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PAGE 6 November 20, 1987 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilvay Tymoo Spilyay Tymoo ... irrzlti SPORTS Warm Springs Boxing Club Boxers from Canada. Washing ton. Idaho and Oregon traveled to the 1987 Warm Springs Boxing Club Silver Gloves Boxing Cham pionships held at the Warm Springs Community Center. The event was November 7. 1987. Winning the boxing team championship trophies were first place Warm Springs Boxing club; second place Kam loops. Canada; third place Capital Boxing Club of Salem, Oregon; fourth place Kuna. Idaho and fifth place Clark County Boxing Club Camas. Washington. Outstanding boxer award went to Mike Litke of Kamloops. Can ada in the 14-13 year old novice; Joe Bickncsc of Kuna, Idaho in the 14-15 year old open; Nathan Mon roe of Warm Springs Boxing Club in the Special Senior; Robert Bal deras of the Cobra Boxing Club Shelton. Washington in the Novice Senior; and Frank Vassar. Lilac City Boxing Club of Spokane in the Open Senior. In afternoon matched bouts: It was Travis Hewitt of Gilchrest over Curtis Hamilton of Capital B.C. in the 10-1 1 novice 90 lbs; Sam Legg of Kuna Idaho lost to Randy Waud by of Clark County in the 12-13 Magpies hold The Warm Springs Magpies held their annual six foot and under basketball tournament here at the Community Center, Nov. 13, 14 and 15, 1987, with eight teams par ticipating in the double elimination tournament. The champion Blackwolfe team won the title from the Magpies by the score of 104-81, behind the scoring of Sean McConville who had 25 points in the game, followed by Jason Ray who chipped in 24 points for the winners. Richard McConville added 1 7 points, David McConville 16, Dan Brisbois 14 and Carl Tewee 8. Ryan Smitty Smith led the Magpie attack with 23 points, Donnie Bagley added 19, Owen Danzuka chipped in 18, Jamie Henry 13, Andy Leo nard 6 and Austin Greene 2 for the losers. The Columbia River Blackwolfe team lead throughout the game, at the end of the first quarter it was 33-27, and at the half time break it was 47-44. At the end of the third quarter they led 7 1 -60 and having a great last quarter splurge which put the game out of reach as they Wildfires often result The following was submitted by the Warm Springs Natural Resour ces Deparment and reprinted at their request. by Marty Main Now that the smoke has cleared some, perhaps it is appropriate to re-evaluate our approaches to forest fires. Fire requires three elements: oxygen, fuel and an ignition source. Eliminating any one will prevent fire. Removal of oxygen is obviously impossible. We have spent many years listen ing to Smokey the Bear admonish us, "Only you can prevent forest fires" in an attempt to control man made ignition sources. But this year's fires were almost all caused by lightning. It has become increasingly clear that protecting our forests and ourselves from wildfire requires dealing with the one element that is controllable: fuel. Recent research has shown that the amount of fuel, both living and dead, and subse quent wildfire intensity have in creased greatly since the settling of the West. Why the change? . In 1905, the newly created U.S. Forest Service adopted a blanket policy of immediately extinguish ing all forest fires. This resolution, however, failed to consider the importance of natural fire that had occurred at regular intervals for thousands of years. Some forest ecosystems, such as novice 90 lbs; Shawn O'llearn of Kamloops over Jeremiah Goins of Kuna in the 12-13 novice 100 lbs; Frank Brunoe of Warm Springs over Levi Goins of Kuna in the I2-I30pen 100 lbs; Herman Wcsal bear of Capital B.C. over Duane Litke of Kamloops in the Special Senior 1 19 lbs.; Keith Holdsworth of Kamloops over Troy Arthur of Capital B.C. in the 14-15 novice 139 lbs; Frank Reese of Warm Springs over Harry Miller of Warm Springs in the 10-1 1 novice 125 lbs; Lldred Heath of Warm Springs over David Ramirez of Beaverton in the 14-15 novice 112 lbs; and M ichacl Lit ke of Canada over Cleve land Corder of Kuna in the 14-15 open 1 19 lbs. Elimination bouts held in the afternoon were John McCarrick of Kamloops over Patrick Archer of Capital B.C. in the senior novice 139 lbs; John Walking Eagle of Capital B.C. over Brandy Brunette of Timber Lake in the special senior 147 lbs.; Danny O'Hearn of Kam loops over Kent Archer of Capital B.C. in the special senior 147 lbs.; Robert Balderas of Cobra over Ronald Perkins of Timber Lake in the senior novice 156 lbs.; Jason Christopher of Bo:s uisw uci Line: annual 6-foot & compiled a total of 33 points in the final quarter to ice the game at 104 81. The N.W. Roadrunners placed third while Toppenish Washington placed fourth. The sportsmanship trophy went to Mt. Hood Community College, M r. H ustle title went to Gary Pierce of Toppenish and the Most Valua ble Player award went to Jason Ray of the Columbia River Black wolf team. There were ten all stars named to Memorial run Runners who register for the 1987 George Wilson Memorial Run, Sunday November 28 will have a 10K course in front of them. The run will begin at 1 1:00 a.m. in the Madras High School park ing lot at 650 10th Street. Turkeys will be presented to the overall male and female winners of the 10K run. Ribbons will be awarded to the first three people in all age categories who reach the finish line. The course is scenic and paved with asphalt. Water aid will be the coastal forests of Oregon and Washington, have natural fire fre quencies of 200 years or more with those rare fires usually quite extensive. IntheMediterraneanlikeclimates of California and Southern Oregon, however, research has determined fire frequencies in most forest types varying from five to 25 years for any one location. Started by light ning or Indians each year, these fires largely kept to the ground, removing accumulations of dead fuel, as well as small seedlings, brush and other vegetation. Larger trees with thicker bark were unaf fected, leaving a parklike forest with lower fuel levels, incapable of supporting wildfire. With the initiation of the fire exclusion policy, however, fuel loads have steadily grown, subse quently increasing both the likeli hood and intensity of wildfires. In the central Sierras (and through out other similar forests in the West), eight to 10 natural burn cycles have been prevented in the last 80 years. The National Park Service, real izing the implications, began a crash program of fuel reduction in the late 1960s, primarily through the use of prescribed burning and actually letting specific lightning caused fires burn. Simultaneously, the science of fire ecology began exploring fire's natural role in forest ecosystem development. Startling discoveries resulted: By thinning grow th at the seed ling stage, periodic light ground Arnold ot Capital B.C. in the senior novice 156 lbs.; and Nathan Mon roe of Warm Springs over Dewaync Hawscll of Timber Lake in the spe cial senior 178 lbs. In matched bouts in the evening of November 7 results are as fol lows: Todd Tooley of Cals Olmypic over Keith Holdsworth of Kam loops in the 14-15 novice 132 lbs.; Travis Hewitt of Gilchrest over James Teeman of Warm Springs in the 12-13 open 90 lbs.; and Jacob Spino of Warm Springs over Gil bert Brunoe of Warm Springs in the 10-11 novice 75 lbs. Championship bouts held Novem ber in the evening were as follows: Vern Trainer of Kamloops over David Ramirez of Beaverton in the 14-15 novice 119 lbs.; Mike Litke of Kamloops over Jona(JD) Dean of Cals Olympia over in the 14-15 novice 125 lbs.; Neil Moon of Cap ital over Robert Gibson of Timber Lake in the special senior 1 32 lbs.; Eldred Heath of Warm Springs over Jason Montebello of Kam loops in the 14-15 novice 14-15 lbs.; John McCarrick of Kamloops over Wilburn Longknife of Capital B.C. in the senior novice 139 lbs.; Joe Bicknese of Kuna over Frank Bru undertourney the tournament team and they are as follows: Sean McConville, Sonny McConville, both from the Colum bia River Blackwolf team. Jamie Henry and Ryan Smitty Smith from the Warm Springs Magpies, James Buck Scott and Billy Her rera from the Northwest Roadrun-j ners. Glen-Jones of Toppenish, ., Willie Fuentes from Warm Springs tribes, Darren Tewee from Front ier Scouts and Brett Whipple from Mt. Hood Community College. set for Nov. 28 provided at the three-mile mark. A two-mile fun run is also sche duled. Profits from the race will be added to the George E. Wilson Scholarship fund which is awarded annually to a graduate from Jeffer son County who best exemplified George E. Wilson, Jr.'s love for running. For more information contact race director Dan Ahern at 475-; 6818 (home), or 475-7277 (work). Registration blanks may be picked up at the Community Center in Warm Springs. from forest management actions fire prevented the overcrowded unhealthy stands ot today. With healthier stands, many forest insects and diseases are re- stricted. Fire and smoke act as additional deterrents. Soil nutrient balance and cycl ing are dependent on frequent,, low-intensity fires. Ideal seedbeds for natural regeneration result from ground fires. Smokey and his wildlife friends actually depend on fire and its rejuvenation of decadent forest vegetation. Unfortunately, most of the other land management agencies and ownerships failed to follow the lead of the National Park Service. Taxpayers today contribute mil lions of dollars in support of forest management programs that try to achieve what nature accomplished largely through a healthy ecosys tem regulated by periodic, light fire; pre-commercial thinning; insect vand disease control; site prepara tion for planting of nursery-bed seedlings; control of competing vegetation; nutrient enhancement through fertilizer application; wild life rehabilitation; and so forth. In addition, taxpayers support the costs of fighting wildfire more than $30 million in Oregon and $ 1 20 million in three Western states (includingOregon) in the last month alone. Damage and property loss add to this cost estimates as high as $300 million for Oregon. And then there are the social costs the untold suffering resul tant from abnormally high pollu takes first at tournament noe of Warm Springs in the 14-15 open 100 lbs.; Danny O'Hearn of Kamloops over John Walking Eagle Capital B.C. in the special senior 147 lbs.; Robert Balderas of Cobra over Ernest Arnold of Capital B.C. in the 156 lbs.; Jerry Glcason of Clark County over Conrad Isaac of Capital B.C. in the special senior 1 65 lbs.; Nathan Monroe of Warm Springs over Dan Sweeney of Cap ital B.C. in the special senior 178 lbs.; Mack Rono of Cals Olympic over Larold Littlebird of Capital in the open senior 147 lbs.; Frank Vassar of Lilac City over Brandon Fleming of Boise B.C. in the open senior 156 lbs.; and Laulan Ngauano of Clark County over Steven Dcpue of Gilchrest in the open senior 1 65 lbs. Unopposed champions were: Jacob Spino of Warm Springs in 10-11 novice 75 lbs.; Gilbert Bru noe of Warm Springs in the 10-11 Facility fees A meeting to review and discuss the recreation department's facility usage fees and contract agreements will be held Tuesday, November 24. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Following are the fee schedules. I. Fee Assessment items: (a) Refundable Item. This fee is subject to refund, provided the user organization does the facility clean up during and immediately after their activity. The cleaning job must meet Recreation depart ment standards. Community orga nizations on the Warm Springs Reservation in need of raising funds who are willing to do janitorial type work are given first option to do facility clean up when user organizations opt not to do their own cleaning. Selection of organi zations is made from an organiza tion listing on a rotating basis, and by availability. The $100.00 clean ing fee is paid to the organization that does the facility clean up. Please Note: Refunds and con tracts payments from the Recrea tion department are processed through the Accounting department. Two days may be needed for pro cessing of refunds and payments. (b) Score Board: $100.00 Non refundable. All funds received for this item will be applied to an account with the Pepsi Company in compliance with a special score board purchase agreement. The Pepsi Company has sponsored 50 percent of the cost of the two score boards in the gymnasium. Need: $1,800.00 (c) Reader Board Fund: $50.00 (Events announcements billboard) Non-refundable. All tunds received tion levels; the personal loss of homes, property and nveiinooos; the loss of life fighting wildfire. ' We are paying an expensive bill to support forest management strat egies that not only fail to consider the ecological importance of natu ral tire, but tend to increase the likelihood of wildfire through har vesting practices that encourage uni- torm stands ot dense vegetation. Beware of power lines during chore time A weekend in the fall is the per fect time for outdoor projects such as raking leaves, planting shrubs and trimming trees. Dennis Quinn, Madras district manager for Pacific reminds cus tomers not to forget about safety when performing outdoor chores es pecially when trimming limbs or falling trees in areas where over head power lines are present. "This time of year the company usually sees an increase in the num ber of accidents caused when peo ple come in contact with overhead power lines," Quinn said. "Custo mers should never assume a line is anything but dangerous, they should look up and locate any power lines before they begin pruning or cut ting trees." ThePP&L manager also warned against using metal ladders, metal handled pole saws and pruners, or any other metal tools, especially if working anywhere near a power line. "If a w ire is accidentally severed novice 80 lbs.; Curtis Hamilton of Capital B.C. in the 10-11 novice 90 lbs.; Jason Pagan of Beaverton in the 10-11 100 lbs.; Ramone Tho mas of Warm Springs in the 1 0-1 1 novice 119 lbs.; Frank Reese of Warm Springs in the 10-11 novice 125 lbs.; Paul Brown of Warm Springs in the 10-1 1 lbs. novice 175 lbs.; Jeremiah Goins of Kuna in the 10-1 1 open 100 lbs.; Randy Waudby of Clark County in the 12-13 novice 90 lbs.; and Sam Legg of Kuna in the 12-13 novice 98 lbs. Other unopposed champions were Shawn O'Hearn of Kamloops in the 12-13 novice 100 lbs.; Harry Miller of Warm Springs in the 12 13 novice 125 lbs.;Travie Hewitt of Gilchrest in the 12-13 open 90 lbs.; Jake Forrey of Kuna in the 12-13 open 106 lbs.; Levi Goins of Kuna in the 12-13 open 112 lbs. In the 14-15 age group unop posed champions were James Tee- to be discussed Nov. 24 for this item to be deposited in a special fund raising account for purchase and installation of a reader board at the Community Center. Estimated cost: $6,000. The Pepsi Company plans to sponsor 50 per cent of the reader board cost. Need: $3,000. II Key Deposit $25 Refundable Set of three keys: (1) Commun ity Center building key; (2) Allen wrench for door panic push bars; (3) Special light switch key. III Kitchen usage fee $25 per day non-refundable. Per day fee to apply to all organ izations who use the Community Center kitchen as a concession area for profit intended purposes. The - ,, v- ,'. . 1 ' - -S... - B ... &,t,M -i i MP "' ' " ' ' ' ' i " ' W O Hie Smith and Heather Miller were among many who received volley ball awards during MJH awards dessert November 3, 1987. It is no small wonder that the only way we can economically, ecologically, socially or individu ally justify the expense of wildfire is to label it an "act of God" something beyond our control. In truth, however, the wildfires of this year are not inexplicable acts but the results of forest man agement acitons we have chosen to endorse. Pacific should be called immediate ly," Quinn cautioned. "At the very least, the call could result in quicker Stack wood away from meters As outdoor wood piles grow in preparation for a cold winter, so grow the concerns of Pacific Power customer service personnel. Dennis Quinn, Madras district manager for Pacific asks local resi dents to take care in where they store their wood. Stacking wood piles near an electric meter can cause difficulties for his employees and for the utility's customers. "Sometimes wood piles are stacked directly in front of the electric meter and our meter readers can not see the information they need." Quinn explained. "In those instan ces, we have to estimate their bills for several months until the piles are dimnished enough for us to sec the reading. That's a cumbersome- man of Warm Springs In the novice 95 lbs.; Todd Tooley of Cals Olym pic in the novice 132 lbs.; Keith Holdsworth of Kamloops in the novice 139 lbs.; Troy Arthur of Capital B.C. in the novice 147 lbs.; Elmer Charley of Warm Springs In the novice 156 lbs.; Cleveland Corder of Kuna in the open 1 12 lbs.; and Jeremy Lagers of Warm Springs in the open 139 lbs. In the senior division unopposed were Gary Waudby of Clark County in novice 106 lbs.; Duane Litke of Kamloops in the special novice 1 19 lbs.; Herman Weslarbear of Capi tal in the novice 125 lbs.; Law Gardner of Beaverton in the spe cial heavcyweight. Unopposed cham pions in the open senior Melvin Carncll of Jermone B.C. in the 1 19 lbs.; Phil O'Reilly of Kamloops in the 178 lbs.; and Kenny Keene of Boise B.C. in the heavyweight. group using the kitchen must clean the kitchen immediately after their usage, and condition of the kitchen must meet state day care food ser vice standards and recreation de partment standards. IV User Categories, user fees and deposits Please pay fees and deposit, and complete facility usage contract agreement at least three days prior to your event. 1. Youth Organizations $100 cleaning fee refundable. See 1(a) above. $25 key deposit refundable. $25 kitchen fee per day (if used) non-refundable. Continued on page 8 Althoueh the choice to reduce fuel levels and or re-initiate fire into forest ecosystems may be dif ficult and expensive, the alterna tive may be far more expensive in the long run. Marty Main runs a forestry con sulting and contracting service in Ashland. restoration of service, and at the most, it could save a life." and inaccurate system at best." It also provides a very real danger that a dislodged piece of firewood could break the glass on the meter and require expensive repair. Wood piles stacked two and three pieced out from a wall where a meter is located may allow visual access for reading a meter. How ever, those wood piles often pre vent hands-on access for any ser vice or repair work needed. "With a little planning, wood piles can be placed where they are convenient for our customers but dont hamper our ability to do what we're here to do," Quinn said. "And that's to provide efficient and high-quality service."