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WSFPI receivership property auction
The property auction is a way
to satisfy at least some o f the
outstanding WSFPI debts, in
cluding debt to the tribes.
The receivership began ear
lier this year in the spring, after
WSFPI became insolvent and
unable to reopen following the
winter closure.
The tribes have owned the
mill since the 1960s, and the en
terprise was profitable and a
major local employer for many
years.
But various factors-—the re
cent timber market in general,
and a required reduction in the
allowable cut o f tribal member,
for instance—-rendered the op
eration no longer viable.
Curtis Stacona, of the mill cleanup crew, walks past some of the
heavy equipment up for auction next week.
murphyauction.com
The auction is a final part o f
the tribal court-supervised WSFPI
receivership process. The auction
will be conducted by the James G.
Murphy Co., commercial and in
dustrial auctioneers.
Tribal members will receive a
10 percent discount on items that
they win at the auction. P ro o f o f
tribal identification is required to
receive the discount.
Bidding is also available online
at the above m entioned website.
— Dave McMechan
Council names new Secretary-Treasurer
T h e Twenty-Seventh Tribal
Council o f the C onfederated
Tribes hired Michele Stacona as
the new Secretary-Treasurer.
Ms, S tacona h as a b ack
ground in accounting and fi
nance, and worked previously
for the Confederated Tribes.
She served as executive di
rector o f the gaming enterprise,
and in the tribal organization she
worked in Finance control, and
as the internal auditor.
Michele lived and worked in
W arm S p rin g s fo r a b o u t .18
years before taking a job in Ari
zona in 2012o ln Arizona she
worked in gaming finance for
the Gila River Indian Comm u
nity, which has three casinos and
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N ext Wednesday and Thursday,
Nov. 16 and 17, will mark the end
o f an era for the tribes, as the prop
erty o f Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts Industries will be put to auc
tion.
The two-day auction will begin
at 9 a.m. on both days. T here will
be an opportunity to preview the
auction properties on Tuesday,
N ovem ber 15 from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
There are hundreds o f items o f
all kinds to be auctioned. These
include heavy equipment such as
log loaders, timber saws, chippers,
tools, buildings— all the equipment
associated with the operation o f a
lumber mill.
A complete list o f the items is
available in a detailed brochure
found at the website:
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
hotels.
Michele moved to Arizona be
cause her daughter K ortney was
planning to attend Arizona State
University, where she now is a jun
ior majoring in Health Science.
Living in Arizona, Michele still
m ad e reg u lar v isits to W arm
Springs. “I have family and friends
here,” she says.
During a visit to Warm Springs
in July, she happened to m eet with
a Tribal Council member who en
couraged her to apply for the Sec
retary-Treasurer position.
A strong background in ac
counting and finance is an im por
tant attribute for the Secretary-
Treasurer, and Michele i& the ideal
candidate, the Tribal Council de
At the Member Art Show
had met while they were in school
at Ft. Lewis College in Durango.
She is originally from N ew
Mexico, and is a Navajo tribal
member. H er daughter is a mem
ber o f the Confederated Tribes.
The S-T
The secretary-treasurer is re
sponsible for the implementation
o f the political, financial and
g overnm ental actions o f the
Tribal Council.
T he S-T oversees manage
cided.
Michele first moved to Warm
Springs with her husband, who she
The Judges Choice Awards at the 2016 Tribal Member Art Exhibit
this year went to Allen Mitchell (second from left) in the
Contemporary category, and Ervanna LittleEagle (center) in the
traditional category. Honorable Mention went to Marge Kalama,
Bernyce Courtney and Brigette McConville (from left).
Traditional category Judges
Choice Award winner (left) and
Contemporary category winner
(above).
FOOTBALL FAN ATIC
TICKET GIVEAW AY
G ran d Entries, ,are &t_ l and 7 p.m.
fairs, safeguards tribal records
and assets, and fulfills the respon
sibilities delegated through the
Tribal Constitution and Manage
m ent Plan.
on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
O n Saturday, N ovem ber 12, the
Eugene Green Sr. American Legion
and Auxiliary No. 48 will present the
Thursday, 5-8 pm
November
employment.
The jurisdiction o f the TERO
includes all o f the reservation,
plus areas within 60 miles o f the
reservation boundary. O regon
D epartm ent o f Transportation
projects within this jurisdiction,
fo r in stan ce, are su b ject to
TER O authority.
A delaying point has been an
overlap area to the west that is
shared by the G rand R onde
TER O and the Warm Springs
TERO. A tribal delegation m et
recently with G rand Ronde of
ficials in order to resolve the
situation. The meeting went well,
and Warm Springs TERO is now
working on a mem orandum of
understanding with the Oregon
D epartm ent o f Transportation.
The Warm Springs team in
cluded TER O director Wendell
Jim, Sando-Emhoolah, TER O
co m m issio n ch air J o n a th a n
Smith, Tribal Council members
J o d y C alica, C arin a M iller,
Brigette M cConville and Lee
tom, Government Affairs Direc
tor Louis Pitt and legal counsel.
FOOTBALL FEVER
WEEKEND DRAW INGS
your share o f $24,000
on Fridays arid Saturdays
November frtfm 6pm -10pm.
T here are many Veterans Day
events around this reservation, be
ginning this Thursday, Novem ber
10, w ith a m ini pow w ow at the
Agency Longhouse.
The mini powwow is hosted by
the students and staff at the Early
Childhood Education Center. The
powwow Starts at 10 a.m.
T h is
T h u rsd a y
evening,
Simnasho will host the Veterans
A p p reciatio n D inner at th e
Simnasho Longhouse, beginning at
5 p.m. with Washut; and potluck din
ner at 6 p.m. Reach Captain for
more information.
O n Veterans Day m orning this
Friday, November 11, the tribes will
host the Veterans Day Parade,
beginning at the memorial by the
Courthouse.
After the parade will be the Warm
Springs A gency Veterans Day
Dinner, H onoring H arvey Scott,
at the Agency Longhouse.
The dinner will feature Veteran
Tributes and Memorials, starting at
2 p.m . H o sts include T am era
Calhoun, Becky Picard and Carol
Law rence,, o f th e A gency
Longhouse D inner Committee.
The Warm Springs Honoring
Veterans Powwow is this week
end, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12
and 13, at the Agency Longhouse.
m e n t o f the. trihgs’.financial af
TERO annual conference at
KNT, progress with MOU
The Confederated Tribes o f
Warm Springs and Kah-Nee-Ta
will host the Fortieth Annual
N ational T ER O Convention in
Ju ly 2017. W arm S p rin g s
T ER O dispatcher Mary Sando-
Emhoolah heard this good news
at a recent TER O conference.
TER O is the Tribal Employ
ment Rights Office o f the Con
federated Tribës,
The 2017 Annual Conven
tion will bring the T ER O pro
gram full circle: It will be 40
years ago nex t year th at 12
tribes came together for the very
first A nnual T E R O C o n fer
ence, held in 1977 at Kah-Nee-
Ta.
M eanw hile, th e W arm
Springs T ER O office has had
success in placing workers, in
cluding some displaced by the
closure o f the mill.
People w ho are interested
complete the employee infor
mation, and are called to work
as positions come open. TER O
has the authority to enforce
tribal m em ber equal access to
Veterans
events
around
reservation
Korean War Veterans Honor
Ceremony and Banquet, from
noon to 2 p.m. at Kah-Nee-Ta.
There will be a special presenta
tion by the office o f the Consulate
General o f the Republic o f Korea
in Seatde. Call 541-460-8212 to reg
ister to attend.
Indian H ead Casino is hosting
Military Mondays, honoring the
military m en and w om en, every
Monday in N ovem ber from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Receive a gift item, a $2
food coupon, and $5 in bonus slot
play.
O n Veterans Day, Friday, N o
vember 11, the casino will host Vet
erans Day Cash Drawings from 1
to 5 p.m. Win a share o f $3,000 in
cash. A nd veterans receive $10
bonus slot play, and $10 match play
(earn same day entries).
Also on Veterans Day at the ca
sino: There will be a $500 Black
jack Tournament at 3 p.m. Eleven
dollar buy-in, and veterans play for
free.
The casino will host a $500 slot
tournam ent at 5 p.m. There is a $10
buy-in, and veterans play for free.
Veterans can enjoy free break
fast on N ovem ber 11, from 8 to
11 a.m. in the Cottonw ood Restau
rant. Vouchers available at the Play
ers Club, $10 max value. P ro o f o f
military service required for all Vet
erans Day promotions. For more in
form ation call 541-460-7777.
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