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Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon At the county fair 1 5 p 1 At the Jefferson County Fair last week, Daisy Ike shows a visitor some on display during the four-day event. Timber sale in 2004 targets 38 million board By Bill Rhoades For Spilyoy Tymoo An interdisciplinary team from the Forestry and Natural Resources branches has been collecting tribal member comments on a timber sale being proposed for 2004. Responses to a number of com ments and concerns are included with this article produced for Spilyoy Tymoo readers. The Pathfinder Timber Sale will target approximately 38 million board feet of timber (approximately 9,500 truck loads) in the Upper Warm Springs watershed. The process for planning this sale officially began on June 11 when the project interdisci plinary team (PIDT) met with Joint Committee. Subsequent meetings were held for Agency, Seekseequa and Simnasho districts, initiating a 90-day process to complete a draft planning document. A tour of the proposed project area will be held on August 29. The PIDT, which presents infor mation about the proposed sale to interested tribal members, is com prised of individuals from the Natu ral Resources technical staff and com mittees. The team includes a fish bi ologist, forester, wildlife ecologist, hydrologist, fuels manager, forest en gineer, silviculturist, archaeologist, range conservationist, soil scientist, writereditor and representatives from Timber Committee, Fish and In the Tribal Court for the Confederateed Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon To: Frederick Bobb. Public notice of informal hearing. An informal hearing has been scheduled with the Warm Springs Tribal Court on the 21" day of August, 2002, at 2pm. This hearing has been sched uled at the request of Oregon Student As sistance Commission for the following rea son: overdue account. You are hereby required to appear at this time on your own behalf. It is important that you attempt to resolve this issue, in order to prevent further action against you in State Court. If you fail to appear at the scheduled time, the presiding judge may issue a warrant for your arrest. Public Notices of Restraining Orders To! Trudie Smith, petitioner. Fawn Dcmui Martinez, respondent. Case No. R07-02. Based upon complaintspetitions filed with this Court, this Court herby orders FawnDcmui Martinez to restrain him selfherself from Trudie Smith and from any manner of communication or contact in any public or private place including: 410 N.E. Oak No. 9, Madras, including Taco Time in Madras. There is to be no phone contact. This order shall remain in effect until: show cause hearing (sec below). Doth petitioner and respondent in each case arc in contempt of court if fails to com ply with the court restraining order. Order to show cause: You arc herby or Wildlife Committee, Water Board and Warm Springs Forest Products Indus tries (WSFPI). Presentations made during the scoping meetings contain general information regarding the project area and sale objectives. For the most part the team has not iden tified specific blocks to be harvested or the breakdown of volume per spe cies. Comments from the scoping meet ings are used to develop a planning document known as a project assess ment. The assessment contains alter natives for implementing the sale, a strategy to monitor the sale after it has been implemented, and mitiga tion measures to offset negative im pacts. After considering input from team members and the tribal public, the PIDT recommends one of the al ternatives to the Resource Manage ment Interdisciplinary Team (RMIDT) and they in turn release the assessment for public review. Follow ing a 30-day review RMIDT attaches a decision document to the assess ment and forwards it to Tribal Coun cil and the BIA superintendent for final approval. Tribal member com ments are accepted throughout the process at the main office of the For estry Branch. The entire process and all manage ment activities related to the forested area must adhere to goals, standards and best management practices adopted under the Integrated Re sources Management Plan (IRMP) for dered to appear before the Warm Springs Tribal Court on the 20th day of August, 2002, at the hour of 11 a.m. To show cause why this restraining order should or should not remain in effect. If you fail to appear as so ordered, the hearing will proceed and a decision ren dered. So ordered this 19lh day of July, 2002. Lola Sohappy, Tribal Judge. To: Victoria Gerba, petitioner. Tammy Robinson, respondent. Case No. R018 02. based upon complaintspetitions filed with this Court, this Court herby orders Tammy Robinson to restrain himselfher self from Victoria Gerba and from any manner of communication or contact in any public or private place including: 1132 Paiute St. There is to lie no phone contact. This order shall remain in effect until: show cause hearing (see below). both petitioner and respondent are in contempt of court if fails to comply with the court restraining order, Order to show cause: You arc herby or dered to appear before the Warm Springs Tribal Court on the 20th cluy of August, 2002, at the hour of 11 a.m. To show cause why this restraining order should or should not remain in effect. If you fail to appear as so ordered, the hearing will proceed and a decision ren dered. So ordered this 1') day of July, 2002. Lola Sohappy, Tribal Judge. August 8, 2002 if r M) 1 Mil Dave McMechanSpilyay of the tribal member items that were There have been a lot of rumors about the mill shutting down, but there are no such plans at this time... the Forested Area. Federal law, as it relates to natural resources, empha sizes the protection of various re sources. Because the Warm Springs Tribes shall, as they always have,.iive. in balance with the land and never use more of the precious natural re sources than can be sustained forever, they do not give up their sovereignty when abiding federal law. From 1998 to the present, portions of five timber sales were conducted within the bounds of the proposed Pathfinder Timber Sale. These most recent sales harvested a net volume of approximately 28.6 million board feet of timber (approximately 7,150 truck loads) from about 1,663-for-ested acres. Other timber harvests included miscellaneous salvage sales, which focused primarily on windthrown material. For the pro posed Pathfinder sale, projected tim ber species breakdown and associated volumes will become available once the actual treatment areas are identi fied and prepared for harvest. Timber sales are designed to sup port jobs and generate income for the Confederated Tribes. The price for timber is based on the quality and size To: Kerrick Gerba, petitioner. Tammy Robinson, respondent. Case No. R017 02. Based upon complaintspetitions filed with this Court, this Court herby orders Tammy Robinson to restrain himselfher self from Kerrick Gerba and from any man ner of communication or contact in any public or private place including: 1132 Paiute St. There is to be no phone contact. This order shall remain in effect until: show cause hearing (see below). Both petitioner and respondent are in contempt of court if fails to comply with the court restraining order. Order to show cause: You are herby or dered to appear before the Warm Springs Tribal Court on the 20th day of August, 2002, at the hour of 11 a.m. To show cause why this restraining order should or should not remain in effect. If you fail to appear as to ordered, the hearing will proceed and a decision ren dered. So ordered this 19 day of July, 2002. Lola Sohappy, Tribal Judge. To: Alison Mitchell-Schuster, peti tioner. Wendell Switzlcr, respondent. Case No. R032-02. Based upon complaintspetitions filed with this Court, this Court herby orders Wendell Switzler to restrain himselfher self from Alison Mitchell-Schuster and from any manner of communication or contact in any public or private place in Salmon require clear passage The Fish and Wildlife staff is ask ing swimmers to think about migrat ing salmon when they build recre ational dams for swimming. Salmon migrations are currently underway in Shitike, Mill, Badger and Beaver creeks, and the Warm Springs River. The fish are en route to spawning grounds, where they will produce future runs of chinook salmon. As the fish move upstream they are sometimes confronted with rock bar riers built by local swimmers who are Fires raise By Gerry Shipps Air Quality Specialist The air quality at Warm Springs is usually very healthy and clear, with unlimited visibility. Recently, the wildfires in the re gion, together with unusually high winds have caused large amounts of particulate matter in the air. Coarse and fine air particulates can be unhealthy for sensitive people such children, elders, some adults who are active outdoors, and especially people with asthma, respiratory or heart dis ease. The Natural Resources Branch cautions sensitive people to limit their time and activity outdoors, because air particles of this kind can accumu of logs. Each quarter new prices are assigned based on how the market reacts. Logs are scaled and volume is calculated using a board foot measure. The U.S. Forest Service and other agencies are using cubic scale near the Canadian border, but BIA Forestry does not utilize this measure. The Forestry staff develops sus tainable harvest schedules designating where, when and how much timber will be harvested from each watershed ..in ,the.,ommercial forest. WheOf the, sustainable annual allowable cut does not meet WSFPI demand, timber is purchased from outside sources. Sometimes loggers are shuffled be tween blocks to meet the market de mands for timber. When markets fa vor a particular type of wood, includ ing species-specific requests for in cense cedar or other logs, WSFPI takes advantage of the opportunity. Profit or risk is a predetermined per centage the mill can make after the logs are processed. A balance between income and other forest resource values is factored in during the planning process. There are seasonal limitations and soil mois ture restrictions on logging opera tions, which help to protect vulner able natural resources or lower road maintenance costs. Seasonal restric tions may result in loggers being moved from one area to another. There have been a lot of rumors about the mill shutting down, but there are no such plans at this time. cluding: 1311 -B Decrloop and including mi nor children. There is to be no phone con tact. This order shall remain in effect until: show cause hearing (sec below). Both petitioner and respondent are in contempt of court if fails to comply with the court restraining order. Order to show cause: You are herby or dered to appear before the Warm Springs In Warm Springs Tribal Probate of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon The following cases and individuals arc set for informal probate hearings during August at the Tribal Probate Court.: August 6, 2002-Tucsday Melissa Johnson, Probate No. 960-PR07-00, at 9 a.m. Nadine Scott, Probate No. 908-PR 10 98, at 10 a.m. Heather Johnson, Probate No. 987-PR34-00, at 2 p.m. Muriel Carrasco, Probate No. 026-PR07-02, at 3 p.m. August 8, 2002-Thursday Beatrice Scott, Probate No. 977-PR10- 87, at 9 a.m. Vclma Frank, Probate No. 862-PR20- 96, at 10 a.m. Marilyn Lawcrcnee, Probate No, 863- PR2I-96, at 2 p.m. trying to escape the summer heat. Unfortunately, the barriers that cre ate excellent swimming holes for hu mans can also become insurmount able barriers to salmon. To avoid potential problems for salmon, the Fish and Wildlife staff recommends leaving a minimum two foot gap in recreational dams so fish can pass without difficulty. Gaps should be placed in deep water portions of the main channel, giving salmon the right-of-way to their spawning grounds. air-quality concern late in the respiratory system and are associated with various health effects. For example, people with heart or lung diseases such as asthma, long term lung disease, heart disease or the elderly are at increased risk of admis sion to a hospital or emergency room. Children and people with lung dis ease may not be able to breathe as deeply or as fast as they normally would, and they may experience coughing and shortness of breathe. Also high amounts of particulates can increase the risk of respiratory in fections and can aggravate respiratory diseases. Sensitive groups are therefore strongly advised to limit their time and activity under these conditions. The Pathfinder Timber sale is proposed for 2004. However, accessing enough of the desired logs to maintain operations, and profitability of the mill are issues that may have to be addressed in the future. WSPFI works with tribal loggers whenever possible. The length of time loggers are employed may vary from year to year due to weather con ditions, cutting contracts, the num ber of active timber sales and the al lowable cut. Some interest in having a sort yard has been expressed, but such a venture would only be benefi cial if value is added to the sort in order to cover additional handling costs. Please see TIMBER SALE on 10 Tribal Court on the 20th day of August, 2002, at the hour of 11 a.m. To show cause why this restraining order should or should not remain in effect. If you fail to appear as so ordered, the hearing will proceed and a decision ren dered. So ordered this 19 day of July, 2002. Lola Sohappy, Tribal Judge. Clydcll Gilbert, Probate No. 825-PR17-93, 3 p.m. August 13, 2002-Tucsday LII'Franny Suppah, Probate No. 586- PR 10-87, at 9 a.m. Mary Splno, Probate No. 786-PR17-93, at 10a.m. Perry Greene, Probate No. 661-PR17-89, at 2 p.m. Woodrow Smith Sr., Probate No. 841-PR33-95, at 3 p.m. August 15, 2002-Thursday Christopher Heath, Probate No. 896- PR26-97, at 9 a.m. Ellen Heath, Probate Ncx 623-PR21-88, at 10 a.m. Donavan Danzuka, Probate No. 845-PR03-96, at 2 p.m. Marcna Miller, Probate No. 846-PR04-96, at 3 p.m. feet P mm I 0 " -v I to 6 . k l a 1 HI , ......