Spily^y Tym oo, W arm Springs, Oregon
M ay 14, 2014
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For a worthy cause
S alena Sahme is trying to
raise $5,000 for a hand cycle.
I f she can raise the funds,
then she could enter the Port
land Marathon in October.
She cannot compete in the
marathon with a regular wheel
chair, because o f the distance
o f the m arathon, the hills,
railroads and other obstacles.
She can be found at the
W arm Springs M arket on
some days,'selling items such
T im b e r sale scoping meetings
N atu ral R esources will
host two information scoping
meetings this Wednesday, May
14, on the 2016 Camp tim
ber sale.
T he first o f the scoping
meetings will be at noon at
the Agency Longhouse. The
as raffle tickets and gift items.
She is trying to raise the
money by August, so she will
have time to practice with the
hand cycle. Anyone wishing
to help can reach her at 541-
325-1838.
Salena Sahme (left) and
her sister Mariah Lucei
sell raffle tickets and
other items at the Warm
Springs Market.
Gathering o f Flutes this month
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Tribal Council executive committee schedules
The Tribal Council execu
tive com m ittees have their
regular meetings scheduled
through August. The follow
ing are the times and dates,
places and committee secre
taries:
Education: 5:30-7:30
p.m. every first and th ird
Monday o f the month: May
19, June 2 and 16, July 7 and
21, August 4 and 18. Meet
ings are held at the W arm
Springs E d u c a tio n trailer
room 29. Committee sjecre-
tary Becky Picard.
Land Use and Plan
ning: 1-4 p.m. every second
and fourth Tuesday o f the
month: May 27, June 10 and
24, July 8 and 22, August 12
and 26. Meetings are held at
the Tribal Administration con
ference ro o m 3. Secretary
Becky Picard.
Culture and Heritage: 9
a.m.-12 p.m. every second
and fourth Thursday o f the
month: May 22, June 12 and
26, July 10 and 24, A ugust
14 and 28. Meetings are held
at the Tribal Administration
second one will be at 6 p.m.
at the Simnasho Longhouse.
This is a chance to com
m ent on the proposed sale.
For more information contact
N atural R esources at 541-
553-2001.
conference room 3 (May 22
m eetin g at th e B ran ch o f
N atural R esources Cougar
D en .) S ecretary B ecky
Picard.
Water Control Board:
1:15-3 p.m. every second and
fo u rth T h u rsd a y o f th e
month: May 22, June 12 and
26, July 10 and 24, August
14 and 28. Meetings are held
at the BNR Cougar Den. Sec
retary Becky Picard.
Fish and Wildlife: 1-5
p.m. every first Thursday, and
M onday o f CRITFC meet-
ingweek: May 19, June 5 and
23, July 3 and 21, August 7
and 18. Meetings held at the
Tribal Administration confer
ence room 3. Secretary Emily
Yazzie.
The mailing list for com
m ittees is: P O B ox 1299,
W arm Springs, O R 97/61.
P h o n e 541-553-3257 o r -
2358.
Warm Springs will host
Flutes by the River 2014
M ay 2 9 -June 1 at th e
H eH e Longhouse. There
will be free champing at
the longhouse, with addi
tional lodging available at
K ah-N ee-Ta Resort. All
are w elcom e; th is is a
dru g - and alco h o l-free
event, set for the end of
May. For m ore inform a
tion, contact Jeremy Baer
at 425-750-1028 or:
Jeremy@litderavenflutes.com
O r call Foster Kalama
at 541-325-3797.
Courtesy photo.
Tribal Council summary
The following is a Tribal
C o u n cil su m m ary fro m
March 25, 2014:
1. M em b ers P resen t:
C hief D elvis H eath, C hief
A lfred Sm ith Jr., E u g en e
G re e n e Jr, E v alin e P a tt,
R ay m o n d T su m p ti, Sr.,
Reuben Henry, Scott Moses,
K ah seu ss Jac k so n , O rv ie
Danzuka, and Carlos Smith.
Rhonda Smith, Recorder.
2. University o f O regon
President presentation.
3. K ah-N ee R esort U p
date
4. Motion to adopt Reso
lution 11, 865 and appoint
Tribal Council m em bers to
the board; m otion by Delvis;
second by Scott; question
called for; vote: Carlos/yes,
Kahseuss/abstain, Scott/yes,
R e u b e n /y e s , D e lv is /y e s,
A lfre d /a b sta in , O rv ie /n o ,
Raymond/no, motion carried,
4 yes, 2 no, 2 abstain, chair
man not voting.
5. In d ian H ead C asino
update.
6. Credit E nterprise up
date.
7- C arbon Sequestration
update - will report back to
Tribal Council latter part of
April.
Crop tax credit restored for food bank donations
Oregon lawmakers passed
a law providing tax relief to
farmers,who make donations
to food banks and other hun
ger relief organizations.
The bill reinstates and in
creases the previous 10 per
cent crop donation tax credit,
which expired in 2011, to pro
vide to farmers a new 15 per
cent tax credit on the whole
sale price o f their donation.
“The reinstatement o f the
crop donation tax credit will
benefit Oregon farmers and
families across the'state,” said
H o u se R epublican L eader
M ike M cL ane (R -Pow ell
Butte).
I “Hunger is n ot a partisan
issue, and I thank m y col
leagues in the Legislature, as
w ell as the' g o v ern o r, for
working together to recognize
the efforts o f the farm ing
community in their fight to
help their neighbors who are
facing hunger.”
According to the Oregon
F o o d B ank, m o re th a n
260,000 Oregonians, includ
ing children, the disabled and
elderly, rely on an emergency
food source for their meals.
With a 5 percent increase
over the previous tax credit
th a t ex p ired in 2011,
Thursday's bill signing is en
couraging news to farm ers
who wish to donate more to
hunger relief organizations.
Rep. C liff Bentz? (R-
Ontario) said he plans t;o con
tinue working to expand the
tax credit to 30 percent to
provide a greater incentive to
farmers to help feed the hun
gry-
"I'm enthusiastic, as I feel
this is taking us in the right
direction," said Rep. Bentz.
"This will be a useful pilot
project that can show us a
way to com bat hunger in a
m ore efficient and effective
manner."
Officials say the crop do
nation tax credit is a cost-ef
fective measure to help pro
vide for those in need. To
view a graphic o f the cost
benefits o f the crop donation
tax credit program, click here.
The Community Health Education Team of
fers Heart Health education on Thursdays
through this month. The gatherings are from
noon to 1 p.m. in the large conference room
at the Family Resource Center. Lunch will
be provided. For more information call Judy
at 541-553-2211.
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