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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Tribal Council agrees to increased
ownership in Pelton hydro project
In 2000, the membership
voted to acquire a one-third
ownership interest in the
Pelton Project from Portland
General Electric.
This was to address the
use of the lands needed to
generate power on the Pelton
Project.
Federal law requires de-
velopers, like PGE, to com-
pensate tribes for land use
and inundation of land for
hydroelectric use.
The tribes purchased the
initial one-third interest at a
very discounted price, well
below market value, to com-
pensate for the land use and
inundation of land.
Revenue the tribes have
received from the one-third
interest of energy sales has
exceeded the amount of rev-
enue we would have received
though rent payment on the
tribal lands used by the
project.
The agreement reached
and approved by the federal
government, after the mem-
bership voted to support the
Courtesy
The Pelton-Round Butte project.
purchase, allows the Con-
federated Tribes to exercise
a one-time option of acquir-
ing an additional one-sixth
interest in the project. This
will take the tribal owner-
ship interest to 49.99 per-
cent.
Tribal Council on May 9
approved Resolution No.
12,811, authorizing the
tribes and Power and Water
Enterprises to advance no-
tification to PGE that the
tribes will exercise this one-
time option.
Tribal Council authorized
this with the understanding
that increasing ownership
continues with the intent of
previous Tribal Councils’
goals of owning a majority
interest in the Pelton Project
in the future.
Warm Springs Power and
Water Enterprises will now
engage in the financing to ac-
quire the additional interest
in the project.
The Power and Water
board of directors approved
a new Power Sales Agree-
ment with PGE that will have
a positive impact on revenue
Covid-19 case demographics
The following are the Covid-19 case demographics for the reservation and tribal
community as of June 9, 2021, as compiled by IHS, Community Health and the
Covid-19 Response Team.
On that date there was one reported active case. Due to the number of active
cases being less than five, for patient confidentiality only the cumulative
numbers are reported. As of June 9 since the pandemic began: Cumulative
cases among the community is 869.
Breakthrough cases: eight. Hospitalized: one. Expired: one. Underlying health
conditions: five. Age range: 22- 77.
Variant tests sent: two. Results: P1 (Brazil). See Demographics on page 6.
Indian Head Car Show this Saturday
Cool vehicles, raffle
prizes, a food court and DJ
are coming to Indian Head
Casino, this Saturday, June
19. The Fifth Annual Car
Show—The Best Little Car
Show in Central Oregon—
will be from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the casino parking
area.
For people who wish to
show a car or truck, there is
a $20 registration. This in-
cludes $20 bonus slot play.
Top Place awards prizes in
each vehicle. class. Playin’ It
Safe’ protocols are in place.
For people wanting to check
it out: The show is open to
people of all ages.
There will be free t-shirts
for the first 100 registrations.
Call for pre-registration in-
formation, Monte or Karen
at 503-789-8973.
Proceeds of the show
benefit the Boys and Girls
Clubs. Sponsor with Indian
Head Casino are the Route
66 Cruisers, of Sandy.
generated from the project’s
sale of energy.
“We will also see an in-
crease in revenue from the
flexibility the project has that
is known as capacity,” said
Jim Manion, Power and Wa-
ter general manager. “This
essentially means the project
can generate power during
high demand times of the day
without fluctuating the lower
river flows.”
The additional borrowing
that will be necessary to ac-
quire the additional one-sixth
interest in the Pelton Project
will be repaid with revenue
generated by the project, and
will not pledge other assets of
the tribe for collateral or re-
payment.
The new agreement starts
in 2025. “By 2026 the Con-
federated Tribes can antici-
pate a good source of rev-
enue for the general fund
from our increased ownership
interest in the Pelton Project,”
Mr. Manion said.
June 16, 2021
Summer meals service
The Jefferson County School District is now of-
fering its Summer Food Service Meal program.
At the Warm Springs Academy the meals are
served at the curb next to the bus drop-off area, 9
to 10 a.m.
At Wolfe Point Drive meals are served at the first
paved road on left, 8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
At Kah-Nee-Ta meals are served at the Hamlets,
9 to 9:15 a.m.
At Simnasho meals are served in the Longhouse
parking lot, 9:456 to 10 a.m.
At Sidwalter meals are served at the Firehall park-
ing lot, 10:30 to 10:45 a.m.
At Upper Dry Creek, the meals are served at
Tommie Street at the North End, 7:45 to 8 a.m.
Sunnyside meals are served at Crestview Drive
and Sunnyside Drive, 8:15 to 8:30 a.m.
At the Warm Springs West Hills, meals are served
at Poosh and West Hills Drive, 8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
At Seekseequa the meals are served in the Firehall
parking lot, 9:45 to 10 a.m.
At Madras High School the meals are served from
9 to 10 a.m. And at Bridges High School, 7:45 to
8:15 a.m.
At Jefferson Street and Highway 97, meals are
served alongside of the store, 8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
There will be no service on Monday, July 5.
The child should be present when picking up
the meals. If the child is not present, the parent or
guardian may pick up meals with a signed docu-
ment that is provided. For more information call
541-475-0339.
The HUD 184 Native
American
Home
Loan Program is now
available to qualified in-
dividuals to purchase a
home. You can learn
more by contacting
Dustin Seyler at the
Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team.