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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon February 22, 2012 Page 7 Book Review Youth experience told in ‘Something to Hold’ Eagle Watch at Cove this weekend B y D u ra n B o b b Spilyay Tymoo Opening the hardback cover to K a th e rin e Schlick N o e ’s novel, Something to Hold, many tribal members will feel the time change. The story is set in 1962, the year the U.S. announced an em bargo against Cuba, the Incred ible Hulk comic made its debut, Marilyn Monroe has just passed away, and Pres. Kennedy prom ised to put a man on the m oon by the end o f the decade. And Kitty Schlick, a non-In dian, moves to Warm Springs with her family. Kitty’s father has been hired as the new forest manager. Initially, m any reservation readers may not be so delighted to see familiar names in print, as Kitty takes the first steps o f her life in Warm Springs •with a few preconceptions. T h e S uppahs, W alseys, Danzukas, Queampts, Wewas, Q u eah p am as, P olks, an d Culpuses are mentioned within the first few chapters. A t elem entary school The story begins on Shitike Creek Road -with a rock fight. This is where Kitty meets Jewel (a large, angry girl), and her brother, Raymond. “Bashtan!” Jewel shouts, as the two declare that particular section o f the creek as their own. Kitty’s m other later explains that Bashtan means white per son. “And not in a good way.” The first day o f school even Katherine Schlick Noe’s first novel, Som ething to Hold. tually arrives. H er older brother will go to school in Madras. But Kitty will attend Warm Springs Elementary. “Makes me want to throw up,” she thinks. Mr. N ute, th e sixth-grade teacher, is a tyrant. W h at’s worse, Jewel is in the same class room. As the teacher makes his way through the first role callj Jewel Corrects m ispronuncia tions. I f this girl comes from a fam ily o f leaders, Kitty’s father tells her that might, then she’s been raised to speak up. Pinky becomes K itty’s first friend, and it’s at this point in the story when the main char acter realizes that, while she’s been too afraid to speak, the Indian children think that she’s stuck up. Kitty also finds herself feel ing like an outsider in Madras, at church. There, she is the new com er and m u st answ er questions about living on the res ervation. She listens to the other children as they stereotype Indians. Kitty thinks to herself, what a mean, rotten thing to say! O v er the course o f a few chapters, Kitty comes to know that her new friends are flesh and bone, heart and spirit, blood and tears. These thoughts drive her to one day question Mr. N ute’s demands that the entire class learn the state song for a Columbus Day assembly. A t that point, Kitty stands. “I t ’s ab o u t you and m e and Franklin [the son o f the pastor],” she says timidly. “The song’s only about us.” T h e c h a ra c te r o f K itty Schlick then starts the journey to becoming sentient as the story progresses. Where the . first 40 pages might anger any Native American, as the author seems to recite her story, the reader will recognize the song she is sing ing by page 100. Something to Hold advances m uch like Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, and it carries a rhythm similar to Sue M onk Kidd’s TheSecretUfeof Bees. The book is dedicated to Louella, who took a stand. T his is K ath erin e Schlick N oe’s first novel, available from Clarion Books ($16.99), 250 pages. She teaches in the Mas ter in Teaching program and directs the Literacy for Special Needs graduate program at Se attle University, Sacred Thunder win COBO league, tourney Sacred Thunder, who rep resent Madras High School in the Central Oregon Bas ketball Organization, walked away with two championship tides, Feb. 12, . Craig Reid, COBO orga nizer, presented the medals an d tro p h ie s fo r L eague Championship and Tourna m ent Championship, he told the girls, “You played an ex cellent basketball game. You were unselfish, and had ex cellent ball movement.” COBO is a competitive basketball league for Central O regon boys and girls in grades five through eight. Teams represent all four high schools in the Bend-La Pine School District, in addition to teams representing Redmond H ig h , M adras H ig h an d C ro o k C o u n ty H igh in Prineville. Sacred T hunder plays in the sixth-grade bracket, al though half o f the team on the roster are fifth-graders. — Yvonne Iverson Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Front row (left to right): Sydonia David, Kaliyah Iverson, Monika Stacona, Chloe Smith, Lynden Harry, Karissa Smith, Meleah Clements Back Row: Andy Stacona (Asst. Coach), Annalise Whipple, Kirsten Anderson, Shawn Harry (Head Coach), Stormy Spino, JoyDee Smith, Otis Iverson Jr. (Asst. Coach) “The eagle holds a signifi cant place in tribal culture and traditions,” said Bobby Brunoe, tribal N atural Re sources general manager. “It is honored throughout the year for its spiritual sig nificance,” Brunoe said, “and Eagle Watch provides a spe cial opportunity to gather together and share what that represents to us all.” The Round Butte O ver look Park visitor center, 10 miles west o f Madras, will be the starting point for visitors, 10 a.m.—4 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m.—3 p.m. on Sun day. A yurt village will feature exhibits, displays, and presen tations by regional birds-of- prey experts. Organized eagle viewing sessions will be avail able both days for visitors at the O verlook Park and at locations w ithin the Cove Palisades State Park. PG E biologists will provide an up date on the status o f Lake Billy C hinook’s significant bald and golden eagle popu lation and discuss continuing research studies.”Eagle Watch has something for the whole family,” said P G E Park O p e ra tio n s M an ag er T ony Dentel. OSU students to haze seabirds LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - The Corps o f Engineers will try hazing seabirds at the m outh o f the Columbia River in an at tem pt to reduce the size o f a “super colony” that has been tak ing about one-fifth of the young salmon before they reach the ocean. Beginning in March, biolo gists and students from Oregon State University will try to scare and drive off some o f the cor m orants before they can nest on East Sand Island. The goal is to force as many as 60 percent o f the birds to n est elsew here and give the young salmon a better chance o f surviving. C o rm o ra n ts have been flocking to the island in recent years, making it one o f the larg est nesting colonies in the West with about 13,000 pairs. “ I t ’s k in d o f a s u p e r colony— it’s huge,” said D iana Fredlund, a spokeswom an for the corps’ P ortland D istrict. “T he big draw is lunch,” she ad d ed , “W h en th e b u f f e t’s open, they’re gonna eat!” T he island’s easy access to ocean-bound salmon allowed them to pluck an estim ated 23 million young salmon o ut o f the water last year, about one- fifth o f the total num ber in the river. “It’s Such a huge hit. We’ve had all these great minds work ing together to try and give these endangered fish some help, and now the ! cormorants' 'afe' enjòy- ing the fruits o f our labors,” Fredlund said. To help reduce the bird popu lation, the corps plans to con struct a fence to isolate a 4-acre section o f E ast Sand Island. After installing privacy blinds to m inim ize the disturbance to birds On the other side, biolo gists from Oregon State Univer sity will haze or annoy the birds, hoping to drive some o f them elsewhere. “We have energetic OSU stu dents who will be doing this. W hen (cormorants) exhibit this fiesting behavior, thè students will run up and scare them off,” Fredlund said. Fencing and hazing were suc cessfully tested on a small scale last year. T he new six-m onth project is intended to determine whether it could be an effective m ethod o f dispersing larger cor m orant populations. T he hazing will last until June, then biologists will m oni to r the corm orants until Sep tember. Diabetes Awareness and Support Group meetings 'A r~ The Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs, the O r egon Parks and Recreation D epartm ent, and P ortland G eneral E lectric will ho st Eagle Watch 2012 on Satur day and Sunday, Feb. 25-26. T h e an n u al ev en t cel ebrates the eagles and other raptors that help make Lake Billy Chinook a wildlife view ing magnet. A day-use parking fee is charged at the Cove Pali sades, but admission to all Eagle Watch activities is free. The event features a va riety o f activities that explore the natural and cultural sig nificance o f eagles and birds o f prey in the area. “Eagle Watch is a fantas tic opportunity to see both bald and golden eagles,” said ev en t c o o rd in a to r P aul Patton, o f state Parks and Recreation. “Ten pairs o f bald eagles and 10 pairs of golden eagles live in the area.” Patton adds that this year’s event will focus on golden eagles, including opportuni ties to volunteer for upcom ing field work and informa tion about the first year o f the Golden Eagle Nest Moni toring Program in O regon from F rank Isaacs o f the Oregon Eagle Foundation. Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free a ssistance to low- income Oregonians in m any civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Warm Springs C om m unity A ction Team building, 1136 P aiute Ave, Warm Springs. 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