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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Weather
Thousands gather to hear Jesse Jackson
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Pflu CA Vernon Henry was on stage with Jesse Jackson during the campaign rally in Redmond.
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' 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
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Hugs and kisses were plentiful
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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
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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.
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Headquarters for budworm spray is located in Madras.
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