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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Monthly "roundtabie-discussions open to public
Tribal chief executive otlicer Ken have becn completed and review is survey.
Smith will be conducting monthly
imormai "round table discussion
beginning March 29 and 30.
The monthly meetings will be
held in Conference Room 3 in the
Administration building and will
be held the last Thursday evening
and Friday morning of each month.
The public is invited to attend the
Thursday session that will be held
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ten to 12
computer-selected employees will
attend the Friday morning session
between 10:30 and 12 noon.
Look for further information
concerning the discussions.
The tribal annual report is sche
duled to come out April I, 1990
The prototype, copv and photo
Residencies offered to artists
Central Oregon Arts in Educa
tion, sponsored by the Oregon Arts
Commission and the Regional Arts
Council of Central Oregon, is now
accepting applications from artists
who wish to participate in (he
1990-92 program. The COAIE
residency places professional artists
in schools and community facilities
to work with students, teachers
and citizens of Jefferson. Crook.
Lake and Deschutes counties.
Residencies are offered in all art
disciplines: visual arts, crafts, folk
arts, design, architecture, creative
writing, dance, music, film and
video, theater, poetry and interdis
ciplinary projects. Participating
artists can expect one to two week
residencies with inservice training
opportunities.
Approximately 25 artists will be
selected to represent the Central
Oregon region, in this education
program. Applications are availa
ble from the Central Oregon Arts
Snow surveys
Water content in snow at survey
points are "slightly above average"
for this time of the year, says Warm
Springs watermaster Deepak
Sehgal.
Although snow at lower eleva
tions is minimal, the mountains are
accumulating enough to maintain
water flow in reservation streams
at an average level. Most reserva
tion streams originate at higher
elevations.
Snow survey data has been col
lected at various places on the
reservation since 1973. Averages
for the years 1973 through 1 989 are
approximated to be: January-7
inches of water; February-1 1 inches
of water; March-13! inches of
water; April-16 inches of water;
and May-! 2 inches of water con
tent in snow pack.
Averages for 1990 are; January
2 inches; February-3 inches; and,
March-14 inches.
Snowfall in the mountains is heavy,
Spilyay
Staff Members
MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND
PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER MARSHA SHEWCZYK
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER TINA AGUILAR
FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the base
ment of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written
materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761
PHONE:
(503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274
Annual Subscription Rates:
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Outside the U.S. $15 00
continuing.
An employee opinion survey is
scheduled to be released soon. An
employee newsletter or magazine
will he based on the outcome of I he
KWSO offers Native American news
KWS09I.9FM offers the Warm
Springs Tribal Council agenda
weekdays at or near 7:30 a.m.
Larry Calica. director of govern
mental affairs and planning pro
vides a more detailed look at the
current Council agenda. The fea
ture was designed to increase com
munication and understanding
between the community and tribal
government.
in Education Program Evergreen
Center. 437 S. 9th St. in Redmond.
Oregon 97756 or by calling 923
5437, ext. 260. Application dead
line is April 15, 1990.
Seniors complete driving course
Sixteen Jefferson County seniors
recently completed the 55 Alive
Mature Driving course offered in
Madras. The eight-hour classroom
driver improv ement course for older
drivers was co-sponsored by the
American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP) and Mt. View
Hospital and Nursing Home.
The course is designed to meet
the specific needs of older drivers.
It covers age-related physical
changes, declining perceptual skills,
rules of the road, local driving
problems and license renewal re
quirements. Volunteer instructors
recruited and trained bv AARP
indicate average water levels
SNOW SURVEY DATA
AVIiKAGE WATKR CONTKNT
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Spilyay Tymoo will be produc
ing lour quarterlies in 1990. The
first, to appear in early April, will
locus on tribal education.
I alking Drum offers an hour of
Native American News, music and
cultural information. Every Talk
ing Drum segment is started with
five minutes of National Native
News, a national public radio pro
gram taped daily. Also during Talk
ing Drum, on Wednesdays and
Thursdays, at the half hour, we
bring you a National Native News
feature story. This is also from
NNN and it is a five minute high
light on one Native American story.
KWSO also offers Door-To-Door,
a local program highlighting
various tribal departments and
enterprises. Door-To-Dorr airs at
4 p.m. on Mondays and again at
7:30 a.m. on Fridays.
conduct the course, which is pre
sented through a combination of
slide presentations and group dis
cussion. All automobile insurance
companies conducting business in
Oregon are required to provide a
premium discount to graduates of
the course, which is a state
approved driver improvement
course.
Additional 55 Alive courses will
be offered to Jefferson County
seniors by AARP and Mt. View.
For information, contact Mt. View
Community Education manager
Cathy Luther at 475-3882.
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EIS not recommended
Preparation of an Environmen
tal Impact Statement is not recom
mended by the Warm Springs
Realty Office for development of a
homesite on tribal land requested
by Leslie F. Bill.
Bill requests a homesite lease on
tribal land in the Schoolie Flat area
lying west of the Kah-Nee-Ta Sim
nasho Highway within Waim
Springs Allotment No. T-I5I. In
the past, the land has been used for
dry land farming.
No live streams are located within
the requested area. Domestic water
for the homesite will have to be
accomplished by the Simnasho
Waterline that runs across the road
from this requested area.
Living components in the area
include plants consisting of native
grasses, weeds and plants placed by
the l and Operations office. Prin
ciple animals are horses and other
wild animals. 1 he tract is fenced to
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Sixth grade Buff Elementary student Justin Tom displays the tradition of his family rodeo. The annual
Culture Fair provides an opportunity for students and community members to learn more about their own'
background and the culture of others.
The Buff Elementary sixth grade
students presented their Fourth
Annual Culture Fair in the school's
gymnasium on Thursday, March
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TheCulture Fair is theculminat-
ing activity of the second nheina
University of
The University of Oregon tour is
fast approaching us. March 19-21,
is the month to open homes in our
community. Approximately 45
students and advisors will be
attending. Students will arrive
Monday and depart Wednesday.
Tour of Jefferson County pro
vided by OSU Warm Springs
Madras Extension Service. Anyone
willing to host a student or stu
dents this year can do so by calling
CHAMPS to meet
A CHAMPs community meet
ing is scheduled for March 27 from
7 to9 p.m. at theCommunity Cen
ter Social Hall. The CHAMPs
campaign orientation and Com
munity Resource manual will be
discussed.
Not responsible
I, Tammy Hoptowit, will no
longer be responsible for any debts
other than my own as of February
5, 1990.
Plantations
The Warm Springs Branch of
Forstry is proposing to treat 171
acres of evaluation plantations for
brush control. The proposed treat
ment consists of a combination of
hand cutting and herbicide treat
ment with 2,4-D. There are a total
of six evaluation plantations scat
tered throughout the forested acres
of the reservation.
The evaluation plantations were
planted in 1988. Resprouted and
germinated vegetation have begun
competing with the test seedlings.
According to forest manager Wil
liam Donaghu in a memorandum
to environmental coordinator
Gerald Henrikson, "Further com
petition will invalidate test results
which the plantations were designed
to produce."
Donaghu also notes that two
units are of special consideration in
the assessment. Mistletoe Flat E.P.
and Big Springs E.P. have depres
sions running adjacent to the plan
tations which carry spring runoff.
Runoff will likely be complete at
prevent open range access. The site
is also in an area that is within
walking distance of at least six
homesites.
A view of the Cascades is afforded
and the terrain is mainly flat. An
access road will be built from the
Simansho Kah-Nee-Ta Highway to
the site.
The preferred alternative to dev
elopment of the homesite accord
ing to the Realty report is to hae
the applicant attempt to locate in
another rural area of the reserva
tion, suchasSidwaltcr Flat. Miller
Flat, or other, rather than locate
within an established sub-division.
Although adverse impacts would
include disturbing the topsoil, com
paction of soil and intensive use of
the land, mitigating measures could
include: construction of the road
and home w ith as little disturbance
as possible; and. maintaining the
homesite in a clean state.
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three-part supplemental social
studies curriculum called Project
Reach.
The students participating in the
Fair have worked forapproximately
eight weeks, in and out of their
classrooms to research, interview
Oregon tour
553-3238 or 4 .v30a.
The time taken by local families
to help make this exchange a posi
Veterans come together
A meeting of the VFW in the
Veterans Hall on February 27
brought a meeting of great impor
tance to all veterans; it was the
coming together and willingness to
work together for the good of all
who saw the hell of war.
Jody Calica, the VFW com
mander, Spud Langnese, Louie
Aripaand Kirby Heath were present
as was Woody Smith, who served
in World War II. Also, members of
the Ladies Auxilliary, Iris, Ade
line, Madeline and Jean contrib
uted to the discussion.
Spilyay Tymoo calendars
are available in the Spilyay
Office, in the basement of
the Old Girl's Dorm. The
price is $2.00.
to be treated
the time of application, and no
seedlings have been planted in those
areas, "so herbicides will not be
applied in these depressions," he
says. Donaghu adds, "There are no
flowing streams within any of the
plantations."
Other evaluation plantations are
Bull Elk, Ceanothus, Code Creek,
Muddy Run, and Swamp Creek.
General environmental consider
ations and constraints can be found
in the Vegetation Management
Assessment 1989-92. For more
information or to make inquiries
contact Larry Hanson or Budd
Johnson at the Forestry Office,
553-2415.
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The parents of Jenny YanPelt, Levi and Pearl VanPelt, thank all who
voted for Jenny in the Safeway Easter Seals Most Beautiful Baby Con
test, fenny took first place in the two- to three-year-old category.
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and gather materials to ready them
selves for the Fair. The final pro-;
duct for each student was a back
ground display, a research report
and artifacts the student chose to
present to enhance his or her
project.
set for March
tive experience for students many
miles from their homeland is much
appreciated.
The lease for the building was
discussed and will be handled by
Jody and Spud. Also, it was decided
that a potluck would be held on the
second meeting in March, which
will be March 27 at the Veteran
Hall. March meetings fall on the
13th and 27th.
Ladies auxilliary members, and
women who love our veterans, please
dust off those big pots, throw oit
the little mice and scour that pot
and bring your best dish for our
veterans on March 27. J
Elliott Palmer Post 4217 and
Auxilliary
Pro-Am set ;
For some exciting golf action
plan to watch the annual Pepsi
Pro-Am at Kah-Nee-Ta Saturday
and Sunday, March 10 and 11.
According to Kah-Nee-Ta golf pro
Bruce Jones, 3 1 professional golfers
will be participating in the tour
nament. Four amateur golfers will
be snooting with each pro. Shot
gun starts will begin each day's
play at 9:30 a.m.
Science displays
will intrigue you
at the
Madras Jr. High
Science Fair '
March 13, 7:30 p.m!
in the gymnasium
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