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Pqge 2 Tourism effort gains recognition By Brian Mortcnscn Spilyay Tymoo When representatives from Warm Springs' eco nomic development offices appear before the Warm Springs Tribal Council next month, they will come with the validation of an award from the Oregon Tourism Commission. Mike Clements, general manager of the Business and Economic Development De partment, and Sal Sahmc, the tribal Business Enterprise Development Director, picked up the Creative Tour ism Development Award at the Oregon Governor's Con ference on Tourism, held April 12 at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino near Pendleton. "I was surprised. I didn't go to the conference think ing we'd receive any kind of an award," Clements said. Sahme accepted the award, which the Warm Springs group received for its efforts toward developing the Warm Springs Sustainable Tourism Action Plan. The plan includes using key tourism centers like Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino, and the Museum at Warm Springs as starting points, and offering a variety, or "menu" of activities that display tribal culture and history. Strong possibility of summer drought A lack of moisture on the east slope of the Cascade Mountains indicates a strong possibility of drought this sum-' mer. Recent surveys indicate the 2005 snow pack is among the lowest on record, which may translate into a shortage of wa ter later this year. Crews from the Tribal Envi ronmental Office measure the winter snow pack at three sites located on the reservation at various elevations. Snow cores are extracted and measured for depth and weight. This allows for an estimation of how much water (water content) is stored in the snow pack. Aerial mark ers on Bald Peter and Ollalie Opportunity for vendors at Saturday market The Madras Saturday Mar ket opens at Friendship Park by Westside Elementary School, former site of the Collage of Culture, on June 4, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The market is held weekly through the summer. The Saturday Market aims to bring together vendors and the community in a regular event where farm produce and garden produce, home made edibles, and quality handcrafted goods can be dis played and sold in a conve nient and enjoyable setting. More than 25 vendors and food sellers have already signed up for the opening market. Other interested vendors are encouraged to sign up, said Jerry Ramsey, one of the W&m Springs Mfrfat 7' 2132 Warm Springs S(. Warm Springs, OR $7761 ; ri Jolene Atencio, Mike Clements and Sal Sahme with the Tribes' award from the Conference on Tourism. "We struggled for two and a half to three years, trying to develop a tourism strategy for the region," Sahmc said. "Out of the strategy came the idea of creating a council that would oversee tourism and look at the image that wc all had and what we want to create by way of a tourism strategy." Sahme and Clements had been working with the Lower John Day Regional Partnership, a group including representa tives from counties in the John Day River basin, to discuss com munity development issues for the region. The group received funding through the Oregon Lottery, monies that come to each re gion in the state. The group de voted the funds to a number of different projects. One of them was the concept of sustainable tourism. "Tourism has been around with the tribes for quite some Butte are also observed to de termine snow depth. The most recent survey showed water content of 36 percent of average at the south end of the reservation. The north end was even lower at 13 percent of average. Based on historical records dating back to 1973 this is the second-lowest snow pack on record. These numbers are only slightly ahead of the snow pack of 1977. With such little snow in the mountains the possibility of drought greatly increases. Low stream flows with increased water temperatures could be detrimental to fish runs. The chance of springs drying up organizers of the market. Guidelines and application forms are available at the Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, and at the Jefferson County Li brary main desk. There is a fee of $10 for yearly mem bership, and $20 for a 10-foot by 10-foot vending space for each market day. For further information, call 546-6350, or 475-5390. Market organizers plan to schedule local entertainment each market day. For the grand opening on June 4 the entertainment will be by Queen Lorene and the Skil-let-lickers. If you have a suggestion for other entertainment, con tact the market organizers. Spilyay Tyvnoo, Bnan MoitnM(VSpilyy time," Sahme said. "What we've had are some small home-based businesses. We have a fly-fishing business, and we have Whitewater rafting, a relatively small pocket of groups. "In the past, people coming to Kah-Nee-Ta would stay for a day or two, then they're gone," Sahmc said. "What we'd like to sec is those hub attractions cre ating a synergy, where there would be smaller businesses as a part of that menu of larger attractions, keeping people here more than just a day, maybe a week or two weeks. And they'd have a whole menu of family entertainment." This menu would include fishing on the Deschutes River, observing tribal dress, dance and customs, or exploring the land scape of the Warm Springs Res ervation itself. "There's a growing recogni tion and interest among foreign travelers in Native culture," may increase greatly. Water available for crops or livestock may be limited this summer. Further measures may be required to assure proper care of livestock. Wildfire in stances may increase this sum mer especially with the wet and cool spring increasing grass growth. Extra precaution should be considered when protecting your home from fire. Be sure to keep all brush clear from an area around your home. Although the possibility of drought is clear, proper prepa ration may go a long way to wards getting you through the summer. To place an ad in the Spilyay, call Sam Howard at 279-9973. Deadline to submit items for the next Spilyay is Friday, May 6. Thank you. !0, ;: D Warm Springs, Ofegon Sahme said. "We recognize that there's another market out there that is driving this." Sahme said he enlisted the help of his fellow members of the Rural Development Initiative (RDI) board. "RDI has done sustainable planning and strategy and de velopment for other commu nities around the state and in ternationally," Sahme said. "Conceptually, Mike and I thought it would be nice if we could pull them in and use their expertise, because this is something on the cutting edge, sustainable tourism. "Planning and then the growing attraction from West ern Europe, the Pacific Rim and China could certainly be a major market we'd like to penetrate." Clements and Sahme held a scries of four community meetings in Warm Springs to gain feedback. Sahme said he and Clements wanted to present the new tourism idea to the community in a differ ent way. "The community has made a very distinct expression over time. They want to see projects, rather than going through a long involved pro cess," Sahme said. "We de cided to do product identifi cation first. So I think that generated a lot of community interest." See TOURISM on page 9 CoDies lr y & More . fTJLA I. f 1 SUPPUESCARDSFURNITURE fcJW check Willow Canyon express Proxies pj l! w' & q "is Ji Sinf fcjSf if isl. Jjiffo 380 SW5TH STREET- MADRAS PHONE: 475-5656 ny. 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