Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
April 20, 1990 PAGE 3
Conservation Service citation awarded to ITC
A citation for conservation scr
""' vice was recently presented to the
Intertribal Timber Council in re
! cognition of its outstanding con
tributions to the improvement of
the Indian Forestry Porgram "to
realize the greatest economic and
cultural benefits for the Indian
forest owners."
"'' The Intertribal Timber Council
; was formed in 1976 to establish
better communications with the
Bureau of indian Affairs by provid
ing a forum for Tribes to express
collective concerns and to be more
actively involved in the manage-
t ment of Indian forest resources,
t. The ITC represents 61 Tribes and
. Alaska Native organizations, and
a-90 percent of the Indian-owned
forest lands.
According to the citation, pres
ented by Secretary of the Interior
Manuel Lujan, Jr., "The Intei tri
., bal Timber Council has had a pro
found impact on the manner in
which the business and practice of
forest management are conducted
on Indian-owned lands. Most sig
nificantly, the ITC has produced
13 Annual National indian Timber
Symposiums that culminated with
the presentations of findings and
recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs. The result
has been improvments in adminis
trative efficiency and technical ap
plications, and a greater apprecia
tion of the cultural and traditional
values the Indian people hold for
their forest resources.
"The Intertribal Timber Council
has produced symposium proceed
ings, conducted periodic conferen
ces, and published quarterly news
letters to inform members of pro
posed legislation, Federal policies,
and key forestry developments.
"Additionally," the citation con
tinues, the Council conceptualized
and conducted the Native Ameri
can Forest Products Marketing and
Business Development Study to
assist Tribes in forest products
marketing business development
ventures.
"Finally, the Council sponsors
two programs to promote and
stimulate interest in natural re
source management. The first is
the Earle Wilcox Memorial Scho
larship Awards Program, which
was initiated in 1984 to annually
honor ous'.anding individuals for
significant contributions to the
development of Indian timber re
sources. The second is the Truman
D. Picard Memorial Scholarship
Program initiated in 1988 to pro
vide a $ 1 ,000 scholarship to a Native
American entering college in the
field of natural resources. Today,
forest resource management is an
ITCTribalBIApartnershipeffort,
and it works exceedingly well. For
its dedication and wise use of Indian
natural resources, the Intertribal
Timber Council is granted the Con
servation Service Award of the
Department of the Interior."
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Noxious weed work
plan submitted
Former ITC president D. Fred
Matt holds citation.
Crash dummies schedule Warm Springs visit
Vince and Larry, the nationally
famous crash dummies seen on tel
evision, will be at the Warm Springs
Headstart School on May I, 1990
and at the Warm Springs Elemen
tary School on May 2, 1990.
The team will present a program
geared for children in grades kin
dergarten through fifth grade deal
: ing with seat belt safety.
, Buckle Bear will also be in attend
ance during the programs and will
show videos on seat belt and car
safety seat safety to the students.
The program will be part of
Warm Springs Elementary's Safety
Day.
As part of the program the stu
dents will be asked to inspect their
own homes using a home safety
checklist. Prizes will be awarded to
students who do a good inspection.
The program is sponsored by the
Warm Springs Fire and Safety
department, ITOM (Indian leens
On The Move), the Warm Springs
Indian Health Center (Injury Pre
vention), and Warm Springs Ele
mentary School in cooperation with
Commodities to he delivered
USDA government commodities
will be distributed in Warm Springs
Thursday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Butter and flour will be given
to eligible low-income households
at the welfare office located in the
Preparing for the Drug-Free Years
Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.
Beginning May 1, 1990
Session 1 How to prevent your kids from using drugs
First drug experimentation
Stages of drug use
Risk factor for drug use
Session II Developing a family position on drugs
Clear family position on drugs -
Clarify and set expectations
Communicate expectations to family
Session III Avoid trouble. How to say "no" to drugs
(Children will join parents in this session)
Skills to stay out of trouble
Techniques for resisting peer pressure
Session IV Managing family conflict
Importance of managing conflict constructively
Anger management skills: How to control and
express anger
Session V Strengthening family bonds
Increase children's contribution to family
Recognize each family member's special
qualities
Sessions will be held at the Senior Citizen's Center
the Oregon State Police. OSSOM
(Oregon Student Safety On The
Move), and the Oregon Traffic
Safety Commission.
Spanish club
to hold dinner
The Madras Hign School Span
ish Club will be holding a banquet
May 3 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the
MMS cafeteria.
Students will be serving chicken
enchiladas, Spanish rice, beans and
tortillas.
Cost for the meal is: Adults
$4:50; Family-SIO.OO; and children
under 1 2-$ 1. 00.
Vern Jackson Home. Identification
and proof of residence, such as a
utility bill, is required. Recipients
must meet the eligibility guidelines
that are posted at the Home.
The commodities are made avail
able through Central Oregon Com
munity Action Agency Network
(COCAANN) for the Oregon Food
Bank.
Scholarship awards available through Mother Earth's Children
printed in ink or typewritten;
2. a school transcript (either
official or unofficial);
The 1990 Noxious Weed Con
trol Work Plan has been submitted
to the Environmental Assessment
Review Committee.
According to the report, many
noxious weeds threaten the pro
ductivity of the reservation lands in
forest, range and agricultural
areas. Community lands adjacent
to the reservtion are also threa
tened. Author of the plan, James
Ellsbury, Bureau of Indian Affairs
soil concrvationist, states in the
report that "Noxious weeds can cause
untold economic losses to the land
as well as a reduction in the value
for recreation, wildlife and aesth
etics. Control of noxious weeds will
take place in cooperation with
county, state and federal agencies.
Federal funds for action on the
reservation will amount to
$20,000 over two years, or $ 10,000
for 1990. The Oregon Department
of Agriculture will match funds
with $2,500 for that purpose for
tangy ragwork eradication and
noxious weed control.
The Wasco County Weed and
pest Department is under contract
with the Department of Energy,
Bonneville Power Administration
to treat BPA powerline right-of-ways
in Wasco County. Wasco
County will be spot treating six
miles of the north powerline right-of-way,
east of U.S. Highway 26.
This work was originally scheduled
for last year, but has been resche
duled for this year. Diffuse knap
weed is the target weed species.
The Wasco County and Pest
Department also budgets for spot
treatment of road right-of-ways on
the reservation. This is inclusive of
all reservation lands in Wasco
County. I he continued cltort is to
control diffuse, spotted and Rus
sian knapweeds as well as yellow
star thistle,
The plan for 1990 will limit the
spraying of herbicides to the infes
tations north of the Campbell Line,
within the McQuinn Strip. Some
exceptions include small infesta
tions of Russian knapweed, hoary
cress, dalmatian toadflax and yel
lowstar thistle.
Large scale herbicide application
is neither economically practical
nor environmentally desirable, ac
cording to the report, "In using
biological control the objective is
not eradication, but rather the
reduction and regulation of the
weed population below the level of
economic injury."
Three biological control releases
arc scheduled for the 1990 weed
control season. All releases will be
for Canada thistle, with thecontrol
agent being Urophori cardui. a gall
fly. Application will be made in
early April along the Warm Springs
River, west of Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
The other two releases wil be made
at the junction of S-507 and 507-A
roads and the junction of S-507
and S-42 roads.
The report concludes, "Good land
management helps prevent noxious
weeds from becoming established.
When noxious weeds invade and
occupy a site, they do so at the
expense of desirable vegetation."
Environmental considerations
and constraints can be found in the
"Environmental Assessment. Nox
ious Weed Control, Warm
Springs Indian Reservation, 1 989
1992." For more information con
tact James Ellsbury at the BIA
Land Operations office, 553-2421.
Four $500 awards will be selected
by Mother Earth's Children for
American Indian Alaska Native
students who live in Oregon and
who are enrolled (or will be en
rolled) in a college or university in
the Fall. Criteria for selection will
include: the student's grade point
average, financial need, extracur
ricular activities in school and the
community, and motivation.
Deadline for submission of the
scholarship application is May 1.
Notification of awards will take
place during the month of May.
Funds awarded will be sent directly
to the student over the academic
year in three payments, pending the
satisfactory academic standing of
thestudent during each school term.
Funds not awarded will be reintro
duced into the scholarship fund for
future awards.
Students who apply for this
scholarship need to include the
following:
1. a completed application form
3. a copy of an ED Form 506 or
Johnson O'Malley form or other
evidence of American Indian A
laska Native heritage
4. a short letter from a school
counselor or teacher describing your
attendance, special interests and
participation in school activities;
5. a short letter from an Ameri
can Indian Alaska Native about
your participation in activities
related to your heritage;
6. a letter, not to exceed 300
words, telling the committee about
yourself.
Send a completed application
packet to: Ann C. Thornton Mem
orial Fund Scholarship. CO
Mother Earth's Children, 9140 Cape
Arago Highway, Coos Bay, Oregon
97420-9645. Phone (503) 8188-4584
for more information.
Stevens retires from IHS
The Indian Health Services held
a retirement potluck lunch in honor
of Ernestine S"tevens on March 28,
1990. Stevens was presented a silver
tray along with pottery and a Pen
dleton blanket from her co-workers.
Stevens was the custodial worker
from October 15, 1973 until Janu
ary 1 2, 1 990, a total of 1 6 years and
two months. At the luncheon, Lee
Loomis gave a short speech and
co-workers reminisced along with
community members.
Census Bureau appeals for forms
Census Bureau officials have
issued a strong appeal for area res
idents who were asked to mail back
their 1990 Census questionnaires
to do so as soon as possible. "There's
still time," said Leo Schilling,
Regional Director for the seven
state Seattle region.
"We are pleased with the response
to date," said Schilling, "but 1 can-
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not emphasize enough the impor
tance of each household returning
their questionnaires. For every one
percent of questionnaires returned
nationwide, "Schilling states, "$l 1
million of personal followup costs
are saved."
Residents will either mail the
completed form to district offices,
or hold them until a census worker
calls to pick them up, depending
upon instructions on the question
naire itself. Generally, urban resi
dents and larger communities in
rural areas are in mail-out, mail
back areas, while all other rural
residents are in mail-out, pick-up
areas (called "List Enumerate").
Most households receive a 14
question short form, which takes
about 10- minutes to complete.
Other residences will be randomly
selected to receive a long form,
with 43 additional questions.
Individuals who have questions
concerning the census questionnaire
should call 1-800-999-1990.
. Stevens' family was present to
enjoy the happy occasion. She says
she will spend her leisure tirm
beadworking and helping her sister
with her memorial. At the present
time her position is vacant until
further notice.
Conference
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and resource development among
Native Americans organizations
and the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
and
3. To establish a basis for the
creation of a Northwest Native
American Purchasing Association
as a means of maintaining ongoing
education and support.
A special guest of the conference
will be Mr. Donald F. Asbra, Chief
of the Federal Division of Con
tracting and Grants Administra
tion in Washington, D.C.. Mr.
Asbra will present the keynote
address during the May 7th ban
quet. For additional information
regarding conference registration
contact: Oregon, Purchasing depart
ment, PO Box 1 1 69, Warm Springs,
OR 97761. (503)553-3254.
Local officer
Les Pcratrovich of the Warm
Springs Police Department gradu
ated from the Oregon Police
Academy on March 16, 1990.
Peratrovich was elected president
of his class while attending the
Academy.
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A nnette Polk works on papier mache 'yarn balloon for her daugh
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graduates from academy
reratrovich was hired by the
Linda H einer, Associate Director of Stanford Health Promotion
Resource Center, shares ideas to promote media resources for
CHA MP's public meeting.
Youth insight into alcohol education
Beginning Monday, April 23, 1990, a six-week insight
education group will begin meeting at the Counseling
Center. Meetings will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Top
ics include:
Week 1: Identifying your feelings
Week 2: Dealing with your feelings
Week 3: Assertiveness Basic skills
and self esteem
Week 4: Alcohol and alcoholism
Week 5: Roles in the alcoholic family
Week 6: Decision-making and goal
setting
Call William Moses for more information at 553-3205
Warm Springs Police department
in August 1988 as a part-time Spe
cial Officer, while attending grad
uate school. He later became a
permanent full-time officer August
9, 1989.
His aspirations are within the
law enforcement profession, to
become a Sargent and working in
Investigations. Among his accomp
lishments, Peratrovich is a gradu
ate from Central Washington Uni
versity with Bachelor Degrees in
Cultural Anthropology, Recreation
Administration and Native Ameri
can Studies. He also has done
graduate work for a Masters ot
Arts Degree in Cultural Resource
Management.
Peratrovich is a Tlingit Indian
from Klawock, Alaska. He is mar
ried to tribal member Relda Ross
Peratrovich and hasthreechildren,
Tahania, Chris and Mark. As a
family, they like to swim and bowl
during his time off from the Police
force. He also likes to work out at
the gym with weights.
ew meeting date
The Jefferson County Council
on Child Abuse Prevention has a
new meeting day. The council will
now hold their meetings on the
fourth Thursday of the month. The
April 26 meeting wil be at 8:30 a.m.
at the 509-J Educational Services
District Office, 1355 Buff Street in
Madras.
Nursing home schedules sale
Used appliances, furniture, office
ind kitchen equipment are among
the items being offered at the
Mountain View Hospital and Nurs
ing Home surplus sale which is
scheduled for April 21. Sale hours
arc from 9:00 a.m. until 4.00 o.m.
Items will beprcpriced. Payment is
required the day of the sale and in
most cases, purchases will need to
be taken ..n the same day. The sale
will be held in the north parking lot
off of 12th Street in Madras.