Page 4 July 29,1983
Spilyay Tymoo
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Editorial
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(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