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25c itS SECTION 8E"1 n LIBRARY U OF 0 tie 3 EUGENE, OR l .S. Postage Bulk Half Prrmil .No. 2 VN arm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested v . I 1 1... Ill f'.y .'i'i 1 't,.t Spilyay Tymoo News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation ''TV 3 A VAX Ci VOL. 13, NO. 10 P.O. BOX 870 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 Coyote News in brief Four complete training Four tribal members recently completed a four-year forestry training program. They feel the program is worthwhile and should be continued. Page 2 Yaw retires After 21 years, contracting officer Les Yaw retired from tribal employment. Yaw was honored during retirement dinner May 13. Page 2 Jamboree on tap Kid's Jamboree Day, Saturday May 21, will be packed with fun ... including a fish pond,, tug-of-war, Indian games and a rock and roll band. Page 2 Jackson expresses concern Presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, during his visit to Central Oregon, pledged that if elected the secretary of Interior would be sensitive to the Indian heritage. Page 3 Thomas graduates Lavena Thomas is the first tribal member to graduate from the Oregon State Board of Police Standards and Training. She realizes the importance of having officers who can set standards in Warm Springs. Page 3 4-H helps youth Warm Springs 4-H clubs help youth learn life skils by developing their abilities. Clubs range from Beadwork and Careers to Survival Skills. Page 5 Warm Springs team wins Warm Springs Steelheads win the first reservation relay. The 60-mile run was hosted by the Warm Springs Athletic Committee and Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. Page 6 Weather Thousands gather to hear Jesse Jackson "fT" n 111 T . i I ) I . J 4 .-3 ana iVi v-iirj J 'it . , . .''! . l. Ilk. ", I UI 1 V,. ,j . ", ' t; ill Pflu CA Vernon Henry was on stage with Jesse Jackson during the campaign rally in Redmond. 7 SpUyty Tymoo pholo by Bthrend ' Wednesday, May 11, was Jesse Jackson' Day in Central Oregon. The Democratic presidential candi date visited Redmond as part of a three-day campaign swing through Oregon less than a week before the primaries this week. The heat and passion of his speech 1 i - ; . I n v r. fcAr g.i.ASwii 11 mt I ! ..Miifill Hugs and kisses were plentiful Spilyiy lymoo pnoto oy aetirem during the45-miniUe rally matched the swel tering temperature of the gym and the summer-like weather outside. Opening his speech, Jackson shouted over the deafening greeting, "You have made my heart warm up with joy. There is so much love in this place. There is so much hope in this place. You must know that you are the key to peace in the whole world." Jackson's approach to the crowd was sin cere and his apparent genuine concern for the well-being of the 1 ,300 or so youth in the audience shone through. His anti-drug mes sage was clear. "As chief of state, I can cut the supply of drugs. But you people are the only ones who can cut the demand for drugs." He asked all members of the audience who knew of people who had died from drug use to stand or raise their hands. A few people stood. He next asked all those who knew some one who was in jail because of drug use to stand. About 75 percent of the youth in the gym stood. He then asked all those who knew someone in school who had tried drugs to stand; nearly every student stood. The gym became unusually quiet when Jackson asked every student who knew someone who had contemplated suicide to stand. Again, nearly every student stood. .."So many of you, have experimented with drugs, either using drugs to make money or using drugs as anethesia tor your pain. We must end the scourge of dope and replace it with hope," he said. Security was especially tight during Jack son's visit. Eleven secret service men were at the school well before Jackson arrived with his entourage of personal staff and the national press corps. Redmond city police was also out inforce to assist with crowd and traffic control. Prior to Jackson's arrival, Redmond city police received a "threat," thus delaying the rally an hour or so. Police and secret service men searched the school thoroughly but found nothing. The call was traced to the residence of George W. Marcum, 60, of Redmond. He was arrested May 16 at his residence and was cited to appear in district court for two offenses; initiating a false report and telephonic harrassment with no communicative purpose. Both charges are misdemeanors, however, the U.S. Secret Service may make a decision to follow up Following the rally, Jackson met with members of the Warm Springs Tribal Coun cil and other Oregon Indian leaders. See page 3 for more on that meeting. MAY 20, 1988 Chinook Island focus of management plan Sanitation, litter and trespass problems on tribally owned Chi nook Island in Lake Bill Chinook has prompted recommendations for a management plan which could include a tribal member operated concession. The overall situation on the 23 acre island has led to the necessity for a plan. Heavy use by the non Indian public has caused concerns. Existing pit toilets are full with no way to empty them, litter is abund ant in the summer season, and the banks are eroding because of heavy wave action, according to Warm Springs tribal attorney Jim Noteboom. Currently, a Warm Springs Nat ural Resources employee visits the island one to two times weekly to empty garbage cans. Tribal biolo gist Terry Luther says, "for the last 15 years the pressure has been con tinuously growing." Instead of just swimmers utilizing the island, now it receives the effect of houseboats, . motor boats and water skiers Under Tribal Council's direction Noteboom consulted with Warm Springs planners and Natural Re sources officers to develop a man agement plan for Chinook Island. The idea was also presented to the Metolius Lake Billy Chinook management agencies. "All were very receptive to the idea," says Noteboom. From three suggested alterna tives, tribal development ot the island as recreational land is most cost effective. "It would also," says Noteboom,"provide a business op portunity to a tribal member." With recreational development guests of Kah-Nee-Ta would have other recreational opportunities availa ble and it would assist with tribal law enforcement on the Metolius arm, says Noteboom in his report. More costly alternatives for the island include closure of the island and managing the island as a park. Although the Tribe does have the right to close the island, its popu larity would continue to draw recreationalists. demanding a full Continued on page 2 Turnout high for primary election May High Low 4 53 26 5 58 43 6 59 34 7 65 40 8 64 46 9 65 34 10 80 42 11 88 50 12 91 52 13 65 48 14 72 38 15 83 42 li 59 55 17 65 32 Well, the primaries are over. We can now look forward to another six months of political rhetoric spewing from the numerous candi dates vying for the presidential, congressional, state and local posi tions. Jefferson County had an astounding 69.65 percent turnout for the May 17 election. Winning the republican nomina tion for president was vice-president George Bush. Bush received 1,076 votes in Jefferson County, while Bob Dole received 264 and Pat Robertson received 118. It was Michael Dukakis who won the democratic nomination. Dukakis received 982 votes, while Jesse Jackson received 573. Richard Gephardt received 49, Al Gore received 13, Lyndon Larouche re ceived 8 and Paul Simon received 23. In local elections, republicans Gordon Shown and Helmer Wal lan were vying for the county judge position vacated by retired judge Herschel Read. Shown reeceived 885 votes and Wallan received 574. Democrat Dan Ahern, running for the same seat, received 1 ,440. Shown and Ahern will face each other in the November general election. Republican Rick Allen was vic torious oyer Pat Neff in the race for the county commissioner position. Allen received 922 votes while Neff received 618. Allen will face Steve Hart, who received 970 votes, in November. Republican Gary Dejarnatt re ceived 882 votes compared to Jeff Kern's 617 votes in the race -for county surveyor. There was no democrat vying for that position. In the race for county treasurer, republican Bonnie Namenuk, re ceiving 989 votes, was victorious over Jim Hutchins, who received 511. Democrat Ginger Morrison received 1 ,222 votes. Namenuk and Morrison will also meet in the November election. Bill Hanlon, incumbent district attorney, won over Paul Sumner for that position. Hanlon received 2.035 votes to Sumner's 1,348. It was a relatively close race for county sherrif. Incumbent Alec Irwin received 1,281 votes, Phil Morsman received 121, Mike Throop received 1,023 and Jack Welsh received 958 votes. The water development issue passed in Jefferson County with 2.036 yes votes compared to 1,225 no votes. Jefferson County voters apparently agreed with the protec tive headgear issue, as 2,176 votes yes and 1,149 voted no. As of press time, the hospital levy was narrowly passing. The 509-J tax levy was narrowly de feated and the Jefferson County tax levy was handily defeated. The fire protection levy was passed by a margin of 1,564 to 1,053. Fire fighting classes The Warm Springs Fire Man agement department will offer two classes May 21 and 22, 1988 which are necessary if a person would like to fight wildland fires. For more information contact Fire Manage ment at 553-1 161. ext. 413. Budworm spray operation begins Over one million acres of State, Federal and private lands between Hood River and The Dalles, south through the Warm Springs Reser vation have been infested with spruce budworm. A spraying pro ject involving over 524,000 acres will begin in June in an effort to eliminate the budworm from por tions of the forest. The total cost of the U.S. Forest Service funded project is approxi mately $18 million says Warm Springs Bureau of Indian Affairs sale administrative secretary Bill Donaghu. The project will involve 500 people and 100 helicopters. Spraying will take place in three Mt. Hood units including Warm Springs, Barlow and The Dalles and in two Eastern Oregon units. Between 120,000-150,000 acres will be treated on tribal land with 160 workers concentrated in the Warm Springs unit. Some tribal members and other workers are already involved in budworm sampling activities. The high population level of the spruce budworm in reservation forests makes it cost effective for treatment at this time. "We're los ing enough volume to pay for treat ment," says Warm Springs Bureau of Indian Affairs forestry devel opment officer Larry Hanson. The budworm has been causing defoliation in both true and Dou glas fir timber species for several years. In 1985. says Hanson, popu lation levels "started reaching epi demic proportions." It has reached a high point in its cycle and now requires treatment. The naturally occurring biologi cal insecticide Bacillus thuringien sis or B.t. will be used for treat ment. Aerial application of B.t. will begin June 1 on the reservation and should be completed in early July. I he use ot chemicals for treat ment were ruled out because of public concern. "Rather than fight the hassles in using chemicals," says Hanson, "we felt B.t. is a much safer treatment. The budworm is infected by B.t. in a larval stage which affects it "much like the flu," explains Han son. The insect dies before it reaches a mature, regenerative stage. The time of application will be determined by Forest Service entomologists who are monitoring budworm development. Because mammals are not af fected by the use of the biological spray, logging operations and re creational activities will not be affected during treament opera tions, says Hanson. !;iM,yil!!;liijifif Mi l i .;il;ri i! Headquarters for budworm spray is located in Madras. 4