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“I r February 5, 2014 Spilyay Tyrnoo, Wgrrn Springs, Oregon Page 2 Young at Art Winter Nights Round Dance on Thursday T h e 2014 W in ter Nights Round D ance is this Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Warm Springs Agency Longhouse. T h e R o u n d D an ce starts at 7 p.m., midnight meal. Master o f Ceremo nies w ill be C ap tain Moody, Stickman will be Colin Chief Ministikwan; d ru m k eep er, Lyle Sangrey. I n v i t ^ , singers are E d m u n d B ull, Irv in Waskewich, and Clayton Chief. Ceiling tile art. Dave McMechan/Spilyay Baby board, Warm Springs youth. Block art (above) and ceiling tile art (right), Madras High School students. Beaded item by Sharena Warner, 17, Madras High School eleventh-grader. Power & Water: dividend has dropped substantially (Continued from page 1) The acquisition o f ow n ership by the tribes would happen in stages: The tribes currently own a one-third in terest in the entire P elton Round Butte facility. The tribes will have the option in 2021 to increase its owner ship interest to 49.99 percent. Tribal Council members, m eeting w ith M anion last week, asked what is the esti mated cost o f acquiring ad ditional ow nership in the dams, up to the 50-percent plus mark. I Manion said the total es timate is $35 million. How ever he went on to say that the tribes m ust first pay off the initial borrowing in 2019, that is $25 million. H e said Power and Water Enterprises fs cu rren tly settin g aside .funds in order to make these next paym ent obligations, both the initial financing and th e p a rtial acq u isitio n in 2,021, as recom m ended by the Power and Water board. Council m em bers asked what would be the benefit to .'the tribes o f acquiring thè ad- Energy assistance The Low Incom e H om e Energy Assis ta n c e P ro g ra m (LIHEAP) helps low incom e households w ith h o m e energy bills. For more informa tion about assistance in W arm S prings, contact Cheryl Tom at th e S ocial S er vices/Voc Rehab of fice in the Industrial Park. H er ph o n e num ber is 541-553-4952. ditional ownership interest. Manion said the revenue to th e trib es, th ro u g h in creased ownership, would be substantial in coming years. T h e ad d itio n al p u rch ases would in time be well worth the investment, according to the best current projections, he said. A specific estimate as to future annual revenue beyond th ree years, in clu d in g the dividend to the tribes, is dif ficult to forecast, because o f the difficulty in predicting fu tu re m ark et co n d itio n s. “But if the market conditions continue to improve, as we are seeing, and the project contin u es to op erate effi ciently, we should be in good financial position to increase d iv id en d s to th e trib e ,” Manion said. Council Chairman Greene mentioned present hardship facing the members, with the loss o f jobs and the loss o f m ost o f the per capita. N ot too many years ago, the Chair man said, the dividend from Pow er and W ater was the major part o f the tribal gen eral fund budget. For 2011 the Power and Water dividend was $8.5 mil lion; th e year before, $7.5 m illio n ; an d in 2009 th e Power and W ater dividend was $14.5 million. The dividend has dropped substantially since 2011, to a low o f zero dividend for the 2013 budget. For 2014 the Power and Water dividend is $1 million. Manion said this should increase by $500,000 next year. T he tribes had to make budget cuts o f more than $10 million from 2013 to 2014. A nd additional cuts are re q uired d uring th e cu rren t year. Councilman Scott Moses Said he hopes Power and Wa ter can come up soon with a better forecast o f future rev enue, in light o f the current budget situation. C o u n cilm an O rv ie Danzuka said a difficulty for the Council is explaining how an enterprise is saving money while members are being laid off from their jobs. “You say that in eight years things will be better, but people need to feed their families now,” he said. Councilman Carlos Smith said he hears from constitu ents w ho question w hether the tribes should have p u r chased the one-third interest in the first-place, let alone future purchases o f the dams. “They want to know what is the benefit,” he said. M anion agreed th at the contributions are critical for the trib e’s general funding needs. “We had a perfect storm in the past few years,” he said. “We saw a struggling economy, w hich decreases energy use in the region, and we had large capital funding re q u ire m e n ts fro m th e project, both environmental funding and plant im prove ments. “ We have generated value for the tribe,” Manion said, “with over $100 million dol lars in dividends over the last 10 years. We are on track to expanding that contribution in the near future.” . Sweetheart Sale on Friday W arm Springs Recre ation will host the Sweet heart Sale this Fri day, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shop for your sw e e th e a rt, and get a special and unique gift. The Sweetheart Sale will be at the Community Center Social Hall. Donations for the Richard Payne and Clara K ennedy memorials are being accepted at the Warm Springs Shaker Church. The Memorials will be held March 8 and every little bit helps. For more information call Josie 541-615-0703. Com m unity Counseling is putting on a Teen Craft Night this evening, W ednesday, Feb. 5 from 5:30-6:30 in the prevention room at the counseling center. ; 2 Dave McMechan Open Wednesday thru Saturday 2321 O lL IIie U ne <PO Box 6) Warm Springs, OR 97761 C a ll 5 4 1 - 5 5 3 - 1 1 8 2 The first 20 vendors to sign up will get a table (one table p er p erso n ). Sign-ups have already started, so if inter e sted , p lease act soon. For more inform ation contact the C om m unity Center office at 541-553- 3243. Donations accepted for memorials H ig h m L ookee Lodge A s s is te d L iv in g fcacilitu A W ellbriety D inner will be held in conjunction with the Round Dance to p ro m o te so b riety and wellness in the com m u nity, and fo r v isitin g friends and relatives. B rin g yo u r d an cin g shoes and good feelings, com e share an evening o f Round Dancing. For, in f o r m a tio n c o n ta c t Carlos Calica at 541-460- 0772. This event is sponsored by Warm Springs Com munity Counseling. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. \ _________________________ J Heart screenings for local youth C e n tra l O re g o n high school students have the op portunity to receive a free heart screening for life-threat en in g h e a rt d efe c ts on Wednesday, Feb 12. To register or for m ore in fo rm a tio n , call 541-706- 2787. The Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club is open 3- 5:30 after school and on no school days from 10-5. The next deadline to submit items for publication in the Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, Feb. 14. Thank you! f i ) .’ ■ ■ • All Products Prepared Fresh Daily • Entrees Roasted Daily • Featuring Hand Cut USDA Choice Steaks FAST - LUNCH - DINNER ¿ X A li Major Credit Cards Accepted Senior Menu • Children's Menu * Daily Specials 4th Street, Madras• 475-6632 CKA bam-to pm DAILY The Best Food in Town - No Fool in! J L if 1
