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Dog control to be enforced on reservation
Dogs, dogs and more dogs, the
issue of controlling dogs on the
reservation has been a major topic
of discussion at housing meetings,
general council meetings and general
ly by the public. The Tribal Coun
cil in April of 1962 enacted the
"Dog Control Ordinance, Ordinance
36." The code was established to
control the licensing of dogs, pro
vide the the control and destruc
tion of unwanted dogs and provide
penalties for the violation of the
ordinance.
Talking about dogs is similar to
talking about the weather people
have a lot to say about both sub
jects but are unable to do much
about them. In the case of the
"man's best friend" with the lack of
cooperative efforts of the public,
police, courts and health people
the ordinance has been a code
without enforcement.
Road work
Work is scheduled to begin this
fall or the spring of 1988 on 2.44
miles of road in the Sunnyside
Subdivision near Dry Creek.
The south slope of Eagle Butte
where the road would be located
will allow for the development ol
200 lots or more, according to a
recent environmental analysis on
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into law July 20 a bill (hat allows
of Indian foster children. The bill is
Waif are A ct and the integrity of
During the past few months the
police, health branch and courts
have combined their efforts and
resources to put "teeth" in the
enforcement. In the near future
people will be able to have their
dogs licensed at the Tribal Court,
the police will be enforcing that
dogs on the reservation must have
a license and a recent rabies vacinna
tion. All dogs who are kept, harbored
or maintained on the reservation
will need to have a current license.
To obtain a license for an animal
the owner will be required to have
evidence that a rabies vacinnation
has been administered by a licensed
veterinarian. Each year the license
will need to be renewed as well as
the vacinnation.
All dog owners will have to pro
vide each dog with a substantial
collar or harness with the license
to begin
the area.
The first phase of the project will
require widening0.26 miles of Route
3 for through traffic with a turnout
lane at the intersection. The main
street through the subdivision. Sun
set drive, is 1.23 miles in length.
The north street with turn around,
Crestview Drive, is 0.55 miles in
length, and the South street with
turnaround, Eagleview Drive, is
0.40 miles in length.
These streets will give access to
40 lots which will be served by
necessary utilities, water, sewer,
power and phones. The road pro
ject will include grading, drainage,
aggregate base and Bituminous Sur
face treatment with a Cold Bitumi
nous Pavement to be added at a
later date.
Environmental impacts in the
proposed project would be minor
soil disturbances during construc
tion of roadway and homesitesand
the removal of some juniper trees.
Deer, cow s and horse inhabit the
area but there is presently no human
use. according to the report.
The Warm Springs Tribe has set
this area aside for subdivisions
having extended the Deschutes w ater
line through the area to accomo
date subdivision development.
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Oregon Indian tribes is assured by keeping families together. Most
Oregon tribes and children's organizations were represented at the
ceremonies.
and vacinnation tags attached per
manently.
The ordinance states that any
female dog in heat; fierce, danger
ous or vicious dogs; or dogs which
become a nuisance to others in the
streets, public places or premises
will not be permitted to run at large
regardless of whether they are
licensed or unlicensed.
Any dog that has bitten a person
or caused a break in the skin, or
Governor signs Deschutes River Bill
Governor Neil Goldschmidt recent
ly signed House Bill 3019, which
creates a management advisory com
mittee and recreation area for the
lower 100 miles of the Deschutes
River.
"This bill creates a forum for all
interested parties to debate the
future of this important resource,"
Goldschmidt said. "I believe there
won't be any losers in this debate it
we can settle on a plan that pre
serves the scenic beauty and recrea
tional qualities of the river."
The legislation designates the
lower Deschutes River Scenic Water
way as a recreation area and creates,
for a six-year period, a nine-member
citizen advisory committee.
Members will be appointed by
the Governor this fall. They will
represent river users, owners of the
adjacent land, the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation, elected officials and
the public at large.
"The membership of the com
mittee is an indication of the many
interests focused on the river,"said
John Lilly, assistant administrator
for the Parks Division, which admi
nisters the Scenic Waterway
program.
In addition, there a number of
public agencies owning land or
providing services along the river.
Lilly said.
"The Deschutes has always been
a 'people's river' and anything that
has worked for the river has been
the result of a popular mandate."
Lilly said.
This bill is a continuation of that
factor, he said. The citizen commit
tee will adv ise involved agencies on
management issues over the next
six years, he said. Lilly expects the
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shall be penned up or restrained by
a substantial metal chain by its
owners for a period of ten days. If
the owner does not confine the dog
the police can impound the animal
and take it to a veterinary hospital
or location designated by the Tri
bal Court. The animal will be placed
under observation as required by
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first two years to be spent torming
a management plan addressing recrea
tion use and recreation develop
ment levels on the river.
A major point of controversy
and the initial reason for the legisla
tionwill be determining if the
number of boaters should be regu
lated by permit, Lilly said.
Currently, boaters purchase a
pass or ticket to use the river, but
there is no limit on the number of
pass holders using the river daily.
Revenue collected is used directly
for services to river users, Lilly
said.
The Deschutes was designated
an Oregon Scenic Waterway in
1970.
The Tribe's reaction to the
Deschutes study was published in a
recent issue of "Deschutes River
Scenic Waterway Newsletter." It is
as follows:
The Warm Springs Tribes believe
that the recently completed Oregon
State studv provides a good foun
dation for the development of a
rational, long-term management plan
for the Deschutes River.
The eastern boundary of the
reservation is formed by the middle
of the channel of the Deschutes
River. This 30-mile scenic stretch is
very important to the Tribes and its
members for a variety of reasons.
Some of the first Indian settle
ments on the reservation were located
alongthe Deschutes River, and the
Tribes were heavily dependent upon
the river for their sustenance.
Because the river has important
cultural, religious, historical and
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Indian Reservation
Canal to remain open
Springchinook migrating up Mill
Creek have been protected for the
past two years with closure of the
gate at Mill Creek Irrigation Canal
on Sidwalter Flat. However, this
year. Warm Springs, Tribal Coun
cil has decided to keep the gate
open allowing some water to con
tinue flowing in the canal.
It has been determined that 51
cubic feet per second of water is
necessary for fish migration in Mill
Creek. The flow in mid-August last
year was 34 cfs which included
water from the lateral canal which
usually runs 9-13 cfs.
Work on Mill Creek in the past
has been aimed at increasing the
anadromous fish run. Removal of
blaokagcs have allowed fish to
migrate to rearing grounds but the
fish need water to get there.
Warm Springs fisheries biologist
Mark Fritsch expresses concern
about the migrating fish and the
integrity of the entire system, "There
are many habitat considerations"
with a reduced flow in the stream.
Taking seven (7) cfs from Mill
Creek at peak migration time and
in a low water year "doesn't look
real good." says Fritsch.
Sidwalter residents also have con
cerns with the reduction of water
caused by the closure of the canal.
With no water in the canal, water
ing ponds and fire protection ponds
would empty. Last year closure of
the canal "affected the last growth
of alfalfa," says Irene Wells. She
and her husband along with Phil
Guerin raise alfalfa hay for their
own livestock. "We couldn't irri
gate so it affected that last cutting,"
Wells said.
J.R. Smith lost four roping steers
because water was not available for
Accidental death claims boy
In what police investigators have
termed an accidental death. Jona
than Jim, 13, died at his residence
in West Hills, Monday, July 28 at
about 8 p.m.
The boy had been playing with
two ropes that were hanging in a
treeintheyard ofhishome. Hewas
discovered by a member of his fam
ily tangled in the ropes. The police
and Fire and Safety were called.
Efforts to revive the boy with
CPR were made by police officer
Spencer Slater and Fire and Safety
Elder Care Center studied
On July 13 the Tribal Council
reviewed a preliminary design for
the Elder Care Center, which would
provide residential and care servi
ces to the elderly. The proposed
location for the facility is the mea
dow between the Senior Citizens
Tribal Council reviews
Town Center designs
On July 20 the Tribal Council
began reviewing design ideas for
developing a "Shopping and Town
Center" on the east-side of the
Agency campus. Additional con
cepts will be reviewed in August,
including the west-side of the cam
pus near the elementary school.
The Council expressed concerns
about traffic circulation, accessi
bility, parking and v isibility. w hich
are all important factors for devel
oping a successful commercial area.
Planners anticipate the various con
Business applications extended
Application forms for retail and service businesses
are still available in the Tribal Planning office.
Interested tribal members are asked to complete
the forms and mail them in by August 21. Individual
group meetings will then be held with the business
planning specialists.
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them. Smith says he was not sup
posed to use domestic water for
stock.
However, many residents did use
domestic water. Maxine Clements
said she and other area residents
had to buy numerous troughs to
supply water for their livestock.
This put pressure on the domestic
water supply and some wells even
began pumping mud. she said.
The problem in the past, indi
cates Clements, was Tribal Coun
cil's failure to include Sidwalter
residents in their decision. "They
haven't discussed this with the
people." The lack of water "is an
inconvenience to us." she adds,
"but others are impacted more."
Resolution 3710 passed in 1972
set minimum and optimum stream
flow requirements for fish life and
incorporated it in the Official Water
Code for Warm Springs. In the last
two years the code was enacted
with low waterflows late in the
summer and called for priority use
of water.
Domestic and community use is
listed as first in priority followed
by: fisheries, wildlife and vegeta-""
tion; agriculture, range, commer
cial use; and, industrial including
hydroelectric. Domestic water is
provided through a separate com
munity water supply system.
Confusion now exists for both
Sidwalter residents and Natural
Resources personnel. For the past
two years the minimum flow
standards of the Water Code were
enforced. Stream enhancement pro
jects relying on the maintenance of
minimum flow have been both com
pleted and planned for the future.
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volunteer Tom Wright, who were
first on the scene. CPR was con
tinued in the ambulance while
enroute to Mt. View Hospital in
Madras. Despite the efforts to revive
the boy was pronounced dead at
the hospital emergency room by
the attending IHS physician Dr.
Manning.
BIA investigator Rob Moran
was not available for confirmation
on the death but Chief of Police
Ray Calica stated that all of the
evidence points to the death as
accidental.
housingarea and the Greeley Heights
subdivision. The current live-year
plan shows the Center being deve
loped in 1991, although that sche
dule is directly affected by the
Tribes'changing financial situation
and by available outside funding.
cept ideas should be ready tor
community review in September.
Plans for the first phase of the
Community Learning Center are
ready for public meetings, as directed
by the Tribal Council on July 20.
The proposed project includes day
care and headstart programs, kit
chen, maintenance building and
related space. Total development
cost i1 estimated to be $4. 1 million,
based on a June, 1988 construction
start. The public meetings are
planned to start in September.