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Spilyay T y m o o , W arm Springs, O regon A u g u s t 28, 2 0 0 8 Youth enjoy day at the ball park News from Fish and. Wildlife Committee Terry Courtney Jr. Seventeen W arm Springs youth atten d ed a P o rtlan d B eavers baseball gam e re cently. T h o u g h th e h o m e team lost to Tacoma 7-4, the day was filled with all the ex citem ent th a t professio n al baseball provides. The trip was inspired and o rg a n iz e d by W ill “T h e Wilman” Robbins, news di rector o f KWSO, and Andy Leonard o f the tribal Recre ation D epartm ent. “It really began back on th e F o u rth o f July,” said Robbins. “I asked A ndy if there were a way to get 20 to 30 kids to a baseball game in Portland.” Leonard said yes, and the wheels were put into motion. “I r-eally just w an ted to share my experience as a kid at the ball park w ith other youth and show them the joy o f pro fessio n al baseball,” said Robbins. As KW SO news director, R o bbins says he gets in to places w here regular folks are rarely allowed, and it was that one thought that got his mental gears spinning. A fter a conversation with Beavers officials, R obbins learned th a t atten d in g the ballgame could become a re ality if all the right pieces fell into place. Fall into place they did and the rest is now a memory for the 17 youth w ho took ad vantage o f the opportunity. “I really had to do some n e g o tia tin g o n th e tic k e t vice-chair, On Reservation Fish and Wildlife Committee. Courtesy photo. Some of the 17 youth from Warm Springs who attended a recent Portland Beavers baseball game. prices,” said Robbins. “They fi nally made an offer too good to turn down.” The offer was for lower sec tio n seats at just five dollars apiece. Business steps in to help A t first families were asked to pay the five dollar entry fee and bring some spending money. B ut then Pinky Beamer, o f Chilkat Enterprises, heard about the opportunity. B eam er and Chilkat decided to go ahead and pay for all the tickets. Robbins said, “I was laid up in bed after spraining my back, and I was overjoyed when I re ceived a text message from Jen nifer Miller saying the Pinky had purchased the tickets.” Robbins’ effort received an other bonus when Leonard and W arm Springs R ecreation ar- ran g ed fo r th e b us an d a driver, D arlene Highfill, to complete the trip. R o b b in s said he w ould like to publicly thank those w ho made this trip a success. They include: Chris Metz and Joe Cote from the P ortland Beavers organization; Pinky and Kelly B eam er o f C hilkat E n te r prises; Andy, Austin and Cena from R ecreation; Sue M at ters for her expertise in chap eroning and M innie Yahtin for her willingness to help out. A nd o f course the youth w ho attended the event and these w ho support this and o th e r y o u th ac tiv itie s in W arm Springs. R obbins is thinking about a possible trip to see the Trail Blazers later this year. I f it happens, you will hear it fitst on KWSO. yfle have been working with the Warm Springs Judicial Sys tem and are now in the process o f having all fish and wildlife related violations taken out o f the tribal court system and be ing referred to this committee. The Fish and Wildlife Com mittee has their own regulations that have been in existence since 1982. Basically, the tribal identifica tio n card can be taken away from any tribal m em ber that violates any o f the fishing and hunting codes. O nce that hap pens, the violator loses his or her tribal rights and cannot partici pate in any kind o f harvest and may be liable to the O regon regulations. In the future, this committee effects. These youth are also at risk o f engaging in future vio lence and o f being abused them public service announces, static displays, newspaper articles, do mestic violence video replays, Victims o f Crime Services is selves. Researchers have found plann ing several activities to raise consciousness o f the issues o f domestic violence. A ny violence taking place within a family or intimate rela tionship is domestic violence. It includes abuse o f spouses, girl friends and boyfriends, children, and elderly people. Studies show that children w ho witness violence at hom e experience behavioral problems and increased aggression, have less developed social and con flict resolution skills, and may suffer long-term developmental th a t peo p le w ho b a tte r th eir partners are also m ore likely to abuse their children. Tentative plans at VOCS for D om estic Violence Awareness m onth in clude a round dance and dinner at the end o f September, radio and a possible half-day commu nity training conference. H u n tin g posals: season p ro E lk , archery, 50 tags. Sept. 13-22, 2008. O ne tag per fam ily, no designated hunting. D e e r s e a s o n — O ct. 1-27, 2008. O ne buck per family. E lk se a so n , rifle — Nov. 1- 30, 2008. C h o ice, a n tle r o r antlerless, one per family, only antlerless elk fo r designated hunting. Three closures on all hunt ing seasons: One. Highway 9 fire. Two. Biddle Pass/Lionshead fires. N o hunting w est o f the J100 Road or north o f the J170 Road. Three. Trail fire on the up p e r M eto liu s B en ch R oad (M200 area). Bear, rifle only, no archery. Entire m onths o f O ctober and N ovem ber, 2008. C ougar, rifle only. O ne cou gar per m onth per family. N o use o f dogs. Bird sea so n : Grouse, three per day, Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 2008. Quail, 10 per day, Oct. 1-Tan. 31, 2009. Chuker, 10 per day, Sept. 1- Dec. 31, 2008. Turkey, two per day, Sept. 1- Dec. 31, 2008. Pheason, closed. T h e se are p ro p o s a ls fo r 2008. A h u n te rs m e e tin g w as scheduled for Tuesday evening o f this week (after deadline for this paper). VrMbge Poor Ijja b /i Apde 3 2 ' bM. ! S 4 ' long. 2 n d /tendu b tnde. iJeelfu C ob D raw ing* Uljebne2ay f a & Q c fvlC l.lO & llp ™ Qpm to Wm CwivtngA Curìlay. 6 2 Please contact Juanita Villa or Sammy Bruised H ead at VOCS (553-2293) if you would like to volunteer or help with the D o m estic V io len ce A w areness M onth activities. IW-NEETA HIGH DESERT RESORT SCASINO Spechtrum center to close till Oct. 1 T h e E x trao rd in ary Y oung People Spechtrum Youth Cen ter will be closed from August 31-September 30 2008. The closure is for staff train ing, and center remodeling. The hopes to have a small panel o f reputable hunters and fisher men to pass judgm ent and make decisions. Only tribal members could be on this panel. N otes Domestic Violence Awareness activities planned T he m onth o f O ctober will be D om estic Violence Aware ness M onth, and Warm Springs Page 3 CASINO • COLF • SPA • POOL • DININC • LODCE • STABL Spechtrum will re-open Tuesday, Oct. 1. When the Spechtrum does re open it will begin a new food box distribution program, as well as its many other programs. H CHIPS Repair & Auto Sales tìE ìp Y*-*-’' Apç;zcd Repair Free towing w/engine or trans replacement from Warm Springs & Madras area 475-6618 330 S.W. Culver Hwy. Madras, OR 97741 Free Battery Check & Installation with purchase 3 i_ I 7
