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Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 18. 2003
Golf course work is
By D. 'Bing' Bingham
Spilyoy Tymoo
Golf tournaments don't just happen
at Kah-Nee-Ta.
A lot of work goes into getting the
course ready for a tournament. Just like
a football or baseball field before a big
game, the entire course needs to be
made ready.
First thing is dry out the course.
"We want golf courses dry so the
golfer can have firm footing when
they're swinging the club," says Troy
Alderson, course superintendent, "be
cause a lot of energy goes into swing
ing the golf club."
A golf swing isn't a natural motion
for the human body. That's why golf
ers have bad backs and, in more ex
treme cases, injured knees and ankles.
"If you have a wet, soggy course,
it's more likely for a player to be in
jured," Alderson continues. "It may not
be an acute injury, but it is something
that will develop over a long time."
And here's the tricky part. The main
tenance crew dries the course for the
golfers, but they do it so the grass isn't
stressed. It's a delicate balancing act.
Then there's the mowing. The en
tire course needs to be mowed, but
some parts are more important than
others.
"Tees aren't nearly as important as
the fairway because you only get eigh
teen shots off your tee," says Alderson,
"but most of the time you're hitting
from 2-4 shots off the fairway. A fair
way is actually much more important
(to the tournament) than a tee box."
According to Alderson, mowing fair
ways and greens is an aesthetic part of
October events raise
awareness of abuse
October is National Domestic Vio
lence Awareness Month. Mere are some
of the activities planned for the Warm
Springs community.
Wednesday, Oct. 1: Public training
on domestic violence sponsored by
IMS. Contact Montell Elliot at 553
1196 for more information.
Oct. 1: Candle light vigil in Madras
at Westside Elementary School, spon
sored by Indian Country Coalition. 6
p.m.
Oct. 2: Elder abuse conference at
Kah-Nee-Ta, free to the public, spon
sored by Senior Program. Starting at 9
a.m. Contact Lucille Schuster at 553
3313 for more information.
Oct. 2: Batterers re-education,
closed to public. Sponsored by Victims
of Crime Services.
Oct. 6: Domestic violence awareness
at the jail for men. Contact Sarah at
553-2293.
Oct. 8: Public training on domestic
violence sponsored by IMS, contact
Montell Elliot at 553-1196 for more
information.
Oct. 9: Domestic violence awareness
presentations at Warm Springs Elemen
tary, all day. Contact Sarah at 553-2293.
Oct. 9: Batterers re-education,
closed to public. Victims of Crime Ser
vices. Oct. 10: Kids Mealing Retreat, all
The Tenth Annual
Tribal Member Art Exhibit
The Museum at Warm Springs invites you to honor Warm
Springs artists at the opening reception of
Visions of Our People
Saturday, September 20,
from 3 to 5 p.m.
In the Changing Exhibits
Gallery at the
Museum at Warm Springs
A message from the Seat Belt Coalition
Safety belt use can decrease fa- times more often to passenger ve
tallties and Injuries 45 to 55 percent, hide occupants who are unprotected
Ejection from a vehicle occurs 10 and unrestrained.
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1. Ann '-a
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Golf course maintenance Joe Ballenger rolls the greens at Kah-Nee-Ta.
the tournament that many golfers may green to putt on," says Alderson. "But
not realize happens. what they really asking for is an easier
Looks are important to a golf green to putt on."
course. Everyone has their expecta- A green that's smooth and consistant
tions on what a course should look like: is easier to putt on because the golfer
tournament participants, course and
resort management, even, tribal man
agement. While that includes many percep
tions, some ideas are pretty basic: Dry
spots shouldn't even happen. It's one
of Alderson's goals to not have any dry.
spots on the course. Weeds around trees
don't fit in with anyone's idea of course
aesthetics and anything else that "looks
out of place."
The big item of the pre-tournament
"to-do" list is the greens. Golfers de
mand greens to be fast.
"Contrary to what most golfers bc-
lieve, a fast green is actually an easier
day at Community Center. Contact
Kelly Leggett at 553-3205.
Oct. 13: Domestic violence aware
ness at the jail for women. Contact Sa
rah at 553-2293.
Oct. 14: Alcohol and drug classes at
Tribal Court, sponsored by Victims of
Crime Services. Contact Sarah at 553
2293. Oct. 15: Public training on domes
tic violence sponsored by IMS. Con
tact Montell Elliot at 553-1 196.
Oct. 16: Batterers re-education,
closed to public. Sponsored by Victims
of Crime Services.
Oct. 20: Domestic violence aware
ness at the jail for juveniles. Contact
Sarah at 553-2293.
Oct. 22: Domestic Violence Aware
ness Walk in Madras, North Y to South
Y, lunch provided. Sponsored by In
dian Country Coalition, contact Lucinda
George at 475-6690. Walk starts at 12
noon.
Oct. 22: Public training on domes
tic violence sponsored by IMS. Con
tact Montell Elliot at 553-1196.
Oct. 29: Public training on domes
tic violence sponsored by IMS. Con
tact Elliot, 553-1196.
Oct. 31: End Abuse Potluck spon
sored by II IS. Contact Elliot, 553-1 196.
Lunch is at 12 noon. Bring your own
"Gruesome Grub."
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behind the scenes
Bing BinghamSpilyay
doesn't hit the ball as hard, and it'll keep
rolling. Whereas it's more difficult to
judge exactly how hard to hit the ball
on a bumpy green with higher grass.
Greens are speeded up two ways:
smoothing the surface with a metal
roller, or lowering the height of the
grass.
Rolling the grass gives the impres
sion of a faster green. While there is
evidence of slightly increased ball
travel, it's mostly for appearances.
The grass on the greens at Kah-Nee-Ta
isn't allowed to grow higher than an
eighth of an inch. This is as low as
creeping bent grass and annual blue-
Hunters, fishers need to
remember to be respectful
Recently, a discarded deer back
was found in front of the Warm
Springs Community Center.
A dead doe was found in the
woods. Empty booze bottles were
found at Sherars Falls.
Oliver Kirk, Warm Springs law
enforcer, asks hunters to remember
to be respectful.
"Don't waste game. Know what
you are shooting and make sure it is
legal," he says.
Wasting game and fish on tribal
lands is illegal.
Only bucks, not does, are allowed
Teacher: going the extra mile
(Continued from page 1)
New kindergartners nervously
hold their mother's hand while they
check out the new room in the next
big experience of their life. In the
hallway are piles and piles and piles
of school supplies and equipment,
ready for teachers to move into
place.
Before school begins, Esther
strolls the halls sorting through sup
plies looking for just the right teach
ing tools some construction paper
for kid's names on drawers, a cabi
net that looks like it might work in
the corner and don't forget the spe
cial stuffed monkey in the reading
corner.
One of the things Esther likes
best about this class of second grad
ers is the progress they've made since
they started school. Last year sev
eral of her students were very quiet
and shy. Talking to others was diffi
cult for them. Now those same stu
dents have the confidence to stand
in front of their schoolmates and
share a project with the class.
"It makes ine feel good when the
parents say, 'Ya know, they never
came home and talked about school.
Now they come home every day and
talk about all the things they're do
ing in school,'" she says.
Preparing for the kids at school
takes a lot of work. There's a lot
that goes on behind the scenes.
"The school allows you time to
get prepared for lessons," she con
tinues, "but you go beyond if you
want to be on top of the game."
As often as not, Esther will finish
grass Mill tolerate being cut for long
periods.
When the maintenance crew at the
course is facing a large tournament and
the order is given to lower the greens,
they do so by only 10 thousandths of
an inch. This speeds up tournament
play, keeps golfers happy and helps
make the day a success.
After the event, Alderson gives the
order to grow the greens back out to
their original eighth of an inch.
"The lower you cut the grass, the
more money it costs to maintain it," he
says.
However, the important thing for
maintaining the greens is airification.
Each grass plant needs equal amounts
of air and water. If this balance is
thrown off through foot or golf cart
traffic, the plant is stressed. When the
grass is stressed and maintainence costs
go up.
"We remove parts of the soil and
fill that with sand. Sand will have big
ger air pockets and doesn't compact as
easily," Alderson says. "We're creating
a more friendly environment for the
grass roots."
Most golf courses airify their
courses twice a year. Alderson and his
crew are improving the greens at Kah-Nee-Ta
by doing it three times each
season.
When they're done with one tour
nament, they finish up and get ready
for the next.
The Warm Springs Museum will be
hosting a benefit toward the end of
September, and the Northwest Indian
Invitational will be happening in the
middle of October.
to be hunted on the reservation during
the season.
Also, there is not any alcohol allowed
while fishing at Sherars Falls.
Tribal officials encounter abuse of
cultural resources each year.
Violators could face fines up to $500
and have their hunting privileges re
moved along with all items in the house
hold used for hunting, such as knives
and guns.
Poachers face similar fines on the
reservation and othtir tribal lands. Privi
leges to fish at Sherars Falls could also
be removed.
Esther Kalama-Culpus prepares for the
"I want to hand the kids
tools. I don 't want to just
skim the surface and say,
'Oh wow, these guys got
really good scores. ' But did
they really learn?"
Esther Kalama-Culpus
a day at school then head home for
dinner and family time. When that's fin
ished she'll return to school to get a
few things done and prepare for the
next day.
"When the kids come the lessons are
ready to go," she says, "because they're
w Hi
OSU Extension
has canning
safety advice
Fall is coming and so are the first
frosts. It's time to clean up the gar
den and get the vegetables ready for
winter.
Food handling experts from Or
egon State University Extension
warn the public to toss out their old
style steam canners. These canners
with a shallow pan and large dome
cover have been marketed for years
as the tool to preserve high acid
foods.
Research has shown there can be
uneven heating and under process
ing when a steam canner is used.
This may aid the growth of bacte
ria which cause botulism, a severe
type of food born illness.
Low acid food like meat, fish,
poultry and vegetables which
haven't been pickled must be pro
cessed in a pressure canner.
The high heat under pressure will
break open the bacterial spores
which grow in a low acid environ
ment. If you used the wrong equipment
to can this season, evaluate your
canned food before eating it.
If you used a steam canner
rather than a boiling water canner
for fruits, examine your jars for
spoilage.
These signs include cloudy liquid
or an unexpected sediment in the
jars that spurts liquid when the jar
is opened. They may also exude an
unusual odor.
Don't eat home canned foods
which show signs of spoilage - just
throw it out.
Steam canned fruits may be
safely re-processed in a boiling wa
ter canner at any time after canning.
Low acid foods must be reprocessed
in a pressure canner within 24 hours
of canning.
After that length of time the
number of bacteria will be too high
to destroy with normal canning pro
cedures. For information about the safety
of home-canned foods, contact the
OSU Extension Service Food
SafetyPreservation Hotline at 1-800-354-7319.
Volunteers will be standing by to
answer your questions through Oc
tober. Or contact the Extension
Office at Warm Springs, at 553
3238. t
Bing Bingham'Spilyay
start of the new school year. .
not going to be sitting there waiting
for me to get my act together. It
would waste a lot of time we could
be using teaching."
Wasting teaching time isn't
Esther's idea of what she wants to
do. "I want to hand the kids tools. I
don't want to just skim the surface
and say, 'Oh wow, these guys got
really good scores.' But did they re
ally learn?" she asks. "You know, go
deeper and richer."
And so Esther Kalama-Culpus
goes the extra mile for her kids. She
takes the extra time to make sure
they're well equipped for their next
year,
But that's not surprising for some-'
one who was "born to be a teacher,"