Spílygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
Tribal Ski
Day at
Meadows
Pgge 7
February 17, 2016
Officer accused of
setting up pot sale
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N it. H ood Meadows Ski Re
sort hosted the annual Warm
Springs Ski Day early this
month.
More than 80 tribal mem
bers participated. Meadows
provided them with equip
ment, lessons, and lift tick
ets.
Meadows also provided
tran sp o rtation and lunch.
They held the Ski Day on a
no-school day in the 509-J
district.
B efo re lu n ch , R ussell
Charley sang a prayer song,
and shared words about the
snow on the mountain. The
water on the Mt. Hood, he
said, provides water that sus
tains life.
Mt. H ood Meadows op
erates with a permit from the
U.S. Forest Service. The re
sort is located in the Warm
Springs ceded lands. Mead
ows w orks in partnership
r
Jayson Smith photos
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Ventures:
Tribal members at the Feb. 1 Tribal Ski Day.
with the Confederated Tribes,
ensuring good stewardship o f
the mountain.
M eadow s
has
also
worked with the tribes on
restoring historical huckle-
berry fields. And the resort
hosts a tribal huckleberry out
ing in the late summer.
Legal challenge to Deschutes irrigation management
Lawsuits by environmen
tal groups could force the
federal governm ent to en
sure th at O regon spotted
frogs, a threatened species,
have enough water to sur
vive in the Upper Deschutes
River Basin.
T h e law suits are by
WaterWatch o f Oregon, and
the Center for Biological Di
versity.
The groups filed the cases
in December in US. District
Court in Eugene. The basis
for the claims is the Endan
gered Species Act.
I f success fill, the lawsuits
could reduce the supply of
N orth Unit irrigation water,
w h ich com es from the
Deschutes River.
Farmers in the N orth Unit
d istric t grpw som e o f
Oregon’s most valuable seed
crops. The farmers generally
hold junior water rights in the
basin.
The suits asks the.court to
order the Bureau o f Recla
mation to operate its reser
voirs on the Upper Deschutes
River, where irrigation water
is stored, to create a more
natural stream flow.
T he law suits are about
more than just the spotted
frog, said John DeVoe, execu
tive director of WaterWatch
o f Oregon
“From our perspective, re
storing flows encompasses
more than a single species,”
he said. “This- is also about
the fish, wildlife, and people
in C entral O reg o n w hose
lives and livelihoods depend
on a healthy river,”
According to WaterWatch,
as a result o f water storage
and irrigation operations, the
once stable natural flows o f
the U pper D eschutes have
been replaced by dramatic
and unnatural flow swings
This damages the water
quality while harming fish and
wildlife, DeVoe said.
One o f the most visible re
cent examples o f this harm
occurred in ,O cto b er 2013,,
when, A, rapidl flow; j reduction,
due to irrigation management
caused a kill th at claim ed
nearly 3,000 fish and sparked
outrage throughout the state.
During the winter, the bu
reau stores w ater fo r the
N orth Unit primarily in the
Wickiup Reservoir, which has
a capacity o f 200,000 acre-
feet. C o n seq u en tly , the
Deschutes River has low win
ter flows followed by summer
flows som etim es 50 to 70
times higher, the Center for
Biological Diversity says.
During the irrigation sea
son, which lasts from April to
O ctober, w ater is released
from the reservoirs into the
D eschutes River,, then di
verted at Bend into the N orth
Unit system to be delivered
via the main canal to farms
in Jefferson County.
Employment
The following jobs were
advertised recently with
the Human R esources
Department o f the Con
federated Tribes o f Warm
Springs:
A fo rm e r W arm
Springs police sergeant
was accused last week of
setting up a marijuana
sale while on duty in the
squad room.
Federal court records
show 44-year-old Lonny
McEwen is charged with
possession with intent to
distribute marijuana.
McEwen allegedly ne
gotiated the sale with a
buyer who turned out to
be an informant.
M cE w en allegedly
agreed via text to sell four
A ssistant Engine O p
erator - Vernon Tias Sr. /
Lionel Smith - 541-553-8309
/1147.
E ng ine O p e ra to r -
V ernon T ias Sr. /L io n e l
Smith.
BNR Conservation Law
Receptionist/Secretary
- For inform ation contact E n fo rc e m e n t R a n g e r -
Norma Heath - 541-553- Oswald Tias - 541 -553-2033.
Fuels Technician - Brad
3257.
D onahue, Jr. - 51 4 -5 5 3 -
A d u lt M en tal H ealth
8301.
S p e c ia lis t
-
D avid
F is h e rie s & W ild life
Howenstine - 541 -553-3205.
Dual Diagnosis Thera Technician I - Marc Manion
-541-553-2042.
pist - Howenstine.
LD F ish eries T e c h n i
A d u lt
S u b s ta n c e
A b u s e T re a tm e n t S p e cian I - Cyndi Baker - 541-
553-3586.
cialist - David Howenstine.
LD L am p rey P ro je c t
Adolescent Substance
A b u s e T re a tm e n t S p e Tech I - The Dalles - Cyndi
Baker.
cialist - Howenstine.
Police Officer - Lt. Ja
Day C are S u b s titu te
Teacher
-
M ayA nne son S chjoll- 541-553-3272.
C o rre c tio n s O ffic e r
Mitchell - 541-553-3241.
Support Services Co Ron G re g o ry - 5 4 1 -5 5 3 -
3272.
ordinator - MayAnne.
Journeyman Plumber -
Fam ily Service A dvo-;
Don C ourtney - 541-553-
c a te -Jodi Begay-541-553-
3246.
3242.
E n g in e e r T e c h n ic ia n
F ire fig h te r Fuels (18
positions) - Glen Smith/Joel (Electrical) - Don Courtney.
Thompson - 541-553-8199.
S quad B o s s /F u e ls -
Glenn Sm ith/Joel Thom p
son.
Wildland Fire Module-
Asst. Sup. - Dorian Soliz -
541-553-8198.
W ildland Firefighter -
G a ry
S a m p so n /R e n so
Rodriguez - 541-553-8193 /
8194.
E qu ipm ent O p e ra to r/
Operations - Jabbar Davis
-541-553-1146.
The following jobs are
being advertised at In
dian Head Casino:
Custoidan - full time
- Contact: Willie Stacona
541-460-7777 Ext. 7722
Cage manager - full
tim e - C ontact: Holly
Waisanen 541-460-7777
Director of finance -
full time - Holly Waisanen
541-460-7777
IT support te c h n i
cian - full time - Contact:
Donovan, James, Justin
541-460-7777 Ext 7674,
7747, & 7746
Security officer - full
time - Tim Kerr541-460-
7777 Ext. 7749
Table games dealer
- Contact: Jami Deming
541-460-7777 Ext. 7724
ounces o f marijuana and
later completed the trans
actions at his home. The
affidavit states FBI agents
obtained a w arrant and
seized m arijuana from
McEwen's home.
P ossession o f m ari
juana is illegal on th e
W arm Springs reserva
tion.
McEwen's was sched
uled to be arraigned in
federal court this week.
W arm S prings P u b lic
Safety fired McEwen af
ter his arrest.
cannabis update
(Continued from page 1)
Construction o f the green
house is planned to begin in
April, with a completion time
set for August. Warm Springs
C onstruction, also part o f
Ventures, will be the general
contractor for the work.
T he cannabis operation
will employ up to 85 employ
ees, with 55 working at the
greenhouse. Ventures is plan
ning a job fair in June or July,
to begin recruiting employees.
Ventures is also finalizing
an
ag reem en t
w ith
Strainwise, based in Colorado,
that will work in partnership
with the tribes in creating a
successful grow operation.
Strainwise will work with
the tribes in setting up the
retail outlet stores, in Pordand
and Bend, and in construct
ing and then operating the
greenhouse. Strainwise has
expertise in cannabis growing
and retail.
The company will provide
training, to tribal members
w h o w ant to . work, a t . the,
greenhouse, or in one o f the
retail outlets. The training will
be in Warm Springs, and at
the Strainwise operation In
Colorado.
Strainwise currently man
ages growing operations total;
ing 130,000 Square feet. The
Confederated Tribes are plan
ning a facility about 36,000-
square-feet. Strainwise oper
ates 12 retail stores, while the
tribes are planning to have
three.
It is possible that the tribes
may open one o f m ore o f
the retail shops before the
cultivation aspect o f the busi
ness is in full operation, Mr.
Sampson said.
This will give the tribes a
chance to develop their mar
keting brand this year, Mr.
Sam pson said. This would
also create job opportunities
at the shops.
U pcom ing p ro jects for
Ventures and Tribal Council
will be the creation o f a can
nabis commission, and then
a compact with the state o f
Oregon. These will ensure
that the operation is carried
out in com pliance w ith all
laws and regulations, Mr.
Sampson said.
H ou se b ill 4 0 1 4
T he O reg o n H o u se on
Monday took up House Bill
4014, part o f which addresses
the tribes’ ability to sell can
nabis off the reservation.
. Adoption of the bill would
clarify the tribes are not pre
cluded from the statewide
m arket, and can therefore
enter an agreement with the
state.
House bill 4014 is bi-par-
tisan legislation, with support
from Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-
John Day/ o f Oregon’s Dis
trict 30. With passage in the
House, the bill goes to the
state Senate, and then to Gov.
Kate Brown.
Summary of Tribal Council - Jan. 25
1. Roll Call: Chief Delvis
H eath, Chief Alfred Smith
Jr., Vice Chair Evaline Patt,
Carlos Smith, Kahseuss Jack-
son, Scott M oses, Reuben
H enry, O rv ie D an zu k a,
R aym ond T su m p ti Sr.,
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder till
10 a.m., Alfredine Smith, Re
corder.
2. S ecretary -T reasu rer
update.
• Advised receipt o f a let
ter from John Halliday, BI A
Superintendent, notifying the
secretarial election is autho
rized.
• 2016 B udget C o n tin
gency Plan.
• Tribal Court o f Appeals,
new hires.
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• W arm Springs F orest
Products Industries firewood
cutting policy/sales.
• R e p o rt on h o rse re
moval program.
3. Draft resolutions.
M o tio n by C arlos to
adopt and approve Resolu
tion No. 12116 2016-Tribal
subsistence fishing on the
Columbia River downstream
o f Bonneville D am to in
clude the following changes:
- R em ove p ara g ra p h
“W h en a ta rg e t o f 500
spring Chinook is harvested
the fishery will be reviewed
by the Fish & Wildlife Com
mittee again.”
- Start date April 10,2016,
to May 10, 2016.
- The fishery shall be open
Sunday to Saturday.
- Wednesday is reserved
for elders day only (55 years
and older).
- Fishers m ust yield the
spot to an elder or handi
ca p p ed in d iv id u al if re
quested, An elder is any mem
ber 55 years and older.
- No. 12 second paragraph
“If not followed, the Fish and
Wildlife Committee has the
authority to suspend fishing
privileged (replacing ‘rights’).
Second by Reuben. Ques
tion: Jo se p h /o u t o f room ,
C arlos/yes, K ahseuss/yes,
S c o tt/y e s , R e u b e n /y e s,
D elv is/y es, A lfre d /o u t o f
room, Orvie/yes, Raymond/
out o f room. 6/yes, 0/no, 3 /
out o f room. Vice Chair not
voting; Motion Carried..
M otion by Kahseuss to
adopt and approve Resolu
tion No. 12117 2016 Off-res-
ervation fishing for Pacific
eulaehon on the Sandy and
Cowlitz Rivers. Second by
Reuben: Question; Jo sep h /
out o f room, C arlos/out o f
room, Kahseuss/yes, Scott/
out o f room , R euben/yes,
D elv is/y es, A lfre d /o u t o f
room, Orvie/yes, Raymond/
out o f room. 4/yes, 0 /no, 5 /:
out o f room, Vice Chair not
voting. Motion carried.
4. 2016 business agenda,
and travel delegations.
M otion by Kahseuss to
adopt and approve February
2016 Tribal Council business
agenda. Second by Reuben.
Q u estio n : J o s e p h /o u t o f
room, C arlos/out o f room,
Kahseuss/yes, S co tt/o u t o f
room, Reuben/yes, D elvis/
yes, A lfre d /o u t o f room ,
Orvie/yes, Raym ond/out o f
room. 4/yes, 0/no, 5 /o u t o f
room, Vice Chair not voting.
Motion carried.
M otion to adopt and ap
prove February 2016 Tribal
Council travel delegations.
Second by Reuben. Question:
Jo sep h /o u t o f room, Carlos/
out o f room, Kahseuss/yes,
S cott/out o f room, R euben/
yes, D elvis/yes, A lfred /o u t
of
ro o m ,
O rv ie /y e s ,
R aym ond/out o f room , 4 /
yes, 0 /n o , 5 /o u t o f room ,
Vice Chair not voting. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:36
p.m.