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Pqge 6 SpilyayTymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon August 5, 2004 'Hotdog' remembered at rodeo For the second year the Tygh Valley Rodeo will fea ture the Eliza Greene Redhouse memorial horse race. The three-quarter mile race is set for the evening of August 21, and is open to la dies. First-place prize is $1,500. Eliza Greene "Hotdog" Redhouse was a rodeo cham pion, and her family is spon soring this race in her loving memory, said her mother Neda Wesley. She said the family is plan ning to sponsor the race for one more year following this year. Along with the $1,500, prizes are trophy (see photo at right), championship jacket, horse cooling blanket, saddle blanket, halter, racing bat and helmet cover. The items are engraved in memory of Eliza Greene Redhouse. There will be memorial race t-shirts for 150 specta tors. Neda Wesley said she and her family wish to thank Warm Springs Market and Kah-Nee-Ta for helping to sponsor the t-shirts. The race is open but lim ited to eight riders. Last year's winners were Charley Spino, Lucinda Heath rv u jam Km "ml ! ?l mmmril'lll I ijl'b ' - - TL I. Dave McMectianSpilyay Wesley Redhouse, son of Eliza Greene Redhouse, shows the trophy that will be presented to the winner of the memorial race. and Paulina Spino. Redhouse memorial race, you For information on the Au- can call Neda Wesley at (5411 gust 21 Eliza Greene "Hotdog" 553-1538. 1 Bighorn sheep tags available 4-H planning pasture work party Young people who are members of 4-H will be holding a work party next week at the 4-H Tenino pasture. The work project is in preparation for putting cattle on the pasture, located about a mile out Tenino Road past the tribal administration building. The property is on the south side of the road. The work party is a 4-H project but everyone is invited to come and help. There will be a barbeque afterward. , . . The work party will be from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 12. For more information call the OSU Extension Office at 553-3238. Simnasho Mustangs co-ed team places third By Big Rat Suppah Coach The co-ed 3-on-3 tourna ment was held July 17-18 out side the Rose Quarters in Port land. Our roster consisted of the captains Redsky Walker "Ice Man" Suppah and Rosey Two Stars "Swoosh" Suppah; C.J. "High Top" Easterling, AJA "Charm" Maldonado, and Craig "Sledge" Smith Jr. The tournament began with quite a few teams. Our bracket had 16 teams. We ended up in the boys 13 and under elite di vision. I explained to the com mittee that we hadn't signed up for this division. There were some very unhappy teams, some demanding their entry fees back. There was another team from Portland, the Flying In sects, who signed up for the 12 and under co-ed division, and got put in the same bracket as we did. To satisfy the committee, they had us play each other. We came out victorious, moving on in the bracket. Our second game, we had the team beat, but we didn't protect our back door, and went down in defeat 16-11. Our team played great, being we were play ing in an all boys bracket. There were centers 6'4" to 6'7" in our brackets. The team was given credit by their opponents, by not giving up. In our third game we were victorious, giving us a 2-1 record for the first round. Craig Smith Jr. was unable to make the tour nament, so we picked up Bob "Sugar Bear" Main Jr. for the second round, being he was 13 years old. In our first game Sunday against the Aces, we won by for feit, giving us a 3-1 record, mak ing us the second seed in our bracket. we got moved to the upper bracket for the play-offs. We played an all-star team, Bad Skillz from Salem. They had a center 6'4" and very physical. We had to front-back him on defense, but he still scored at will. Our girls Rosey and AJA played tough defensively and offensively, setting some good screens, freeing the others to score. We came out victorious 12 10, surprising them, moving us into the semi's, to championship, against the team that won the tournament. Our game was tough from the beginning. Our girls ended up guarding their 6'7" center, who dominated the tournament. He'd refuse the ball to score, block shots and assist his team mates. We went down in defeat 16 3, giving us third place. I told the players, keep your heads up, they were in a tough bracket. Even the committee was sur prised our team made the finals. Good job to the Mustangs, for playing the game, not giving up or complaining about being put in the wrong bracket. Tribal members will have two exclusive op portunities to obtain 2004 bighorn sheep hunting tags within their ceded lands. The state of Or egon has set aside one tag for a tribal member to hunt in the Lower Deschutes River Canyon and another for a tribal member to hunt in the Lower John Day River Canyon. Warm Springs tribal members may apply for one of the tags through the Natural Resources Branch headquarters beginning August 2. The deadline for applications is September 6 and the drawing will be September 8. The Deschutes hunt is scheduled for mid-October and the John Day hunt will be in early November. Each tag allows the hunter to take one bighorn ram. Tribal members 14 years of age and older are eligible to apply for the tags. Any applicant under the age of 18 must possess a hunter's safety card. Last season Joel Santos became the first tribal member to obtain one of the exclusive permits and bag a bighorn. His successful hunt took place in the Deschutes Canyon below Sherars Falls. Tribal officials are asking prospective hunters to make certain they want a tag before filling out an application. Last year a number of applicants were drawn, but later refused the tags. Fish and Wildlife Manager Terry Luther is ask ing hunters to consider the challenges of bighorn sheep hunting before filing an application. Luther said the John Day hunt is especially unique and demanding, so applicants should be aware of the trials awaiting them should they obtain a tag. Bighorn sheep in the John Day Canyon are typically found on public land, but often times the best land access to the sheep is through pri vate property. Landowners often allow hunters to cross their lands, but the privilege is generally granted for a fee. To access the productive sheep range hunters may be charged $1,000 or more. One alternative to paying an access fee is the John Day River itself. The river provides excel lent public access for sheep hunters, as the sheep generally reside within the canyon corridor. The river also presents a number of hurdles and necessitates the use of a boat or raft capable of negotiating Whitewater and having the capac ity to carry enough equipment for a multi-day excursion. Tribal members hoping to obtain a bighorn hunting tag for the John Day should be prepared to pay an access fee, or possess the skills and equipment necessary to float the river. A boat or raft would also be useful for Deschutes Canyon tag holders, but not essential. Some of the areas where sheep are located are accessible through public roads and public lands. Bighorn release anticipated Tribal biologists have negotiated a second re lease of bighorn sheep on the Warm Springs Res ervation. The release, scheduled to occur this winter, will augment initial reintroduction efforts that occurred in 2002. Up to 15 bighorns, probably from the John Day band, will be released in the Mutton Moun tains later this year. Details on the next phase of the bighorn reintroduction program will appear in the Spilyay as they develop. Junior rodeo action at HeHe The Huckleberry Feast Junior Rodeo is set for Sunday, August 8. Prizes will be awarded to win ners and participants. The action starts at 1:30 p.m. at the HeHe arena. The junior rodeo, along with salmon barbe cue, are sponsored by the Warm Springs Rodeo Association, Kah-Nee-Ta, Warm Springs Power Enterprises, Warm Springs Forest Products In dustries, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Warm Springs Composite Products and the Museum at Warm Springs. Events include mutton busting and stick horse race (5 years and under), pee-wee calf riding (6 8 year olds), junior calf riding (9-11 years), junior cow riding (12-15 years), senior cow riding (16 18), mane holt bareback (6-8), mane holt bare back (12-15), wild colt race juniors, wild colt race seniors and a wild horse race open jackpot. 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