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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Da’ Boys win 53rd holiday tourney
The Recreation Department
hosted the Fifty-Third Annual
Warm Springs Indian Men’s Holi-
day Basketball Tournament, Dec.
29-31.
These are the official results
from the tourney:
Champions: da’ Boys, from
White Swan, Washington.
Runner ups: Warm Springs.
Third: United Tribes. And
fourth: Medicine Society from
Fallon, Nevada.
MVP: Chris Jone of da’ Boys,
White Swan.
Mr. Hustle: Bradley Fryburg,
da’ Boys.
High scorer: Trevor John,
United Tribes—35 points in one
game.
Top rebounder: Kellen
Hawley, ‘da Boys.
All Tourney Team:
Darren Six, War m Springs.
Kellen Hawley, da’ Boys. Leighton
Pennington, Warm Springs.
Bradley Fryburg, da’ Boys.
Trevor DeGarmo, United Tribes.
Connor Ogle, Medicine Society.
Trevor John, United Tribes.
Rich Harrington, Medicine So-
ciety. Lawrence Spino, Portland.
Bosh Kalama, Tygh Valley Next
Gen. Vaughn Herrera, CW Tune
Squad. Ray Anderson, Rezidentials,
Warm Springs.
Coach Recognition Awards:
Darryl Smith, United Tribes. Ray
Anderson, Rezidentials. Harry
Hisatake, Medicine Society. Glen
Jones, da’ Boys. James Arthur,
Tygh Valley Next Gen. Vaughn
Herrera, CW Tune Squad. Mike
Jackson, Warm Springs. J.T. Ball,
Portland.
Championship game: da’
Boys, 61, Warm Springs 59.
Third/fourth place game:
United Tribes 116, Fallon, Nevada
84.
Smelt
fishery at
Cowlitz
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Medicine Society, Fallon Nevada, 64 vs. Portland, 57: Fifty-Third Annual Warm Springs All Indian
men’s tournament.
Tribal Council adopted smelt
fishing regulations for the Cowlitz
River. This is a traditional fishery
of the Confederated Tribes. Dur-
ing the smelt run—with peak
months expected in February and
March— the following regulations
apply:
Fishing will continue until 2,250
pounds are harvested by members;
or until the run ends.
Fishing may take place from 6
a.m. to 6 p.m. Dipnets must be
continuously attended.
During the run, and until the
harvest limit is reached, fishing is
allowed 7 days a week.
The Branch of Natural Re-
sources is responsible for the bio-
logical monitoring of the fishery.
Tribal members must carry enroll-
ment cards at all times while fish-
ing and transporting fish.
Members must produce the
identification upon request of the
state or tribal enforcement officer.
A member who produces tribal
identification does not require a
state fishing license.
Tribal members must report
their catch to the Branch of Natu-
ral Resources on-site at the fishery
locations.
January 4, 2017
MHS,
Academy
sports
In Madras High School
sports on Friday, January
6:
Boys freshman, JV and
varsity basketball teams host
Mountain View. Games are
at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. The
girls basketball teams are on
the road at Mountain View
High School.
Tune into KWSO Friday
evening at 7 for Madras White
Buffalo basketball.
In Madras High School
sports on Saturday, January
7:
JV and varsity swimming
teams travel to a meet in
The Dalles, and varsity wres-
tlers have a meet at Bend
High School.
In Madras MHS sposts
on Tuesday, Januar y 10:
Girls’ freshman, JV and var-
sity basketball teams host
Sisters. Games are at 4, 5:30
and 7 p.m. The boys teams
play at Sisters High School.
Also on January 10: At
the Warm Springs Academy:
Wrestling and girls’ basket-
ball information night is at
5 in the school cafeteria.
Dinner is at 5:30, and the
boys basketball awards are
at 6.
In Madras High School
sports on Wednesday, Janu-
ary 11: The boys and girls
freshman basketball teams
have games at Bend High
School.
On Thursday, Januar y
12: Warm Springs Academy
girls basketball plays in Sis-
ters at 4.
On January 12 in Ma-
dras High School sports:
Varsity wrestlers travel to a
meet at Crook County High
School.
Summary of Tribal Council meetings
(The following are summa-
ries of recent Tribal Council
meetings.)
December 5, 2016
1. Roll call: Chief Joseph
Moses, Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Chairman Eugene Greene Jr., Vice
Chairman Charles Calica, Ronald
Suppah Sr., Valerie Switzler, Carina
Miller and Brigette McConville.
Minnie Yahtin and Francelia
Miller, Recorders.
2. Bureau of Indian Affairs and
Office of Special Trustee Updates.
3. Kah-Nee-Ta discussion:
· Motion made authorizing Jim
Manion, board member, and Jim
Bankson, general manager, to work
with the Secretary-Treasurer to
identify $175,000 loan from the
tribes. And to report back what
the funds are covering, and terms
of the loan.
· Motion made amending Tribal
Council’s agenda to add an enter-
prise update for December 13 at
4:30.
4. TERO discussion: Motion
made authorizing the negotiating
team to contact other tribes to
schedule a meeting. Possible date
is December 21 at 1:30.
5. Federal legislative update.
6. State legislative update.
7. Tribal attorney update:
· Motion made authorizing the
Secretary-Treasurer to sign a let-
ter to Rick Molitor, 509-J school
district superintendent, regarding
the reversion of district-owned
portion of the former elementary
school site to the tribes.
· Motion made to amend the
agenda to present the Cannabis In-
ter-governmental Agreement on
December 27.
8. Forestry management deduc-
tion budget, fishing regulations and
smelt regulations:
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,259: expenditures for Inten-
sive Forest Management activities
pursuant to exhibit funding for
2017.
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,260: 2017 fishing regulations
are hereby approved, adopted and
enacted by Tribal Council.
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,261: restrictive regulations
are adopted for tribal subsistence
fishing for smelt at the Cowlitz
River during 2017.
9. With no further discussion the
meeting adjourned at 5 p.m.
December 6, 2016
1. Roll call: Chief Alfred Smith
Jr., Chairman Eugene Greene Jr.,
Ronald Suppah Sr., Valerie Switzler,
and Carina Miller. Minnie Yahtin,
Recorder.
2. 2016 Veteran’s Day Powwow
update.
3. Land Buyback program up-
date.
4. Funeral benefit policy discus-
sion to be scheduled for early Janu-
ary.
5. With no further discussion the
meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
December 12, 2016
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chairman Eugene Greene
Jr., Vice Chairman Charles Calica,
Raymond Tsumpti, Ronald Suppah
Sr., Carina Miller, and Brigette
McConville. Minnie Yahtin and
Francelia Miller, Recorders.
2. Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,262, appointing the right-of-
way negotiating team.
3. Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,263, supporting Floy L.
Anderson to be appointed the BIA
Superintendent for the War m
Springs Agency.
4. Secretary-Treasurer update.
5. Chief Operations Officer up-
date.
6. Tribal Court:
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,264: 2017 master jury duty
list with some names struck from
the list.
· Motion made rescinding pre-
vious action: effective immediately
the Court staff will be under the
Chief Judge authority.
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,265, appointing Ronald
Roome as a 2017 Tribal Court Judge
Pro Tempore.
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,266, appointing Barbara
Haslinger as a 2017 Tribal Court
Judge Pro Tempore.
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,267, appointing Thomas
Howes as a 2017 Tribal Court Judge
Pro Tempore.
· Motion to adopt Resolution
No. 12,268, approving the amend-
ment to WSTC Section 331.125 ef-
fective immediately: Health certifi-
cate requirement for a marriage li-
cense.
7. Motion approving the Tribal
Council 2017 agenda.
8. Motion approving the pur-
chase of a Pendleton blanket for
Governor Brown.
9. Tabled the review of Minutes.
10. Enrollments:
· Motion made adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,269, enrolling 16 eli-
gible applicants to the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs.
· Motion made to adopt Resolu-
tion No. 12,253B: that a special per
capita distribution is hereby autho-
rized in the amount of $500 for
each eligible member who appears
on the roll as of December 12,
2016, to be made available in the
Ramah Settlement, and that the cur-
rent budget is hereby amended in
the amount of $2,619,000.
11. Minor’s Trust Fund:
· Motion made adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,270: That this Tribal
Council Resolution and Exhibit “A”,
hereto shall replace Tribal Council
Resolution No. 11,691(A), adopted
on January 30, 2013, and that Tribal
Council Resolution 11,691(A), shall
be of no further force and effect.
12. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 4 p.m.
December 27, 2016
1. Roll call: Chief Joseph Moses,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr., Chairman
Eugene Greene Jr., Vice Chairman
Charles Calica, Raymond Tsumpti,
Ronald Suppah Sr., Valerie Switzler
and Carina Miller. Minnie Yahtin
and Francelia Miller, Recorders.
2. Motion approving an agenda
amendment giving elders time to
share concerns.
3. Cannabis inter-governmental
agreement:
· Motion made adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,276, approving the in-
ter-governmental agreement for
cross jurisdictional for marijuana
businesses in Oregon under the
IGA.
4. Purchasing policy:
· Motion made adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,277, tribal administra-
tive rules for purchasing.
5. Warm Springs Timber Com-
pany LLC:
· Motion made adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,278: Tribal Council en-
dorses the recommendation for
Warm Springs Timber Co. to con-
tinue as a going-concern during
2017, and WSTC will be the exclu-
sive purchaser, with the exception
of a single auction stumpage sale,
of the tribes’ timber during that
time. The Memorandum of Under-
standing attached as Exhibit “A” is
hereby approved, and Branch of
Natural Resources Forestry and
WSTC are instructed to execute the
MOU and implement it in good
faith in 2017.
6. Key Bank credit cards discus-
sion with Finance.
7. Motion made scheduling a
General Council meeting for Janu-
ary 12, 2017 at the Agency
Longhouse. Agenda will be the
supplemental budget for Kah-Nee-
Ta.
8. With no further discussion the
meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.