Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 29, 2018
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Five youth delve into construction trade
T his summer five young people
from Warm Springs spent a part
of the summer learning the con-
struction trade.
The youth are Ashlyn David,
James Greene, Leonard Polk,
Bryce Sanchez and George Yazzie.
They worked for five weeks this
summer with the Northwest Col-
lege of Construction in Portland.
The college hosts the Con-
structing Hope pre-apprenticeship
camp. This is an opportunity for
the young people to learn about a
variety of fields in construction:
Journeymen, welding, environ-
mental restoration, masonry, heavy
equipment, etc.
As part of the program, the
Warm Springs youth visited the
Street of Dreams in Portland,
where many construction trades
are being practiced, including the
renovation of an elementary
school.
Leonard Polk, 17, is a high
school senior interested in heavy
equipment operation.
The camp this summer, he says,
“was cool because we learned all
Courtesy of NW College of Construction
Leonard Polk with tile project
made of concrete and tile.
Constructing Hope graduates Leonard Polk, George Yazzie,
Ashlyn Davis, James Greene and Bryce Sanchez.
about construction. In high school
there is a class offered in construc-
tion, and I plan on attending that
class.”
Bryce Sanches, 16, is a junior. “I
learned a lot in the past five weeks,”
Bryce says. “We learned to work
with carptentry, how to fix houses,
and tear them down. And we
worked with masonry and welding.”
The program includes a first
aide/CPR session before each
project. They worked with sheet
metal, and ‘dingo,’ a small version
of a backhoe.
Constructing Hope is open to
youth between 16 and 19 years of
age.
vice received from the tribes’ legal
counsel during executive session
authorizing the Chairman, Vice
Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer
to work with the tribal attorneys to
finalize a policy limits demand let-
ter to the defendant on the County
Line 2 Fire. Second by Valerie.
Question: 4/0/1, Chairman not
voting; Motion carried.
Raffle for quilt
Summaries of Tribal Council
August 20, 2018
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Chairman Eugene
Greene Jr., Vice Chairman Charles
Jody Calica, Raymond Tsumpti,
Ronald Suppah, Valerie Switzler,
Carina Miller, Brigette McConville.
Minnie Yahtin, morning recorder,
and Alfredine Smith, afternoon
recorder.
2. Bureau of Indian Affairs
update.
3. Tribal Court HVAC repairs.
· Motion by Ron approving the
transfer of $74,000 from the Com-
puter/Server Improvements fund
(Fund 310, Equipment capital
projects) to the ‘major repair/re-
serve fund’ (Fund 313) for the
purpose of repairing the HVAC
system in the Tribal Court build-
ing.
This includes the quoted esti-
mate of $70,506 plus additional
funding for contingencies. Second
by Jody. Question: 8/0/0, Chair-
man not voting; Motion carried.
4. Tribal Enterprise Workshop
· Motion by Ron mandating
enterprise board of directors and
tribal attorney Ellen Grover attend
the ‘Want to start and grow you
tribal enterprise’ workshop, Sep-
tember 5-7 at the Tribal Credit
Enterprise. Second by Jody. Ques-
tion: 8/0/0, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
August 21, 2018
1. Roll call: Chief
Delvis
Heath, Chief Joseph Moses, Vice
Chairman Charles Calica, Ronald
Suppah, Valerie Switzler, and Ca-
rina Miller. Minnie Yahtin, recorder.
2. 1980 Baseline/Adoption up-
date.
3. Red Cross update.
4. Office of Special Trustee
update.
5. Annual Consultation/United
States Attorney of Oregon.
6. County Line 2 Fire update.
· Executive Session 1:40-2:30
· Motion by Ron based on ad-
7. Other business:
· Motion by Carina approving
the letter regarding HR2075, sub-
ject to change. Second by Valerie.
Question: 4/0/1, Chairman not
voting; Motion carried.
8. With no further discussion the
meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m.
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Both Councilwoman Val Switzler
and Bridgett McConville shared
similar concerns. The final vote was
three yes and five abstentions with
the Chairman not voting.
In the coming week, Kah-nee-ta
staff will finalize inventory of as-
sets and turn them over to the Tribes.
The Secretary Treasurer/CEO and
Chief Operations Officer are re-
sponsible for integrating the closure
costs into the tribal budget and man-
aging the assets moving forward.
Residents of the Hamlets have
been informed that their housing is
secured through December 31st. It
is estimated that the closure costs
will be up to $720,000 annually.
“The shuttering costs are signifi-
cant and will put a burden on an
already challenging budget year,”
stated Austin Greene, Tribal Coun-
cil Chairman.
Vice Councilman Charles Calica
added that, “while we have now set
a date for closure, it does not pre-
vent the Tribal Council from pur-
suing options for financing and the
facility. This will be necessary to
reduce the costs to the Tribal gov-
ernment.”
This weekend, a number of ac-
tivities will be held at Kah-nee-ta
including a horse parade and salmon
bake at the Lodge on Saturday.
Community members are invited to
participate in this all volunteer gath-
ering by cooking, dancing, or riding
in the horse parade. For more in-
formation, contact Marie Kay Wil-
liams, General Manager at 541-
553-1112 extension 3469 or
mwilliams@kahneeta.com.
Summer Youth Worker Profiles
Gerald Tufti
text and photos
5. Cannabis/Dr. Sprito’s/Car-
bon update with Warm Springs
Ventures.
· Motion by Jody authorizing
payment from the carbon seques-
tration payment go to GeoVisions/
Ventures in the amount of $2.1
million+. Second by Carina. Ques-
tion: 5/0/4, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
6. State legislative update.
7. Tribal attorney update by
Karnopp-Petersen.
Executive session, 2:25 to 3:04
p.m.
8. Kah-nee-ta update
· Motion by Ronald approving
the use of BIRF to fund Kah-nee-
ta Resort for 90 days not to ex-
ceed $350,000. This will include
working with Secretary-Treasurer
to develop a business plan, operat-
ing budget and potential investors/
business partners that will be pre-
sented to tribal council in one
week. Second by Charles. Clarify-
ing, this would not be an interest
free loan. Question: 2/6/1, Chair-
man not voting; Motion failed.
9. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
The Warm Springs Legal Aid office has temporarily
relocated to the tribal administration building until August
17. They are located in the Planning Department.
Phone calls will be forwarded to this location: The num-
bers are the same: 541-553-3228 and 553-2212.