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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 2008)
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 August 14-, 2 0 0 8 Gravel project tests fish habitat im provem ents Placement of material will temporarily disrupt access to fishing site near Warm Springs Survey crews contracted by th e C o n fe d era te d T rib es o f W arm Springs and P o rtlan d G eneral E lectric have begun work on a project aimed at im proving habitat for salmon and trout in the Deschutes River. T he work is part o f a study required under the operating li cense for the P elton R ound B utte H ydroelectric Project, which the Confederated Tribes and P G E co-own. Crews placed survey stakes in the river on A ugust 5 at Paxton riffle, near the W arm Springs State Recreation Area, upstream from W arm Springs Bridge. Heavy equipm ent will begin working in the area this week, as crews place gravel in configura tions designed to mimic natural gravel bars. Scientists will m onitor trans p ort o f the gravel by river flows and its use by spawning salmon and trout to determine if similar projects might help improve fish Team Concept camp in W.S. Team Concept will host the Rez H oop Camp on Saturday, August 23 at the Warm Springs Community Center. Coach Todd Abraham brings with him 24 years o f coaching e x p erien c e , as o n e o f th e N orthw est’s leading instructors o f fundamental basketball tech niques. Team Concept staff will in struct and provide youth with a great quality learning experience, and instruction that will inspire youth to excel. A tta c k m oves, s h o o tin g technique, ball-handling and proper pick and roll execution, as well as defensive footwork, will be areas o f focus at the hoop camp. Schedule: 9 a.m. to 12 noon: Clinic No. 1: Grades 3 to 7. Noon: Lunch for all partici pants. 1 to 4 p.m.: Clinic No. 2: Grades 8 to college level play- eries on the Deschutes. Because o f potential hazards for wading and boating created by the metal survey stakes and operation o f heavy equipment, fishermen and other visitors to the area are being asked to stay at least 100 feet from the project site un til co m p letio n o f the work, scheduled for August 16. T he work will also block one lane o f traffic on the Jackson Trail Road on the reservation. All survey stakes will be re moved once the gravel is placed. The Confederated Tribes and P G E are working w ith m any other partners in the Deschutes basin on a long-term coopera tive effort to improve fish habi tat on the upper and lower river and its tributaries. D u rin g the P elton R ound Butte Project’s 50-year license the co-owners will spend m ore than $135 million on project im provem ents, the vast majority going to fish-related measures. Pelton Round Butte, the larg est hydroelectric project within O regon, generates 465 million watts capacity o f electricity. It is the only hydroelectric project in the nation jointly owned by a Native American tribe and a util ity. A.G. candidate meets with tribal leaders ers. C ontact inform ation: A ndy Leonard at the Community Cen ter, 553-3243. Anita D avis/C arol Wewa at the Community Health E duca tion Team in the Family Resource C e n te r, 553-3462. E m ail: a d a v is @ w s trib e s .o rg . cwewa@wstribes.org. N o fee required. S p o n s o re d by th e W arm Springs Community Health E du cation Team. Blast Off hoops tourney this m onth T h e S u m m er B last O f f H oops Tourney is set for Fri day through Sunday, August 29- 31 at W arm Springs. This is a boys high school open tourna ment. There will be a maximum o f 12 teams (eight-man roster), and m inim um o f fo u r team s. I f there are fewer than four teams, Awards include first, second, third and fourth; All Tourney, M VP, S p o rtsm a n sh ip , Mr. Hustle. Leather sleeve jackets for first place. Entry information: $300 per team, first come first serve. E n try fees are nonrefundable. N o p e rs o n a l ch eck s - c ash o r money order only. M oney or- th e to u rn a m e n t iscancelled. ders payable to “T hanksgiving —— — Basketball Tourney.” Players m ust be able to prove grade and identity, if asked. Play ers w ho graduated at the end o f 2007-08 are eligible to play. Please call (541) 980-2867 to enter or for any questions. O r you can e-m ail vjs@ bendnet.com . Please leave name, coach’s name, phone num ber. ; - BARGAIN HUNTERS Jewelry & Loan Justine Thomas/Spilyay Tribal Council Vice Chairwoman Aurolyn Stwyer greets state Attorney General candidate John Kroger. Jo h n K roger, candidate for O regon A ttorney G en eral, visited W arm Springs recently. D uring his time in Warm Springs, K roger m et w ith «Tribal Council ai.tlic.M u - seum at Warm Springs. - ’ Tribal Council m em bers spoke with Kroger regarding the history o f the tribes’ re lationship with the State o f O regon and A ttorney General’s office, as well as the history o f th e C o n fe d era te d T ribes o f W arm Springs. H e hopes to continue to de velop a relationship w ith the Tribes, K ro g er said. Springs MArktf; Best prices anywhere! tndisn Arts änd CrSfts 90-DAY LOANS . | Kroger also attended a tour o f v a rio u s sites in W arm Springs, including a tour o f lo cal housing, the mill, and the Adm inistration Building. 2132 Wärm. Springs St¡. Wärm Springs, 0ß 22261 (541) 5534552 John Kroger is a Lewis & Clark law school professor with a background as a fed eral p r o s e c u to r an d a Clinton-Gore policy director. 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