Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm
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Michael
In everlasting memory of
Michael Shane Fox Hcllon
born on January 27, 1979 to
Carol Ann Fox also known as
Rebecca Beech, and Leo
Hcllon in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. He was 26 years old
at the time of his tragic death
on May 28' 2005, in Warm
Springs, where he was a life
long resident and enrolled
member of the Confederated
Tribes. Michael, or affection
ately named YiYa by family
members, enjoyed a variety of
interests in his short life, most
of which were in the field of
sports.
Michael had a lifetime pas
sion for basketball, under
standable, as Michael was one
of, if not the tallest Warm
Springs tribal member. He
traveled and participated in
many of the all-Indian basket
ball tournaments throughout
the northwest among his favor
ites were the Warm Springs All
Indian Holiday Tournaments
and the Yakama All-Indian
Tournament of Champions.
Michael was well respected by
many as a teammate and op
ponent, and all knew Michael
as a trusted friend.
In Michael's later life he
also enjoyed the Mixed Mar
rial Arts, as a fan and practi
tioner and trained under J.T.
Tyler, expert martial arts in
structor of Bend.
Besides an athlete, he was
also an accomplished artist,
mainly free hand sketching,
Ronald
Ronald "Bugger" Kalama
passed away June 1, 2005. He
was 58.
Mr. Kalama was born Au
gust 3, 1946 at Warm Springs
to parents Leonard Kalama
and' Ella Battise.
Mr. Kalama was a lifetime
resident of Warm Springs,
and served in the U.S. Army.
He worked as a welder at
Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts Industries, and was a
member of the Welders
Union.
Mr. Kalama enjoyed his
work as a welder and enjoyed
metal sculpting and ornamen
tal ironwork. He also liked to
ice skate and play the piano.
He wrote and drew cartoons
for the Spilyay Tymoo and
Edwin Tryon
Edwin Tryon Cornwell
passed away on May 12, 2005
at Desert Cove Nursing Cen
ter in Chandler, Ariz. Mr.
Cornwell was born January 10,
1915 in Oregon City. During
his collegiate years in the
1930s, he played football and
wresded for Oregon State.
He served in the Navy dur
ing World War II, and is an
honorary member of1 the
Warm Springs Indian Tribe.
He spent his years as an en
trepreneur, raising and selling
Christmas trees and timber.
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which works were appreciated
by many. I le was also a hard
worker and dedicated em
ployee of Warm Springs Com
posite Products, where he hud
many coworkers and friends.
He did a variety of work as
signments for Composite
Products, the last as an entry
level supervisor.
Besides leaving behind
many friends and teammates,
Michael is survived by a large
and loving family who include
his father Leo, his mom
Victoria, brothers Charlie,
Lewis, Lee, Young Ixo, and
Syruse (who Michael cher
ished as a little brother), all of
Warm Springs; step sisters
Deborah Still of Burns, and
Laura Johnson of Warm
Springs. Also surviving are
Michael's paternal grand
mother Agnes Tulec, and fam
ily of the Yakama Indian Na
tion. Michael's traditional
dressing ceremonies were of
ficiated by Margaret Boise,
and an all-denominational ser
vice was held with sermon by
Brother Earl Tufti, followed
by traditional WaShut Ser
vices, with Fred Wallulatum
officiating at the Simnasho
Longhouse. Michael was laid
to rest at the Red Lake Cem
etery, beside his sitter Shana
Lea on the morning of May
31, 2005. Michael is missed by
many and no saying is more
fitting than "the light that
shines twice as bright burns
half as long."
Kalama
Yakama Nation newspapers
under the name of "Johnny
Mountain Goat."
Mr. Kalama was involved
in the Warm Springs Boxing
Club and Boy Scout Troop
No. 59.
He is survived by children
Verona Red Fox of Shelewa,
Wash., Leonard Red Fox of
Bellingham, Wash., Michael
Kalama of Warm Springs,
Ronetta Kalama of Harrah,
Wash., Shawna Kalama of
Toppenish, Wash., and Pamela
Kalama of Warm Springs;
brother Gerald Wewa of
Warm Springs; sisters Carol
Wewa, Vivian Wewa and Lois
Lesarlley, all of Warm
Springs; and numerous grand
children. Cornwell
Mr. Cornwell was an accom
plished skier, fly fisherman and
hunter.
Mr. Cornwell is preceded in
death by Iris, his wife of 50
years, his sister Mary James,
and nephew Stanley James. He
is survived by his nephew
David James of Dundee, and
his niece Mary Knaupp of
Chandler, Ariz. A memorial
service will be held at 2 p.m.
on Monday, June 13 at the
Little Chapel of the Chimes,
11667 SE Stevens Road, Port
land (503-656-1184).
In Goldendale
June 9,
Drought compounds challenges facing Columbia
(AP) - The water seems tjuiet
and calm at the mouth of the
Columbia River, offering no
hint of its turbulent history or
the deep emotions it provokes
in the Pacific Northwest.
From its headwaters in Brit
ish Columbia's Selkirk Moun
tains, the river weaves through
a tapestry of mountains, desert
sagebrush and steep canyons to
the Pacific Ocean. Along the way,
it serves as the cord that ties the
region together.
It nourishes communities
and crops, wildlife and fish. It
provides a treasure of irrigation,
transportation and electricity.
For Indian peoples the river
spiritual, and part of the tradi
tional culture.
But demands on the river arc
escalating as the region changes,
and conflicts that smokier along
the river arc heating up.
A multi-year drought and sig
nificant growth have parched
communities and farmers de
manding more water from the
river and its tributaries. Dismal
snowpack this spring will leave
streams and rivers low, once
again raising the specter of a fish
vs. power debate.
Worries can be heard from
competing Columbia water us
ers: the Native American tribes
Howlak
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Marvena J. Thompson
Marvena J. Thompson
passed away on May 24,
2005. She was 45.
Mrs. Thompson was born
June 17, 1959 at Redmond
to parents Marvin Mcanus
and Doris Sijuiemphcn. She
was married to R,T. Thomp
son on March 26, 2000 at
Warm Springs.
Mrs. Thompson was a
lifetime resident of Warm
Springs. Survivors include
her husband R.T.; children
Reanna Charley, Cody
Lesina, Alyssia, Falcon,
Marvin, Jeannine Thomp
son, all of Warm Spring, and
Wynter Erickson of Alaska;
brothers Marvin Jr. and
Michael Meanus, both of
Warm Springs; sisters Andrea
Kalama, Madcne Meanus,
Marva Lawrence, Louella
Heath Jackson and Evelyn
Gilbert, all of Warm Springs;
and two grandchildren.
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2005
of the river, fishermen, farm
ers who rely on lurgc transpor
tation to get grain to market,
vintners who need irrigation to
feed the region's growing wine
industry.
"Whoever controls this river
and its resources controls so
much of the wealih of this re
gion," said Katrine Harbor, as
sistant professor of history at
Portland State I'niversity. "No
body is very happy with the
compromise that gets struck. I
think that's probably going to be
the future."
Between 1990 and 2lKX), the
population in Washington, Idaho
and Oregon grew more than 20
percent, increasing demand for
water and power. That growth
continues today, even as parts
of the Columbia River basin
enter their seventh straight year
of severe drought.
In Idaho, the water supply
outlook for the summer was
reported as "dismal" by the
Natural Resources Conserva
tion Service. In Washington
state, snowpack and the water
supply are the worst since
records have been kept.
The region is getting warmer,
said Alan I lamlet, research sci
entist for the University of
Washington's Climate Impacts
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Group. Since 195(1, the Pacific
Northwest has lost as much as
half of its average annual snow
pack. Part of the decline can be
attributed to drier conditions,
but higher temperatures also
played a role, I lamlet said.
The result: More rain flow
ing down the river in winter and
spring, when it's already flush
with water, instead of a heavy
snowpack melting slow ly during
the dry summer months, main
taining streamllows for irriga
tion, fish, recreation and trans
portation. Too many tiicstions remain
unanswered about any potential
climate change to drastically al
ter how the system is currently
run, said Bill McDonald, re
gional director of the federal
Bureau of Reclamation, which
manages water for irrigation and
power generation.
If average precipitation
doesn't vary drastically, but
shifts from snow to rain, the
river poses a completely differ
ent water management chal
lenge. In that case, the question
becomes whether the region has
enough reservoir space to store
water for summer and fall,
McDonald said.
But if the drought is so deep
thai it represents a fundamen
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tal decline in water, storage it
no longer an issue, and having
enough water to go around be
comes the problem, he said.
Meanwhile, the fight over the
region's water supply continue.
Hundreds of applications for
new water rights remain unan
swered, leaving both irrigatori
and municipalities infuriated and
in limlKX
Tribal, commercial and sport
fishermen are bemoaning a
sharp decline in spring chinook
returns this year - now forecast
at less than one-fourth the an
ticipated 250,000 salmon fol
lowing five years of promising
salmon returns.
They contend the decline
proves salmon recovery efforts
in the Columbia River basin
aren't working.
The dismal snowpack also
has utilities warning of higher
power rates this summer from
the resulting low strcamflowi
The Columbia River has
changed drastically since
Meriwether I-cwis and William
Clark camped on its banks 200
years ago. Since then, water has
been treated much like the min
ing and timber resources that
fueled the settlement of the
West, Hamlet said. Now, the
times are changing.
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