10 April 24, 1997
Warm Springs, Oregon
SriLYAY Tymoo
Road eradication has become a part of most reservation timber sales
Road eradication has become a
part of most timber sales, including
those scheduled for 1997 referred to
us Nine Creeks and Old Mill III. The
road eradication program follows
IRMP standards and best manage
ment practices for maintaining a safe
and economical system that provides
access into the forest without caus
ing undo impacts to natural resources.
The goal is to have no more than 4
miles of road per section in the com
mercial forest. Road densities of 2.5
miles per section are the goal for
wildlile man-
agementones.
The pro
gram was initi
ated in 19X4
and has
evolved over
lime to address
current issues
and demands.
Today, Forest
Engineering
works with
staff members
assigned to all
natural re
source depart
There are
advantages and
disadvantages to
road eradication;
pros and cons
must be weighed
by forest
management
officials
ments and with
tribal members
to formulate plans for road eradica
tion. Like most management activities,
there are advantages and disadvan
tages to eradicating roads within the
commercial forest. Forest Engineer
ing must weigh the pros and cons
related to each road eradication that
is being considered and prioritize
their list after considering the op
tions. Apply now for
Wasco Electric Cooperative, Inc.
will once again be sponsoring two
students to attend the Nevada Youth
Energy Seminar. The seminar will
be held June 14, 1997 through June
18, 1997 at Boreal Ridge Resort
which is located 30 miles west of
Reno and five miles from Truckce,
California in the Sierra-Nevada
mountain range.
The purpose of the seminar is to
show high school students what a
rural electric cooperative is and how
it works for its members. During the
seminar students will form and run
their own cooperative and learn abut
Anderson to compete
Raymond Anderson of Warm
Springs has been chosen to compete
in the International Sports Exchange
in Mainland, China, June 16-25. The
International Sports Exchange is an
organization that has taken more than
1 0,000 high school athletes overseas
for competition since 1975.
Head Basketball Coach at
Gilchrist High School asked
Anderson to be a part of the team for
this 10 day trip.
Anderson is the son of Gifford
Anderson, Bernadine and Jamie
Watlamett. He is a member of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs and a lifelong resident of the
Reservation.
Anderson is familiar with the
International Sports Exchange, that
the experience is invaluable. He is
excited about seeing another culture
and being part of an international
f !
A Tribal Member's commitment and story
by J. E. Charley
In 1977 Mrs. Lola Sohappy com
pleted her GED and began pursuing
goals in higher education. Prior to
that she was employed as a jailer
from the late 1960's to the early
1970's. From the mid 70's on, she
worked at the PATH home as a fam
ily counselor and a foster home as
well. 1977 marked the year of a life
long commitment to becoming and
remaining involved in the Indian
Child Welfare Association as a char
ter member. What began as a re
gional coalition ended up being a
regional board.
By 1980 Lola completed her As
sociates in Mental Health Social work
at Mt. Hood Community College.
April of 1985 was the beginning
point of Lola's Judicial Career w hen
she was appointed Juvenile Judge to
the Tribal Courts.
Since November 1992, we have
known her as the Honorable Chief
Judge Sohappy, she still oversees the
majority of JuvenileDomestic Cases.
As of April 1996 the Northwest
One of the obvious complaints
about the program is that access to
the forest, or a particular part of the
forest, is restricted. If a hunter or
berry picker has grown accustom to
reaching a site by means of a car or
pick-up, they may object to having
their main access route removed from
the transportation system. By the
same token, work crews that need to
take field measurements, conduct
slocking surveys or other manage
ment activities might have to walk
into areas rather than drive, increas
ing their time in the
forest and subse
quently increasing
the cost of doing
business for the Con
federated Tribes.
Inconveniences
and related expendi
tures may be trouble
sonic, but they are
generally offset by a
wide variety of ben
efits to natural re
sources such as wa
ter, soil, timber, fish,
wildlife and cultural
sites. Road eradica
tion also reduces (he
potential for trespass,
poaching and related incidents. The
challenge is to balance the need for
access and convenience with long
term resource productivity. Ap
proximately 30 percent of the com
mercial forest base is out of produc
tion, in part because of the vast net
work of roads.
Each mile of road in the forest
represents approximately 1.2 acres
of compacted soil. Compaction de
Energy seminar-
the legislative process and how it
involves the cooperative. They will
also learn much about the history of
rural electric cooperatives, electrical
safety and careers in the electric util
ity field.
This opportunity is available to
any sophomore or junior student
whose parent's or guardian's resi
dence is served by Wasco Electric
Cooperative. Applications are avail
able from high school counselor's
office or by contacting Jeff Davis at
(541) 296-5051. The application
deadline is March 31, 1997.
Do not miss this opportunity to
in Mainland, China
competition.
Anderson has been playing
basketball since he was in the seventh
grade. He is no w a sophomore playing
for the JV basketball team as point
guard or wing. Anderson also plays
in various local Indian basketball
tournaments, usually as a point guard
or wing. He was asked to play in the
Indigenous Games 1997, but he is
not certain that he will.
Anderson is also interested in
running. He's been running since he
was in the third grade and has received
various trophies, medals and jackets.
He runs in local running events such
as the Reservation Relay. He runs for
school sports and, every year, he
runs the Portland to Coast Relay. In
1 995, he ran at the Indigenous Games.
Anderson is having a fundraising
raffle to raise money for this trip to
China. The cost of the trip is $ 1 ,995.
The money will cover round trip
airfare from Los Angeles to China,
meals, hotels, entry fees, uniform, T
shirt, transportation and sightseeing.
He will also need to pay for airfare
from Portland to Los Angeles, which
is another $250-$300.
Anderson is asking for sponsors
and money donations to help pay the
cost of the trip. He is also asking for
donations for a raffle drawing.
Contact Bernadine Watlamett to
donate items for the raffle.
Selling tickets for his raffle
drawing are his Mom, Bernadine, his
aunts, Patricia Speakthunder, Ante
Pampericn and Norma Smith. You
may also contact Raymond Anderson
at 2574 Mt. Jefferson Street in the
Greeley Heights housing division, or
phone him at 553-5518.
Indian Child Welfare Board became
the National I.C.W. Board.
DuringMrs. Sohappy'scarcershe
has witnessed both the evolution of
the Indian Child Welfare Act and the
services the Tribes have developed
to meet the needs of our children and
their parents. "I give a lot of credit to
our Tribal Leaders as they saw 240
children who were placed off of the
reservation into foster homes, and
even adoption by non-Indians. Our
leaders became concerned about the
numbers being lost to the outside."
stales Lola. In 1973 the Tribal Lead
ership with the blessing of Tribal
Membership built the Group Home
and began servicing our ow n com
munity. With the hopes of that our
children would no longer be lost to
the outside.
Our Reservaiion has witnessed
thisevolution that began w ith agroup
home in 1973. to satellite foster
homes and the PATH Shelter Home
in 1975. Lola states that she though
the PATH Home "was a success. As
the staff took initiative and devel
creases the productivity of soil by
making it less receptive to water in
filtration and nutrient cycling. Com
pacted surfaces with little or no veg
etation carry water over the surface
at accelerated rates which also leads
to erosion and soil displacement.
When roads ate places on steep
slopes or within drainage bottoms
there impacts are magnified. Eradi
cating problem roads through rip
ping improves conditions by allow
ing water to penetrate the surface and
encouraging the growth of vegeta
tion, which reduces overland Hows
and the rale of erosion.
Water is impacted by roads and
adjacent ditches because the over
land Hows they carry contain sedi
ments that are transferred to streams.
When Hows are excessive they may
cause turbidity problems and hinder
water quality.
If roads arc placed in drainage
bottoms they often occupy space
otherwise used to produce riparian
vegetation which is needed to cool
water, filler runoff and provide
woody debris, or structure and nu
trients in streams.
When water quality is drgraded
there are almost always negative
impacts to aquatic resources. The
structure and nutrients provided by
woody debris are used by fish and
other aquatic animals for cover and a
source of food. Under extreme con
ditions, spawning beds arc covered
by sediments and fish eggs are unable
to hatch.
By eradicating unnecessary or
troublesome roads adjacent to drain
age bottoms, fish habitat is enhanced
because sedimentation is reduced and
learn more abut your cooperative,
meet and socialize with other stu
dents from Oregon, Nevada, Cali
fornia and Idaho and have the op
portunity to win one of the two $750
college scholarships that are awarded
on the last night of the seminar. In
addition to the scholarships, two
students will be chosen to represent
the camp on a week-long tour of
Washington, D.C. during the summer
of 1998 at the National Rural Elec
tric Cooperative Association's Youth
Tour.
On Patrol-
Dy luii ouuimey
In Brief
An early morning domestic
dispute at 1 1 88 Shitike Creek road
put a male subject into St. Charles
Medical Center as he was made '
victim to an Assault and Battery by
stabbing. y
The female suspect was arrested '
and held to appear before the Tribal
Judge the next day who faces"
additional related charges to this '
incident. '
On arraignment, the female
suspect plead not guilty and trial is'
pending.
On a call of a subject seen
returning to the reservation on an
exclusion order, officers quickly
located the subject who was escorted
back off of the reservation. This
subject is currently excluded by order
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,'
Superintendent. '
Officers responded to the West
Hills housing district on a report of a:
fight in progress call. On arrival, a
male subject was in possession of a
knife who was threatening himself.
After being restrained by a female :
party to this incident, the male subject
was later transported to Mt. View
Hospital for a possible overdose. The -male
subject now faces charges of
Assault & Battery, and Reckless
Endangering at four counts.
On the same shift, officers
responded to an additional three other
calls where fights were in progress"
Over the last two weeks, officers'
have responded to over thirteen
n . . r . 1
oped a treatment program for the.
very young, sheltered battered
women and their children, even one
teen mother who was interested in
completing her high school educa
tion. Even though the staff tried hard
to make the Jackson PATH Home
thrive with a family setting". The
PATH Shelter Home was phased out
in favor of foster care, to this day the
CTWS continues to develop pro
grams to meet the growing needs of
the community.
Most recently, within this year,
Judge Sohappy has been involved in
the Legislative and Policy end of the
ICWA to ensure the preservation and
protection of the original intent of
ICWA. Furthermore to protect
against attacks by outside forces such
as that from Congressman Price of
Ohio, who is acting in ihc interest of
non-Indian adoptive parents who are
challenging Federally Recognized
Tribe's Sovereign Rights to have their
children brought up by their own
Indian people.
The first in a series of three.
riparian vegetation reestablished.
Over time, improved water quality
and aquatic habitat leads to greater
fish production and better fishing.
The riparian vegetation produced
by eradicating roads in drainage bot
toms is extremely important for a
variety of wildlife, including deer,
elk, oiler, beaver, mink, and many
species oi nirus, rep
tiles and amphibians.
Riparian zones are
considered among the
most important wild
life habitats because
they are used to obtain
the life-sustaining el
ements of food, water
and shelter.
Wildlife also re
ceive benefits by eradicating roads
in other areas. Harassment, particu
larly during winter months when
animals arc stressed or during the
reproductive cycle when they arc
extremely vulnerable, can lead to the
death or displacement of animals. It
may be more difficult for hunters to
access animals where roads have been
eradicated, but there is also a greater
likelihood of success because wild
life tend toconccntratc in areas where
disturbances arc infrequent.
Range resources gain similar ben
efits through the program. With more
Celilo Wyam Salmon Feast & Powwow
The following is the results of the
Celilo Wyam Salmon Feast & Pow
wow held April 1 1 -1 3, 1 997 in Celilo,
Oregon.
Men 's Golden Age: 1st) Charles
Tailfeathers, Simnasho, OR; 2nd)
Wesley Tias, Pendleton, OR; 3rd)
Victor Kahama, White Swan, WA
Women's Golden Age: 1st)
Nancy Tailfeathers, Simnasho,
OR; 2nd) Louise Scabbyrobe, White
Swan, WA; 3rd) Harriet
Doublerunncr, Wapato, WA
Men's Traditional: 1st) Gary
Smith, Granger, WA; 2nd) J.T. Wil
liams, Pendleton, OR; 3rd) Larry
Moses, White Swan, WA
Men's Fancy '& Grass: 1st)
Shawn Scabbyrobe, White Swan,
WA; 2nd) Wilson Totus, Granger,
WA; 3rd) Jazz Umtuch, Harrah, WA
Women's Traditional: 1st)
Katrina Miller, Satus, WA; 2nd)
Karen Umtuch, Wapato, WA; 3rd)
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domestic disputes or fight calls.
Numerous subjects were arrested for
being intoxicated and or charges of
assault & battery.
Enhanced "911" soon to be on
line:
The police department will soon
be on-line with the "Enhanced 911"
system. i .
A project which was started
several years ago will soon be reality
as communication officers get
prepared for the system which will
make their job a little more easier.
Enhanced 911 is a program tied
into the local telephone system where
when a 911 call is placed, it
immediately appears ort a monitor at
the police department with the
location or address of caller needing
service.
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In addition, the program will also
allow for special instructions or
messages to be displayed with
relation to the callers address.
As final phases of this system
goes on line, Lieutenant Linda
Talifson will be asking community
members to assist the police
department in testing the new system
by dialing a test number. This test
number will be, "611" which will be
announced later when test callers can
start calling.
The reason is to ensure that when
a caller picks up the phone and dials,
the exact location or address will be
displayed on the dispatch screen.
This system will assist the Public
Safety Branch in a faster response
in?
A
Thcyliah
" I years old"
Sweetheart you're a special part
of my life....
may the love I have for you
surround you and keep you always
warm, safe and happy!
my heart to yours.
Grandma Leah
moisture penetrating the soil and
more vegetation being produced, the
forage available for livestock and
wildlife increases.
Archeological and historical re
sources are protected from manage
ment activities through avoidance or
project design. They are also less
likely to be vandalized or otherwise
The vegetation produced by road
eradication is important to a
variety of wildlife, including
deer, elk, otter, beaver, mink and
other species.
disturbed if fewer roads exist within
the forest.
Cultural plants benefit from road
eradication because more soil is
available for their growth and pro
duction. Huckleberries, red cedar and
bear grass are examples of cultural
plants that could be produced on land
reclaimed through road eradication.
Timber production also increases
through the road eradication program
more acres are available to grown
trees. Each acre that is brought back
into production has the capability of
increasing the volume of available
Wilma Buck, White Swan, WA
Women's Fancy & Jingle: 1st)
Allison Davis, Eugene, OR; 2nd)
Elvira Begay, Tuba City, AZ; 3rd)
Tracy Scabbyrobe, White Swan, WA
Teen Boy 's Traditional: 1 st) Ray
Smith, Yakama Valley, WA; 2nd)
Dewey Miller, Warm Springs, OR;
3rd) Damien Totus, Goldcndale, WA
Teen 's Boys Fancy & Grass: 1 st)
Vallicnt Clark, Yakama, WA; 2nd)
Gary Villa, Warm Springs, OR;
3rd) Alex Mcninick, Wapato, WA
Teen Girls Traditional: 1st)
Krista Rhoan, Warm Springs, OR;
2nd) Chloe Weirich, Portland, OR;
3rd) Larrissa Napye, Warm
Springs, OR
Teen Girls Fancy & Jingle: 1st)
Lula Davis, Warm Springs, OR;
2nd) Dcblinda Big Back, Troutdale,
OR; 3rd) Jaclyn Begay, Tuba City,
AZ
Jr. Boys Combined: 1 st) Anthony
time when critical seconds are passing
by in an emergency.
McGruff Speaks:
Hello, in looking over our most
recent statistical data at the police
department, there appears to be more
concern over the recent violence
taking place within our local
community.
According to one officer, a bad
batch of Mcthamphetamine is
suspected to be in our community
which gives reason for more concern.
Several officers reported that it
appears that a bad batch of the drugs
may be causing those that use the
drug to become even more violent.
Especially if they are mixing or
experimenting with other drugs of
choice. The police department needs
your help in shutting down those
who are bringing these drugs into our
community. Stop by the police
department and pick up a drug
intelligence form.
Completely anonymous if you
choose, fill out this form and mail it
back to the department.
Parents should be open when
talking with your children about
drugs.
In other concerns, community
motorists are encouraged to slow
down a bit when traveling in and
around any housing districts. Kids
will be out playing and might forget
about looking both ways before
crossing the street.
Buckle up and stay safe.
Happy Birthday
Thelma Louise Davis
from, grandma Babe, Auntie
Darlia & Morris Sam, Uncle Jr.&
Putchie & the Merrifields and
Mutssee Davis
Seeking alumni
Riverside Indian School in
Anadarko, OK is looking for all
Alumni. A class reunion will be held
July 10-13, 1997 at Albuquerqu,
NM.PIeses call or write to: John
Haw zipta: 2640 Heritage Park Circle;
San Jose, CA 95 1 32-22 1 1 (408)259
7317 or write: Vergie Thompson
(Harrison): PO Box 5871; San Di
ego, CA 92165.
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limber by 10,000 to 50,000 board
feet over time, depending on the site
location. j
Adding more limber volume to
the forest increases economics ben-
cfils to ihc Confederated Tribes by'
creating more jobs and more lumber
for the mill. When the timber ma
tures and becomes available for har
vest it could alleviate
the need to cut trees in
sensitive areas, or ulti
mately increase the
annual allowable cut.''
In terms of mainte
nance, eradication al
leviates (he expense of
upkeep on roads
deemed unnecessary
for management ac
tivitics. The program creates a more
efficient and economical way of
managing the network of roads in the
forest.
While eradication is not the an
swer for all roads, it docs have appli
cations that help make the forest a
healthier and more productive envi
ronment. Some of the benefits are
immediate and others will become
evident years from now. Road
eradication is a tool that speaks to
present and future generations about
wise forest management.
draw many visitors
Heemsah, Toppenish, WA; 2nd)
Atcitty Begay, Warm Springs, OR;
3rd) Steven Padilla, Toppenish, WA
Jr. Girls Combined: 1st) Sharri
Jackson, Peach Springs, AZ; 2nd)
Evclynctte Begay, Tuba City, AZ;
3rd) Laurissa Ballinger, Warm
Springs, OR
Tiny Tots (paid daily); Drum
Groups: Black Lodge, Whistling
Lodge, Indian Nation, Umatilla
Intertribal, Dinch Nation, Wawokia,
Four Directions
1997-1998 Royalty: Sr. Queen:
Crystal Estrada from Harrah, WA;
Jr. Queen:Eveyncle Begay of Tuba
City, AZ
The committee thanks the follow
ing sponsors and help: Yakama In
dian Nation Facility Managment,
Conf. Tribes of Warm Springs, BIA,
YIN Police, The Dalles & Biggs Junc
tion Businss, all cooks, servers,
Longhouse drummers, fish & meat
donations and all who attended.
i
Happy 1st Birthday
April 23, to my little
Sweetheart
Theyliah Vernaya Tonika Henry
Heartbeat
thumping,
pitter pat, 't
wondering ,
where its at,
heartfelt .
heart sweet,
sweet dreams
heartbeat,
precious music
in my ears,
hand to hand
to still my fears.
Loving footsteps
in the night,
treasured hopes,
forever bright,
brightest love,
gift from on high,
gentlest
sweetest lullaby,
miracle of tiny feet,
born of one
single,
precious
beat,
singing,
sweetest
little song,
my heart
to yours
w il e'er belong,
this final bond,
this tie so sure,
from our love
so strong and pure,
now whisper softly
while babe sleeps,
our love
will always
ever keep
and as the magic
Stardust soars,
my heart is ever
ALWAYS YOURS.
Mother
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