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C oyote News, est. 1976
July 11, 2012
Voi. 37, No. 14
July - Pat’ak-Pt’akni - Summer - Shatm
The com m unity center vot
ing polls were busy on Tues
day, as tribal members were
deciding the Warm Springs
k-8 school proposal.
B y Dave M cM echan
Spilyay Tymoo
Results of the referendum
were yet not available for
this publication. For the re
sults tune in to KWSO 91.9
FM. Also see Spilyay Tymoo
on F ace bo o k. And th e re
are flyers with the results at
the post office, adm inistra
tio n b u ild in g , and o th e r
places around the commu
nity. More referendum cov
erage in the next Spilyay.
T he tribes and Portland General
Electric this sum m er are continu
ing negotiations regarding the Cas
cade Crossing Transmission Project.
A potential route o f the line includes
the W arm Springs Reservation, on
an existing Bonneville Power A d
m inistration pow er line corridor.
A cost appraisal for use o f the
c o rr id o r is sch e d u le d fo r n ex t
m onth, w hen the business negotia
tio n s b e g in , a c c o rd in g to th e
timeline for the project.
Identifying tribal environmental
mitigation and conditions require
m ents is scheduled for the fall, with
a business agreement between the
two parties possible injanuary 2013,
according to the timeline.
C o n stru c tio n o f th e electric
transmission line w ould happen in
2014. The project is large, and fi
nal construction is expected in 2017.
P G E is proposing to build and
operate about 215 miles o f trans
m issio n lin e , ru n n in g fro m
Boardm an in the east to Salem.
The Sidwalter area o f the reser
vation, with its existing BPA corri-
Jayden Builder helps get the vote out Tuesday.
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Duran Bobb phowspiiyay .
Fisheries work on John Day
T h e tribal N atu ral R esources
Branch is now working on the sec
ond phase o f a three-phase resto
ration project on the Middle Fork
o f the Jo h n Day River.
T he area being restored is the
Oxbow Conservation Area, a lj022-
acre tribally-owned property near
the reservation boundary.
The land is managed by the tribes
for the protection and enhancement
o f salmon, steelhead, bull tro u t and
other species im portant to the tribes.
N atural Resources in 2011 com
pleted the first phase o f the project,
called the O xbow Tailings Restora
tion Project.
T he first phase addressed in
stream habitat along the south chan
nel o f the bifurcated river, in the
upper half o f the project area. This
phase used about 400 whole trees
to construct log jams, channel span
ning structures, and floodplain wood
features.
N atural Resources this m onth is
initiating Phase 2, which will remove
the no rth channel o f the bifurca
tion, reconnecting the Granite Boul
der Creek along its natural route to
the south o f the channel.
The third phase, scheduled for
2014-15, will be the largest phase,
and calls for the construction o f
m ore than a mile o f new river chan
nel, reconnecting w ith Ruby Creek
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Warm Springs, OR 97761
50 cents
Cascade Crossing
project timeline
Referendum Day
Richard M acy casts his ballot Tuesday m orning.
on
on the lower half o f the project
site.
As Phase 2 is getting under
way, Natural Resources staff are
team ing up with the H ood River
a n d jo h n Day staff to salvage fish
from the Middle Fork Jo h n Day
River on the O xbow Conserva
tion Area.
Phase 2 will also involve the
rem oval o f 30,000 cubic yards
o f mine tailings, bringing in dp
to 17,000 cubic yards o f soil, and
rem o v al o f 3,400 feet o f th e
ditch created by the dredge m in
ing that bifurcates the river. -
See FISHERIES on page 3
dor, is one proposed route for the
new line. As w ith existing lines on
the reservation, the tribes would be
compensated for providing the ease
m ent to P G E.
Because the proposed line would
follow an existing corridor, the p o
tential environmental impact is miti
gated. The tribes will conduct pub
lic hearings on the proposal before
a final action is taken.
T he tribal Integrated Resource
M anagem ent Plan process w ould
apply for permitting. As the project
also crosses federal land, the N a
tional Environmental Protection Act
(NEPA) process also applies.
Between Boardm an and Salem,
the proposed line w ould cross 64
percent privately-owned lands; 20
percent lands managed by federal
agencies; 14 percent lands on the
W arm Springs Reservation; and 2
percent state or municipal lands.
P G E would also build four new
substations and upgrade existing
substations.
T h e purpose is “to help m eet
O reg o n ’s grow ing energy needs,
enable development o f more renew
able energy projects and enhance
reliability o f the region’s electrical
grid.”
Culture Camp is back on
The Culture Camp at Peters Pas
ture is set for A ugust 20-23. There
had been talk o f canceling the camp
this year, as the long-time organizer,
Arlene Boileau, had retired from
the project.
T he Culture and Heritage D e
partment is now organizing the camp
w ith assistance and advice from
Boileau.
T h e C ulture Cam p is a 20-year
sum m er tradition for tribal youth.
T h e "youth w h o participate stay at
P eters P astu re fo r the three-day
camp. T hey m ake their ow n rules
o f conduct, and learn ab o u t cul
tural practices, such as languagë,
bead in g , fishing, an d th e sw eat
lodge.
T his year th e cam p th em e is
N am i Twanat, o r Following O ur
Traditional Ways.
T he camp requires the coopera
tion o f many individuals and orga
nizations. T his year C ulture and
H eritage w ishes so far to thank
Boileau, OSU Extension, Michael
Martinez, Rosanna Jackson o f the
Comm unity Counseling Prevention
Program.
T here is a $25 fee to attend the
camp b u t scholarships are given.
T he scholarship w orkshop is on
A ugust 7 from 10 a.m.-noon. T here
are scholarship requirem ents in two
different age groups:
Ages 8-13: Write a one-page es
say on “W hy you w ant to go to
camp.”
Ages 6 and 7: D raw a picture for
submission in lieu o f essay.
Registration deadhne is July 29,
with payment due on A ugust 10.
Telecom marks milestone with one hundredth customer
W arm Springs Telecom marked
a milestone in June, signing up its
one hundredth customer, tribal el
der Perthina White.
A team o f Telecom staff sur
prised the long-time reservation resi
dent o n Ju n e 20, arriving at her
hom e to thank her for her business:
The crew then installed Perthina’s
brand new telephone service. “This
is great,” said daughter Ina A nder
son, thanking the Telecom crew for
the service.
Ina explained that her mother had
been w ithout a landline phone for
about one year.
“W h en C en tu ry L in k b o u g h t
Qwest, my m other didn’t realize that
CenturyLink was her new phone
company,” Ina said. “She threw away
all their mailers, thinking it was junk
mail, and eventually they discon
nected m y m other’s phone.”
Ina worried about her m other liv
ing w ithout a telephone. “N o w . I’m
glad she has this new one,” she told
the Telecom staff, explaining that her
biggest concern has been that her
m om didn’t have a phone in case
o f emergencies.
'“ W hat if there were a fire here?
She couldn’t call anyone,” Ina ex^
plained. A phone for all reserva-
tioh residents in case o f emergency
is also a priority for tribal leaders.
A lthough Perthina does have a
cell phone, like many seniors, she
finds it alm ost too compEcated to
use. She knows how to ahswer her
ceU phone; calling o ut is m ore com
plicated. Now, having a landEne
p h o n e service, Perthina is m uch
m ore comfortable, knowing how to
use her “regular” phone.
In addition, ceE-phone service
does n o t reach throughout the res
ervation, and a landline photie is
m ore reliable for emergencies.
R easonable cost
W arm Springs Telecom works
w ith everyone to get the co st o f
Courtesy of Telecom.
Perthina White
having a phone reaEstic.
Perthina was surprised to find
th at her biE w ould be about $7 per
month. She is getting basic telephone
service with caEer ID, and is eEgible
for the federal tribal Efeline support.
T h is se rv ic e , w h ic h W arm
Springs Telecom seUs as Tribal Con
nect, makes the cost o f having a
telephone $1 plus fees per m onth,
for quaEfied subscribers.
For those w ho also w ant broad
band Internet, the support can be
appEed to a bundled package o f
telephone and Internet.
Perthina thought she would never
again have a telephone. T hen her
daughter encouraged her to sign up
for the new W arm Springs Telecom.
W hen the team showed up to instaU
her phone, she was surprised to learn
the company is owned by the tribes.
“I didn’t know this was our tribes’
company,” she said.
She was so happy that this was
the case. “W hatever the tribes own,
it is to help our people,” she said.
“This is reaUy good because we can
go to th e m w h en ev er w e n eed
them,” adds Perthina.
She was also pleased by the care
and speed with which instaUers J avin
D im m ick and Kevin G aston used
as they instaUed' the new equipment
on the outside o f house and then
connected h er p h o n e inside her
home.
“This is a very good company,”
she said. “These people came w hen
they said they would come, and did
w hat they said they are going to
d o ... I am happy that the tribe is
getting it done!”
W arm Springs Telecom contin
ues to instaU new customers. I f you
have not yet stopped by the Telecom
office to sign up, they encourage you
to do so, even if you are n o t in the
im m ediate area to be connected.
This is especiaUy true for those w ho
believe they are eligible fo r the
Tribal C onnect program , as the pa
perw ork takes some time.
As the staff was leaving, daugh
ter Ina was asked if she signed up
fo r h er p h o n e service. She ex
claimed, “D o n ’t worry, I g o t my ap-
pEcation and I wiU be signing up
soon!”