Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
August 29, 2018 - Vol. 43, No. 18
August – Shatm – Summer - Shatm
Tribal Council action to close Kah-Nee-Ta
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Tribal Council took
formal action Tuesday to close the
Kah-nee-ta Resort & Spa, putting
into motion the recommendation of
the Board of Directors. The clo-
sure includes the Lodge, the Village,
and the golf course. Immediate
steps will be taken by the Tribes Ex-
ecutive Management team and the
Board to implement a closure plan.
The Kah-nee-ta Board of Direc-
tors has presented a number of eco-
tourism options to the Tribal Coun-
cil for consideration over several
sessions. These ideas included a trial
season of heli-skiing on Mt.
Jefferson, multi-day lodge-based
fishing trips along the Deschutes
River, trophy game hunting, and the
development of a culture and
wellness center. Each of these op-
tions required action by the Tribal
Council to move forward as permit-
ting and capital investments were
needed.
The Board also included permit-
ting areas on Mt. Jefferson for lim-
ited commercial film and photogra-
phy production. The permits would
have generated revenue for the
Tribe and resort as well as gener-
ated jobs and other opportunities for
Tribal members. Other tribal nations
have departments that manage com-
mercial production including the
Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation
Office who permit commercial film
and photography production for
Navajo Nation lands. This branded
permit concept was previously pre-
sented in 2017 to generate revenue
for the Scholarship Fund and infra-
structure development but did not
receive enough support to move
forward.
After lengthy discussions and
no action on presented options,
Councilwoman Carina Miller
made the motion to move for-
ward with closure of the facil-
ity on September 5th. “It is ir-
responsible to continue pouring
money into an enterprise that
has demonstrated over many
years that it cannot generate
enough revenue to cover ex-
penses,” she stated.
See KNT on page 7
National
Finals
qualifiers
T he riders gave it their all
over the weekend for one last
chance to compete at the 2018
National Finals Rodeo in Oc-
tober in Las Vegas.
Congratulations to the In-
dian National Finals qualifiers
from Warm Springs:
Joe Scott Jr. for saddle
bronc; Mike Holyan in tie-
down roping; Clint Bruised
Head for steer wrestling; Jenna
Johnson in ladies breakaway
roping; Sammy Bruised Head
in senior breakaway roping;
Brinley Holyan in junior barrel
racing; and JB Bruised Head
in juionor breakaway roping.
Here are the full results
from last weekend’s rodeo,
hosted at the Corwin Rodeo
Arena in Madras by Johnson
Promotions and family (year-
end qualifiers mentioned first,
followed by average qualifi-
ers):
Bareback riding: Clay
Ramone of Hoopa, California.
Saddle bronc: Joe Scott Jr.
Bull riding: Bo Johnson,
Grand Ronde.
Tie down roping: Mike
Holyan. Average qualifier: Kyle
Jones of White Swan.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The Lady with the American Flag is Della Jackson Howard from Fort Hall, Idaho. The girl in the Black
Shirt is Miss Sr. Warm Springs, Jessica BruisedHead.
Steer wrestling: Clint
Bruisedhead. Chance Guerrero,
Wadsworth, Nevada.
Ladies barrel race: Ashley
Picard, Pendleton.
Courtney Frazier, College Place,
Washington.
Ladies breakaway roping:
Jenna Johnson. Annette Moses,
White Swan.
Team roping header: Travis
Thom, Schurz, Nevada. W i l l i e
Coversup, Wadsworth.
Team roping heeler: Ed
Harry, Nixon, Nevada. Gene
Curtis, Fernley, Nevada.
Senior breakaway roping:
Oliver Pimms, Whire Swan.
Sammy Bruisedhead.
Senior team roping header:
Oliver Pimms. Ed Jones, White
Swan.
Senior team roping heeler:
Norbert Gibson, Owyhee, Nevada.
Jerry Parrish, Klamath Falls.
Junior barrel race: Lilly
Picard, Pendleton. Brinley
Holyan.
Junior breakaway roping:
JB Bruised Head.
Jessie Walker, Nespelem, Wash-
ington.
Junior bull riding: Bud
Hostler, Hoopa, California.
Chance Abrams, Toppenish.
Water plant to see needed improvements
Through a combination of
grants the Confederated Tribes
now have the funds to make some
significant improvements to the
Dry Creek Water Treatment Plant.
The final piece of funding—
$447,000 from the Department of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment—adds to an eariler $343,000
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and $80,000 from Indian Health
Service—Portland Area Office.
That brings the total available to
$870,000, all to be used for im-
provements at the treatment plant.
Tribal management and the
Community Development Direc-
tor have been focusing on finding
a solution for the treatment plant,
built in the early 1980s and now
36 years old. The Environmental
Protection Agency and the tribes
identified specific areas that need
to be addressed.
With an aging system, replace-
ment parts can be hard to come
by, and must more expensive than
when the plant was built.
The situation had become a se-
rious concern, qualifying the grant
request in the ‘imminent threat’
category. The grant application also
demonstrated that existing tribal
resources were not currently suf-
ficient to address the immediate
needs.
The $870,000 upgrade will al-
low the treatment plant, on the
Deschutes River, to continue op-
erating for the next five or so years.
That gives the tribes time to find
funding for a new treatment plant,
with the current preferred site also
at the Dry Creek location.
The recent grants should allow
improvement work to begin this
year. The single biggest part of the
project is the pumping system. The
plan is replace existing pumps and
purchase back-ups, total estimate
of $175,000.
A new computer system and
electrical panels controlling the fa-
cility are also a big component, at
$148,000.
Then there are a number of
other aspects, accounting for the
rest of the $870,000. All of this
will be a welcome project for the
tribes. As the grant application
points out:
The condition of the treat-
ment plant “is a very real con-
cern to the elected tribal offi-
cials and management, because
more than 4,000 tribal residents
may be without water for their
daily activities because of water
pump failures.”
Meanwhile management con-
tinues to work with the IHS and
other agencies, planning for a
new plant, estimated cost of $16-
to-$22 million. This would be a
much more modern facility.
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New school
year starting
The Back to School Barbecue
and Family Information Fair have
become the unofficial kick-off for
the new school year.
The barbecue and info fair are
this Thursday, August 30 at the
Warm Springs Academy, starting at
4 p.m.
This is an opportunity for school
staff, students, families and the com-
munity to share some time together
before class begins next week. The
barbecue is free.
The Family Information Fair will
be in the cafeteria and gym. If you
visit all the booths, you will be en-
tered into a raffle drawing.
It’s a great opportunity to learn
about community resources, offer
feedback, learn new things, make
new connections, and have some
fun.
Students at the Academy had a
week of classes in August, as a kind
of warm-up for next week. Of
course there is no school on Mon-
day, September 3 because it’s La-
bor Day.
Then the Warm Springs Acad-
emy students return to the regular
class schedule on Tuesday, August
4. The Jefferson County Middle
School sixth-graders, and Madras
High School ninth-graders also start
that day. Wednesday, August 5 is
the first day for all other students.
On regular school days at the
Academy kids should arrive at
school by 8:05 a.m., pick up break-
fast and go to classrooms for an
8:15 a.m. start time. Breakfast
closes at 8:25.
Tune into KWSO weekday morn-
ings just after 7 a.m. for the latest
Academy information on KWSO
Eagle News.
Honoring
Korean War
Veterans
The Eugene Greene Sr. Ameri-
can Legion Family #48 hosted the
Korean War Veterans Honoring in
August at Kah-Nee-Ta.
This was the Second Annual
event honoring Korean, and all vet-
erans. Or as more specifically stated:
‘Honoring veterans who served
on the ground in the Korean War,
or in support capacity in the wa-
ters of the Pacific between 1950
and 1955.’
The event holds a special place
in the hearts of the American Le-
gion veterans and Auxiliary for the
organizations namesake, Eugene
Greene Sr.
Mr. Greene Sr. was a combat vet-
eran, earning the Silver Star, among
the highest military combat decora-
tions that can be awarded to a mem-
ber of the United States Armed
Forces. The Silver Star is awarded
for gallantry in action. You can learn
more about the Eugene Greene Sr.
American Legion #48 at their
website:
WSala48.org for details (See page
9 for more on the Honoring Korean
War Veterans event.)