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September 5, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 18
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Five people were transported to the hospital following this
three-vehicle fire on Highway 3. Most fortunately, no one
was in the car when it burst into flames.
1920s land sales
again spark interest
By Dave McMechaa
Spilyay Tymoo ;
The late Thomas Jim pur
chased land neat the town of
Hood Rivet about 80 yeais ago.
Fotty acies of the propetty
- site of the Confedetated
Tribes', proposed new casino -remained
in the family until
1974, when the tribes acquired
the land.
Originally, Jim owned more
than just the 40 acres that are
now the tribes' Hood River trust
property.
Eighty or more years ago,
Thomas Jim apparendy sold two
property interests to the state of
Oregon. The first transaction
involved a 3.5-acre right-of-way
across the tribes' Hood River
trust property.
The state used the "right-of-way"
for construction of part
of the old Columbia River
Highway.
For this transaction, the state
apparendy gave no compensa
tion to Thomas Jim, according
to a report commissioned by the
tribes.
Apparendy, the state also did
not obtain the necessary federal
approval for the transaction.
"There is a substantial ques
tion," the report says, "as to
whethet the state's use of the
right-of-way since the highway
was constructed has been legal."
In a second transaction, Tho
mas Jim apparendy sold part of
his land - 28.6 acres - to the
state. This was in the year 1928.
The state was interested in
acquiring this parcel as a "tim
ber preserve" along a stretch of
the Columbia River Highway,
built in the late 1910s and early
'20s.
The stretch of highway is
now the Historic Columbia
River Highway State Trail, used
by hikers and bicyclists.
"The purpose of this con
veyance was to prevent further
logging adjacent to the highway
in order to ptesetve the scenic
views," according to the report.
"The circumstances of this
conveyance were unusual...,"
the report says.
Phase see LAND on page 7
Museum nets $40,000
at Huckleberry Harvest
The Huckleberry Har
vest recently marked its
seventh anniversary.
The event, held at Kah-Nee-Ta
and at The Mu
seum at Warm Springs,
brought in over $40,000
for the museum.
"The enterprises and
the community were so sup
portive," said Carol Leone,
museum executive direc
tor For instance, she said,
Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries and
Warm Springs Power En
terprises purchased items
at the auction. The enter
prises then donated the
items back to the museum.
The Huckleberry Harvest
this year featured live music
by the Gary Small Band.
There was story-telling by
Ed Edmo, and Native Ameri
can flute music by Charles
Litdeleaf.
A wide variety of items
were auctioned off, with the
proceeds benefitting the mu-
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The Gary Small Band provided
the entertainment at the
Huckleberry Harvest.
seum.
This year just before the
Huckleberry Harvest, mu
seum board member Stephen
Andersen and his brother
David Andersen donated a
van to the museum. (See story
on page 2. More photographs from
the Huckleberry Harvest are on
page 7.)
Court rules
against tribes
in Kennewick
Man lawsuit
A U.S. District Court magis
trate has ruled against the inter
est of Columbia River tribes in
the case involving ancient hu
man remains discovered six
years ago in shallow water of
the Columbia.
As a result of the ruling, sci
entists would be able to study
the remains. The Columbia
River tribes, the U.S. Depart
ment of the Interior and Army
Corps of Engineers have sought
to have the remains turned over
to the tribes for burial. The re
mains are 9,300 years old.
The recent court ruling "is a
continuation of the gross lack
of respect for us as a people
and our ancestors," said Louie
Pitt, director of the Confeder
ated Tribes Government Affairs
Branch. "The law has ignored
our presence hcte on the land
from the beginning," said Pitt.
"The ruling is more of the
same."
Skate park
advocates
seeking input
There has been talk over the
past couple of years of devel
oping a skate park in Warm
Springs. This year, the hope is
to make some real progress on
the idea, said Kim LcClairc, who
is a local skate park advocate.
Any young people, parents or
other adults who are interested
in the idea of developing a skate
park in Warm Springs should
show up at the campus area at
4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The basketball court by the
school is the scheduled meeting
place, said IxClaire.
The meeting will be a prelimi
nary one, for gathering ideas on
issues such as where the park
might be located, how large it
might be, and so forth. ICIaire
and Fritz Miller are contact
people for anyone wishing more
information. 553-3491.
Active year beginning for SMILE Club
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo . ;'... . ,-.
A group of 1 5 or so Warm
Springs Elementary School
fourth-graders this month
may travel to Lake Billy Chi
nook, take a boat ride up one
of the arms of the lake, and
then spend a few hours clean
ing up a mile of shoreline.
Or they may travel to
OMSI in Pordand to check
out an exhibit on Oregon his
tory. One of these two events -the
choice is still up for dis
cussion - will mark the kick
off of the 2002-03 SMILE
program at the elementary
school.
SMILE stands for Science
and Math Investigative Learn
ing Experience. During the
course of the school year, the
students in this club will travel
to the coast, and will take many
educational field trips.
"There are a lot of outdoor
experiences for the students,"
said Kevin Rodin, who is a
SMILE Club teacher at the el
ementary school. John Nelson
is the other SMILE Club teacher
at the school.
Rodin has been a SMILE
teacher for about four years,
and Nelson has been a club
teacher for about 15 years,
since the program started in the
region.
The club members - there are
usually about 15 fourth-graders
in the club each year - hold their
regular meetings at the school
on Thursdays, from 3:30 till 5
p.m.
The purpose of the program
is to help students excel in math
and science. SMILE specifically
benefits students from groups
. v There are many ex- x
amples of the SMILE
Club helping students
excel in their studies.
Candice Miller, now
studying to become a
doctor, is one example,
who are under-represented in
colleges.
In the region, this would in
clude Native Americans and
Hispanic young people.
The Warm Springs SMILE
Club is the only one involving
fourth-graders. Students con
tinue in the club through the
middle school and high school.
There are many examples of
the SMILE program helping stu
dents excel in their studies.
Candice Miller, who gradu
ated from Madras High School
at the end of the last school
year, is a good example.
Miller is planning to become
a doctor, and is attending the
University of the Sciences in
Philadelphia. She mentioned the
SMILE program as one of her
favorite extracurricular activities
during her middle and high
school years.
The SMILE program state
wide is coordinated by Oregon
State University.
OSU receives funding for the
program annually from differ
ent organizations.
The focus of the SMILE
clubs for the school year de
pends on who is the sponsor.
For instance, said Rodin, if
NASA is the agency that has
provided the funding, then the
clubs for the year might focus
on subjects related to outer
space.
As another example, he said,
if a health agency provides the
funding, then the clubs for the
year might focus on human fit
ness. The first SMILE Club
formed 15 years ago at a middle
school in Pendleton. Over the
years, the program has expanded
to Warm Springs and Madras,
Nyssa, Ontario and Chiloquin,
to name just a few.
The SMILE Club kick-off
event, Lake Billy Chinook Day,
will begin a school year of many
activities.
One focus of the program is
family involvement, said Rodin.
For instance, he said, parents are
invited to attend Lake Billy Chi
nook Day with the club mem
bers, if they go this year.
See SMILE on page 7
A great first day
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Bryson and Larry Splno take some time for playground activities before the first bell on
Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, the first day of the new school year.
Budget cuts may delay
new Warm Springs school
By Shannon Keaveny
Spilyay Tymoo
School session started this
week for Jefferson County Dis
trict 509-J.
Students were getting busy
with their class work, while
school officials were occupied
with balancing the district bud
get, a task of increasing diffi
culty. At their meeting last week,
the district board members
agreed to reconvene to discuss
specific cut possibiltics after
Sunday's special state legislative
session.
On Tuesday, the fifth special
session continued looking for
solutions to the state's budget
problems.
Gov. Kitzhaber called the
special session to address a large
shortfall in state revenue, requir
ing major budget cuts or some
new source of revenue.
As a result of the state bud
get shortfall, school districts are
also facing financial uncer
tainty. As for now, said district su
perintendent Phil Riley, big
school projects for 509-J arc
on hold.
One of those big projects
could be the new Warm
Springs Elementary School,
said Julie Quaid, manager of
Warm Springs Essential Edu
cation. "Of course the budget
cuts will have an impact on
us," said Quaid.
"We need to start looking
at other sources of funds to
reduce thedistrict and the res
ervation debt service. We
need to make some hard de
cisions, based on the current
economic environment for the
state and the tribe."
District 509-J was originally
anticipating cuts from
Kitzhabcr's tobacco revenue
veto to be $76 per student.
See SCHOOL on page 5
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