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Spílya Táimu, Warm Springs, Oregon
Election Day on Tuesday, November 8
The General Election is
next Tuesday, November 8.
The unofficial results will
be known at 8 p.m. on Elec-
tion Day. The official results
are posted by the last day of
the month, to include ballots
post-marked on or before
November 8.
On the ballot are the of-
fices of U.S. Senator, Or-
egon Governor, state rep-
resentative, and state judge-
ship positions.
For the county are the
offices of clerk, county
commissioner, treasurer and
sheriff. All include unop-
posed candidates except the
commissioner position. For
commissioner are candi-
dates Mark Wunsch and
Mae Huston.
On the local ballots in
Jefferson County is measure
16-104, a renewal of the
five-year local option tax for
general operations of the
Madras Aquatic Center Rec-
reation District. The levy
would not increase property
taxes, but rather renews the
current rate approved by
voters in 2017 and will pro-
vide district continued funds
to sustain district’s current
recreation operations and
services. Tribal land of the
reservation is not subject to
the property tax.
On the local ballots for
Jefferson County, County
Measure 16-101 is looking
to prohibit psilocybin-re-
lated businesses within
Jefferson County. The ques-
tion to Jefferson County
voters is: ‘Shall Jefferson
County prohibit psilocybin-
related business, including
product manufacturers and
service centers in Jefferson
County?’
There is a statewide bal-
lot measure asking whether
to remove language allow-
ing “slavery and involuntary
servitude” as punishment
for a crime. Another state
measure: “Requires a per-
mit to acquire firearms; and
police to maintain a permit/
firear m database; and
criminally prohibits certain
ammunition magazines.”
Another state measure
asks whether to amend the
state constitution: “Legislators
with ten unexcused absences
from floor sessions are dis-
qualified from holding the
next term of office.”
You can return ballots by
mail with postage paid and it
needs to be received by 8 p.m.
on November 8 to count. You
can also return ballots at any
official drop box. Local drop
boxes are located at Three
Warriors Market in Simnasho,
on campus near Fire and
Safety in Warm Springs and
at the County Clerk’s office
in Madras.
November 2, 2022
School district meeting in W.S.
To families of the School
Distirct 509-J,
The purpose of this
notice is to let our fami-
lies and the community
know there will be a meet-
ing for our district to
present data and gather
feedback. Families and
community members are
invited.
The meeting will be
held on Wednesday, No-
vember 9 at the Warm
Springs Academy at 5:30
pm.
Dinner will be served
with the meeting to follow
from 6-7 p.m.
The district annually
affords its patrons the op-
portunity to offer com-
ments and recommenda-
tions relative to the dis-
trict programs and out-
comes and offer feed-
back for all programs.
This meeting had first
been scheduled for late
October; and has been
changed to the Novem-
ber 9 date.
If anybody wishing
to attend the meeting
has a disability requir-
ing assistance, please
advise Tessa Bailey at
541-475-6192 about
specific arrangements
that may accommodate
your participation in this
meeting.
IHS: Funding allocated for tribal infrastructure
Recreation hosted
Trunk-or-Treat and
Hocus Pocus
Halloween on Monday
evening, with young
people of all ages in
their imaginative
costumes.
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Courtesy IHS
Tribal Council members met with the Indian Health
Services leadership team, including director Roselyn
Tso (here beside Council Chairman Jonathan Smith).
Public Notice: School District
509-J Budget Committee Vacancy
The
Jefferson
County School District
509-J Board of Direc-
tors is accepting appli-
cations from interested
community members
who would like to fill the
district budget commit-
tee positions. The ap-
plications are due No-
vember 6.
The board will review
applications, and ap-
pointments will be
made at the November
board meeting.
The appointment
would become effec-
tive immediately and
end June 30, 2025.
To be eligible for ap-
pointment, the candi-
date:
Must
live
in
Jefferson County.
Must not be an officer
or
employee
of
Jefferson
County
School District. Must
be a qualified voter of
the district.
Applications may be
obtained at the District
Office at 445 SE Buff
Street or on our
website:
jcsd.k12.or.us
The position will be
open until filled or un-
til first official budget
meeting in the spring
of 2023.
Please return your ap-
plication to the District
Office or email:
sholmstrom@509j.net
(from page 1)
The leadership group that
visited with the tribes in-
cluded, along with director
Tso:
Ann Church, acting IHS
chief of staff. Jonathan
Merrell, deputy director for
Quality Healthcare.
Rose Weahkee, acting
deputy director for Intergov-
ernmental Affairs. Ashley
Tuomi, Portland Area Direc-
tor of Clinical Support. Cpt.
Jason Lovett, director, divi-
sion of Health Facilities En-
gineering.
Cpt. Alex Dailey, director,
Portland Area division of
Sanitation Facilities Construc-
tion.
Cdr. Christopher Vaught,
Office of Environmental
Health and Engineering.
Lt. Cdr. Patrick Fox, Of-
fice of Environmental
Health and Engineering
Cpt. Roney Won, acting
special assistant to the Port-
land Area Director.
Michelle Miller, clinic deputy chief executive
officer, receives an Appreciation Pandemic
Response coin from IHS director Tso.
Coming up in November at Tribal Council
(from page 1)
Tuesday, November 8
11: Tribal Gaming
Regulatory Authority dis-
cussion with the Authority
team.
1:30 p.m.: Summary of
district meetings.
Wednesay, November 9
9 a.m.: Range Insurance
Group discussion with Jaime
Cortes.
Friday, November 11:
Tribal organization is closed
in observance of Veterans
Day.
Monday, November 14
9 a.m.: Review minutes
and resolutions with the S-
T/CEO.
Tuesday, November
15: General Council meet-
ing at the Agency
Longhouse, 6 p.m. dinner
and meeting at 7.
Monday, November 21
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer update.
10: November agenda
and review minutes with the
S-T.
11: Draft resolutions.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls, federal and state.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Sampson of Vital
Stats.
3: Indian Health Services
update
with
Hyllis
Dauphinais.
Tuesday, November 22
– Tribal Council meeting with
committees.
9 a.m.: Culture and Heri-
tage.
9:30: Education.
10: On Reservation Fish
and Wildlife.
10:30: Off Reservation
Fish and Wildlife.
11: Health and Welfare.
11:30: Land Use Planning.
1:30 p.m.: Range and Ag-
riculture.
2: Timber.
2:30: Election and Count-
ing Board.
Wednesday, November
23
9 a.m.: Approve 2023
tribal budget and resolution.
Wednesday, Novem-
ber 23: Organization early
shutdown at noon.
Thursday and Friday,
November 24 and 25: Or-
ganization closed for
Thanksgiving holiday.
Notes...
Papalaxsimisha pre-
sents a Youth Boys
Big Drum Series on
Wednesdays through
November 16. This is
for boys age 10 and
older.
Neal Morningowl
and Johnson Bill facili-
tate. Dinner is served
each Wednesday at
5:45 and the Drum Ses-
sion will run from 6:16-
7:30.
Pa p a l a x s i m i s h a ’s
next Mom’s Talking
Circle is on November
16 during the noon
hour at the Family Re-
source Center.