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Page 4 July 29,1983 Spilyay Tymoo —a a n ta a ^ Editorial E Coosh EEW (The way it is) Letters to the editor Support needed for bill Seeking pen p a l To Whom It May Concern, I am writing this letter to you, hoping'you can help me with my request. I would very much* like to write to an American Indian and I was given yohr address by the United States Information Service and told that you could help me. I will give you som e information about myself. I am 5 ft. 4 in., 35 years old, divorced with three children. I am interested in reading and learning about other countries. I would like to write to a male if possible but it doesn’t really matter. Hoping you can help me and hoping to hear from you soon. Dear Friends, Thanks to the activism of dedicated conservationists, the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1983 (H.R. 1149) passed the House of Representatives on March 21 by a huge margin. Senate action is expected in late summer or early fall. Your help Wendy Whiddon as we approach this critical Unit 11-45 Derrington St. time is more important than Mount Gambier 5290 ever. South Australia, Australia Here are the facts: The Oregon Wilderness Bill will provide permanent protection for over 1.2 million acres of critically important salmon streams, elk and other wildlife h a b ita ts and old -g ro w th forests. O n ly tw o p e r c e n t o f sugar in her gas tank and sand Oregon’s annual timber harvest in the oil. Eaglespeaker would appre might be foregone as a result of ciate any information leading this legislation. The Congres to the identification of the sional Research Service and the vandal. If you have any Forest Service both reported information, contact Eagle that the lands designated as speaker at General Delivery, wilderness are “well below normal” in terms of timber Warm Springs. productivity. Existing timber jobs will be p r o t e c t e d , c o n tr a r y to irresponsible statements made by wilderness opponents, since H.R. 1149 releases nearly two million acres of Rare II lands. R e w a rd o ffe r e d This is an offer of a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person (s) responsible for the vandalism to a car b e l o n g i n g to A u r o ly n Eaglespeaker. On two different occassions, New Year’s Eve and in March, someone , put Auxiliary a busy, enterprising bunch To the Editor, Here’s an update on the V.F.W. (Post 4217 and Ladies Auxiliary, for your informa tion. Our auxiliary installation on May 19, 1983, was well attended by the auxiliary. About twelve women turned out to see the following officers installed: President, Clarice Crane; Sr. vice president, Mary D anzuka; Jr. vice president, Ada Sook soit; Treasurer, Kathleen Moses; Chaplain, Sylvia Wallulatum; Guard, Freda Wallulatum; Trustee #1, Lillian Smith; Trustee #2, Mary Danzuka; T rustee # 3 , Iris Sm ith; Conductress, Nancy Johnson; Historian, Kathleen Foltz; Secretary, Lucy Gadberry; Patriotic Instructor, Ellen Thompson; Color Bearer #1, Hilda Culpus; #2, Leminnie R odriguez; #3, M ercedes Suppah; #4 Joann Moses; Banner Bearer, Phyllis Miller; Flag Bearer, Arlene Graham and Musician, Wilma Picard. A big thank you also to the men who showed up for the installation. In the future, we shall try to put up notices for t h o s « u n f a m i l i a r w ith scheduled meetings. With the incoming officers come the dues that need to be paid, ’thanks’ to the ones who have already done so. On June 14, we had a well - attended meeting where Pi- Ume-Sha donation cards were sent to our members. Thanks to the response of these cards our concession stand did well. At this meeting Caroline Tohet gave her farewell speech as outgoing President and she would like to thank everyone for their support. At this time we would like to thank Caroline for being such a r e s p e c tfu l an d c h e e r fu l president (arid her officers for backing her.) Good luck to the newly installed officers and hope you do as well as those officers you replace. Woodrow and Iris Smith were our delegates to the State Convention in Springfield on June 17-19. They brought b a ck g o o d and u se fu l information packets. Contact them to see what was involved, maybe you can plan to attend the next convention! The meeting held July 26, 1983 was well attended by both Post and Auxiliary members Some of the plans discussed i n c l u d e d r u n n i n g th e. concession stand at He He for Huckleberry feast. Cards W ill be sent to members for donations to be left with C aroline T ohet, K athleen Moses or Clarice Crane. We are also compiling a recipe book which we would like to invite the community to contribute your name will be appear next to your recipe. Send your favorite recipes to Clarice Crane, Box 614, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761, or they can be left with Lucy Gadberry or Wilma Picard. We are making renovations to the concession trailer and we need your ideas. So please attend our next m eeting August 9, 1983 at the Jim and Kathleen Foltz residence at 7:30. See you there. V.F.W. Post #4217 Ladies Auxiliary In so doing, it frees more than 200 million board feet per year. Over 16 billion board feet of federal timber—a four-year supply—are already under contract, uncut and ready to be harvested in Oregon. So our bill clearly poses no immediate or long-term threat to Oregon’s timber economy. The Oregon Wilderness Act will also save jobs in the fishing in d u s tr y . By p r o te c tin g essential salmon spawning streams from damage caused by logging and road-building, 8,900 existing but threatened jobs in the fishing industry will be safeguarded. Oregon’s Senators are under tremendous pressure from the timber industry to strip the Oregon Wilderness Bill of its most important forested areas. If the Oregon Wilderness Bill that passes the Senate is to be anything other than a window- dressing bill that caters to those who feel that putting two percent of Oregon’s timber into wilderness is “extremism,” it will be because of your efforts. Please write your local n ew sp a p er, th e C o u n ty Commissioners, state legisla tors, and particularly Senators Hatfield and Packwood. They must be made aware of trie p u b lic ’s su p p o r t fo r a reasonable, thorough wilder ness bill, not a bill that sets aside insufficient acreage or only unthreatened “rock and ice” areas. This may be our last chance for passage of a worthwhile bill. Your help is absolutely vital and, you can be sure, it will be deeply appreciated by future generations. Sincerely, Jim Weaver Member o f Congress Editor’s Note: This letter was printed at the request of Columbia River Inter-Tribal F ish C om m ission. Warm Springs is in favor of this proposed legislation. Several tribal officials testified before H.B. 1149 was enacted. This legislation is particularly important to the fisheries habitat and off-reservation ceded area hunting and food gathering sites In north eastern Oregon wilderness areas. The Tribe is urging the Senate to pass a similar bill. See page 5 for testimony given by Gene Greene July 21 in Bend. The Ladies Auxiliary Thanks To the Editor, We would like to take this opportunity to thank the local businesses and IHS for their donations to the fire fighting crews during the recent Tohet fire. O u r t h a n k s to B o b Mclnturff of the Rainbow for the cigarettes and chewing tobacco, Dan Macy of Macy’s for the gum, Indian Health Service for the tooth brushes and soap and Kah-Nee-Ta for letting the crews use their laundry facilities. Thank you again. Tribal Member Cook’s Helpers Winona Strong Janet Billey Floriene Scott Sharon Hines Tribal Council Agenda August 1 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. Review Annual Report/Mail-out 2. 2:00 p.m. N atl Coalition to support Indian Treaties/Rudy Clements August 2 Tribal Council Meeting, 9:30 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. Deferred Comp Pension Committee Recommendations/ Dennis Karnopp Per/ Capita Resolution 2. 1:30 p.m. Tax Commission meeting August 3 Kah-Nee-Ta Board-Tribal Council Deschuts River Tour August 4-5 Timber Tour August 4 Kah-Nee-Ta Board Meeting
