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Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon November 28, 2012 Page 7 2012 Year in Review. (T his is p a r t one o f the 2012 Year in Reviens, a look hack at some o f the notable events on the reservation over the pa st year.) January W elcom ing the membership to its dedication and open house, the Warm Springs Telecom made clear its mis sion on the reservation: State o f the art telecom m unica tions, helping economic devel opment, and improving edu cation, health care and public safety. T h e W arm Springs Telecom held its grand open ing in January 2012. T he T elecom is m aking available high-speed Internet and telephone service to tribal households and businesses. Also in January: Chloee Lynn Suppah was crowned 2012 Miss Warm Springs during the January pageant. Chloee is a student, and the daughter o f Erland S uppah and Sally W hiz o f Warm Springs. Also in Janu ary: V oters in th e Je fferso n County School D istrict 509- J will vote this spring on a proposed $26.6 million bond measure, the school district b oard decided this m onth. The school district board of directors agreed to p u t the b o n d proposal— w hich in cludes funding for a new k- 8 school on the reserva tion— on th e May ballot. Elsewhere: A deeply divided debate ended ten years o f research, planning and negotiations for an envisioned major national precedent for renewable en ergy development in Indian Country. The tribes’ten mem ber Council appeared to be evenly split over the merits o f th e biomass p ro je c t, which was a week away from formal closing o f the essen tial b u sin e ss tra n sa c tio n . Council in January decided n o t to fu rth e r p u rsu e the project. Spilyay photo. 2012 Miss Warm Springs Chloee Lynn Suppah cades K ah-N ee-Ta R esort’s recipe for fry bread has been unchanged. T hat is until this m onth, when resort general manager Carlos Smith heard Dedication day o f the new th at the Fry Bread World Indian Head Casino was a Champion is a Warm Springs m om entous occasion in early tribal mem ber. T he reso rt February. now serves fry bread p re The grand opening saw a pared with the recipe supplied tremendous public response. by Ja sm in e C aldera,' w ho The casino was packed dur earned the title Queen o f Fry ing the evening o f the dedi B read during a recen t n a cation. Parking lots at the ca tional competition. In Febru sino and museum were full, ary sporting news: with cars eventually diverted’ Ffe ¡was o n e Tor the ages iii1' to the parking lots at admin side the Buffalo dome, as the istration, the community cen hom e tow n M adras W hite ter an d lo n g h o u se, w here B uffalo varsity boys bas shuttles were on hand to bring ketball team was preparing the visitors to the casino. ( to take on their Cross-moun H u n d re d s o f p e o p le tain rivals, the LaSalle Fal waited as the dedication rib cons: The two teams came bon was cui and the doors into the game tied for first opened. Then, by 6 p.m. when place in the Tri Valley League Indian H ead opened to the standings, but only one would general p ublic, th e casino leave w ith n o less th a n a floor was standing room only clinched share o f the league Also in February: tide. In a class game Madras For the past several d e held on to win 67-63. February Grand Openings March F ish e rie s w o rk e rs are looking forward to this sum m er and fall, w hen a good n u m b e r o f a d u lt salmon and steelhead are expected to return for spawning in the upper D eschutes, C rooked an d M etolius rivers. T h is would be the first time in sev eral decades that migrating fish go past, and spawn above the Pelton and Round Butte dams. The tribes and the state o f O re g o n have m an ag e m en t responsibility o f the fish, and the two entities re cently worked out a plan for the upcoming fish runs. Else where: Portland General Electric is proposing a 215-mile elec tric transm ission line project, called the Cascade C ro ssin g T ra n sm issio n Project. A potential route o f the fine includes the Warm Springs R eservation. T his route would run parallel to an existing Bonneville Power Ad ministration power line cor ridor through Sidwalter. As with other existing lines on the reservation, the tribes would be compensated for provid ing the easement to PG E. In other March news: Tribal Council heard the first gaming report since the o p en in g o f Indian Head Casino on Highway 26. Rev enue from the enterprise was reported as on target, and the first weeks o f operation have been successful. A nd else where: W arm Springs tribal el law mandating their devel opm ent passed in 1988. Con struction o f the first site be gan in 1995. In other April news: The Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission and its m em ber tribes m arked their Thirty-Fifth Anniver sary o f service. CRITFC and its m em ber tribes— W arm Springs, Yakama, U m atilla and N ez Perce— are key ad v o cates o f treaty -reserv ed rights to salmon. May The Confederated Tribes conducted a referendum in May, w h ile th e J e ffe rs o n County School District 509- J p u t a ballot measure p ro posal to a vote o f the district. The referendum and bal lo t m easu re b o th asked whether the tribes and school district should develop a k-8 school on the reservation. T he school district p ro posal passed, providing half the funding needed for the school. The tribal referendum did not pass, as not enough eligible voters cast their bal lots. T h e re fe re n d u m asked w h eth er the tribes should share half the cost o f the $20 million proposed new school. A fte r th e re fe re n d u m failed, Tribal Council deter mined that the tribes should vote again soon on the m at ter. D uring the May referen dum, it was n o t yet known w hether the school district ballot measure had passed. With the district funding in place, tribal m embers may be m ore likely to participate in the referendum , tribal offi cials agreed. Council set July for the next referendum. In other May news: A stretch o f Mill Creek will see major im provem ent for fish habitat through a plan being developed by the N atu ral Resources Branch. The scale o f the project is similar to that o f the Shitike Creek project o f 2009. Fish H abi tat Program M anager Scott Turo this m onth presented in formation on the Mill Creek project to tribal members. Fishing Site der Bernice T. Mitchell passed away. Bernice began serving on Tribal Council in 1955, w h e n she re p laced James Palmer. She then went oh to serve eight m ore terms spanning 25 years. V April . 7 The Columbia River treaty tribes gathered to dedicate the Dallesport Treaty Fishing Access Site. T h is is th e thirty-first, and last, o f the sites to be constructed by the Corps o f Engineers under the treaty fishing access site pro gram. ' The access sites are to miti gate the loss o f fishing caused by construction o f dams on the lower Columbia, starting with the Bonneville dam in 1.937. Completing the construc tion o f all the sites has taken several years, as the federal Drummers of the Columbia River treaty tribes conclude the April 2012 dedication ceremony at the Dallesport Treaty Fishing Access Site. OSCAR'S EXPERT AUTO REPAIR Complete Service Foreign & Domestic Grand opening of the Warm Springs Telecom, late January 2012. Serving Central Oregon Community * Warm Springs You need to get back on the road call Oscar's Expert Auto Repair. Towing available. ..If you fix the car with us, we give you the towing for half price. 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