Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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May 7, 20 09
All new workout equipment at center
People who workout at the
com m unity cen ter gym s are
enjoying new exercise machines
and weights.
T he equipm ent was m ade
possible by a grant through the
tribal Community-Directed Spe
cial Diabetes Program for Indi-
ans'(SDPI).
T h e re was a carry o v er
am ount from the grant budget,
which made it possible to pur
chase the new m achines and
weights, said Carolyn Harvey, o f
the Community Wellness P ro
gram.
“We had to decide w hat to
do with the carryover, and de
cided to replace the old equip
ment,” she said.
The grant fund was also used
to purchase tricycles and play
ground equipment for the Early
Childhood E ducation Center,
an d exercise eq u ip m en t for
W arm S prings E le m e n ta ry
School.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Gary Sampson'works out with the new weights at the community center gym.
Stimulus money to help wildlife projects
and prom ote conservation.
O reg o n Sens. R on W yden
and J e f f M erkley announced
Monday that the major projects
include $3-4 m illion fo r the
Malheur refuge south o f Burns;
$1.6 million for the William L.
F inley refuge near Corvallis;
$950,000 for the Bandon Marsh
refuge on the south coast; and
$862,000 for the Tualatin ref
uge near Sherwood.
(AP) - Oregon will get al
m o st $8.8 m illion o u t o f
$280 million in federal stimu
lus funds for national wild
life refuges and fish hatcher
ies across the country.
T he W arm Springs N a
tional Fish Hatchery will re
ceive part o f the funding.
In te rio r S ecretary K en
Salazar says the money will
create jobs, improve facilities
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O ther national wildlife ref
uges getting money include
H art Mountain, O regon Is
lands and Umatilla.
T h e tw o n a tio n a l fish
hatcheries receiving money
are Warm Springs and Eagle
Creek.
The money is part o f the
overall $787 billion stimulus
p ack ag e th a t C otigress
passed earlier this year.
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It's Root Digging Season!
Chilkat
Enterpriser
553-1471
(AP) — Representatives o f
C olum bia R iver tribes say
Oregon and Washington have
allowed too much nontribal
fishing o f upper Colum bia
spring chinook at the prob
able expense o f tribes de
pending on what may be an
unexpectedly low run.
The Columbia River Inter
trib a l F ish C o m m issio n ,
which represents the Warm
Springs, Nez Perce, Umatilla
and Yakama tribes, sent a let
ter to the states last week.
So far, tribal fisherm en
above Bonneville D am have
caught about 1,000 spring
chinook, while nontribal fish
eries have c a u g h t a b o u t
19,000, according to the let
ter from N. Kathryn Brigham,
the group’s chairwoman. The
numbers are supposed to be
about equal.
Spring chinook, the river’s
m ost valuable fish pound for
pound, are im portant to the
tribes’ diet, ceremonies and
commercial harvest as well
as to sp o rtfish erm en and
nontribal commercial fisher
men. A nd the wild runs o f
spring chinook that originate
in the upper Columbia and
Snake rivers are among the
more endangered.
F ishery m anagers p ro
jected a near-record run o f
300,000 u p riv e r sp rin g
chinook this year, about a
quarter wild fish and three
quarters hatchery. But so far,
only 22,000 have reached
Bonneville Dam, about half
the total at the same time last
year,'w hen the run totaled
slightly fewer than 180,000
by the end o f the season in
June.
Women’s health fair at Kah-Nee-Ta
Meth Prevention will bring to
W arm S prings th e W om en’s
Health Fair—H onoring O ur Sa
cred Role.
T he health fair will be on
W ednesday, May 27 at K ah-
Nee-Ta High D esert Resort and
Casino. The fair is free.
R e g istra tio n is at 8 a.m .
T h e re w ill be a co n tin e n ta l
Youth invited
to learn
horsemanship
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Tribes protest nontribal
fishing of spring chinook
OSU Extension is call
ing tribal youth who inter
ested in learning beginning
horsem anship.
A nyone interested, or
who wants more inform a
tio n , please .call M erle
Kirk or Fara Brummer at
O SU E x te n sio n , 553-
3238.
The next deadline to sub
mit items fo r publication in
the Spilyay
is Friday, May 15.
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breakfast, follow ed by guest
spearkers Vanessa S hort Bull
and others to be announced.
There will be booths from
v ario u s trib a l d e p a rtm e n ts.
There will be a raffle with draw
ings throughout the day.
If you are interested in hav
ing a table for the health fair,
please contact Carol Wewa at
cwewa@wstribes.org.
O r M arcy P ic a rd
at
Marcy.Picard@wstribes.org.
For more information, please
contact the Community Health
E ducation Team at 553-3438.
A sk fo r Judy Charley, C arol
Wewa, A nita D avis o f M ary
Picard.
Head Start taking applications
Head Start is now taking
applications for the H ead
Start 2009-2010 school year.
H ead Start is offering a pre
school experience to 3- and
4-year-olds.
H ead Start provides chil
dren with activities to grow
mentally, socially, emotionally
and physically, as well as giv
ing them kindergarten readi
ness. Give your child the gift
to learn, give your child a
H ead Start.
Be prepared to p resen t
the following for registration:
Verification o f income, birth
certificate o r tribal letter,
physical and immunizations
papers, custody or placement
papers.
A ll th e p a p e rw o rk is
needed before the child can
be selected for the school
year.
Sign up fo r the H ealth
Fair on May 21 by calling
553-3241. Also, call that num
ber and ask for Jodi, Snuffie
or Rachelle for m ore infor
mation.
Cliff’s Repair
&
Auto Sales
A pproved
A uto
R epair
Free towing with any bill exceeding $500
475-6618
330 S.W. Culver Hwy.
Madras, OR 97741
Free Battery Check
& Installation
with purchase