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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 27, 2004)
. Spilysy Tymoo, Wqrro Springs, Oregon May 27, 2004 P3ge3 Hundreds of abandoned vehicles removed from rez About 500 abandoned and junk cars were towed recently from various parts of the reservation to the area by the landfill. The cars are to be crushed and hauled away, A joint project of Warm Springs Fire and Safety and the Housing Department, this is the third year of the junk-car removal project. The previous two years saw an average of 350 cars hauled away and crushed. liven after this year's removal of 500 or so wrecked and useless ve hicles, many more still are out there needing to be hauled away, said I 'ire Chief Dan Martinez, 1 lousing and l 'ire and Safety contracted with a private com pany to do the towing and the crushing. Some of the cars were stripped for parts that were deemed of some value. ps r; Sr. . - . v ,.---tf:y,..,-.. .. :-; Davt McMchrvSialyay The area beside the landfill has been filled with hundreds of abandoned vehicles towed in from around the reservation. Big potential seen in road repair idea Warm Springs Ventures and Tectonics International have reached an agreement to file jointly for a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. If awarded, phase one of the grant - called a Small Business Innovation Research (SHIR) grant - would be in the amount , of $100,000. The second phase ! of the grant would be in the amount of $750,000. The specific purpose of the grant is to develop a quick mo bile repair system for the deliv ery and application of fast-setting Tectonitc Cement. Tectonics International devel oped this product primarily for use in the repair of concrete highways, bridges and other structures. The SHIR grant focuses on the current needs of the national highway system, and the chal lenges involved in maintaining over 600,000 bridge structures, and over 160,000 miles of high way, much of which is now over 20 years old and in need of re pair and preservation. The grant would cover the cost to identify a solution as well as the actual costs for a work ing prototype model. Warm Springs Ventures is the venture capital investment and business arm of the Confeder ated Tribes. Tectonics Interna tional, a private company, works in agreement with the tribes and Warm Springs Composite Products. Spring chinook salmon season opens on the Warm Springs River The Warm Springs River steelhead and bull trout Polly I r T .1 Composite Products presents second $250,000 dividend to tribes Dave McMechanSpilyay The service station on Highway 26 recently changed from a Texaco to a Shell Station. There is a much better credit card system through Shell, explained Delford Johnson, station owner. In the photo, the new Shell sign is put in place above the station. Warm Springs Composite Products recently paid a divi dend to the Confederated Tribes of $250,000. This is the second dividend of $250,000 that Composite Products has paid to the tribes over the past couple months, for a total of half a million dol lars. Composite Products, a tribal enterprise, produces Tectonite Cement. The enterprise uses the Tectonite as a component in other products, such fire-resistant doors. The Composite Products plant is located near the mill, and employs 34 people. The enterprise began about 11 years ago. Composite Products and the tribes have a manufacturing agreement with the research and development company Tecton ics International, which devel oped Tectonite. Through the agreement, Composite Products has a right of first-refusal to manufacture products developed by Tecton ics International. from the Warm Springs fish hatcher)' boundary fence down stream to the mouth is open to fishing seven days per week until July 31. All areas above the Warm Springs hatchery, including the mainstem rivers and all tributary streams, are closed to all fishing for the protection of salmon and steelhead. Below the hatchery subsis tence fishing only is allowed: No commercial sales. The fishery will be for hatch ery spring chinook salmon only. All wild salmon must be returned to the river unharmed. All wild Varden) must be released. Fishing from scaffold using set nets, dipnets, and hoop nets is allowed. 1 look and line fish ing is allowed, one pole per per son, single hook only. Snagging of fish is prohibited and any fish that is snagged must be returned to the river unharmed. The use of gill nets is prohibited. For more information on other tribal fishing opportunities please call the Warm Springs Fishing Information Hotline at 553-2000. These regulations are by Tribal Council Resolution No. 10367. Weed control topic of meeting Buy - Sell - Trade - Consign CceTjadej., ! 1 f: )lk ill Licensed Firearms Dealer 780 SW 4th St. adras, Oregon 97741 Anything of value: Jewelry, guns, old West items. Tom Gies - Bob Branson 1-541-475-3666 , Tribal members are being asked to provide comments on the management of noxious i weeds and undesirable vegeta f ! tion. The Natural Resources l Branch will host a scoping meet j'ing to discuss vegetation man- agement June 1, 5-8 p.m. at ! J Warm Springs Wellness Center. Employees from Natural 'Resources will provide informa f tion regarding vegetation man J agement on range and forest J lands during the meeting. The t meeting is being held to gather I input from tribal members. The new vegetation manage l ment plan will replace a docu i ment approved in 1994, which recently expired. An addendum was added to the original plan in 1998. The updated document will cover management activities for the next 10 years. Goals and objectives adopted under the original plan will re main the same. Standard oper ating procedures will be re viewed and some guidelines may be altered during the ongoing process. The technical staff will ex plain current management prac tices and seek comments from the tribal public to guide future activities. Comments received during the scoping meeting will be used to develop an updated version of the original plan. Some of the major issues being considered under this plan include prescribed burning, manual weed control, herbicide spraying and biological control of weeds. For those who are unable to attend the meeting, written com ments may be submitted to the Range and Agriculture Depart ment, which is located in the Natural Resources Building. Refreshments will be served during the June 1 meeting. I ' ' To advertise in the Spilyay Tymoo please call 553-3274. House Sunnyside Three bedroom w bath room with 2 car garage. 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