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From Vol. 2, No. 2, January 21, 1977
Lodge hit with power outage
The power was out for about 30 hours at Kah-Nee-Ta
Lodge after a transmitter blew up last Wednesday, January
12.
Only the lodge area itself was affected and not the two
wings where the guest rooms are located. The incident
occurred at 1 p.m. Wednesday, and power was restored by
8 p.m. on Thursday.
It's just one of those things that could've happened to
anyone," said Art Thompson of Wasco Electric.
He could not pinpoint any reason for the blow up, and
Bill Bennett of Kah-Nee-Ta maintenance said that G.E. in
Portland is looking the transfer over to determine if it is
faulty.
Quite a drama unfolded after the transformer blew up.
Following a number of hectic phone calls, a suitable trans
former was located in Umatilla, thought the truck to trans
port it had to come from Hermiston.
Columbia River fish plan drafted
The salmon and steelhead runs have been dwindling
during the long history of disagreement over fishing rights
and management in the northwest
Next week there might be good news for the fish popu
lation as well for the user groups who take an interest in
the fishery of the Columbia River.
Treaty Indians, whose rights have been consistently ig
nored, have taken a leading role in fashioning a compre
hensive fishery management plan that is presently being
circulated among federal, state, and tribal groups. If ap
proved by these parties, the plan will be presented to Judge
Bcllonl who has presided over the lingering U.S. vs Or
egon court case.
According to Dennis Karnopp, attorney for the Con
federated Tribes, there is reason to be optimistic about the .
acceptance of the plan. ..
V "Everybody has said this problem in insoluble."
Karnopp said, but he feels that this plan is a workable solution.
Girl's Basketball Team Rated Tops
The still unbeaten Madras girls White buffalo basket
ball team boasts a 8-0 record and is generating some real
excitement among area residents.
The girls varsity team is considered to be among the tip
five in the state, with Crook County their closest rival.
Warm Springs can be proud of their contribution to
this strong team, as half the team is comprised of girls from
the reservation. They arc:
Kim Manlon, Fran Moses, Mina Shikc, Vallcrle
Lawrence, Kimiko Danzuka, Maria Patt, and Barbara Earl.
Other team members arc: Joanlc I latficld, Roberta
KiKh, Tammi Wlntcrburn, Jcnncta Ennls, Molly Davis,
Marcy Phillips, and Mary Nelson.
Congressman presents Pelton legislation
The transfer of part owner
ship in the Pelton-Round Butte
hydroelectric facilities took an
act of Congress.
Under the new operating
license of the dams, the Con
federated Tribes acquire a one
third ownership, in coopera
tion with Portland General
Electric.
Congressman Greg Walden
was in Warm Springs this week
to commemorate the historic
occasion.
Walden, R-Hood River, pre
sented the Tribal Council with
a "red-line" copy of the federal
law, one that had passed
through the Congress, and
eventually was signed by the
President.
Of the Congressional sanc?
tion of the law, Walden said,
"This will be a great addition
to the operation of the Pelton
facilities, and to the partner
ship between the Tribes and
Portland General Electric."
Co-ownership of the Pelton
Round Butte facilities, Walden
said, will assist the Tribes in
achieving economic self-sufficiency.
"And I am proud to have
played a role in this achieve
ment," he said.
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The Tribal Council presented Congressman Walden, pictured
above with council vice-chairman Garland Brunoe, with a
Pendleton blanket, in appreciation of Walden's work on the
Pelton legislation.
The Tribal Council then Like others who attended
presented Walden with a blan- the event, in the council cham-
ket, designed by Lillian Pitt, on bers on Monday, Walden was
the theme of huckleberries. taken by the beautiful design
The new law is the
result of a cooperative
agreement that the
Cotifederated Tribes
and PGE have reached
in regard to operation
of the Pelton-Round
Butte hydro-facilities.
of the blanket.
The Congressional bill that
Walden presented to the Tribal
Council was HR483, which
last year was passed by Con
gress and signed by the Presi
dent The new law is the result of
a cooperative agreement that
the Confederated Tribes and
PGE have reached in regard to
operation of the Pelton-Round
Butte hydro-facilities.
In the past, PGE paid a fee
to the Tribes for use of tribal
property in operation of the
dams. Under the license, PGE
and the Tribes are co-owners
of the dams, and the Tribes re
ceive no fee from PGE.
Instead, tribal revenue is
derived directly from opera
tion of the dams.
New credit program to help tribal members
IDA will provide
3-1 savings match
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs have announced
the start of a new matched sav
ings program, called the IDA
Program.
Benefitting low-income resi
dents of Warm Springs, the
IDA Program is a cooperative
effort of the Economic Devel
opment Department,! Smsllt
Business Development Center
and the Warm Springs Credit
Program. '
The IDA Program will al
low residents of Warm Springs
to make monthly deposits into
a special savings account - an
Individual Development Ac
count or IDA -- in order to
work toward the purchase of a
productive asset such as a
home, or to start a business, for
example.
Program participants' sav
ings deposits will be matched
three-toone.
Clearly, families willing to
save regularly for 2 to 4 years
will see great benefit.
The IDA Program is part of
a new and innovative approach
to combating poverty that fo
cuses not just on meeting the
Clearlyjamilies
willing to save regu
larly for 2 to 4 years
will see great benefit.
most immediate needs of low
income families, but also on
the long term benefits of help
ing working families acquire a
modest but decisive stake in
f their communities.'
The IDA Program is sup
ported by the First Nations
Developmental Institute, and
has developed a strong partner
ship with the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
In order to qualify, prospec
tive IDA Program participants
must meet income guidelines.
An example: annual income of
less than $49,720.00 for a fam
ily of three.
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