Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 31, 2018
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Cannabis summit at Portland
Campus ‘old clubhouse’ comes down
U.S. Attorney Bill Will-
iams, District of Oregon,
will host an interagency can-
nabis summit this Friday,
February 2. The tribes were
specifically invited to the
meeting, and a representa-
tive from Council will at-
tend. Gov. Kate Brown will
also be on hand.
U.S. Attorney General
Jeff Sessions in early Janu-
ary rescinded earlier memo-
randa, from the previous ad-
ministration, that had been
guidance for U.S. Attorneys
in states that have legalized
marijuana. The earlier memo-
randa had given assurance
that federal law enforcement
in states with legalized mari-
juana would focus only on
specific areas: organized
crime, distribution to a minor,
unlawful sale, crossing state
lines, for instance.
The recision of these
guidelines create some con-
fusion for states such as
Oregon.
The meeting this Friday
will be a chance for U.S. At-
torney Williams to share his
enforcement strategy with
interested parties, in light of
the new federal policy.
Important message from Sanitation, Landfill
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The campus building removal project is approaching the final phase. The 3 Kings
Co. demolished the largest single building among the eight sites—’the old
clubhouse’—in late January. Early to mid February is the timeline for completion.
CRITFC celebrates permit denial
Washington Gov. Jay
Inslee this week rejected a
permit for a massive oil-by-
rail terminal proposed along
the Columbia River in
southwest Washington state.
Gov. Inslee said he agrees
with the recommendation of
a state energy panel, which
in December voted to deny
the application of the
Vancouver Energy project.
The joint venture of
Tesoro Corp. and Savage
Companies proposed to re-
ceive about 360,000 barrels
of North American crude
oil a day by trains at the
port of Vancouver.
The oil would be loaded
onto tankers and ships for
transport to oil refineries
up and down the West
Coast.
“The Governor’s deci-
sion shows that the health
of the Columbia River and
the safety of its citizens
matters most,” said Jaime
Pinkham, executive director
of teh Columbia River In-
ter-Tribal Fish Commission.
“The
denial
of
Vancouver Energy’s permit
to build the largest oil-by-rail
terminal in the nation is a
decision that we all cel-
ebrate.”
Throughout the applica-
tion process, CRITFC and
its member tribes, including
Warm Springs, vigorously as-
serted the interests of the
Columbia River and those
who depend on it.
Upcoming tribal committee meetings
This is the schedule for
tribal committee meetings
over the next several weeks:
Water Control Board: 1
to 3 p.m., Thursday, Febru-
ary 1 at the Branch of Natu-
ral Resources Cougar Den.
Fish and Wildlife Com-
mittee: 3 to 5 p.m., Thurs-
day, February at the Tribal
Administration Building, con-
ference room 3.
Land Use Committee:
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednes-
day, February 7 at Adminis-
tration conference room 3.
Education Committee:
10 a.m. to noon, Saturday,
February 10 in the trailer
behind the old simnasho
school.
Water Control Board: 1
to 3 p.m., Thursday, Febru-
ary 15 at the Branch of
Natural Resources Cougar
Den.
Education Committee:
10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Feb-
ruary 16 at Administration
conference room 3.
Land Use Planning
Committee: 9 a.m. to
noon, Wednesday, February
21 at Administration room
3.
Water Control Board: 1
to 3 p.m., Thursday, March
1 at the Branch of Natural
Resources Cougar Den.
Fish and Wildlife
Committee: 3 to 5 p.m.,
Thursday, March 1 at the
Administration conference
room 3.
Education Committee:
4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday,
March 5 at the Seekseequa
Fire Hall.
Land Use Planning
Committee: 9 a.m. to
noon, Wednesday, March 7
at the Administration con-
ference room 3.
Water Control Board: 1
to 3 p.m., Thursday, March
15 at the Branch of Natu-
ral Resources Cougar Den.
Land Use Planning
Committee: 9 a.m. to
noon, Wednesday, March 21
at the Administration con-
ference room 3.
Education Committee:
1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, March
31 at the Greeley Heights
community building.
For information contact
the Tribal Council office,
541-553-3257.
Warm Springs Recreation Presents
Sweetheart Sale
Shop local to get a unique gift for your sweetheart
~ Stop by for lunch or scrumptuous treats
Friday, February 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Community Center Social Hall
Taking sign-ups ~ Call Carol, 541-553-3243.
Warm Springs Sanita-
tion and Landfill will con-
tinue to provide trash
pickup for all residents;
however, we must limit
the 96-gallon totes to one
per household.
We are running low on
totes and must make
changes in order to serve
more customers.
If you need to main-
tain a second tote, please
call Russell 541-553-
4943.
We will need to start
charging for the second
tote.
Because of expensive
equipment costs, we will
no longer be giving out
totes for replacement or
for new residents. The
cost of the totes has in-
creased substantially.
We also have vari-
ances and special allow-
ances on a case-by-case
basis. Again, call Russell
at 541-553-4943 for
more information.
Tires and hazard-
ous materials
Recently, many of our
tribal landfill transfer sta-
Courtesy Sanitation/Landfill
Oil and hazardous materials at the landfill.
tions have been receiving
increased quantities of tires
and hazardous materials
such as motor oil and hy-
draulic fluid.
The landfill transfer sta-
tions and the main landfill
cannot accept this volume
of hazardous waste.
Tires cannot be left at
the transfer stations, and
must be taken to the com-
mercial entrance to be dis-
posed.
There is a cost for the
weight of tires to be dis-
posed. The Confeder-
ated Tribes must pay an
outside disposal com-
pany to handle tires, and
the price to dispose of
tires has increased.
We also suspect some
people from the outside
are using our landfill
transfer stations. If you
see something, please call
Russell at 541-553-4943,
or call the Warm Springs
Police Department.
On the February Tribal Council agenda
The following are some of
the items on the Februar y
Tribal Council agenda (sub-
ject to change at Council dis-
cretion):
Monday, February 5
9 a.m.: Bureau of Indian
Affairs update with Floy
Anderson, superintendent.
9:30: Office of Special
Trustee update and Realty
items with Charles Jackson
and Urbana Ross.
Land Buy-Back War m
Springs appraisals update
with the Office of Special
Trustee and the Buy-Back
program.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date conference call, federal
and state.
2:30: Tribal attorney up-
date.
Tuesday, February 6:
Off-shore drilling tribal con-
sultation.
Tuesday-Wednesday,
Februar y 6-7: War m
Springs National Fish Hatch-
ery-USFWS co-managers
meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Monday, February 12
9 a.m.: Children’s Protec-
tive Services update with
Cecelia Collins.
10: Veterans Memorial
Park update with the Veter-
ans Memorial Park Commit-
tee.
11: Collaboration grant
with the Jefferson County
School District, with April
Campbell, Oregon Depart-
ment of Education.
1:30: Water treatment up-
date with Travis Wells and
Roy Spino.
2:30: Columbia River In-
ter-Tribal Fish Commission
meeting
with
Jaime
Pinkham.
3:30: Draft resolutions
with Secretary-Treasurer
Michele Stacona.
Febr uar y 12-15: Na-
tional Congress of the
American Indian executive
council winter session.
Tuesday, February 20
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer and Chief Operations
Officer updates with
Michele and Alyssa.
10: March agenda and
minutes with the S-T.
11: Draft resolutions with
the S-T
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls, federal and state.
2:30: Fee to Trust tribal
consultation.
3:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson of
Vital Stats.