Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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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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.
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Springs, including a tour o f lo
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John Kroger is a Lewis &
Clark law school professor
with a background as a fed
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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 &
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