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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.
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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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