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Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon In p u t s o u g h t fo r w a te rs h e d a ss e s s m e n t Chief to be honored at Potlatch Gala Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath Sr. will be presented with the 2012 Fran James Cultural Pres ervation Award at the Tenth Annual Potlatch Fund Gala to be held at the Tulalip Casino and Resort in November. T he Potlatch Fund cites Chief Heath’s dedi cation to the tribal com munity as a reason for the honor. • “Chief Heath grew up in a traditional family, practicing the Washut re ligion on a daily basis,” the award statement reads. “H e travelled the mountains gathering tradi tional foods according to season...” Later, “the boarding school experience was a period in his life when he did not speak the tribal language. After a lecture from his mother in the lan guage, he was able to be gin the healing process... “W itnessing the im pacts o f many broken prom ises to the tribal people, Chief Delvis has sought to strengthen tribal com munities in his on Tribal Council.” Funds Native arts Proceeds from the Pot latch Fund Gala directly support Northwest Indian Country in the form of technical assistance and grants to Native artists, Native non-profit corpo rations, and tribes. Native Americans re- The Branch o f Natural Resources has begun the pro cess of assessing the condi tions o f the reservation’s watersheds. T he w atershed assess ments are the first step to wards developing watershed- based restoration plans and restoration priorities for the greatest benefit to tribal re sources. The process will continue over the next couple years. A watershed is a ridgetop to ridgetop area of land that drains into a single body of water. For example, all the land where water drains off eventually into Beaver Creek is the Beaver Creek Water shed. Tribal members are invited to provide valuable and per tinent information on histori cal conditions and changes the conditions of the streams in Chief Heath ceive less than one half of one percent o f philan thropic dollars in the United States, yet these communities experience disproportionately high rates of poverty, unem ployment, and disease. Potlatch Fund formed in 2002 by Tribal organi zations and funders to ad dress this disparity, devel oping and empowering N ative leadership and making the best use of tribal resources. For more information about Gala ticket infor mation, or the Potlatch Fund, you can call 206- 624-6076; or visit: www.potlatchfund.org The Potlatch Gala on N ovem ber 3, honoring Chief Heath, will begin at 5 p.m. with a networking reception and silent auc tion, featuring Native art and artists, and continue with a dinner and program from 7 p.m. the Beaver Creek Watershed, including significant events, major issues and concerns, and recommendations for wa tershed improvement, includ ing habitat and water quality. The Beaver Creek Water shed encompasses the entire drainage area o f Beaver Creek and its tributaries, to taling an area o f approxi mately, 77,603 acres. The main-stem of Beaver Creek runs approximately 25. miles southeasterly from the northwestern corner of the reservation to the confluence of the Warm Springs River betw een T he Island and Schoolie Flat. The major tributaries of Beaver Creek include Cedar Swamp Creek, Wilson Creek, Beaver Butte Creek, Indian Creek, Butte Creek, Coyote Creek and Quartz Creek. The watershed is located in. the northwestern Comer of- the reservation almost entirely within the reservation bound ary, with a small area of the upper portions o f Beayer Creek and Indian Creek headwaters under the owner ship and management of the Mt; Hood National Forest. If you have interesting sto ries and information to share with the assessment team, or w ould like to learn more about the process, please con tact Jamie Sheahan, Hydrolo gist, of the Tribal Environ mental Office at 541-552- 2028. Oremail: J amie, sheahan@wsttibes.org Future assessm ents The w atershed assess ments are scheduled to be completed in the following order: Beaver Creek, Upper Warm Springs River, Mill Creek, Shitike Creek, W h ite w a te r/J e ffe rs o n Creeks, Mutton Mountains, and Seekseequa Creek. To assess the watersheds, a team o f staff m em bers from each o f the N atural Resources departments is ana lyzing data on forest health, fish habitat, water quality and more from tribal inventories, historical information, and monitoring programs to best state the current condition of the watersheds. Geographic Information Systems and water quality and stream flow monitoring data along with ongoing data collection projects: Watershed/Stream Chan nel Stability A ssessm ent (Tribal Environmental O f fice), the Stream Channel In ventory (Fisheries), the Rangeland (Range and Ag). Howlak Tichum Fred H ennen Beymer Jr., 1924-2012 Fred Hennen Beymer Jr. passed away on June 22, 2012 at the Oregon Vet erans Ijjome at The Dalles. He was 88. Fred was born on Feb. 10, 1924 at Portland. He moved with his parents, Fred and Mabie Beymer, to Klamath Falls, where they m anaged a hotel. While attending Henley High School, he met his future wife, Particia Elaine Short. Fred graduated from high school in 1942; and as a World War II was un Friday is last day to submit artwork forjudging in exhibit This Friday, Septi 21, is the last day to submit items for judging in the Museum at Warm Springs’ Nineteenth Annual Tribal Member Art Exhibit Traditional or contempo rary items may be submitted before 5 p.m. on Friday. For sale and show pur poses only, items may be sub- Page 3 September 19, 2012 mitted up until 5 p.m. on Oc tober 5. Contact Natalie Moody at the museum for more infor mation. The number is 541- 553-3331, This exhibit is scheduled to start on Oct. 11, and runs through Jan. 6. The next deadline to sub mit items f o r publication in the Spilyay is Friday, Sept. 28. Thank y o u ! for their bravery in the war. Fred participated in the land ing and securing of Iwo Jima. Like most returning sol diers, he never spoke much of that horrifying experience. But he often said there are no atheists in the fox holes. der-w ay, h e a n d fo u r o f When Japan finally surren his buddies joined the U.S. dered, Fred was One o f the Marine Corps. He went to first U.S. soldiers to occupy Camp Pendleton at San Japan. Diego for paratroop train He was very proud of his ing. service w ith the M arine After service in New Corps. One of his regrets was Zealand and New Guinea, that he had not become a he and the 5th Division of member of the Marine Corps the Marines were sent to Band. He was a talented trom the Big Island in Hawaii to bone player. train for assault on the Before going to the Pa strategic island o f Iwo cific, Fred’s high school sweet Jima. heart, Patricia, her parents There is a monument and Fred’s parents met in San on the P arker Ranch Diego, where Fred and Pat where they trained, thank were m arried on Feb. 19, ing membets o f the 5th 1944. While Fred Was away, Division of the Marines his first child, Michael Fred, major part of Fred’s life. In 1963, he loaded up his horses and family and moved them to Sisters, where he worked for a rancher, while Pat taught school. They lived at Sisters for a while and then discov ered nearby Camp S herm an w here they bought an A-frame restau rant and sold home-made french fries, ice cream and ham burgers during the summer season. Fred found a carpenter and together they put up an outdoor stable-so he instrum ental in founding - the Klamath Falls Junior Rodeo. •could put his children to Fred was always a show work guiding trail rides. man. Photos from that time The family also took tour show him pictured as a cheer ists in to the M ount leader in high school and as a Jefferson Wilderness on performer in musicals with pack trips w here Fred Fred and Pat’s friends as they would heat up his large grill put on shotd to raise money and fry up a feast. to build the Mount Laki Pres He was a man of many byterian Church. They also talents. O ne o f Starla’s sang in the choir at the memories of Fred’s cook church. • ing was him laughing out Fred and his father were loud as he watched his chil in the K lam ath County dren at the counter crying Sheriff’s Posse. One of their as they tried to eat his “on events was to ride from Kla ion” pancakes. math to Lakeview every.year See HOWLAK TICHUM on 10 for the rodeo. Horses were a Was born. W hen the war ended Fred returned to his family at Klamath Falls. He and Pat purchased a house and acreage from Pat’s father and proceeded to raise potatoes and children. Their’ son Mike’s birth was followed by the birth of Starla Sue, Bill Patrick, Becky Jo and Kelly Lee. Fred taught his children the fine arts of baling hay, driving hay trucks, and riding horses. H e drove them around Oregon, Washington and Idaho where they com peted in junior rodeos. He was Legal Aid offers free service Legal Aid Ser vices of Oregon provides free as sistance to low-in- come Oregonians in many civil cases. Phone Le gal Aid Services of Oregon to sched ule an appointment to speak with an a ttorney on the first Monday of the m’onth (excluding Holidays) at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 Paiute Ave., Warm Springs. 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