Chiloquin News

There's no better example of Klamath County's economic perseverance and adaptability than the Liskey farm south of town.

Several area attractions have made the map - the Rand McNally map - as "must see" destinations in its Best of the Road survey for 2010.

The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation handed out 48 grants totaling $382,370 Tuesday to organizations in seven counties during a semiannual grants award ceremony at Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort.

Members of the Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa Valley Indian Tribes of the Klamath River will kick off the SalmonAid Festival with a salmon bake at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Friday, June 19, starting at 4:30 p.m. Murkie Oliver of the Yurok Tribe cooks salmon the traditional way at last year's salmon bake on Ocean Beach.

All I can tell you is all I know: the Klamath Tribes is having a General Council meeting on Saturday the 20th of June. I believe all meetings begin at 10am. I don't know any more information than this - but I know who can fill you in!

TORINA CASE Secretary

P.O. Box 436 Chiloquin, Oregon 97624

Ph: (541) 783-2219 ext. 170 (W)

Ph: (541) 892-1458 (C)

This information is from the Klamath Tribes website.

I hope to see you at the meeting!!

EDITORIAL OPINION

As an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes, thus being a member of the Klamath Tribes General Council, I have the expectation to be notified in some way of General Council Meetings.

I have recently decided that instead of being one of the crowd that complains about our tribe, if I was to desire change, I had better educate myself and try and change the corruption in any way possible.

I attended the May 30, 2009 "Regular" General Council meeting at which many important issues were tabled. Since these issues were tabled, a "Special" General Council meeting was called for in a period of 2 weeks.

It was my plan to attend the "Special" meeting. On Thursday the 11th of June, I did call Tribal Administration to inquire about the meeting and was told there was NO meeting on the 13th, but there was one scheduled on the 20th.

Being naive as I am (what a fault!) I believed the voice on the phone and went on about my day. It was not until today, Sunday June 14th that I found out there WAS indeed a meeting yesterday. However, I suppose others were in my boat of being not notified or misinformed because there was no quorum.

There is still a meeting scheudled for the 20th of June.

It is my opinion that the Tribes are secretive about these meetings. I live in Chiloquin not even a mile from Tribal Administration and I NEVER see meeting notices posted. Isn't it the responsibility of the Tribal Council to post notices or in some way inform tribal members of such important business? Perhaps it is easier if the people who question those in power are kept in the dark!

There is the tribal website to go to for notification, however it does not seem to have been updated since April! Though I appreciate the "Weekly Bulletin" that was posted 2 months ago by Taylor David, somehow this does not seem adequate.

This lack of organization and communication are so rampant in the tribal offices and are an embarassment to all enrolled members.

We're beginning to achieve important community wildfire protection and forest restoration objectives while also providing work for local contractors and wood for value-added manufacturing." Overheard... a oeAs an HFHC partner we have experienced opportunities to interact with other small businesses in related fields to exchange ideas.

Scott Seus, with his son Spencer at a drainage ditch near Tulelake, says a settlement between irrigators and the Klamath Tribes could be an example for other regions that face water challenges.

written by the Klamath tribes Negotiating team: Jeff mitchell, will hatcher, Bud Ullman, and larry Dunsmoor.

Released to the Press on may 27, 2009.

It is time to choose between collaboration and conflict in the Klamath Basin. Choosing settlement will direct energy and resources into constructive, collaborative resolution of complex problems. Rejecting settlement is choosing conflict, and will direct energy and resources into litigation and regulatory action, pathways the Klamath Basin has been experiencing for the past 20+ years. Much has been said lately about removing the lower four Klamath River dams and settling parts of the Klamath Basin water adjudication. All of these things and more would be accomplished through basin-wide settlement agreements. Not surprisingly, strong emotions and opinions about the changes that would come with settlement have been widely expressed.

Two Rivers Gallery in Chiloquin will host a special exhibit of the work of master bird and floral carvers Mark Holland and Cindy Lewis from 1 to 4 p.m. today at 140 S. First St., Chiloquin.

CHILOQUIN, OR. The Klamath Tribes held a General Council meeting today to review plans for an upcoming $4 million dollar combination Truck Stop and Convenience Store - what the tribes are calling a Travel Center. The meeting was official with a full quorum.

A motion was passed to enable the tribes to sell Tobacco and Alcohol at the new Travel Center which is currently scheduled to break ground in early July 2009.

The biggest item for discussion was whether to use the monies that would be distributed to tribal members as "per capita" for the financing of the Travel Center. Last year, as some may recall, the General Council agreed to this same allocation but for casino expansion. The amount allocated in 2008 was $800,000. When asked what happened to that money, since the casino did not expand, KTEDC member Vivian Kimball replied "It's gone!"

OMAHA, Neb. Dams and Indians have bad history in the United States. But for the tribes along the Klamath River and the salmon they champion there is good news upstream.

Anew book "The Journey of the Italians in America" by Vincenza Scarpaci, chronicles the contributions of Italians in this country since the late 1870s.

The Klamath Tribes of Oregon and farmers have agreed to drop their state water rights battle pending approval of a federal agreement leading to removal of dams on the Klamath River.

A Union Pacific freight train has hit and killed a 38-year-old man in the Southern Oregon town Chiloquin.

A Union Pacific freight train has hit and killed a 38-year-old man in the Southern Oregon town Chiloquin.

The 2009 Klamath River Film series made its way upriver to Yreka Saturday with a featured showing of "Upstream Battle." Produced by German filmmaker Bena SKempas, the documentary chronicles the ongoing battle between the tribes and Pacific Power over the issue of dam removal on the Klamath.

The schools might be virtual, but the controversy they've stirred is playing out for real from the statehouse to the Andersons' house.

The Mid Columbia will once again serve as Oregon's regional hub May 15 and 16 as tribes from throughout the region celebrate Oregon's 150th birthday with an Indian encampment and a Gathering of Tribes.