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Tribes, PGE award $3.5 million to resource
protection projects in Deschutes Basin
The Confederated Tribes oft
The Upper Deschutes Water
W arm Springs and P ortland , shed Council will receive more
Gerneral Electric have approved * 1 ¡than $1.3 m illion fo r five
for funding more than 20 re projects on the Metolius River,
source protection projects dedi the D esc h u te s River, and
cated to enhancing and improv yhychus Creek (a tributary4of
ing stream and land habitats and \e Deschutes River), including
species in the Deschutes Basin. tsto ra tio n o f 1.5 m iles o f
The funding for the projects Vtychus Creek stream habitat
com es from the trib es’ and afihe Camp Polk Meadow Pre
P G E ’s P elton R ound B utte sere in preparation for steel-
Fund.
hej that are expected to return
The $21.5 million fund, es to ie D eschutes, above the
tablished by the tribse 'and PG E dan? in late 2010.
in 2005, was created to support
nis much-needed funding
the environmental protection will low us to launch a num:
measures the tribes and PG E are ber opxojects, all dedicated to
instituting at the Pelton Round the introduction o f salmon
Butte Hydroelectric Project, a and ^elhead to the up p er
20-mile long complex that in Deschjps,” said Ryan Houston,
cludes three dams in central execute director o f the Upper
Oregon.
Deschhs Watershed Council.
Many of these projects will
“Forlot o f the folks work
support the success o f a new ing on b ground, the emer
fish passage system being con gence ot'his new investment
structed by the tribes and PG E has been ;mendous in helping
at the hydroelectric project, us move fward on 10 years’
which will allow fish to migrate w orth ofvork people have
past the three dams for the first wanted to
time in 40 years.
Crooked Iver
Wychus Creek
Projects approved for the
$3.5 million funding available
this year range from stream res
toration and fish passage im
provements to fencing improve
ments and repairs designed to
promote stream restoration^
The Croted River Water
shed CounciiziH receive about
$850,000 foAree projects to
provide fish p^age and screen
ing on the Crood River, as well
as replace tv culverts on
McKay Creek, v
The CrookeiUver project
includes a mechanical diversion
to help nearby farmers with ir
rigation.
“ We now have an opportu
nity to move forward with some
win-win projects that help fish,
farmers and the forest,” said
Max Nielsen-Pincus, executive
director, Crooked River Water
shed Council.
h e a ring a tK a h - N e e - T a , th e
public hearings o n the d ra ft
EIS will be from 6-8:30 p.m.
as follows:
M onday, M arch 10 at
Marine Park, Port of Cascade
Locks Gorge Pavilio355 w a_
Na-Pa Str., Cascade Icks.
W e d n e sd a y , M a^ 12 at.
Rock Creek Center, \o S.W.
Rock Creek D r., Stenson
Wash.
Thursday, March 1# the
Double Tree Hotel, Lloyjen-
originally constructed with fish
passage facilities, young salmon
and steelhead could not find
their way to those facilities be
cause currents in the reservoir
were disrupted. The new system
will redirect water currents and
allow fish collection for down
stream transport.
Fish passage
Other projects
O ther recipients this year in
clude Wy’East Resource Coun
cil, Jefferson Soil and Water
Conservation District, Sisters
Ranger District, Crooked River
National Grassland, Bureau of
Land Management, Wolftree,
Inc., and CTWS B ranch o f
Natural Resources.
In 2005, the Pelton Round
Butte Fund awarded approxi
mately $3.5 million to water
conservation and habitat mitiga
tion and enhancement projects.
More Pelton Round Butte funds
for water conservation projects
will be made available in 2011
($6 million) and habitat mitiga
tion and enhancement projects
in 2013 ($6.4 million)
The fish passage system, lo
cated at Round Butte Dam, is
being assembled on the shores
o f Lake Billy Chinook and will
be lowered into place, largely
underwater, during the next two
years. W hile the dam s were
Casino: five hearngs scheduled
(Continued from page 1)
Following the M arch 3
February 28, 2 0 0 8
Spilygy Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
P G E and the Tribes are pre
pared to spend more than $135
million on the project for im
provement measures during the
50-year term o f the license, the
vast majority going to fish-re
lated measures. More than $21
million is dedicated to fish habi
tat improvement on Deschutes
River tributaries through the
P elto n R ou n d B u tte F und.
PGE, the Tribes and many other
partners in the Basin are com
mitted to the long term coopera
tive effort that will be required to
make réintroduction a success.
Pelton Round Butte, the larg
est hydroelectric project within
Qregon, generates 465 million
watts capacity o f electricity to
serve P G E customers and the
Tribes. Its total annual power
p ro d u c tio n is en o u g h for
137,000 homes or a city the size
o f Salem. It is the only hydro
electric project in the, nation
jo in tly ow ned by a N ative
American tribe and a utility.
Next deadline to submit
items to the Spilyay
Tymoo is Friday, March
7. Thank you.
Weed forum today in W.S.
OSU Extension at Warm
Springs will be hosting a
weed forum from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 28.
The forum is a chance to dis
cuss various aspects, strate
gies, and ongoing local re
search co n c ern in g w eed
management.
The forum will take place
at the Community Center in
Warm Springs. An educa
tional “weed trailer” will be
on display, courtesy o f the
Interagency Weed Manage
ment T£am.
Presentations will start at
12 noon and will include the
following speakers and top-
Com m on weeds o f the
range, seeding for fire reha
bilitation, local range treat
ment plots, grazing for weed
management, and how to rec
ognize invasive species.
The Oregon Department
o f Agriculture, the county
weed departments, Central
Oregon Agriculture Research
Station, Bureau o f Indian Af
fairs, and the tribal Fire Man
agement division will all be
participating.
Lunch will be served from
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please call
553-1520 for more informa
tion.
ACLU files free speech suit
against TriMet over salmon ad
P O R T L A N D (AP) -
Worries about the effect of,
K lam ath R iver dam s on
salmon have led to a free
speech lawsuit against the
P o rtla n d tra n sit agency
TriMet.
The O regon chapter o f
the American Civil Liberties
Union claims TriMet violated
the federal and state consti
tutions by rejecting an ad as
too political.
The ACLU filed the law
suit last week on behalf o f
the Karuk Tribe o f Califor
nia and Friends o f the River
Foundation.
P o rtla n d is h o m e to
PacifiCorp, ow ner o f the
dams.
The tribe and the founda
tion tried to place an ad on
T riM et b u ses show ing
salmon blocked by an under
water wall o f electrical out-,
lets.
T h e ad says, “ Salm on
shouldn'trun up your electric
bill. They should run up the
Klamath River.”
ter, 1000 N.E. Multnomah,
Portland.
M on d ay, M arch 17 at the
H ood River Middle School
Auditorium, 1602 May St.,
H o o d River. Public com
m en ts w ill be , accep ted
through May 15.
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Horse Race: Suppah
(Continued from page 6)
In Ronald’s opinion, the me
morial race featured many dif
ferent people coming together
to honor his late father.
In his opinion, recognition
like this is something thaf might
be b e tte r served b efo re a
person’s death.
“It’s too bad we’ve got to rec
ognize people w hen they’re
dead, that we can’t do it when
they’re alive,” he explained.
In fact, Ronald said, one idea
might be to create a local ath
letic hall o f fame to recognize
tribal m em bers w ith accom
plishments in an athletic indus
try like those o f his father or
other horse trainers or local ath
letes.
Currently, Ronald added, the
racing industry in Oregon seems
to be slowing down.
“I would hope that somehow
it would get better, simply be
cause it is a good way to make a
living,” he added.
The memorial race was also
special to them because o f the
many people in the racing indus
try who were involved, Ronald
added.
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rememberecfor accomplishments
H e said, “I think its rest will honor Martinez Heath.
neat because I think that just lil
This July the Suppah family
any group in society there’s | is planning another memorial
thing called the racehorse fami race for Franklin Suppah in
lies. The racehorse families ara Prineville, Jay said. “To us that’s
networks of people that travel kind o f like our home track,” he
to all of the race meets and com Explained.
pete against each other, basi V Franklin Suppah passed away
cally.”
i November 27,2007. He was
R onald co n tin u ed , “ T he 1, He was born on November
friendliness, the generosity of 1\1926 at Simnasho to parents
the racehorse family is w hat Ffik and Clara (Scott) Suppah.
made it enticing to be there be
Jr. Suppah married Marga-
cause the family helped every ret?rank) Suppah on June 18,
one.”
194»at Simnasho
According to Ronald, “The
H is survived by his wife
family would like to thank the Marget o f Warn Springs; chil
Portland Meadows race track for dren tankie Sujpah, Wanda
not only sponsoring but recog VanPe. Ronald Stppah, Leona
nizing our father for his accom Suppa:, L in co p S uppah,
plishments in the racing indus LorraintSuppah, J>yce Suppah
try.”
and Lore Suppahall o f Warm
T he Suppah family would Springs; \9 grandhildren, 32
also like to thank Sam Howard great graidchildrei; brothers
and the Kagees family for help Delson Sujpah o f L Hall, and
ing to organize it.
F rancis Sippah Sf W arm
( In addition, Jay said, they Springs; sistes Arlit-Rhoan and
would like to thank Jonathan Deliah Suppih, botlpf Warm
Nance, the trainer o f the horse Springs. H e vas ptceded in
that won the race, for giving a d ea th by his sonV ern o n
bridal and blanket to Margaret Suppah, and sister lien T h
Suppah.
ompson.
O n March 3, a similar race
r
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