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OR. COLL. E 75 .S68 v. ?e no. 20 rK October 'A P.O. Dox 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 si :riai.s Dl it. KNKilll I.IHRAKY I2WUNIVI-:USITYI;CWI-:M)N i Iku:ni:. ou woj Cbyofe New?, ert. P7$ U.S. Postaga Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation October 4, 2001 Vol. 26, No. 20 35 cents Spilyay Adoption election scheduled for Oct. 16 The Confederated Tribes will conduct an adoption election from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the community center. A total of 76 adoption candidates are on the Oct. 16 ballot. For the upcoming election, there are 2,155 tribal members eli gible to vote. A turnout of at least 50 percent is needed for the election to be valid. The Spilyay had planned a special section on the election to be included in this issue but experienced difficulty due to power out age that fell in the middle of the need to meet press deadline. Tribes face challenges in gaming expansion District meetings called on 2002 budget Casino location point of contention By Da ve McMechan Spilyay Stuff In the spring tribal members likely will face one of the most important refcrendums in the re cent history of the Confederated Tribes. Expansion of gaming has the potential to change profoundly the direction of the reservation economy for decades to come. Tribal officials currently are planning in the spring to conduct referendum on gaming expan sion. Tens of millions of dollars in future tribal revenue will be at stake in the referendum. With this new revenue the Con federated Tribes could diversify the local economy, and create many good-paying jobs and new busi nesses, tribal officials agree. Ik-cause of the great importance of the planned spring vote, the Council is trying to share with tribal members as much informa tion as possible on gaming expan sion. In the months leading up to the vote, the Tribal Council will hold district and general council meetings on the gaming question, said Olney Patt Jr., chairman of the Council. Individual officials may also visit with members on a more in formal basis, such as at family gath erings, Patt said. l or tribal members and non- tribal members alike, the single most important aspect of the gam ing question is location. Off the reservation people have focused on the contentious issue of the I lood River site versus nearby Cascade Ixcks. Meanwhile among tribal mem bers, the discussion regarding lo cation has focused on gaming ex pansion on the reservation versus expansion in the Columbia River (Jorge. Continued on Page 3 District meetings are scheduled for the first part of next week on the proposed 2002 tribal budget. The meetings provide a chance for tribal members to comment on the 2002 budget proposal, which was posted last week. After considering public com ments, the Tribal Council will adopt a final budget to be posted no later than Dec. 1. In developing the 2002 budget the Tribal Council and member ship are facing difficult choices, because the base budget for next ; year must be cut by approximately $800,000 from the current year level. ' The chatlerige for the Confed- ' ' ? erated Tribes in developing next year's budget is determining how best to implement the cuts. The district meetings on the proposed budget are slated for 7 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 8, 9, and 10. The Seekseequa District meet ' ing is Monday, Oct. 8, at the Agency Longhouse. The Simnasho District meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Simnasho Longhouse. The Agency District meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Agency "Low timber harvest levels combined with low log prices will return stumpage revenues to 1960's levels." Charles Jackson Secretary-Treasurer Longhouse. Reduction in revenue The reduction in the 2002 bud-. get follows a trend that began with the current year budget, and will likely continue for the next five years, said Charles Jackson, Secretary-Treasurer. The reductions are needed to bring the annual budget in line with projected revenue, said Jack son. Declining timber revenue is a main reason why the tribes are fac ing budget restrictions, he said. The 2002 allowable timber cut on the reservation will be the lowest in 40 years, Continued on Page 2 0 fx M J?" Sri . Dave McMichan'l'be Spilyay Ron Kalama was among the paint crew working recently on the Simnasho Longhouse, and then at the water treatment plant. Former mill workers busy with the brushes Buildings receive much-needed repainting The employee cutback at the Warm Springs mill earlier this year was a bad thing for the people who suddenly found them selves without work. Every cloud has a silver lining, though, and some good has even come from the worker layoff at the mill. Early this year, when the mill went from one shift to two, the Tribal Council allocated $250,000 for a re-painting program. The purpose of this was to provide some of the former mill workers with a chance for employment, and also to improve some of the buildings on the reservation. During the summer, a crew of six former mill workers, under supervision of Austin Smith from the Warm Springs Utility De partment, completely refurbished and repainted the Simnasho "Longhouse.' " "v... , They completed this job just recently, and then moved on to the water treatment plant. Next up will be the floor of the gym nasium at the community center. People who have seen the Simnasho Longhouse in recent weeks have commented that the new paint job is excellent. . "I'd like to commend the paint crew for making that building look as good as it does," said Ron Suppah, who manages the nearby Three Warriors Market. Councilman Suppah added, "I'm also glad the tribes have made an effort to create jobs for people who were laid off. This gives them a chance to continue to earn a living." Continued on Page 8 Dancers brighten Lake Billy Chinook Day 4 --ft "-f9 1.1 . Lirmr mi if i i J I MjiliiiiiJ The Confederated Tribes recently helped in the annual Lake Lake Billy Chinook Day celebration. The tribes have been cosponsors of the event - with PGE and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department - for , the past eight years. Lake Billy Chinook Day includes a group clean-up effort, on both the reservation and off-reservation shores of the lake, For many, the highlight of the day is the performance by the Quartz Creek Dance and Drummers of die Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Before the performance, tribal relations director Rudy Clements gave a brief history of the life of Billy Chinook, and of the Confederated Tribes. Volunteers picked up litter along the lakeshore and were then treated to an afternoon of entertainment and refresh ments. Crews did clean-up work on tribal, state and federal lands. Bimey Greene Boise (in the photo at left) and Jermaine Tukta perform at the recent Lake Billy Chinook Day, co-sponsored by the tribes. More Lake Billy Chinook Day photos inside. ' 1,1. "l ' university o - I I Jl ih ..7t thuul- Spilyay tymoo Received on: W-w
