine Kirk
Tribal Member
Simnasho District
Thank you to all
who assisted in
MVA
To the editor,
Good Moring, Afternoon,
Evening, to my people of the Warm
Springs Community. I am writing
this letter of appreciation to Bruce
and Barbara Jim (My Uncle and
Aunt), Flossie Wolfe (My Mother),
Su-Yenn, Sandy, for there contribu
tions, in assisting Sergaeant Dixon
Polk, and my self, in cleansing our
selves, by allowing us to use the
Sweat House, contributing Rose Bush
Water, and sending a prayer out to
us, and for the other personnel who
assisted on the Motor Vehicle Acci-
dent. After we had handled the most
horrible Motor, Vehicle Accident
(MVA). That occured on March 10,
2000 9:15 am in the morning. In
our Law Enforcement Careers, that
was involving two Non-Indians.
Another Thank You to Margaret
Boise for the prayer service at the
Motor Vehicle Accident scene, and
to Lt. Avex "Stoney" Miller, for his
assistance. Dave Malkin Director of
Public Safety, for you understanding
of our Cultural Beliefs.
Thank You, Patrol Officer Sam
Wolfe
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This evening of family entertain
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Vehicle Accident
can but still anything like this we
know what needs to be done. An
other Thank You goes out ot Lt.
Avex "Stoney" Miller for his
wnderstanding and assistance in get
ting Margaret Boise to help us in this
incident. One more thank you goes
out to Flossie, Sandy & Suyenn for
their understanding and helping with
their prayer and for the Rose Bush
Water to cleanse ourselves after clear
ing the MVA scene. Again, Thank
You to those that understand, and
that yes we are Police Officers serv
ing our Community; Warm Springs
and But yet, we still believe and
respect our Indian wavs of life.
Dixon L Polk, Sr.