Spilyay Tymoo, Wjrro Springs, Oregon November 29, 20Q
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Study: Hood River
Trust land is
focus of plan for
gaming cxpanion
The trilws' trust property at
Hood River is suitable for
building, according to prelimi
nary results of a geologic study.
Tribal officials are focusing
on the I lood River site as the
best option for future expan
sion of gaming.
Tribal members are ex
pected to consider a referen
dum on this issue next year.
Before putting the question
to a referendum, tribal officials
wanted to make sure that the
site can in fact be built upon.
The slope of the land, and
composition of the ground,
had raised a question about the
property's suitability for con
struction. A crew from a geologic con
sulting company based in Port
land has been studying the
Hood River trust property
site.
This week the crew, from
the company Cornforth Con
sultants, performed some final
testing, including inspection of
the composition of the hillside
through use of a small camera.
The camera, equipped with
lighting, was sent down test
holes that had been drilled 95
Tdbal public
Hope is improve
business relations
A group representing tribal
public relations met recently
with business people from the
Madras area.
' The meeting at the Jefferson
County Chamber of Com
merce was a chance for tribal
public relations and Madras
business people to become bet
ter acquainted.
Eventually, the Spilyay
Tymoo newspaper is hoping to
increase paid advertising, as a
means of better serving read
ers and also to bring in rev
enue. Tribal members provide a
significant amount of the busi
ness activity in Madras. The
Please return
stolen baskets
The person who took
the huckleberry baskets
from the house of Delphine
Scott is asked to please re
turn the baskets.
No charges will be
brought in court.
The baskets were taken
this summer from Ms.
Scott's residence in Warm
Springs. The baskets mean
very much to her, and she
was hoping to pass them
down to her children.
Meetings set on
retirement accounts
Current and former tribal
employees 54 years of age and
over, effective Jan. 1, you will
be self-directicting your retire
ment account. Mandatory
meetings are as follows:
Dec 11, at 9 a.m., at the Fire
Management Training Room,
Bldg, T-51. At 2:15 p.m., at
Forest Products; and at 4 p.m.,
at Kah-Nee-Ta. On Dec. 13,
starting at 9 a.m., at the Fire
Management Training Room.
At 2:30 p.m., and at 4 p.m.,
at the Fire Management Train
ing Room. If it is impossible
for you to attend these meet
ings, please call immediately at
553-3327, or 553-3498.
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Geo-technical crews this week were testing the ground of
the tribes' Hood River trust property.
feet into the ground.
The image from the camera
was recorded on video. By ana
lyzing the video, geologists can
determine the make-up of the
ground, and how the land
relations meets at Madras chamber
hope is that businesses will rec
ognize this and seek better
communication through ad
vertising in the tribes' paper,
said Rudy Clements, director
of Warm Springs Public Rela
tions. Chamber of Commerce :
Director Parrish Van Wert said,
'There is no doubt of the im
portance of supporting each
other. The business climate in
the city of Madras and
Jefferson County is well-served
through the expenditures made
by tribal members, as well as
the tribal government."
Van Wert also spoke of the
importance of the reservation
to the regional tourist
economy.
"With the summer tourist
Police investigating burglaries
The Warm Springs Police
Department is investigating a
rash of burglaries that have
occurred over the past couple
of weeks in Warm Springs. The
burglaries appear to be related,
said Detective Jim Cole.
In one of the more disturb
ing of the burglary incidents,
the suspect or suspects broke
into the home of the late
Norma Smith, and robbed the
house of numerous items.
Ms. Smith had just recently
passed away. The robbery ap
pears to have occurred while
family members were attend
ing services.
Entry was made through a
door that was kicked in. This
incident was reported early
Wednesday morning to police.
Parent advisory
The Tide IX Parent Advi
sory Committee will meet
at the Warm Springs Elemen
tary Library Dec 11, 7 p.m.
The Committee will focus
on the criteria for funding of
students and chaperones go
ing to conferences, and the
election of officers.
Tide IX meetings are open
to the public The Commit
site OK for building
might support a building.
Cornforth is providing a
preliminary analysis this week
to tribal officials. A final report
to Tribal Council is expected
in January.
season ending, we begin to re-
alize the critical role that Kah-Nee-Ta,
as well as the Museum,
play in drawing attention to
the area."
During the summer, overjl
one-third of the contacts made -to
the 'Chambet of Commerce
office were in regard to Kah--'
Nee-Ta or the Museum, said
Van Wert. Along with depart
ment director Clements, and
staff of the Spilyay, Mary
Sando-Emhoolah, director of
KWSO, was also on hand for
the chamber meeting;
From Madras, those in at--
tendance included Susan
McGough, director of Mt.
View Hospital; Bob
McConnell, of Pacific Power &
Light; as well as representatives
Det. Cole advised people to
take precautions against bur
glary. This can involve using
extra lighting around the
home, and making sure that
valuable items are marked with
serial numbers.
For valuable items without
serial numbers, a person , can
engrave a Social Security num
ber or Driver's license number.
This allows police to track the
true owner when stolen good
are recovered, said Cole. T
He said that the police de
partment is also emphasizing
the fact that charges can be
brought against a person who
purchases stolen property.
You can often tell by the
nature of the transaction
whether you are purchasing
meeting set
tee meets at 7 p.m. at the El
ementary Library on the sec
ond Tuesday of each month.
If you have a disability,
please advise the District 509
J Support Services office
about special arrangements
that may allow you to fully
participate in the meeting.
Please call Georgia Sosa at
475-6192
The geologic testing indi
cates that the property is suit
able for building, said Terry
Angle, an engineering consult
ant working for the tribes.
"There arc no fatal flawt,H he
said.
Rather than if the property
can support building, the
question now becomes how to
go about building, considering
the slope of the land and
makeup of the ground.
There arc various construc
tion options available, with
cost being major factor, said
Angle.
The Tribal Council has de
termined that gaming expan
sion to the Gorge would best
address the tribes' long-term
economic needs. Large reduc
tions in timber revenue are the
reason why gaming expansion
has taken a position of primary
importance for tribal leaders.
A casino at Hood River
could generate up to $20 mil
lion per year in net revenue.
For comparison, Warm
Springs Power Enterprises in
the coming year is expected to
provide approximately $15
million in tribal revenue,
nearly half of all tribal revenue.
Timber will provide an
other $4.17 million, and gam
ing, $2 million, according to
the 2002 budget resolution.
'With the summer
tourist season ending,
we begin to realise the
critical role that Kah-Nee-Ta,
as well as. the .
Museum; play in "draw
ing attention to the
area. "
Parrish Van Weft
Chamber director
of various Madras businesses,
The meeting was during the
. chamber of commerce regular
Friday morning Coffee
Cuppers business relations
gathering.
stolen items, said Cole.
For instance, if a person of
fers to sell an item of value for
an extremely low price, the
item very likely could be sto
len. Purchase and possession of
the item could lead to prosecu
tion, said Cole.
School carnival Dec. 13
The ninth annual Warm
Springs Elementary School
Carnival is coming up.
The carnival will be held in
the WSE gym on Thursday,
December 13, 2001 from 6 to
8:30 p.m. All proceeds from
the carnival will go toward
funding for fieldtrips and the
Accelerated Reader Program.
A cakewalk will be one of the
many attractions.
Donated cakes, cookies,
Pastors invited
All Pastors are welcome to
join in the Second Pastor's
Conference to be held at Se
attle, Washington on Novem
ber 30.
Mini powwow Dec.
The Status Longhouse Mini
Powwow nad Flea mart will be
held Dec 15 at the Toppenish
Council adopts
budget resolution
Following district and
general council meeting, the
Tribal Council on Nov. 16
finalized the 2002 budget
resolution.
Estimated revenue for die
budget is a little over $31
million, nearly half from hy
droelectric operations.
Timber will provide ap
proximately $4.2 million,
and gaming $2 million.
Total expenditures will be
just short of $25.4 million.
This includes the tribal op
crating budget, economic de
velopment, capital projects,
interest on debt, and com
muniry assistance.
Total revenue minus the
total expenditures leaves
$5,14 million for per capita
payments, plus $500,000 in
budget surplus.
Proposed increases in pro
grams for 2002 were largely
eliminated, due to the need
to cut the budget
Of the $119,611 in pro
gram increases proposed by
Tribal Council, a total of
$75,000 will be allocated.
Other proposed program
increases, totaling $600,000,
were eliminated.
In summarizing some of
the issues involved in devel
oping the upcoming 2002
budget, the budget resolu
tion states in part:
"The Tribal Council feels
that tribal program manag
ers need to be more innova
tive, more efficient and more
effective in operating tribal
government programs to de
liver services to the commu
nity." Also:
"It is" the dirccubn of the ;
Tribal Council that the
tribal government organiza
tion improve efficiency
through gradual and perma
nent downsizing of tribal
Christmas Bazaar
features food, gifts
The Warm Springs Pres
byterian Church in Decem
ber will be hosting a
Christmas Bazaar.
The event will be from
5 till 8 p.m., Monday, Dec.
10, at 1143 Warm Springs
St., on the campus.
There will be plenty of
food at the Christmas Ba
cupcakes, pies, etc will be ac
cepted in the school office on
Wednesday, December 12lh and
on Thursday, December 13th.
Donations will be greatly ap
preciated. The carnival will
include many, many exciting
games, prizes, food and lots of
fun.
Please join us on Thursday,
December 13d1 from 6 to 8:30
p.m. for another terrific Warm
Springs Elementary Carnival.
to conference
For more information con
tact Pastor Merle Williams Sr.
at PO Box 1424, Marysville,
WA 98270 or telephone (360)
658-2395.
15 at Toppenish
Comunity Center, Toppenish,
Wash. Call (509) 941-2351; or
(509) 941-1575.
'The Tribal Council
feels that tribal pro
gram managers need
to be more innova
tive, more efficient
and more effective in
operating tribal
government programs
to deliver services to
the community."
2002 Budget
Resolution
government operations to
better match anticipated rev
enucs with expenditures dur
ing the fiscal year 2002..
And:
'The Secretary-Treasurer
is hereby authorized and di
rected to coordinate with die
Chief Operations Officer to
achieve an overall permanent
base budget reduction of 4
percent in an amount no less
than $720,642, including a re
duction in government pro
grams and services."
Declining timber revenue
is a main reason why the
tribes are facing budget re
strictions. The 2002 allow
able timber cut on the reser
vation will be the lowest in
40 years. At the same time
the tribes need to find new
sources of future revenue.
Toward this goal, the 2002
budget includes $2 million to
be used for economic devel
opment. An allocation of $1 mil
lion will go toward infra
structure projects. The bud
get, under economic devel
opment, also includes an al
location of $259,392 for the
Museum at Warm Springs.
zaar, including cookie plates,
baked goodies, fudge and a
lot more.
There will also be
handcrafts, pillows, vests,
baby blankets, yarn belts
and other great gift ideas.
For more information
contact Carolyn Ribeiro,
553-1237.
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