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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Deschutes Bridge Work
Ventures board positions
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The Oregon Department of Transportation last week gave the Deschutes River Bridge a
new surface. Rena Shippentower (right) was the traffic controller for the project.
KWSO hostiong appreciation barbecue this Friday
KWSO is hosting a com-
munity barbecue this Fri-
day, August 30 at the Fri-
day Market area by the
Warm Springs Community
Action Team. The barbe-
cue will be from from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.
The KWSO barbecue is
a way to thank current
KWSO members, and en-
courage others to support
the tribes’ community radio
station, said Sue Matter, sta-
tion manager.
For local news and infor-
mation about what’s going on
in and around Warm Springs,
you can listen to KWSO.
You can also check out our
website kwso.org
For listeners and those
connecting online, KWSO is
public media serving the
War m Springs area with
news and useful information,
not provided by any other
outlets, “because our lens is
local,” Ms. Matters said.
KWSO operates with
funds allocated by the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs, and participates in
the Community Ser vice
Grant program from the
Corporation for Public
Broadcasting.
The station also relies on
underwriting revenue from
local business and support
from KWSO listeners
through the membership
program. You can learn
more and sign up for one of
two membership options at
kwso.org
The KWSO sustaining
membership program allows
listeners to pledge either $10
or $20 a month.
Sustaining members are
Action Team promoting In a Landscape concert
T he Warm Springs
Community Action
Team will host a Hunter
Noack Concert—In a
Landscape—on Thurs-
day, September 5, start-
ing an hour before sun-
set at P 600 Road, Trout
Lake Road on the res-
ervation.
The Community Ac-
tion Team is looking for
vendors of all kinds for
the event. (Food
handler’s card required
for food and drink ven-
dors).
Vendors and people
who want to go to the
concert can sign up by
this Friday, August 30
at the Community Ac-
tion Team office. Tribal
members need to regis-
ter to get free admis-
sion.
The Community Ac-
tion Team can be
reached at 541-553-
3148. The vendors con-
tact is Emily Courtney.
Registration contact is
Dustin Seyler.
In a Landscape
Hunter Noack is a
Classical pianist. He’s
August 12, 2019
The meeting was called
to order at 9:30AM by Vice
Chair Lola Sohappy. Roll
call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Joseph Moses,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Brigette McConville, Wil-
son Wewa Jr., Glendon
Smith, Raymond Moody,
Lincoln Jay Suppah.
Madeline Jim and Minnie
Yahtin, Recorders.
Land Use Planning
Committee update.
Cell tower leases up-
date.
FEMA declaration pro-
cess.
Warm Springs Power &
Water Enterprises bond
update.
Warm Springs Ventures is the economic develop-
ment enterprise of the Confederated Tribes. The Tribal
Council is seeking to fill the positions on the Ventures
board of directors. Here are the details:
The board consists of five directors. Classifica-
tion and terms of office:
The board is divided into three classes, designated
Class I, Class II and Class III.
Class I consists of two individuals, one of whom
shall be a member of the Confederated Tribes, and
one of whom shall be a non-member. Terms ending
December 31, 2019.
Class II consists of two individuals, one member
and one non-member. Terms ending December 31,
2020.
Class III consists of two individuals, one member
and one non-member. Terms ending December 31,
2021.
Directors are eligible for reappointment. General
powers: The business and affairs of the corporation
shall be managed and controlled by the board.
Regular meetings of the board are held on the first
Friday in the months of February, May, August and
November. Meetings are for reviewing the preceding
three months’ operations, making plans for the ensur-
ing three months, operations, and the transaction of
such other business as my come before the meeting.
The first regular meeting in each fiscal year shall
also be the annual meeting of the board.
Special meetings of the board may be called by the
chairperson of the board, or any three members of
the board of directors. Meetings shall be held at the
time and place specified by the person or persons call-
ing such meeting.
The board of directors shall, from time to time,
determine a reasonable director’s fee and per diem to
be paid to members of the board for time devoted to
meetings and affairs of the corporation, comparable
to director’s fees paid to directors of other publicly
held corporations of similar size.
The amount of such fees established by the board
of directors shall be reported to the Secretary-Trea-
surer not less than thirty days before they shall be-
come effective.
Expenses incurred in connection with performance
of their official duties may be reimbursed to direc-
tors. Director’s per diem and expenses shall be in an
expense of Corporation.
Letters of interest and resumes of applicants in-
terested in serving on the Ventures board should be
submitted to the following address by no later than
September 6:
Michele Stacona, Secretary-Treasurer/CEO
P.O. Box 455
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Courtesy photo
Hunter Noack In a Landscape concert.
been inspired by the Works
Progress Administration’s
Federal Music Project of
the Great Depression of
the 1930s.
He created In a Land-
scape: Classical Music in
the Wild.
This is a summer con-
cert series that celebrates
both Classical music and
the Oregon outdoors.
Playing a Steinway grand
piano on a trailer, Mr.
Summaries of Tribal Council
The following are summa-
ries of Tribal Council from
earlier in August:
August 28, 2019
United States Environ-
mental Protection Agency
and Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs leader-
ship meeting.
Motion by Captain to
adjourn at 4:25 p.m.
August 13
The meeting was called
to order at 9:12 a.m. by
Vice Chair Lola Sohappy.
Present: Chief
Joseph
Moses, Chief Alfred
Smith, Jr., Lincoln Jay
Suppah, and Raymond
(Captain) Moody. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski
Resort Projects.
FY2020 budget update.
Kah-Nee-Ta update.
Tribal leases update.
2020 Census update.
Motion by Captain to
adjourn at 3:15 p.m.
Noack replaces the tradi-
tional concert hall with for-
ests, fields and deserts.
The live classical music
is transmitted to the audi-
ence through wireless head-
phones, which gives them
freedom to wander through
each landscape.
Since 2016, abuot 6,000
people from every county
in Oregon have attended
and many thousands more
have experienced it through
television, radio, and digi-
tal broadcasts.
Forty-three guest art-
ists have been featured in
47 concerts.
He is working with
the Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team to
bring the series to res-
ervation in September.
Call the Action Team at
541-553-3148 for in-
formation on attending,
or vending.
Authorization letter will be mailed to all applicants
for a criminal and credit background check to be com-
pleted returned to Secretary-Treasurer/CEO office.
Information will be submitted confidentially to the
Secretary-Treasurer.
Community Notes...
The Native American
Program Legal Aid Services
of Oregon is offering free
civil legal services in spe-
cialized areas to eligible tribal
members. The next intake
clinic will be this Thursday,
August 29 from 10 a.m. to
noon at the Community Ac-
tion Team office. Walk-ins
are welcome. The phone is
541-553-3148.
The War m Springs
Outdoor Market is this Fri-
day, August 30 next to the
Community Action Team
office, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The last Outdoor Market
will be September 13.