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From Vol. 76, No. 9, July 9, 1976
Bicentennial birthday
It was not your routine 4th of July celebration; one could
sense a special mood adrift. Perhaps it was the realization that
this particular Fourth was only going to happen once. The con
tagious Spirit of the bicentennial imbued Warm Springs' 4th of
July activities and people of all inclinations seemed to enjoy
the day.
The Fourth of July Committee, which has been meeting since
January, planned a full day of festivities keeping people quite
busy and entertained. Events included a parade, barbecue, kids'
fun games, bingo and fireworks.
The day began, for those who woke up in time, with a color
ful parade which started near the school, proceeded through
the campus and past the firehouse, and wound up at the Com
munity Center. The parade was led by the National Color
Guard, followed by Miss Warm Springs Sarah Greene. ;::2
Chip mountains moving
People on the reservation have been wondering about the
huge piles of chips and cores at WSFPI (Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries) and are curious about what is happening
to them.
Spilyay Tymoo went to Persh Andrews of WSFPI to get some
of the facts and answers. He first gave a brief background of the
situation, then explained what steps are presently being taken.
Andrews said theat when the Crown Zellerbach Pulp Plant
in Wauna, Oregon, went on strike, that eliminated WSFPI's
outlet for chips. A blow-pipe was then set up to pile chips on
the ground. The strike has had a crippling effect on the mill as
chips are a vital part of the WSFPI business.
YCC provides summer jobs
If one is willing to brave the mosquitos and traipse through
the woods in the Boulder and Trout Lake area, members of the
hard working Youth Conservation Corps can be observed blaz
ing trails, building bridges and cleaning up campgrounds.
Actually, the 24 kids between 15 and 18 do much more than
blaze trails. The YCC program differs from other programs of
its kind in that of the 40 hours a week, 30 hours are spent on
the job, and 10 hours a week are devoted to recreation and edu
cation. Charlcne Bruno, environmental education instructor, seems '
impressed with the enthusiasm of the youths. 'They don't want
to just sit around and waste time," said Charlene.
W.S. Rodeo draws top cowboys
Though the Fourth Annual Warm Springs All-Indian Rodeo
June 26 drew a disappointingly small crowd, the stock was ex
cellent and contenders for silver buckles and cash prizes pro
vided action aplenty.
Warm Springs barrel racers did well with Marita Johnson
placing second (35.9), and Priscilla Squiemphen taking third
with a time of 36.0. In the saddle bronc event, Leland Tom and
Joe Scott split fourth place prize money with scores of 55 each.
Announcements
The Spilyay encourages organizations and individuals to send no
tices of events of interest to the Warm Springs community.
The preferred method of delivery is via e-mail to
spilyayrymoowstribes.org - this saves staff members from having
to re type something you've already printed up, thus allowing us ad
ditional time for reporting, photography and other tasks.
You also may drop announcements in printed andor computer
disk format at the Spilyay offices, 1100 Wasco St on the Warm Springs
campus, or send them to Spilyay Tymoo, P.Q Box 870, Warm Springs,
Oregon 97761. Our fax number is 553-3539.
Please feel free to call if you have story or photo ideas, questions
or comments. Our phone number is 553-3274.
Finally, please heed our deadlines - Friday the week before publi
cation for all submitted materials. Thank vou.
Arson squad ready for heat
The Central Oregon Arson Task
Force (COATF) recendy met to dis
cuss new operating procedures and
review program effectiveness.
Ron Pugh, Task Force Leader,
states, "This task force is commit
ted to keeping our skills and pro
cesses fine-tuned so we arc ready to
respond when needed."
The task force has responded to
some two dozen wildland fires al
ready this year, two of which were
determined to be "person caused,
arson." COATF is currently inves
tigating leads. The task force has suc
cessfully carried out investigations
that led to the convictions of nine
suspects responsible for at least 63
fires since 1988.
COATF is an interagency group
comprised of the Deschutes County
Sheriff Office, Oregon State Police,
Oregon Department of Forestry,
US. Forest Service, Bureau of Land
Management, Walker Range Patrol
Association, Bend Fire Department,
Redmond Fire Department,
Sunrivcr Police Department, LaPine
Fire Department, Jefferson County
Rural Fire Protection District 1,
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office,
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs and the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs. COATF was formed in 1987 to
review all wildland fires in Central
Oregon, to establish cause and ori
gin for each fire, to investigate those
determined to be arson and to share
information between agencies that
would lead to the arrest and success
ful prosecution of suspects.
Throughout the summer, high
risk areas in Central Oregon will
have additional patrols. As part of
the COATF, Oregon State Police
and Oregon Department of Forestry
have teamed up and will provide a
full-time arson patrol.
Recognizing the essential partner
ship between the public and
COATF, Pugh states, The public is
an invaluable resource and has been
crucial to our past successes. We en
courage everyone to continue report
ing suspicious fire activity".
If you have any information re
lating to suspicious wildland fire ac
tivity, please contact Ron Pugh at
(541) 383-5510.
Library reading program continues
If you haven't registered for
Jefferson County Library's summer
reading program, it's not too late.
This summer's statewide theme is
"Read a Wild Tale," featuring Wild
West stories and weekly programs.
For more information about reg
istration or the weekly programs,
call the library at 475-3351.
For the rest of the summer, the
schedule is as follows:
Week 3 Basket maker Natalie
Kirk from the Museum at Warm
Springs, July 11, 3:30 p.m. at Warm
Springs Early Childhood Education
Center; July 12, 10:30 a.m. at
Jefferson County Library Annex in
Madras; July 12, 2:00 p.m. at Cul
ver Elementary School.
Week 4 Taste the Traill Pioneer
cooking with Bcrnadette Hoyer of
OSU, July 18, 3:30 p.m. at Warm
Springs Early Childhood Education
Center; July 19, 10:30 a.m. at
Jefferson County Library Annex in
Madras; July 19, 2:00 p.m. at Cul
ver Elementary School.
Week 5 Campfire Stories with
Gladys Grant and a real horse, July
25, 3:30 p.m. at Warm Springs Early
Childhood Education Center; July
26, 10:30 a.m. at Jefferson County
Library Annex in Madras; July 26,
2:00 p.m. at Culver Elementary
School.
Week 6 Hoe Down! Line danc
ing and stories with Jan Gilmore,
August 1, 3:30 p.m. at Warm Springs
Early Childhood Education Center;
August 2, 10:30 a.m. at Jefferson
County Library Annex in Madras;
August 2, 2:00 p.m. at Culver El
ementary School.
Week 7 The "Storyfcllcr", Tom
McCormack presents the Oregon
Trail through the Eyes of Children,
August 8, 3:30 p.m. at Warm Springs
Early Childhood Education Center;
August 9, 10:30 a.m. at Jefferson
County Library Annex in Madras;
August 9, 2:00 p.m. at Culver El
ementary School.
Week 8 Final Round-Up with
skits, games, awards, refreshments,
and more, August 15, 3:30 p.m. at
Warm Springs Early Childhood
Education Center; August 16, 10:30
a.m. at Jefferson County Library
Annex in Madras jAugust 16, 2:00
p.m. at Culver Elementary School.
2003
timber
sale area
tour set
A tour featuring the
2003 timber sale area has
been scheduled for July 18
and 19.
A series of stops have
been arranged to highlight
issues relating to the 2003
timber sale, the annual al
lowable cut, and special
forest products.
The tour will begin
both days at 8:30 a.m. in
front of the Tribal Admin
istration Building.
The Timber Commit
tee will provide refresh
ments and transportation
, to participants.
Anyone who would like
to obtain more informa
tion on timber-related is
sues is encouraged to at
tend. Staff from the Forestry
and Natural Resources
branches will be seeking
comments from tribal
members.
The timber tour is ex
pected to last most of the
day on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Salmon-count experiment to begin
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs will use an innovative
technique developed in Alaska to
estimate the number of fall chinook
salmon returning to the Deschutes
River this year. Tribal biologis
hope the experimental project,
scheduled to begin Aug. 6, will ac
curately reflect the river's fall
chinook run, which is used as a yard
stick by agencies with the authority
to set fishing seasons for the species.
Deschutes River fall chinook are
extremely important to the Confed
erated Tribes from a cultural perspec
tive, and since all of these salmon
are produced from fish that spawn
naturally it is crucial to develop an
accurate means of estimating run
size. Correctly predicting the num
ber of adults returning to the spawn
ing grounds is essential to establish
ing in-river and ocean harvest levels
that prevent over-fishing.
During the past decade, fall
chinook spawning locations in the
Deschutes River took a dramatic
shift. Prior to 1989 approximately
75 percent of the run was destined
for spawning grounds upstream of
Sherars Falls, while more recent re
turns show a preference for stream
reaches downstream of Sherars Falls.
No one is certain why the spawn
ing preference for fall chinook has
changed, but the shift has lowered
the confidence factor for current
methods of estimating run size.
Tribal biologists, along with other
management agencies, do not think
the current tag-and-recapture pro
gram paints a true picture of
chinook escapement because it only
samples part of the run and expands
that data over the entire river.
The goal of the experimental
project will be to capture 3 percent
to 5 percent of this year's spawners.
The fish will be tagged and released.
Tags regained or tabulated at the
Sherars Falls migrant trap, Pelton
fish trap and in carcass surveys will
then be used to estimate run
strength.
Adult fall chinook salmon will be
captured for marking at a site three
miles downstream of Mack's Can
yon boat ramp just below Homested
Flat campground. The fish will be
marked using catch and release
gillnetting. This technique has
proven successful in Alaska and in
Oregon coastal streams, where the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game and Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife uses it to monitor
adult salmon populations.
During a feasibility study con
ducted last year, tribal personnel
located a sampling location that con
tained a minimum of summer steel
head yet harbored sufficient num
bers of salmon. An appropriate gill
net mesh size was identified that al
lowed for the successful capture and
safe release of salmon. Few steelhead
were captured in the large mesh net.
At least two tribal employees will
be present on site at all times when
the net is deployed. When a fish is
captured it will be immediately re
moved from the net, tagged and re
leased back into the river. Fish mark
ing will be conducted seven days per
week through Oct. 31. The net will
be set mainly during the night and
early morning hours. A tribal jet
sled will be used to tend the net dur
ing all marking operations.
In order to recover tags, salmon -carcasses
will be recovered from the
lower 100 miles of the river during
November and December Tribal j
' crews will search the shorelines and
pools from jet sleds and drift boats.
Carcasses will be gaffed, inspected
for tags and then returned to the
river.
While only an experiment, tribal
biologists are hopeful the new
method for estimating fall chinook
run size will allow resource manag
ers to make informed and appropri
ate decisions, thereby ensuring the
future prosperity of these wild
salmon. The project will continue
through 2003. Findings will be dis
tributed to the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife, and the Chi-
nook Technical Committee of the 1
Pacific Salmon Commission.
For more information regarding
fall chinook research on the
Deschutes River contact tribal fish
eries biologist Chris Brun in The
Dalles at 541-296-1041.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News)
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Jerry Brunoe (higher education)
and Orlando Doney (comprehensive planning)
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