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
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' 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 "
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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,
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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