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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 2013)
Spílygy T ym oo, W grm Springs, O regon January 23, 2013 Howlak Tichum Earl Squiemphen “Yuuyuni” ~ 1933-2012 Earl Squiemphen was b o rn on Ju n e 16, 1933 and went to join our Cre a to r on D ecem b er 12, 2012. Earl is survived by five children, son Terry (wife G ladys), V alerie an d E arly n n e S quiem phen , Sammi O ’Reilly (husband Tom), CR Begay (husband A nson) and son-in-law E d iso n Y azzie, a l l 'o f Warm Springs. H e also leaves behind 11 grandchildren (Monica, Gary, Phil, Vernon, Lynn, A m an d a Jo, T eri Jo< Chance, Topaz, Blaine and D estry ) an d 12 g reat g ran d ch ild ren (Jordan, J e s to n , K alyn, B rody, Gary III, Arrita, Aurora, Thyreicia, Zachary, Aaron, Scott and Joletta). H e also leaves behind foster kids Tom Estim o Jr., Lawrence Squiemphen Jr., Shaw na Jack so n , Marva Meanus and Lois Squiemphen. H e leaves behind his sister, Suzie Slockish of Warm Springs. E arl was a respected Tribal Member Elder and fo rm e r T rib al C ouncil m em ber, having served three terms on Council; in that time served on the W arm S prings F o re st Products Industries Board, Land Use, Fish and Wild life, Range and Ag Com mittees, and Celilo Wy-am Board. ~ Earl was very passion ate about his Tribe and its w ell-being. H e was all about Tribal Member em ployment, economic devel J opment, Education and. , had a g reat concern for W arm Springs Forest Products In dustries H e worked in the mill in dustry, a career sp an n in g abo u t 45 years, starting at D ahl Pine then m oving to WSFPI as a sawyer until his re tire m e n t ap p ro x im ately 2001. H e grew up in th e S im n ash o area, b reak in g horses and working on the family ranch. H e and Rita m et at H eH e, w here they were both jockeys and raced against one another. That’s where they began their life to g eth er and b o th started th e ir jo u rn ey h o m e from there. Earl was very supportive o f his family, always helping someone out. H e sponsored cowboys for rodeos, ball play ers fo r basketball to u rn a m ents, w hatever was asked for. H e was all for those people th at raised their ow n m oney and w ould help however he could. H e m entored a lot o f the younger people, giving them advice to help them better themselves, sharing ideas, concerns and just keeping up with everyone he cam e in to c o n ta c t with. Earl was very proud of his kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. H e raised them all to work hard and get an education. Earl didn’t care what district you were from, he would try to help whoever asked him. H e mirrored late wife Rita, in that they were always looking for ways to help th e Tribe and looking o ut for the future generations. H e was orte that spoke only if he had som ething to say, then could you count on hearing what was on his mind. Earl was a great leader am ong o u r p eople and tried to be a positive role m odel for th e younger people. H e will be greatly missed! H e is p re c e d e d in death by his wife, Rita; parents, Sammy and Ellen Squiem phen; daughter, P riscilla; g ra n d so n s, D an iel and T h u rm a n ; brothers, Lawrence Sr and Eli Squiemphen; and sis ters, Priscilla Squiemphen, Wynema Medina, D oris Meanus and Louella Jack- son. Page 7 Region’s steelhead receive new designation . Steelhead in C entral O regon received a new federal designation last week. The federal action is intended to accelerate steelhead recovery efforts. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin istration Fisheries Service okayed the “experimen tal” designation for the steelhead population for the Deschutes and tribu- .tary rivers. T h e fish ha^ve b een ab sen t from the u p p er Deschutes and tributaries for 40 years. However, the Confederated Tribes and P G E are working to ward recovery o f the spe cies. O re g o n ’s Sens. J e f f Merkley and Ron Wyden and Congressman G reg W alden m ade th e a n nouncem ent o f the fed eral action last week. Accidental taking The federal Action is intended to reward what it sees as good intentions and a prom ising future for steelhead o f the up per Deschutes. With the new designa tion, steelhead in Central Oregon have special sta tus that eases penalties for people who “accidentally” kill the endangered fish. T he decision by the N ational Marine Fisher ies Service was hailed by civic and political leaders from the state and region who say new designation will accelerate a novel pro gram to restore steelhead p o p u la tio n s to th e Diabetes Awareness and Support meeting schedule meeting in February, because the H eart Smart D inner will be on Wednesday, Feb. 27. The rest o f the schedule, in cluding guest speaker, is as follows: M arch 19: L in d sey Childress, pharm acist, will speak about cholesterol, and medications simplified. April 16: Eric Bradford, Diabetes Program coordina tor, on healthy choices for kids, and dental stats. M ay 14: Dr. Tilley, kidney specialist: Dialysis and its ef fects; and what is the proce dure. June 18: Jeri Kollen, RN, diabetes educator: H O P E classes - W hat are they? July 16: Jeri Kollen: Us ing insulin. August 20: D ian a W ambaugh, D iabetes P ro g ram FN P: Low and high blood pressure. September 17: Linda Por ter, N u tritionist: W hy and what food choices with dia betes. October 15: Shaw netta PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT F ro s in a ' goldendale , wa DEC. 17, 1931 APR. 22, 2002 NATIVE AMERICAN DESIGNS 509-773-4702 $499 UPRIGHT 2'X1'X3" GRAY GRANITE HEADSTONE Rep. Greg Walden said. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden also praised the decision. “O ur communities in C en tral O re g o n have done great, innovative work to ensure the suc cess o f the réintroduc tion o f steelhead in the D e sc h u te s B asin ,” M erkley said. “Federal red tape shouldn’t put that w ork at risk and I ap plaud NOAA for working with us to make this des ignation happen.” “This ruling will have a positive impact the en vironm ent and surround ing communities, and I’m thrilled N OA A has an nounced their final deci sion,” said Wyden, who as chair o f the Energy and Natural Resources Com mittee has an instrumen tal role in overseeing the program. Steelhead were once abundant in th e Deschutes River basin. In 1964, with the com ple tio n o f R o u n d B u tte D am , juvenile steelhead w ere effectiv ely p r e vented from making their way dow nstream to the P acific O cean. R ound Butte is the upperm ost o f the three dam s th at co m p rise th e P e lto n Round Butte hydroelec tric project. Fish passage was completely eliminated by about 1968. I f all goes as planned, steelhead smolt like this one seen here in 2011 will thrive under a new con servation plan for the Birth 1 The Diabetes Awareness and S u p p o rt G ro u p a n nounced its 2013 schedule. The group meetings are meals are presented by the IH S W arm Springs M odel D iabetes Program and the W arm Spring Senior P ro gram. The meetings at the Se nior Center are from 5-6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday o f the m onth, except in May when the meeting will be on May 14. There will be no regular D e sc h u te s B asin above Pelton Round Butte Dam. Under the new rule, hatch ery steelhead reintroduced to the Deschutes River and its tributaries will be classified as a “nonessential, experimen tal” population for the next 12 years. This provides legal protec tion for people who may ac cidentally harm the federally protected fish while conser vation measures that support the reintroduction are devel oped. Otherwise under law, the penalties for accidentally k illin g fish c o u ld reach $20,000. “This special designation will allow ample time for lo cal landowners and munici palities to work with NOAA, the O regon D epartm ent o f Fish and Wildlife and water shed councils to develop solid conservation m easures for these fish that support recov ery o f the overall larger popu lation o f Middle Columbia steelhead,” said Will Stelle, head o f the NOAA Fisheries Service’s N orthw est regional office in Seatde. I “T he great advantage is that well intended conserva tion efforts won’t risk running afoul o f the norm al ‘take’ restrictions o f the E n d an gered Species Act,” he said. The decision was warmly received by Oregon lawmak- , ers. “This is great news, and the culmination o f many years of bipartisan work by the delega tion. This decision provides a balance between collabora tive c o n se rv a tio n e ffo rts while protecting the economy and jobs in central Oregon,” Yahtin, medical social worker: Depression. November: N o regular meeting/dinner. Instead, dia betes conference from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Community Cen ter, Nov. 20. December: N o meeting or conference. A.madeo Taminwa Ty Tewee Jess Stevens III and Ka- mala Tewee o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth o f their son A m adeo Taminwa Ty Tewee, born on January 15, 2013. A m adeo joins b ro th e rs Jess III, and Amarios, and sis te rs A dilia, M ersay u s, Kadence and LeAndra. 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