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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
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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.
Also: bronc riding (open jackpot), bareback
(open jackpot), breakaway roping (18 years and
older), and breakaway juniors.
And there will be horse shoe pitching and foot
races. The contact people for information are
Buzz Scott at 553-6833, or Carmela Scott at 553-,
1860.
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