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Mgrcb 13, 2008
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Tectonics demonstration repairs old steps
Members serving
on committees
B y L eslie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
The education center has an
improved set o f steps after a
demonstration by Tectonics.
Phil Rodda and several em
ployees o f Arce Construction
used tectonite cement to show
how effective the product can
be as patching cement.
Using the quick-drying ce
ment, they patched several of
the crumbling "steps in a matter
o f minutes.
T he d em o n stratio n to o k
place after Tribal Council asked
to see how the product works.
Phil Rodda invented the prod
uct and currently works to mar
ket it through Tectonics.
According to Wendell Jim, a
member of Tribal Council, “It’s
probably the best kept secret
and we’ve never seen it before.”
Because of that, he said, he
offered up the steps of the edu
cation center as a worthy project
for demonstration.
Part o f the reason behind the
demonstration is because Tribal
Council wants to help Rodda
expand the m arketing o f
tectonite cement, Jim said.
“We believe in his product
and I wanted to see it work,”
Jim explained.
Several em ployees o f the
Utilities Department were also
on hand for the demonstration,
and spoke of using the cement
for patchwork before—particu
larly to repair sidewalks at the
senior center.
Because the cement dries so
rapidly, it allows little time for
error, they said.
Rodda said that in addition
to Utilities, Composite Products,
. The following people are
serving on the committees
of the Tribal Council o f the
Confederated Tribes:
secretary.
Timber
Committee:
Colwash, chair; Gladys Th
ompson, Margaret Suppah,
Eileen Spino, Edna “Teetar”
Gonzales, and Norma But
tons Heath, secretary.
G rant Clements St., chair;
Ellison D avid, vice chair;
E m erso n “ C h ie f” Sm ith,
Raymond Tsumpti Jr., Ikie
Brown, secretary.
Water Board: Roy Spino,
chair; D elfo rd Jo h n so n ,
Erland Suppah, Ikie Brown,
secretary.
Off-Reservation Fish
and Wildlife Committee:
Health and Welfare
Committee: Janice Clements,
Bruce Jim Sr., chair; Leslie
Ball, Ryan Smith Sr.,. Norma
Buttons Heath, secretary.
chair; Moses Kalama, vice
chair; Urbana Manion, Moses
Kalama, Dayle Tufti, secre
tary.
Administrative staff mem
bers o f the C ouncil are:
Theresa VanPelt, office man
ager; Arlissa Rhoan, council
accountant; Muriel Suppah,
committee travel coordina
tor; N orm a Buttons Heath
and Ikie Brown, committee
secretaries;
O livia
Wallulatum, records/legisla-
tion; D oris Miller, special
p rojects m anager; E m m a
Smith, receptionist/recorder.
Cultural and Heritage
Committee:
O uieda
Land Use Committee:
Jim m y T o h et Sr.,, chair;
Erland Suppah, vice chair;
A ntoinette Pam erin, Lyle
K atchia, N o rm a B uttons
Heath, secretary.
Education Committee:
Margie Tuckta, chair; Laurie
Danzuka, vice chair; Louise
Katchia, Mavis Shaw, Ikie
Brown, secretary.
Irrigation, Range and
Agriculture: Carmella Scott,
vice chair; Rueben Henry,
Jacob Frank Sr., Ikie Brown,
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Leslie Mitts/Spilyay
Phil Rodda, Tom Adams and Gary Rico repair steps while Wendell Jim, Rudy Clements and
Thomas E. Hawk look on.
Warm Springs Forest Product
Industries and the BIA Roads
department have used the prod
uct.
Tectonics is also now a dis
tributor for Perles tools, a Swit
zerland-based company. For
that reason, the demonstration
was also a chance to see a Perles
mixer in action.
Next Rodda will gain even
more exposure for tectonite ce
ment with a trip to a national
trade show. In addition, Rodda
said, they are working to de
velop a website.
From 10 a.m . to 2 p .m ., Friday, M arch 14
In the lobby at the Tribal Administration building by Tribal Council offices.
Bowl of chili, cornbread, cupcake and a drink, all for the price
of $3. This is a fundraiser for a community event to celebrate
Easter. The funds will be used for the Barbecue and arts & craft
supplies. Contact Shon 460-1297.
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