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Spilyay Tymoo
June 15,1979
Tiny tots get in the act
“T-Ball” for the youngsters is
becoming more and more and
popular here as the tiny tots are
eager to get into the act for their
first test of the baseball
diamond.
Since the participants are so
young a Tee is used for the
batter rather than having them
pitch the ball. Everyone has a
ball watching these youngsters
do their thing. Some are so
small they can just barely swing
the bat.
Participants being so young
and the bone structure not
m a tu re en o u g h fo r any
streneous action is the reason
for the Tee to be used. For kids
this young doing any pitching
could cause permanent damage
to their body.
The W arm Springs “ T-
Ballers” have flayed several
games with teams around the
area and nobody cares who has
the most scores, its just a fun
thing for the parents to watch
their kids perform.
Pi-Uma-i ¡ha begin i June 22
Registration books close at
The 10th annual Pi-Ume-
Sha powwow is scheduled to Friday night’s grand entry.
The schedule is as follows:
start June 22, Friday, and will
Friday, Grand Entry 7:00 pm
go until Sunday.
Little Girls Round Dance
Teepee poles and rations will
(6 years and under)
be available at the grounds.
Little Boys War Dance (6
Local and visiting drums will
years and under)
be paid after each session and
Little Girls Round Dance
hoop dancers will be paid
(7-11 years old)
nightly.
Little Boys War Dance (7-
$4,900 in cash prizes will be
11 years old)
a w a rd e d , so p le n ty o f
competition is expected. M.C. Saturday, Grand Entry 1 pm
will be Nathan “Eightball” Jim. Afternoon Session:
Teen Girls Round Dance
(12-16 years old)
Stick games will start Friday
night with a tournament being
Teen Boys War Dance
(12-16 years old)
played on Saturday.
Kiutus Jim 13 Km run set
The Yakima Indian Nation
R e c r e a tio n p r o g r a m is
s p o n s o r in g th e S e c o n d
A n nuyal K iu tu s Jim 13
kilometer all-Indian run June
30, 8:00 a.m. at the White Swan
Ceremonial Grounds.
The divisions are: Open for
men and women ( 18 and older);
high school boys and girls (15-
17); and junior boys and girls
(14 and under).
An entry fee of $6.00
in c lu d e s a T - s h ir t an d
registration is open until the
run stars. Entry forms are
available at thé Spilyay Tymoo
office and can be mailed to
Y a k im a I n d ia n N a tio n
Recreation Program, P.O. Box
151, Toppenish, Washington,
98948.
Kussa round dance. 50
years and older are invited
to dance in full dress.
Participants will receive an
honorarium in apprecia
tion
O f Warriors War Dance.
50 years and older are
invited to dance in full
dress. Participants will
receive an honorarium in
appreciation.
Saturday, Grand Entry, 7 pm
Evening Session
Girls Buckskin Graceful
War Dance (16
and
under
Boys Straight Dance (16
years and under)
Women’s Team Round Carrol MiUer, one o f the “T-Bailers”, was being com forted by her
D ance (17 years and coach and the umpire during a recent game. She was so nervous to
bat she started to cry.
Spilyay Tym oo Photo
under)
Men’s Team dance (Fast
and Fancy only)
Sunday, Grand Entry, 2 pm
SP IL Y AY TYMOO
Men’s Straight Dance (17
years and older)
W o m e n ’s I n d iv id u a l
Graceful War Dance (17
years and older)
Men’s Individual Fancy
War Dance (17 years and
older)
SPORTS
Rainbow trout face fishermen’s hooks
RAINING F lSll-Thousands o f 7-9" rainbow trout fro m the
Warm Springs N ational Fish Hatchery sw ept through a p ip e into
Shitike Creek M a y 31. Bio tech K enny Calica also plan ted fish in
H uddv Valley Reservoir f o r reservation sportsmen
Soilvav Tym oo P h oto b y Stw ell
Reservation waters abound
with rainbow trout after three
recent plantings by the Warm
S p r in g s - N a tio n a l F is h
Hatchery. Close to 10,000
yearlings are swimming in
Shitike Creek and Happy
■Valley Reservoir, begging local
fishermen to drop their hooks.
The 7-9" fish, planted during
week of May 28 are
competing for a sparse food
supply and many will not
survive unless their numbers
are thinned, said hatchery
manager Gary White. “I’d like
to see some fishermen,” he said,
noting that the fish were raised
for sport. The areas stocked are
open only to tribal members.
Two sites on Shitike Creek,
P e te r’s P a stu re and the
Community Center bridge,
were stocked with 2,500 fish
each, and H appy Valley
Reservoir received 5,000 fish.
Hatchery technician Kenny
Calica was responsible for
transporting the fish to their
new homes.
Those 'crossing the bridge at
2:30 May 31 may have noticed
a truck looking a lot like an oil
tanker pouring its cargo into
the creek. It was the end of a
long journey for 2,500 rainbow
tro u t-a journey that began in
Wyoming and continued at the
hatchery where the
eggs incubated and
growing to yearlings
in the concrete ponds.
Calica transported the fish
from the hatchery in the
“tanker” and parked on the
bridge. Once he had located a
sulticiently deep part ol the
stream, he connected two
sections of hose and pipe to
the tank and hung it over the
railing. He opened the valve
and a torrent of water and fish
began shooting into the creek.
As the stream lessened,
Calica climbed into the tank
and forced the water and fish
toward the opening. The last
few fish he scooped up in a net
and tossed over the railing.
For awhile after the truck
left, the fish remained confused
and many congregated where
they were dropped. Within a
few hours three boys spied the
circulating fish and ran for
their poles. Before they knew
what hit them, a dozen trout
were hanging by their gills from
a string, hoisted proudly by the
lucky boys.
While the transport tends to
temporarily daze the fish, only
a handful die as a result of the
planting process, said White.
“They’re tougher than heck,”
he said. But if they are not
caught right away, the losses
are a lot higher because of the
competition for food.
White noted that the fish
planted recently were “pretty
darn healthy,” although they
did have some “critters” on
their gills. Apparently the eggs
of a certain fresh water clam are
released in, the Warm Springs
River in April, entering the
hatchery ponds and encysting
on fish’s gills for a tew weeks.
Affected fish have difficulty
breathing, said White, but they
fare safe to eat.
More rainbow trout will be
p la n te d th r o u g h o u t th e
summer, said White.
Displaying a g o o d catch o f trout fo r both boys fro m the Shitike
Creek near the Community Center. Shown with their fish are (left)
Jarod Thomas who has eight fish and Sterling H oliday with 14.
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