Spilyay Tymoo, Warm
Timber sale assessment for 2006 released
By BUI Rhoades
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The Resource Management
Interdisciplinary Team has re
leased a draft project assessment
covering the Lookout Butte
2006 Timber Sale for public
review. The document was pre
pared by the Project Interdisci
plinary Team to provide options
for timber harvest in the Mill
Creek and Shitike forest plan
ning units.
Three alternatives were for
mulated and numerous logging
methods were considered for
this project, taking into account
present resource conditions, for
est health and public input. The
Lookout ButteTimber Sale is
expected to yield approximately
34 million board feet of timber.
The document is divided into
sections explaining the purpose
and need for action, resource
based indicators used to help the
technical staff analyze and miti
gate environmental impacts, and
details of the three alternatives.
There are maps showing the
harvest blocks, quick reference
tables to compare the alterna-
Council seeking candidates
The Tribal Council is an
nouncing the following vacan
cies: The Credit board of direc
tors has two openings: one tribal
member, one non-tribal mem
ber. Warm Springs Composite
board of directors: one tribal
member, one non-tribal member.
Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries board of
directors: four tribal members.
Warm Springs Power Enter
prises board: one tribal mem
Thomas: going
to state tourney
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She said a lot of people have
helped in her basketball educa
tion, from former coaches, her
current coach Reece, to Suppah,
who used to have to coax her to
play in basketball tournaments.
"I played seventh grade, and
I was still learning basic skills,
I was just, 'oh, I guess I'll play
basketball,' and then in eighth
grade, Jaylyn got me into it a lot,
like, 'Hey come play this tour
nament with me.'
"And I was like, 'I don't want
to, I'm not very good.' She kind
of got me into basketball. And
then I liked the sport, and then
my coaches coming up all the
way through high school, Lana
Leonard, my freshman coach,
taught me a lot of basic skills,
my JV coach, got me into shape
and helped me shoot a lot."
"And then the most improve
ment has come with Coach Reece
the last two years. I got more
playing time, he got me into the
game more, learning how to do
what I'm out there to do."
Though the Buffs slumped
toward the end of the season,
losing three in a row before beat
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tives, a list of measures needed
to mitigate environmental con
sequences, and the Project In
terdisciplinary Team's recom
mended alternative.
The goal of Alternative A is
to continue current manage
ment. Activities such as hunting,
recreation and cultural food
gathering would continue as in
the past. The only harvest pro
posed under Alternative A
would be through conventional
salvage operations.
Alternative B is designed to
harvest approximately 34.2 mil
ber, one non-tribal member.
Housing Authority: one
tribal member.
The Museum at Warm
Springs board: two tribal mem
bers, one non-tribal member.
Water board: two tribal
members. Credit Enterprise:
four tribal members, one non
tribal member. Warm Springs
Gaming Commissioners: three
tribal members.
The positions are for various
terms of years, from one to
ing Estacada Feb. 18, they ended
up in position to reach the state
tournament for the first time
since the 2003 championship
season.
"I like where we are," Tho
mas said. "We were in a slump
for a while, but I think we're
gonna start picking up right
now. And just play one game at
a time."
As one of the last links to the
championship season, Thomas
was elected as a co-captain this
season with Suppah.
"I like being team captain and
helping the other girls out," she
said. "We have a lot of young
girls this year. I just looked up
to my captains (as an under
classman), so I knew they'd be
looking up to us, too."
"She's been a very good leader,
and she has lots of good things
to contribute physically," Reece
said. "She's been a very good
leader, very good captain."
Her experience as a captain
and an elder player has given her
a voice that only experience can
offer.
"I don't score 20 points a
game, but I play as hard as I
can," she said. "I'm there to sup
port the girls.
"After our Wilsonville loss at
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Peters Pasture, area of a 2006
lion board feet of timber from
approximately 6,533 acres. Al
ternative C is designed to har
vest approximately 34.2 million
board feet of timber from ap
proximately 6,758 acres.
The three alternatives would
have varying impacts on water,
fish, wildlife, cultural, timber,
range, soil and economic re
sources and there would also be
some changes to the transpor
tation system. AH of these im
pacts are explained in the project
assessment.
Once the allowable cut has
to fill board vacancies
three.
If you are interested, submit
a resume and letter of interest
before March 1 1 to:
Tribal Council Office, atten
tion Doris Miller. P.O. Box 1299,
Warm Springs, OR 97761.
The letter of interest should
state that you are interested in
serving and state which board
you have an interest in. Also,
include background informa
tion, such as education, work
experience, training, etc. If you
their house, everybody was just
down. And I was just, well, girls,
we just have to play hard arid"
play awesome. We can still get
in (the state playoffs). I guess I
bring a lot of spirit to the team.
"I hope it helps them out."
Buffalo notes:
If the Buffs defeat No.7 North
Marion on the road Wednesday,
they travel to Tillamook to play
the No. 3 Cheesemakers Satur
day the Cheesemakers played
in Madras at the Buffs' early-season
tournament, but the teams
didn't face each other... Senior
Larry Switzler scored a season
high 15 points as the Madras
boys lost at Gladstone, 67-46,
to end their season in a Tri-Valley
League playoff game last Sat
urday... the Buffs finished at 15
11... Junior starter Jordan Say
and sophomore reserve Derrick
Metcalf each scored season
highs in the Buffs' 54-44 Tri
Valley League playoff win over
Valley Catholic Feb. 24... Say
had 20 points in the comeback
win, while Metcalf, who had
only 11 points on Madras' var
sity for the season up to that
point and was averaging 8 points
per game, had nine, all coming
on three-pointers.
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2005
been reached for 2006, any re
maining volume associated with
this project will be harvested in
future years. The actual volume
to be harvested under the
project will depend on which
alternative is selected subject to
approval by the tribes.
The tribal public has been
involved in the planning process
for the Lookout Butte Timber
Sale over the course of several
months. Scoping meetings were
held during 2004 for the Agency
District (June 15), Seekseequa
District (June 16), and Simnasho
District (June 17) to solicit tribal
member input on the proposed
project. Comments received
during the scoping process are
used to identify issues that are
relevant to the Lookout Butte
Timber Sale. A summary of the
comments is on file in the For
estry administration office.
For more information or cop
ies of the documents contact
John Arena or Bob Gill in the
Forestry Branch, or call 553
2416. Tribal members have 30
days to comment on the pro
posed sale.
have any questions, please call
Doris at 553-3257.
The letter will be forwarded
requesting authorization to do
a police background check and
credit check on all applicants.
Make sure return address is
noted and phone numbermes
sage phone is included. For in
formation see the advertise
ments posted at Warm Springs
Market, the post office, and
Health and Wellness Center.
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Events
The Museum at Warm Springs Is offering to young tribal
members a chance to learn the art of weaving and
twining. The class is called Wap-Shal (Weave), Begin
ning Wapus by Natalie Kirk. This is a one-on-one learning
experience for the first six who register, ages 12 and up.
There is no cost and material will be provided. March 22
24 (Tuesday through Thursday) from 5 to 8 p.m. Call to
register, 553-3331 , ext. 412.
Community meeting on the Campus Downtown De
velopment and Civic Center Plan: Tuesday, March
15 at the Agency Longhouse. Dinner at 6, meeting at 7.
Agenda: Review community input from February meeting;
review development ideas for the Campus. Meeting spon
sors are Business and Economic Development, and Land
Use Planning Committee.
An education seminar Western Juniper on Range
lands: It's Past, Present and Future is scheduled for 9
a.m., Wednesday, March 9 at the training room in the
Warm Springs Education Building. Tim Deboodt, exten
sion agent, and Dr. Beth Coulter, of the OSU Department
of Forestry, will be the speakers. Topics of discussion:
Cultural attributes and historical range of juniper. Current
issues on Western rangelands. Methods and impacts or
removal.
Everyone is invited to an orientation session on March 7 at
12 noon, where an advisor will discuss Eastern Oregon
University and its distance education programs. The
meeting will be in the upstairs training room at the ESD
office in Warm Springs. Many students in the region are
already working toward degrees with majors in psychol
ogy, business administration, economics, physical edu
cation and health, philosophy, politics, fire services ad
ministration and liberal studies. If interested, please at
tend the March 7 meeting. Or call Barb DeKalb at 385-1 1 37.
There will be a powwow on March 4 at the Surprise Lake
Middle School at Milton Washington. For more informa
tion call Lauren Butler-Thomas (253) 573-7872. Arts and
crafts vendors call Patty Butler (253) 922-5949.
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