SPILYAY Tymoo Warm Springs, Oregon August iot 1990 Page 3 Joint effort provides facilities on island Regulations Representatives from the Oreoon State Marine Board, Jefferson County and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs visited Chinook Island on the Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook, Thursday, July 26, 1990. The purpose of the trip was to view the new public composting restrooms that have just been completed. Terry Luther of the Warm Springs Natural Resources Department said that providing adequate restroom facilities for the public in the past has been a real problem. In the past there were two pit type restrooms on the island and in no time at all they were inadequate and unsanitary for public use. It just became expen sive to maintain them and at one point the Tribal council pondered closing the island completely to public use. Extensive damage was also being done to the island's edges by water washing onto the bank, caused by boaters. Luther said that the Tribe does derive nme income from fishing permits mwiimwtjf t m It -J i . VL. !! vt r J- ' f- i -ii r - - : V. ni t . , "TI, '-' i I .k W i HI : - ! : ; r $ ' ; ""ttv ; 1 : ''1 v ' .:- T V -t M - .-'"l '1 , ' S ' 1 S " ' ' , j ' ' 3 ! new composting restroom on Chinook Island for pubic use. Doorway shows where deposits are taken care of through the use of bark mulch and bacterial reaction. Pictured are Jody Calica, Natural Resources, and David O 'Bern of the Oregon State Marine Board giving details on the oprations of the facility. Kah-Nee-Ta site of "Tribal Leaders Forum" August 13 -16 but it's not the fishermen who use the island, it's the boaters who are the heavy users. In one study it was found that 500.000 people have used the island in one year. since this involved the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the State Marine Board, Jefferson County and the Confed erated Tribes, a joint effort was employed to solve the problem. At one point floating facilities were considered but the cost was prohib itive. It was decided to try this type of restroom. Five tons of materials were flown to the island by helicop ter and contractors quickly con structed the facility. David Obern, Oregon State Marine Board, was very pleased with the joint effort. Obern and Ron Rhodenhael worked closely with everyone to get the facilities completed. William "Bill" MacHugh, a member of the board for the State Marine Division also expressed satisfactory remarks of how well things turned out. He said, as a board member, he has used the island as a boater and saw the need for facilities such as this. Jody Calica, representative of the Confederated Tribes said he looks to the future for better things to come. He said through joint efforts things can be accomplished. This is the second one to be built in the State of Oregon. The fist one is located in the Multnomah Channel along the Columbia River. The clean-up at the end of the season will fill a five pound bucket after all the use during the year. At this point the general public has had very good comments regard ing the new failicites. They com ment that the restrooms are odor less and fly free, clean and neat. BIRD SEASON Season runs from September 1 through December 31. Ba Limit Grouse Three per day Quail Ten per day Pheasant Two per season (Roosters only) Chukar Ten per day Turkey One per month Other restrictions: Hunting of birds is limited to shotguns only. Continued from page 1 Upland bird populations are most affected by annual climatic condi tions and habitat. Hunter pressure is very light on the reservation. Migratory Birds Ducks, Geese and Mourning Doves. Bag limits and seasons are estab lished under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Seasons and bag limits are the same as federal and state regulations. What hunters must do In order tor tribal members to hunt on the reservation, the follow ing regulations must be followed. 1. Must be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. 2. Must be at least 1 4 years of age. 3. Individuals between the ages of Hand 18 years of age must have successfully completed a certified Hunters Safety Course. 4. Big Game (deer, elk, bear) tags will be issued for each separate month. Tags are issued free of charge at the natural resources department. 5. A previous month's tag or results must be returned before another tag is issued. 6. Tags must be validated (month and date cut out) immediately upon harvesting the game animal. 7. Tags must be validated and attached to the carcass (including during transport from the field.) 8. A family is defined as follows: "All persons related by blood or marriage plus any foster child ren not related by blood or mar riage living together in a single household." 509-J School District Public Notices A three-day "Tribal Leaders Forum", titled "Focusing on Pro moting Tribal Governments and Sustainable Reservation Econom ies: Developing a National Tribal Legislative Agenda, will be held at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort August 13 through 16. Items to be discussed will include whether Indian tribes ought to seize the initiative and develop a com prehensive congressional legislative agenda. Also to be discussed will Highway work.,.,--temporarily halted Construction work on U.S. Highway 26 into Madras has been temporarily shut down while state highway engineers redesign Pelton Dam Rim Rock Ranch project plans. Originally, the renovation would have widened the highway to three lanes from the middle of the grade to the top. However, work was halted when a significant slide was discovered Memorial Day Weekend. Work will resume in October, after the new design is completed. be the critical issues that tribes face $100 per participant and includes today and will confront in the years to come. Possible areas of concern are BIA funding, trust relation ship, economic development, crim inal jurisdiction in Indian Country, regulatory jurisdiction, child wel fare, religious freedom, education and health care and water quantifi cation and administration. Registration for the three-day event will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, August 13. A recep tion and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday's session will begin at 8:30 a.rrr. in the Wa"sco7Paiute Rooms. Tuesday's topic will cover maxim izing tribal sovereignty and tribal economic viability in the years to come: Should Indian tribes develop a national legislative agenda? Wednesday's session will also begin at 8:30 a.m. Topic of discus sion will center on identifying priorities and framing tribal initia tives. Group discussion on Thursday will center on creating an action plan: What steps should be taken to develop and launch a national tribal reform movement. Thursday's session will conclude at 12 noon. Reeistration fee for the Forum is all meals, except breakfast, and forum reference materials. , For further information contact the American Indian Resources Institute, 319 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94610 or call (415)834-9333. Boulder placement protects new museum, Shltlke Creek Fish SCreenS Continued from page 2 Council Chairman Tom Trulove reported. Trulove noted that until by-pass screens are in place, fish-laden water must be spilled over the dams to protect young salmon and steelhead from the turbines. The spilled water can't be used to generate electricity so revenues are lost to the power system. "We can't move young fish safely down the Columbia without screens and by pass channels to protect the fish from the dams' turbines. North west ratepayers are investing millions to produce and protect salmon and steelhead. Those in vestments will be wasted if these fish are killed on their way to the sea. "It's taken extraordinary leader ship to get these funds into a very tight federal budget, " Trulove added. The funds are earmarked '.or improvements at six dams oper ated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Lower Granite, Little Goose, McNary, Lower Monu mental, The Dalles and Ice Harbor COBRA to hold training sessions Anyone interested in learning about the issues of domestic vio lence and sexual assault may par ticipate in the trainings presented by Central Oregon Battering and Rape Alliance (COBRA) August 15, 18, 22 and 25 in Bend. COBRA is in need of volunteers to help on the 24-hour Crisis Line and many other positions. Train ing is required for all volunteers, although trainings are open to the community. Times for the trainings are 6:30 to 9 p.m. on August 15 and 22 and 1 0 a. m. to 1 2:30 p.m. on August 1 8 and 25. For more information and appointments for interviews, phone the COBRA office at 382-9227. dams. The $2.7 million approved by the Senate Committee for new bypass systems at Ice Harbor and The Dalles dam is especially im portant. The executive budget had proposed to delay work at these two dams for at least two years while another federal mitigation study was developed. The Senate Committee rejected any further delay and directed the Corps to continue progress on improvement at the two dams. The Council has made fish by pass for juvenile salmon and steel head a priority because of the huge mortality rate that occurs at hydroelectric projects. Currently, over half the juvenile fish migrat ing downstream are killed by dam turbines. The Council estimates that state-of-the-art screens and bypass mechanisms will cut the death rate in half. ; ' . N ; . : -' - - ' ." r,-- ""l h-oZ HJ1 L5!rr Tmi (Km fT?? - '' '. . --4 a"iia '-lSl,finya?itntiiiii: Integrity ofShitike Creek is protected during museum land stabilization work. Boulders provide rip-rap and prevent fill dirt from washing away. An integrated approach is being applied in the placement of boulders on the bank ofShitike Creek at the planned museum site. The techni cal aspects of engineering to both protect the museum from high water and to protect the integrity of the small Reservation stream are being employed by designer and con struction supervisor Tom Bumstead of River Master Engineering, Pul lman, Washington. Location of the planned museum facility in close proximity to Shi tike Creek requires a special engi neering approach. Several fisheries enhancement and stream stabiliza tion projects necessitate consideration. Bumstead, a hydraulic engineer, has worked on Shitike Creek pro jects for the past three years and is familiar with stream project goals, says Warm Springs fisheries biolo gist Mark Fritsch. The work he is doing at the museum site, says the biologist "comple ments the creek." The slope of the bank and placement of rip-rap will prevent the erosion of fill material into the stream and will provide a good base for the rapid growth of riparian vegetation needed to keep the stream water cool and to fur nish habitat for fish. Work will be completed by August II, says Bumstead. f t ip - - - - r I : TV 4 m- wr L !r Mil -iiiiTiiiniiiiiir - " wk,:i 'inr n r mudf - , .:,. . : ; ; f . ., -m, Program recognized The Harm Springs Victim's Assistance program and volunteers received a certificate of recognition from the US. Department of Justice recently. The group presented theplacque to Tribal Council. Warm Springs b the onfy community or group in the United States to be nominated for and to receive the award Notice of intent to transfer progress records Jefferson County School District 509-J, upon legitimate request. will transfer to the requesting school, educational institution, orl educational agency those records identified as Student Progress! Records. Parents or guardians may review those records uponl request to the building principal. Notice of Title IX compliance It is the policy of Jefferson County School District 509-J not tol discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs.! activities, or employment policies as required by the Title IX of thel 1972 Education Amendments. Inquiries regarding compliance! with Title IX may be directed to Darrcll Wright, 1355 Buff Street, Madras, Oregon, 475-6192, or to the Director of the Otfice fori Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education, and Wcliare Washington, D.C. Personnel Policies Jefferson County School District 509-J has on file personnel! policies and plans in compliance, where applicable, with Oregon! Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules which in cludes: affirmative action, staff development, equal employment! opportunity, evaluation procedures, and employee communica tion systems. These policies are accessible to any school employee! nd a copy is available in each school media center and oltice. These policies are available to the general public and requests tol see them may be made at the Support Services Building, 1 355 Buffi Street, Madras, Oregon. Notification of Rights As a parent, a student over 1 8 years of age, or if you are attending a post-secondary education institution, you have the right to inspect our educational records. You have the right lor a hearing should ou choose to challenge the content of such records to insure that he records are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in I iolation of the privacy or other rights of students, and to providel n opportunity for the correction or deletion oi such inaccurate. misleading, or otherwise inappropriate data contained therein and J o insert into such records a written explanation by the parentsl especting the content of such records. Your written explanation! y the parents respecting the content of such records shall be laced in the records. Your request to inspect the records shall bel omplied within two (2) days from your request, but in no easel ore than forty-five (45) days irom your request. 1 he same timel imits apply for a request for a hearing to challenge the content ofl uch records. With the exception of the Permanent Record,! 'efferson County School District calls for the destruction of ecords three (3) years alter a student s departure or live (5) years! ifter a special education student departs. uthority to release directory information efferson County School District 509-J, by rules adopted by its! Board of Directors, has authority to release student directory! information to those individuals or agencies deemed by thel District to have a legitimate educational interest in an enrolled orl previously enrolled student. The directory information is desig nated as a student's name and address and telephone number, datel nd place of birth, previous educational agency or institution I ttended, date of attendance, weight and height of student thletes, participation in officially recognized activities and sports. iplomas, certificates and awards received, and other similar! information as designated by the District. Any parent may, by! written notice, prevent the publishing oi any or all of thel esignated directory information. Such notices must be delivered! to the 509-J Administrative Offices, and must name the student,! the parent or guardian, and should specify the types of directory! information which are not to be released. The notice must be dated! and signed by the parent or guardian of the student in question. Information for parents and students on Alternative! Education programs In accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes 339.253, Jefferson! County School District 509-J hereby informs all parents, students. or guardians of the alternative education law. The appropriate! administration of any district school will provide written notifi- cation to parents, students, or guardians about the availability oil alternative programs. Rules and procedures have been developed I in Board Policy 822 Information for Parents and Students on! Alternative Education Program. For more infor-mation, plcasel contact the school administration. Notice of Drug Free Workplace and Drug Free Schools! Jelferson County School District 509-J has established Board! Policy 260 Drug Free Workplace and Drug Free Schools. Thel Board believes in the total development of students and em- ployecs. Abuse, possession, use, sale or furnishing alcohol and! illegal drugs, or other controlled substances at the workplace or tnl the schools is potentially disrupting and poses a threat to thel educational process. As a mandatory condition of employment inl lefferson County School District 509-J, employees agree to abidc by the terms ol this policy and to notify the Superintendent of am :nminal drug statute conviclon for a violation occurring in thel workplace no later than five (5) davs after such conviction. Student violations will be handled as discip'inarv matters under I Board Policy 730 Student'Conduct and Discipline and 7221 Substance Abuse Policy.