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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Spring dpf Mniiary 10, 2002
A look
(The following is a month-by-month
account of some of tbe
news tvents that occurred on the
reservation during the year
2001. The information was com
piled by Nat Shaw, assistant di
rector of Tribal Public Rela
tions.) January
The Warm Springs Na
tional Fish Hatchery reports a
record return of Spring Chi
nook salmon.
The Tribal Council imple
ments a $26.1 million budget
for 2001. Facing a shortage of
revenue, the Council adopts
$1.1 million in budget cuts.
The approval 2001 budget in
cludes directives to find new
sources of revenue, and to im
prove efficiency in tribal gov
ernment services.
Students from the Warm
Springs Elementary School
spend an afternoon at the op
era. The Portland Opera's art-ist-in-residence
program stages
a fabulous production of
Cinderella at the school.
Mike Clements, general
manager of the tribes' Business
and Economic Development
branch, is elected president of
the Intertribal Transportation
Association.
The Spilyay Tymoo moves
its offices to 1 100 Wasco Street.
The month of February be
gins on a disheartening note,
as Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts lays off 65 mill workers.
The cutback had been an
nounced in December 2000.
Depressed prices in the lumber
industry coupled with high
prices for raw logs necessitate
the mill's cutback to one shift
a day. Later in the month, the
Tribal Council approves a
$250,000 expenditure to help
laid-off mill workers.
The BIA is recommending
a newly aligned road near
Wolfe Point between Highway
3 and Culpus Bridge. The cur
rent natural-surface road has
several drawbacks. It has a
number of curves and can be
difficult to negotiate when the
surface is wet. BIA is propos
ing the $2.5 million project to
alleviate these problems.
The Tribal Construction
Department is given full enter
prise status. "We have to act
like any other business now,"
said Del Towcll, general man
ager of Construction Enter
prise. In addition to bringing
in money, Towcll's goal is to
increase employment opportu
nities. "My goal here is to to
tally employ tribal members,"
said Towcll, "and to keep our
people working year-round."
A 200-pound aircraft refu
eling assembly fell from the
sky, plunging onto the roof of
a house at 1567 F.Ik Ixp. The
incident happened Feb. 7, as an
IIC-130 tanker aircraft flying
out of Portland International
was refueling two IIII-60G
helicopters.
As the pilot of the tanker
began to release the 93-foot re
fueling assembly stored in a
pod under the wing, the entire
assembly went hurtling
through the night sky, landing
on house. Residents were left
questioning why such an op-
back at an eventfiil year on the
eration was being conducted
2,000 feet above a populated
area.
Warm Springs Composite
Products continues to build on
its reputation as an interna
tional leader in the fire door
industry. The tribally owned
company employs 29 people,
with 24 being tribal members,
MITs or other Indians. In 2000,
the company generated sales of
$3.5 million with a net profit
margin of 20 percent. Growth
has been so rapid that a business-consulting
group has been
retained to prepare a three to
five year business plan for
growth.
The director of The Mu
seum at Warm Springs, Mary
Ellen Conaway, resigns. "Mary
Ellen had done some fine
things for the museum," said
Ken Smith, chairman of the
museum board of directors,
"but some things weren't gel
ling on the human side. Both
Mary Ellen and the board
mutually agreed that she
should move on." Ed Manion
is named acting director until
the board can find a permanent
replacement.
March
Tribal member Pat Gold is
one of four individuals hon
ored by Governor John
Kitzhaber. Gold receives the
Governor's Arts Award. She
has earned widespread acclaim
for her intricate Sally Baskets.
Tribal member Jason Smith
and his wild horse team win
the World Championship', in
Wild Horse Racing in Denver,
Colo. Smith won his fifth con
secutive title, and his eighth
overall since winning his first
title in 1935. Smith has won
the Columbia River regional
Championship 15 times.
The Museum At Warm
Springs hosts a book signing
for Jane Kirkpatrick. All To
gether in One Place is her most
recent release. Her first work
Sweetness to the Soul was
awarded both the National
Cowboy Hall of Fame's
"Wrangler Award" and the
Western Heritage Center's
"Outstanding Western Novel
of 1995." Kirkpatrick, a clini
cal social worker, works as a
consultant for the Warm
Springs Early Childhood Edu
cation Center.
With action by Tribal
Council, the newly revised In- .
tegrated Resources Manage
ment Plan for the Forested
Area (IRMP 1) becomes a per
manent guide for forest man
agement on the Warm Springs
Reservation.
( April )
Tribal voters go to the polls
to elect a new Tribal Council.
Voter turnout is down slightly,
as 1,034 ballots are cast, some
what less than 50 percent of the
eligible voters. As a result of
the election, there is only one
change on the Council. Ron
Suppah Sr. replaces Fart
Squicmphcn in the Simnasho
District.
A new playground next to
the Community Wellness Cen
ter is completed. The play
ground and nearby walking
path were made possible by a
grant from the Indian Health
Service, Diabetes Grant Team
and hard work of a group of
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During 2001 , Warm Springs Elementary School students
were happy to learn that tribal voters had approved a
referendum for a new school.
Indian Health Service and
Tribal employees. The next
project, which is another play
ground and basketball court,' is
underway next to the
Simnasho Longhouse.
Charles "Jody" Calica is
appointed to the 12-member
advisory group for the new
Oregon State University
branch campus in Bend. Calica
is the Tribe's Chief Operations
Officer and has worked with
OSU advisory boards under
three college presidents. "My
hope is that this will make edu
cational services more respon
sive," Calica said. "I also look
to the branch campus bringing
"ifr talent thar may-aid" Thf res
ervation in education, eco
nomics, community develop
ment and natural resource
management."
The Housing Department
and Credit Department initiate
the 2000 DemoBuy Down
Project that will assist 10 quali
fied tribal member families
purchase a home. The project
provides a $10,000 grant that
is used as a down payment, and
the Credit Department pro
vides financing for the balance
of the purchase price. '
Q May
A Tribal Referendum on
whether to build a new el
ementary school on the reser
vation falls 45 votes short of
being a valid election. The pro
posed new school would be
designed to accommodate up
to 600 students. The Tribe
would borrow up to $8 million
for design and construction of
a K-5 elementary school, with
Jefferson County School Dis
trict 509-J reimbursing one
half of the total cost. ,
After the referendum fills
for lack of voter participation,
the Tribal Council sets a re
vote for June 21.
The Oregon Indian Educa
tion Association names tribal
member I.uannc I'oltx as the
Teacher of the Year. I oh is a
math teacher for the Jefferson
County Middle School in Ma
dras, i'oltz is a 1992 graduate
of Madras High School and
received her teaching degree
from Arizona State University.
A $1.5 million land deal
that furthers plans to build a
gaming facility just cast of
I lood River closes.
Tribal attorney Dennis
Karnopp said the purchase of
three parcels totaling more
than 160 acres secures access,
parking and development po
tential. The 160 acres supple
ments 47 acres of trust land
overlooking the Columbia
River.
Tribal attorneys announce
that the Ninth Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals has reversed
the trial court in the McQuinn
case. The decision remands the
case back to the trial court for
reconsideration of the amount
of damages the tribes suffered
from alleged mismanagement.
The trial court found that the
tribes suffered $280,000 dam
ages, significantly less than the
$18 million sought in the law
suit. A $2.8 million project be
gins to overhaul the sewage la
goons on the south side of
Shitike Creek. The aging and
overburdened complex will be
replaced with a modern facil
ity expected to go on line this
fall.
The new Tribal Council is
sworn in last week. After
wards, the new Council elects
officers. Olney Part Jr. is coun
cil chairman, and Garland
Brunoe is vice chairman.
Charles V. Jackson is chosen
secretarytreasurer. Willie
Fucntcs is to replace Charles
"Jody" Calica as chief opera
tions officer.
The Tribal Council asks
Warm Springs Power Enter
prises to oversee the settlement
agreement reached between
Portland General Electric
Company and the tribes for
the Pclton Project. Due to the
In early 2001, the WSFPI mill cut
-Wt ' '
" ' f n rr
current energy shortage, Warm
Springs Power Enterprise has
been exploring other generate
ing opportunities. Gas turbine
development could be a posi
tive contribution to the tribes'
annual revenue needs. The en
terprise had a net profit in, the
year 2000 of 15,038,123. The
profit was transferred to the
tribes' general fund.' ; ;
Kah-Nee-Ta Hioh Desert
" , i, , t . i .ne-E. twueni claims
Resort and Casing awards,,; a p'rfx,"
biggest pnze ver,
ert (Wilson of dVw5?,
jackpot worth $2,171,2
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By a ratio of rridre than fl , ? e9ntWrsial move amopg
tribal members 'approve thW 1; members, Joe
referendum tha will reiJe'worri in as the new
a new elementary school bdi
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school
2003.
Officers
the Warm
partment work mrcnighout .i;Jl?j!W?r?,re,comed Moses
day and night ttT&ovcr 'i$?$$ti$'A Some others,
proximately $100,000 of'Mo''rX-tW-yced "fon8 c51Itl"
property related to several cases; 'A fm of. the action. , f
throughout the Central Oi f ' j, VV?,.;H .
egon area, including Warm I 'A burns 360 acres of
Springs. Recovered items'' InH Wb& '"long Highway 3.
eluded a flatbed trailer, all tei : Thf, b'fa 'the first on the res
rain vehicle, snowmobiles; . ' ervatiwi 'fof the 2001 fire sea
electric and pneumatic tcwils, ' n M 8 that crews re
hand tools, welding equip-; '( Pon4. during the evening of
ment, jewelry, Native Ameri J ,JU' -d early morning
can regalia and heirlooms; ft hpufljoC Jury 5. ,
lawn mowers, stereo quip- . ,;. , ' ,
ment, firearms sndnisceUa-,'. V:J i'hile, between pa
neous items. J r . u'.' f'fa 'V?'-ltde nd sack
f-" " '' 1 ', races, there was plenty to keep
A fire breaks out inside the v. the kids busy on the Fourth
juvenile section of the Warm ' ; July. There was a balloon
Springs Jail. Forty-s)x ktmiiiuiP and other ic-
ire' eWcuittwiAWu holiday .
niles and one adult fein im wamtk a'nd brightness,
transported to Mountain '
Hospital, where they . 'sif SHbes succeed in lob
treated for smoke ' iiiiisJsiif W: legislature , to
One of the juveniies:lus w' beftWM ' 1.1 sllowing fluent
kept in intensive care for sey-V lPe,ke 6i .traditional Ian
eral days, ,.'.', ; V'vv''llWf.' Meech in public
i -. li lf'' Vtsidef ' the new law a
The Confederated. Trib- .lguge speak'er
and Indian Health Ser.re- ? P?3 ,PCC1 certificate
ceive wordf from the iuid''e to PV
Oregon that the state will su' chool students. Wasco' el
ply IHS with Oregon Healthi'iM Gladys Thompson and
Plan eligibility packets; PlvBUniMcInturff testified
dents' can now apply for bi . Jgltiye process,
coverage in the. Health wW.j'ql '.'
Wellness Cenolk-iiAvfemitely 200 pe6ple
basis. The sgreenwntVrtiieeiyjWJ? new Natural Re
the IHS and the Start ot O' wtes complex to dedicate
egon will be advantageous for building in memory of the
the Tribe. The use of alternate !, fyw. "av&ur Greene,
resources enables the Managed , ' ' ' ' '
Care Program to provide more " . V the Bald Peter fire burns pn
and better care fof Native the reservation from July l to
Americans by stretching its Ju,r i'.'The blase consumes
budget. , " . ' sub-alpine fir, lodge pole pine
. and brush. Many of the trees
The Oregon Leglslsture , burned were already dead from
passes Senste Bill 488, which ''("' lnfation.
Governor Kitahaber signs bite ; . Ctuiimiei m pagi 9
law. The bill will require ie , s ,; ,
65 Jobs.
spi
DT
, moral of the name "Squaw"
from, public places in Oregon.
Getting the bill passed wis a
project of Governmental Af
fairs staffers Colleen Roba and
Olivia Wallulatum. '
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; A one-car accident claims
tftf&tf The accident happened
'g of July llf Chief
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Mdent bn' Highway 3 near
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elected Paiute Chief in 198?.
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