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Spilyay Ty moo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 22, 2002
Kah-
New building part
of $5 million
renovation
Kah-Nec-Ta High Desert Re
sort and Casino has seen the
completion of a J5 million reno
vation. The renovation work included
the remodeling of over 100 lodge
rooms, and an addition to the con
vention center accommodations.
The convention center project
has doubled the size of the previ
ous convention facilities at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Buffet and fine dining projects
were also part of the recent reno
vation. The new convention center area
approximately 9,000 square feet in
size.
Construction of the new
convention center was complete
earlier this summer.
News of the Yakama Nation
Lawsuit filed to stop dam
Columbia Tribes news service
EASTON, Wash. - The Yakama
Nation filed a lawsuit recendy against
U.S. governmental entities to halt re
construction of Keechelus Dam, lo
cated near Easton on Snoqualie Pass.
The Yakama Nation filed the suit
asking the U.S. Eastern District Court
of Washington to stop the U.S. Bu
reau of Reclamation from recon
structing Keechelus Dam until it has
developed a fish passage alternative in
a revised Environment Impact State
ment. 'The final EIS issued for the dam
in 2001 failed to include provisions
forfisj passage in th? various recon
struction, alternatives," -said Paul
Ward, of the tribe's fisheries program.
"Despite the stated desires of sev
eral state and federal resource agen
cies in addition to the Yakama Na
tion, the U.S. BOR has failed to cor
rect detrimental impacts on anadro
mous fisheries created by the 85-year-old
irrigation storage dam."
But BOR says it intends to keep
rebuilding Keechelus Dam until a
court orders it to stop. In other news:
Forest Products blesses
new large log sawmill
WHITE SWAN - An opening cer
emony in early August marked the
completion of the new Large Log
MiUithe. third phase of growth for
Yakama Forest Products, which
opened on time and on budget, said
Head Start accepting applications
Head Start is accepting applica
tions for registration for the school
year. Registration will close on Mon
day, Aug. 26.
For information, see Nancy S. at
ECE, or call 553-3241.
Thomas Jim
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The property is part of the tribal
trust property where the new casino
is to be built
Goudy explained that her great
grandfather Thomas Jim had the
nickname "Slim Jim," a reference to
his weight. The name Oregon
Dunbar has also been associated with
Thomas Jim.
It is not clear why this name ap
plied to him. The name Oregon
Dunbar is also that of a Washington
State Supreme Court justice, Ralph
Oregon Dunbar, who served on the
court from 1889 to 1912.
About 40 acres of the original Tho
mas Jim allotment property at Hood
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Cecil Sanchey, manager of Yakama
Forest Products.
For the first year of operating, the
focus will be on training the new
workforce to operate the mill, and
fine-tune the equipment to operate
optimally. For the opening ceremony,
Sanchey opened by asking for the
Invocation from Longhouse, Shaker
and Catholic religions.
"I'd like to express the importance
of these ceremonies," said Sanchey. "It
means a lot to all the workers, because
sawmilling is hazardous, depending
on what you're doing, and what you
may encounter." Elsewhere in
Yakama Nation news:
Ramsey arraigned on
illegal operation charge
TOPPENISH - Robert E. Ramsey
made an appearance in the Yakama
Nation Tribal Court July 29, an
nouncing a "not guilty" plea to the
charges filed against him by Special
Prosecutor, Elmer Ward.
The Prosecutor's complaint states
that Ramsey, the owner of the Eagle
Stop & Save, located on West Wapato
Rd., violated various provisions of the
Revised Yakama Code.
Allegations in the complaint in
clude the following:
"Engaging in the selling of goods
without first obtaining a business li
cense," and "Engaging in the selling
of petroleum products without first
obtaining a permit to do so."
If your child was born before Sept.
1, 1998, please stop by to pick up the
registration packet.
Bring your child's birth certificate,
tribal identification, or better, along
with income verification.
The 1974 sale has become
an important one for the
tribes, providing the oppor
tunity to expand the gam
ing enterprise to the Co
lumbia Gorge.
River remained in the Jim family
from the 1920s until 1974, when the
Confederated Tribes acquired the
land.
The 1974 sale has become an im
portant one for the tribes, providing
the opportunity to expand the gam
ing enterprise to the Columbia Gorge.
However, the 1974 land sale is not
the only one of possible significance
to the tribes.
(See the next edition of Spilyaj Ijmoo
for the rest of this story.)
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Huckleberry Harvest this weekend
The Museum at Warm Springs
this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23
24, is hosting the annual Huckle
berry Harvest, the major fund
raiser during the year for the mu
seum. The events Friday evening
will be at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert
Resort and Casino.
There will be a band on hand
Friday, a first for the Huckleberry
Harvest, which this year is mark- sive artifact collection.
Columbia fishing times adopted
The Columbia River treaty
tribes and the states of Oregon and
Washington have announced the
opening of Zone six commercial
gillnet fishing periods.
The periods are as follows:
From 6 a.m., Wednesday, Aug.
28, to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3l.
From 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.
4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7.
Back to school
Students and parents are invited
to attend a back to school barbe
cue starting at 5 p.m., Wednesday,
Aug. 28, in front of the Commu
nity Counseling Center at the
Campus area.
Along with the barbecue, the
Hotline advice
OSU Extension has opened a
hotline to answer questions on
food safety and preservation. In
dividuals with questions about
canning, freezing, drying or other
methods of preserving the abun
Computer
OSU Extension is offering com
puter training to youth in grades
4-6. This two-day workshop will
be held Tuesday, August 27, and
Thursday August 29, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. each day.
The workshop is designed to
teach youth essential skills and in
Spilyay Tymoo
would like to make the
following comment to all
returning students:
Have a great school year.
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ing its seventh anniversary.
The band will be the Gary Small
Band. Other events Friday are the si
lent auction, plus excellent food,
hosted by Kah-Nee-Ta.
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 24, be
gins at the museum with educational
lectures and demonstrations, Native
American dancing, and a behind the
scenes tour of the museum's impres-
And from 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.
11 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
Restrictions are as follows: All
standard river mouth and dam sanc
tuaries remain in effect, including the
standard sanctuary around the Spring
Creek Hatchery from one-half mile
upstream of the hatchery to one and
a half miles downstream of the hatch
ery. Mesh size is 8-inch minimum.
BBQ Aug.28
Warm Springs Tribal Education
Committee will be distributing
school supplies to students.
Anyone wanting more informa
tion can call the Tribal Education Sec
retary Muriel Suppah, 553-3258.
for food safety
dance of fruit, vegetables, and meats
that are available now have the op
portunity to have their questions an
swered by certified Master Food Pre
servers. You can access the hotline by
calling 1-800-354-7319.
class to benefit youth
cludes hands-on working with com
puters.
Skills will focus on documents,
email, web search and creating a web
page. Professor Michael Curry, of the
OSU Cascades Campus, will provide
the instruction. Youth will take away
practical knowledge which can be
Howlak Tichum
Thomas James Walker
Thomas James "Mokanee
Walker, age 22 years, died Augus
7. Mr. Walker was born Feb. 2
1980 at Shawnee, Okla. to parents
Cheryl (Stacona) Heath and
Henry Walker Jr. He is an enrolled
member of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. After
moving to Warm Springs he was
raised by his mother and stepfather
Lee Sorrelhorse. Warm Springs
became his residency the remain
der of his life.
Walker attended schools at the
Warm Springs Elementary, Madras
Jr. High and Madras High School.
He was employed at the Warm
Springs Forest Products. In his
spare time he enjoyed hunting and
fishing. Preceding him in death are
his grandfathers Henry Walker Sr.
of Oklahoma and Curtis Stacona
of Warm Springs.
Survivors include his children
Kali Lei Walker, age 2 years, and
Dominique Mia Walker, age 5
months, long time companion
Phyllis Shawaway, mother Cheryl
(Lawrence) Heath, father Henry
Walker Jr. of Oklahoma, stepfather
Lee Sorrelhorse of Tigard, broth
ers Richard (Su-Yenn) Walker and
Francis Sorrelhorse of Tigard, sis
ter Vanessa Walker, grandmothers
Loretta Walker of Okla. and
Marceline LeClaire uncles Willie
(Tito) Stacona of Pendleton, Chris
Requa, Ronaldo GreyStar, Mark
Stacona and Louis D. LeClaire,
aunts Charlene (Dennis) White,
Debbie Stacona and Marcie (Keiki)
Rauschenburg, special nieceneph
ews Shaniah Scott, Antoine Scott
and Cory Stwyer, Jr. all of Warm
Springs. He also leaves many rela
tives and friends.
No impact
finding for
timber sale
The superintendent of the Bu
reau of Indian Affairs, Warm
Springs Agency, has announced
the availability of a document re
garding the Biddle Pass Timber
Sale.
The document, a finding of no
significant impact, is available for
public review.
Anyone interested in obtaining
a copy of the finding of no sig
nificant impact can contact:
Gerald Henrikson, Environ
mental Coordinator, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, P.O. Box 1239,
Warm Springs, OR 97761. The
phone number is 553-2421.
used immediately.
To register call the Warm Springs
Extension office at 553-3238.
Cost is $3 per youth or $6 per fam
ily of two or more youth.
Space is limited. Applications will
be taken until workshop is full. Youth
or parents are responsible for lunch.
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