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Spilyay Tymoo Warm Springs, Oregon January 25, 2001 5 Warm Springs PD-Simnasho report t The f ish und Game Division is j geared up lor unoihcr year! In the your 2(K)I our enforcement efforts were enhanced with udded equipment from the Tribal Resources Grant. The All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) increased the amount of ground patrols along the Deschutes Kiver. On an average, we were able to make about fifteen to twenty con tacts in certain areas along the river, where we coul J not get to before with a patrol vehicle. On two separate occasions, the ATV's were used in search and res ''cue operations on the Reservation. We were able to cover allot more ground in a short amount of time which would have taken hours by walking. '' The Bayliner boat was very useful on Lake Billy Chinook last j' year. Many non-members were found ' to have their Tribal fishing permits. " There were four occasions where in dividuals did not have permits and were issued citations. Those persons '.' were fined in the Warm Springs ''Tribal Court. In the year 2001 , the boat will '' become more of an asset on the ' Mctolius Arm of Billy Chimxk. With the closure of the Seaswirl Boat Com " 'pany, it is uncertain if the Jefferson " County Sheriffs Office will be able '' to maintain the patrols needed in the Reservation waters. In the past the Sheriffs Office used boats from Moses expresses thoughts on j To the editor, It may be a new year, but all I see is business as usual. The ST i ' hasn't given me any kind of answers i , t the questions I've been asking. Ex cept when he asked me to come in . and talk to them and see how they ' could help me. Not through the pa , per like I had to ask. Maybe they :, could draft a letter to The Pioneer for .-' the Chairman to sign. Maybe he could i ' explain the whole budget, like he did j for the SfT, when Benson asked. Or when he was asked by a Tribal Mem '; bcr what Economic Development was going to do with 2.5 million bucks. His answer then was "I don't know, thev wouldn't tell us' Or the first question that a lot of Tribal Members""', asked at all the meetings, what hap- '' pened to that missing "million dol- '' lars"? While they're at it, he Could'' ' " publish the names and salary of al the ' , ST s consultants. According to ' KWSO. one was iust canned from Is this true? . i ( , i ' j ' Now gaming employees', were '' mighty happy about their bonus, which is more than regular members of this reservation got, except man-, j agement. The ST referred to theirs as merit raises. Maybe in their school, but to the rest of us, "merit" means something that is earned. With the fi nancial situation that management and their consultant have put the whole reservation in, the only ones u, who think they have earned it, is , -,r themselves. This was a big question !;i brought up last year. Now I was told by a Board Member that our gaming i,v, expert is appointing himself as the board chairman of the merging Gam t ing and Kah-Nee-Ta Enterprise, v,s which the majority of the voters are against. j,t Maybe the Chairman can ex !,,, plain why he, the Vice-Chairman, and ,' a couple of the other Apples, ap pointed themselves to a committee to The past is the past To the editor, . Has been History. Hello, its now the 2nd year in our new millen nium, many folks down this in the Duck city, Eugene, OR told me I , should now live in the present! ' I loved Joe Montana in his quarterback days with the San Fran- cisco 49 ers. He's now history, in the hall of fame! 1 We should all "Let go of our past, it's history, what happened, hap pened. Nothing can be done about the past, just move on! It's life. Evette Pat 242 689 W 13,h Ave. 11 0519 ; Eugene, OR 97402 Three Warriors Market In Simnasho 7 miles off Hwy 26 on Route 9 14 miles from Kah-Nee-Ta & Casino on Route 3 Open Monday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Groceries, Unleaded Gas & Diesel Phone (541) 553-2242 Seaswirl for their patrols. Our division will be primarily enforcing the fishing codes as well as trespass codes on the Reservation side of the Lake. If matters of non-member boater safety arise we will most likely take initial information and for ward the information to the Sheriffs Office. On December 10 of 2000, Officer's of the fish and game divi sion along with a Trooper from the Oregon State Police were involved in a Wildlife Enforcement Decoy Op eration. During this time, Warm Springs Tribal member Joel Florcndo was observed shooting at a deer de coy. Mr. Florcndo was cited for one count of On Reservation Hunting by a Member; out of season, and another count of On Reservation Hunting by a Member, hunting from a power pro pelled vehicle. A 300 Winchester Magnum Rifle, the rifle used to shoot at the decoy, was seized. . Mr. Florendo was arraigned and pled guilty to the charges on Janu ary 10, 2001. His sentence was for his hunting privileges to be suspended for one year. His $150.00 fine was suspended along with his 20 days of jail time. ' Our efforts in the year 2000 are based on no small part from you, the community members. Through you we have successfully caught viola tors, who wen; prosecuted in court. overrule the Indians that are working to move the casino to where the ma jority of members wanted it. Just to keep it in Kah-Nee-Ta, where they know they have already "bought the respect", from these greedy specula tors? Now we read where they are APPOINTING Gaming Commis sioners. More of this revolving door management that will look the other way, if a White or Apple is helping themselves to assets supposedly meant for the Tribes. Now back to Kah-Nee-Ta. Just recently, their management put up furniture for sale to Tribal Members. The thing is, the non-Indian Manage ment, had already given first pick to their own family. I was told they al ready had their families name tags on this property. Did they invest their own money in this property? Is that what gave them the right to pick first? Do they have proof of purchase? This hasbeeneaine.on.forvears.Iwastold "rw..nx uiwiUA. ,-j.a ' Council 'members arid a' board mem ber, that those responsible are always popping up in a lot of complaints. But the Apples always ignore them. ' Seems they react differently when an Indian is being blamed by a non-Indian. Is this why a couple of "Our Leaders" violated conflict of interest and appointed themselves to the Kah- Nee-Ta board? Was it to protect and give these types of people free rein to treat this resort as if it personally belonged to them? When Tribal Members applied, who wanted every body treated fairly, where their ap plications weeded out? They say it is Kah-Nee-Ta money. Don't they know it was started by money that came out of the Tribal Members pockets? And it wasn't their money they have been losing since it opened. These aren't the only enter prises that this little group in power has contaminated. Look at the whole Grateful Happy Birthday I'm so proud of my oldest Floyd Frank Jr. He will be already a young man. 18 year old March 18th. He'll be graduating from the "Madras High School" this year. I'm proud to be his mother. He's a smart boy. I'm congratulating my son Floyd Frank Jr. for having the endurance to go to school for 12 years finishing the 12 years. He is a smart son. Have a peaceful and wonderful birthday this year! You will be a young man! Love your mom With four personnel, we are responsible for 650,000 acres of Res ervation land, two lakes, Shears Bridge, Ceded lands and pools along the Columbia River. Our primary fo cus is the enforcement and protection of your natural resources and Treaty rights. With such an amount of land, we would very much appreciate any information on persons, or areas where violations are occurring or may have occurred. We would also appre ciate your continued comments, sug gestions and criticism on how we can serve you better. Below are a list of numbers you can call if you need to speak with a fish and game officer or a member of tfie Natural Resources Enforcement Program. If there is not an officer' available at the time, you can leave a message and someone will get back with you soon. All messages and in formation left is confidential and vou IITOI IIW KlYg yvwi IMHIV. Simnasho Olfice: 553-2263 Police Agency Hotline: 553-2202 Natural Resources Hunting and Fish ing Information Line: 553-2000 Officers for contact: Sergeant Gregory A. Stinson Simnasho-Fish and Game Division Officer Larry "Bubba" Holliday Fish and Game Division Officer Alex Smith Fish and Game Division Officer Mary Stewart Fish and Game Division management reservation. Look how our timber has been depleted, and how Tribal Mem- bers have sank to the bottom of the heap. Look at the people being laid -off at the mill, getting all these prom ises of help and training. After the., training, then what? Did our manage ment promise Central Oregon all kinds of hired help? Is the Credit Manager, and her "yes man" going to start threatening them with fore- .. closure, because they don't have a , steady job? Though no fault of their.,; own. Will she lie to them too and blame the Credit Board for foreclos ing on their property? Why isn't she , - stand by and let one of our most im hounding those certain "Masters of portant resources be a victim to abuse Mismanagement" who have failed at, every business venture they've tried? Are Economic Development and the rest of management panning to use the Reservation just for them- trvine to oush all the Indians off the " u: i.. .j M. kt big playground (year round hunting and fishing) for their well to do White ' Brothers and Sisters. They've already given away WSFPI, Gaming Kah-' Nee-Ta. Remember this is the same management that a few years ago,' were promising to make this the "healthiest nation by the year 2000". ; Indian are still dying prematurely, and the Tribes are supposedly going broke. The only thing that's gotten ' better around here is Management ' and their consultant's wallets. If the Chair and Vice-Chair and ST don't like Tribal Members ques tioning "their" budget, why don't they call for an audit of all Tribal Enter-, prises themselves? Open to all Tribal Members, just to put everyone's mind at ease, and to show the Tribes how honest they are. f Victor Moses, Tribal Member Thank you all To the Editor: At our most recent Christmas -Bazaar, we had a Mini-Raffle as part ' of our efforts to raise funds for our annual Handgame Tourney during the Pi-ume-sha weekend. : We had various items donated ' by our committee members up for raffle. We would like to extend our The following are the Raffle winners: 1. Scooter Jerald "choo-choo" Cardenas 2. Popcorn Tin Jerald "choo-choo" Cardenas 3. Christmas Blanket little Lana Shike 4. Puiple Afghan Rapheal Caldera , 5. Popcorn Tin Claude Smith, Sr. 6. Afghan Marty Spino 7. Cookie Monster Toy Doug Dunlap 8. Yellow Afghan Michael Mcconville 9. Bath Accessories Michael Mcconville 10. Box Candy Mints , Charice Mcconville 11. Lego Bike Burner Marrisa Ahearn 12. See and Say Toy ' Charlotte Shike 13. Box Peanut Delights Michael Mcconville 14. Cup of Cookies 546-2819 15. Barbie DollClothes Theron Johnson 16. Red Remote Control Truck Doug Dunlap 17. Doll Furniture Play Set Nettie Dickson 18. Wishnik MerimaMade 19. Black Remote Control Truck Sarah Frank 20. Afghan Kim Starr 21. Santa Doll Kim Starr 22. Basket Mary Emhoola 23. Christmas Tablecloth Kim Starr 24. Wreath Orlando Stevens 25. Christmas Candle Mona Schuster 26. Christmas Tin of Candies Charice Mcconville Ramona Kiona Charles Stan Lizzy Rhoan Shawn Cook Congratulations from the Starr Stick Game Committee! Community Elder Abuse To start with we shall discuss those from whom we learn, whom we look up to, whom provide us with guidance and direction, and who carry on the memories of the ways of old, our Elders. There are many reasons why these folks should be given prestige and attention, along with much re spect. If it were not for them we would not be here today. Yet in our community there are those who do not know how to pay homage to anyone. These types of people have only the capability to prey on others, and for some of these predatory individuals their prey is our Elders. They have no qualms about going to them with the idea of selling items to them(many times these items are of a question able nature) trying to borrow money(from someone on limited in come), attempting or performing acts of extortion, to the point of when thcy(the predator) receive nothing, ,-cnrt ,n .hrtc intimidation rner " IT"" 7 r V" Viuii, niiu jusi jjiuiii auusc, niiu iw- member that abuse can be commit- ted in many forms, physical where injury occurs, mental where threats have been made, financial where money is taken through one means or another, and sexual where un wanted sexual acts are committed or forced upon the victim. Many times there are those of you out there who have seen such acts taking place but how many times have you stepped forward to help the victim. The victim may not have the means to seek help, or perhaps they feel they have to submit to such vic- Utilization. The point of this little column is to make everyone aware that this sort of acUvity is illegal. And if you see such acts being committed and don't make an effort to help the victim, or stop the act are you any better then the predator? No!!! For these types of acts to quit all of us, the people as well as the police must be involved. If you see such violations take the time to step in and stop it. If this is not possible then report them (the perpetrator(s) to the police, the Senior Center Of fice or Indian Health Service. Don't ,r any type, uo your pan to put a In stop to, the abuse, physical, sexual, II It fffrf I VI LI I w 1 1 1 V? Dancing set a for Jan. 27 i' - .. January 25. 26. 27 2001 Medicine Dancing will be held at Lucinda Green residence at Lower Dry Creek. Dinner will be served daily at 5:30 p.m. January 27 Satur day at 1 p.m. Indian naming (a light snack will be provide following the name giving).! Also honor dinner for Starla "Charlee" Green (gifts are in vited), i Dancing to begin right after dinner. Everyone welcome. Happy Birthday Dad We love you! George, Tonya, Leanna, 6 Jackson for support appreciation to them for their gener osity. As we all know, every little bit helps. 1 ; From the committee members, we would like to send Holiday Greet ings to all the tribal members. A spe cial thanks to all the entities for their contributions. To the loved ones in mourning, please hear our prayers, for we are all with you. Policing Update. mental and financial, of our Elders. Citizen 'f Police Academy The third session of the Citizen's Police Academy is slated to start on the 23"' of January 2(K) I. The hours will be from 6:00PM(I8:00 hours) to 9:00PM(21:(K) hours) for the classes which will run every Tues day and Thursday. Classes will held at the I.H.S. Atrium room. The last class date will be the 27,h of Febru ary. The purpose of this program is to show community members how and why things are done, operations and procedures used, and to provide insight into the many different activi Death of an Innocent I went to a party, Mom, I remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom, so I drank soda instead. I felt really proud inside, Mom, the way you said 1 would. I didn't drink and drive, Mom, even though the others said I should. I know I did the right tiling, Mom, I know you are always right. Now the party is finally ending, Mom, as everyone is driving out of sight. As I got into my car, Mom, I knew I'd gel home in one piece. Because of the way you raised me, Mom, so responsible and sweet. I started to drive away, Mom, but as I pulled out into the road, The other car didn't see me, Mom, and hit me like a load. As I lay there on the pavement. Mom, I hear a policeman say, The other guy is drunk, Mom, and now I'm the one who will pay. I'm lying here dying, Mom, I wish you'd gel here scxin. How could this happen to me, Mom? My life just burst like a ballxn. There is blood all around my, Mom, and most of it is mine. I hear the medic say, Mom, I'll die in a short time. I just wanted to tell you, Mom, I swear I didn't drink. It was the others, Mom. The others didn't think. He was probably at the same as I. The only difference is, he drank and I will die. Why do people drink, Mom? It can ruin your whole life. I'm feeling sharp pains now, Mom, pains just like a knife. The guy who hit me is walking, Mom, and I don't think its fair. I'm lying here dying, Mom, and all he can do is stare. Tell my brother not to cry, Mom, tell Daddy to be brave. And when I go to heaven, Mom, put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave. Someone should have told him, Mom, not to drink and drive. If only they had told him, Mom, I would still be alive. My breath is getting shorter, Mom. I'm becoming very scared. Please don't cry for me, Mom. When I needed you, you were always there. I have one last question. Mom, before I say goodbye. I didn't drink and drive Mom, so why am I the one to die? Indian Business Talk By Bruce Engle i Some universally known "Secrets" to business success Profits. arc goqdl VoH fljust jrvanage for profits (pr.yon ;will have losses! . i The BOSS is responsible for everything. Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves. Learn to save money when you buy when you finance when you sell. Don't buy too high Don't sell too low. Pick a business with good growth potential. Learn all you can about it. Being a good employee is a very good start. Keep on learning. Learn and practice three maxims: 1. Always please the customer. 2. etc. 3. etc. Cash is KING! Keeping good daily records is a must and a pain; but still a must. If you do record keeping on a computer, it will do your reports for you. Learn to know what the Profit really can tell you. Do a business plan every year projections of growth in sales, Review it monthly make adjustments accordingly. Start-ups are dangerous most don't survive. Buying an existing and profitable business is safer. It will cost more, but it's safer. If you must do a start-up, give baby. Cash is KING! Build a cash reserve. Cash is necessary for: Surviving bad times. 2. Expanding the business. Dividends. Pay all bills on time. Take all early payment discounts your suppliers offer. Be very careful about giving credit it is worthless to you until they pay the bill. Build your own success team to each: Banker Attorney Accountant 4. Insurance Agent Use their expertise to promote costly mistakes. Cash is KING! ties of the Police Department. For further information cull Lt. Stoncy Miller at 553-2283. Neighborhood Watch The New Year is here and we are still lMking for those of you out here who would be interested in get ting started with a group in your neighborhood. Give us a date and location where we can meet. We can set up a meeting agenda and do a pre sentation on how and w hat you need to do to get a meeting going. & Loss and Balance Sheet be reasonable about profits, and expenses. it your all nurture it like a include at least one of your success and avoid