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I } S pilyay T ymoo August 30,1985 Page 3 Continued from page 1 Water code enforced m inim um stream flow o f 51 cfs on? M ill Creek (reference point below P otters P ond) are not being met. This m inim um flow was established to allow for Spring chinook salm on passage and spaw ning into the upper M ill Creek system. This m in im um flow fo r the last half of August and through mid October was established under the adopted W ater M anagem ent Plan. “The current flow (A ugust 22) is at 34 cfs and tribal fisheries biologists and technicians have recom m ended th a t the 10 cfs tak en out of the creek by the M illG reek Irrigation System be turned off to allow for increased flow into the stream. This action has been confirm ed by Tribal Council today (August 26), | Based on the above recom m e n d a tio n s an d th e W a te r M anagem ent Plan, we will be closing the head gate on the m ain diversion A ugust 30. We will keep in touch with the W ater M aster to see w hen we can again divert w ater into the irrigation system. “I n th e m eantim e, we will use th is o p p o r tu n ity tp d o th e re c o n stru c tio n w ork on th e diversions as was indicated in bur February meeting. Leukemia virus fatal to cats by D onna Behrend H aving ju st lost two cats to an illness for which I could do nothing, I strongly suggest th at you have your cat tested for and vaccinated against the highly bottle of E lm er’s glue, one 12 contagious feline leukemia virus inch ruler, one blue or black infection. D oing so when the ball point pen, one red pen or cat is at least 12 weeks old may pencil,, college rule (3/g inch) save you heartache and save notebook paper. your cat from needless suffer ing, A recently developed vac Buff elementary supplies The Supply list for Buff Ele m entary includes the following items: one box 16-24 small cra yons, num ber tw o pencils, pink pearl eraser, one fo u r ounce cination, / ‘Leukocell, ” unavail able before late 1984, may deter mine the length of y o u r Cat’s lifb. A cco rd in g to v eterin aria n literature,,this disease was un known 20 years ago. Now, how ever, it is considered a leading cause of pet cat deaths. Persist ently infected cats rarely live more th an three years. W ith the disease come other complica- tion& such as anem ia, pneum o nia and lym phosarcom a, which is always fatal. The list of asso ciated illnesses goes on and on. The disease is found prim ar ily in saliva, but is is also found in urine and feces of infected cats. Usually the virus is passed th ro u g h lic k in g , b itin g and sneezing. The virus is not hardy, surviving only tw o or three minutes in their and only two or three days in a moist environ ment, other than living cells. Food bowls and litter pans can also be a source of infection. Young cats, less than 12 weeks of age, and older, stressed or sick cats are m ost susceptible to the disease. Gats th a t live in m ultiple-cat households or are allowed to roam outdoors may become infected. . It is difficult to diagnose a Cat with the disease. The symptoms vary, ranging anywhere from depression, fever, loss of appe tite and swollen glands. How ever, b lood tests have been developed th at enable a veteri narian to tefet a cat. The test cost about $20. If the cat tests positive, it does not necessarily mean the cat will die. If the cat is healthy, there is a 40 percent chance th a t it will reject the virus and recover from the infection. A bout 30 percent, of cats th at test positive develop recurring infections. Persistent infections inevitably result in death. A nother 30 percent o f cats neither reject the virus nor develop a persistent infection, These are called “latent carri ers.” These cats are a source of infection for other cats. It does no good to vaccinate cats th at test positive. If a cat tests negative for the disease, it.does not necessarily m ean th at cat won’t become infected in the future. However, for the protection of the cat, it is best to vaccinate. Vaccinations are $ 15 for the first shot and $ 10 each for the subsequent two. The second shot should be given about three weeks after the first and the booster should be given three to four m onths after the second shot. The cat should receive a booster shot every year thereafter. Steelhead Trout Protection Act “dead 99 “ T he bill is d e a d — u n o ffi cially,” says tribal lobbyist M ark P h illip s o f S en ate Bill 954. Hearings heard in July showed opposition to the bill by all but one witness. O pposing it were representatives from the D epart m ent of Interior, the D ep art m ent of Justice, various tribes an d environm ental concerns. Introduced A pril 18, 1985 to the U.S. Congress by W ashing to n State S enator Slade G or ton, S enate Bill S. 954 “ pro vides for additional proteçtiqn o f steelhead tro u t as a game fish.” The “ Steelhead T ro u t P ro je ctio n A ct,” states th a t steel head tro u t constitute a valuable and popular recreational fishery resource which citizens o f the S ta te o f W a s h in g to n w ish decommercialized. It is furth er stated in the bill, ? U nited, States Federal C ourt W arm Springs R eservation of O regon in opposition to Senate Bill 954, the so-called Steelhead T rout P rotection Act. “ Senate Bill 954 is the same bill th at was introduced in 1981. W e opposed the 1981 bill and we oppose this bill. As is ofteri the case, the nam e of this bill has nothing to do w ith its p u r pose. The Steelhead T ro u t P ro tection A ct does not- protect steelhead. Instead, it reallocates a portion of the steelhead har vest from treaty Indian fisher m an to to non-Indian sports- , men. The bill accom plishes th at by àb ro g a tin g trea ty In d ian fishing rights for steelhead. “The W arm Springs Tribes h o ld o ff-re se rv a tio n fish in g rights reserved in the 1855 Treaty w ith th e T rib e s o f M id d le Oregon. W e are, therefore, one of the several dozen Pacific North west tribes whose treaty rights d e c is io n s a ffe c tin g th e P a c ific "’w ould be abrogated if this legis ^orthw estw hiçh|ia.veinterpreted lation becomes law. ■ ■ • certain treaties with Indian tribes “It is the firm and unw aver to allow Indian fisherm en to ing belief of the W arm Springs harvest and m arket steelhead people th a t there is no t now, tro u t com mercially, have had never has been and never will be significant and adverse effects any justification for unilateral on sport fishing on the ecbno- abrogation by the U nited States mies o f the affected states, and Congress of all or any p art of on the ability o f the effected ou r 1855 T reaty, The T reaty is states to m anage steelhead tro u t the foundation of our existence. effectively and uniform ly; and It is our guarantee o f survival as the right to license sportsm en to a separate and sovereign peo fish for steelhead tro u t on Indian ple, A ccordingly, we will do lands m ay Well be m ore valua everything in our pow er and use ble to Indian tribes thart is a every resource available to us to commerical fishery for steelhead defeat legislation aim ed at re tro u t. I f ip the purpose of the voking the bargain struck between Act to decommercialize thé tak the W arm Springs people and ing, possession, transportation thè United States òovern m en t or sale of steelhead trout, in in 1855. accordance wit the desires of “In short, the W arm Springs th e citizens of th e S ta te of Tribe opposes SB 954, first and W ashington, as expressed in the forem ost because it would des statewide vote o f approval of troy a rig h t we have held as a W ashington State Initiative 456 people since tim e -immemorial on Novem ber 6, 1984. and which we reserved for o ur T estim ony of H arold Culpus use in perpetuity in the T reaty on behalf of The Confederated o f 1855. There can be n o defens Tribes , o f the W arm Springs ible justification for such a ta k Reservation of O regon before ing, and certainly the Steelhead the Senate Select Com m ittee on T ro u t P ro te c tio n A ct offers Indian A ffairs regarding senate none. F or th at reason alone SB 954 m ust be defeated. • bill 954 follows: “ A n o th e r re a s o n : th is b ill “Senator G orton and members of the Com m ittee, my nam e is should be defeated'is th at it is H arold Culpus. I am chairm an to tally unnecessary. The bill of the W arm Springs Fish and claims to “ protect” steelhead, W ildlife C om m ittee and am yet the Undisputed biological speaking today on behalf of the data show that steelhead are C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es o f th e receiving all the Drotection thev need. How else do you account for the fact th a t tne steelhead runs in to the upper C olum bia River and its tributaries have reached record-breaking levels in the last several years, and a r e . expected to get even bigger? These runs are getting larger even though the fish m ust pass th rough the m ainstem treaty Indian commercialgillnet fishery a n d n on-Indian sports fisheries and tribal subsistence fisheries b oth on the m ainstem and on the tributaries. W ith steelhead runs into the upper Colum bia River the size we are now see ing, it is obvious th a t Colum bia River steelhead do not need SB 954 to insure their continued existence, The fish are doing quite nicely w ithout itJ “In ouf 1984 testimony,! we pointed out the success the W arm Springs Tribe has had in co- m anaging the very im portant Deschutes River sum m er steel h ea d ru n w ith th e S tate Oregon. We pointed out in 1981 th at the non-Indian sports catch of D eschutes River steelhead d u rin g m o st o f th e p e rio d between 1970 and 1980 was thé largest in Oregon, ahead of more th an ninety (90) other steelhead producing streams. “ Since 1981, the Deschutes River summ er steelhead run has grown even larger. The 1983 steelhead run was believed to be th e • la rg e st on reco rd . It is important to note that this reCord- b r e a k in g r u n re a c h e d th e Deschutes River after passing through the m ainstem Colum bia River treaty Indian com mercial gillnet fishery which, in 1983, was fishing w ithout the eight inch mesh restriction for the first tim e since the m id - 1970’s. Obviously, dropping thé eight inch mesh restrictions, which increased the commercial take of steelhead, had no adverse effect bri the Deschutes River steelhead run. The 1984 run was Slightly lower than 1983, largely because of fewer Idaho-origiri strays entering the ’ Deschutes RiVer. This year’s run is expected to be sim ilar to the 1984 and 1983 runs. “The Deschutes River steel head resource, which is in the best shape of historic times, should be made even stronger by two new enhancem ent pro- jects. The O regon D epartm ent offFish and Wildlife in coopera tio n w ith the W arm Springs Tribe is planning projects to in tro d u c e sum m er steelhead stocks into previously unseeded areas of the W hite River and T rout Creek, two tributaries of the Deschutes River. I f these projects go forw ard as expected, 3,000 to 4,000 steelhead spawners will be added to the. Deschutes River run. “The current success and excel lent future of the Deschutes River steelhead run is a result of close cooperation between the W arm Springs Tribe and the State of Oregon. The m ajor production of Deschutes River steelhead occurs on the W arm Springs Indian Reservation. The wild fish spawn in the W arm Springs River, Shitike Creek and the Deschutes River bor dering the R eservation. The hatchery fish come from the R o u n d Hufie H a tchery jon the D eschutes R iver where/it forms th e R e s e r v a t i o n ’s e a s te r n boundary. The Tribe an d the S tate also share the harvest of Deschutes River Steelhead. I n ' recent years, tribal members arid non-Indian sportsm en on the Deschutes have harvested rough ly equal shares o f the steelhead resource. Even the, the non- Indian sports catch is one of the largest in Oregon. “I “p oint out the success we h av e h ad w ith c o o p e ra tiv e Tribal-State management ori the Deschutes River for two rea sons. First, by workirig together instead of fighting one another, the. Tribe and the State have built one of the largest and most successful treaty and non-treaty steelhead fisheries in the Pacific Northwest. Second, our expe rience with the State in co- nianagingthe steelhead resource for the benefit of both treaty and non-treaty fishermen shows that the tw o groups do not always have to be in conflict. “The W arm Springs Tribe firmly believes th at if all parties interested in protecting and pre serving the steelhead resource work together to restore the habitat and enhance the resource, there will be plenty of fish for everyone. Senator GortQn and C om m ittee m em bers, if you agree with this approach, which we believe is the only sensible approach, you will let -this bill die here rind now so th at we can get on with the im portant busi* ness of coordinating our efforts to protect and enhance the steel head resource.” Spilyay Tymoo photo by SHewcxyk M ildred Kirk delivers meals to the homes of senior citizens requesting the service. For more information call the Senior Citi zens Center at 553-1161, ext. 313. Police run slated T he fo u rth a n n u a l Salem Police RUn will be held on Sun day, O ctober 20 at 11:00 a.m. The run consists of a 10K rrice and 2 mile “Shelley Sonderm an M em orial” fun run. Entry fee is $8.00 with a T- shirt arid $5.00 w ithout, up to . the day of the race. Race packets can be picked up on Friday, O c to b e r 18 a n d S a tu r d a y , O ctober 19 at Phidippides R un ning Store, 445 High Street S.E., 399-7057, or on the day of the race at 9:30 a.m . at M into Island Park. There, will be 12 age classes consisting of: 9 and under; 10- 14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55- 59 and 60 and over. Awards will be given to first place men and womeh in 11 ages brackets, rib- .bons to second and third in all brackets and awards, to first place team in each category. Team com petitions are open to M aster 40 and plus; Open; Col legiate Track Teairis and High School Track Teams, T hé 1985 run is dedicated to the memory of 16 year-old Shelley Rae Sonderm an, first place w inner o f th e 1982 run furi, whose life ended tragically in an auto accident this year. F o r f u rth e r in fo rm a tio n , contact: Captain Mike Runyon, Salem Police D epartm ent at (503) 588-6406. T h e l a s t d a y fd/r p r e registration is October 18. There will be an inform al awards ceremony and prize draw ings after the race. Refreshments will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their families and a “picnic” lunch. Proceeds will go to the M us cular D ystrophy Association of Oregon. Bidding open to members F or sale to tribal members only. 1967 S ta rc ra ft J u p ite r-1 6 ' alum inum b o at—S tarting bid: $2,000 firm includes: 8 0 H P J o h n so n S u p e r-S e a h o rse w/ single control 1200# Tee-Nee single axle trailer P artial canvas top. Starting date for bids: August 19,1985 Closing date: Septem ber 3, 1985 Bid Opening Date: September 4, 1985 ; Iristructions for placing bids: Spityay Tymoo photo by Shewcsyk 1. Name and address of bidder, including phone number. Winona Spino issues deer tag to Joe Scott. By August 28,348 deer tags and 15 bear tags hdd been 2. Description of item bid issued. Three deer tags have been returned. ding on. 3. A m ount of bid. (Bids not meeting minimum starting price are immediately disqualified). T his in fo rm atio n is to be placed in a sealed envelope with tlfie description of the bid item noted on the envelope. This may either be mailed or b ro u g h t into thé Property Office located at the Industrial P ark (4th blue building). If m ailing, please- place sealed bid envelope inside a'mailing envelope noting “Bid” on the outside of (he mailer. The boat, with trailer and m otor, will be sold “As Is”. All sales are for “Cash Only.” Individual placing highest bid Will be selected. In case of a tie, the earliest bid will be sealed. No inform ation will be given out as to the num ber of bids, or who received the sale item. T ri bal members, processing loans for bids through Credit, m ust have certificatio n fro m th a t office. T he b o a t is av ailab le fo r viewing in the w arehouse lot at the Industrial Park. Starting date for general pub lic bids: September 9, 1985 « Closing Date: Septem ber 23, Ï985 Bid Opening Date: September 24,1985 All sales m ust be finalized within twertty-four (24) hours of bid acceptance.
