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Pqge 6 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Mnwy 6,2005 Spring chinook harvest making By Brian Murtemen Spiyaj Tjmoo The harvest of spring Chi nook salmon has been making a comeback on the lower forks of the Hood River in recent years. The fish, a traditional staple food of people native to the Columbia River Basin, will be available to Warm Springs tribal members in fisheries below Powerdale Dam and Punchbowl Falls this spring, beginning in April and during its peak season in May. "We want to get the word out, since it's only been two or three seasons (the fisheries) have been open to tribal folks,"Jim Gidley, Hatchery Manager for the Parkdale Fish Hatchery, the hatchery operated by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Lapwai wins Warm Springs tourney Competition returns after 2-year absence After a two-year absence, the 45,h Warm Springs Men's Bas ketball Tournament reminded local basketball fans what they'd missed, with a pair of nail-biter finishes in Saturday's final games. Lapwai, Idaho, won the three-day tournament with a 100-98 win over Chiloquin in the championship game. Earlier, Chiloquin had beaten the Blackhawks, a team that in cluded some players from Warm Springs, 96-91, to give the Blackhawks third place in the seven-team tournament at the Community Wellness Center. Besides the Blackhawks, the tournament included two teams from Warm Springs. The North End Express lost during Thursday's opening round and eventually went 1-2. The War Scouts team went 0-2. Longtime tournament direc tor Satch Miller said six teams opted not to play in the tourna ment, but that players from the teams that did come thanked Forestry seeking bids for gopher control The Warm Springs Forestry Department is continuing a sealed bid procedure for the Forest Development-Gopher Control program. Warm Springs tribal mem bers interested in bidding are encouraged to contact Robinson T. Mitchell at the Forestry Department. Poten tial bidders are asked to pro vide an updated insurance policy upon applying, though Tribe will take part in events marking anniversary of Lewis and Clark ASTORIA (AP) - The Chi- presence," said Chinook Tribal nook Indian Tribe says it will take part in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial commemoration but on its own terms and not with another tribe they consider an illegitimate rival. The Chinooks plan several events during the November 2005 "Signature Event" that will showcase its history and culture. "Our plan is definitely to participate and have a strong Treaty (Continued from page 1) The Umatilla and Yakama nations will also have blankets commemorating their treaties. The Museum at Warm Springs this year will also have an ex hibit, called Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, regarding the Treaty of 1855. There are many interesting historical aspects of the treaty that will be examined in later Springs along with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild- life and funded by Bonneville Power Administration. Typically, the spring Chinook harvest usually begins in May or June, Gidley said "We're continuing to work on increasing the numbers of salmon and put the fish (num bers) where they need to be," Mike Gauvin, Fisheries Harvest Manager for the Warm Springs Tribes, said. The fisheries below Powerdale Dam and Punchbowl Falls were re-opened in 2001 and 2002, and fishing was ex clusively available to tribal mem bers. The lower forks of the Hood have since become popu lar to sport fishers, as well. Gauvin said the tribal fish and wildlife officials have what him for putting on the tourna ment for the first time since 2002. Players from each of the top three teams received jackets, handed out by Tournament Se nior Queen Sallie Polk-Adams and Junior Queen Rhyan Smith. In the championship game, Lapwai, which went unbeaten in four games, led by as many 16 points in the first half and had to withstand a strong Chiloquin rally in the fourth period. Lapwai, from the Nez Perce tribe, couldn't claim the win until center Buck Jones rebounded Jon Takes Enemy's intentionally missed free throw with three seconds left Takes Enemy, who scored all of his 14 points in the second half, hit his first free throw to make it 100-98, the closest Chiloquin had been since the first quarter, and threw it hard off the front of the rim to try and get his own rebound and put up a potential game-tying shot. A Chiloquin victory would have forced a second game im mediately following, starting af this is not required. To apply or for more in formation, contact Project coordinator Robinson T. Mitchell at Forestry Depart ment - Forest Development: Gopher Control at (541) 553 2416, ext. 247, or by mail at Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Forestry De partment, Attn: Robinson T. Mitchell, P.O. Box 1239, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Council Chairman Gary Johnson. He said possible events in clude a canoe paddle, drumming circle and dinner during the of ficial "Destination: The Pacific" Bicentennial commemoration Nov. 11-15. Earlier this year, the tribe announced it would not take part if the Clatsop-Nehalem tribe did. editions of the Spilyay Tymoo. While the history is of interest, the treaty remains the vital docu ment for the tribes. "The chal lenge is to get the government and all its subsidiaries to live up to the treaty," said Louie Pitt. Without the treaty, it is pos sible the tribes could have lost their culture, said Pitt So one of the main things about the treaty, he said, "is that we're still here." are known as escapement goals to help determine future fish production and to help manage for consistent fish runs. "It has been getting better since 2000," he said, after a sub par period in the mid-1990s. Fish habitat has improved through out the Columbia Rive Basin, as well as in tributaries like the Hood River. Gauvin said fisheries will each have different regulations to protect the native runs of fish. The restrictions will be de termined within the next six weeks, well before the season starts in April. A combination of factors threatened the Chinook harvest in the Hood River, including heavy rain and runoff from snowmelt, silt, and even pesti cides from upstream farms. ter 10 p.m. Saturday. For Lapwai, which won de spite not making a field goal in the last six and a half minutes of the game, forward Greg Jose led with 32 points, and guard Jack Yearout had 24. Tourna ment MVP Bryson Bronson, a guard, had 18, while Jones had 15. Lapwai, which hit 30 of 43 free throws, went 13-of-22 at the line in the fourth period. Forward Scott Riddle scored 30 to lead Chiloquin, which fin ished 4-2 in the tournament, in cluding two losses to Lapwai. 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