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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 2026)
Serving community needs at Commodities Elk Bugling Contest at Center The Community Wellness Center will host the 2026 Elk Bugling Contest, with dinner to follow, on Wednesday evening, January 28, in the Wellness Center gym. Prizes will be awarded for both the adult and children’s divisions, for first-place and runner-up. Sign-ups will begin at 6 p.m. for both divisions contestants; and the contest begins at 6:30, starting with the children’s cat- egory first. For more informa- tion, please contact the Com- munity Wellness Center, 541- 553-3243. Tribal committee community updates Several tribal committees will present community updates this Thursday afternoon, January 22 at the Agency Longhouse. The com- munity meeting overall will be from 3 to 6 p.m., with a community give- away to follow. The schedule is as follows: From 3 to 4:30 p.m.: The Land Use Planning Committee. The Cul- ture and Heritage Committee. The Timber Committee. 4:30-5:30: Light meal and snacks. 5:30-6: The Education Commit- tee. The Water Control Board. 6-6:30: Community giveaway. D. McMechan/Spilyay Working with the Warm Springs Commodities team are Brandon Bailie, Pedro Andrade, George R. Picard, Eldred Smith Sr., Troy Sam-Smith, George W. Picard Jr., and director Theodore Perez. The tribal Commodities Depart- ment provides many services for the membership of the Confeder- ated Tribes. There are the wide va- riety staple food items to choose from, rice, canned goods, fruits, veg- etables, meat and dairy products, for example. They also have spe- cialty items from time to time. At present, for instance, Commodities has elk bologna available to the Notes... Wolf depredation grants The Jefferson County Wolf Depredation Committee is accept- ing depredation prevention grant applications until February 2. Ranchers of the reservation community. Commodities on average serves about 900 participants a month, said Theo Perez, Commodities director. To keep up with demand, the team moves about 1,000 pounds of food per weekend, Theo said. Besides regular food items, Com- modities has a partnership with Fences for Fido. In stock now are pet food, and pet beds that are about the size for medium or smaller dogs, or for cats. The pet beds come in a variety of styles as well. With Fences for Fido, the Commodities crew helps put up fences for resi- dences of the community, among many other tasks they perform for the membership. Commodities currently has a staff of seven, and they have job openings available, Theo said. can submit their application to pur- chase depredation prevention tools such as fox lights, fladry—tempo- rary, non-lethal tool using brightly colored flags on a fence—fencing materials for calving pastures, etc. The application can be found at: jeffco.net/media/46831 The application can be submit- ted to Camille Wright, Wildlife Bi- ologist with the Confederated Tribes. Stop by the Branch of Natural Resources and drop it off in person, or call 541-553-2029. Summaries of Tribal Council (from the January 7 Spilyay) November 18 · Judge Pro Tempore discussion with Gayleen Adams: Daniel Ahern, Brian Hemphill, Anita L. Jackson. All approved unanimously. · 2026 Fishing Guide Service with Mark Manion: Tabled to get more information from the On-Reservation Fish and Wildlife Committee on proposed changes to the tribal code. · War m Springs Cannabis Project Enterprise runding request for 2025 and 2026-Jim Souers: Motion by Jefferson to table this resolution. Second by Alvis. All in favor. · Enrollments/Relinquishment with Vital Stats: Motion by Alvis adopting Reso- lution No. 13,288, enrolling eight ap- plicants. Second by Rosie. Question: Rosie/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/abstain, Alvis/yes, Jonathan/yes, 4/0/1, Chairman not voting; Motion carried. Resolution No. 10,934 Amend- ment discussion with Lucille Suppach-Samson: Motion by Jefferson to table this resolution to continue this conver- sation. Second by Jonathan. All in favor. Vice Chairman encourages all Tribal Council members to be present at the table during this dis- cussion. · Indian Health Service update with Tammy Wilson. · Health and Human Services update with Taw Foltz. · Managed Care update with Michael Collins. Motion by Captain to adjourn, Second by Jay at 5:51 p.m. Sr. November 19 The meeting was called to or- der by Vice Chair man Carlos Calica. Roll call: Lincoln Jay Suppah, Raymond Captain Moody, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Chief Jefferson Greene, Jonathan Smith Sr., Alvis Smith III. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. Michael Collins, acting Secre- tary-Treasurer. · Fish and Wildlife Committee Off-Reservation report with Bruce Jim Sr., Sam Wolfe, and Ryan Smith November 25 The meeting was called to or- der by Chairman Dennis White III. Roll call: Lincoln Jay Suppah, Chair man Dennis White III, Raymond Captain Moody, Chief Jefferson Greene, Alvis Smith III, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Brigette McConville, Lonnie Rosie Tom, Chief Joseph Moses. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. Invocation given by Chief Greene. Pamela Keo-Douglas, acting · Irrigation, Range and Ag Com- mittee report with Una Johnson. · Fish & Wildlife Committee On-Reservation report with Cy Jim and Kevin Blueback. · Legislative Commission on In- dian Ser vices discussion withPatrick Flanagan. Motion by Jonathan to adjourn at 3:35 p.m.; Second by Alvis. November 24 The meeting was called to or- der at 9:00 by Chairman Dennis White III. Roll call: Lincoln Jay Suppah, Raymond Captain Moody, Alvis Smith III, Chief Jefferson Greene, Vice Chairman Carlos Calica, Brigette McConville, Lonnie Rosie Tom, Chief Joseph Moses. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. Invocation given by Vice Chair- man Calica. · Culture and Heritage Com- mittee update with Starla Green and Priscilla Frank. · Education Committee update with Deanie Smith and Gordon Scott Jr. · Health and Welfare Commit- tee update with RaNeva Dowty and Shawnetta Yahtin. · Land Use Planning Commit- tee update with Levi VanPelt and Starla Green. · Timber Committee update with Yvette Picard, Levi VanPelt, and Phillip Florendo. · Water Control Board update with Ryan Smith Sr. and Tamara Coffee. Motion by Alvis to adjourn at 4:21 p.m.; Second by Captain ~ Home for Sale ~ Four bedroom, two bath single family residence with single car garage and fenced yard. All new kitchen appliances, washer and dryer, and wood stove. Completely remodeled in like- new condition. Located in the Agency area. Contact the Tribal Credit Enterprise at 541-553- 3201 for inquiries. Papalaxsimisha is hosting a milestone celebration this month. Papalaxsimisha invites the people, the community and partners to join Papalaxsimisha to celebrate at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 29 at the Agency Longhouse. There will be one Seven of Washat, guest speaker and updates, dinner and cake. For more infor- mation contact the Papalaxsimisha program coordinator Jillisa Suppah at: jillisa@papalaxsimisha.org Secretary-Treasurer. · Cultural Resources Depart- ment runding request discussion with Austin Smith Jr. · Proposed 2026 budget dis- cussion Pamela Douglas: Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution NO. 13,291, that the foregoing budget is approved with an effective date of January 1, 2026; That the sum of $27,494,923 is hereby appropri- ated for expenditure pursuant to the foregoing annual budget for the twelve-month period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 and the Secretary of Inte- rior of his/her authorized repre- sentative is hereby requested to ap- prove such budget; That the Tribal Council will pay close attention to the areas of Forest Management Deduction, Public Safety, Public Utilities, Health & Human Ser- vices, Housing & Infrastructure, and Salary Administration, enter- prise dividend amounts, safe drink- ing water, revenue, economic de- velopment, and wastewater treat- ment and sanitation facilities, Pur- suant to Resolution NO. 7720 and Articles V and VI of the “Warm Springs Revenue Reserve Fund” policies, the Tribal Council further reserves the authority to appropri- ate $2,000,000 or such amount as is required to maintain a General fund Working Capital Reserve Bal- ance of $6,000,000, from current and accumulated prior year earn- ings from the “Revenue Reserve Fund” to be made available as a source of funds in this Tribal Bud- get; Continues on page 3
