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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 2016)
Spi lyay Tym C ir> PO Box 489 Warm Springs, OR 97761 S YA\STO^Cf Voi. \ ^ l tfo> February - A ’A ’mi-Ushatch - 14.. - Anm February 17, 2016 Coyote News, est. 1976 ECRWSS Postai Patron U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Council nomination meetings BI A election board meets on upcoming vote Alyssa Maçy photos Ventures’ preferred site for greehouse Warm Springs Ventures board and management m et in February with the U.S. Attorney for the Dis trict o f Oregon, Billy Williams, and A ssista n t U.S. A tto rn e y T im Simmons, w ho deals with Native policy matters. . ‘W e presented our project over view, and an outline o f the regula tory process for the reservation,” said D on Sampson^ Ventures chief ex ecutive o fficer. “T h e y w ere pleased with what We presented. It was a good meeting, and we intend to continue working' closely with them as we move forward.” A nother recent development in th e trib al cannabis p ro d u c tio n project: Ventures made a request to the tribes’ Business Investm ent Re volving Fund (BIRF) for funding to construct the greenhouse. The request is for $1.8 millipn. The BIRF committee supports 'the loan, which will have to be approvèd by Tribal Council. Meanwhile, Ventures has identi fied a preferred site for the consfrUc- tion o f the greenhouse. The loca The security aspect o f the op- tion is in the Lower Dry-Creek area, . eration is much like the security past the landfill on the way to the at In d ian H ead Casino, Mr. Sampson said. water treatm ent plant. . Part o f the growing opera The construction w ork will in clude a concrete pad, with the green- tion will involve the extraction, house— offices and the grow ing o f oil ffom the cannabis'buds. space— on the pad. This adds value to the product, Ventures has identified a com creating a higher profit margin, pany .to construct the greenhouse S am p so n said. M o st o f the building. product will be in the form o f T he structure will have metal the buds, h e said. walls, surrounded by fencing, with f i e VENTURES on 7 security cameras inside and outside. Marlanea beautifies at Waunanuba V^iunanuba Salon, Spa and Es sentials happened at just the right time. Marlanea and husband James were renting a space in down town Redmond, where they had a successful business selling high quality beauty projects. A fter a couple o f years, they w anted to buy the space, re model, and expand with a hair and nail salon. But the sale didn’t happen, which turned o ut to be a good thing. “The space right next door came on the market,” Marlanea was saying recently. “The stars aligned, and we w ent for it.” James spent the next eight months on the remodeling work, and they opened Waunanuba last fall. Working at the salon now are- Marlanea and Jam es, and hairstylists C helsea M anion, Sheena Stevens and Kristy Tay lor. Marlanea, her cousin Chelsea, and Sheena are tribal members. All four o f the hairdressers are g ra d u a te s o i M adras H ig h School.' Jam es is the chief o f sales at Waunanuba, W arm Springs people may know Marlanea by her maiden name M anidn (now Wagner). Dave McMechan/Spilyay Waunanuba hairstylists Chelsea Manion, Marlanea, Kristy Taylor and Sheena Stevens. She grew up in Warm Springs, liv ing here until the fourth grade, when the family moved to a . farm near Madras. H er parents are Eddie Manion an d ste p m o m K elli M u sk o p f. Grandparents are Urbana and atwai E d Manion; and Rose and Keith Foster on her m other’s side. After high school Marlanea went to Mt- H ood Community Col lege, where she earned an Assor ciate o f Applied Sciences de gree. Me WAUNANUBA on 8 This spring will be a busy elec tio n tim e fo r the C on fed erated Tribes. There will be at least two, and possibly three, elections on ba sic tribal matters. The m em bership will elect the Twenty-Seventh Tribal Council, and .meanwhile will determine whether to amend the tribal Constitution. Because o f the timing of these, two elections, the membership could see a third election. This would hap pen under the following scenario: . The membership Would elect a new Tribal Council, based on the current C onstitution. This vote would be based on the district’ nomi nation process, currently scheduled- - for later this month. Specifically, the district Council nomination meetings are at present set as follows: , T he Simnasho District, Monday, February 22; the Agency District, T uesday, F eb ru ary 23; and the Seekseequa district, Wednesday, Feb ruary 24. Vcc ELECTIONS on 8 Eagle Watch to celebrate 21st anniversary The Twenty-First Annual Eagle Watch celebration is coming up Sat urday and Sunday, Feb. 27-28 at the at Round Butte O verlook Park. T he free celebration h o n o rs eagles and other raptors that live in the Lake Billy Chinook area, The Confederated Tribes have been co-host o f the event since its" beginning 21 years ago. The tribes h o st Eagle W atch w ith P ortland General Electric, and Oregon Parks and Recreation. The tWo-day celebration runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28. The Q uartz Creek D rum m ers and Dancers will provide a special presentation, sponsored by Warm Springs Power and Water E n ter prises, at 2 p.m. on Sunday. O ther festivities will fie the Eagle < Village at Round Butte O verlook Park's visitor center, 10 miles west o f Madras. A ttendees can m eet Aquila, a rehabilitated golden eagle, as well as a great horned owl. Children are invited to build a bluebird house (on Saturday) or a bird feeder (on Sun day) and make a commemorative Eagle Watch button to take home. For information, call the Cove Palisades State Park at 541-546J 3412, orvisitoregonstateparks.org; $20,000 WEEKEND RICHES Win your share o f $2,500 nightly $80,000 ROAD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2BTH TRUCK GIVEAWAY RICHES 2016 Chevy Colorado LT4WD Fridays & Saturdays from 7pm - 10pm lndianHeadGaming.com Your chance to win a I 541-460-7777 I US-26, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 ; Prom otion valid January and February. All prom otions require Players' Club membership to participate. Management reserves all rights. M inim um points required. See Players' Club fo r com plete details, f if
