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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 8, 2008)
Testing addresses water concerns C om m unity m em bers concerned about the water quality o f their private wells can arrange to have the wa ter tested through Environ mental Health. A ccording to N ancy Collins, they offer a testing service for arsenic with a charge o f $25. They also offer a free ser vice for testing for bacteria and nitrates. People will be charged to test for arsenic, Collins said, because “We’re not set up to really test for that on a rou tine basis.” It’s important to arrange to have an official test done, Collins said, and not to bring water in your own contain ers in attem p t to have it tested. “We don’t want people bringing in water because we have to take it in certain con tainers,” she explained. It’s definitely important to have your w ater tested , Collins said, and she recom mends the test for bacteria and nitrates. “I think people should test every year for bacteria and nitrates, or bacteria any way, until they get a history of good results,” Collins said. “Bacteria can occur a lot m ore easily than a lo t o f things.” To arrange to have your well tested, call Environmen tal Health at 553-4943. Page 11 May 8, 2 0 0 8 5pilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Tribes open prized spring fishery for the first time years For the first time in several years, fishers from the four Co lumbia River treaty tribes will be selling the most coveted of all the Columbia River salmon, the prized spring Chinook. These fish are desired for their high oil content, flavor, and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty ac ids. The commercial fishery al lows the sale of spring Chinook and steelhead as well as inciden tally caught fish including wall eye, shad and carp. Sales o f commercially caught fish opened earlier this week and will continue until further no tice. Thé tribal fishery is protected under 1855 treaties with the fed eral governm ent, w here the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes and Bands o f the Umatilla, and Nez Perce tribes reserved the right to fish at all usual and accustomed fish- ing places in the Columbia River Basin. The treaty right that includes cerem onial, subsistence and commercial fisheries. “The commercial fishery is a fundamental part o f the tribal community,” said Olney Patt Jr., executive director o f the Co lumbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. “It allows tribal fishers to support their families, continue their traditions and rebuild their com m unities by p u tting re sources back into the local, tribal, and regional economies.” The fish commission esti mates that for every $10 gener ated by fish sales, as much as $7 is placed back into local econo mies. The tribes are excited to be able to share this resource with the public, but due to high de mand and the relatively low availability o f salmon on the W est C oast, prices may be higher than previous years and the numbers of fish for sale di rect to the public may be some what limited. Price is determined at the point of sale. Tribal fishers may be found selling fish at a number o f loca tions along the river: Marine Park at Cascade Locks, Lone Pine at The Dalles and the boat launch near Roosevelt, Washing ton. Commercial sales will not oc cur on Corps o f Engineer-« property at Bonneville Dam. ♦ To find out where the day’s catch is being sold, call the salmon marketing program at (888) 289-1855 or visit the salm on m arketing w ebsite indiansalmonharvest.com. Sales are cash only. Cash & Release Voted #1 pawn shop in Madras! 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Court to hand out letters to par ents so they can learn o f what consequences their child’s ab sence can have. “We got the backing from the judges on our part for all tribal kids,” Begay said. “We got one base covered in that sense.” Jefferso n C ounty Middle School staff are also addressing more when it comes to the at tendance problem— Clark said they’re also working to redesign the curriculum to make it more engaging, so that ultimately stu dents will want to be at school. So far they are waiting to see how the program improves the g attendance rate, but Clark said he hopes they won’t need to continue the program next year. “I would hope that by the end o f this year the students understand the importance of coming to school and we won’t need this next year,” Clark said. “I do not see this as a long-term fix but just a step in the middle.” The tribal liaisons to the school district are Butch David, L ana L eonard and F o ster Kalama. 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