Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 27, 2017
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Eagles Sports Spotlight
Distinguished
Alumni at
high school
F all sports—cross country, football
and volleyball—are in full swing at
the Warm Springs Academy.
This week we feature athletes
Marilyn Tom, who plays volleyball,
and André Spino, football player for
the Eagles.
Marilyn is in the eighth grade,
and has played volleyball since the
fifth-grade.
She also plays softball and bas-
ketball. She plans to continue with
sports next year at the high
school.
Her favorite subject at the
Academy is Social Studies. Her
parents are Sharon Katchia and
Corbett Tom Sr.
Marilyn has two brothers and
two sisters. Her older brothers are
in high school, her older sister is
working, and her younger sister
Marilyn Tom
goes to the Academy.
André also is an eighth-grader.
He mostly plays safety for the
Eagles football squad. He also likes
track and wrestling.
Birth announcement
Francisco Martinez
Shadrack Martinez and Olivia
Gleason of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth of
their son Francisco Martinez, born
on September 15, 2017.
Summaries of Tribal Council
The following are summaries
of Tribal Council from the begin-
ning of September
September 5, 2017
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chair man Eugene
Greene Jr., Vice Chairman Charles
Calica, Raymond Tsumpti Sr.,
Valerie Switzler, Brigette
McConville, and Lee Tom. Re-
corders, Norma Miller (morning),
Minnie Yahtin (evening).
2. Bureau of Indian Affairs up-
date.
3. Office of Special Trustee
update.
4. Bureau of Indian Affairs Re-
alty update.
5. Chief of Operations Officer
will work with a tribal member to
haul donated hay to the Mutton
Mountain area.
6. Attorney update by John
Ogan will be rescheduled.
7. Federal legislative update call.
8. State legislative update call.
· Motion by Charles approving
Valerie, Louie Pitt, Michael Ma-
son, and Howard Arnett to draft
a letter in rebuttal to The Oregonian
article regarding the Tribal Atten-
dance Project to protect the inter-
est of Native Youth in education
for snow days, to be brought back
to Tribal Council for additional
comments.
Seconded by
Raymond. Question; 6/0/2. Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
9. Tribal attorney update with
Howard Arnett.
· 2:37-3 p.m., discussion off the
record.
· Motion by Charles approving
the Chairman to sign this letter to
the Attorney General Rosenblum
regarding U.S. v. Washington “Cul-
verts” case (No. 17-269 (U.S. Su-
preme Court). Seconded by
Valerie; noting edits, paragraph 3
to name each treaty fishing tribe.
Question; 6/0/2, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
10. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
September 6
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chair man Eugene
Greene Jr., Raymond Tsumpti,
Carina Miller, Lee Tom, and
Valerie Switzler. Minnie Yahtin,
Recorder.
2. Budget presentations:
· Budget overview
· Secretary-Treasurer and Com-
munity Assistance
· Finance
· Public Utilities
· Administrative Services
· General and Administrative
· Tribal Court
· Governmental Affairs
· Debt Services, A Place For
Kids, and Capital Projects
3. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.
André Spino
His favorite subject at school
is PE, “because you get to be ac-
tive,” André says.
His mom is Tina Spino, and
André has one brother at the high
school.
He likes football because of
Coach W. and his teammates.
“Everybody on the team re-
spects each other,” André says. “We
don’t put each other down, so we
all like being on the team.”
Francisco joins brothers Delvis,
11, Frank, 10, and Jarren, 14; and
sister Taylynn, 5. Grandparents on
the father’s side are Demus
Martinez, and Tr udy Smith.
Grandparents on the mother’s
side are Valena Sargent, and Rob-
ert Gleason.
Tom, Valerie Switzler, and Brigette
McConville. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder.
2. Budget presentations:
· Chief Operations Officer
· Department of Natural Re-
sources
· Human Services
· Education (budget call back)
· Centralized Billing (budget call
back)
· Public Safety
· Human Resources
· Tribal Council Executive Com-
mittees
· Culture & Heritage Commit-
tee
· Timber Committee
· Health & Welfare Committee
· Education Committee
· Range, Irrigation & Agricul-
ture Committee
· Land Use Planning Commit-
tee
· Fish & Wildlife Committee
3. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
· High Lookee Lodge
· Kah-Nee-Ta – will return as
a call back
· TERO Commission
· Economic Stewardship (ESI)
· Warm Springs Housing Au-
thority
· Warm Springs Ventures
· Warm Springs Power & Wa-
ter Enterprise
· Warm Springs Timber Com-
pany LLC
3. Inheritance Act Resolutions:
· Motion by Joseph adopting
Resolution No. 12,373, approv-
ing the purchase of The Dalles
Public Doman Allotments, 147-
50, 147-51 and 147-53, located
outside the boundaries of the
Warm Springs Reservation. Sec-
onded by Carina. Question; 7/
0/2, Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Motion by Carina adopting
Resolution No. 12,374, approving
the purchase of allotment 145-
489; Seconded by Charles. Ques-
tion; 8/0/1, Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
· Motion by Joseph adopting
Resolution No. 12,375, approv-
ing the purchase of allotment
145-489; Seconded by Carina.
Question; 8/0/1, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
4. With no further business the
meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
September 8
1. Roll Call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Chief Joseph Moses, Chief
Alfred Smith Jr., Chairman Eu-
gene Greene Jr., Vice Chairman
Charles Calica, Raymond Tsumpti,
Valerie Switzler, and Brigette
McConville. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder.
2. Budget presentations:
September 7
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chair man Eugene
Greene Jr., Vice Chairman Charles
Calica, Raymond Tsumpti, Lee
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This is Homecoming Week
at Madras High School. The
football game is on Friday, Sep-
tember 29, and the Homecom-
ing Dance is Saturday.
The school is honoring Dis-
tinguished Alumbi. Among
those being honored is Ken
Smith of Warm Springs.
Mr. Smith is a former Sec-
retary-Treasurer of the Con-
federated Tribes, and also
served as Department of the
Interior Assistant Secretary for
Indian Affairs during the
Reagan Administration.
Other Distinguished Alumni
this year at the high school are
Margie (McBride) Lehrman,
Tom Norton Sr., Dallas
Stovall, Juanita (Wickham)
Kurtin, Erin Olson and Bob
Shaw.
There are Homecoming
events through the week at the
high school, such as the dress-
up day. The Distinguished
Alumni are invited during the
week to meet with students.
September 11
1. Roll call: Chief Alfred Smith
Jr., Chairman Eugene Greene Jr.,
Vice Chairman Charles Calica,
Raymond Tsumpti, and Valerie
Switzler. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
2. Budget presentations:
· Indian Head Casino
· Warm Springs Credit Enter-
prise
· Warm Springs Composite
Products
· The Museum At War m
Springs
· Warm Springs Telecommuni-
cations
· Gaming Commission – Sur-
veillance
· Council Support
· Tribal Council
3. Kah-Nee-Ta: (Present by
phone: Carina Miller, Brigette
McConville, Lee Tom, and Delvis
Heath).
· Motion by Charles to confirm
the Kah-Nee-Ta term sheet, and
proceed to negotiate. Seconded by
Carina. Question; 7/1/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
4. Budget call backs:
· Health and Human Services
· Education
· Centralized Billing
· Public Utilities Department
5. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.