Spilyay Tymoo, Vol. 43, No. 8, Apr. 11, 2018
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PO Box 489 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ECR WSS SpilyaySpilyaySpilyay TymooTymooTymoo Postal Patron U.S. Postage April 11, 2018 - Vol. 43, No. 8 PRSRT STD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Coyote News, est. 1976 April – Hawit`an – Spring - Wawaxam Land Buy Back response deadline near Costly The deadline to respond to a email: [email protected] program has available approxi- ‘Fair market value’ cleanup at purchase offer from the Warm Principal parties in the Warm mately $4 million for purchases The Buy-Back Program Springs Buy Back program is com- Springs Buy Back—Mr. Scott, and among the Warm Springs allot- implements the land consolida- Longhouse ing up soon, on Tuesday, April 24. Fiduciary Trust Officer Charles ment owners. tion component of If you have already returned Jackson—met recently with Tribal To make the purchases from the Cobell Settlement. The The Agency Longhouse was your paperwork, no further action Council. the 103 who had so far accepted settlement provided $1.9 bil- closed to the public earlier this is necessary. Otherwise, if you At the time of the meeting last (these numbers as of early last lion—the largest component year, as testing of some areas of have received an offer and are in- week, only 111 responses to the week), the cost would be about of the Cobell Settlement—to the building were positive for terested in selling, staff is available Buy Back offers had come in. Of $440,000. purchase fractional interests in methamphetamine contamination. to answer questions, or assist in that total, 103 had been accepted. That would leave unspent a trust or restricted land from Tribal management then began completing the paperwork. The total was in response to 677 large part of the available $4 mil- willing sellers at fair market the process of finding a company You can reach the Warm offers that had been made to land- lion. value. to remove the contamination. Springs Land Buy Back office at owners of Warm Springs Reserva- Funds that remain unspent at On the Warm Springs Res- This process has turned out to 541-615-0997. tion allotments. The total response the close of the Warm Springs pro- ervation, allotment interests be more complicated, and more The coordinator is Randy Scott, to the offers was low; or at least gram would revert back to the that are purchased through the expensive than was initially antici- and the outreach coordinator is the responses so far had been com- Land Buy-Back Program for Buy-Back program go to the pated. Tiffiney Yallup. ing in at a slow pace, Mr. Jackson Tribal Nations. These funds would Confederated Tribes. The tribes sought bids from Randy and Tiffiney have their said. no longer be available to benefit companies that could de-contami- offices at the Media Center, 4174 To state the situation another the Confederated Tribes, or Warm See BUY BACK on page 7 nate the Longhouse. Upon inspec- Highway 3, Warm Springs. You can way: The Warm Springs Buy Back Springs allottees. tion of the building the compa- nies indicated they could not ad- dress the methamphetamine con- The Wheeler County Fair tamination until the completion of Wheeler Fair & and Rodeo Queen Coronation asbestos and lead paint mitigation. Dinner is coming up at the This would require two con- Rodeo Queen fairgrounds in Fossil in mid secutive bids—first for the asbes- May. tos-lead paint mitigation, followed Mary Olney Mary and family are raising by the methamphetamine decon- items for the auction that will tamination. M ary Olney is the 2018 benefit the fair and rodeo. The two-part process would be Wheeler County Fair and Rodeo Her mom is Sonia Heath, very drawn-out, said Secretary Queen—a first for both Warm who works at the Early Child- Treasurer Michele Stacona, up- Springs and Wheeler County. hood Education Center, and her dating Tribal Council on the situ- Mary is a junior at Madras grandmother is Catherine Watah. ation earlier this week. High School, where she excels at This will be a great and inter- Management then looked for academics, being an Honor So- esting chance to share our Warm a company that could accomplish ciety student. Springs culture at the Wheeler both mitigations at one time. She plays varsity softball, and County Fair and Rodeo, Sonia A company based in Idaho is president of the Lyle Gap 4- said. And for their part the Fair would be able to do this work; so H Livestock Club. Board is excited to have Mary as a means of bringing the Just recently Mary was voted as their ambassador, and the Longhouse back into use in a incoming president of the Future 2018 Fair and Rodeo Queen. timely way, Management and Fi- Farmers of America Madras nance presented this option to Tribal Council. Chapter. For the current school Mary Olney following the year she is the FFA chapter vice 2018 Fair and Rodeo The cost of the work would president. Queen competition. be $192,000. Making this amount available for use at Longhouse would require use of previously allocated capital projects funding. As there are other public build- Great grand opening at Plateau Travel Plaza ings on the reservation— restrooms at Elmer Quinn Park, T he grand opening of the Pla- for instance—that appear to re- teau Travel Plaza saw a great turn- quire mitigation work, the recom- out of customers and other mendation was to make a total of friends. “We are grateful to have $300,000 available. the support of the entire commu- Tribal Council by resolution nity as we open our doors,” said made the necessary adjustment to Eric Angel, Travel Plaza general the current year budget to address manager. the matter. “On behalf of the Confeder- ated Tribes, we look forward to many years of neighborly relations, economic growth and enduring success.” Lil’ Miss The Travel Plaza offers some unique and incomparable ameni- Warm Springs ties, both for residents of the lo- cal community and visiting travel- The 2018 Lil’ Miss Warm Springs ers. Pageant is coming up on the evening There is parking for up to 70 of April 25. Recreation will host trucks in a secure lot. There are the Pageant in the Social Hall of laundry facilities, full service and the Community Center. self-serve fueling, a 3,000 square- Categories of the Lil’ Miss foot convenience store stocked Warm Springs Pageant are: with favorite items, home style Lil’ Miss Warm Springs, 9-11 seated dining and takeout food, a years of age. Junior Miss Warm convenient off highway location, Dave McMechan/Spilyay Springs, 12-14 years of age. Senior a variety of gaming options at the Gaming board chairwoman Fran Ahern addresses the gathering at the grand opening. With her in the Miss Warm Springs, 15-17 years of indoor casino. picture are board members Ted Kulongoski and Elizabeth Furse, Miss Warm Springs Thyreicia age. A key distinction of the Plateau Simtustus, and Tribal Councilwoman Brigette McConville. The current Lil’ Miss Warm Travel Plaza is that it is positioned Springs are Lil’ Miss Warm Springs as a family-friendly destination for Indian Head Casino,. right here in the Warm Springs fordable, convenient family Kiahna Allen, Junior Lil’ Miss Warm area residents, said Belinda “This new complex offers so and Madras community,” Ms. destination for entertainment, Springs Gigi David, and Senior Lil’ Chavez, director of marketing at much for those who live and work Chavez said. “We view it as an af- food and fun.” Miss Warm Springs Coreena Stwyer. Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon April 11, 2018 Honoring Vietnam Veterans as Parade and Expo are near The Third Annual Wel- Larry Langley, U.S. Army and has many other medi- Kalama says. nam a changed man. basic training in Fort Lewis come Home Vietnam Veter- When Mr. Langley went cal issues pending at the In the H & S Company, “The war changed me a he was sent to Vietnam on a ans Parade & Expo is com- to college he told his parents Veterans Administration. 1st Battalion of the 26th lot,” he says. “I have trust troopship. Stationed at Quan ing up on Saturday, April that he would be ready to “The VA is hard to deal Marines, Ross fought in the issues and a lot of health is- Tri, Ralph had top secret 28. serve, if he was drafted into with,” Larry says. “In my pe- 0311 Infantry at Da Nang, sues from Agent Orange. I clearance to work as a ra- The public event, hosted the war. “All the men in my riod of adjustment I hardly Rock Pile, Hill 55, Khe Sanh, have tinnitus and Post Trau- dio/teletype operator in the by the Eugene “Cougar” family had served in war- talked to my family. I used the DMZ, and Hue among matic Stress Disorder.” 507 Ammo Company. Greene Sr. American Le- time,” he says. to take off by myself all the many locations. “When I returned to Cali- His duties included com- gion Post and Auxiliary “My grandfather, Alfred time.” On one occasion he came fornia there was no recep- municating with other bases, #48 honors veterans, espe- Smith Sr. served in World Larry is still in touch with within 100 yards of his tion,” Mr. Kalama says. daily orders, and guard duty. cially those who served be- War I, and my uncles in two of his buddies. “It was cousin Randy Smith. “I was bussed up to Warm After completing his tour tween February 28, 1961 World War II.” an unpopular war,” he says, “Someone asked me Springs, where I got off at of duty, Mr.