. Spilysy Tymoo, Wqrro Springs, Oregon
May 27, 2004
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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To advertise in the Spilyay Tymoo
please call 553-3274.
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Sunnyside
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room with 2 car garage. Also
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shed, approx. 16X20 foot
with covered wood storage
area. Approx. 3 acres of land
for sale
subdivision
fully fenced with gates. Sod
grass planted within
chainlinked fence and several
flowering and fruit trees
planted. Call Dean Seyler at
928-338-3549.
Upper Dry Ck. Rd.
House for salemake offer
Private residence. Single
story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath,
ranch style home with 2-car
garage. Lawn wunderground
automatic sprinkler system.
Landscaped J'ard, mature nurs
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Concrete retaining walls with
cvclone fence around vard.
Newly renovated interior with
new carpeting and vinyl floor.
Negotiable with one to five
acres. Asking $133,000 with
one acre. Must apply and
qualify through CreditMrs.
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Shown by appointment only
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