Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
October 1, 2014
Vol. 39, No. 20
October – Anwicht’ash – Fall - Tiyam
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Jim Warne signs a football for Noalani Harry, as Mike Holyan calls raffle numbers.
to the vocational rehabilitation
field because, growing up, he saw
his father dealing with a disability.
He is a vocational rehabilitation
consultant and advocate, and a mo-
tivational speaker.
Warne is Oglala Lakota from
the Pine Ridge Reservation in
South Dakota.
During his Warm Springs visit,
he gave an inspiring presentation
to a group of young people at the
community center. The kids first
walked from the academy to the
community center, as part of the
National Childhood Obesity Pre-
vention Month activities. Warne
then spoke of some of the impor-
tant keys to success and health.
The important thing, he said,
is having balance. Sports are
great for students, but not at the
expense of school work. “My
education was key to my suc-
cess professionally, socially and
personally,” he says.
See WARNE on page 2
2015 budget, WSFPI update at Council
Tribal Council on Tuesday met
to post the proposed tribal budget
for next year. Council and staff
were working out the final details
on Tuesday morning (deadline for
this publication.)
The proposal is a balanced bud-
get. Members can review the docu-
ment over the coming weeks, and
meet with Council members at up-
coming district and general council
meetings.
The budget proposal is posted
around the community, such as at
the administration building, the post
office, the Simnasho Longhouse,
and the clinic.
Council on Tuesday also heard
an update on the financial situation
of the Warm Springs Forest Prod-
ucts Industries enterprise.
WSFPI continues to present a
dilemma. The mill employs 146
people, including about 100 tribal
members. But the enterprise con-
tinues to operate at a net loss, in
effect subsidized by the tribes.
The recent years of general-fund
budget cuts are making it increas-
ingly difficult to justify to the mem-
bership an enterprise that operates
at a loss, said Councilman Orvie
Danzuka.
The WSFPI situation will become
even worse when the allowable tim-
ber cut is reduced in 2017, he said.
The WSFPI team is scheduled
to meet again with Tribal Coun-
cil on Wednesday, Oct. 8, to
present a plan of future opera-
tion.
Meanwhile in the short term,
WSFPI is hoping to avoid an ex-
tended winter shut-down. The
proposal is to harvest some of
the 2015 allowable cut this year,
and stockpile the logs for use
early in the next year.
Midterm election to decide measures, candidates
The general midterm election is
coming up on November 4. Voters
will choose elected officials—
county, state and federal—and de-
cide several state ballot initiatives.
The ballots will be in the mail on
October 15. The last day to regis-
ter to vote in the election is Octo-
ber 14.
Warm Springs and most of the
reser vation is Precinct 14 in
Jefferson County, and has 1,407 reg-
istered voters.
In Jefferson County you can reg-
ister on line at: co.jefferson.or.us
KWSO and Spilyay are hosting a
voter registration day this Wednes-
day, October 1 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
If you are 18 or older by election
day, you can register to vote.
ECR WSS
Postal Patron
U.S. Postage
PRSRT STD
Warm Springs, OR 97761
50 cents
$140,000
grant for
museum
A visit
from Jim
Warne
H e played for the 1987 Rose
Bowl-winning Arizona State Sun
Devils. He was offensive line-
man in the NFL for the Cincin-
nati Bengals, Detroit Lions and
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
After his career in profes-
sional sports, he went in to act-
ing, and got his Masters degree
in Rehabilitation Counseling.
Jim Warne was in War m
Springs for a few days last week.
He worked with Warm Springs
Vocational Rehabilitation, and
went to the first football game
at the k-8 academy. And he had
some inspiring words for many
tribal youth.
Warne made a program re-
view at Warm Springs Vocational
Rehabilitation. He was the key-
note presenter at the Voc Rehab
disability and employment con-
ference
“He was extremely helpful to
us,” said Jolene Estimo-Pitt, Voc
Rehab director. Warne was a
great help in bringing awareness
to the community of the services
available at Voc Rehab. “He has
a very dynamic personality, and
helped elevate people’s awareness
of our programs, and their im-
portance,” Jolene said.
After football, Warne went in
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
State measures
Two of the more talked-about
state ballot measures are 91 and 92.
Measure 91 would allow the pos-
session, manufacture and sale of
marijuana, subject to state regula-
tion and taxation.
Measure 92 would require food
manufacturers and retailers to indi-
cate on the label whether a food is
“genetically engineered.” Also on the
ballot:
Measure 86 would require the
creation of a fund for Oregonians
pursuing post-secondary education,
authorizing state indebtedness to
create the fund.
Measure 90 would create an
open, top-two primary system, re-
placing the current political party
primary system.
Elected offices on the ballot in-
clude, U.S. senator and representa-
tive, state representative, governor,
county commissioner, sheriff and
county clerk.
Gov. Kitzhaber, Democrat, is
running for re-election against Den-
nis Richardson, Republican; and
candidates from the Progressive,
Constitution, Libertarian and Pa-
cific Green parties.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrat,
is running for re-election against
Monica Wehby, Republican; and
candidates from the Libertarian,
Pacific Green and Constitution
parties.
Congressman Greg Walden,
Republican, is running for re-
election against Democrat Aelea
Christofferson; and the Libertar-
ian candidate.
For Jefferson County com-
missioner Mae Huston is running
against Tom Brown.
For sheriff Jim Adkins is run-
ning unopposed; and for county
clerk Kathy Marston is running
unopposed.
The Museum at Warm Springs
received word of a $140,000 grant
from the Spirit Mountain Commu-
nity Fund of the Confederated
Tribes of Grand Ronde.
The money will be used for up-
grades to mechanical systems at the
museum, where the water system in
particular needs attention. The cur-
rent system is outdated and waste-
ful.
“Updating our system will enable
us to utilize water in a more man-
ageable way, and will allow us to help
conserve water,” said museum di-
rector Carol Leone.
The museum houses heirlooms,
historical photographs and many
archival records of the Confeder-
ated Tribes. These artifacts and
documents must be kept in a cli-
mate controlled environment to
help preserve them.
“Upgrading our mechanical sys-
tem will have a direct impact on aid-
ing us in our mission and commit-
ment to preserve the heritage, his-
tory and culture of the Confeder-
ated Tribes,” Leone said.
The Spirit Mountain Community
Fund is a charitable foundation of
the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde. Over 17 years, the fund has
provided over 2,000 grants totaling
more than $62 million.
UAV
gathering
at KNT
The Cascade Chapter of the
Association of Unmanned Vehicle
Systems International is hosting its
annual conference and job this week
at Kah-Nee-Ta.
The conference is this Wednes-
day and Thursday, Oct. 1-2. The job
fair will be on Thursday.
The Association of Unmanned
Vehicle Systems International
(AUVSI) is the largest organization
devoted exclusively to advancing
the use of unmanned aerial systems
(UAS).
The AUVSI Cascade Chapter is
holding its regional conference at
Kah-Nee-Ta, as the reservation is
an FAA-approved testing area for
unmanned systems.
These are some of the other
agenda items:
Integrating UAS into the national
airspace, presented by David
Morton from FAA Office of UAS
Integration.
The role of technology in inte-
grating UAS into the national air
space.
The role of test ranges in devel-
oping the UAS industry.
Privacy concerns and potential
regulations affecting UAS.