Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current, August 14, 2008, Page 8, Image 8

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    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. ;
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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;
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| 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.
K roger is running against
Gteg^Macpherson, an attor­
ney with a Portland law firm,
who has been a state repre­
sentative from Lake Oswego
since 2003.
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VFW Post 4217 &
Ladies Auxiliary
District 10 Meeting at Bend Post
Saturday, Sept 20
Noon Potluck - 1 p.m. mtg
For information, call 553-3331
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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