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SPILYAY TYMOO
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
February 13, 1997 11
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Dan Martinez, part of the Public Safety comprehensive planning team, talks with senior citizens about the
upcoming Comprehnsive Plan Fair. All community members are encouraged to attend the Fair,
scheduled for February 20, from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse.
Firearm safety
The National Kid Safe Cumpuiun
tionul shootings involving children
in their homes. Injuries and deaths from firearms are escalating at an alarming
rale in the United States. In 1990. several slates reported that firearm-related
injuries surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death. Z.
Parents who do choose to keep firearms should keep these safety tips in mind:
Children should nev er be allowed to touch guns, not even in the presence of a supervising adult.
Tell your children never to touch u gun no matter who gives them permission.
Keep guns unloaded at all limes. Never leave even u single bullet in the gun's chamber.
Keep the gun's safety on. This goes even for times w hen the gun is unloaded.
Treat all guns and other firearms as if they are loaded.
All firearms should be kept out of children's reach and should be stored in a locked cupboard, closet or drawer.
Store ammunition in a separate place. This should also be locked at all times.
No firearms should be kept in a household where there is a family history of depression or suicidal behavior.
All gun owners and their children should lake a gun safely course.
Teach gun safety at home.
Happy Valentine's
day to all our
readers near and
far!
Another special
Valentine wish
all our senior
citizens.
YOUR DONATION
WILL HELP BUILD
THE FUTURE
SILENT AUCTION
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1997 FUNDRAISER PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT:
JEFFERSON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
DONATION OF AUCTION ITEMS NOW BEING TAKEN AT:
PACIFIC ONE BANK
AND
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
reports (hat about 90 Percent of all uninten- C
are linked to an easily accessible, loaded ITfT?
Science fair
set for
March 11
During the third quarter of each
year our 7th and 8th grade students are
required to conduct an experiment on
their own as a science project. This
year the due date for these projects is
March 11.
The project is designed to give stu
dents first hand experience in doing
what scientists do. . . observe a prob
lem, as a question about it, make an
educated guess about the solution, and
then conduct a test to see if that solution
is correct. In other words. . . .1. Take
something that does something. 2.
Change one thing about it. 3. See if that
change affects what it does.
On that same date we wil also have
our annual Science Fair, and students
will put together an exhibit and display
it for some fun and academic competi
tion. The science fair will be open to the
public from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Tues
day, March 11.
BIRTHDAY
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1997
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We could improve fish stocks
To the Editor,
Let's not blow this chance. The
dams on the Deschutes River are
coming up for re-licensing, and
studies are being done to restore
anadromous fish passage as a con
dition of re-licensing. This a great
idea. The dams were originally made
with fish passage facilities, and make
take some modifications to make
them work better. A small price to
pay to restore the wild runs of Chi
nook,, steelhead, sockeye and any
other unknown to me, that used to
spawn in the river and tributaries
above the dams.
Hatcheries have their place, but
wild fish have been surviving the
JEFFERSON
COUNTY
ROTARY
LIVE AUCTION
Year's reign
an honor
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Continued from page 10
to tell nic I was doing a good job
representing Warm Springs. That
made my year. Nothing made mc
more proud than the fact that I was
doing a good job for you and that you
appreciated it. I would also like to
extend a thank you for allowing mc
, to slay in school during my reign. My
education is important to mc and you
understood and respected that. There
were sacrifices on both sides. I wasn't
always able to make an event or there
were times I would have give up
some time at school to attend an
event, but you were there to support
my decisions. Thank you.
My final word I'd like to leave is
to this year's candidates. I wanted to
leave you with wonderful words of
wisdom, but the only thing I can
think of telling you is to remind you
that only one candidate could have
been crowned, but that don't mean
anyone else deserved it less. It may
have just meant it wasn't the right
time. I want to encourage you to try
again. I really believe it is something
worth pursuing and working towards.
I had to run twice before I received
the title, so there is nothing wrong
with trying again. I wish Arlissa a
wonderful reign and offer any help
she might need from mc. My prayers
are with everyone.
Miss Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs 1996
Sunmiet Minnick
CRITFC files restraining order against Feds, states
Four Columbia River treaty fishing
tribes filed a motion today for a tempo
rary restraining order to require the
United States of America and the states
of Oregon and Washington to release
cohosalmon above theBonnevillc Dam
under the Columbia River Fish Man
agement Plan (CRFMP). The tribes
adverse cycles of the ocean for
thousands of years through diversity
and natural selection. This could be
one piece of the large puzzle required
to bring back the salmon, which in
cludes habitat restoration, pollution
control, dam modifications, etc.
As a ratepayer, I am more than
willing to pay a little more on my
electric bill if that becomes necessary.
Salmon have been successfully re
introduced to the Umatilla River
through cooperation, Hopefully,
there will be support to continue this
success on the Deschutes. Maybe we
can put back a little of what we've
taken away.
Sincerely, Richard Willworth
Troutdale, OR
Deschutes permit system to
The proposed final decision on a
permit system for the Lower
Deschutes River will be examined in
public workshops in Madras, Maupin
and Oregon City in mid-February.
Released late last November for
public review, the proposed final
decision describes a common pool
approach to allocating boating use
on the lower 100 miles of the
Deschutes River beginning in 1998.
In a common pool, all boaters com
pete equally for limited access to the
river.
The three public workshops will
enable the managing agencies to fully
describe the permit system t
Deschutes boaters and to gather
public comments. In addition,
workshop participants will have the
opportunity to review and comment
on non-permit measures proposed
for 1 997. Each of the workshops will
be from 6 to 10 p.m. on the following
dates:
February 18 Madras Jefferson
County Fairgrounds, Maccie Conroy
Building
February 19 Maupin South
Wrsco County High School
February 20 Oregon city
Clackamas Community College
The proposed final decision would
phase-in the common pool over a
minimum of three years. More time
would be allowed if annual perfor
mance reviews indicate the need. The
phase-in would allow commercial
guides to have a guaranteed amount
of access for at least the first two
years before they would have to
compete fully with othci ooatcrs in
the common pool.
Under the proposed final decision,
permits would be required only on
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays form
July I through Labor Day, including
holidays, on the portion of the river
between Warm Springs and Shcrars
Falls. In addition, the proposed final
decision calls for amending the Lower
Deschutes River Management Plan
to allow a 10 percent reduction in
peak -day use each year until the daily
targets arc achieved.
Thank you for
To the editor,
I would like to give my heartfelt
thanks to all my relatives, friends
and tribal members who voted my
daughter, Jessica, and my grand
daughter, Melinda Fayc into tribal
membership.
You will never know how very
much this means to us. Thank you
from the bottom of my heart.
I am sorry that it has taken mc so
long to thank everyone, but I was just
waiting to sec if there would be any
more comments on the negative side.
I really and truly believe that my
ancestors would be very proud of
how our families have carried on our
ancestors, for our ancestry, I believe
has instilled in us a quiet proudncss,
and I have raised my children to
respect themselves and others. And
that how they carry themselves in
public and what they say will reflect
Forestry seeking Gopher Trappers
The Branch of Forestry is seeking four (4) Tribal Contractors for the 1 997
trapping season. Tribal members need to be HIGHLY MOTIVATED, must
have a valid Oregon driver's license and be able to obtain $200,000 worth of
Liability Insurance before attending class.
You will not be paid while in training. Trainees will need to provide his
or her own transportation to and from the training site. Training will consist
of working with a Professional trapper for approximately 40 hours in a field
setting.
If you arc interested, please fill out the form and return to the address listed
below by February 18, 1997. If you have any questions, call Tommy James
or John Arena at 553-2416.
Name:
Address:
Phone No.
Mail to Bureau of Indian Affairs, Branch of Forestry, PO Box 1 239, Warm
Springs, OR 97761. Attention: Forestry Silviculture
include the Nez Perce Tribe, the Con
federated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon and the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Indian Na
tion. The CRFMP, a plan for managing
Columbia River Basin salmon stocks
origination above Bonneville Dam was
negotiated and signed by the tribes, the
United States, Oregon, and Washing
ton and ordered by the federal court in
1988 under U.S. v. Oregon. In the
CRFMP, the states and federal govern
ment agreed to specific upper river
coho release goals in return for tribal
agreement to forego a formal 5050
harvest allocation of coho. According
to Ted Strong, executive director of the
Columbia River Intertribal Fish Com
mission, "The coho provisions of the
CRFMP arose from tribal concerns
that upriver runs were severely declin
ing and that the state and federal hatch
eries were intended to maintain upriver
salmon runs and limited fisheries."
The CRFMP stipulates that approxi
mately 9 million coho smolts from
1995 broodstock be released above
Bonneville Dam beginning in mid
March of 1997. The United States,
The managing agencies agreed to
follow the suggestion of boaters to
form a working group comprised of
various boating interests to assist in
the implementation of the permit
system. Nominations for the working
group membership have been re
ceived and the members will be se
lected prior to the public workshops.
The working group members will be
introduced at the public workshops
and will make recommendations to
the managing agencies on non-permit
measures and the permit system de
cision. The Lower Deschutes River was
designated an Oregon state scenic
waterway in 1970 and a federal wild
and scenic river in 1988. Levels of
boating traffic have been a problem
on the lower Deschutes since the
1980s. The Lower Deschutes River
Management Plan, adopted in Janu
ary 1993, set both seasonal and daily
boater use target levels. Having de
clined for a time following the plan's
adoption, seasonal use levels have
risen again, reaching the plan's sea
sonal target levels. Meanwhile, peak
use days during the summer have
continued to exceed the plan's daily
use targets.
Competition for campsites and
favorite fishing holes is intense during
peak use times between Warm
Springs and the Deschutes Club
Locked Gate seven miles upstream
from Maupin. In 1996, as many as
1,600 boaters were on this river
segment on peak days in July and
August. This volume of use far ex
ceeded the segment's daily target of
550 boaters, and in the view of both
boaters and managers, detracted from
the recreation experience of remote
ness and solitude people seek on this
stretch of the Lower Deschutes.
In August 1 996, as many as 3.000
boaters floated the 1 5-milc stretch of
river known as Segment 2 near
Maupin on one day. The daily target
for this segment is 1,700 boaters. As
a result, chaotic launch and take-out
scenes were common. Boats, people.
all that voted
on their upbringing.
I don't think any of my ancestors
will be turning over in their graves,
just because of who has been en
rolled. But they just might because
of all the greed and vicious com
ments that is occurring on our reser
vation. My grandfather, John Billy Whiz,
used to tell mc the old adages, "You
make your bed, you lie in it" and
"When a woman marries someone
outside of her tribe, she will follow
him and live in his tribe".
So, I think that before anyone
make vindictive remarks, they had
better take a look in their own back
yard.
A special thank you to the Vital
Statistics Department for all their
hard work and for caring. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Evelyn Faye Polk Capoeman
Oregon, and Washington have identi
fied about 6 million coho smolts to be
released above Bonneville Dam. This
is a total shortfall of 4 million smolts
from CRFMP upper river goals. Ac
cording to papers filed with the court,
the states plan releases of about 17
million coho smolts below Bonneville
Dam.
"TheCRFMPunconditionally com
mits the parties to fulfill upriver coho
release goals even if some lower river
coho release goals established by the
states are not met. We expect the states
to fulfill their agreement." said Strong.
"The CRFMPcmphasizes co-management.
The states have never fulfilled
their CRFMP coho obligations above
Bonneville Dam while at the same time
they expanded their lower river pro
grams without tribal consultation,"
Strong added.
The motion, filed in the United Slates
District Court for the District of Or
egon, would order the defendants to
appear and show cause at a date and
time established by the Court within
the next 10 days why a preliminary
injunction should not enter mandating
that these parties release coho smolts
above Bonneville Dam as provided by
the CRFMP goals.
be discussed
vehicles and trailers jammed access
roads and parking areas at the
launches and take-outs. On the river,
boaters complained about the carni
val atmosphere that prevailed as boats
queued up to go through rapids. Ac
cording to agency officials, water
fights were routine and beer and al
cohol were the beverages of choice.
Daily use on segments 3 and 4
from Shcrar's Falls to the river's
mouth have not exceeded targets on
a regular basis.
The management plan called for
the managing agencies to employ
non-permit measures for a three-year
period to control use before resorting
to a permit system. Not all non-permit
measures suggested in the plan have
been tried, but those that have did not
yield the necessary reductions in use.
Non-permit measures include such
techniques as launch check-ins, al
cohol regulations, campsite regis
tration, boater certification and ve
hicle size regulations. Many of these
measures will continue to be used
even with a permit system in place.
Following the public workshops,
the working group will consider the
public comments and make recom
mendations to the managing agencies
on the final permit system decision.'
The managing agencies expect to
make the final permit system decision
by April I. A decision on whether a
permit system is necessary i 1998
will be made this October and will be
based on the success of non-permit
measures in reducing use levels on
peak use days during the 1 997 boating
season. There will be no permit sys
tem in place on the Lower Deschutes
this year.
Persons w ishing to comment on
the proposed final decision may do
so orally at the public workshops or
may send written comments by mail
so they are received by the close of
business on February 20, 1997..
Written comments should be ad
dressed to the Rivers Program, Or
egon Parks and Recreation Depart
ment 1115 Commercial St. NE, Sa
lem, OR 97310-1001
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