Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 5, 2017
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Return to Warm Springs as new tribal Sanitarian
Summer powwow at Simnasho
R ussell Graham is the new
Registered Sanitarian for the
Confederated Tribes. He re-
turns home after a career
that has taken him around the
U.S. and to Europe.
Mr. Graham takes over as
tribal Sanitarian from long-
time tribal Sanitarian Nancy
Collins. The Indian Health
Services clinic bid farewell
last week to Ms. Collins, who
retired following her long
tenure with the tribes.
The Sanitarian is an envi-
ronmental health profes-
sional, overseeing matters of
public well being.
Mr. Graham most re-
cently worked with Amtrak
Public Health in California.
He has been a Sanitarian for
18 years, working over the
years with the Center for
Disease Control, National
Parks, and with several tribes
including the Yakama Nation,
Burns Paiute and others.
He has worked in Wash-
ington, D.C., Philadelphia,
Los Angeles, and places in
Europe. Some of the travel
was associated with health
work for luxury cruise ships.
After living in such di-
Simnasho’s Fifteenth
Annual Hot Summer
Nights Powwow and En-
campment is coming up
next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, July 11-12, at the
Simnasho Powwow Arbor.
Specials include Tiny
Tots, Sweep Your Teepee
World Championships,
Solar eclipse events in W.S.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Former tribal Sanitarian Nancy Collins, Utilities general manager Don Courtney,
who is helping with the transition; and new Sanitarian Russell Graham.
verse places, “It feels great
to be home,” Mr. Graham
was saying the other day. He
moves back to Warm Springs
with his wife Bee.
Mr. Graham grew up in
War m Springs, going to
school here and at Madras
junior high and high school.
He then went to Oregon
State University, and the
Tulane University School of
Public Health and Tropical
Medicine.
Living and working in
many regions, he always
thought one day of returning
to Warm Springs. And this
week he is moving into his
new office at the clinic.
Mecca sparks Warm Springs Reservation fire season
The Mecca fire burned
across 2,400 acres on the
reservation.
The fire started behind
the casino; the cause was
still being determined as of
earlier this week.
The fire was fanned by
high winds, taking off
north and east from the
point of origin.
The flames consumed
mostly brush, grass and
weeds, and some juniper.
The situation forced the
temporary closure of high-
ways 26 and 3.
Hotshots
Meanwhile, the Warm
Springs Hotshots were dis-
patched to Prescott Valley,
Ariz., where the Goodwin
Declared season
Resolution no. 12,325:
Increase of Joint Health
Commission to eight mem-
bers. Modify Heather
Martinez to term ending 09/
emergency. The Goodwin
fire had burned more than
21,000 acres, and nearly
800 personnel were on the
scene.
From the Branch of
Natural Resources: The
Warm Springs Reserva-
tion is now in declared fire
season. All regulations
governing any timber in-
dustry or other outside ac-
tivities will be enforced. As
fire risk rises, more strict
regulations will be imple-
mented.
During the declared
season the restrictions will
follow the regulations cov-
ered by the National Fire
Danger Rating System, In-
dustrial Fire Precaution
Levels, and Warm Springs
mobilization and dispatch
plan. For details on re-
strictions call Natural Re-
sources, 541-553-2001.
No. 12,329: Associate
Judge appointment: Gayleen
Adams, one-year probation
and complete bar exam.
No. 12,330: Associate
Judge appointment: Glendon
Smith, one-year probation.
No. 12,331: Appoint-
ment to Indian Head Gam-
ing board: tribal member
Mavis Shaw.
No. 12,332: Appoint-
ment to Warm Springs Com-
posite Board class II: tribal
member James Halliday.
No. 12,333: Appointment
to Warm Springs Power and
Water board class I: Tribal
member Rafael Queahpama.
No. 12,334: Appointment
to TERO commission: tribal
member Douglas Williams;
and tribal member Marcia
Soliz.
No. 12,335: Appointment
to Warm Springs Ventures
board class I: tribal member
James Halliday; non-member
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
The Mecca fire burned on a hillside near a residence.
fire was burning.
This fire forced home
evacuations, and consumed
some buildings. The Arizona
governor declared a state of
Council resolution summaries
Thee following ar e ver y
brief summaries of Tribal
Council resolutions from mid
about May through mid-late
June:
Family Team Dance,
Round Bustle, Puth-la-pa,
Drummers Relay and the
Simnasho Derby, plus the
Hot Summer Fun Run
and Walk.
Wednesday evening
starts with a potluck bar-
becue at 6, social danc-
ing and singing at 7.
28/19.
No. 12,326: Approval
of Crayfish Commercial
Harvest Regulation.
No. 12,327: Year 2016
budget savings authorized
for immediate expenditure
for 2017 – Capital
Carryover.
No. 12,328: Needs and
savings.
The tribes will host a di-
versity of events for the
August 21 solar eclipse.
Chief operations officer
Alyssa Macy reviewed some
of the items this week. High-
lights include:
The Native American
Concert Series at Indian
Head Casino, August 19-21.
The Museum at Warm
Springs Artists Village, Au-
gust 19-20.
The NASA Balloon
Launch activities at the
War m Springs Academy,
August 19-22:
Fourteen student teams
will be participating. Stu-
dents will be from Warm
Springs, Grand Ronde, Hoh,
Makah, Yakama, Colville,
Nez Perce, Couer D’Alene,
and Pomo.
Youth teams and Univer-
sity of Washington staff will
be camping on the football
field at the Academy.
Expected attendance: 130
students and support staff.
Here is a preliminary sched-
ule of activities:
Sunday, August 20: 9
a.m.–noon: Student training
on robotics. 1–3 p.m: Student
test systems on the robotics
course.
3–5 p.m.: Robotics com-
petition. Evening stargazing.
Monday, August 21:
7:30– 8:30 a.m.: Balloon
preparation. 8:30 a.m.:
Eclipse viewing safety in-
structions.
8:30–11 a.m.: Solar view-
ing telescopes open to the
public.
9–9:15: First balloon
launch. 9:30 a.m.: Second
balloon launch, live streamed
to NASA web page.
9:45: Last balloon launch.
10:10: Final discussion of
safe viewing of eclipse.
10:20 a.m: Total eclipse.
Columbia commercial fisheries
The commercial summer
gillnet season is open until 6
p.m. this Thursday, July 6.
The open area is all of
Zone 6. Allowed gear is
gillnets or driftnets with a
minimum mesh size of 7
inches.
Allowed sales are salmon,
steelhead, shad, walleye, cat-
fish, bass, carp and yellow
perch. These fish may be
sold or kept for subsistence
use.
Legal-size sturgeon are be-
tween 43 and 54 inches fork
length in The Dalles and
John Day pools, and be-
tween 38 and 54 inches fork
length in the Bonneville
Pool. These may be kept
for subsistence use only.
Standard river mouth
and dam closed areas appli-
cable to gillnets are in effect
except for the Spring Creek
National Fish Hatchery
sanctuary.
Fish may be sold after
the period ends if caught
during the open period.
Ted Kulongoski.
No. 12,336: Appointment
to Water Board: tribal mem-
ber Roy Spino.
No. 12,337: Appointment
to Credit board class II: tribal
member Mary Sando
Emhoolah.
No. 12,338: Enrollments:
five enrollees.
No. 12,339: Relinquish-
ment: One member relin-
quishing to enroll in the
Yakama Nation.
No. 12,340: Redeem the
Series 2009 tax exempt bonds
by the sale and issuance of
series of hydroelectric rev-
enue bonds.
No. 12,341: Priority list
for Tribal Transportation Im-
provement Program.
No. 12,342: Approve and
adopt the War m Springs
Commercial Corridor Safety
Plan.