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« f ppp P age 2 January 4, 2 0 0 7 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Resolutions recognize issues of employment and governance B y L eslie M itts Spilyay Tymoo Tribal Council will host a public meeting for the Agency District during the third week of this month. Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum encouraged Agency District members to watch for a notice announcing the date and attend the meeting. Wallulatum said the meeting is to address concerns voiced by tribal members in a survey con ducted by Warm Springs Ven tures last fall. “The main subject of it will be to revise the tribal Constitu tion and bylaws,” he said. Tribal Council officials will also be reviewing the Constitu tion in regards to compensation and excess money. In their response to the sur vey, tribal members expressed concern that some government officials are abusing expense and travel reimbursements— some thing that Wallulatum said they hope to be able to resolve. “We want the people to re spond as to how they would like to fix the C onstitution,” Wallulatum said. No supper will be served at the meeting. In addition, Tribal Council has recently approved two reso lutions, Wallulatum said. Resolution number 10,668 aims to take specific action to provide a significant increase in tribal income and the number and variety of on-reservation jobs. Currently tribal members under the age of 25 account for Currently tribal mem bers under the age of 25 account fo r 58 percent o f the on- reservation population. 58 percent of the on-reserva tion population. The recently passed resolution recognizes that these people will be entering the work force in the future, and is designed to provide opportuni ties for them and for current employees. Resolution number 10,669 recognizes the concerns of tribal members regarding the opera tion of tribal government. The resolution aims to take actions to restore trust in tribal council FENDERS by ENDRES by improving the council’s lead ership, performance, stability and integrity. Through this resolution, tribal council officials hope to work toward establishing a strong relationship between the community and tribal govern ment for the future. In part they plan to do so by fully informing tribal members about their activities and reason ing. Wallulatum hopes that can start now, by informing commu nity members about the recently passed resolutions. He said, “We will do our best to try to explain these two resolutions.” Copies of both resolutions are currently available for pub lic review at Tribal Council. 9-ball tourney set for February The Eleventh Annual Sweet heart 9-ball tournam ent is scheduled for February 18 at City Slickers in Redmond. Sign up will start at 10 a.m. and tour nament play will, begin at 12 noon. This will be race to five with $25 stick fee, which includes $2.50 greens fees. First place will receive jackets, trophy and cash; second and third will receive tro phy and cash. For information about this tournament contact Glenda at 923-2231, or Karen at 923-1054. You may also call City Slickers at 548-3731. Fast, Courteous 24-Hour Service. Accident Recovery. Roll Back, for damage-free Towing. Statewide coverage, Insurance approved. Correction 475-6491 office, or 480-9685 cell In the previous Spilyay the grandparents of Kevin Lee Gadberry should have read Lucy Gadberry, Lee Gadberry, and Iris Smith. The Spilyay apologizes for the error. Rodgers launches real estate career after many years with tribes Gayle Rodgers is now working as a real estate bro ker with Coldwell Banker Dick Dodson Realty in Ma dras. Rodgers is a well-known person to many people of the Warm Springs community. He worked for the tribes as director of Social Services for nearly 28 years. The posi tion was one of a dozen or so that was cut during the 2006 tribal budget reductions. Rather than seek grant money to continue in the po sition, “It was time to try something new,” Rodgers said recently. He obtained his real estate license over last summer. Fie encourages any tribal mem bers, or other community members who are interested in buying a home to contact him. “An important thing to re member in looking off the reservation to buy property,” Rodgers said, “is the re-sale value of the property later on down the road.” Rodgers is a member of the Quapaw tribe of Okla homa. He went to college at Eastern Oregon University, G a y le R o d g e rs where he met many people from Warm Springs. One of his roommates in college, for instance, was Benson Heath. A fter graduating he learned of an opening with the tribes social services pro gram. He took the job, and eventually became director of Social Services, which has included programs such as vocational rehabilitation, commodities, energy assis tance, the senior program, recreation, the Boys and Girls Club, and High Lookee, among others. To contact Rodgers call 475-6137 (business); or his cell at 325-3164. — b y Dave McMechan Youth basketball at Toppenish The Youth Pot of Gold All- Indian Basketball Tournament will be M arch 16-18 at the Toppenish Community Center. Pre-entry only. Entry needed by March 14, no exceptions. Mail entry to: CRIRA, 6470 S. A htanum , Yakima, WA 98903. Cashiers check or money order only. Boys and girls (9-12 grade), en try fee $150. Boys and girls (5- 8 grade), entry fee $150. Co-ed (4th grade and under), entry fee $125. For further inform ation contact Shannon at (509) 966- 0950. 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