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January 31, 2 0 0 8 Spi'lyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 Fish commission endorses sea lion removal Leaders o f the Colum bia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis sion m ember tribes have ex pressed strong support for a federal recommendation to au thorize limited lethal removal of California sea lions. The sea lions impact on en dangered C olum bia River salmon has reached crisis lev els, commission members said. The National Oceanic and A tm ospheric A dm inistration Fisheries Service, in a draft en vironmental assessment, recom mends approval of a three-state application seeking lethal re moval authority. Tribal, state and federal fish eries m anagers have d o cu mented an exploding population o f California Sea Lions coast wide, and a growing sub-popu lation that has become adept at exploiting endangered salmon seeking to enter the fish ladder at Bonneville dam. , “Today, NOAA took an im portant step toward giving fish eries m anagers a critically needed to o l to p ro te c t the salmon,” said Fidelia Andy, chair woman of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. “Lack of action toward the real and immediate threat o f sea lion predation is unacceptable. We don’t want another Ballard Locks-like debacle. We refuse to allow Columbia River spring chinook to be driven into extinc tion as the Lake Washington steelhead were in the 1990s.” The states of Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho subm itted their application to NOAA fish eries in late 2006 seeking addi tional authority under section 120 o f the M arine Mammal Protection Act. The states’ request came at the urging o f the commission’s m em ber tribes and after the multi-year, intensive, hazing ef fort by state and tribal crews demonstrated little success. The tri-state application re quired a convening of a Pinniped Fisheries Interaction Task Force, th a t consisted o f a diverse group o f eighteen parties includ ing tribal, federal and state rep resentatives, N G O ’s, and inde pendent scientists. The overwhelming majority o f the Task Force’s members supported the states’ request for lethal take o f California sea li ons at Bonneville Dam and pro posed two lethal take scenarios. “Salmon has always been the lifeblood to our tribal culture,” said Andy. “Our tribes have, and always will be here to fight for their survival. We remain committed to working with the state and federal management agencies, scientists, and N G O ’s to ad equately address the signifi cant negative impact that sea li ons are having on migrating salmon at Bonneville Dam.” In the early 1970s, Califor nia sea lion population num bered only around 50,000 ani mals. NOAA now estimates the sea lions p o p u la tio n o f over 300,000 animals and approach- ing carrying capacity. Sea lion caused mortalities have grown exponentially since 2001 based upon visible obser vations at Bonneville dam by US Army Corps of Engineers biolo gists. State and tribal managers estimate the lower Columbia River sea Eon population to be approaching 2,000 animals. The pubEc has an opportu nity to comment on the federal recommendation until Feb. 19. NOAA’s draft assessment is available, in its entirety, on their website: www.nmfs.noaa.gov. The agency plans to release its final decision on the issue in late March. For more information on sea lion predation at Bonneville Dam visit the Columbia River In ter-T rib al C om m ission’s website at www.critfc.org. This site provides a fact sheet, Enks to video o f predation, hazing activity, as weU as photos of sea Eon damage done to migrating salmon. ‘Indian Head’ boulder sparks Kentucky-Ohio rift { FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - When an Ohio historian helped 'pull a massive sandstone boul der from the bottom o f the O hio River this summer, he didn't think it would set off a ^charged dispute between Ken- 'tucky and Ohio. ! It did. One Kentucky legisla to r is demanding the 8-ton rock's return, and another beEeves the matter wiU ultimately be decided in the courts. i Rep. Reginald Meeks, D-Lou- 'isville, who is a m em ber o f Kentucky's N ative American Heritage Commission,, is spon soring a resolution in the Ken tucky General Assembly that condemns the rock's removal r ; * and caUs for its return to Ken tucky. “Basically, this was a raid,” Meeks said o f the efforts to extract the rock and take it to Portsmouth, Ohio, about 110 miles southeast of Cincinnati. “We're going to use all legal means to get them to return it to its rightful place in the com monwealth. And if that doesn't work, we may need to send a raiding party into Portsmouth.” Steve Shaffer, who has a de gree in historical interpretation from Ohio University, scoffs at characteriziiig the. operation as a raid. Shaffer says the rock had been submerged since at least 1920. ■ ! “After 87 years, we find this rock and we're able to get it out of ihe water and protect it, and how it's a big issue,” Shaffer said. ‘W e just want to protect it and display it.” The rock, Shaffer says, is valuable to Portsmouth's local history, not Kentucky's. Much about the rock's ori gin is unknown. It has a crude carving o f a face and another o f a house, along with multiple names from some o f the early residents of Portsmouth etched into it. ,N o doubt historic, the rock's true history is debatable. Its existence was known lo cally during the late 1800s and^ early 1900s, and some say it was Dave McMechan/Spilyay The hom e o f R obert and M arella Sam , at W olfe Point, burned recently. T he cause w as still being investigated ea rlie r this week, although bad electrical w iring w as m entioned as a possible cause. Salmon hatchery won't raise and release chinook GROVER BEACH, CaEf. (AP) — In a setback for con servationists, a Central Coast hatchery isn't raising and re leasing Chinook s.almon at Port San Luis this year. The Grover Beach-based Central Coast Salmon E n hancement fisheries conser vation group has been hit by recent setbacks, including heavy sweUs that sent rearing pens onto the beach in D e cember. The group usually rears up to 140,000 Chinook jn pens. Then, the Department of Fish and Game’s Mokelumne River H atch ery in San Joaquin County announced no fish will be available .for pen-rearing program s be cause few fish migrated up stream from the ocean last year. a geographical marking along the Ohio River for boat travel ers. Locals would picnic near the rock, Shaffer said. Who carved the petroglyphs, and when, is unknown, Shaffer said. ------------------------------------------- ----------—-------------- — —. Meeks beEeves the face carv ing was prehistoric and left by American Indians. Others, Eke Shaffer, aren't so sure. Now that the rock is out of the river, everyone from local prosecutors to the Kentucky State PoEce has looked into the dispute over ownership. Cliff T a m a r a c k , R e d F ir, P in e j ' «TO ! Duvall, commonwealth's attor- * ney for G reenup and Lewis 2262 Quail Trail, Warm Springs, OR counties, said he's investigated ph. 977-3034 the case, but has not received a k_______________________ _____________________________ 2 poEce report. ' Thirty-First Annual Lincoln’s Day Pow-Wow Simnasho, Oregon February 8, 9, 10 2008 Grand entry times: new/rejoinders— Friday, 6 p.m. All nations—Friday— 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 9: 7:30 p.m./Sunday Feb. 10:1 p.m. Scramble contests begin Saturday evening Round dance Thursday night February 7th A ll d a n c e c a te g o r ie s a n d s p e c ia ls 15 years and under Q ’xnu Waashat (Q’xnu Waashat: Traditional Prairie Chicken Dance) 16 years and over Q-xnu Waashat Outgoing princess contest (TB A) Single Man Hand Drum Contest Group Drum Contests: 1sl Place— $3000.00 2nd Place— $2000.00 3 rd Place— $1000.00 (all local drummers please bring your own chairs) Sunday Waashat Services and Meal For futher information: ColinChief @ (541) 553-1285 (round dance questions); Mackey Begay (541 ) 553-9230; Austin Green (541) 553-1953, fax (541) 553-3702. Vendors: Sandra G Sampson (541) 553-6619; Head Dance Judge: Charles Tailfeathers (541) 553-7906 V / ( ... V * J X you SHOULD BE HERE Especially in the w inter, w hen you can w a rm up in o u r q i-d e q re e hot springs-fed mineral pool, full service spa o r live action casino. O f course, a great offer doesn’t hurt either. Williams & Ree The Indian & The White Guy Saturday, February16 at 8pm $15 advance, $20 day of show $119 Comedy Packaçe for tw o includes tw o tickets and deluxe accommodations Seating is general admission. M ust bezi and over. Bottle drive to help team travel Super Bowl Bash S ee S a m m i O ’R e illy o r V a l S q u ie m p h e n to g e t y o u rs ! There is an on-going bottle drive fundraiser ben efiting the Rez Express, they All-Indian high school boys basketball team represent ing Warm Springs. Proceeds go toward travel expenses for the team to travel to the 2008 Native American Bas ketball Invitational Tourna ment in Phoenix. For dona tions, and pickup, please contact Sammi O’Reilly, Val Squiemphen or Rita Squiemphen. The fund-raiser will be on-going through July of 2Q08. Sunday, February J at 1pm in the Appaloosa Lounge $2 cover includes N acho Bar. G reat prizes and specials includ ing a $ $ o o 5 u p e r Score Contest, Post-Game DJ and Blackjack T o u rn a m e n t a t 7 3 0 Mardi Ciras Celebration ~ Fat Tuesday, February 5 Kahneeta.com for more details and upcominç events * Warm Springs, OR » 8OO-554-45UN CASINO • GOLF • SPA • POOL • D IN IN G • LODGE • STABLES (to to HIGH DESERT RESORT St CASINO
