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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Housing meeting
challenging goals
There are 70 residen-
tial units in the Warm
Springs Trailer Court—a
number of homes of fine
quality, and some that
became problematic.
This year the Housing
Authority removed eight
trailers from the neighbor-
hood. These had been
condemned as uninhabit-
able. There are three
more units to be re-
moved, said Danielle
Wood, Housing Author-
ity executive director.
The goal is once again
to bring the Trailer Court
up to the standards as
originally envisioned.
The Trailer Court was
established in the early
1970s, about a decade
before the existence of
the Warm Springs Hous-
ing Authority.
The Trailer Court was
a project established di-
rectly by Tribal Council.
At the time, and for
about the first decade or
so, a property manager
lived in one of the
Trailer Court units,
overseeing the project.
Over time the prop-
erty manager position
was discontinued, and
jurisdiction of the
Trailer Court was trans-
ferred to the Housing
Authority.
Making a safe and
enjoyable neighborhood
is now the goal, Ms.
Wood said.
There is a need for
infrastructure work, she
said, and newer residen-
tial units.
Housing has mobile
homes—good quality
FEMA units—for sale
that can fill the newly
vacant spots at the
Trailer Court. Or inter-
ested buyers can move
these mobile homes to
any lot on the reserva-
tion available to the
buyer. Prices are very
reasonable (see page 2).
TERO skills surveys
The Warm Springs TERO
office is accepting skills sur-
veys for construction projects
with the Oregon Department
of Transportation. These po-
sitions pay the prevailing
wage, average of $40 per
hour depending on the job
you are hired for.
Most of the work is off
the reservation. TERO this
year has 15 construction
projects with positions avail-
able.
Call the TERO office at
541-615-0853; or stop by the
office in the building with
Construction.
For the Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club
of Warm Springs will host
their annual Great Futures
golf scramble, dinner and
auction fundraiser this Sat-
urday, April 28.
The fundraiser—the
club’s Ninth Annual—is at
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. The re-
ception and auction begin at
5 p.m., and dinner at 6:30.
On average the War m
Springs Boys and Girls Club
are serving 100 tribal youth
each day.
For information, on the
fundraiser or on how to con-
tribute, contact club director
June Smith at 541-553-2323.
jsmith@bgcsc.org
Summary of Tribal Council
April 16
1. Roll call: Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chairman Eugene
Greene, Vice Chair man
Charles Calica, Carina
Miller, Valerie Switzler, and
Lee Tom. Phoebe Joe, Re-
corder.
2. Secretary-Treasurer
and Chief Operations Of-
ficer updates with Michele
Stacona and Alyssa Macy.
3. May agenda, and re-
view minutes.
· Motion by Charles to
approve May 2018 business
agenda subject to change.
Second by Brigette. Ques-
tion; 8/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Motion by Charles to
approve May 2018 travel
delegations subject to
change. Second by Lee.
Question; 8/0/0, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
· Motion by Charles to
approve January and Febru-
ary 2018 minutes. Second by
Carina. Question; 8/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
4. Draft resolutions.
· Motion by Valerie
adopting Resolution No.
12,470 appointing tribal
member Garland Brunoe,
Class I, and non-tribal mem-
ber Donald Stastny, Class III
to the Museum Board of
Directors with terms expir-
ing January 1, 2022. Second
by Carina. Question; 8/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Motion by Charles
adopting Resolution No.
12,471 approving the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs to submit Agree-
ment with Law Enforcement
Data Systems with the State
of Oregon to continue
April 25, 2018
Museum Lifetime and Twanat recipients
E ach spring the Museum
at Warm Springs honors
indviduals who have made
great contributions to the
museum and the tribal com-
munity.
This year the museum
celebrated the Sixteenth An-
nual Honor Dinner, and
made special recognition to
the first director of the Mu-
seum at Warm Springs.
For his work in helping
establish the museum in the
early 1990s—creating pro-
grams that continue to the
present day—Michael
Hammond received the
Twanat Award.
Mr. Hammond was the
museum director from
1993 until 2001.
The Museum at Warm
Springs also pays tribute
with
the
Lifetime
A c h i e ve m e n t Aw a r d s,
this year honoring Louie
Pitt Jr. and the Hon. Ed-
ward J. Leavy.
Mr. Pitt serves the Con-
federated Tribes as the
Government Affairs direc-
tor.
His work includes main-
taining positive govern-
ment-to-government rela-
tions with the federal, state
and local government enti-
ties.
Judge Leavy is a Senior
United States Circuit Judge
of the United States Court
of Appeals for the Ninth
Louie Pitt (above) receives
the Lifetime Achievement
Award from former BIA
regional director Stanley
Speaks. Miss Warm
Springs Thyreicia
Simtustus is assisting,
and Mr. Pitt’s son Pi-ta
and daughter Pah-tu were
on hand for the honor.
Michael Hammond (right)
receives the Twanat
Award from board member
Olney ‘JP’ Patt Jr.
Photos courtesy the Museum at Warm Springs.
Circuit, and a former judge
for the United States Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance
Court of Review.
Judge Leavy is among, if
not the most respected Or-
egon jurist of the past sev-
Restoration Relay at KNT
The Restoration Relay
will take off this Saturday,
April 28, hosted by the
Meth and Opiate Work
Group and Warm Springs
Recreation. The Restora-
tion Relay is part of the
National Sexual Assault
Awareness and Child Abuse
Prevention Month.
This is a 12-mile relay
with teams of three will
start at 7 a.m. at the Kah-
Nee-Ta Village gate, and
will end at the Victims of
backgrounds for each de-
partment when needed with
noted edits. Second by Ca-
rina. Question; 8/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
5. Federal and state leg-
islative update calls.
6. Enrollments.
· Motion by Carina
adopting Resolution No.
12,472 enrolling an indi-
Crime building on campus.
This is a free event.
Ninety-five percent of
abuse is preventable
through education and
awareness. And with guid-
ance and support, victims
heal into thriving warriors.
Join Recreation and the
Meth and Opiate Preven-
tion team for the relay, and
take a walk for support and
awareness. For more infor-
mation contact Recreation
at 541-553-3243.
vidual. Second by Brigette.
Question; 6/0/2, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
7. January and February
2018 financial update.
8. With no further discus-
sion the meeting adjourned
at 3:12 p.m.
eral decades.
He has worked with
tribes on fisheries matters,
including ser ving some
years ago as mediator in the
U.S. v. Oregon case.
At the time, Paul Lumley,
then executive director of
the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission,
commented, “Judge Leavy
is an elder, and respected
judge. We are honored to
have him here.”
Community notes...
A Miss Warm Springs
Coronations
and
fundraising banquet is
coming up on Saturday, May
12 at 6 p.m. at the Museum
at Warm Springs.
All funds will help with
Miss Warm Springs Thyrecia
Simtustus with travel ex-
penses throughout the year.
There will be a dinner, and
live and silent auctions. It will
be $20 per person, $10 for
senior citizens and children
under 10. You are asked to
RSVP by May 1. Contact
Thyrecia or Joie Simtustus.
There is Darkness to
Light training in Warm
Springs on Wednesday, May
2. The program will teach
adults how to prevent, rec-
ognize and react responsibly
to child sexual abuse. Train-
ing will be at 5-8 p.m. at the
Community Center.
To reserve a spot, call or
text Rosa at 541-350-5200.
Scholarships are available,
and food will be provided.
The War m Springs
Tribal Scholarship appli-
cation and packet are now
available on the Tribal
website:
warmsprings-NSN.gov
New and current college
students can apply for 2018-
19 funding. Early bird appli-
cations submitted by May 1
will receive a college pack-
age. Contact Carroll Dick
at Higher Education if you
have questions, 541-553-
3311.
Vote ~ Kim Schmith ~
Jefferson County Commissioner
My priorities
Education:
I wholeheartedly sup-
port the Warm Springs
K-8 Academy and stand
with Madras High
School
providing
classes in the trades.
Vocational courses pro-
vide a whole new world
of opportunities for our
youth—opportunities
that pay well, may help
keep them in our com-
munity, and also
strengthens our local
workforce.
A vibrant economy:
I will listen to our
communities, help es-
tablish priorities, and
work to develop bal-
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us attract out-
side invest-
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Affordable
housing:
Whether
renting
or
looking
to
buy, people in our com-
munities should be able
to find housing that fits
their needs, is in reason-
able condition and
doesn’t cost so much
they can’t afford other
basic needs.
Rural livability:
To protect our way of
life, preserv-
ing our rural
lifestyle,
communi-
ties and val-
ues,
we
must mod-
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infrastruc-
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ing with im-
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Internet ser-
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